The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-08-11
FLORIDA TOPICS !
Short Items from
all So, tons
OF the State

No SUl(UUlt HlNN Nus wv 'N''' WV ~
for the governors mansion at TaIIaha-
see.
Every school in Dadc county with
the exception of -four, opened for the
fall term this week.
Fort Myers fish dealers are making
extensive preparations for the opening
of the fish season ON August l5
Palatka's board Of bond trustees has
decided to float bonds to the amount Of
$50, 900 for waterworkS system for
the city.
The State council of the Knights of
Columbus in session in ST. Augustine
last week, has named Tampa as the
meeting place for 1906
Interest in the State fair movement
is becoming more marked, and county
after county, many Of which have not
hitherto been represented at Florida
Fair is falling into line.
When lamp is overturned, never put
water on it to eXtinguish the flames,
for the oil spreads over the surface Of
the water. Throw flour, sand, garden
earth or salt on the blaze, if rug is
not available.
Shipments through the port of Fer
nandina in July were ms follows; Lum-
Der, 4,llO,jiG feet; crosstirs, lS,OuO;
rosin, SO, $50 barrels; turprntinc, $50
casks; phosphate, 5,Gdi tons cotton
seed meal $3.50 sacks.
The election that made Fort Erookc 4
portion of Greater Tampa does not af.
feet Mayor Lesley and he holds mu-
nicipal court just the same and says
that when the Legislature says he is
down and out he will relnquish his
office.
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, of Lakeland,
was successful last week for the third
time in getting big Judgment against
the Atlantic Coast Line railway for the
death of her husband. The jury, after
being out two hours and Il half, found
in her favor for $500
The Atlantic Coast line is now work
ing 500 hands in constructing the rail
road from Newberry to Perry. The
contractors are employing all the labor
possible to complete the road at the
earliest possible mnmcnt to Perry, and
be ready for the northwestern extension
to Climax, Ga.
The Tampa Times, in speaking of
business being good in spite of the yell
low fever scare, says that one merchant
was obliged to take in his sign, and then
he worked from morning until late at
night. The Times didn't state the bus
mess, and he might have been an un-
dertaker. Gainesville Sun.
Angus Patcrs on. Il prominent attor-
ney of Madison, is dead. He was Il
member of the constitutional commit
tee of 1865. He was devoted member
of the Masonic fraternity and took an
active share in the proceedings of that
order. He was Il high minded and ctli-
Client attorney gentleman of the
old school.
The volume of shipments of cigars
from the Tampa factories climbs con-
tinually upward, The shipments for
the week ending July 81, were !, $50, OOO
Total shipments from January | to the
end of July aggregate 10, 500, 900. For
a corresponding period of last year the
shipments We're lOl 205, 600 making an
increase for the present year of over
$780, 900.
At meeting of the board of COM
missioners Of state institutions on Tues.
day, bids were opened for the state
printing for the term of two years end
ing October |, 1907. There were only
two bidders John &. Collins, proprietor
of The True Democrat, and |. B. Hill
son. The bid Of Mr. Collins, although
the lowest, was excluded because of his
failure to deposit certified check for
$l2,5OO, and the contract was awarded
to |. Is. Hilson. True Democrat.
Clifford w. Chalfnch, Putnam
county boy whose home is at Buffalo
Bluff, and who is now serving in the
United States navy on the Cincinnati,
writes to friends in this city from Ca
vite, +. l., relating many experiences
during the cruise Of the fleet covering
period of about two years. Mr.. Chal-
finch witnessed the first sea fight be-
tween the japanese and Russian fleets
and also saw the first landing of the
first invading army of the laps at Che
mulpO, COrea. He writes INTERESTINGLY