The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
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of fish last week.
Daytona is preparing for an election
upon a $50, 900 bond issue for sewerage
Sanford's mllage for the next year
taxes has been fixed at twelve on the
dollar.
One catch made by Clearwater ere"
contained 36. 900 fish. The catch con-
sisted principally of mulIet'
A thousand school children will par
ticipate n the laying the corner stone
of Putnam county court house Decem-
Der End.
he need Of a new steamship flne De-
tween Jacksonville end Honduras ports
was discussed at q meeting OF the ouSl'
ness men OF Jacksonville Friday nlght
The Sanford and Eyerglade railroad
commenced laying rails Monday extend
inc its road as far as Cameron Clly'
seven miles out from the Coast Line
junction.
Fonr murder cases are shown on the
criminal docket in Ocala and VIII De
fried at the next term of circuit court ,
which conyenes in that city on Deem
Der 18th.
E. B. Douglas of Miami won beau
tful silver trophy eighteen inches IN
height for being the first in his class OF
car to complete the New York to Attain
tic road race.
Accidentally falling, Mrs. D. Patton
Anderson, honorary vice-president OF
the y. d. c. of Florida, had the mis-
fortune to fracture her left hip joint at
her home in Palatka last week.
With the object in view OF securing
funds for consolidating the wa,er-works
and electric light plant and increasing
their efficiency, the citizens OF Mariana
will soon vote upon $4,000 bond
issue.
Pensacola has been chosen as the
next meeting place for the Waterway
Convention. Senator Duncan U. Fletch-
err of jacksonville was reelected presl-
dent of the Atlantic-to-Gulf lnIanc
Waterway Association at the meeting
just closed.
Every train is said to be taking mer
from the North to Miami. Some an
only prospecting while others are pur
chasing property. The real estate mel
a,e all busy and they are looking fo
the best real estate season that the!
have had for years.
An important deal in real estate was
made in Tampa recently. The Tamp'
Bay Land Company bought the Holt
singer holdings on the east side of tn
HHsborough hay, comprising in all a.,
0)O acres OF suburban land, The con
sideration it is understood was over
qIarter-million dollars.
Col. T. j. Laud and so forth Brow
is boosting for big Panama exposition
for Tampa next February and amon
the attractions which he is planning
national suffragette convention. h
is going at the exposition project JUS
like he used to go at the State fair
and it win no doubt prove fully as sue
cessful. ......
County Commissioner S. B. Owens 0
New Smyrna shot and instantly kille
w. p. Robinson at Oak Hill Saturda
night about dark. 1t seems that ther
was some dispute about a house tina
Robinson wanted to rent from Owens
and as the latter refused to rent it an
walked away, Robinson pulled a knit
and Owens had to fire in sef-defense.
News has reached Jacksonville tina
through the will of Mrs. H. B. Plant
widow Of the late Florida developer
Mrs B. w. Wrenn and her three son
receive amounts aggregating $50, OO(
each. Mrs. Wrenn was for many year
passenger traffic manager of the Plar
SYSTEM and Mr.. Plant was very fon
of him. both in business and person;
way. The Wrenns are well known
Jacksonville, and the above news wi
be most pleasing to their friends.
The University of Florida at Gaine:
vile, is now offering free correspond
ence courses in agriculture to all Whit
citizens of the state. Courses of stud
offered are as follows: General Cours
in Elementary Agriculture, Soils; Til
are; Drainage and Irrigation; Manure
AMI Fertilizers; Field Crops; Types an
Breeds of Live Stock; Dairy Husbandrl
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