The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-02-22
: LATE STATE NEWS.

t sewerage.
, Fourteen launches are entered TO
= the motor boat races at Ormond to
day.
) A new steamship line is to be es
t tablished between Tampa and New
/ Orleans.
Rev. John w. Hendry, pionee
preacher of south Florida, is dead q
Wauchula.
Rev. 5. W, Carson, q pionee
Methodist preacher of South Floridt
is dead aged n years.
Alfred Sargent convicted of mur
dering John Skeels in Duval county
last October, was sentenced to hang
by Judge Call last Tuesday.
Palm Beach people are making
preparntions to receive President
Roosevelt. whom it is rumored has
it in mind to make them u flying
visit.
The ci liens in the northern end OF
Dade county are moving for d divis-
ION OF that county and are putting
up very plausible argument why it
SnOuld be done.
Congressman Richmond P. Hob
son, the hero of the Merrimac, and
Senator }. p. Dolliver are to be
among the oratorical attractions at
the ST. Petersburg Chnutauqua.
Miss Cornelia Huntley, 18 years
old and "a novitiate nurse in st.
Luke's Hospital, pretty as picture,
eloped last Saturday with James R.
Byrd, whom she married. Byrd is
Seaboard Air Line agent at Trilby.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Morton
committed suicide in their room at
the Tampa Bay Hotel last Saturday
night. They were financially
broke" and couldn't face the pros
pect of honest work. They drank
chloral.
Coy. Broward has appointed Frank
A. Walpole, editor Of the Manitee
Record, county treasurer of Manitee
county, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of J. w. Nettles. Walpole
was candidate for state convict in
sDector.
Edward Hale, q colored hack
driver of Gainesville was arrested
this week for selling LIQUOR. A
search of his home brought to light
an array of pint bottles filled with
booze. Hale was fined $500 and
costs, or IL Jail sentence. 0 no, pro-
hibition don't prohibit!
Madamoiselle Elise de Pape has
been awarded $4,000 damages by the
U. ). Court in Jacksonville in an ac-
ton for false Imprisonment against
Chas. l.. Craigin of Dade county.
Cragin had the lady with the pea
soup name arrested for wilful des-
truction OF property and then failed
to make good.
Fred Gallinger, merchant tailor
of st. Augustine, committed suicide |
in his shop Monday morning bv in
haling gas. He left note which |
said: Il am sorry have to do this |
act, but don't see any other way to |
get out of it, as | am completely |
ruined Roulette was the cause"
Henry A. DeLand of Fairport, N. |
Y, founder of the town of DeLand, |
Fla, and one of the prime movers in
the John b. Stetson University, was
"a guest of the University last week
and was given an ovation by the as
Stmbled pupils when introduced by
President Hulley. In the afternoon
of The same day the old settlers of
the town held special reception in
his honor.
Hon. w. A. Mac Williams, repre-
sentative in the Legislature from st.
Johns county will Introduce a bill 10
create q state board of good road
whose duty it will be
to build roads from Jacksonville to
Pensacola, Jacksonville to Miami.
and from Jacksonville to Tampa.
His scheme is to work one-half of
the state convicts on these roads
the other half to be leased as at pres
INT, the amount received from the
leased convicts being sufficient to
the half at work on the
tbove roads. The scheme looks
feasible.
The Democrat recently stated that,
axe it one month with another, the
of Florida throughout the
ear was the very best in the United
States. And we said in all serious
less, not as a mere piece of stock
Drag. General w. w. Loring, of
Confederate fame as fighting ma
Dr-general, went to Egypt after the
Jivil war, and took service in the
lrmy of the Khedive. While there
le wrote book, and in discussing
he bOasted climate of that country.
lie said: Acquainted with all the
)est Southern climates in the world,
do not think there is any that is
comparable with that of Florida. "
The testimony of such an expert
Oak Democrat.
At a benefit supper given by the
of the Methodist church at
Green Cove Springs week or more
'go, a beautiful fancy cake was
placed on sale at 3 cents u vote, the
lake to be awarded to the young lady
'eceiving the most votes. There
we're several young ladies entered
or the contest and the voting among
heir friends was spirited. During
he last eight minutes of the contest
'ver ZOO was paid for votes The
AXE was finally awarded to Miss
<ittie Nippins, and brought a total
IT 81, ,279.65. In addition the supper
brought in $S0.40, and the cake after
'eing photographed for postal cards,
'lso to be sold for the church fund,
vas cut into small slices which sold
vt 20 cents each. The Methodist
'hurch at Green Cove Springs was