Fort Pierce news., 1909-05-21
Some State Happenings
HIorida Items Gathered from Our ExchanSes'

Daytona is to have an elecVrlo 70"
line, franchise already having Oeen
asked for.
The city council Of Orlando has pass
ed an ordinance requiring several miles
of sidewalks to be build in that city I'M
mediately. That is the way TO get them
and improve and beautify the city out
it takes a nervy council.
Willie Morrison, an ll.year old ooy'
shot and killed the l5-year.old son OF f.
r. Terrell, wagon maker OF Lake.
land, while playing soldier at his nome
in Barlow Sunday. Another case OF
didn't know it was loaded"
Attorney Fred Webb, OF Titusville'
threatens legal vengeance against the
officers Of the law in BreVard county
for not serving warrant on Ace WIN
gate who "skeered'' him with an open
knife. Is this tangled Webb?
Philip Moore, a well.to-do farmer re-
siding about two miles northeast OF
Orlando, committed suicide about nine
o'clock Sunday morning by shooting
himself in the head with II shotgun
Mr.. Moore was known to be in good
circumstances and health and his rash
act can only be attributed to a sudden
mental paroxysm.
1t is estimated that at least fifteen
thousand birds of different species are
nesting on Pelican Island this season,
Since the bird reservation was estab-
lished ip this section by the govern
ment birds have become more numer-
Gus and much tanner. AS many as 900
pelicans can be seen at one tine on the
sand bars near the inlet at low tide
New Smyrna Breeze.
On the same day that the courthouse
contract was let the county commits
sioners of Pasco ordered the construc'
tion of 35 miles of hard road, connect
ing Dade City and Hudson. The vslre
of this Improvement cannot be esti-
mated Practically speaking, it will
be even more valuable than the new
courthouse and yet there are some peo-
pie who prefer the sand.
Twirling gilt edged ball Pitcher Gas
kill, of the Chattanooga baseball cub,
established new record for the South
Atlantic League, when he shut out the
Jacksonville club last Thursday with
out hit, and won his eighth consecu.
tive victory. Gaskell was faced by
only % batters aud only one reached
second. Many games like that would
destroy interest in the sport.
The professional politicians, those
who have lived at the public crib for
10! these many years, are up in arms,
Why? Because there is plan on foot
for the business men Of this city, who
have long sat quietly by and seen the
politicians run things 10 suit them.
selves, now intend 10 take a hand in
governing the city and run ito strictly
business principles and the commission
plan is being strongly advocated
Jacksonville Metropolis.
Three men we're instantly killed and
twelve others injured last Friday when
76O pounds of dynamite exploded on
Quarterboat No. 3 at Codjoes Key, 20
miles north of Key West, on the Flor.
ida East Coast railway extension. It is
believed that other workmen on the
boat we're blown to atoms by the ter.
ritic explosion, which badly wrecked
the boat. The injured men, most of
whom are Americans, were carried to
Key West for treatment
In regard to the appointment of Off.
GERS for our neighbor. the new county
of Palm Beach, Governor Gilchrist has
written to the chairman of the Demo.
cratic Executive that he prefers they
be elected by primary. "a think that
there could be found three men in
each precinct who would serve at such
election without pay" says the govern
or, IN this way an election would
cost but little. However, II the senti.
ment Of the county is crystalized in
favor OF certain men for the various
offices, and the county is practically
unanimous on the subject, nomination
by executive committee would suit me. "