The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-03-18
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.


The toll rates are now in full force on
the traffic bridge. Those who buy
tickets get big reduction.
Newell, the 1i-year old son OF Mayor
Howell 4. Davis, has become an expert
chauffeur in handling his fathers Buick
tonneau, which he is now running.
G. A. Turner of San Mateo has an
nounced as a candidate for county COM
missioner from district No. g. Mr.. Tur-
ner is an old resident and is regarded as
strong candidate.
B. B. Dancy of Orange Mills attended
the democratic executive committee
meeting yesterday. Mr.. Dancy states
that the Orange Mills postoffice was dis
continued last week.
Tax Collector Hancock informs the
News that under the primary law, poll
taxes must be paid on or before the 9th
of April, in order TO qualify for voting
in the coming primary.
Miss Hattie Bulky has just installed a
modern Lehnbeuter-Diechm lace cab
met, which is not only a handsome store
fixture, but adds materially to the con-
venience OF customers.
There is sign posted on the new
traffic bridge, warning drivers of teams
not 10 cross faster than a walk, but the
warning seems 10 be disregarded by
many. A fine would soon stop this.
The Lincoln Travelogue, presented at
the Howell Theater last night was one of
the treats of the season. The entertain
men with an entire change of program,
will be repeated tonight and all who en-
Joy high-cla entertainment should be
sure 10 attend. It's worth your while.
Mrs. |. A. Boughton who has been
spending the winter at her home,
Bridgeport on the river front, having as
her guest Miss Fish, came 10 the city on
Tuesday and is at the Saratoga. Miss
Fish left for Washington Wednesday
morning.
The Palatka Auto and Supply Com
pany on Monday sold TO r. L. Heating
OF Ocala a big red Buick No 10 Toura-
bout, fully equipped, the price paid be-
ing 81, $50. 1t is a SPLENDID car. MIR.
Heating in company with friend left
Immediately for Ocala.
]. ]. Greene OF Bardin was in the city
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prominently mentioned as a candidate
for commissioner from the 4th district,
but when questioned by the News
stated that he was considering the mat
ter but had not yet fully made up his
mind. That he would be strong can.
didate is the opinion of many OF his
| friends.
Jack Small, Sanford negro, was ar
rested by Conductor Hubbard on A. c.
l.. north bound train rs last Sunday fol
selling liquor on the train. He carried
the booze in suit case and was ped.
ding it TO negro passengers. On arrival
At Palatka the negro was turned over 10
Sheriff kennerly. He was given a pre-.
liminary hearing before Justice Marshall
on Tuesday and bound over TO the next
term OF the circuit court in the sum oil
$500, and in default went to Jail.
There was an unusually large and
anxious crowd at NJ. S. Browns store on
Wednesday night-the last OF this stores
clock stopping awards, and when there
were to be three final prizes awarded.
The clock was unveiled at 7 O'Clock,
showing that it it had stopped at 2-6.47.
Comparison Of cards were then eagerly
made, showing that r. E. Neck was en-.
titled 10 the first prize of S., his card
showing 2:20. Albert Crosse came
second, getting So with a card showing
2-2O-Ol, and Robert Ransom ir., captured
the 81 cash prize with a card showing
| 2-2O-02.
Judge E. Noble Calhoun of this city
is the Oldest great grandson of John
Caldwell Calhoun, congressman, Sena-
tor, cabinet member and former vice
president of the United States, and father
OF notification and states rights, whose
marble statute was on Saturday formally
accepted by Congress and unveiled as
the gift of South Carolina TO the Nation
al Hall of Fame. This great statesman
was born in March, 1772, and died in
March, 1850. II was Calhoun who as
member of the foreign relations com
mittee of congress, reported the bill de-
claring war against England, and which
passed in 1872. Judge Calhoun of Pa
latka has all the valuable family papers
OF this great statesman, and one of the
two oil portraits of him painted from
life.
Chief OF Police Warn has arrested
negro named Sam Nelson on upper
Lemon street for conducting "blind
tiger" and Justice Marshall has held
him TO the circuit court in The sum of
$500. Chief Warn was coming down
Lemon street close in the wake OF man
and wife, the former under arrest for
wife beating. They had made up and
the wife was accompanying her delin-
quent spouse TO Jail. The chief heard
the man say TO his wife that he wanted
a drink of whisky and urged her to get
ii for him. When the man was safely
in jail the wife came TO Chief Warn and
wanted 10 borrow a dollar. He let her
have it, first noting the number of the
bill She went away and in little time
returned with another woman and a
package which she wanted delivered to
her husband. Mr.. Warn saw that it was
bottle of whisky and insisted that she
tell where she got it. She told the
chief she bought it of Sam Nelson and
the woman companion corroberated her
statement. Chief Warn then went out
and arrested Nelson, who had the
marked dollar on his person. At the
trial of the case the women both testi-
fled TO the purchase.