The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-05-20
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bOught large tracts OF lana arounu
Miami for farming purposes.
w. p. Richardson & Co., of Jack
sonville will build the Clyde Line ter.
minal docks in that city at a cost OF
$500, 00O
Hamilton, the expert aviator, is to
appear in Jacksonville on May q and
%. Hamilton drives a large Curtiss
aeroplane.
A movement is on foot to rebuild ST.
Joseph, Il few miles from ApalachicoIa,
which was once hourishing town but
deserted some fifty years ago.
J. J. Porter, a pauper near the coun-
ty Jail in Palatka, killed John GLADDEN.,
colored, a trusty who helped look after
the paupers, Saturday morning. Glad
den was asleep when he was killed.
1t is more likely that Ocala will soon
have new industry.-a large fertilizer
manufac turing plant that will manufac-
ture its own goods, be capitalized at
$3.50, 900 and employ lot of men the
year around and a gang of l25 in the
busy season. -Ocala Star
The Lakeland City Index prints let
ter written by Circuit Judge Palmer to
Peter o. Knight, practically asking
Knight to lobby for bill beneficial to
circuit Judges. Tis such as this that is
causing the masses to lose their respect
for the judicial branch of our govern
ment.
I The Florida Railroad Comm ission has
issued an order reducing rates of ex-
press on all classes of goods between
various points covered by the express
companie in the state. The companies
may put up fight but if they are at
all far-seeing and can read the signs of
the times, they will submit gracefully.
B. J. Pacetti, warden of Mosquito
Inlet reservation, recently found
bronze harpoon imbedded in the body of
large pOrpOise, which came to shore
at the inlet The fish was eight feet
or more in length. Mr.. Pacetti says
he will be glad to return the harpoon
to the owner if he will apply for it,
Daytona Gazette News.
Horace West, a young white man of
Jacksonville, is in the county Jail at
Green Cove Springs charged with at
tempt to wreck passenger train on
the F. f. c. Railway. West has been
put off train for not having had
ticket. 1t is said that he became in
censed over the matter with the above
results. The train was not wrecked.
The Florida orange, the best in the
world, is rapidly winning the place to
which its merit entities it in the favor
of the consuming public A recent is
sue of the Washington Times says the
Florida orange is favored in that city 7
above the California product. This fact,
it says, amply substantiated by the de- ,
mands and the higher price of the Flori-
da fruit. Last week the best grade of .
Floridas went up to So. 25 a box in Wash /
ington. The Florida orange" says .
the Times, lis more juicy and more
perfectly formed, which qualities, in the
judgement of many people, make them
superior to the seedless variety from
the Pacific coast.
The worlds fastest flying machine,
mans latest and greatest achievement,
a human constructed craft which is
heavier than air, but which flies with
as much grace and ease as the birds
is in Jacksonville. The
Gun tss eght-cylnder bipane with
which Charles X. Hamilton, the Ameri-
can aviator has attracted the attention
Of the world for his daring feats in this
wonderful machine, arrived in Jackson
vile and Is being transferred to Mon
Grief race track where it will be assem-
bled BY Mr.. Hamilton's mechanics and
where the noted American aviator will
give his wonderful exhibition next Sat-
urday and Sunday afternoon.
The prosperity of Jacksonville for an
1our is told in the following: Daniel
Danson, saloon keeper at 42S Bridge /;
street, dead; Police Officer Hezekiah
Hers dead, Mrs. Colon Danson serious
y injured and Police Officer Charles r. ,
Ammons seriously wounded. is the re- {
ult of one of the deadliest pistol duels {
,ver witnessed in Jacksonville. After
he first shot was fired each participant :
'egan firing, and there were many shots