The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-12-16
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resulted in bonds being overwhelming
defeated.
Leon county will soon settle larg
, colony of Germans Germans max
, splendid citizens. They are frugal an
Industrious, and in addition will sho'
the Leon county citizens what res
farming means.
The body of Joseph Dobson, prom
inent Baker county farmer, was foun
lying in the road last week betwee
Macclenny and Sanderson. He ha
fallen from his wagon and being stun
ned by the fall was frozen to death.
The big. three.story brick home o
the Manatee County Supply Co., which
has been under course Of construction
for the past several months, is now re-
ceiving the finishing touches and viii
be ready for occupancy in a very short
time.
Rev. Maurice P. Foley, formerly of
DeIand but now of St. Augustine, was
consecrated bishop of the Catholic
church at ceremony held in St. Au-
gustne on December Is Father Foley
will become Bishop of Tugegnerao,
Philippine Island.
A state system of good roads is a
proposition that should come up before
the next legislature to be passed on
favorably. In no other way can there
be Uniform development of the public
highway on such scale as will bring
about the best results.
An effort will be made to procure a
government building for Daytona. Post
master Smith has been in conference
with committee of the city council
and the matter will no doubt be taken
up at the present session of Congress
by both Senator Fletcher and Represen-
tative Clark.
Governor Gilchrist has made a per-
sonal investigation of the Tampa cigar
factory strike condition. He finds the
town at peace, employers and employees
dying to hug each other, and no strife
or hard feelings anywhere. The govern
or is either easily hoodwinked or fakir.
Iceland News.
Three Bahama negroes in small row
boat made the trip from the Bahama
Islands. sixty miles east of here to the
Florida Coast, landing Sunday after
noon on the ocean pier. The negroes
were fishermen, and not being citizens
of the United States took this method
Of gaining admission. These negroes,
who are always perfectly at home in
the water. rowed across the open sea
without even compass. Tropical
Sun.
Claud E. Sims. the Swear. old son of
A. 7. Sims, was accidentally killed at
Daytona Beach warehouse on Tuesday
Of last week, by his school mate acct
dentally discharging a small rife. used
in the warehouse for shooting rats.
The ball entered the right eye, and
death was instantaneous. The verdict
Of the coroners jury was: I'VE, the
jury hereby find that Claud Sims came
to his death by the accidental discharge
Of a gun in the hands of George Hol-
land" The funeral services were con.
Quoted from the home on Valley ST.,
Seabreeze, and the public school at
tended in body. Four playmates of
the deceased were pail. bearers. The
nterment took place in Pinewood Gene
terry.
Gov. Gilchrist holds small sums of
money due Spanish American soldiers.
and desires their addresses, or that of
heir legal representative, as follows:
Joseph l.. Hopkins, Harry B. Curtiss,
Charles c. McCabe, Trisbam |. Jordan,
Joseph S. Ford, Joseph A. Lang. Wal /
er n. Reddick, James S. Renean. |
Stoddard w. Rockwell, Henry Wilson,
Vivian R. Brown. Samuel Z. Dyess.
Iames McGarry, Lawrence H. Thomp-
on, Joseph d. Reese. Henry E. Mark
wood. Clyde T. Cooper, Denis Curren,
William B. Jones. Bernhard Muller.
-onnie H. Roberts, Thomas N. Ship
'er, George WHITEWATER, Luis d. AL
en-. James G. DeVeaux, Thomas ].
'ommey, William H. Beam, William
l. Baker, Perry Peters, Martin Bren-
ian. William A. Dorman, Benjamin
iurlburt, Edward Morris, Charles
Juttail, Guy B. Reynolds, Edward F.
;ibson. Charles B. Ouderdouck, Halsted
J. Bowden, William S. Muse, Charles
|. Wheeler, Emarkus L. Adams, Abe