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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
DESIRABLE
IMMIGRANTS
People Who Come Here to Make
Living by their Labor.
lOAFERS NOT WANTED
Opportunities Great for Industrious Farm
ers to Settle in Florida. st. Lucie
Is the Banner County.

There Is class of immigrants that
we do not want and who have done the
State much harm. We do not want
people to come here with the exagger-
ated idea that Florida Is place where
milk and honey flow freely; where no
disagreeable weather ever comes; where
it is always the Sunny South" where
fortunes can be made in short time
with little labor or none and without
capital; where the orange grows in pro-
fusion and pineappes can be plucked
from the limbs of forest pines.
People have settled in Florida who
thought substantially the above was
true. We have been personally asked
If "those yellow things (meaning the
nearly ripe cones) on the pine trees
were not pineapples." This class Of
settlers, as a rule, are from cities or
large towns of the North. They have
never done days work outdoors, have
never driven nail or cut tree or
plowed hill of corn; and when they
come here and blister their hands on
the hoe handle and fill their shoes with
sand, they are Disguised, their Florida
bubble is forever burst, their bright
hopes of wealth from the golden fruit
collapsed, and they return with maledic-
tons on Florida that are loud and deep.
What we want is to induce immigrants
that are used to work, who expect to
earn their living by the sweat of their
brows, people that are not inflated with
the expectations of "soft snap" and
sudden riches to be gained in short
time. Get such and we will get people
who will not only gradually grow rich,
acquiring substantial property, but will
attract the canning and starch factories
and other commercial industries.
We could name farmers who landed
here without thousand dollars some
were without single dollar who have
made the whole that they possess, not
by booms, but only by honest "elbow
grease" who to-day are comfortably
well off. They raise nearly everything
they consume, also the forage for their
stock; and what money they realize
from the sale of syrup, oranges, vege.
tables, pork, or whatever their one
money crop or specially may be, is clear
gain, and goes to swell the bank ac-
count. Not all the land in Florida is
suitable for general farming or fruit
growing; and he who seeks home let
him make careful his selection.
The real, solid, lasting development
Of Florida depends on the working class
Of immigrants, and these are the peo-
pie that we should seek to influence to
cast their fortunes in with US and well
come them when they arrive. Florida
Agriculturist.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
IN RAILROAD YARD

A serious accident occurred in the
railroad yard at this place at 1890 last
Friday, of which {. o. Lassitter, yard
switchman, was the unfortu innate victim,
having his left foot badly mangled by
the wheels of car passing over it.,
while placing +, +. c. coal car No. 1919
at the coal chute near the Orange
avenue crossing.
1t seems that Mr. IasStter had just
thrown the switch and given the en-
gineer the back-up signal and as the
car passed him he caught it as thousands
of railroad men do every day, by plac-
ing his foot on the step and at the same
time taking hold of the 'grab-iron fas-
tened to the upper frame of the car.
The top fastening of the grab-iron was
not secure and pulled out as he threw
the weight of his body ON it, thus throw
ing him to the ground. AS he fell his
left foot struck the rail in front Of the
wheels of the car, which passed over
the fore part of the foot, crushing 1t
almost off.
When he realized what had happened.
and before friends could get to him he
had the presence Of mind to cut his
own shoe of, thus displaying an amount
of nerve not found in every man, TINS
act probably saved him considerable
pain. 49,,
He was Immediately carried into the
depot, and DR.. j. II, Lloyd was sum
moned, and AZ soon As possible the loot
was dressed, and everything possible
was done for the sufferer a telegram
was sent asking permission to send the
injured man to the hospital by special
train but the officials did not deem tins
necessary, and he was sent to 1t. Au-
justine on train No. 2s Friday night,
accompanied by his father W. r.
Lassitter and DR.. Lloyd. In the mean
time every care and attention was given
that could have boen asked Tor.
At ten O'Clock Saturday morning the
fore part of the foot was amputalcd by
the railway hospital surgeons at 81
Augustine and he appeared to Dc get
ting along very nicely until Monday
when second operation was necessary,
gangrene having set in, and the injured
was taken oil above the ankle
joint. , 40
MIR, Lassitter, Familiarity known as
Oscar, is one of the most popular rail-
road men ON this division, beng Il men'-
Der of the brotherhood OF ka'lroao
Trainmen and of Indian River camp
No. 3d. w. o. W, The accident Is
deeply regretted by every one, ana 'h'
hope is expressed that he Will soon DC
out. Alma, ,,,rr nc
At this writing he is getting along Us
nicely as could be expected ana ne has
a strong constitution, is in his favor lor
a speedy recovery.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
ON ORANGE AVENUE

