The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-07-19
LATE STATE NEWS.
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' The Salvation Army in Jackson
: vile is serving ice to the poor of thai
l city.
Rev /. G. Jenkins, Methodist pas
= tor at Lake City, has resigned to ac'
, cept a professorship in Sutherland
college.
According to State Superintend.
ent Holloway there are 5000 teachers
employed in the state of whom 75C
are colored.
Mrs. Coon Kim, Chinese wo-
man of Tampa is under bonds foZ
the theft of a diamond ring from a
Ybor City jeweler.
Influential citizens of Orlando
have organized for vigorous dry
campaign in Orange county. The
county now licenses the liquor bust
ness.
The county commissioners of Du-
val county have decided to build a
bridge across McGirt's creek on the
road to Ortega. 1t will cost about
S32, 900.
A tiger mot blind) was killed in
Colubia county last week. 1t meas
ured feet beam. During the chase
the tiger killed one dog and put sew
eral more ont of commission. 1t
took eight shots to kill the animal.
The Baptist State convention will
meet in Lake City on the 24th and
25th to ratify the work of its educa-
tional committee in accepting the
old state property at Lake City and
agreeing to maintain a denomina-
tional college.
Deputy Sheriff !. r. Walker of
Alachua county shot and killed a
negro named Will Gordon at New
berry last Saturday. The officer
was about to arrest Gordon in the
act of selling liquor, when he resist
ed and had to be shot in self defense.
J. F. Sherwood, president of the
Live Oak Publishing Company, has
rendered his resignation owing to
the illness of his son and his desire
to be with him on Notwithstanding
journey to Colorado. G. w. Irwin
has been elected to fill the vacancy.
DR.. Andrew Sledd, president of
the University of Florida, has gone
to A Atlanta, where he will spend
few days with his wife and children.
Mrs. Sledd and children are guests
of her father, Bishop Warren G.
Gambler, in the Georgia capital
Gainesville Sun.
VIM. NJ. Brown, president of the
defunct Fort Dallas National Bank
at Miami has been placed under ar
rest. But his friends at Miami
shouldn't cry so hard-nothing will
be done in the way of punishment,
even if he has gone wrong You
can't find a law that will punish a
man whom all the people slobber
ever.
w. B. Crawford, a son of Secretary
of State H. Clay Crawford, has pur-
chased controlling interest in the |
Pensacola Daily News. twill here |
after be known as the Pensacola |
Evening News. Mr.. Crawford is a |
lawyer, but has had four years news
paper experience on the Tallahassee |
Capital and the Pensacola Journal, |
and that on the latter publication |
ought to be worth a heap to the right |
sort of man-which Mr.. Crawford |
undoubtedly is.
Rev. Evaristo Ghidoni, the italian
minister in charge of the dago mis-
sion at Tampa has surrendered his
parchments and withdrawn from |
the ministry of the Methodist church
because it was discovered that Mrs.
Ghidoni was not Mrs. Ghidoni, but
another woman who was acting the
part. The mans real wife is in
Italy. She wasn't good, so Ghidoni
quit her, and as is allowable in Italy,
(where they do not divorce,) he Sc
cured another lady. She came with
him to America.
Milo Cooper, the aged negro body
of the COnfederacy, is now living at
the Confederacy have discovered
Pugh of that city has made the fol-
Grams: II take this method of in
forming Confederate Veterans and
Sons of Veterans, that Milo Cooper,
once body guard of the President of
the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, is
just now in ColOred town. He came
to my office on the 4th inst, from
the poor farm. / did not know he
was there, as | had not seen or heard
of him in a year and q half, 1 have
known him for ten years. He ap-
pealed to me to use my influence to
keep him from returning to the poor
house. l at once gave him to under
stand he would not have to make
that his home any more. He is in
poor health and at best has but a
short time to live. His age is rs and
the best part of these years have
been eventful ones. | wish to fur
nish him with a small house and
supply him with the necessities of
life. ] ask those who feel thus dis
posed, to please contribute fifty
cents or dollar toward this. Hand
same or forward it by mail to me
and | will see that it is properly
used for his comfort and needs. I
am forced to think it a reflection on
the Sons of Veterans to allow him to
spend his last days in the poor house.
He was faithful to Mr.. Davis and
firm believer in the principles of the
Lost Cause" | trust this will Il
meet your approval and hope to re-
ceive aid for him promptly.n
Best Medicine in the World for Collie
and Diarrhoea.