Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
STATE NEWS
Things That Are Happening In Florida as Told by
Our Exchanges.

OF DOller IN saw min near Der unlak
Springs Monday.
Two mules were drowned at the ferry
here belonging to Sanborn turpentine
business, last Monday. The steamer
Burton f. Coe, caught the cable i'll her
propeller wheel when up the previous
week breaking it and tearing the side
railing from the ferry boat leaving one
side open, which gave the mules fright
oIusing them to leap from the fiat with
the wagon and harI ess fastened TO them
The teamster was on the wagon and had
to leap for his life and see the wagon
hold the mules just under the water and
drown them. The flat has since been
repaired and g. W. Sanborn went to
Senator W. G. Rouse and got another
pair Of mules,-Sopchoppy Argus.
Matthew Driggers, about 20 years of
age. son of Mr.. and Mrs. f. +. DrigRers,
of Longwood, while in search Of alliga-
tor eggs near Paola, was bitten by very
large rattle snake, and i'll spite of the at
tention of physician who was summon
ed from Sanford by telephone, died
twelve hours later.-Orlando Sentinel.
The cost of the railroad commission to
the people of Florida is thirty two thous-
and dollars per year, according to the
Gainesville Sun.
Attorney J. A Williams has returned
from Bronson, where he went on impor-
tant legal business. While there he
looked after the interests of r. NJ. EIzey
in q suit TO recover damages from the
A. O. L. Rv. company for the loss CT
some baggage. Damages were asked for
in the sum of sS0.75, but the jury which
sat upon the case awarded the plaintiff
$10O-Gainesville Sun.
An attractive looking young woman
giving her name as Miss Willis was ar
rested in Ocala few days ago on a war
rant from Leesburg charging forgery.
The specific charge against the young
woman was forging a check for $50.
The first camp Of graders on the FIori-
da railway between Live Oak and Jack
sonville was established few miles this
side Of the latter named city Monday.
Colonel Drew is rushing the work as
rapidly as possible and it will be COM
pleted long before the original time set.
This road will mean a great deal for
Live Osk.-Liye Oak Democrat.
Messrs. E. B. Bowling, Jack Lowrie
and Noel Montreville had an experience
last Sunday that they don't want to
come their way again soon. They left
-Beresford early in the day for launch
trip down the st. Johns. When neal
Astor landing the engine broke down
and terrific rain and thunder storm
came up. They finally reached Volusis
landing. Col. Patrick Higgins, the well
known orange grower, whose home over.
looks the river there, saw the pitiable
condition the young men were in and
took them to his hospitable home, built
q fire for. them to dry their clothes and
gave them supper. The young men de-
sired to return home that night, sc
Mr.. Higgins gave them q quinine tonic
and started them off with hghtwooC
torches across the flooded flatwoods tt
Eldridge, to connect with the midnigh
train for DeLand junction. The boy
were at times wading through waite
knee deep and heard and saw all kind
of slligators and frogs. They lost TIT
beaten path to Eldridge several times
but reached the coveted station just il
time to catch the train for home. TIL
mosquitoes didn't do a thing to them
in their perilous journey through tn
swsmps and flatwoods between the rive
and Eldridge. They are through witt
launch rides for the present. Barring
the dismal environments, the frog con
certs in crossing the swamps and fiat
woods put them in mind Of Coney Islan'
-DeLand Record.
The depot at Maitland was entered b!
two colored burglars Tuesday night, tn
safe carried outside and broken opel
with tools taken from the tool house q
Maitland. About $65 in money was tax
en- and one package from the express OF
fee. In response to telephone messag
Deputy Sheriff Frank Gordon and al
assistant hurried for the scene but TIT
men had made their escape.
Albert A. Knight of Tampa, commit
ed suicide few days ago. He had bee
drinking very hard and the doctor ha
given him q narcotic to make him sleeI
which contained morphine sulphate an
q minute particle OF chlorol, both G
which are absolutely harmless when ia
ken in proper quantities, but Knight GO
up and took the whole bottle and die
before the physician could reach him.
The large alligator which Herbert Pr
koson has practically raised escaped fror
his fish market on Tuesday night an
his whereabouts were unknown fc
some hours. The saurian san extraol
dinsriiy large one, being ten feet |
length, and was raised from q wee httl
fellow by Mr.. Pinkoson, who Is fancie
Of sucn pets. Upon escaping the cato
n u