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Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14
church Notices.

Services at the Baptist church next
sunday. Subject in the morning,
Heavens Demands on Humanity Suo-
iect in the evenings ITO Whom shall
We Coz" John sos. Sunday scnooi
3 p. IN.
Sunday, August 10th, morning Wor'
shin in St. Andrews Episcopal churca'
: O'clock Holy Communion, II o'clock
Mathis. Theme for sermon, "Evangel'c
Miracles Many Christians more hon
81 than wise. have thought since the
moral forces of the Gospel have estao-
i l themselves in the world the mir.
.cIes have outlived their purpose ana
NAV safely be dropped out OF n0'''N
This way Of thinking involves a
miscouception Of the place which
sunernataral holds in the Christian
tenn. Friday. vespers 4 p M.
viii meet as usual. Seats are Tree
erybody welcome. George Moore
pastor.
Service for St Lukes Missions
day 10 a, m. Holy Communion
O OIDS service at 3 o'clock in the Co
Odd Fellows Hall, M q. Finley
4. Miller lay readers. George N
D. D., priest 10 charge Of the miss
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14

800.
) G Coats and G X Platts, west $50
ieet Of east 100 feet of swl and nw4 and
acre north of this to Ten Mile creek.
sec 80, Up 35 s. range 80 e, lit acres,
from 25O to 300.
> D Almond, vest $40 feet Of swf Jof
nwt and II acres north to Ten Mile
creek of nwt OF nwt, sec 80, tp 80 S,
range 80 e, u acres, from 500 to $50,
GS Tucker, VT of nw4 of net and WI
OF swt of net, sec 80, tip 35 S, range 80 e,
40 acres from 200 to 300.
On motion all cattle districts hereto.
fore existing In st. Lucie county, Fla,
are abolished.
On motion, White City, Ankona and
Jensen precincts are constituted cattle
district No. l, aud H, F. Bell is recon
mended TO the governor for appoint
ment as inspector of marks and brands
OF nlues OF beef butcheredln said cattle
district Mol.
On motion The Fort Pierce News is
designated to publish insolvency list
presented and accepted atregular meet
ing in July,
The 81, Lucie County Tribune to
publish list Of increaced tax assess
ments and The St. Lucie County Tri,
bune to publish insolvency list If any
TO be presented at September meeting,
On motion the clerk is instructed to
furnish the county papers wish copy of
insolvency list and increased assess
ments as heretofore mentioned.
Continued on page eight
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14

$780,. r
49,
80 Hss-
- - - 60
-aar 49, - -
49, e.
49, -. 49,. - u
HH $3.50 msau w
-. - - g. - Il. 80
H 60 49, Mas e..
- .sss $50 90
- 1900
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14
WHITE CITY
a. LauQntis having pines SET ibis

week
Mr.. Campbell is preparing to plant a
large acreage of pines.
G. Beemenderfer is preparing TO put
an addition on his cottage.
G. E. Dutton will leave next week
tor Virginia where he will spend few
weeks,
A. L. Parker is having cottage
built on his ten acres facing Pineapple
avenue.
Mr.. Frederickson, of Jensen spent
Sunday here the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fransen.
HI. Christensen of this place, who
is now stopping at Walton, was here
Sunday to see his friends and his grove
The Improvement Club will give a
box party and dance Saturday night
August 18th, to which everybody is IN
vited.
The many friends of Mr.. A, Legg' OF
Jacksonville, who has a nice grove
here, will be pleased to learn that he is
now rapidly recovering from a severe
attack of typhoid fever
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14
Band Concert

- GLOWING is the program to be
l tonight FRIDAY on the band
80 ! the foot of Palmetto avenue,
= - 1'clock, by the Fort Pierce Band;
in March Rogers
ture, "Tolona" Miller
N Independence March
Henninger
Merry Widow March Lehar
5-Sam Will oblige, Char. March
Reeves
6-Home Sweet Home, Medley, Berger
Look for the program every week.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14

80 HHM 49,
Of Delray. came from Wabasso Sunday
and tied up for several hours while the
family enjoyed the ocean beach.
Plenty Of rain and more than enough
lightning and thunder these days The
worst electrical storm OF the season
passed over this section Tuesday.
Considerable work has recently been
done on the Orchid end of our road.
The same attention is much needed
and is promised at the Stanwood end
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14
H6dVv Pln6dDDI Crop
Moved This Season
St. Lucie County's Harvest Ran Above
Five Hundred Thousand Crates.

