The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-11-03

Marion county Is SUFFERING i'''" WV
effects Of dcngue fever
Mami's police force is to receive new
uniforms and he force increased
David l.. Palmer Of Madison has had
patented combined stalk puller and
cutter.
A society of the Sons and Daughters
Of America will be organized at ST.
Pctcrsbur
The farmers around High Spring and
other places are holding their cotton
for better prices.
Several of the "blind tiger men on
trial in the Bradford county court at
Starkc have pleaded guilty
The rroude oil and Gas company is
still boring for OIL They have got their
machinery at work in Citrus county
The assessed valuations of NolusIa
county foot up this year to Si.395 si2'
an increase over last year of neary
StuOOOO.
Sim Iummus, one Of the Ocala Stars
linotype operators, had his face badly
balncd by the explosion Of gas III the
cylinder of a gasoline engine
The State Pardoning board has grant
ed pardon to Dallas McKlnne, who
WAS convicted of murder in the first de-
gree in the circuit court Jackson county
II took a jury just Is minutes to re-
turn verdict of mot guilty in the
case Of F. f. G. Electric Light Co., vs.
oscar +. Conkin at Miami last week
DR.. John n. MacGonigle has been APP
pointed superintendent Of the electric
light and waterworks plant at Miami
and the waterN orks plant at Palm
Beach.
Last week the people Of Washington
county voted to retain the court house
at Vernon, although it is not on the
railroad and is a little inconvenient to
get to.
d. c. keigan, who was found guilty
of murder in the first degree at Dade
City for the killing of Hansel Norman,
has bad reputation. He was driven
out of Georgia.
Owing to the opening of the tourist
travel and the increase in freight, the
Clyde st. Johns river line will place the
"Frederick DeBary" on regular run
about November 18th.
A pardon has been granted to Claudia
Johnson, convicted in the circuit court
Of Suwannee county of murder in the
first degree. One hundred additional
cases for pardon are on file.
Gainesville sold her thirty-year bonds
for lO2. Lake City, with privilege OF
redemption in ten years, disposed OF
hers for 1927. Looks as if financiers
have a better opinion of Florida.
"Chunkin' rocks" got one coloret
fellow into trouble in Miami and landed
him in the police court, where the may
or chunked fine of IS and costs at him
The alternative was to work on the
streets for Is long days.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed a
mong the professional and business
men of Perry on account of the actor
of the town council in enacting what |.
termed an unfair occupational license
Its validity will be tested in the courts
+. L. Evans, of Fort Myers, claim.
to have found new enemy to the or
ange tree. 1t is borer that digs {
small hole about as large as pin heat
into the trunk of the tree, continuing
the process until the tree is riddled
John Brown, the desperate who killed
Hattie Graham at Cotton Plant severa
weeks ago, and for whose capture the
Governor has offered a reward of 500
has been arrested by jeff and Harri.
Blackburn, and was by them turned
over to the sheriff of the county
Wednesday.
Bill Brown drove his OK wagons into
Fort Myers last week with three weeks
collection of gator hides. There were
10 and they sold for $1,000. Three
weeks previously he had brought in 800
Bill declares he is going to get all Their.
are in the Everglades before Governor
Broward runs them dry.
AS President Roosevelt was deliver
ing his speech from the balcony of the