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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05
FLORIDA LIQUOR LAW
IS VERY STRINGENT

For the reason that some people may
unwillingly violate the present stringent
anti-liquor laws we give the following
information in reference to some of the
laws passed by the recent Legislature,
saws the DeFuniak Breeze.
If man is found drunk in any public
place he may be taken and it is made
the duty of any sheriff, deputy sheriff
or constable, to take such person be-
fore the nearest justice of the peace
whether it is in that Justices district
or not, whose duty it is to swear the
drunken person as soon as he is sober
enough to know what he is doing, if
when arrested he is too drunk to know,
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05
FINANCIAL STATEMENT,

FTNANCTAIl STATEMENT.
j. II. Baker, trans. pupils No. II .......... $9425
j. T.. Fultz. perfecting title No ...,... BIB
2. p. Cobb. for supplies No. q 4 S....,.... 3s5
A. A. Cole. for repairs No II ....,,,,.... 200
Tribune Printing Co., printing ,.....,,.... 100
The Fort Pierce News pt'g fn'l stat ..... 100
Fee & Stewart Co., supplies for No. ~ &c.. 2.95
Fee h Stewart Co, supplies Bethel Greek 1855
&c. Lumb 4 s Co., paint for No, l0l ... 7.24
Fort Pierce Drug Co., paper ..,,,..,..,... 40
c Lumb 4 s. Co., paint for No. l... 4S.45
Bank of Fort Pierce, int on warrants 42.45
J. M. Orrel. supplies No. 9..,.,,.,.,...,, 2.37
w. T Hays. painting No. l0l ..........,.. $50
Jno H. Wynn Trcasurer's com ,...,.,... 1878
Platts. Supt salary .,...,........,... 5000
F. l.. Hemmings. Atty's salary a mos) .. 1856
w ID Edwards. per diem& mieage(spec mild 7S0
w. j. Nesbitt, per diem ,.,.,...,.,...,... 400
W Nesbitt. copying minutes ......,... 200
Total ,..,,.,,.,.,..,,,,.$ Asst 4S
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05

JULY MEETING
Bid OF Henry Jefferson to do City
SCavenging Accepted.
APPOINT NEW MARSHAL
{. G. Gustafson Appointed TO Complete
Unexpired Term Of Marshal for
r. W. lennard, Resigned.

The regular monthly meeting of the
town council of the town of Fort Pierce
was held in the Council chamber Tues
day evening, July2. Present II. Whyte
president, Aldermen G.. s. Tucker Dan
lei Y. McCarty, Ed Edge and w. j.
Jackson; Clerk +. M. Tyler.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. Treasurer's re-
port was made and accepted.
Resignation of X, w. Lennard as
marshal and collector was presented,
and on motion same was accepted.
Motion made by Alderman Edge and
seconded by Alderman Jackson that f.
G. Gustafson be appointed to fiji the I'M
expired term of Marshal Lennard at the
same salary, which was carried and Mr..
Gustafson duly sworn in Wednesday
morning.
Henry Jefferson appeared before the
council and made an offer to do the
scavenger work for the town for $50
per month, he furnishing horse and
wagon. This offer was accepted and
the town scavenger will begin his duties
next Monday.
Motion made and carried that all
property owners within the town limits
be notified to furnish suitable pals for
closets to remove night soil, and unless
same be provided by property owners
the town will furnish same and assess
against said property, and that no night
soil shall be buried.
Application for building permit re-
ceived from Daniel Y. McCarty, and by
vote same was granted. This is for the
erection of small servants quarters
building at the rear of his residence on
Pine street.
The following bills were ordered paid
r. w. Lennard, salary, $500
II. =. Paxton .......... 80
Fort Pierce News. ..... l.5O
Council adjourned to meet in regular
session first Tuesday in August.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05

and take his testimony in writing as tC
VIII ere he got the liquor. If he refuses
to tell the justice shall commit him to
Jail for contempt until he does tell.
This testimony shall be received in court
on the trial Of the person who had vio-
lated the law in letting the drunken
person have it.
1t il made crime under severe pen
atty for any person to give any person
who Is addicted to the habit, liquor or
sell it to him, after they have been no
tilted by any relative not to do so. For
instance q person here can notify any
of the Pensacola dealers not to sell to
any of their relatives here, and it is no
more liquor, Johnnie.
Any connection by any name contain
ing more than two percent of alcohol is
made an intoxicant, and the certificate
of the State chemist to that effect is
made evidence. The chemist Is required
to make the analysis on the request of
any officer or any two citizens who send
him samples. Look out cider.
Fifty dollars is added to the costs as
scssed in any prosecution under the
liquor laws which goes to the person or
officer furnishing the evidence to con-
Wet. That means $75 with the reward
offered by our county commissioners.
Again, the law provides that accept
ing an order is sale. For instance, If
a boat captain takes the money and
buys whiskey for customer and de-
livers the goods. or anybody else de-
livers them, he has sold the liquor.
Look out Sarah. etc., etc, etc.
Finally the liquor license is $1,000,
81 900 to the state, $500 to the county
and $500 to the town, but il the bar
room is outside town that $500 goes
to the county also.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05
MURDfRAT TICKRIDGE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON

A shooting scrape occurred at lick
Ridge, near Jensen, Saturday afternoon
resulting in the killing of NJ. l.. Tarver
and slight wounding of the murderer.
William Jackson, by Geo. Bethel, all
colored. jackson had done some grub
hing for Tarver, and in settling up with
him on Saturday afternoon, CLAIMED
80 cents more than Tarver paid h'm'
fter some words Tarver agreed TO
COMPROMISE on % cents and sent his
danghter into the house after the mon
ev. when Jackson remarked that ne
might keep the quarter to "help shroua
him for hell as he expressed it, ana
drawing a 38 revolver, shot larver
three times killing him almost instantly
Geo. Bethel, who was standing nearby
Of the time, fired at Jackson with NO.
a shot. wounding him slightly IN the
leo. The negroes from Tick Ridge set
tlement flocked in and surrounded the
murderer, who took refuge in the nan,
hold him at hay until the constable ana
dsnntv sheriff arrived and took charge
~ him. Bethel was also taken into
custody. Tarver was peaceao'e ne
rro Industrious, well thought OF, and a
n Of some property. Jackson had
INIT recently come into the settlement
aud has no friends. The prisoners were
wrought to Fort Pierce and committed
to Jail.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05
ANAL TRIBUTE:
II0DR.PLAETS
....o;o Burial Service in'pres-
syeIy Rendered.
|f,OlUTIONS OFFERED
and Woodmen of the World
IIsOl Resolutions cher'sh'"g The
Memory Of Departed Brotiic'

=. body Of DR.. C, ?, Platts arrived
PAT Pierce Sunday morning at 3
,.h,t and was taken in charge hy a
s .all from the Masonic ,.dF" and
IMMEDIATELY removed to the Methodist
A,h were it lay in state until the
", Of the funeral services.
o,s before the commencement OF
M xrces the church was filled with
xYywng friends, many Of them COM
!, from distance, to offer their last
,Ihts 10 the esteemed departed, At
,sl the members of the Masonic
Ias Of Fort Pierce and Jensen, pre-
add by the Fort Pierce band IN uni
trm and followed by the ladies OF the
|Ottr Of the Eastern Star, marched IN
|tns 10 the mutfled drum to the church
|.,d Immediately commenced the funeral
|,ricss with reading and prayer by
|Mv A. D. Penney, followed 10y the
|lautful Masonic services to the dead.
|ns occasion was rendered doubIy i'm
bsxNe by the singing of Lead, Kindly
hkht" by Mrs. ID. 7, McCarty The
baIbsarers, Woodmen of the World as
Neil as Masons, were K. Whyte, {. II.
EDWARDS, A. X. Wilson, A, {, Dittmar,
N. E. VanIandingham and Clarence
EsnmerHn The funeral procession
Men formed and proceeded to the Fort
Pierce cemetery, where the body was
hn TO rest with the last sad rights of
Ne Masonic Order.
Despite the threatening weather, the
EAurch was filled to its seating capacity,
Inthe floral offerings were numerous
" beautiful attcsting to the high es-
|9m in which the deceased was held 10y
n people,
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05
Masonic Resolutions

WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Great
natOr of the universe To call Brother
gde Phillips Platts from labor on
ath to rest and immortality in the
innd Lodge above, where the Supreme
;nnd Master himself presjJcs; there
ae, be it
Resolved, That We acknowledge the
FsdOm and goodness of our Supreme
Gnnd Master, and bow in humble sub
Mission to the inevitable cdi,t from the
apsme Grand East; yet We mourn the
Aa Of our brother as of one We shall
'NeFmOre meet at the altar 81 Masonry
ahl we gain admission t. the celestial
Adge on high, where he h.a preceded
and We deplore his loss % lhe fra
smlty, " his family and friends and to
ne community in which 'r lived. He
salust and upright Mason. a kind
aoand and father, an honorable and
slul citizen, sincere friend, a cour-
Sus and obliging neighbo q man who
aasaVored always to perform every
to hi, God, his courin his fam
his LODGE his neghbor onj himself,
honestly, faithfully ami WclI.
resolved, That in token Of oar sincere
nsndship and sympathy in the dark
WV Of this great affection, and as a
we Of our fidelity to tho memory of
" deceased brother, we estcnd to the
.'esved, widow and orphans, and to
y surviving sister and mother, the
"efnal right hand of Free and Ac-
s%ed Masonry; and with il the assur-
nee that the Great Light. given of
w 70 man, will guide ITEM and us
ley to that spiritual building, eternal
We heavens, where their loved ones
M DWELL, where the broken circle
=" De reunited never again to be
aeo' and where they shall dwell to-
'sN' IN peaceful happiness forever
aeVer. Be it further
aesoived, That a page in our minute
We Inscribed to the memory of our
sf'ed brother; that the lodge room
4sped in mourning for period Of
wy days and that copy of these
ss u',Gns be sent to the family of the
W. j. NEsBIT,l
~ a. M. SAMPLE, Committee.
&c. CLIFFORD,
|k WoodmAn Resolu tons.
M
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05
Acknowledgement.

The members of the Fort Pierce Band
wish to thank Mrs. S. S. Halliday for
the faithful and persistent interest she
has taken in the band in raising $50. 80
by public subscription, which will pay
for our new summer uniforms, which
we greatly needed. We also extend
our thanks to the donors of this fund
Respectfully yours.
A. b. LOWRY, Sec. and Treas.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05

The masters sale of the Sarah Saun-
ders property was held in front of the
court house last Monday, the action be-
ing the foreclosure of the second mort
gage. The successful bid was $500.
The sale to satisfy the first mortgage
will take place on August 9Th.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-05
SCHOOLBOARD
M0NTHLYMEET
Partial Appointment of Teachers
for Public Schools Made
TRIBUTE TO DR.. PLATTS
Resolutions of Esteem to Departed
Superintendent. Lowest Bid for
Building Addition Accepted.

Proceedings of the regular meeting
Of St. Lucie County School Board July
|, 1907.
Present, w. j. Ncsbitt, chairman, W.
d. Edwards and A. G. Dittmar, acting
secretary.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved.
The petition received from the school
patrons at Eden was referred back to
the petitioners for more complete sig
nature, as it conflicts with former
petition now on file from Tibbals, COW
ering the same territory
Communication from Narrows district
in regard to isolated pupils, was re-
ferred to the chairman with instructions
to take up the matter with the super
visor of Narrows school and adjust the
business in regard to same to the best
interest of all parties concerned.
The board proceeded with the APP
pOintment Of teachers as follows
School No. 8, Fort Pierce--Mrs.
Edith Hunter, principal; Miss Sydnor
Davenport, Miss Edith Hunter, Jr.,
Miss Elma Geiger, Miss Sue F. Hunter.
School No. II, Jensen Mrs. +. Tel
fair Wetter, principal; Miss Jessie Mil
Ter, Miss Emma o. Helseth. Other ap-
pointments to be filled later.
Bids were opened for the erection of
an addition to the Fort Pierce school
house and were found to be as followa:
j. A. Franklin, $3,25O; A. W. Brewer,
$2,6l5; S. s. Buell., $2,5G3. 1t was vo-
ted that the contract be awarded to s.
S. Buell., he being the lowest bidder.
Treasurer's report received and filed.
The following resolution was passed:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the AL
mighty God to remove from our school
board our superintendent, DR.. c p.
Platts, while we bow in humble sub
mission to the will of Him who directs
the lives of all men and doeth all things
well; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Board of Public
instruction of st. Lucie County, Florida
regret exceedingly the loss of our eff
cient and talented superintendent and
realize that the county and the cause of
education in our midst has lost valua-
BILE and able director.
Resolved, That we tender our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved family,
whose loss of husband and father will
be most keenly felt; to the aged mother,
sister and family we also tender our
sympathy trusting that He tempers who
the wind to the shorn lamb will strength
en- and comfort them in their great af-
Fiction.
Signed, B. F. Hardesty, w. D. Ed
wards, w. j. Nesbitt, Chairman, A. C.
Dittmar, Secretary.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-01-05
A Modern Miracle.

