The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-22


''strawrd' highways.
With the last issue the Lake City
Index completed its thirteenth year.
Under its new management it has been
greatly improved
Promotions and increases in salaries
are to be made in FIVE postoftices in this
State, namely Gainesville, Lakeland,
Miami Key West and Orlando,
The Palm Beach Improvement Com
pauy has furnished bond in the sum
Of ,j3oOO for the completion of new
bridge across Lake Worth at West Palm
Reach.
The st Cloud Tribune says that hog
lard i. better than booze for rattle snake
bites. Thoroughly soak the wound and
swollen part with pure hog lard and let
the patient drink half pint oft melted.
On September 18th the people of
Orange County will vote on propos-
ition to bond the county for Sl,OO0,OOO
for the construction Of hard surfaced
roads, using brick only for that pur
pose.
The Stetson Anti-Saloon League
Quartette is giving free entertainments
in the various churches over the State
in the interest of prohibition. 1t is said
that they are making quite hit, as
their public work is something new and
unique.
The American National Bank, one of
the the largest buildings in Tampa, will
soon be raised from it's present height
of four stories to six stories. This will
provide nearly fifty additional Office
rooms. An additional elevator will also
be put in.
Florida shippers have an ugly GUS
toner to deal with in the greedy South
ern Express Co Its rates are outrage
ously high and will not be lowered until
the company is driven to it by the court
of last resort. There ought to be laws
to quickly regulate such greedy common
carriers. New York Produce News.
Walton County's. Commissioners are
evidently opposed to good roads. Hon.
W. W. Flournoy. of DeFuniak, propos
ed recently to defray all expenses of an
election to determine whether or not
Walton should bond for good roads, pro-
vided the proposition was voted down,
but in the face of this offer the Com
missionars refused to call the election
Not much progression in this.
The Farmers Union of Florida has
been in session in Madison during the
present week and transacted consider. |
able business. On the opening day of
the annual session President Knight
presided and there were present repre-
sentatives from nearly score of coun-
ties. The union is increasing in num-
bers and Importance, the greatest in
crease in numbers being in the fruit ,
and truck-growing sections.
Key West people are now looking on
while the great Over-the-sea railroad is .
steadily approaching the island, and ma
turally they are intensely interested
Hearing so much about the great work
and seeing but little of it has made it
difficult for some to fully appreciate
he fact that this is an actual railway
that is actually being built into Key
West, says the Journal. Now, how
ever we can see for our selves, and the
picture IS better to look upon than the
greatest paintings Of the worlds most
celebrated masters (,
Railroads report the heaviest travel
to Florida during the month of June
that they have ever had in previous
years, says the Financial and Indus
trial Record The travel includes thous-
auds Of homeseekers, and the month of {
July is going to be another record break {
er The prospectors, in many instances ;
have become residents, and all were !
convinced that Florida has fine sum- S
mer climate. A personal visit by i
prosecutivc settler usually means new
GwelIer in this favored land, and added ,
indus try and progress and substantial |
worth to the community where the new
settlers locates his home. q
Governor Gilchrist has received sew
eral communications with reference to e
the suppression Of the moving pictures n
illustrating the Jefferies-Johnson fight.
The Governor is of the opinion that he v
has no authority in the matter. He n
states. however, that under Section h