What came very near being fatal
accident occurred on Orange avenue
Monday afternoon, when livery team
belonging to the stable of w. M. Hall
became unmanageable and ran away,
era shing into wagon in which were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Faulkner and two
children.
In their mad flight the horses tried
to separate as they attempted to pass
Mr.. Faulkner's wagon, one going on
each side of the vehicle, thus forcing
the tongue directly over the body of
the wagon, and striking Mrs. Faulkner
a terrific blow behind the ear, making
a very serious wound. She also re-
ceived two severe cuts across the face.
The lady had her nne-months old child
in her arms and all the effort made for
safety was the protection of the infant.
DR.. j. II. Lloyd was summoned and
dressed the wounds, and at last reports
the injured lady was resting very nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner have been
here only about six weeks, and were
just moving into the Hardin building
ON Pine street, where Mrs. Faulkner
intended opening IA millinery store, and
no doubt will carry out the intention as
soon rs she has recovered, which, it is
hoped, will be soon.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
The Fatties and Skinnies.

The baseball season has opened and
the first game will be played on the
Fort Pierce diamond next Tuesday af
ternoon when the fat men will endeavol
to take the starch out of the proud
raimcnt of the lean men and vice versa.
There is an undercurrent of enthusiasm
among those schedule to take part and
the baseball blood of years ago is be-
ginning to boil. No doubt the specta-
tors will see many double and triple
plays and nnumerable burlesque plays.
If you wish to have an afternoon
Of real enjoyment and have more fun
than you can shake stick at, don't miss
the game next Tuesday. The follow
ing is the lineup for the game:
Fatty Wash Cross, Fatty Maurice
Goldsmith, Fatty Dick Whyte, Fatty
Tom O'Bricn, Fatty Sam ScOggins,
Fatty Dan McCarty, Fatty Bill Tucker,
Fatty Goss Tucker, Fatty Jim An
,rcws, Fatty Otis Parker, Fatty Char
ley McCarty, Fatty Dan Carlton, Col.
Fatty Budd.
Dr.. Skinny Hendrix. Skinny Harry
Hill, Skinny Tom Howes, Skinny Frank
Wilson, Skinny win Goldsmith, Skinny
Lou Fritz, Skinny Buster Brown, Skin
ny Harry Crooks, Skinny Adrian Sam
pie, Skinny Ernest VanLandingham,
Prof. Skinny Juno.
DR.. j. H. Lloyd, official umpire.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23

10y the host and hostess to Mrs. p. l..
l@rdner and Mrs. Julius Tyler, on the
occasion Of their birthday Feb. 22,
Miss w. r. Gothard, of Sanford, and
sister, Miss Edith Baker, of Stuart, ar
rived in town last evening on visit to
Mrs. A. p. Edge.
Ruby Summerlin captain of Y. b.
Aliens houscboat, Mallard, of Hobe
Sound, was in Fort Pierce yesterday
greeting his friends.
The birthday of the Father of His
Country" passed by yesterday almost
unno'iccd. except for the display of a
few flags in widely separated parts of
the town.
The Fort Pierce Improvement club
will hold its regular business meeting in
the hall next Monday afternoon, Febru.
airy Is, ut 3 O'Clock. Each member is
requested to bring another member with
them.
Burl, the six year sid son of w. w.
Mann fell from "teeter" board in the
yard at his home Wednesday afternoon
and broke his left arm just above the
elbow. Dr.. Vanlandingham was called
and set the broken member, and the
boy is resting comfortably.
Word reached Fort Pierce yesterday
that Joseph Arthur, the noted play
wright, of New York, who has spent
several winters at Hobe Sound, died
Tuesday. Mr. Arthur was well known
along the East Coast, and news of his
death will be received with sorrow.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
ROAD CANNOT
HAUL ROCK
Cars are all Busy Handling Mer.
Chandise at Present.
GOOD ROADS WILL WAIT
Mr.. Hardee Publishes Letter from Vice
President PARROT Explaining Cause
OF Delay on Road Work.
Jensen, Fla., February 10 1906

