The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-05-28
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effort.
The government survey of Key West
harbor, which has been in progress
three years, has been completed and all
the shoals chartcd.
A fire occurred at the plant of the
Florida Brewing Company on Fifth
avenue, Ybor City, May 20, which re-
suited in loss of between $50, 600 and
$50, 600.
The first shipment Of lines of the
season from Miami was made last week
and others will follow in rapid success
sion. 1t is said the lime crop this sea-
son is very large but late.
There is a rumor being circulated
to the effect that Mr.. Flagler has al
ready made an appropriation to take
care of the men who were injured in
the recent explosion on the extension.
The old school building and the site
upon which it stands in West Palm
Beach was sold Saturday to Messrs.
James r. DeBerry and 7. J. Grier, of
West Palm Beach by the county school
board for the sum of S5,OO5.O0.
Three lives were lost and much
damage done to property by the storm
which struck Pensacola Wednesday of
last week in all Of its force, blowing at
the rate of 60 miles an hour for a short
time and steadily at forty-four miles
an hour.
While playing with shotgun, which
neither knew was loaded, Willie Nor
rison, aged II years, shot and almost
instantly killed the l5-year-old son of
F. D. Terrell in Barlow Sunday of last
week. There were no witnesses to the
tragedy, but there is no doubt of its
being accidental.
Appropriating fifty thousand dollars
for the purchase and equipment of a
state prison farm, the HUMPHREYS bill
was passed to third reading by the
senate last week. If the bill is finally
passed it will mark the first step to-
ward the abolishing of the present con-
Wet lease system.
Philip Moore, prosperous farmer
and pineapple grower, committed sui
eide at his home, one mile east of Or
lando, on Sunday morning of last week
1t is thought by those who first en-
tered the room after the fatal shot
was fired, that he placed the muzzle
of his shot gun in his mouth and pulled
the trigger with his toe.
The governors staff is but half COM
plete, there being five colonies yet to
be appointed. The staff to date is as
follows: Colonel Wallace F. Stovall,
Tampa; Col. W. B. Tucker, Fort Pierce;
Col. c. Seton Fleming, Jacksonville;
COL Morton Riddle, Jacksonville; Col.
John w. Wideman, DeLand; and Ma
jor H. l.. Bethel, Tallahassee, military
secretary.
Quite severe storm of wind, hail
and rain passed over Archer Thursday,
doing considerable damage to growing
crops, the vegetable crop of Brown
McNair suffering the most, also the
corn crop of John Conrad. Reports
from the peach orchards are that con-
siderable domage was done, great
many peaches being blown off. The
telephone was out of business for some
time on account of the storm.
One of the most important actions
taken by the house last week was the
defeating of the Beard disfranchise-
ment measure, which was up for re-
consideration. The bill was defeated
by vote Of So to 90. The general
revenue bill for 19lO-l9ll was intro.
duced in both houses. The bill as in
troduced is substantially the same as
that of last session, the various chang
es being decided upon later and made
in the form of amendments.
At a meeting of avocado growers
held in Miami last week, an association
to be called the East Coast Avocado
Association was formed. j. B.
Rodgers was chosen president; Amos
Cutler, vice president; f. V. Blackman,
secretary and X. L. Mills, treasurer.
1t happened that Division Superinten-
dent Wolf, of the East Coast railway,
was in the city and conference was
held, he agreeing to give the growers
the same rate as charged on tomatoes.
The first man to drop his kit and
establish himself into the Old Soldiers