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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-02
Work of Thursdays Storm

A severe storm of wind ana ram
syept across the State Thursday OF
last week causing death to several
persons and damaging crops. Inc
storm came from the gulf and ragged
across Tampa bay. An unknown
schooner was capsized and two hodles'
one of young woman about eighteen
wears of age and the other, that OF a
man thirty-fve years of age were
washed up on the shore. The village
Kathleen, eight miles from Lakeland
suffered much damage, two persons
being killed and several injured. A
property loss of several thousand dol
lars is involved, the greater portion OF
which falls upon the Strickland Lum-
Der Company. At Yamato. the Japa-
nese settlement twenty-five miles south
of Palm Beach, four empty box cars
which were on siding were blown
over on the main track and delayed
traffic several hours. Twenty thou,
sand crates of tomatoes were destroyed.
In several other sections there was
some damage.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-02
WABASSO.

Mrs. Jim Jones was in town Friday
afternoon. %.
Adam Eby visited the county seat
last Monday.
Ernest Baker was in Wabasso Sat-
urday on business.
Beans are now being shipped from
here in large quantities.
Geo. Sears is getting his ground
ready for sweet potatoes.
Jesse Eby made short visit to his
parents the first of the week.
J.R. Leatherman was in town this
week looking after his orange grove.
Frank Young was business visitor
to Fort Pierce the first of the week.
0. A. Morgan and family, are now
occupying the rooms over their store,
f. E. Blanton, who has been living
near Sebastian creek, moved into town
last Monday.
Geo. Segui and family left last Sat-
urdav for Sebastian where he expects
to make his home in the future.
All the sick folks are about well eX-
cepting E. E. Smith, who appears to
have had a relapse Of the quinsy.
]. A. Franklin, who has been work.
ing in Sebastian, passed through Wa
basso Saturday on his way to Fort
Pierce.
The shower that fell few days ago
was certainly needed and everything
in the vegetation line is now looking
much better.
Our Sunday school seems to be fall
ing off some in attendance which is
hardly necessary so soon. Everybody
ought to come.
The management Of the fish business
here has changed. Frank Young is
now manager, having taken the place
of MILFORD Segui.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manly Blanton and two
of their children were in town Satur-
day taking advantage of the bargains
offered by our merchant.
A small party of "stags" composed
of Messrs. Vandiveer, Garrison and
Geiger spent last Sunday afternoon on
the beach very pleasantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Davis and family,
moved out to their place near the head
of Sebastian creek last Monday. They
will be greatly missed in Wabasso.
Rev. Bell preached to full house
last Sunday evening in the school house.
He will agan preach next Sunday
evening at o'clock. All are cordially
invited.
The last meeting of the Wabassc
Literary Society was held last Friday
afternoon in the school house. This
society has been conducted by the
young people in connection with the
school, their teacher giving them the
second and fourth Friday afternoons OF
each month for their meetings. 1t has
proven to be qeite success.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-02
WALTON.

Miss Andrews visited Fort Pierce
Tuesday.
Mrs. c. NJ. Abdill and Mrs. William
Pomeroy, Eldred, were calling in town
Monday.
Service at st. Pauls on Sunday even
ing, March 2Sth, at 1880. A cordial in
vtation is extended to all.
Miss Rogers, Of Newburg, N. Y,
who has been wintering at Sewals
Point, was several days visitor with
Miss Schuyler at the Inn last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Andrews and
daughters, arrived on Friday morning
going directly to Willdale. The family
have been in West Palm Beach during
the winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Thomas, of FL
dred, with their two daughters, Misses
Marjorie and Bobby, passed few
hours very pleasantly at Lulu Pinery
on sunday AFTERNOON,
Many from Walton attended the
Gilberts Bar Yacht Club Saturday. A
perfect day was greatly enjoyed by
those participating in the pleasuring at
the club house on the beach.
A pleasant chronical to write is the
arriya! home of j. Russell Waters,
who has been at Stetson University
for several months. 1t will be remem-
bered that f. S. Waters has an invalid
arm, SO that the home coming of Rus
sell was a necessity.
Mr., Scarbro and daughter, who have
been camping for the past few months
in the Moffat cottage, took passage on
the steamer, Constitution, Saturday
afternoon for northern points, making
brief stops. after which they will travel
on to their home city--Snow Hill,
Maryland.
The Mrs. 7. A. Scott, Sr. and Jr.,
who have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. T. Waters for a number of
weeks took their departure Saturday
morning for Daytona. After short
visit at that famous resort they will
fare on to st. Augustine where they
will be pleased spectators of the arri-
val of Ponce de Leon at their leisure.
They will proceed to Savannah, where
a few days visit is planned with R. V.
T. Waters. AS their itinery comprises
a stopping in Washington, C. c., it is
very probable they will not reach New
London, Ct, much If any, before Easter
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-02
some damage.