Truly miraculous seemed the re
covery of Mrs. Mollie Holt of this
place" writes ]. o. R. Hooper, Wood
ford, Tenn, she was SO wasted by
coughing up pus from her lungs
Doctors declared her end SO near that
her family had watched by her bed.
side forty-eight hours, when, at my
urgent request, DR.. Kings New Dis
covery was given her, with the aston
ishing result that improvement began
and continued until she finally COM
pletely recovered, and is a healthy
woman today" Guaranteed cure for
coughs and colds. Soc and $1.00 al
w. r. Barton's drug store. Trial
bottle free.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-01-05
Beats the Music Cure.

"To keep the body in tune, writes
Mrs. Mary Brown, 90 Lafayette
Place, Poughkeepsie, N. Y, az take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They are
the most reliable and pleasant laxa-
tive have found. Best for the stom-
ach. liver and bowels. Guaranteed
by w. r Barton, druggist. 25c.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-01-05
FINANCIAL RESUME
Greatest Period Of Pros.
perity Ever Known i'm
the United States.

the United States.
r. G.. Dun's commercial agency, il
their resume of the financial year JUS
closed, says:
With scarcely an exception, reports
OF industrial, commercial, agricultural
railway and financial progress during
1905 surpass all previous records
The net result is undoubtedly the
most prosperous period in the nations
history, and the new year opens un.
der auspices bright beyond precedent.
The marvellous returns are especially
gratifying in view Of pessimistic pre-
dictions by those who believe in the
periodicity of panics, unchecked prog
ress for decade being considered an
impossibility by some students of eco
nomics. Warnings by the conserva-
tive element were disregarded and the
country's resources were developed 80
vigorously that before the year ended
there existed great scarcity of men,
money and motive power. This re-
stricted operations to some extent, it
is true, and many undertakings were
postponed, but not often abandoned.
AS a result, the unfinished business
carried over into 1907 promises con-
tinuance of activity only limited by
facilities, which are being extended as
rapidly as possible, and the leading
manufacturing industries have more
orders on the books than at any pre-
vious date.
Demand for labor increased so
steadily that wages were lifted beyond
precedent, notwithstanding new rec
ord of over a million immigrants.
Work was often retarded by the ina
hility to secure hands, notably at
manufacturing plants and on the
farms. The volume CT business and
the high level Of prices called for more
money to finance operations than ever
before, and the pressure maintained,
rates for loans at a very high position,
not only in respect to call money in
the speculative market, but more not
ably for long term loans in mercantile
channels. The nations stock of gold
attained new high-water mark, and
the total amount of money in circula-
ton rose in greater ratio than the pop
ulation, as shown by'a higher sum per
capita than ever before, but require
ments increased still faster. In the
few instances where the closing
months of the year showed decrease
in contemplated work, such as new
building permits, the monetary strin-
gency was usually responsible. The
railways could not handle the business
rendered to them, freight blockades
increasing as the year progressed, an
inadequate supply of cars being often
the cruise, while in other cases loaded
trains could not be moved on account
Of the scarcity of locomotives. Ter
minal facilities and tracks were also
insufficient, and extensions projected
for the new year will call for vast
amount of capital. Railway earnings
were much in excess of any previous
year, and including all other interest
and dividend payments, the amount
distributed in New York alone for
January will establish a new record
Of $1S0,0OO, 900.
A Modern Miracle
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-01-05
$l.OO A YEAR
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Local Events of the Past
Week Recorded For
Blade Readers.

