Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-19
STATE NEWS
Things That Are Happening In Florida as Told by
Our Exchanges.

council at its last meeting passed an or
dinnace prohibiting cattle from RAINING
at large in the territory bounded easter
IL by the railroad track, southerly by
Pearl street, on the west by railroad
track and on the north by the boulevard.
This ordinance Is to take effect thirty
days from its passage and receiving the
signature Of the mayor.
H. A. Verrier, of Indiana, has just
made proposition to the town conncll
of It. Myers for 3 right Of way through
that town for q car and interurban pail,
way system. 1t is proposed to buiI d<be
tine commencing at or near the 6ii of
Mexico, in the vicinity of PuntS Rassa,
and then along the Calopsabstchee river
to Fl. Thompson, passing through Fit.
Myers. Mr.. verrisf tates that he is
anxious to begin workfhis fall and have
the line completed Nshin a period OF
two years.
After three years Of freedom, living in
Jacksonville most Of the time, Eugene
winningbsm was s3ested on August 8,
as q deserter from the UnIued States ar
my. The young man had just finished
atptenticeship as blacksmith.
Mam Jemison, a vet4 an colored hack
hlekr, was found dea in his hack in
h6xkt. Augustine transl9S stables, caus-
Hhom heart failure.
Spectacle peddlers have fdQnd para
disc in Santa Rosa county aIA as a re-
suit many people are made alma blind.
If you value your eyesight, cut ouS the
peddler business. Rosa Star.
@. W, Taylor and Mr.. Guyton, Of Gar
vsstousEexss were in Miami the latter
part Of LAST geek contracting for the
lease Of some Apd between Eighteenth
street and the yer, to the rear of the
Hufssetler boat FORKS, where they will
erect two tanks each containing a capaci-
II of $500 gallons each which will be
ssed for crude Oil for fuel purposes
Miami Metr0Pplls.
J. 8. CARR Sne of the biggest cattle
men in this section of the state, is in the
city todaytsttending to the transfer OF
about q, 900, worth Of cattle to Messrs.
Jesse, Bumby of tais section and Joe
Ward Of the Doggy Greek region. This
u-ssid TO be one OF the best punches Of
tstele.soldi in this region for long time,
the fat cattle being in exceptionally fine
condition, while the feeders are all look
ing well. The cattle industry has grown
to be q big thing in Florida, and where
il was thought almost impossible to raise
beef cattle only q few years ago, vast
herds. are to be found, all in splendid
condition reporter-Star.
The following news paragraph in The
Key West Citizen tells of most remark
able case Of restoration Of hearing: Phil
Pritchard, who has been very deaf for
the past three years, is the happiest man
in Key West. While working in the
printing office of 7. 7. Thomas, he sud-
denly heard the press Of the Citizen run
ming and he stated that 1t was the pref
test music he ever heard. His deafness
was caused by being hit behind the ear
in q boxing bout with Ed Wagner.
A gentleman recently went from Wau'
chulA 10 Sanford to look at land. he
found they were asking 1925 an acre fol
land four and . half miles from the rail
road. Ridiculousl Maybe so, but il
viii NOT be many years before it will bt
impossible to buy good fertile land in
Florida for that price. II land in the
north that will not average producing
more than e25 per sore is worth $500 pei
acre, what would be fair pnce for ar
acre of Florida Land that will produces
from 500 to 81 900 per acre per snnumi
-wauchula Advocate.
Capt. Harley Cavthon and his squad
Of shareholders from Company TX" re-
turned Friday night from st. Augustine
bringing with them the magnificent Tall
aferro trophy, splendid silver cup giver
each wear for the best rife team from
both regiments OF state troops, and eacf
member wearing the bronze medal Of
the winning team and attesting to Al
individual score of at least sixty. In ad
dition to plotting his team to victory IL
the big contest Capt. Cswthon wear
also the marksman medal for the highes
soore at the 6OO-yard range, 46 out Of 1
a possible 80, and not only won this yea
INIT made the highest score ever made OF
that range at 600 yard hne.-DeFumAt
Breeze.
Tom Baker started an alligator farm
ont Mt Winnemissett, but sells the sauri
ans out as fast as he captures them
Parties had to have what he had on hanC
and now he has men out capturing
sufficient number on hand all TIT
time.-DeLand Record.
> pensacola contemplates spending 80,
ono in advertising her advantages anC
resources. A like amount was spent TO
che same purpose by Tampa last yea
and GOOD results were obtained.
Representatives Of several large cisAl
factories Of Tampa, whose employees
are now ON q strike, are enroute to diff