The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-05-13
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held its annual meeting in Pensacola
May 9Th and eth,
There are to he two hundred and
thirty eight more miles of canals dug
in the Everglades and bids for this work
will be- opened on June 18th.
Jerry d. Smith, a Southern Express
messenger, was arrested in Jackson.
Vile the other day on the charge Of
stealing $4,000 worth Of jcwery.
Knowles Hall, the handsome building
belonging to Rollins College at Winter
Park. which was totally destroyed by
flc last winter, is to ne rebuilt during
the coming summer.
Never in the history of Florida have
lands in this State been in greater de-
mand than at the present time. and
hardly day passes without some re-
port of big deal being completed for
large tracts of farming lands.
When we remember that Seven Hun
dred Thousand Dollars were taken in
by the race track owners of Jackson
vile the past season it is easy to be-
lieve they will spend money to have the
law iuggled with so as to continue race
horse gambling.
BY a vote of 81 to % Arcadia voted
a $40 600 bond issue for public improve
ments. Of this amount Sl2, 600 will be
used for extending the water-works
system, Sl2, 600 for the extension of the
sewerage system, ST ZOO for a new
high school building and $1,000 for
street Improvements
The Dewey and May day parade Civ
en- under the auspices of the veteran
volunteer fire department of Pensacola
Monday afternoon was one of the most
interesting and beautiful ever seen on
the streets of that city. The entire af-
fair was a delightful success and the
presence of Gov. Giichrist and other
distinguished visitors added to the
pleasure of the occasion.
Horace w. West, young white man,
giving his address as 1888 Swift street,
Jacksonville was placed in Jail at Green
Cove Springs charged with attempting
to wreck an Atlantic Coast Line pas
senger train. Instead of the passenger
train which West is alleged to have
made an effort to wreck, freight train
preceded it only few minutes and it
was this that in all probability preven-
ted the loss of life and the demolition
of the tract.
Duke Pompee Litta, of Lomhardy, and
his duchess, who was Mrs. Jane john
son Perry Scaife, of Charleston, s c.,
have arrived in New York for their
first visit to America since their mar
riage in 1898. Their visit is partly in
connection with philanthropic scheme
for the colonization of Italians in Mana
tee county, Fla Early last year the
duke offered to colonize large tract
of land with Italian earthquake suffer-
ers, giving each family ten acres. The
duke may visit Florida at an early date
in the interest of this colony.
Representatives of the Armour and
Cudahy interests have been in Jackson .
vile within the last few days, and are
nov in various parts of the state, with
view of making large investments in
Florida lands, if suitable land can be
obtained for their purpose. There are
at present five civil engineers in the
state, who are in the employ of these
interests. Some of these men are in
the vicinity of Jacksonville, and others
are in different parts of the state, care.
fully examining all land, so as to be
able to select that which is best suited
for the raising Of cattle and poultry
II is reported on good authority that if
such land can be found, an immense
packing house and stockyard will be
in Florida. which will be of inestimaDle
value to the state.
Very encouraging news comes from
the work on the Key West extension
railroad and the work is being pushed
to completion. The work at Pigeon .
Key and Knights Key is rapidly near
ing completion. At Moser channel the
bridge is well under way. About thirty .
FIVE spans are completed; as fast as the .
piers are finished tire steel gang follows /
with the structural work. In order
that no lime may be lost, the cement /.
work is continued during the night by
an extra night gang. This enables the
cement men to keep ahead of the steel
workers At TrumbO island at Kew