The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-11-04
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The first Postal Savings Bank will
be installed in Key West. Only one to
each state will he tried as experiment.
The phosphate mines in Levy county
have been closed down for several
years, but row arrangements are be-
ing made to open the Dutton plants
near Bronson,
n. G. Wade G. Co., have been award
ell the contract for the construction of
s. miles Of new railroad extending from
Winter Haven. south through Frost
proof and Avon Park, to Lake Jackson,
some twelve miles beyond the latter
place.
The Dunnellon Ice Company has In
stalled its electric machinery and is
now furnishing electric lights in the
city. This company also has just COM
peted modern machine shop in addi-
ton to its ice plant and electric light
system.
AT Leesburg oranges are beginning
to move Grapefruit has been moving
for about three weeks. and several
cars went forward last week. The
orange crop is splendid as to quality
and is coloring beautifully. A few
crops of grapefruit have been sold for
81. so box, and oranges at 81 on the
trees.
The seventh division of the Atlantic
torpedo fleet will arrived in Key West
November 9TH The fleet will remain
there several days before proceeding
to Havana. There are five torpedo
boat destroyers in the fleet. Accom-
panying the destroyers is the United
States steamship Dixie. The fleet is
on cruise through the West Indies.
Just before adjournment of the an
nuaI reunion of the Florida Brigade,
United Confederate VETERANS at Bar
tow last week, ex- United States Sen
ator Samuel Pasco, of Monticello, was
chosen Commander of the brigade,
with the rank of general, succeeding j.
C. Duvant, of Brooksvlle. Ben W.
Partridge was made adjutant gene raj.
The executive committee will later
select place for the next reunion.
A survey of the Florida East Coast
Railway extension shows that the
damage done in tho storm was COM
para lively small. "A few barges and
small boats were sunk, tents were
blown down and temporary structures
washed out, but the concrete piers
stood the test and trains are being
operated on the extension. The total
amount of damage will probably not ex-
coed $1,000.
A resolution was passed by the city
council of West Palm Beach calling for
an election to decide whether the city
of West Pal m Beach shall issue bonds
in the sum of $40, 900 for the purpose
of sewer and street building, a city
dock and park Improvements. The
bond election will be held November
9th. The bonds are to be in denomina-
tons of FIVE hundred dollars each,
bearing five per cent interest, maturing
in thirty years.
W. A. Miller, of DeSoto county is
showing some Irish potatoes which he
dug from his field April last. and stored
away. They were in perfect condition
and well preserved The idea has pre-
vailed with some that Irish potatoes
and many other field products could not
be kept over the summer out of the
ground in Florida, but this seems to
demonstrate the fact that potatoes can
be kept through the season here as we'll
az in other sections.
State Committeeman Mitchell D.
Fri -, Of Dade county, has forwarded
his resignation to Gov. Gi.christ. Mr..
Price gives the reason for this action
,at he is q very busy man and that he
ht} been obliged to neglect his clients
b. the calls for meetings to be held in
ia bsonviIle A copy of his resignation
w,s handed c. D. Letter, county chair
man. and should Governor GiIchrist &C.
ept Mr., Prices resignation, he will
cal d meeting of the county executive
committee together to appoint a sue
cessor to MIR. Price.
Without any testimony being sub.
mitted by the defense and without any
argument from either side. County
Judge Graham, of Tampa discharged
A. W. Thomas and G. P. Bradford,