The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-14
LATE STATE NEWS.

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] Nathan Price of Melrose has sold
his gristmill to j. J. Simmons of Ed
: gar.
The cantauloupe crop is being
, shipped from Alachua and Marion
counties.
} The United States gunboats Wasp
; is anchored off the foot of Market
street, Jacksonville.
John F. Whitney prominent
young man of St. Augustine is dead
OF malignant typho-malaria.
The Florida State Bankers associa-
tion will convene in annual session
at the Continental Hotel, Atlantic
Beach, today.
5. L. Shaylor of the Criminal Court
of Record in Jacksonville for mat
tention to duties.
The annual state rifle competition
is to be held this year in st. Angus
tine, beginning tomorrow and last
ing until next Tuesday.
A clay road has just been complet-
ed between Mt. Dora and Eustis.
This road connects Mt Dora with
over 200 miles of hard surface roads.
Live Oak is enjoying great re-
| ligious revival under the leadership
of Rev. DR.. Len. q. Broughton of At
lanta. All the churches are united
in the meetings.
Lake City is rejoicing over the
prospect of some sort of demonina-
tional college being located there on
the site of the old agricultural col
lege, which the people will donate
for that purpose.
DR.. A. S. York of Live Oak, late
engrossing clerk of the House of
Representatives in Tallahassee, has
been elected president of the state
dental association.
Dade county has refused to longer
lease her convictS out to private in
dividuals, but will employ them on
the public roads. That is the proper
place for all convicts.
Lawyer VIM. J. Bryan of Jackson
vile delivered the annual address
before the Alumni association of
Washington and Lee University at
A@S-Ai'' 'Ohi ' a"'f WI NNSSA"y'
Alfred Sergeant the negro con-
demned to death for the murder of
John Skeels, will hang in Jackson
vile today unless the pardon board
or providence interferes. The cere-
mony will be private.
The Lakeland Sun wants a statue
of Frank Harris, editor of the Ocala
Banner, placed in Florida's niche in
the National Hall of Fame, Wash
ington. AS Mr.. Harris is man
who has never "been on
bust and is now well along in
years, the suggestion does not seem
inappropriate.
DR.. A. S. Jerry, Tallahassee
druggist, is under arrest charged
with stealing package containing
the questions for the state teachers
examination for June and selling
the questions to prospective teach
ers for SIS. Louisa Ford a colored
teacher of that place has testified
: hat she purchased the questions of
Jerry, who, it is also charged sold
them to teachers in other parts of
the state.
Here are two bills passed by the
late Legislature that are plainly i'll
the interest of the people: The bill
limiting the charge of express COM
panies to 20 cents for any package
weighing not more than five pounds
has been passed. Also a bill requir--
ing railroad companies to pay claims
within sixty days after filing or be
subjected to penalty of so per cent
interest on the claim.
Hon. E. L. Wartmann of Citra, q
prominent member of the legisla-
ture, has been appointed by Gov.
Broward member of the State
Board of Control, vice DR.. Brown,
resigned. Mr.. Wartmann is we'll
fitted for this office, being a staunch
and intelligent friend of the states
present plans for higher education.
But there is suspicion that he can
not legally hold the Office, he having
been a member of the legislature of
1905, which created the office.
Concerning the recent legislature
the Orlando Reporter Star SAYS:
with all its faults the present leg
islature was composed of a gentle
manly and sober lot. Only two pub
lie exhibitions of drunkenness were
given and they both by senator of
whom no one who knows him would
expect any better. 1t has been said
that the personnel of both houses
was the highest of any legislature
ever convened in the state, and vet
this need not be construed as COM
pliment.'