Jensen, Fla, February 10 1906
To whom it may concern:
There has been considerable comment
and complaint against the county COM
mlssioners for their failure to secure
and apply rock on the roads of the
county. This complaint and fault find
ing is being done by parties who know
nothing of the difficulties attending
such matters, and who seem to think
that because a special 7 mill tax has
been lived, that a fifteen foot rock road
should spring into existence instantane-
ouSly. The commissioners think they
have found rock from which good road
can be built, chcaply and substantially,
but that rock has to be hauled by the
Florida East Coast railway. For too
weeks we made daily applications for
cars to load four sample cars, but were
only able to secure one, and in view of
such handicap, | wrote ]. r. Parrot
to know if we could not expect better
service; below | give his reply, which
explains itself, and those who think a
rock road can be built when we cannot
get the rock hauled, will be able to see
that the fault is not with the commits
sioners, who are more anxious to build
the roads than any one can be to have
them built: Following is Mr.. PARROTS
reply:
ST. Augustine Fla, Feb. II, 1906.
Mr. w. r. Hardee, Jensen Fla.
Dear Sir: Referring further to yours
of the Bird instant have taken this
matter up with our transportation de-
partment. find that our regular bust
ness is such that it is prac tically inn
possible for US to release any cars at
present for handling rock; it takes
every ear we have in service to handle
our merchandise business which at this
time of the year is usually larger than
at any other time. would suggest,
that you hold the matter in
allegiance until the busy season is over
and we can then take it up and doubt.
less will be able to furnish the equip.
mcnt necessary. Yours truly,
j. r. PARRoTT, Vice-lresident
fully realize that the taxpayers have
a right to know why things are not be.
ing done, when they have been taxed
for a specific purpose, and ! am at all
times more than willing to give such
when it is in my power to
10 SO; and it is for this reason, that !
publish Mr.. Parrots letter, 50 that
the public may know that the commits
,ioners are not letting the matter drag
from any fault Of theirs. We are at
he end of our road making until such
line as it suits the railway company to
maui our material this explanation !
hink should entitlc us to cessation
If the complaints made against Us.
Your truly,
w. K. HARDEE.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
ORGANIZATION of l.. T. L,

The l.. r. l.. was organized in Fort
Pierce last week by Miss Annie Quinby
of Ohio, with twenty paid members.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. b. H. Middlebrooks, superinten-
dent; Arthur Swain, president; Katie
Dittmar, secretary; Malcolm Moore,
treasurer. The organization is enthu-
sastic and we wish for it's unbOunded
success. They will meet every other
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
school house.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
Bean Baskets.

The handiest and neatest package 'or
shipping beans. Holds same as octaso'
crates and brings more money frlee
$ll per hundred,
East Coast Lumber Il Supply TO-
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
Episcopal Visitation,

Right Rev. Bishop VIM. c. Gray
will visit the churches in this vicinity
as follows: Monday, February 26, Jen.
sem Waveland, 1890 a. M; Eden-Tib.
balls, 3p. M. Stuart Tuesday, February
q; Fort Pierce, Ash-W ednesday, Feb
ruary Is, 1880 p. m.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
Something New in Frames.

To introduce a new line of veneer
frames, in black, brown and gold, the
Florida Photographic Concern will, for
few days, frame your cabinet pictures
under best glass at so cents each. To
take advantage of this offer, bring in
your pictures early. We frame all
kinds Of pictures to order,
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-23
Crowds of Visitors

Fort Pierce has been crowded with
visitors all the week, and Wednesday
evening an additional crowd came in to
see the Allen Ministries. All of our
hotels have done an excellent business,
and Manager Crooks of the Stetson hotel
was obliged to turn away fifteen We'd
nesday evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
RA|LWAYsCUT RATES
Great Northern and Northern
Pacific Announce Cut In
Coal Rate.

