The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
TALLAHASSEE
NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered
at the Capital of
Florida.
Special to The Journal

Tallahassee, July 3O-The south
half OF the beautiful block, lying in
the central part of the city just north
of st. Johns Episcopal church, has
been occupied since the earliest days
of the city by a livery stable. Within
the memory of the writer it has had
three owners, a Kentuckian named
Elkins, an Indiana man named Kemp
er, and the last owner, Mr.. A. c.
Schoemaker, who comes from far
away Holland.
Now MT. Shoemaker has sold the
lots occupied by the stables and will
move his stock to the South Adams
street livery stand now occupied by
the MizeIl stock and feed stables.
This is a good move. The present
stand is no place for livery stable,
being in one of the principal resi-
dence portions Of the city, and this
sale Is regarded as one of the most
important and desirable that has
been effected in many years.
The property sold was divided into
two parts. The south strip, so by
200 feet, running from Monroe street
to Calhoun street, was bought by Mr..
w. G. Lewis, who, In turn, will sell
to the WOman's Club a lot so by 100
feet, OFF the corner facing Monroe.
North of this, facing the same street,
a lot 10 by $50 #. is now the prop
erty of the Elks' Club of Tallahassee.
1t is expected that botn these organ
iZations will soon erect handsome
buildings on their newly acquired
sites, which will be ornaments to the
city.
The lot correSp Onding to that
bought by the ElkS, facing Calhoun
street, is still owned by Mr.. Schoe-
maker, but is subject to sale when
he can find a suitable purchaser. The
price paid by the EIks was $500.
The Mizel stables will be moved
to the stand now occupied by Mr.. ].
D. Cay, who has sold out to the Mi
cell company the livery part OF his
business.
David Smith, attorney at-law, of
chicago, bought a two hundred acre
tract near Munsons Pond, sheet o.
water lying south Of Tallahassee, and
known as the James Moody place.
Three hundred acres, a part of the
estate of the late Governor Call, lying
on Orchard Pond, in the Lake Jack
son district, was bought by DR.. Ten
nAnt Ronalds, of Scotland, from Mrs.
e. &. HollingeT. Dr.. Roua1ds is
owner of beautiful Live Oak"
where he makes his winter residence.
Col. John H. Law, of Chicago, who
has a delightful winter residence on
Lake Hall, about five miles north OF
the oity, added to his estate a tract
OF between three and four hundred
acres, known as the OYerstreet
place.
properties on hand for which bids are
being made, and which he hopes to
dispose of very soon.
The Florida edition of The Max
ers of Florida, a historical and bio
graphical work just published under
the auspices of the Florida Historical
Society, Jacksonville, has on its al
visory board names well known to
all Florid1ans. Among them are two
ex-povernOrs. w. D. BlOxham and
Francis P. Fleming, and the secTe-
tary of the board IS c G. ChOate, of
Tallahassee, we'll known as forceful
writer ana aII-round newspaper man.
Mr.. Onaote has been engaged in
the compilation Of these volumes for
several months, and to him belongs
much Of the credit for the excellent
work done on the Florida edition.
Professor /. N. BuchhOlz, superin-
tendent of public instruction for
HiIIsborough county, is in the city
visiting among the many warm
friends made here during his eight
years residence here as a member
of the college faculty.
Professor BuchnoIz went out to
Denver to the late meeting OF the
National Education Association and
returned by way OF San Antonio, Tex,
where he visited his daughter, Mrs,
Rav He is here direct from New
Orleans. The professor says he could
not come so near the Tallahassee
country and ia TO stop over to see
the place and people.