The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-05-20
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shipped out OF Fernandlna during the
month Of April, valued at $l.345, 657.
Punta Gorda has shipped during the
last three weeks six cars of fish, the
total weight Of which was almost $50
tons
The farmers Of Hastings are shipping
from ~ to 10 carloads Of Irish potatoes
Il day from that point. They are also
shipping cukes
IRE million dollar department store to
be erected ON the old Saint James lot in
Jacksonville by Cohen Bros, will be
the largest south Of Chicago,
Many people throughout the State
have been saying that Broward was po-
litically dead. In the Tuesday primary
it was demonstrated that he is a pretty
lively political corpse.
The National Society of Colonial
Danes of America has decided to offer
a medal for 1911 for the best original
story based on some tradition or legend
OF the Florida Indians during colonial
times. This contest is open to every
high school student in the state.
Pensacola is considerably stirred over
the possibility of securing new coast
wise steamship service. The fact that
the New York Texas line, which began
business about two years ago, might be
induced to stop at Pensacola, is greatly
interesting the business men of that
port.
Mr.. Ernest B. Simmons has purchas-
ed the Fort Meade Observer and will
merge that paper with the Leader
which he has been publishing for some
time. A town the size of Fort Meade
can i'll afford to support two papers, and
both town and publisher will be better
off by the merger
Tampa boasts of a negro who is now
lis years of age. His name is Davy
Crockett and was a slave of the Gal
lette family, having been born near
the present line between North and
South Carolina, in 1892. Capt. John
Lesley, of Tampa, has investigated his
claim, and finds it correct according to
the Gallette family records.
The Fruit and Produce News recently
delivered itself of this truiSm: you
have heard whole lot of late about
Florida soil It's here but the one
thing that does the business and doesn't
receive the credit that is due it, is the
climate. That's here too, and it stays
mere all the tme-all the year through
and it the greatest asset that Flori- T
da has ever had, or may expect to
have"
Expanding nearly 5000, 900 for site
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
has planned to erect one of the finest
and most modern union depots in Pensa-
cola that is owned by the company.
The purchase of real estate covers all
Of the south side of Wright street from
Alcaniz street to Tenth avenue. a dis
lance Of four blocks. the company buy
ing the north half Of the entire front
age ON Wright street. On this will be
erected a depot to cost about 5000, 600
or more, the structure, it is claimed to
be of all steel with an immense shed.
When the brilliant comet arose in the
eastern skies al $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday
morning. showing the tail" more
heightened and more luminous than
ever, scores Of negroes residing in the
immediate vicinity of the railroad shops
began such Il weeping, Wailing and pray
ing that persons in the vicinity at first
thought that some relative had been
killed 10y Il switch engine, or that some
member Of some large family had died.
The disturbance kept up for more than
half an hour and many white people
WHY dNENfIl''l, III an tdStS ldhiIR all
to ascertain just what had ,
happened and just who was thought to
have died. Pensacola Journal.
The first spike to be driven on the
Key West end of the Florida East Coast
railway, was hammered down Tuesday
on Tlumbo island. There was no cere-
monies in connection with the event,
but the driving of the first spike is i'm S
portant nevertheless. The track which
is being built is short stub from the
dock TO a point on Trombo island, and
will be used primarily for the handling s
Of material Remarkable progress is G
being made OF the extension work at [
BOca Chica. five of the Golfer dams hav-
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