The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-11-18
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semi annual appOrtlOnment OF the ont
mill tax, The amount for apportion
ment is 500 1853. 81, and the average il
So cents. The average Of st. Lucie il
TOO and the amount to be received Il
1912. The balance left in fund il
! $7O3 81.
w. II. Hash ell brought to the News
office on Tuesday some very fine pecar
nuts grown in his orchard south OF
town. The pecans were grated OF
, hickory, and, Mr.. Haskell says, this is
the best stock on which to graft the
) pecan. We have never seen a finer
pecan nor eaten more tasty nut, than
those brought to this Office by Mr.,
Haskell DeLand News.
large party Of home seekers went
up to the st. Lucie Inlet Farms country
by launch Those in the party were
the Messrs Edward Culven, Bo2eman,
Montana; Peter Jacob, Minneapolis
Mimi; J. l.. Kispaugh, Port Huron,
Mich. Bartlett r, Bishop, Los Angeles,
Cal: H. V. Carlyle, Jacksonville, Fla. {;
B. f. Larrabie, Mankato, Mimi, and
L. Larrable, 81. Cloud. MINI. Palm
Beach News.
According to Henry d. Silverfriend,
of Bristol, Tenn. a member of the
Koreshan colony in Florida. curiosity
recently killed two members of the
colony. They had, Silverfriend says,
opened the grave Of Dr. Tweed who
had announced at his death year ago
that he would arise from the tomb. to
see what had become of his body. They
lost their reason during the process Of
the work, were committed to an asylum
and died
c. d. Carroll and NJ {. Brock recent
" sent north for some red clover seed
and although it has been planted but a
short time. they are highly pleased
with the manner in which the crop
is progressing. Each of the gentle
men planted an acre, Mr.. Brock |
planting just before the storm and Mr..
Carroll soon afterwards. In both in.
stances the clover is growing finely and
promises to do as well here as in the
north. Kissimmee Journal.
The State Democratic Committee met
in Jacksonville Friday the straighten
out the situation caused by the death
of Napoleon B. Broward, primary
choice for the United States Senate.
Twenty four of the forty-seven counties
were represented and they ratified the
decision of former meeting of the
committee to call the primaries for
January IL and 81 to nominate sue
lessor to Napoleon B. Broward. The Y
various counties will have to provide t
'unds for the election and in case of {
allure there will be no primary in the I
county not providing funds. Many com G
'lications, one of which is the payment v
# poll taxes, was not touched upon by {
he committee. AS far as practical :
esults go, no positive decision was t
cached by the executive committee. f
DR.. Lincoln HulIey, President of John Ii
;. Stetson University, is full of enthus. i
SIN for the coming convent on of the {
florida Educational Association to be
eld in Pensacola during the Christmas
holidays, December 9th to Goth, exclu- n
i've. The teachers Of Florida have U
,een growing in influence and power j
or many years past. The High Schools Il
we're never in better condition than d
hey are now. The growth has been {
phenomenal, especially in the peninsula. .
4 splendid program has been arrang- J.
I'd by the Executive Committee. The /
foremost educator of Canada d. Hughes i
FOR forty years the Superintendent of !
The City schools of Toronto. will be on
land to address the teachers in four
ectures. He has consummate art in t
presenting educational ideals; in en- |
,husng the discouraged teachers; in |
solving educational problems. !
Persons passing in the neighborhood !,
If Lake Wire Thursday of last week ,
we're shocked to see the body of a man
ioatng in the water. Elmer Shepherd .
md others brought the gruesome find +,
o shore, and it proved to be the re-
mains of negro man, the body evident
y having been in the water several 9
lays, Decomposition had set it and !;
Identification was difficult, but it is I
low thought that the man was brick .
aver who had been in the employ of 2
". c. Robinson. The negro was un- i