The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-10-29

arc u! '"o ii''e''es' L
eighties. .nI
The immense temperance ~ state
Chicago was an encourage " .a.
lover of decency, hap""",'"SSer' - ~.
order. 1t was all headed cal' WHY"
in thot II woocnter Of interest IN the
unenvia' ''"''
ar,rsen solid carloads and ninety-one
.arrels of fish aggregatng weight
of 1856, 200 pounds were shipped out u
Punta Gorda last week,
Over 200 acres are being planted IN
strawberries around Lakeland, and the
late rains have proved Of much benefit
to the newly set plants.
Putnam county's commissioners have
awarded the contract for the erection
of new court house to an Albany, ia.
firm for the sum of $34, GOO.
A Florida correspondent of the Sa-
vannah News says it is persistenty ru-
mored that Senator Taliaferro will rot
be candidate for reelection to the
senate.
Tampa baseball fans are elated over
the fact that arrangements are under
way for game between the famous
Detroit Tigers and the Tampa aggre-
cation.
A 500, 600 bank is to he located at
st. Cloud, the new colony but recently
openedup to investors in Osceola county.
There are already several thousand peo-
pie there.
Seventy-five tons of steel beams and
Orders for Tampa's new Y. NJ. c. A.
building have been received and the
work of construction is now to go for
ward rapidly
Under decision reached by the board
of Commissioners of State Institutions
at a meeting held at Tallahassee, young
children will not be admitted to the
State insane asylum.
In order that more of the registered
voters may pay up their poll taxes so
as to be able to vote. the Palm Beach
county bonding election has been post.
pOned until December.
Practically all of the force remaining
on the extension is now being worked
as rapidly as possible getting the track
and trestles damaged by the storm be-
tween Miami and Knights Key, in condi.
ton to permit the operations of trains.
A ship canal meeting is soon to be
held in Ocala, at time when Senator
Fletcher and Congressman Sparkman
can be present. Interest has been
aroused by the proposed Martin canal.
This route includes Silver Springs,
Ocklawaka and st. Johns rivers and
Blue Springs.
The Florida Citrus Fruit Exchange is
meeting success from the beginning,
having at the present time more than
5000, 600 boxes of fruit pledged to the
organization, 1t is believed that before
the season is really started many more
boxes of fruit will be added to this al
ready large number.
One of the negroes tried at last term
of court and confined in the county Jail
at Palatka, attempted suicide Wednes. .
day night by taking over thirty-seven
grains Of bichloride of mercury-ap- /
proXimately 1000 doses, DR.. Warren
was called and the unfortunate fellow
is now on the road to recovery. The .
case is peculiar one.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Hav-
ana News last week just when Editor
Gray's paper was beginning to reach
the point where it was Of greatest val
ue in the development of the Havana
section. Nothing but job press was
saved. The paper appeared on time,
however, though in diminutive form
from the small press.
Reports that come from the Key
West extension of the East Coast Rail-
way are not encouraging. The first brief
statement given out by the vice-presi-
lent OF the company that the property
oss from the hurricane was greater
than it had ever been has been supple
nented here and there by fragments
If information which lead to the onclu.
ZION that the completion of the work has
been seriously interfered with. Some
whose judgements may be considered
are of the opinion that the
hurricane furnished the cause for de.
ay of at least year in seeing the en-.
erprise completed. Nearly all of the
loating equipment was lost and will
rave to be replaced before the work