Associated Pre.s to The Evening Times.
st. Paul. Mimi, Sept. 1S.-A big cut
in coal rates from Duluth and Super
.ior has been made by the Northern
Pacific Railway and the Great North
ern Railway has announced that it
will make the same reduction. This is
said to be in anticipation by these
roads of action which would be taken
by the state railway and warehouse
commission as result of the hearings
of complaints made by Minnesota
shippers against the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul road, which has a
railway from Duluth and Superior to
the Twin Cities. This hearing will be
resumed by the state railroad commits
sion tomorrow.
The reduction tariff sheets of which
have been filed with the state commits
sion makes cut in coal rates in Min
nesota of from five to ten per cent and
in one instance the cut is almost 20
per cent, and it will affect the entire
state outside of the Twin Cities and
part of the Dakotas. 1t is expected
that the other roads doing business in
Minnesota will have to fall in line.
A cut of almost 20 per cent is made
on coal to Pipestone, Mimi, located
in the southwestern part of the state.
Pipestone is the terminal point and
is the station used as basis for COM
putting rates. The reduction affects
soft coal considerable, but the cut on
hard coal will not be much
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
ZION CITY ELECTION
General 0verseer Is To Be
Chosen-Voliva and Bills
the Candidates.

Associatcd Press to The Evening Times.
Chicago. Ill.,. Sept 1S.-This was
election day in Zion City and for the
time being all the residents of the
Dowie community let affairs or busi-
ness and religion go by the board while
they gave their attention to the battle
at the polls. The election was for a
general overseer (trustee of the
church's property. and was held in
pursuance OF the order of the circuit
court. which took this method of
Strengthening out the tangle over the
financial control of the town and its
industries. There are two candidates
for the position of general overseer.
One is Wilbur Glenn Voliva, who sup-
planted Dowie in authority. while the
other is Alfred E. Bills. who is general
ly supposed to be a candidate in the
interests Of Dowie. Voliva has con-
Quoted his campaign on a platform that
declares for the rehabilitation of the
manufacturing plants of Zion City,
while the fight of Bills has bene along
the lines that the real wealth of the
community lies in the wealth of the
soil, that the manufacturing plants at
tract an undesirable class and there
fore should be abolished, leaving Zion
solely to the home-builders. The re-
suit Of the election probably will not
be definitely known before tomorrow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
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is the nearest telegraph station to
the Yukon boundary line, which is
about six miles distant. A telegraph
wire was run to the approximate boun-
Diary station and an agent stationed
there. The three commissioners wait
ed until there was clear weather at
all three stations.
The problem involved was to deter
mine the exact point at which the 141st
meridian crosses the Yukon, and the
scientific method of doing this is to
estimate the precise time at which a
certain star crosses the meridian. On
the night agreed upon the observer at
Vancouver flashed to the man waiting
on the boundary line the time at which
he observed the star, and the agent
at Fort Egbert did likewise. The
boundary line man therefore got mes
sages from both sides and was able to
use these as the basis of calculation,
allowing time for the transmission of
the messages. The signals were re-
peated for several nights for greater
accuracy When the figures are COM
pleted officially, the result will be an
nounced by the Joint commission.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
Deputations Of Jews Wait on
Premier stolypin Asking
Clemency and as Result
There Will Be No Work For
Drum Head Court Martial.
GOVERNOR OF sE|DlCE
HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
St. Petersburg Paper Now Says
Trepoff Was Killed By
Poison.

A..ociated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 1S.-As a re-
suit of intercession by deputation
of Jews, Premier Stolypin has sent
orders to Governor of Seidlce that the
persons arrested there following the
recent massacre shall not be submit
ted to trial before the newly establish
ed drum-head court-martial.
The Russian Banner, reactionary
organ under whose encouragement the
counter terrorists organization, which
is charged with the murder of ex-
Deputy Hertzenstein last July, was
founded, is trying to establish in the
death of General Trepoff another case
OF vengeance.
The paper intimates that the late
'commandant of the Imperial palace
was poisoned. The Jews are linking
the name of ex-Premier Count Witte
with this intimation. Count Witte is
more hated by the reactionaries than
by the revolutionists.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
A SMALL SENSATION.
Fargo Authorities Find An
Abandoned Baby-Mother
In Grand Forks.
special to rl,e Evening Times.