Information has been received in
Tampa that we'll known Tampa young
lady who recently became the bride of
a young man named Thompson and was
taken to New York by him, has been
deserted in the big metropolis and left
in straitened circumstances, who was a
hustling advertisement solicitor, was en-
ployed by a local newspaper in its adj
vertising department and was making
good, but got to playing the races. etc.
He gained the affections Of Miss Celes
tina Williams and persuaded her to
marry him, she consented and in spite
of strenuous objections on the part of
her mother, the young lady secretly
married Thompson and went with him
to New York, from which point she
advises her relatives of her desertion
by Thompson, and asks that transpor-
alton home be sent her.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-02
EDEN.

Mayo Dade, the hustling agent of
Chase and Co., gave us the glad hand
on Tuesday as he flew through our
burg.
S. F. Webb and family went to
Stuart last Friday and remained until
Monday morning with the H. w. Rich
ards family.
]. H. LeTourneau has just received
a carload of lumber to be used in build.
ing a packing house on his place near
the station.
Tom Thompson, who has been very
i'll and under the care of DR.. McClinton
is now much better and able to be
about again.
There have been many carloads of
fertilizer distributed over the fields
hereabouts and the rains have put in
shape for the plants to take.
All of the little people are expected
to participate in an easter egg hunt at
the home of Mrs. F. B. Richards, on
the Saturday proceeding Easter.
Miss Miller. accompanied by her
sister, Miss Jessie, left on Tuesday
for DeLand where they will enter
Stetson University for the spring nor
NAL course.
There are many Edenites who are
glad to see Russell Waters bright face
once more since his return from Stet-
son University, where he went to COM
plete business course.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Robinson took
a congenial company down to the flats
near the inlet on Monday. They spent
several hours hunting keyshells, and
then went to the ocean beach for a
bath after which a hearty lunch was
enjoyed. The day was one of unaloyed
pleasure. The sun beams will soon be
forgotten, while the pleasure will lin.
ger pleasant memory always. Those
who participated in the pleasure OF
this trip were Mr.. and Mrs. C. A
Robinson, Miss Vina Mccormick, Mrs.
Nuthall. Mrs. Booth, Miss Goggans
and Miss LeTourneau.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 26. - CATTLE 49,
Receipts. 300 head. including 175 Texans;
market steady; native beef steers, $4,000
TBS; COWS and heifers, 81. 4067.4 40; stockers
steers, 4G00650; COWS and heifers, $2.459
sos; calves. in carload lots, S5.30GS.6.
HOGS Receipts, $500 head; market
strong; pigs and lights, S5.75Q7.SO; packers,
$7.55G7. 30; butchers and best heavy, $500
$50.
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts. 200
head; market steady: native muttons, 400
$3.50; lambs. $6.503S.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
Total Receipts.
Cattle. Hogs

The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows. each buyer purchasing the num-
har ~ haod fudicatad.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27

Date. 1909. I1sOS. 1901. 1905. I1sO5. I1sO4. 1904.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
ROAD SPANS U.S..
Block System Installed OF
Lines From the Atlantic
to Pacific Coast.
OICKINS0N'S JOB ABOLISHED
Illinois Central Appoints Blewett
Lee. General Solicitor Of
Its Lines.
.1ICKINS0N'S JOB ABOLISHED