The SUMMER crop Of pineapple for the
East Coast is now over and in fact ship
ments have been light since the first of
August, This has been heavy sea-
son so far as numbers OF crates 60, but
in price the general average has been
low. Various causes have been ascrib-
ed for this, none of which are absolute
ly responsible and perhaps all are in
a measure answerable for the small re-
turns. The hard times prevalent dur
ing the past several months through
out the north have in measure caus-
ed low sales Then again the growers
of this section are morally sure they
have not had square deal with the
markets when the pines were shipped
through commission houses, The cry
sent back to the grower, has been that
the fruit arrived in bad condition, and
over-ripe, while the growers have ship
ped ripes to various places and they
arrived in sound condition, They can
not understand why fruit shipped green
should become over-ripe in less time
than fruit shipped ripe becomes over
ripe.
The amount of pineapples handled
during the summer is ENORMOUS. The
! figures fran the traffic department of
the F. e. c. Railway show that from
May lst to July l9th-S0 days-5Ss,549
crates were shipped by Aeight, while
many went forward by express. The
figures for each month are as follows:
May 81 1905 crates
EJune no a0 35A3s9
! 1n1v In 10 R0D7b ~
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14
5Ss,549


The above does not show all that was
shipped, for the season was not over,
and it is safe to say that 100000 crates
in all we're moved during this summer.
This is from the entire East Coast, and
as we were unable to get figures for st.
Lucie county we will have to estimate
the crop from this county. To do this
we can only base the figures on the
amount handled by the pickup" train.
This special pineapple train, in charge
of Conductor W. A. Belk, from May Fl
to July I, picked up between the st.
Lucie river and Fort Pierce, 2l2, 300
crates. This does not include any ship
ments from Jensen, nor what was taken
on by the local freight, through freight
or express train. Neither are:the Fort
Pierce shipments in this, and the above
figures are considered about half the
crop from here south TO the county line.
To this 424, 800 crates add the crop Of
the Viking and st. Lucie section and
the amount will easily go above the
500, 900 mark.
Thus YOU see that ST. Lucie county is
titled to the distinction Of the
80 pineapple county. All of these
e. =dred thousand crates, which
- bout fifteen million pineapples,
- duced on strip of land less
- rty miles long and in no place
60 an mile vice, almost the
rip being from quarter to
a. nile in width-not over fifteen
= niles OF territory.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14
lice sooIana Salve

mr. Woods Miraculous Ointment
~ D Eczema, Prickly Heat plmp p :,
~ D..,,n,,ons, itching piles and all kinds o.
itching diseases
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14
Pm. HENDRIX BUYS DRUG STORE
The Fort Pierce Drug Company
Has Changed Hands.

A business change is announced this
week whereby the business Of the Fort
Pierce Drug Company changes hands,
Percy a. Hendrix has Pgain become
manager and proprietor og purchasing
the entire interest of Judge James E.
Andrews and DR. r. 2 Rollins. Ne
gotiations have been under way since
the frst 81 August andAtir Hendrix
took charge of the, store last Friday
Mr.. Hendrix is well known to all our
residents aud needs no introduction
from us. He was in business for sever
al years at Jensen and Fort Pierce and
last summer he sold this same business
to Judge Andrews and Dr. Rollins. On
the fifth page will be found the ad OF
this store, which is bidding for your
patronage in strong way,
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14
|lU1tu Commissioners
In REGULAR Session
.ayed Report Of the Doings Of the
Solons at the August Meeting.

