The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-16
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rural free delivery.
A new three story brick building is
to be erected in Sanford.
The first Irish potatoes shipped by
M. w. Rogers, of Lakeland, brought
$40 per Darrell, and the price is still
good
r. G.. Ross, the wcll-known Jackson
vile contractor, has been awarded the
contract to continue the jetty work IN
Savannah harbor The work involves
the expenditure Of 100000
The old report Of the contemplated
purchase by +. II. Hartman Of the
Seaboard Air Line, was revived last
Saturday by a meeting of Mr.. Harrl-
man and several Of his chiefs at Tampa.
The council of Miami, has awarded
the contract for the erection Of new
city hall and Jail to f, W. Hahn. The
material to be used is Dade county
rock and the cost Of the structure will
be almost $4,000.
The Jacksonville S. 7. c. A. is dong
good work for the care of hack horses.
Through the influence of the organlza-
ton the city has placed drinking n.y.
drants at seven of the principal cor
ners and has distributed $50 buckets
free of cost to hackmen and draymen.
Duval county is to have an election
May the II to decide whether the county
shall issue 81 900, 600 bonds for the pur-
pose of building good roads. If the
issue is approved it will mean that Du-
val will do its share toward completing
the road between Fernandina and Jack
sonvlle.
The potato growers at Hastings have
ere cted a three-story brick building to
be used as bank, exchange and Off
ces for the board of trade. The potato
industry at Hastings has grown to
great proportions. The growers ex-
pect to ship $4,000 barrels this season.
The final wind-up of Miami's street
railway system came few days ago
when the property, including rolling
stock, rails, bridges and other equip
ment, were sold at public auction. The
city of Miami purchased the steel
bridge over the Miami river at Twelfth
street for $50.
Quincy is to have new fire system.
The Gamewell system of alarm will be
ms tailed. The department will have
three paid men, chief and two firemen.
Their will be two horses, wagon a
thou sand feet of hose and two chemical
engines and other necessary equipment
for fighting fire.
Harvey l.. Flower, prominent
young business man, committed suicide
Tuesday morning at his home in Tampa
by shooting himself through the head
with a 3S.calibre revolver. His mind
had been failing since January, when
he gave up his position with the Tampa
Hardware Company.
At a recent meeting of the Dickson
Chapter, U. d. c., in Ocala, it was de-
cided to erect a memorial hall in honor
of their beloved president, Mrs. Fam
ME X. Gray, who has served faithfully
for nearly thirteen years. The hail
will be known as the Fannie K. Gray
Memorial Hall and is to be located near
the business part Of the city.
The largest known cavern in this
State, and possibly in the south, is in
this county, eight miles west from
Jasper. 1t is called the Devils Den
and during the civil war was used as a
hiding place by deserters. One Of them
told our editor that he had penetrated
it a quarter Of a mile. 1t is strange
to US that it has never been explored. -.
Jasper News.
The San Mateo Fruit Co. propose to
increase their capital stock to 800, zoo
to buy in orange grove property that
it is estimated will produce 1900 box
es Of oranges and grapefruit, to build
and operate 50-room hotel and to
handle real estate in this section. Some
100000 of this stock has already been
secured and good hotel man from
Brooklyn. N. Y, has been found who
will put So, 600 into the deal and assume
the management Of the house. San
Mateo Item.
An old soldiers colony is to be es-
tabished near Kissimmee, and 5000
acres of land have been purchased for
that purpose. The undertaking is al
ready an assured success. Twelve