The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-06-23
STATE NEWS IN TABLOID


The governor has offered n reward
of 800 for the capture of murderers
of Oscar Brannen at Plant City.
A. X. Wilson will begin the publi-
cation Of the ST. Lucie County Tri-
bune at Fort Pierce about July l4th.
King Bros. of Arcadia have Just
branded 2,700 calves. They expect
to brand fully 5000 before the season
is over.
Gov. Broward will grab the eagle
by the tail feathers at Orlando on
the Fourth Of July In other words
he will crate.
The governor has signed death
warrant of three negroes all to hang
Friday, July 81, That will be a
black Friday.
Bradford county went "dry" in
last Tuesdays election by about 300
majority. Starke, the county town,
gave but 8 dry majority.
The poEtoffice at Egmont Key was
burglariZed last week and three hun
dred dollars in currency taken.
Robber hasn t been caught.
Martin, white convict guard at
the Dutton Phosphate camps in
Alachua county was struck by light
ming and killed last Saturday.
Eighty six dago's fresh from Italy
via Ellis Island arrived in Jackson
Vile Sunday bound for Ybor City.
That's good place to dump 'em.
Robert Johnson, coIored, and
colored woman named Johnson were
struck by lightning and instantly
killed at Reddick, Marion county
last week.
The Honorable" Charles L.
Fildes of Jacksonville is making
speeches for the vets in Bradford
county. He stands by his "convic-
tions," Mr.. Fildes, does
Judge Call of the Jacksonville cir
cult court has denied the motion in
the disbarment proceedings against
Attorney Otis r. Parker, on the
ground that no improper motive is
alleged.
The State Good Roads convention
is in session this week in Orlando.
On Tuesday the convention unani-
mouSly endorsed Gainesville us the
proper place for the new state uni
versity.
The "dago's' of Pensacola have
organized a Malta society, and Nick
Guardini, a peanutta man not in
harmony with the society has been
told to put up $1,000 or prepare to
meet his maker.
The feeling that Gainesville is the
one place in the state to locate the
new state University is practically
unanimous in south Florida. In
north Florida there is but one dis
senting voice-Lake City.
Clayton Dickinson, brother of Pri-
vate Secretary e. H. Dickinson of
Tallahassee, died suddenly in that
city Monday He was about 10 years
of age This makes three of the
Dickinson brothers who have died
within the past three months.
The enforcement of the Sunday
base ball law in Jacksonville seems
to have been left to the ministers,
and these good people will adopt a
set of resolutions denOuncing the law
breakers. Then there will be unin
terrupted sunday Dali
Mrs. r. ]. Rouse of Bonaventure,
three miles s0uth of ROckledge,
committed suicide Sunday moruing
hv shooting herself in the head and
abdomen, She was 30 wears old and
leaves husband and one child No
reason for the act is known.
7. G, Hall 81 locomotive engineer
on the s A T.. took carbolic acid
and shot himself at the Waldo
House, Waldo, last Friday. His
wife died one year ago and he has
brooded ever since. He was one of
the best engineers on the road and
was PoP''l"i
Alex Webster, colored, will hang
at Starke July q for the killing of
negro preacher. Webster has been
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