mousse next saturday, January IL.
Mrs. I. III. Lenhart, of Brookfeld,
is in Laclede visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Childress.
HI. K. Watson, of Glasgow, No., is
here visiting his cousin, w. M. Wat
son, and other relatives.
The rural mail carriers are getting
another touch Of real grief, the roads
being in horrible condition.
HI. H. Wheeler, of Morning Sun,
Iowa, is visiting his sister, Mrs. j. r.
Hawes, and family in Laclede.
Fred Hanson shipped a car of fat
cattle from his farm to Chicago last
Saturday. His son, Chris, accompan-
led the shipment.
Mrs. A. j. Caywood and daughter,
Miss Viva, spent Saturday and Sum
day in Brookfeld, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Brott.
Misses Vera and Alpha Evans, of
Meadville, and VIM. Young, of fOkla-'
homa, were guests of the family of S.
M. Brown Thursday.
DIR. Griffith will be at the Union
hotel, Sumner, January 8; Merchants
hotel, Hale, January 10; Foreman
house, Laclede, January IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. H. Mathew were
here from Brookfeld Thursday at
tending the funeral of their neighbor
and friend, Mrs. E. r. Barton.
DIR. Pratt is a resident of Linn
county (not travelling fake) and de-
votes his entire time to the fitting of
glasses. At the Anderson house
Wednesday, January9.
Miss Bertha Hawes, who has been
clerk in the postofice for the past sew.
eral months, has resigned on account
of her poor health, and Miss Eunice
Thompson has accepted the place.
A very pretty holiday wedding was
that Of John L. Heath, of Laclede,
and Miss Lottie Lee Graham, solem-
nized at the home of the brides par
ents in Brookfeld last Sunday even
ing, the Rev. Mr.. Wilson, pastor of
the Brookfeld M. E. church, oficiat-
ing. Both are highly respected young
people and have host of friends who
extend congratulations and best
wishes.
As previously announced, the Mod
ern Woodmen and the Royal Neigh
bors will hold joint installation at
Odd Fellows hall next Wednesday
night, January 9, to be followed by
general supper, both to be open only
to members of the two orders and
their families. Each family is re-
quested to bring well-filled basket,
and royal good time is anticipated.
The Woodmen are requested to meet
at their hall Wednesday night at 7
o'clock for short business session be-
fore the regular work Of the evening.
A special meeting of the Woodmen is
also called for next Monday evening
TO finish the preliminary work.
The purpose of store advertising is
not merely to sell goods, but to sell
more goods-to make friends, build
up a patronage that will not only
stick, but grow. Newspapers reach
The greatest number Of people in the
vicinity in the most natur-
al way, at-the least expense, and they
are therefore the best of all mediums
for stores. In newspaper you fol- 5
low the line of least resistance you
follow With the stream you talk to
an audience already assembled, to the
people who want to read-their men-
al cosmos is right--they are on your
wire, and they won't ring off if you
hold their interest. Attraction is the
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-01-05
Some Evening Reveriss.

| Wv ~ANAn6 oA0uA eu AnJuCeAOOe h0OAOAhoA
was something Of a naturalist in con-
nection with his many other accom-
plishments. Being also ola practical
cast of mind, he was able to turn his
knowledge to good advantage. In the
commonplace things Of life, he found
many valuable lessons for man. In
the dirninutive ant he discovered hab-
its of life which put to shame the
slothful, and SO when he beheld the
human curbstone ornaments and the
fellows who loved to sit upon dry
goods boxes of his day, he said:
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; con-
slider her ways and be wise;
(Which, having no guide, overseer
or ruler,
"Provideth her meat in the summer
and gathereth her food in the harvest"
If industry is virtue, laziness may
consistently be treated as crime. So
biologists are agreed that the child
who has nothing to do is in bad
way. Parents and guardians who 60
upon the theory that an occasional
job of work will tend to stunt the
growth of their offspring, lay the foun-
dation for careers which will prove
not blessing, but curse.
*
The boy who is courteous towards
other boys sisters, but neglects his
own, is only gentleman on the out
side. The girl whose tones are soft
and kind in company, but tart and
disagreeable at home, may pass for a
time as lady, but those who know
her best see that she is only adorned
on the surface.
x *
We think that with most of us our
personal surroundings WELD a great
influence in making us happy or 9TH
erwise. We should therefore strive to
make them always as pleasant as pos
sible. So far as our means permit, we
should seek to adorn our homes with
all that is bright and pleasant. We
are all familiar with the boarding
house advertisements which promise
"all the comforts of home" for a few
dollars per week, and though such |
advertisements are always sadly de-
lusive, yet they are the strongest pos
sible tribute to the fact that civilized
mans highest ideal of happiness is in
the life of the home.
***
The one subject that never grows
tiresome, the star which is never dim
med, the song which never loses its
sweetness, is sung of home. The SUBJ
ject is immortal. Home, emblematic
of rest, retirement, peace and love.
All sacred relations OF life revolve
about the center there. Home is
where life's highest objects ought to be
studied and acted. Our homes may
be in poverty, but if we try Alright our
souls may rise in shadow and sunshine,
frightened and softened into beauty,
which others may discern. Those
who would make home happy must
remember to fulfil its noblest functions
peace must reign supreme in the
hearts of its occupants.
***
Lend a helping hand. If a man is
unfortunate, try to lift him up. The
people who knew this or that was go
ing to happen, the II told you So
people, are a detriment to the COM
munity. IF they would always say a
good word instead of a discouraging
one, how much better things would
be. Study and know the interests of
your home. Buy Of home merchants.
Stay at home nights. Attend some
church, look forward to good times