- commissioners met in regular
august 3, 1908. Present, c. FL.
"a, chairman, P, Kroegel, j. F.
~ Baker and Peter Raulerson
3, Fultz. clerk
..utes Of last regular meeting were
md approved
notion board entered into equail-
~" d tax assessments for taxes of
notion F. L. Hemmings is APP
M attorney for the Board for the
y Of this year, compensation $50
.,sst Of Manly Blanton, e. w.
oton, ct. al, relative to proposed
mad at Quay, received and as the
does not consider this protest
lent grounds against establishing
new road, will defer action until
IN September meeting to hear
X"
lrpotests.
i notion w. T. Hayes, iailor. is
RED and in accordance with In
soos from State Auditor, the
viii employ no iailor in future
hsr from citizens OF Vero request
ia Board TO increase allowance OF
DrJ. NJ. Farley from S. to $40, re-
~, but as the Board does not feel
iol IN making such increase, the
et Is denied.
~. Hayes, deputy sheriff, present.
a.hs Board bill for $500 for
Bis 10 waiting on the Circuit Court
~ EXTERN l9O7-lS days az 81
rsvtand it appearing that D. 5.
ou, sheriff, had previously been
for this same service, payment OF
Mn vas refused and the clerk is In
HAed TO communicate with the cir
II Judge 10 regard to the matter.
pors Of County Judge Fe e and
cs Lame for the month of July
yed,
} motion, cost bills and report Of
NJ Judge for the month OF July,
returned for correction.
sOrt Of county clerk of tax re-
options and purchases for the month
nIy, 1908, received.
sadon Of N. o. Penny, c. Clifford,
4praying for change of road as
ss Beginning on the ridge road
pnt Of Seab Jones' place, run east
abroad at Jones crossing, cross
.|ad and run parallel 10 railroad to
Inc Sc u Of ne J section Is town.
y s. range 80, east; run on said
. corner of said land, thus con-
Pig with the road now open; old
hem Jones crossing TO be discon-
received, and J. M. Jones, I.
''Eers and S. B. Jones are appoint
eommittee to view, survey ana
= said road and report TO this board
Ansxt regular meeting.
nfd adjourned to 1870 a. M. Tues
and convened at said hour; all
'nt except Com, Baker.
sport Of county judge returned cor
a
wort Of tax collector received,
'pg polls collected for the month
'''l 1903, 50, and licenses. State SIG
lIs, q.
Sweeney list presented by the col
y eoa examined by the board, and
'Ron IS returned to the collector
Instructions to make an effort to
same,
feney list presented at July
q and accepted by the board Is
published In the Fort Pierce
lQr publishing the minutes O.
F.M lincluding full list Of war
''aHn) we're requested Of the
Papers.
position was submitted by th'
County Tribune and the For
Nsvs, to publish in each papei
''nses Of the board, including
R list Of warrants drawn, foi
month, payment TO be made
between said papers, eacl
IS 800 every two months, an'
'n mid proposition is accepted
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14

C. NJ. Horton, cashier of the Bank Of
Fort Pierce, is now enjoying his annual
vacation and is spending the time on
his young orange grove on Ten Mile.
T, G. Nicholson is assisting President
Fee in the bank.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-14

Tor the balance of this year.
Treasurers report received as fol.
lows
Total Of all on hand July l, sl4,s66 p
received during month 729 % u
warrants paid " S.04 n
Balance on hand si25l %
GENERAL FUND
Balance on hand July1 1857 Al
Received during month 800 IS
Warrants paid " L127 27
Balance on hand s272O %
FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND
Balance on hand July1 $796 81
Received during month S77g
Warrants paid 2sS5
Balance on hand sl.146 50
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND
Balance on hand July $903 10
Received during month l762
Warrants paid 4sl 81
Balance on hand $3.50 Ii
BUILDING FUND
Bal on hand Julyl sS.45s IS
Received during month 91s
Balance on hand ss,4ss %
SPECIAL RoAD-DIsrRIoT
Balance on hand July $3.50 "a
Received during month 900
Warrants paid 10 90
Balance on hand s2.is7 g.
SPECIAL RoAD-DIsrRIcr 2
Bal on hand July 500
Received during month 900
Warrants paid 900
Balance on hand 81 90
SPECIAL RoAD-DIsTRIcTS
Balance on hand July $500 IS
Received during month 900
/ Warrants paid Asa
BaIapee on hand 1898 y
SPECIAL RoAD-pIsrRIcf
Balance on hand Julyl 1851 s.
Received during month 900
Warrants paid ia 90
Balance on hand sl.id 6S
SPECIAL RoAD-DIsTMcT
Balance on hand July Sl5S IS
Received during month go
Balance on hand sl85 50
Paid warrants were checked up and
balance found correct as per attached
certificate OF cashier of the Bank OF
Fort Pierce.
Petition of Thos. A. Bass, John Love-
ct all, praying for change OF road as
follows: To discontinue the portion OF
the Tantie and Fort Pierce road cross
TAYLOR creek at Hancock Wood Land
inc and begin at half-mile post and run
straight on, or near section line north
boundary of section % in township 81
south, range So east, crossing the creek
near L. M. Raulerson warehouse, IN
tersecting old road at this point we
further petition your honorable BODY
to appropriate means to build a bridge
ON the creek and open up the proposed
route and make it passabIe. Said PEE
tition received and H. H. Hancock o.
y. Stricklin and L. M, Raulerson are
appointed a committee to view survey
and mark said road and report TO TINS
hoard at its next regular meeting
The following changes were MADE IN
tsx assessments for the year 1905
SIS coodbread, lots aud $ sec 2 tp
81. 5. range Al e, 81 acres, reduced irou'
5000 to $500. s.o
REC McKinly, Mt Of sws OF swt seS
10, tp SO S, range 40 e, 10 acres '"i''
from 80 to l5O j,voort
Andrews. ST of 81 OF lot leA0op'
RIGHT of way) sec 10, TIP 50 s. range ~ ?
/ y acres, from 4OOto 1000. -
Maud / Richards, north 10 acres esq. :,
son,h ss acres Of lot 2 tless west . &c, acres =.
sec Is, tp IS 5, range 40 e from ." :
1000. 81 - lot I,
/ eaIIentipe 3 MoOre's subdivision sso
/ Is. tp 81 5, range Il e acres -
$50 TO so. ,oeo at east Of
q 2 Duttou, begin 1860 tees ~, sa'v nm
os ! : avenue, on section line, r eIn
o nasS s7o feet, east $50 feet, south = 20. .
tsst. west to beginning q acres ga ~ =
~ 90 !, range 40 e, from SOO % ~
2 s : : nscsrty north a l7.le 3 chains rs
? = /, S's ~ IS ID IS ), range 40 e %
&C acres, from 1000 to l,5oS :, , go Is, tp
s5 ), range 40 3, 4o acres ~
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-02-01
REVIEW OF THE BUSINESS
YEAR, WITH FORECAST.

