The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-02-18
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1t is rumored and upon authority that
seems very good, that John NJ Bryan
Of DANA, will be in the race for the
Legislature from Dade county.
One of the safe robbers killed by Paul
Sauls, the young post.ofice Waterman,
at Tallahassee. has been identified as
Jerry McAuley.of McKeesport, Pa.
The strawberry market has been
brisk for the past week in Plant CITY,
The highwater market paid for berries
on the platform last week was 80 cents
per quart.
The largest catch of the season for
Spanish mackerel at the Long Key fish
ing camp was made recently by f, Kim
ball, of Chicago. amounting to 80 fish,
weighing 1853 pounds.
While every tain over the Florida
East Coast Railway is crowded with
winter visitors to sunny Florida, there
are also few trains that go through
that have not private car or two at
tached.
The st. Augustine good roads con-
venton asks for an appropriation from
the national government of $1,000, 600.
Why not? Good roads are more service
able than ironcads, and just as needful
as good harbors,
The Prosper Colony Company near
Orlando sold in one day this week seventy
tracts of five acres to parties from In
diana. Illinois and Iowa. All the people
saw the property and were delighted
with the prospect.
Because it claims that it has been con-
clusively proven that the Garden of Eden
was located in Florida. the Tampa Tri-
bune strongly urges that it would be
eminently proper for this State to place
a statue of Adam in the Hall of Fame.
Adam was no doubt one of the most dis
tinguished of Floridians.
The county commissioners of Alachua
county have decided to draw the line
tight on the issuance Of permits for
carrying pistols. There has been a
sentiment evident in the st. Johns
county board for some time in the same
direction and it is probable that it will
soon be brought TO focus. The very
worst crimes can generally be traced
to pistol totin'.
While fishing alone recently in the
"cut" of the new ship channel, Capt.
Savoy of the charter boat Amy S. hook
ed and landed the largest shark of the
season. The monster measured ten feet
and weighed not less than 60 pounds.
1t was towed to the Twelfth street dock
and exhibited. proving curious and in.
teresting denizen of the deep TO hundreds
who viewed it.-Miam Metropolis.
The twenty seventh annual encamp-
ment of the Department of Florida,
Grand Army of the Republic, will he
held at the headquarters of Lew Wal
lace Post No. %. G. a. R., Gainesville,
Fla, on Tuesday, February 22nd, 1910,
at which time Commander-in- Chief of
the National Grand Army of the Re-
public, Samuel R. Van SAINT, of Minnea-
polls, MINI, has stated his intention Of
being present.
Florida is receiving some splendid adj
vertiSing through the North regarding
the advantages offered by the State to
homeseekers. A recent edition of the
Chicago Examiner contains finely
illustrated and well written article by
former Governor Napoleon b. Boward
regarding the reclamation of the Ever
glades. 1t 10 full of live facts and is
written in his characteristic style. And
with it is an illustrate half page article
by Governor Albert ". Gilchrist enti-
tied, Florida, the Marvellous - This is
also ably written and the two articles
will no doubt prove splendid boost for
Florida.
The rivers and harbors appropriation
reported in the house carries total of
SAP, 255, 276, and of this sum 81. 2O6. 40
is for the carrying on of work already
started. Florida has done we'll in this
bill, the various items included for this
state being as follows; Fernandina. si5,-
600; Bscayne bay, 5000: Tampa bay,
50, 900; Carrabelle, SIS, 900; Apalachicola
bay, $50, 200: Pensacola, $4,000; St.
Johns river, $500, 900: Indian river, 3d.
600; Kissimmee, 5000; Orange, 81. 500;
Crystal river, $4,000; Anclote, SIS, 900;
Withlacoochee river, 5000: Sarasota,