The current issue OF the Railway Age
Gazette will call attention to the fact that
IL 10 now possible 70 make q rail Journey
between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans en-
:irely under the protection Of block signals
and almost entirely under the protection
OF automati electric block signals.
This journey is 3.245 miles, which can
hC made with the safeguard OF the most ef-
ficient block signal system yet invented.
that OF the automatic electric. This sys-
tenn. as It's name indicates. does not depend
upon human agency for its eEnclency. but
protects against collisions absolutely, pro-
vided the human agency In the locomotive
cab observes and obeSH the electric agent
placed for the guidance OF the engine
crews. Within a very short time all OF the
journey can be nae under the protection
OF the automatic electric system and the
gaps .arO so Insignificant when compared
with the entire distance that they are
scarcely worth mentioning.
LAST BIG Gar CLOSED.
The last big gap In the electric system
was closed RECENTLY by the Northwestern
when II installed signals between Boone and
Logan. lows. a distance OF III miles. The
journey cescribed begins at the eastern ter
minus OF the Lshigh Valley, which has au-
tomatIc block signals all the way to Buff
falo. a distance OF 4iS miles and covering
| tie double track. From Buffalo the journey
I AghA1 ~ 80
which has automatic block signals ali the
way to Chicago with the exception OF -four
and one-half miles Of track within the city
limits Of Chicago. where track elevation IL
Ia progress.
From Chicago the Journey 10 continued
over the Northwestern. whose twin track;
10 Omaha, q distance Of 46T miles. are pre-
tected by automatic block signals. From
Omaha or Council Bluffs to Ogden. q dis
lance OF 1908 miles. the journey Is over the
Union Pacific. every bit Of the distances
being protected by automatic signals.
From Ogden 10 the Oakland Pier th'
Southern Pacific has the automatic signuI
system with the exceptions OF six nileI
across Salt Lake. where the salt spray Vdl
not permit uninterrupted working OF tn
circuits; twenty miles In Nevada. where To
line Is being changed; ninety-fouT miles Il
the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where t3
electric train stan system is used. and on
mile across the Sacramento River, wher
trains are carried by boat. The last lei
Of the journey from Ogden 10 Use miles.
-CHicGgO Record Herald. Jpne ~. IyOJ
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27

ST. JOSEPH. June 26.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. 100 head. Market steady; steers,
s.. 50d6.S5; cows and heifers, S2.5O06.5O;
calves, s4.0097.2 5.
HOGS-Receipts, 1900 head. Market 1Oc
higher: top, $3.50; bulk of sales, S.5507.SO.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-None on sale
Market nominally steady; lambs, $6.OO9S.25,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27

CATTLE-There was the usual Satur-
days dearth of cattle in the yards this
morning, which means that there were not
enough to make a market. Receipts for
the week show a falling off of something
over zoos head, as compared with last
week, but are very nearly equal to the
run of a year ago. At the same time re-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27

SHEEP-There was nothing on sale to-
day, as is usually the case on Saturday,
with which to make an actual market.
As was noted yesterday, the market dur
ing the week has been somewhat of a dis
appointment to selling interests. The de-
mand has been unusually backward and
the trend Of values steadily downward.
The bulk OF supplies vas grass stock, with
only scant offerings In fed muttons. The
largest single break was effected by pack
ers on Wednesday, when grassers were
weighed up at prices a flat quarter lower
than those of the previous week. TIL
trade was naturally very slow and at the
close of almost every session plenty of
muttons were left in the pens for the fol
lowing DAYS market. While receipts were
not unduly heavy, lower advices from
other points, strengthened by poor clear.
ances at this market. injected a more con.
fident feeling in bearlsh circles.
The total decline for the week is about
25I50c on range sheep and yearlings, with
fed stock and spring lambs quotably steady
Quotations on range sheep and lambs
Good to choice spring lambs. S.506S 50.
fair to good spring lambs, S6.0Od7. 80; good
TO choice yearlinE lambs, s.. 25T5 so; fair to
good lambs and yearlings, S.65d5. 25; good
to choice wethers, "a. 6Od5. 10; fair to good
wethers, A.1564.6 60: good to choice ewes
81. 5004.S5; fair TO good ewes, S4.1094.5O.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
SUNDAY.

