The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-15
FLORIDA TOPICS ''''''' al ': : ; Stat.

1t is reported that quite a colony
from Indiana are going to DeSoto coun-
t. this fall to settle on Government
lands near Bermont.
This week will about end up the can
taIoupe shipments from Micanopy,
The crop, while about fifty per cent
short has turned out better, as to
quality than expected.
The warehouses; Offices and engine
rooms Of the Cuff Refining Company in
Tampa were destroyed by fire Friday
The losses are estimated at $4,000.
The plant will be rebuilt
II is said that the WELD from corn on
The farm belonging to Hon. C.S. AGREE
nine miles from Kissimmce, will De
fully fo.ty bushels to the acre, which
is ouc.tourth larger than what is cred
lied to Iowa, the greatest corn produc-
ing state in the Union.
As Mr.. Whipple of Winter Garden,
was driving team of mules during Il
thunder storm. lightning struck a tree
nearby, killing one of the mules. but
his mate and the driver escaped injury.
A peculiar thing about this accident was
that the mule killed was the farhcst
from the tree down which the bolt of
lightning came. Orlando Reporter
Star.
Picturesque Florida, for July is now
on sale at the news stands. Besides
the usual number of pretty pictures
this number contains many sketches
which indicate great progress all over
the state. Read it and send it to some
Northern friend who has the "Florida
fever" This interesting magazine is
published at Orlando by 0. {. Wlke.
and is doing great work in building up
the state. From cover to cover there
is always something interesting in Pic
luTeSque FlOTlua.
A clergyman in funeral sermon said
"the late respected corpse was mem
Der of this church for forty years If
the church was made up of respected
corpses' how dead it must have been
But what of the respected cOrpses'
sometimes found among the business |
men of city. They may be known by |
their dead business. Live business men
men who seize every opportunity to |
push things and who tell the public |
what they have on their sleeves have |
a live and ever increasing business.
One of the Burbank settlers became
somewhat homesick and longed for the
feshpots of his Chicago home, so he
bundled up his belongings and turned
his footsteps towards the WINDY City,"
He reached there in due season, but
happened TO strike it when the Their.
mometer was playing is worst pranks,
and he again bundled up his belongings
and he was hardly gone a week before
he was back to the new but ambitious
city of Burbank. He says that he found
Chicago entirey too hot for comfort:
that he can enjoy sound repose in
Florida because of the cool nights, and
that he is now here to stay.
Frank r. Shuts, who came to Miami
over year ago as receiver
Of the Fort Dallas National Bank, has
been appointed district attorney for the
Florida East Coast railway, his district
extending from Palm Beach to Key
West. Since coming here in the capac
ity of receiver If the Fort Dallas Ma
.ional Bank. Mr. Shuts has gained the
confidence not only of the depositors of
he bank, bat Of all who have come in
contact with him. He left Miami a
-" weeks ago a single man, returning
80 Miami, bringing with him his bride.
.lr ana Mrs. SHUTS VIII make Miami ;
heir permanent home, he opening 4 I
~ Office and pyacticing his profession.
tr. SHUTS has great faith in the future /
i Miami, 80 much 50 that he gave up a t
cry extensive and profitable law prac- t
Ice in his home town to become a citi- (
en- Of Mjami.-Niami Metropolis i
There are probably thirty new colonies I
ajnr started in Florida at the present t
ime They are being advertised from
re ocean 10 the other and it is not un- c
'asonaole to suppose that there will be c
q average Of two hundred settlers $
rought to the state by each colony the t,
resent year. That makes total of G.
X thousand working producing inhab- n
ants added to our population. People d