The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-10-08

Quincy's fine new high school build
ing is to be ready for occupancy by
February LIST.
Plant City is seriously considering
the purchase of the local electric light
plant as a municipal Investment
Fifty acres will be planted in Irish
potatoes by Wauchula farmers this
season. Over two hundred barrels OF
spuds will be used.
The truck growers at DANA are
getting their land ready for tomatoes
beans, potatoes and peppers. A large
acreage will be planted this season.
During the year ending with Sep
TENDER, fifty-two petitions for divorce
were filed in the Office of the circuit
court in Miami, and practically every
petition was granted.
J. S. Fairhead, formerly of Jackson
sonvile, and at one time president OF
the board of trade there, expired in
San Diega, CAL, Monday. He was a
gentleman of high character.
The United States Court has awarded
4. d. Lane a judgement of eight hun
dred dollars against the Seaboard Air
Line for failure to furnish cars to move
his melon crop. And just judgment.
Charged with killing a young boy
friend by hitting him in the face with
a piece of Wood, James Williams, a
ten-year-old negro boy, is held by the
Tampa officers on the charge of MUIR
der.
The Mississippi-Atlantic Inland Wa
terway Association will meet in jack
sonville November 18th and 18th.
Some noted speakers from all over the
country are to be present and will de-
liver addresses.
The new administration and school
building for the Florida State school
for the Deaf and Blind at st. Angus
tine is almost completed, and will in all
probability be ready for occupancy by
Thanksgiving day.
Reports from the automobile road
from Daytona viz Allenhurst and fer
~ to Tltusvile, show that it will be
open for regular traffic about the first
of November, This will give the con-
Meeting link to Rockledge, Fort Pierce
and Miami.
Thomas A. Edison says he studied
the movement of turkey buzzard he
saw at Naples, Fla, and was convinced
that the secret of successful aerial ma
vigaton lay in approximating the easy.
graceful and speedy flight of that un-
popular bird.
The cannery in Lee county, under
the supervision of VIM. Comm, which
was established a short time ago, is
said to be progressing nicely. Guavas,
beans, beets, tomatoes, Okra and other
vegetables are being canned very
satisfactorily by this establishment.
Fire Chief Adicks, of Lake City, is
trying to stir the interest of the peo-
pie of that city and Watertown in the
project of a trolley line between the
two points, only few miles apart.
He suggests also that it take in the
large German colony that is expected
TO settle near Lake City.
With the largest crop of corn that
Suwannee county has ever produced;
splendid crop Of sweet potatoes, sugar
cane and peanuts ready for harvest;
syrup-making and hog-killing almost
here; an average cotton crop bringing
a good price, and many other good
things too numerous to mention, it
looks like prosperity is here, and here
To stay. You can't keep good coun-
try down. Live Oak Democrat.
1t is said that the dreadful new
disease, pellagra, which is ravaging
other sections, has shown up in Perry.
IhOs. Whiddon is said to have a SER
ious case, from which he has been suf.
fering for several months, though it
was only during the past few days
that the nature of his trouble was
definitely determined. Pellagra is said
to be caused by eating corn bread made
from musty or nodded corn. 1t is not
The Savannah News says: "A num-
Der of Oklahoma Seminole Indians are
going to Florida to evangelize the Sem.
noles of that State. tn be danger
Dus undertaking. The Florida Semi
noles are famous for their corn dances,