The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-11
LATE STATE NEWS.


Gainesville is to have a new saw
| ings bank, the same to be instituted
by Phifer Bros.
Live Oak is to have large, new
and modern hotel, something it has
needed for long time. A contract
was let to Hugger Bros. for its con-
struction last week, the contract
price being $2S,500.
The cotton ginnery at Gainesville
has ginned total of 400 bales of cot
ton this year, 200 less than last sea-
son, and it is said the reduction is
about on par with ginnery's in all
parts of the country.
At the instance of the adjutant
general, Gov. Broward has ordered
the disbandment of the st. Angus
tine Rifles for lack of proper discip-
line and failure to measure up to the
requirements in efficiency.
The United States owns about
100000 acres of land in Florida sub
ject to homestead entry, of which
1929 acres are in Putnam county.
DeSoto county has the most acres of
government land (6l,984) and Lake
county comes next with Al ,85l.
Hillsboro county commissioners
have awarded contract for the
lease of their county convicts for the
sum of $28.20 per month each. The
contract also provides that the con-
victs shall be worked within the
county.
The Fernandina Star has been sue
ceeded by the Fernandina Record of
which ]. o. LaFontisee is editor and
the Fernandlna Publishing Compa-
ny is publisher. Mr.. La Fontisee is
one of the brightest newspaper men
in Florida, and will make of the
Record an influential state paper.
In the clamorous cry of more peo-
pie for Florida!" let us put in the
qualification that we don't want
them unless they are of the right
kind. Our vagrancy statutes don't
element already in stock. Better
settle up a state slowly with good
people than to fill it rapidly with hu-
man rash.-Live Oak Democrat.
Every German in the state is cor
daily invited to attend the installa-
tion of the Grand Lodge of the Sons
of Herman in Jacksonville, on Janu-
ary 20th and 2lst. A cordial well
come awaits them all and it will be
one of the largest and most impor-
tant fuctions ever given by the Ger
mans in the state. A special pro-
gram has been prepared and real
old fashion good time is assured TO
all.
The Merchants Hotel at Madison
was destroyed by fire last Friday
morning. The Merchants was a
large, three-story frame edifice in
the center of the town and was
built over 20 years ago. The fire oc-
Cured between one and two o'clock
in the morning and nothing was
saved. The house was filled with
guests and two are missing One man
named Sloan, who escaped from the
building, has since died from his in
juries.
The fast winter schedules on roads
coming into Florida went into effect
this week and the through trains are
coming into the state loaded with
tourists. The big east coast hotels
all open this week, and the annual
tourist travel may now be said to be
on in earnest. The bookings at the
Ponce de Leon, Royal Poinciana and
Royal Palm Hotels indicate that the
present season will be a record
breaker in the number of visitors.
Hon. Jefferson B. Browne, retiring
member of the state railroad COM
and chairman of the board,
gave a fairwell dinner to official
at the Leon hotel last
Thursday night. During the pro-
gress of the dinner Mr.. Browne spoke
with feeling of his connection with
the state government during the past
four years and bade an atfectionate
La hir nall