The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-06
STATE NEWS.

A cannery has been established at
Fort Myers.
Lakeland has a branch Of the citrus
exchange.
Two thousand people attended a fish
fry at Punta Gorda.
Jacksonville expended $3.50, 900 In new
buildings during che month OK July.
Gainesville is preparing to put in a
fine sewerage system.
Santa Rosa county voted 10 remain
dry by about 20p majority.
Milligan, Fla, has q base ball nine
composed Of pretty girls of the town.
Several grocers have been arrested in
Jacksonville for doing business on Sum
day.
The grand stand at Moncrief Park,
Jacksonville, was destroyed by fire Sum
day
The catch Of red cnappers at Pensa-
cola is reported as smaller than ever
before.
The annual convention Of Florida
postmasteTs will be held in Ocala on
Wednesday, August 10th.
A shark nine feet long was caught 81
Fort Pierce, which had boen feeding
around the docks for some time.
The old-fashioned "spelling-bee" il
becoming popular again Ia South Flor
ida communities.
The Hillsborough State Bank at Plant
City has changed It's name 10 the First
National Bank.
A movement Is on foot IN Tampa TO
construct the finest auto race track In
the world 10 that city.
The assessed valuation Of taxable
property IN Duval county over last year
shows an increase Of more than s., OO0,-
600.
The boiler exploded In the Tilgman
Cypress Companys mill near Cedar
Keys and seriously injured several en-
ployees.
w. w. Whilden, q former engineer
on the A. Q. L., has sued the company
for s45, 600 for injuries received while
in their employ.
The mango trees around New Smyrna
are again producing fine crop Of honey,
and several fine aptaries have been loca-
Jeo near tnofe.
The commissioners Of Volusia county
are having the county roads widened 20
thirty feet, and will make them ell hard
surface as soon a. possible.
A splendid hOW has besn obtained
from an artesian well at Mccall, De-
Soto county. The water runs over q
pipe fifteen feet above the ground.
~ n a. V.-a.k.- - T~u.-. -
inherited forty acres Of land IN the very
heart Of London, and IL over there get
ting his titles Strengthened out.
Pensacola experienced q -four famine
this week. The last barrel had been
sold BY the wholesale houses and many
retailers had none 20 sell their custom
erB.
Tampa is 70 erect one Of the largest
and hands0mest school buildings In the
South. One entire square Of prop
efty has been purchased on which it
viii be located.
Four prisoners escaped from the jail
at Arcadia last week, pryinR the bars
cut with piece Of lead pipe, bat were
eight hours.
There are SAID 70 De 54,UoO members
Of the Farmers Union IN this State,
and the officers Of that organisation say
that there will be over $1,000 By the
first Of November.
The city council Of Bradgntown has
ordered the inspection Of ell milk sold
In future. the purpose being 20 prevent
the sale Of milk containing disease
breeding germs
The court machinery has q last be-
Run 20 move IN the matter Of the 81
tempt Of the Florida Railroad Commis- /
SION % have the passenger rate 90 the
p. and "A. division ~ the LOuisvillo and
Nashville RailrUad lowered from fear
centa q mile 90 three cent? q nile. Az
gust 18th has been oFrDed 81 - fhe drf
fnd Pensaccle tne plnee Gt whIeh the
hc1finT win bcEin.