The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-10-08
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town S next mayor,
Wauchulla's handsome new hapu'y
church has been dedicated. 1t is az
concrete and cost over $1,000.
The great Barnum and Bailey circus
is coming to Florida. 1t is billed for a
performance in Pensacola early IN NO.
vember
New street crossings Of yitrihed
brick are being laid in West Pam
Beach to connect with the cement
walks that have recently been put down
Based on the figures secured by Jesse
Burtz in the compilation of the ne"
directory Gainesville has a population
of 5,l27. OF this number ,, 80 are
white, and 2.3i2 colored.
A Chinaman from Madison was AZ
rested in Jacksonville for carrying con
cealed weapons. 1t is quite an unusual
occurrence for a Chinaman TO be al
rested for anything except gambling
Having completed his work at Tam
pa the big government dredge key
West, has been ordered to Key West
1t has removed over FIVE million cubic
feet of soil in Tampa Bay since January
1t is thought that Jacksonville will
soon have new enterprise. The Can
non Brothers Company will soon be in
corporated with a capital of $4,000.
This firm will manufacture all kinds OF
favoring extracts.
In the Dade City section the fall crop
of eggplant is reported as being in
very thrifty condition. Offers of 81
per crate, it is said, have been refused
by the growers. DR.. Griffin is a very
prominent grower there.
Daytona growers have perfected
new potato said to be very productive
and of fine grain and delicious flavor.
The plants are described as looking
more like sage than potatoes and it is
said that they can be grown from slips.
There is an old negro in Tampa who
claims to be 1876 years old. He is
very interesting old darkey and relates
some exciting things that took place
in the times Of Washington and Clay.
He says he belongs to forty-nine
lodges.
Two hundred prospective settlers
arrived in st. Cloud last week from
different parts of the country, mostly
from Washington. D. c., and Cincin.
natl. They have expressed themselves
as we'll pleased with the little town and
most of them will locate there.
The Home Building Company in
Kissimmee has perfected its organiza-
ton and will begin work at once. A
block of land has been purchased in the
western part of the town, and plans
and specifications for a neat dwelling
are now in the hands of the contractors.
Large crowds attended the gathering
held at New Smyrna last Thursday in
the interests of the deepening of Mos
quito Inlet. Ex-Governor N. B. Brow
ard, the Hon. James E. Alexander,
Judge j. Lee McCrary, of DeLand, Mr..
of New Smyrna, and c. F.
of Seabreeze, were among
the speakers. Fish and clam chowder
was served.
With the resignation of Calvert
Smith from the staff of the Jackson
vile Times Union, Florida newspaper
dom loses one of the cleverest cartoon
lists in the south. Mr.. Smith goes to
New York, where he will do freelance
work. He has already done
much magazine illustrating of excel
lent character and his work is we'll
known to all Of the larger periodicals.
State Senator John S. Beard of Es-
Gambia county, one of the most spec
tacular figures in Floridas political
arena in recent years, has quit the
game. In the Pensacola Journal he an
nounces that he will never again take
an active interest in politics other than
he interest which he feels that every
citizen should take. As a candidate
'or Congress, delegate to the national
convention, a candidate for the United
States Senate, and an active partici-
pant in every political campaign for
years past in this State, Mr.. Beard has
an important and prominent
,lace in the politics of Florida. He
las attracted national attention by his
Efforts to pass dsfranchisement
Measure through the legislature in