Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-10
Some State Happenings
Florida Items Gathered from Our Exchanges.


Beach county was established last
week with about Is convicts.
From all reports the corn crop, espe-
cially in South Florida, will exceed
anything ever before realized in this
state.
The American Indian has gradually
descended the scale Of civilization until
now he isn't worth copper cent
Tampa Tribune,
The August collections for the Tam
pa district are the largest in the history
of the custom house for the same month
of any year at that point, amounting to
Sl70,602.6S
DR.. H, H. Cheatham, OF Havana, Fla,
shot himself 10 the foot while squirrel
hunting last week and died In Talla-
hassee hospital on Sept, from nervous
shock and heart failure.
On the last day of August the new
grain rates to Tampa went into effect,
This rate is the same as the Jackson.
vile rate and viii save thousands of
dollars the people of South Florida,
Green Ford, aged about II years old,
was run over by an excursion train
near his home at Kirkland, Sunday
night of last week, and instantly killed.
He came from Georgia some time since
where all his relatives live.
The papers published in the orange
belt report greatly activity among the
growers building packing houses, re-
pairing old ones and ordering the mat.
eral for the handling and marketing
Of the coming orange crop.
Sheriff Raney, of Alachua county, is |
now the possessor Of pair of blood
hounds, presented bv friend who has
long realized the county's need OF such
dogs, St. Lucie county has the same
kind of a need but not the perspicuous
citizen, as yet.
Capt. Chase, an old U. S. soldier now
enjoying his pension in Florida, is an
inventor whose genius knows no limit. !
Some years ago he invented hoopskilt |
with patented hustle attachment, now
he h rs patented an airship, He is in
line to attack perpetual motion.
The earnings of the Express compa-
mics of the country for the past twelve
months exceeds the entire amount of |
their investment several times over,
yet they are allowed to continue their
we'll organized system of robbery with |
the full sanction Of our government
Plant City Courier,
St. Augustine will levy on total as
sessment of Sl843,O79.5 this year. an
increase over last year OF $l9S ,5O7 81. !
This will give revenue of probably
$1,000 more than last year. The occu-
patton tax ordinance, which will be
amended, will also increase the city's
revenue FOR the fiscal year.
A far reaching opinion which will
have great effect on bankruptcy cases
in this State has been handed down by
Judge j. w. Locke OF the U. S. court,
who has ruled that in bankruptcy pro
ceedings an insurance policy of the de-
fendant shall not be considered part
OF the assets liable to conversion into
cash.
j. Pickeus Turner, OF New Smyrna,
has been awarded the contract for
making the cement blocks for the new
school house at Daytona. ~. p" is a
first cousin of the present governor of
Georgia and since that official ignored
the pleadings for clemency in the noto-
rious Mitchell case we can't help but
admire the family for sound Judgment
and steady nerve.
Following two-day trial in Jackson
vile last week, Henry Frank Hinson.
former express messenger on the F. !
u. G. railway, was convicted of the
theft of a diamond bracelet valued al
$4,000 while in transit to Miami. The
stones had been removed and reset and
the bcacelet found in his trunk He
defense was that he found the bracelet.
Albert Marsh, living on Lake Ashby,
while cleaning his rife early Tuesday
morning, on the verarda of his house,
carelessly fired the gun and killed 4.