The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-09-06

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The Downing Park sawmiIl, near Live
oak, was burned Sunday morning, Loss
100000. Coycrodby insurance.
Alfred -. Clairc-Abrams has sold
his Tayarcs Herald to r. 7. Carnes,
who assumed control last week.
Some $lG,O00 has been subscribed in
Madison for The organization of to-
bucco growing and packing company.
And now Claude LEnElc has sued
both he Jacksonville Times. Union and
thc Metropolis for the sum Of $50, 600,
It !, stated that the acreage devoted
to celery growing in the sanford dis
trict will br fully double that of last
year,
September 18th win be Florida day
at the jamestown exposition. The rail
roads will make a low excursion rate at
that time,
Duyal is the next county threatened
with wet and cry election. All signs
point to Florida being u prohibition
state in the near future.
shipments Of fish ON ice from the
port Of Purta Gorda for week ending
Tuesday night amounted to ten carloads
in bulk and go barrels, aggregating
2i3,O0o pounds,
About $50, 600 are being expended by
the Dcl.and Electric and lee Co., in the
installation of more powerful machin-
cry. The plant is owned by the estate
Of John Il. StetSon.
The phosphate business at this port
this year is not very brisk. Only one
shipment, $3.50 tons, was made this
month. Adding this to %, 1863 tons pre-
viously shipped gives a total of 2S,4l9
for eight months past. Punta Gorda
Herald
For selling intoxicating liquors in
dry town, &. =. Bevile, Of Gainesville,
was arraigned in court and fined $500
and costs or 80 day in Jail. An appeal
was taken and the defendent gave bond
for his appearance before the grand
jury at the fall term of the circuit court.
Jacksonvilc's city council is trying to
protect the local liquor dealers by i'm
posing very high license, thus shut
ting out the impending invasion of
Georgia dealers. The proposed license
is $500 for wholesale and retail $500
for each counter or bar, besides the
State and county license
For some time past there has been
movement ON foot by several of the
prominent Miami residents who hail
from Kentucky, to form Kentucky
colony. Invitations have been sent out
10 former KcntuckianS in the city and
throughout Dade county to attend
meeting looking to organization.
The dredges Geo. w. Allen and G.
Grampus which have been filling in for
the East Coast Railway terminal oppo-
site the garrison the past year, are now
undercontract of several hundred thous-
and dollars with Nipe Bay, Cuba, and
will sail for that point as soon as the
tug arrives to tow them there Key
West Advertiser.
After all Escambia county is to have
a "wet' and "dry" election to be held
on October list. The first petition pre-
scented by the ''drys" was short few
names, but the petition was amended
by the addition Of 300 names and the
election was ordered as at first proposed.
There are likely to be warm times in
Pensacola and Escambia county.
Messrs. Hischburg and Rosenberg,
ne two well known proprietors of the
Lake Jackson tobacco growing industry
in Leon county, have sold their famous
plantation, together with the 1907 crop
to two prominent leaf tobacco firms, of
New York and Philadelphia. The new
firm will bear the name of the Lake
Jackson Tobacco Growing Company.
Frank Drew, of Fernandna, is speak
ing encouragngly Of the railroad which
he contemplates building and has given
out the statement that in spite of de-
lays and obstacles, the plans at which
he is at present working he is sure will
result in success and the railroad be ex.
tended to Fernandina in the near future
He has also purchased for large sum
Pine island as a terminal for his road |
The Miami board of public works
have concluded to build the city hall
under their own supervision, instead of
letting the work by contract. They