The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-03
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on May 23rd.
Thirty solid carloads of beans were
shipped by Plant City farmers last week,
all of which brought extra good prices
Hillsborough citizens will decide the
fate of the convict lease system in their
county by voting at the second primary
on June Z.
You can raise crop in ninety days
in Semi-Tropic Florida and you can
grow three crops on the same piece OF
land in year, but it takes year $
work to raise years crop.
The last car of oranges and grape
fruit that will be shipped by the Citrus
Fruit Exchange this season started for
the Northern markets Thursday morn.
ing. st. Petersburg Independent.
The Osceola Lumber Co., located at
Kissimmee, is installing new planning
mill and other machinery, and are now
awaiting the arrival of their new boil
ers, which have been delayed in transit,
to begin manufacturing building mater
terial on an extensive scale.
The truth is, old Ponce de Leon. like
many of the rest of US. didn't know a
good thing when he saw it. Florida,
then as now, was fountain of youth, y
as it were. Just because he didn't see
a geyser spouting from every gopher
hole, he pretended to die disappoint-
ed man. Pensacola Journal.
A smooth individual, sailing under
several names. who has been taking or
ders from negroes for suits and demand.
ing part pay, was run in by the marsh.
al of Sanford for cheating and swnd-
ling, last Friday, as he was about to
board train. He gave the marshal a
long and hot chase and many citizens
aided in the capture. The marshal
thinks he has captured notorious
swindler. ..
There has been filed in the United
States circuit court in Tampaa damage
suit against the Tampa Electric Com
pany amounting to $4,000. The suit
was brought by Elizabeth |. Yates of
Washington, D. c.. through her at
torneys. Wall & Mccoy, on account Of
her husband, William Yates, who died
as the result of injuries received while
on hoard one of the company's cars.
Jack O'Quinn, who was found guilty
Of manslaughter in killing Dick John
son at the Eureka House last March,
was sentenced by Judge Minor Jones
to serve four years in the penitentiary.
Miss Rodefer, who was mixed up in the
affair and who has been in Jail ever
since the shooting, has been released.
She said this morning that she should
wait till O'Quinn had served his sentence
and then marry him. Orlando Star.
MISS May Alberta Phee, of Chicago,
formerly stenograpber and typewriter
for the New South Farm and Home
Company of this city, is here on short
visit. The young lady goes to Tampa
to inspect several large tracts of
land, and if they come up to the gener-
al description given of them certain
Chicago parties stand ready to purchase
them. Miss Phee says that hundreds
of people in Chicago and other sections
of the country are Florida-crazy and
selling Florida lands is an easy PROPOSE
ton. Miss Pieces fee for selling is
quite an attractive one. st. Peters
burg Independent f.,
Three distinguished gentlemen of the
old country are in Bradentown and other
sections of Manatee county for the pur
pose of taking general survey of land in
that county to be purchased and used
for coonizing Italian farmers. Among
the distinguished guests are Count S.
Zabarella of Milan, Italy, Count U.
Schulz and W. Zubel, of Munich, Ger
many. These gentlemen are forming
the advance party Of Duke Pompeo Lit
ia. Visconte Avese of Milan, Italy, who
is now visiting the family of the duchess
in Charleston, S. c. Some years ago
the duke was married to Miss Berry,
of Charleston and since that time
he has taken great interest in Ameri-
can affairs. There is no foreigner more
interested in the welfare of his people
than Duke Pompeo Litta. He. through
his colonization schemes, has been the
means of furnishing homes to more
Italian subjects than all other agencies
of the Italian government. He is a
pentlaman of vast wealth himself. with