The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-09-27
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mouse.
The first carload of grapefruit to
leave the state this season was shipped
from Terra Ceia last Thursday.
Fire at Live Oak early Tuesday morn.
ing destroyed q steam laundry and the
Suwanee Botling Works also several
dwellings,
ID. {. Thompson, president, of the
Warnel' l0mhcr and Veneer Co., Of
Plant city, died hast week at East Las
Vegas, New McXico, where he had gone
for the bcuctit Of his health.
Oranges AMI grapefruit are going to
mature early this year, some of the
fruit in this section is almost ready for
picking, tn" early fruit will bring a
good price il the present market holds.
--TropicalS san.
Citrus. dry county is to have an
election on October 18th to determine
whether Intoxicating liquors, wines or
beer, shall be sold therein legally. The
election is called by liquor men driven
out of other counties.
The probability is that no whiskey
will be sold in Miami from the night of
September Both until after October 18th
the day on which the prohibition cleo
ton will take place, And not then if
prohibition carries. Miami News.
Sentiment in favor Of holding the
State Fair in January instead of Feb
ruary is growing stronger daily, the
public realizing that the city hasn't no.
tel accommodation for the crowds that
will visit the city in February Tampa
Evening News.
What was evidently murder Of the
fowlest and most mysterious type was
enacted at I.awtey sometime between
midnight and day Thursday morning,
when c. Y. Cougar, farmer living
about "A mile west Of Lawtey, was shot
and killed in his own home by party
or parties unknown.
1t is announced that as soon as the
hurricane period is over that tug ana
barges of the K. &. Ross Contracting
Co.. of jacksonville will be brought
here to assist in the building OF the
lefty south of the sea entrance OF the
new ship channel, the contract having
been awarded to that company. Miami
Metropolis.
Duyal county now has California
road expert at work on test streteh
of IA miles. Crude petroleum is to be
intimately mixed with the native sand'
and the result promised is sm'o'h
and perfect road bed with a surface
similar to asphalt pavement. Shon'o
this experiment prove a success, 'he
Florida road building problem will be
solved.
Tarpon Springs was the scene OF
bloody tragedy Monday. Ruoe Jones
city marshal murdered Barney AMER
son, deputy sheriff, by shooting mn
, pnmbpr Of times with shot gun aho
twice with H-calibre revolver No'
satisfied vj,a nhicting forty-four buck
shot and rw, pistol ball wounds Jones
punched IN" Frustrated man violently
with the nJzze Of the gun
Enough tobacco was shipped tnl'
moruing d. ht Spanish steamship W
vinia. Capiain Arotegu, to Liverpool
to suppiy rew towns the size OF r Ta,
sacola for u few weeks at least '"'
,a.soI vas cleared today for the grea
Enplisn port and in addition to a lot o. o.
items representing total Va'ua''1" a ~
'oani, s'y. 90, the steamer carried on
ISL - pounds OF tobacco r'''''''''
Eyening NyHs, 10Th
AT has, oa death warrant for the ' eN
ocn,;or 81 ,ho negro Dock Mack a'. '.
pin Mack, 10, assaulting ayoung w'' ~
n''' ' IN n, western suburbs of jack
" no the evening of March ~
last, has eome Sher''' NJ T. prowar,
.n,ni,e, II from Governor p'o""''
saturday. and at 10 o'clock ne ,a I ,h,
T nsnu,y y Sheriff Nolan repaired ,r to =, u"
county jal, and there the s ,%a doome,
c CELL read the warrant to the he ,t aoU r"ad
ce'', ' v,rn =, he conclusion of the r re- ,
mar" .. W'' - - an. sir, prepared to de-
. Unreasonable Metropolis.