The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-03-25
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Asparagus is a new crop b7ing tiied
in Sanford. 1t has proven 50 successful
that $40 per crate has been realized
Garnault Agassiz the noted magazine
writer, spent Tuesday in ST. Augustine
securing data for an article winch he Is
preparing for The National Magazine !
Capt. l.ucicn Young, commandant OF
the Pensacola Navy yard, has been adj
ynnccd to the rank Of rear admiral after
forty years Of active service IN the
navy
All Florida postmasters will be given
leave of absence for ms many days
not exceeding five, as they may require
to enable them to attend their annual
convention. which will he held at Ocala
on April II, II and IA.
Candidates for Circuit Judge can now
make their bow to the people OF the
Seventh Judicial Circuit through the
columns Of their respective county news
PAPERS. The Democratic voters VIII tell
the Governor who they prefer for these
respective positions, instead of the mem
beers of the bar,
AT recess meeting of the city coun'
eli in Miami last week an ordinance
was introduced and given its first and
second readings providing for an cleo
ton tn determine whether the city shall
vote bonds in the sum Of 500, 600 SO
600 for the purpose of erecting sch"ol
building and S25, 900 for widening and
paving streets.
Theodore Carhonelle, a small store
keeper of Port Tampa, recently arrest
ed ON a charge of being an agent for
the Cuban national lottery. was tried
) and convicted Monday for a violation o.
| the American lottery law and fined ST.
600 and one year in the State penltenti-
arv. This is the first conviction ever
secured in tins country on similar
charge. The Cuban lottery has been
, doing an extensive business there.
The idea that negroes head is Just
as impervious to brick, billy or a
bullet as adamant TO water has furnish
; ed the Joke writer's with foundations for
2 many a price Of meal ticket, but an
= actual demonstration of il occurred last
r evening at the Mallory docks when a
J white man. at present at large, shot
Nassau negro, named John La Cruez,
, los Central avenue, SQuarely IN the
= forehead at distance of not more than
| four feet, and the ieaden ball fiattened
= out and dropped to the board dock. the
negro suffering no painful results --
r Tampa Tribune,
While not officially announced, II !:
stated on good authority that the Ma
tional Guard Of Florida will participate
: in the Joint army and militia war ma
neuverS to be held at Chickanauga Park
l. Ga. near Chattanooga, this summer
Ii is known that the war department
: asked for one regiment Of infantry iron
5 Florida for the maneuvers, but the mill
,ary department Of the state prevailed
{ upon the government to accept the en-
J. tire brigade, which includes both th'
: First and second infantry. The fac
: that the troops of the state are 10 par
e ,iciuate in these maneuyerS, which are
+" to he CONNECTED on an extensive scale
T. will he gratifying both to the rank ant
5 file Of the service. This Will be III
y first time in history that the entlr
/ strength If the Florida National Guar
]! has taken part as a unit, in war eXer
cisc> with the regular army.
Walter F. Coachman's motor boat
r. Dewey. Of jacksonville, with Charles A
" Clark. of jacksonville. at the vince
was the winner of the Palm Beac
-rravd prize, s., 500 in gold, the tirS
prize, in the endurance contest for a
boats over twenty miles speed. Ii too
twenty.,hree laps to make the los l.
as neu,ical miles, or ila;lS0,25 statur
y miles. The Dewey started ont la
IN over the line and finished first. Tn
IN event represents the longest endurane
no race on record, and the record race K
10 the largest purse ever put up for sur
n race. 1t exceeded in length Il
ne Monaco endurance race, as well as e.
on cecding the biggest prize evea put 1
m AT those races. The best time Il
&c d ewey made in any Of the races of Il
We week was 2:l2:oSs, for the course, AT
M her best time in any hap was :l2:o
no showing consistent running. In add
," ton TO winning the cash prize, Il