The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-02
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mills On an assessed valuation Of ST..
S21,2Sl,
The Lake Helen Poultry company
with a capital Of $4,000 and the bereS'
ford Celery company capitalized at
S2l,O0D have been formed in Nolusla
yuM-y
Tie disbarment proceedings against
Attorney Geo. A, Worley OF Miami
have been dismissed by Judge Jones at
litUsyiIlc who refused to consider the
motion made in the case, The outcome
is u complete yindcation for Worley.
Charlie, II, Bliss, mayorof Pensacola,
died last Wednesday, Mayor Bliss was
reelected last month. after one Of the
uost exciting municipal campaigns in
the history Of the city. His work in
the contest caused physical break
down that resulted in complication Of
diseases.
\ company with a capital Of S2j, 900
Is being organized by ID. \, Dodge, of
New York, for the purpose of prtpar-
ing meat for the northern markets
The concern will be known as the Flake
Packing Company and will operate its
plant at Mayport at the mouth of the
81. Johns River,
Mr. j. L. de1reville, general freight
and passenger agent, announces that
the Charlotte Harbor and Northern
Eallway will open its road for traffic
from Boca Grdnde to Arcadia, Fla,
August |, and that regular trains for
freight, passengers, mail and express,
will be run after that date.
A primary election will be held in
Dade county, Tuesday, August 9th, to
nominate candidates for the criminal
court Of record just established in that
county. The candidates are: For clerk
R. b. McLcndon, Dale Miller For
solicitor II Pierre Branning, Raymond
b, Gautier X, X, Taylor and G.. A.
Morley. For Judge W, |. Metcalf, H,
b, Saunders, A, K. Simmons and +. b.
StOneman.
A dispatch from Punta Gorda says
that George Knight, while in the woods
eight miles west of Charlotte Harbor,
last week, with his brothers, Bruce and
zee, driving in 300 cattle for shipment
to Cuba, Was struck by lightning. He,
his horse and two steers We're killed.
Mr.. Knight leaves a wife and three
children. He was Il good man and citi.
zen and a son of Thomas Knight of
Charlotte Harbor.
John G. Fawin, the notorious crook,
who, last winter, swindled the Punta
Gorda Bank out Of 1925. was suisse
guently arrested in Cincinnati and put
in jail in Arcadia to await trial, and
who with three negroes, escaped from
iail on February 18th, has been again .
this time in Pittsburg, Pa,
OH the 18th inst. Sheriff Freeman went
for him last week and he is again be.
hind the bars in Arcadia.
Walter Henry Thompson was brought
home last Tuesday evening frightfuly
b rned as re. ii. Of a gasoline explos-
ion ON his launch Lunette which oc.
Cured Monday afternoon at O'Clock
between Bahia Honda and Knight 5 Key
The exact cause Of the explosion is not
known, hat when it occurred Mr. l.
Thompson rushed iJr the window, but
hnoam" suffOcated and fell across a
exhaust pipe and was terribly
burned before NJ could be- gotten out. -
Key West Citizen,
+, = Nix, the clerk tax collector of
Dania. who was arrested few DAYS
Hgo on charges Of enbezzling funds Of
the town and with casting false checks,
waived examination Saturday before
Judge A. +. Heyser and was held in
bond in the sum of $3.50 for his appear
ance for trial in the criminal court. Up
to the present time Nix has been unable
to make the bDnd. 1t is said that in
b" event Of Nix being released here
hat he will he arrested upon warrants
rom other places, charging him with
passing worthless checks. Miami Me-
ropolis.
Santa Rosa county has joined the
force by majority of l47, ,
after a most exciting campaign in which ,
women and children participated. With ,
songs and prayers and also ;
with refreshments, the temperance |
clement practically canvassed the en- I
ire county and success for them is the I
'esult. With Santa Rosa county dry
here will be no saloons from Pensacola |