Nineteen hundred and seven was a
year of extremes-of excessive. ap-
parently Unsuitable, demand early
but later of dullness unequalled for
years. Coincidently there were three
separate and distinct declines in pric-
es of securities interspersed, however,
with rallies depriving the general
downward movement of the year of
its uniformity, but foreshadowing
the later quietjng down of trade and
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-02-01

memory OF man runncth not, gone
into business, and then gone out, no
doubt has been as much, if not more,
to blame for jobbers and manufactur-
ers putting up goods less in quantity
than the package was marked or bill
led to contain. Just the fact of
merchant not having sufficient bust
ness acumen to count, weigh and
check up all goods coming into his
store is very great temptation to an
INSCRIPTIONS manufacturer or whole
saler to take advantage of to cheat
him, if such carelcssness comes to
his knowledge, and some of them
don't wait to find this out They
give short weight or count, and
trust to luck for the retailer to not
find it out
The sensible, intelligent grocer, in
trying to compete with these mer-
camille carbuncless has often been
forced to cut prices and resort to
number of schemes and devices that
he would much prefer not being
compelled to make use of, in order to
stay in business, and which has re-
might inform the jobbers and manu-.
facturers that If they persisted in
selling on credit these hy-by-night
cut-price shysters, who pose as mer.
chants, their patronage need not be
depended on, might have wonde,-
fully salutary effect in bringing the
grocery business up to higher stan
dard, and force these cut-price. in
capacitat>t peorle to transact on bus
suited in his not making the profits
he is justly entitled to.
Ii our merchants were sufficiently
organized so that when hey made
demand it would be considered. they
mess PRINCIPLES, or retire and give
room to th":e who would. For it is
evident to he mind of any thinking
man that he lessons sustained by the
wholesalers and manufacturers who
sell to this class Of merchants must
be borne by some one, and the per-
manent and responsible merchant is
the one who has the most of it to
pay Another thing that the whole
salcr should do to protect legitimate
merchandising, is that they ought not
to sell as cheap to merchants who are
not members of, and who do not give
their support to, retail credit rat
ing system, as they do to those who
are, for the merchant who keeps in
close touch with good credit rating
system is very much safer man to
do business with than one who is NOT
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-02-01

Among those who will enter the
race is Judge H. A. Smith. He is an
able lawyer, but above all he is man
who has character and determination.
He would make splendid judge, but
in the meantime he is man who
knows politics, and once entered in
the race, those who may think they
can lead, will find It hard to throw
him off.
Judge Morse, it was thought would
aspire to a seat on the supreme bench.
Upon this he is at the present time
strangely quiet. The chances are that
he will drop his ambitions for the
higher place. He is popular, and has
proved himself upon the bench, but
there are others who are strong, and
will he carry double load into the
battle?
The judgeships are not alone en-
tering the fray. There are those
who have been and are casting their
eyes in the direction of the District
Attorneyship. Already one has come
out in the open aside from the pres
ent incumbent. This one is Job Lyon,
who was connected with the county
attorneys office for so long time.
He is able, and above all he is popu.
lar. He is above reproach as man
and has a grasp on the duties of the
office to which he aspres second 10
none in the district. He too will be
a foeman worthy of any mans steel
who may be in the field against him.
1t is good thing that interest in
the judicial battle is thus early
started. There is nothing which
touches so near to the people, or
where a choice of officials means
more to every man or woman in the
district than that of the judiciary.
At the same time the offices both OF
Judge upon the bench and prosecutor
within the bar are too sacred, too
near to the liberties and safety of
the people to be juggled with and
thrown hithcr and thither upon the
political stage. Though under our
system of government, they must
enter the political field and gain their
authority from the people. They (thc
people, should frown down upon any
thing which savors of trickery in any
form, and support only those who ap-
proach the nomination for these Of
fees with an open face, and manner
worthy of the dignity of the posi-
lions to which they aspire. Combi-
nations, either by those seeking re-
nomination or those who are now
not on the bench or within the bar,
must belittle the dignity of both bar
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-02-01

