The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-27
The Cattle Case Explained.


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Fort picrcpl Tn,s n,,i,in, 'Fl!'E Ut
by several Cmllu..' and ron, ',S i Ia,,
making the pgin "A, IN, Tim, u,', !
did not think il ynnld lnnl "'ai , ,'''' !
point K. Carlton. Sr r,,, t,o , '" "p,
tn at he WAS fine ratLn, ,r , 'V - =,
butchers, anda,so commercial wi,h ~, ',,'
who had cattle Interest. In tbn xvi o,,aV.'
This objection va. n,t L,,nd ' 80, w. =, -
thought. dWrriIy m, ;nIi.,ntI, u,,' W. WV.!
Carlton could NOT Oh. ,vo,li nn, G'ia'li
the duties of lnu nc,,ti,r n. ,ni I' '"',.,.
man i'm the counts ror. -. fo,,o. T ir ,,I
there has newer been y word Ln,nn" ""U"
to Mr.. Carlton sn,,nn in cnnn"o,i,Ei,
with the matter. Olhor mnnhors W." w
the board aounio:rnd H. n,v yinn,s o, -"
il was proros al ,n onnnint' ~ n Gn ,,,"
merlin and A.. \. UcnJ,,y yhirb wn,
done. - ''''
Nv sole pnuc.n in my olioot;,,, g.,
Mr.. Carlton hcino ,hut hn ond nisn tb ="
board would IN An urnb,hiiitv Lo ,,,;,i
cised for the reason, above Stated. fnr
this consideration If Mr. Corl,nn a ~,
being roundly cnndomnnd "''
Later, Mr. IIondyy RESIGNED and nc 7
am not familiar with the cattle hmsnos.
| suggested to other mrmbors Of TO-
hoard who OVEN rottia and shnuld Lnov
who are proucr mon tn racommond
some one. with the rasult that n /
Alderman was apnointed to m tho vn.
cancv So created, thn matter of Tho ~.
iyinal netition LninU nm 6le did nnt NO.
cur to me, although | do NOT nlead that
fact to- excuse me for ANYTHING tbnt
did. or did not do. for the same obicc.
tion TO the appointmeni of r Carlton
ST., would have had WEIGHT win mo-
still So far as knew. there was M
objection from any son,ce 70 the an.
no;ntnent of ID Alderman If I had
known of any objection the matter
would have Geen deferred until tbe
other side could have hoen hoard from
Inf at that time | did not know there
was such n thing as n conflict among
tho cattlemen ms In whom the insnect.
ors should he for I nresuned that any
comnetent honest man was satisfactory
70 them ali
knew nothing. and know nothing vet
against D, /, Alderman as to WHY he
should NOT have been apnointed. He
was accentable to the three members Of
the hoard Henderson Rell and Holmes
vho ave- oottio mon ol.n r. Krneonl 80
I gave the matter no further concern.
hnt or o,,, Inst meeting d T. Kniyht
oot;no nc attornav fn,, notitioners nro.
Sentnd ~ netition to the hoard asking
that d l. Alderman he removed and
% Corlton 81 he onnointnd in his
rlooa This natitinn wns stoned nv six
,aa,, ,,or,ons n;~bt If whom wern Carl
tons Thn son,o nhiartions nresented
, ,I,'a, to NV Mini nc in tbn former
natition TO wit: 4 Carlton petition
aask; no for ono of their family to INSPECT
tbo Families business There was moth
;nn wrong in this for want to again
an7nbas;1e tho fact that had rot and
SSn, in rnt ,hn sii~bto.t dnnht rs to r.
ir",i m0t g. beino. 80 honest NJ any man
n ~ Incie countv. and that he would
~ ~ ~, ,' . tr,,a and cnrrect reuort of
n'on,th;nn COMING within the line of
S;s HG,tw nor dn jouht the honesty of
s;no.Io ner.on bovinp signed the Pc
.;t;np. ed Far ne / kn0y they are good
. s;t;onr, hmt Ike all of Ms. are liable to
tl.'"ei ;,i ~. '' ~ ,ir,n, and from nv
pe ms ''ie,, IL, u,as fbeir time
pol' ~ we" ,"'; I ,yn,,ld respcct-
IN tn,S e. co' Itt1nti,r "" "T tbosn Inter-.
fuly cal, t the c,i E'T.y that have in Il
$50 ,sa, he 90 n,ado If comfy commission
pas, ,,b bo' havn had road work done by
e ,,a, T"U 80" "f tbnb family which the com
ll,t',;Dn ho,';n" yurh cork done had to
'',iss' ,','en tn tbe Inws il will be found
pass upon, III ,, vi, ,i'"r is mot allowed
INA. q ao' oont n", for TRANSPORTING the
children to ana IRON lG irS Sr'' i Hot a." al.
eG PUNT Yhs so "" ESrc and Wagon
lowed 10 nltr , ~, Nv" .nu ,,1, work. and |
toll to the en sSu s hold t" DO S S"F ne T& Of the
he,a e ann SC 70 'V the matter Of appoint
law eNff imsmo ,J in the cattle business.
,jt1,.t u ha nm" could there bc in a member
of the school board NEnE nla .T riJIS |
the county .S II II ne a, wi" VI ~, ,o"nty comis
for the WORK or ~ t . g'' ard snua,o
sioner, II it Wa ~ 2'H'I', ." "'" son but