Fargo, N. D., Sept. 1S.-This morn
ing at z o'clock the local police Off
Gals were notified that a two-weeks'
old babe had been found lying in an
outhouse across from the Catholic or
phanage on the north side The child
was alive and warmly wrapped up
when found. 1t was taken in charge
by F. D. Hall, superintendent of the
n. D.. Children's Home society.
Upon investigation the police learn
ed that 20 year old girl. said to hail
from Pittsburg, Pembina county, gave
birth to the child at the Darrow hos
pital in Moorhead two weeks ago. Sun
day she stayed at the Webster hotel
in this city and in the evening, left
there with the baby in her arms. She
boarded a street-car on N. P. avenue
and inquired the direction to the Or
phanage. The next time she was seen,
she did not have the child with her.
This morning it was learned at the
local postoffice that the girl had or
dered her mail forwarded to the name
of Mrs. J. w. Bendeke, at Ray, N. d.
This name is undoubtedly assumed
Inquiry at the railway staten disclosed
that the girl had purchased ticket
for Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18

asserts. Instead, he has paid for Mrs.
Newman. but for other persons, and
that In the course of those repasts
great quantities of wines and liquors"
have been drunk.
The defendant always spoke in
glowing terms of his success in GER
tain financial schemes and mining on
erations." Mrs. Van Alstyne continues,
and during the time that your petit
toner and the defendant lived together
as man and wife the defendant was
engaged in business as stock broker,
representing various mining and stock
brokerage firms. at the same time rep
resenttng and being interested in large
financial schemes and mining opera
tions." She goes on to say that her
home was always furnished in an ex-
pensive manner. and at no time did
the defendant ever appear to be short
of money, nor was money ever spoken
of between your petitioner and the de-
fendant."
Mrs. Van Alstyne says detectives
employed by her husband warned her
they had been instructed to watch her.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
GRANITE SHAFT MARKS
THE BOUNDARY LINE

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, Sept 1s-By the flash
ing of telegraphic signals from Fort
Egbert, Alaska. and from Vancouver,
Canada, the exact bcunadry line be-
tween the United States and Canada
at the Yukon river has just been de-
termined A shaft of granite will be
reared at the point agreed upon by
the observers and with this as basis
the long boundary stretch on the 141st
meridian in the wild and unexplored
st. Elias Mountains will be marked
out at some future time.
The signalling mt the boundary line
was done within the Inst few days and
has just been reported to the United
States coast and Geodetic survey In
Washington by Professor Edwin Smith,
the American agent designated by the
Joint bounadry commission to repre-
sent the United States. Fort Egbert
and Vancouver were selected as the
two points from which to send the
messages because their longitude Is
known accurately and Fort Egbert
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
BRYAN HAS COMPANY,
Red Skins Will Stay With Him During
His Visit in Oklahoma.

Associated Press to The f. ening Times.
Muskogee, |. T., Sept 1S.-FOm the
time Mr.. Bryan enters Indian Terri
tory until the time he leaves it he
will be chaperoned by tho Indian
chiefs of the five nations.
AS soon as he enters the Choctaw
nation from the East he will be taken
in charge by Gov. McCurtain, chief of
the Choctaws, who will introduce him
at all points where stops are made in
the Choctaw nation When the Greek
nation is reached Chief Pleasant Por-
ter will be given chance to do the
honors. In the Cherokee nation Chief
Rogers will accompany Mr. Bryan.
Gov Johnston of the Chickasaws and
Governor Brown of the Seminoles
doubtless will be asked to accompany
the Bryan party on the special train
as compliment to them.
1t is also probable that an invitation
will be sent to all the Indian chiefs
to join the Bryan party as soon as
it reaches the Choctaw nation, and
remain until the train leaves the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
CHICkAMAUGA.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept 1S.-War
veterans from both North and South
are gathering here in considerable
numbers for a three days. reunion in
observance Of the forty third annivers-
ary of the battle of Chickamauga.
While veterans of Wilder's brigade of
mounted infantry are most inevidence,
numerous other organizations are re-
presented. A unique feature is a re-
union Of the survivors of the famous
Andrews Raid, the daring raiders"
and the equally daring pursuing party
who figured in the historic capture of
the engine General" on April IL. 1862,
both being represented.