fected by mild weather and holiday
buying was not as large as in recent
ly preceding years. Bank suspen-
sions were numerous in December,
iron production was greatly curtailed,
commodity prices rallied after the
heav, drop in November, and export
trad. in cotton goods showed life.
For the first time in years consider
able railroad equipment was reported
idle.
Looking Forward.
The pain of recent wounds is too
acute to allow very optimistic views
being taken as to the outlook for
1908. There is, in fact, rather dis
position in trade circles to look upon
the reverse side of the picture In
addition, there is the knowledge that
trade in other countries is quieting
down, that a presidential election is
impending, that readjustments of
wages and of prices are sure to fol-
low stock and money market con-
vulsions, and that expenditures for
all public and private purposes are
likely to be smaller for some time to
come. On the other hand, it should
not be forgotten that there is a large
and very profitable business to be
done in this county in it, and that
the warnings of the country Of the
present trouble were so early and so
numerous that large accumula,ions
of stocks and goods were avoided.
Buying for some time past has been
of a healthy character, small and
frequent, instead Of heavy purchases
being the rule.
Given the Tightening of the pres
emf stress in the money markc.s,
thing which may be reasonably look
ed for with the quieting down OF
trade, though perhaps delayed by
necessary heavy borrowing by rail-
roads, a rather quiet business may lie
expected until election possibilities
become certainties, and the next
growing season gives some index as
to the crops of 1908.
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TRUTH

industry. Accompanying and as a
result Of the last great break in stock
and bond prices there ensued a mark.
ed loss of public confidence, suspen-
sions Of financial institutions so
swelling business failure liabilities a.
to recall the damage of 1893, and an
acute money panic, causing a wide
spread suspension of trade and in
dustry, the year closing with a de-
gree of pessimism as to the outlook,
only to be compared to the feeling OF
optimism ruling at its opening.
The year saw the markets for Sc
curities and commodities rejecting
many disturbing occurrences, besides
Witnessing the play of forces and in
fuences having their inception in
preceding years. For one thing, it
became evident that the entire world
financial, commercial and indust-
rial-was, in 1907, living beyond its
means. and that the boosted large
additions to the worlds stock Of gold
were not sufficient to offset the de-
structive efforts of past wasteful
wars, the vast loss of property grow
ing out of conhagrations in 1905, and
the increased expenditures of all
countries, states, municipalities and
individuals.
Snring trade began we'll, with
good Easter season, but languished
for two months thereafter, though
needed hot weather later restored
some of the lost balance. Mild wea-
Their early in the fall, the late move
ment of the crops and the October
panic and its aftermath hurt fall trade
and holiday business. AS to whole
sale trade, it may be said that six
months business was secured be-
fore the year began, but the business
done after July I, and especially in
the last quarter, was below other
years.
Collections were at no time espec-
tally good, and in the late fall they
were positively bad in some sections.
with an immense amount of paper
rerortcd renewed. Despite all draw
backs, however, so keen was early
demand and so behindhand were
nearly all manufacturers so that the
excess in the first half of the year
probably more than made up for los
ses in the last half, so that the years
turnover in wholesale trade and in
dustry compares quite well with
1906.
In November the trade was at a
low ebb, wholesale business was cut
off, domestic exchanges were dislo-
Gated, collections fell to- very low
volume, cancellations were numerous
industry was curtailed, forces reduced
and wages cut, in some instances be-
cause of fear of cancellations or cl
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-02-01

The incapacity of men for business
who have since the time when the
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IGNORANCE OF BUSINESS AND
BUSINESS METHODS MORE
TO BLAME FOR SHORT
WEIGHTS AND MEAS
URFS THAN ANY
THING ELSE.
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WILSON WIIISKEY, That's all.
With few cigars we have that's suf.
fcient, and they are good cigars too.
RIEGER & LINDLEY,
The Whisky Merchants.