The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-10
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>. l.. Prltchard, OF Wnlle SpIHIES'
has purchased the Telford House at
White Springs, paying $4,000 for the
{ property.
NJ. volney, of New York, purchased
/ fifty lots in Sanford last week, and viii
build fifty residences thereon as soon
as contracts can be prepared.
The work of extending the city pier
, at Titusville is progressing nicely.
When completed this pier will be one OF
the best free piers on Indian river.
The American National Bank. Of Pen
sacola is now occupying its palatial ten
story building. which is said to be one
of the handsomest banking houses IN
Florida.
Palm Beach county has something
more than any other county in the State
a regularly organized Republican party,
DR.. H. c. Hoods chairman and G, Skip
per is secretary.
Tampa has received official notice
from Washington that mail delivery
will be discontinued after October on
all streets where there are no paved
walks. Miami Metropolis.
William W. Charles crack racing
boat Janet. valued at 81, 600, lies COM
plete wreck about two hundred yards
off Cocoanut Groves shore. The ac-
cident was caused by an explosion.
The telephone connection between
Key West and the mainland was estab-
lished last week. The local end of the
line is for the exclusive use of the Florida
East Coast extension, and will be Of
great convenience.
Ex-Governor Broward, will be can
didate for United States Senator at the
next primary. He was interviewed by
Record representative, and was asked
the question direct and he answered it
in the affirmative, without quibbling or
beating about the bush. st. Augustine
Record.
A flowing we'll has been sunk near
Lauderdale and is bubbling over the
surface of six.inch pipe. This is good
news to the people of this section, for
it will now solve the irrigation question
when the progress of drainage and agri-
cultural activities shall make irrigation
factor in the success of the farmers.
DR.. H. H. Cheatman of Havana, Fla.
accidentally shot himself in the foot
while out squirrel shooting Wednesday.
He was taken to Tallahassee and
placed in the Silver Cross Hospital but
the shock of the accident proved too
much for his nervous system and he
died of heart failure. His body was
taken back home for burial.
The Association of the Florida Nation !
al Guard met in Tampa last week and
elected officers as follows; President,
Gen. C. P. Lowell, of Jacksonville; first
vice-president, Gen. j. w. Sackett, of
Jacksonville; second vice-president, COL |
F. X. Schiller, of Orlando; secretary,
Major M. Henry Cohen, of Tampa;
treasurer, Capt. R. L. Buchanan, of
Jacksonville.
Jacksonville people seem to possess a
number of ancient newspapers, as two
were recently shown to Metropolis re-
porters, one owned by DR.. j. c. L 'Engle,
New York Herald, dated November %,
1871, and now Mrs. Clara F. Rich, of
West Duval street, sends in one, the
New England Weekly Journal, dated
Boston, April s, ls2S-one hundred and
eighty-two years old.
The newest financial institution in
Palm Beach county is the Bank OF
Palm Beach, organized at West Palm
Beach with A. P Anthony president,
E. M. Brelsford vice-president, l.. P.
McCord cashier and E. NJ Brelsford,
j. c. Showers, Cullen Pence, J. K.
Anthony, Jr., W. j. Dyer, E. F. Bow
ers and A. P. Anthony directors. The
capital in s25, 900, with a $500, sur
plus.
President Taft committed the senten.
ces of w. S. Harlan. S. E. Higgins and
C. c. Hilton, who were convicted al
Pensacola, Fla, and sentenced to three
years in federal prison for peonage.
He committed these sentences to six
months imprisonment. In the petition
of Robert Gallagher and Walter Grace,
also convicted at Pensacola he declined
to interfere and the sentence of the court
will he carried ont