The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-05
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The journal will pay $500 reward
for evidence sufficient to convict any
boy or person found stealing sub
scriners' papers after delivery of same
by carrier.
T. NJ. Mccall, or Brewton, was
among the business visitors to the city
yesterday.
DR.. w. r. Smith and wife, of Flor
ala, were among the registered guests
at the Escambia yesterday.
]. NJ. Calhoun, prominent attor-
ney of Mariana, was a visitor to the
city yesterday, being here on legal
business.
Oh Won Lersch was registered at
the Escambia yesterday, arriving
from the East Wednesday night and
depart at noon yesterday.
A meeting Of the Volunteer Fire
mems Association is to be held at K.
of c. hall tonight at 8 o'clock. Some
matters of great interest to all the
members are to be brought up, and it
is expected all will be present to join
in the discussions.
The Eighth artillery band, which
went to New Orleans for the visit
there of President Taft, is expected to
return to the city this morning.
The first 1910 calendar received by
The Journal comes from Jas. R. Nix
6 Co. It's beauty, too.
An old gentleman named Bombay
suffered very much Wednesday night
with cramps, having been brought on,
his physician informed him, from
eating oysters. His condition grew
fearful about midnight and a doctor
was summoned.
A big concrete mixing machine
used in the wood block paving work
has been placed in charge of a local
machine shop for repairs, the ma
chine not having properly mixed the
concrete lately II will be placed in
service again within few days.
Lee Boyd and Sam Cover, danger
Gus and suspicious characters, and
convicted of such a charge in the
recorders court, were sentenced 20
80 days each on the streets yester-
day. In the case of Cover, an order
was made that sentence be suspend
ed on condition that he got out OF
town within "a hours, which he prom
ised to do.
Cars on the Belt line have a short
ened run each day At present they
move only between the American
TVHtiOnaf- ban4x-bu ifdinz, on Govern
ment street TO the intersection of
Cevallos and Gregory streets. Bur
one car is operated and it is kept
moving, giving a fairly good SEIZED
ule, under the circumstances.
License seekers are informed that
receipts for fees paid may be pro-
cured at the Pensacola State Bank,
which has lately been designated the
city depository. Receipts presented
to Comptroller John G. Ward in the
city hall building will be all the evil
dence required to prove that the law
has been complied with in this par
ticular.
John R. Lewis, who made a stem
ographic report of the peonage pro-
ceedings in the federal court for the
yesterday and left on the eastLbound
3 p. m. train for Lockhart, Ala, to
resume his duties in the Jackson
Lumber Company's offices.
John McCluskey was fined SIS and
costs in the recorders court yester-
day for allowing stock TO roam at
large in the city limits. One dollar
was remitted. Lizzie WiKerson,
charged with like offense, was fin
ed SIS.
G.. H. Muller has notified the board
of works of his decision in the mat
ter of getting through his property
on Barrancas avenue. His price fo-
the four lots is an even thousand
dollars, and for a right-of-way, $3.50.
Such information has been made
known to the chairman, who will SO
report at the next meeting. Mr..
Muller claims that a right-of-waY
would impair the value of other lots.
Granite slabs, to be used in trim
ming pavement on Intendencia
street. are arriving in large quaint
ties and yesterday a number of them
were placed end to end, ready for use
on Intendencia street, between Pala-
fox and Baylen.
Mischievous boys last night scat
tered a number of creosote wood
blocks in dark places on sidewalks
on Baylen, Garden, Gregory and 9TH
er streets. Much complaint was
made of these pranks, since a sensi-
tive toe striking one of the obscure
blocks in the dark would cause pain
and a hot temper. Officers tried TO
run up with some of the youngsters,
but failed.