The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-24
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the Manatee river near Manatee, has
seen opened up for travel.
1t is said that the draining of the
Everglades is going to make South
Florida the largest sugar belt in the
world
White Springs council has called a
bond election for a twenty thousand dol
Tar issue for waterworks and other i'm
pfovements.
A poultry plant with capacity of
1000 chickens every three weeks is to
be- installed at once in the immediate
suburbs of Jacksonville to supply the
local demand for eggs and poultry.
In order that he may accept some
hatterjng business offers County Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction r. E.
Hall Of Dadc county has filled his resig-
nation with Governor Gilchrist.
Important work is now being done by
dredging at Key West, the big govern
ment dredge named after the city is
deepening the northwest channel. This
will be of great value TO Key West and
will mean, when the work is satisfactori-
ly accomplished, that all of the coast
wise steamships rounding the Florida
peninsula, will pass close to Key West.
The Florida Supreme Court is hold
ing its bar examination. The graduates
of the College of Law of the Unver-
sity of Florida. Messrs. Calhoun, Har-
dee, and Small, have just appeared be-
fore the Court and were admitted with
out examination on their diplomas. The
faculty of the State Law School has
been increased for next year and the
attendance will be large.
Through the efforts of Senator Fetch
err, Pensacola will be allowed to add the
figures of her special census where
omitted by the government enumera-
tors. The people of Pensacola believ-
ing that many people had been over
looked by the government employed
special agents and sent them out to
take the names and numbers. The re-
salt has been, it is said, to show many
h andred people not listed.
Florida is very naturally taking a
deep interest in the location of the Pan
ANA exposition and many of the state
newspapers are already expressing
themselves on the proposition to move
it over to the Pacific coast. That New
Orleans is the logical point for cele-
bration of the completion of the big
canal cannot be questioned, and GER
tainlv everyone in Florida and the south
will use their efforts to have the great
Gulf port chosen as the place for the
festivities.
The first case of pellagra ever known
in this city became known yesterday,
when physicians pronounced disease
from which l.. B. Steinmeyer had been
suffering for several weeks as the dread
ed pellagra. Mr.. Steinmeyer, who re-
sides on East Hill, was taken to Mobile
a few days ago, his local physician sus-
pecting his illness as pellagra, and yes
terday it was learned that the physicians
there had not only pronounced it well
developed case, but that the patient has
only slight chance of recovery. Pen
sacola journal.
White Springs has ordered an election
on the proposition of bonding the town
To the extent of $50, 600, the money to
be used in providing satisfactory wa
ter supply and installing proper sew
erage system. The election will be held
on July y. The ordinance under which
the bond issue will be authorized, if the
people declare in favor Of it by their
votes, says that the money is to provide,
own and control an adequate and suf-
ticieNt system Of waterworks, to be used
and operated by the municipality; also
for the construction and maintenance
of an adequate, thoroughly scientific
and safe system of sewerage, within
ana throughout the town.
For many years past Florida orange
growers have wrapped their fruit in
ii isue paper hearing the names of the
grower and the grove, but the paper is
invariably taken off before the fruit
r ,aehes the consumer, so that the
S .heme has been practically valueless
for advertising purposes. Now some
thing better has been devised. Many
Of the growers a,e posting little colored
stickers, about half an inch in diameter.
On the oranges. The stickers are made