The official number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was:
Catt1a Hoe U.wuou
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12

capital Ths headquar-
,ers Of the company Is on the Kus-
hokwim River. near Mount McKiDiey-
In November It Yves necessary for
Feeder 20 make a requizision for sup
piles and as there are no mails Out
In winter, and Ieter could not reacn
here before July. lie decided. aszinst
tae advice Of enc miners. 60 strike out
alone and make mis- way over land
TO Seward COO miles dissn
Fielder took rwo dogs and a sleigh
proyisioned for 30 days. TsHyeling on
snowsnoes, lie set out November 1Sth.
about six weeks before Sne beginning
Of the Alaska winter He made his
own trail, and built his own brid-
ges some lines making but three miIei
a day. His best days work was 30
miles. He reached Seward January
2itn having been IS days on Gle way
His provision bad given out some
days before and ne lad 60 kill his
dogs for food Near Seward Fielder
ran across three grizzled miners w1o
had plenty OF moose meat along. and
be loss no tine in changing 20 a bet
ter diet.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12
Deafne IS Cannot be Cured.

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way TO cure deafnef
and that is by constitutional RENE
dies is counsel by an inflamed con
dies. Deafness Is counsel by an
inflamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustachian Tube
When this tube is infhmed you have
a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing and when it is entirely closed Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in-
Illumination can be taken out and this
tube restored to fits normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever; min
cases out Of Ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an inflamed con-
dltion of the mucous surface.
We win give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness Caused by
cataTh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circula
free f. ]. Cheney G. Co., Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists. Toe
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12
Ate His Dogs.

A lonely overland trip occupying
56 days through the wilds OF Alaska
In winter over trail of his own
making during whlon time mis- pro-
visions gave ouC and he mad TO kill
his dogs for food was the experience
Of ]. w. Fielder, of this city. VINO
has just reached here from the North.
Fielder IS former local business
man and cnaHer member of the San
Mnteo Lodge Of Elks. He went to
Alaska last spring In the Interest of
a fur trading company controlled by
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12
Making Fuel Of the Smoke.

s.. Louis is no. ne only ploce where
II seems Impossible 10 ger rid OF the
smoke nuisance The plaine has recent
ly come from BOnnon. tnat ci-y OF at
tenuated Intellectual atmosphere, that
the railroads persist in duiging tie
iahabi ants with smoke and cinders.
Some OF ire hign thinkers Of the Hub
appealed 10 the railroad officials win
plea tnat ought TO have been Of
fecIiye namely that meg were wasting
valuable fuel on a city that did not
In the least appreciate their generosi-
~. Tfey pOin>ed out 20 the officials
that Of the 10000. 900 tens Of coal us
ed annually in the Uniaed States, in
locomotive engines not more rnzn
5000, 900 tons are actually used 10 haul
tie rains They further declared that
Of the three and one-hah tons Of coal
an engine consumes in a day no less
than 90 pounds are disispased over
every mile Of the dis Hnce the engine
runs. On the surface this was suppos-
ed 20 be purely disinserested advice
TO the roads, but X had a deep pur-
pose In the minds Of the Bos onians
for the worst offenders are the local
trains each day, giving each mile It's
IS pounds Of coal transformed into
SCOT, cinders and noxious gases sew
eral times daily.
The officials Of the roads declared
that they could no. afford 10 save rhis
wasted coal Tney were 100! They
had been nit too hand by adverse leg
islation. To BosOon-as to the less
learned OF The Countrywide excuse
seemed a SHY one. AT the olher end
Of the came road, the New York end
where there is a rigid smoke law, tie
engineer Is required 20 cover his fire
with coke and use no smoke-produc-
ing fuel from the time lie enters the
city until ne is we'll out Of Il again.
There Is one road entering 81.
Louis that mas figured out for Itself
the terrific COS; OF smoke. This one
(the Pennsylvania is now INSTRUCT
ing It's firemen in economical methods
Of stoking and II already sees lis
way clear 10 she saving Of at least
100000 on coal for IT'S freight engines
annually. With Intelligent firing on
all engines we could have 2-cenc fare
and mucn more tnan 2 per cent divi-
bends on our railroad sock. TIE re
port Of an inspector on the same en-
CINE over the same B-etch of FAC
CINE, over the same stretch of crack
and win tine same atmospheric condi
lions, but wi n TWO very different fire
men is crushing reply 70 the Off
Gals VINO plead hard times as an ex-
cuse for the smoke nuisance.
The run required an hour and fifty
five minu Is and me first fireman used
3 900 pounds Of soft coal. He had great
in keeping up steam pres
sure and the air was full OF smoke all
the way. Tine second fireman produc-
ed no black smoke had on abundance
Of steam and used only $500 pounds
Of coal. He know how, and his pre-
decessor did no.. Unfortunately most
firemen are in tine predecessor" class.
What we need is rigid laws 10 force
economy on the officials of our rail-
roads.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12

