The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-07
STATE GLEANINGS

OF the water pouring into them lruni
that source on account of the unus-
ually high tides along the coast, tne
drainage work on the Glades is being
put to a severe test.
The FIRST step has been taken In a
nroiect that will aid greatly I'm the de-
velopment Of Sanford and the almost
unbroken country to the southeast OF
that city. The work on the SANFORD
and Everglades railroad has been
started and the company expects TO
have the first five miles through the
celery delta finished by the first OF
February.
Lewis MASTERS, a young man ABOUT
% years old, was drowned in Deep
creek near Holy branch while engag-
ed in rafting logs for the Dyal-Up-
church company. II seems that the
young man could not swim, and get
ting into deep water with no one near
to help him he lost his life. His body
was recovered shortly after the sad
accident.
From the large number Of folders
descriptive of various Florida cities,
communities, hotels and resorts In cir
culation IL is evident that the people
of the state are doing more than just
talking about the attractions nature
and man offer the visitor from the
colder northern states.
Carrying out it's policy established
a year ago, the city council OF Pensa-
cola has designated the depository
for city moneys for the next fiscal
year, awarding the bid to the Ameri-
can National bank, that institution to
pay 6.09 per cent upon three classes
of funds, which will net the city
revenue of about $4,000 on interest
alone on the various classes of funds.
The system was inaugurated year
ago in Pensacola, after a very careful
investigation at the hands Of the
finance committee, and the first year,
at a lower rate of interest than that
which is to pertain hereafter, netted |
the city over $4,000. All banks of the
city made bids for securing the city
money, and the one offering the high |
est was given the award.
A long mooted question has been |
decided by the municipal Judge OF |
Tampa. In a case before Judge Pee |
pies, recently, ii was laid down as a |
rule of the law of courtship that 10: 80 |
o'clock p. m. is late enough for any |
young man TO remain at the home of |
the object of his alteration, if he has |
not formally declared his intentions. |
j. Sakia, founder of Yamato, the |
Japanese colony in Dade county, re-
Gently applied to the board of educa- |
ton Of that county to allow his wife, |
who is under twenty years of age, to |
attend school at Boca Ratone.. The |
board instructed the teacher Of that |
school to admit Mrs. Sakai as a pupil, |
II 1t could be done without disarrang-
ing the work Of the school.
Some of the farmers who own |
places near Miami say that quail is so
plentiful around their farms that it is
a difficult matter to get a seed bed |
started. One OF the farmers stated
that he had planted seeds two or
three times and the little birds at
once proceeded to go in and help
themselves. From all over the county |
comes the reports that never before |
have quail been seen so plentiful.
Tampa is making Havana cigars for
Havana. The tobacco is grown in
Cuba, not far from Havana, is import
ed to Tampa, paying duty, and the
product is exported to
Cuba, again paying duty, and is sold
here. This singular twist in the laws
'f trade has come about through the
'igarmakers' strike in the Cuban cap.
tai. A Havana cigar dealer recently
sent an order to one of the most
prominent Of Tampa cigar manufac-
urlng houses which was promptly
illed. Naturally Tampa Is quite jubi-
ant. II the orders continue to come
after rhe strike is over Il will demon
'trate that Tampa is indeed becoming
world center for cigars.
Matrimony seems to be the order of
ne day among Florida journalists. b.
). Tatum, president OF the Miami pub.
tEhtng cOmDanV Duhlishare 90 a. NAt