at once the names of all young ladies who are taking
part in the popular girl contest Please send in your ac
cepance and state what you doing and how you are
getting along If you do not wish to be considered as
competing for the prize we will appreciate if you will
kindly inform u.s. SO that we may not trouble you fur.
Their or go to the expense of sending you other parcu
lars. you working we want to know it so we can
keep you advised of all prizes offered and other matters
pertaining to the contest which will be of interest to YOU
and help you.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12

Send subscriptions that's what counts Every
family in Ohio county should take The Republican,
matter how many other papers they take 1t is different
from all others 1t is Clean readable home paper Take
it and help these contestants.
All votes obtained count in the final contest well
in the specials Here is fine chance for those who have
not yet started to get in the
Help the young ladies who contesting for these
valuable prizes by subscribing for the Republican
1t is important to you and too that should know
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12
Big Special Prize No. 2.

SIS COFFEE SET FREE to the con-
testant turning in the most subscrip-
ton votes by 6 p. mi, Saturday, March
70. 1909. will receive this handsome
quadruple plate Silver Coffee Set. II
is an elaborate prize and would do
credit to queens mansion.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12
Special Prize No. |.

Each and ever young lady who
turns in $40 on subscription by March
20, 1909, will receive an elaborate
gold finished Jewel case, at the same
time if you turn in the most votes by
March 20, 1909, will receive the SIS
coffee set.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-16
SIGSBEE HONORS
THE MAINE DEAD

In the afternoon hundreds attended the
dedicatory services about the Maine
anchor in Arlington Cemetery. Admiral
sigsbee, commanding officer Of the il-
fated Maine. stood out conspicuously IN
this service The pilgrimage from the
Aqueduct Bridge. beginning shortly be-
fore O'Clock. was taken part in by hun
dreds. Headed By the cavalry band from
Fort BIyer, the men and women ploddec
on foot along the Virginia road to the
anchor site in the cemetery
About the granite monument. marking
the last resting place Of the sailor dead
were placed many wreaths and flags. A
large floral tribute from the White Houss
and others from patriotic societies and
officers OF the army and navy served tC
transform the stone shaft into verita-
bic column Of fragrant flowers, against
a background Of greens.
Gen A S Burt presided and Capt J
J. Strain was the officer OF the day Two
troops from Fort Myer stood at atten-
ton a short distance from the monu-
ment.
Admiral Sigsbee was the princips
speaker Cf the afternoon. After recount
ing the number Of men killed and In
jured in the fatality and their burial il
Arlington Cemetery in the presence o.
President Mckinley, the speaker said. II
part:
"On that dark. overcast, and ominously
quiet night. eleven years ago. taps tool
cH a new meaning 10 the survivors ot
The Maine They were sounded tha
night with exceptional solsnnity. II
the pauses the echoes rolled back from
the hills with such distinctness that al
must have listened and heard
Taps. the nightly signal for silenc'
and sleep. was. therefore. the last dis
tinctive sound heard By these men il
life. for in one-half an hour they were
.dead-for the greater part died in thei
sleep. And the bogler himself was dead
He had sounded a requiem for himself
and his shipmates.
we are assembled here to-day. som,
as individuals and others as members o
{ patriotic organizations. TO honor on
dead The manner OF their dying call
for our deepest sympathy and most pro
found sorrow The honorable chance 0
war that others had later these rlen di'
not have. yet just as truly they serves
their country we'll"
Rev Zed Hetzei Copp and Mai Franl
I A. Butts delivered touching eulogies. ant
Rev. Eugene Hannah delivered an ora
ton near the anchor.
! Following the dedicatcry services, 10