Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-05-13
Some State Happenings
Florida Items Gathered from Our Exchanges

The Socialists VIII place CITY 'i'AS'
40 the field in Tampa.
The Masons of Inverness are prepar'
Ing 70 build a temple at that place.
1t is believed that the Jacksonville
census will snow a population OF 7O'OOO'
Thirty thousand dollars has been
raised in st. Johns county by Individual
subscriptions for good roads.
The True Democrat says old Leon
county will grow more corn, cotton su-
gar cane, hay and peanuts this year
T, than in any year Tor decade
The city of Jacksonville was burned
on May lst, 1901, and 9,l2o frame 0f'
brick and stone buildings have been
+ erected 10 that city since that date.
The city council Of Dunnellon is re-
ceiving bids for the erection OF a new
city Jail aud council chamber. 1t is to
be a brick structure with concrete floor
Mr.. ]. C. Thorpe, an Englishman u
wears old who has resided ut Orange
Z City for many years with his family,
committed suicide in ST. Augustine last
: Thursday by cutting his throat.
j. Fl. Mitchell has the distinction OF
raising 50 potatoes from one large po-
tato on his place 10 Beck Hammock
THE potato was given to Mr.. Mitchell
by 6. r. Calhoun who wished to Try the
new seed. Sanford Herald.
A very amusing sight occurred at the
Y depot in Jacksonville the other day
when a crowd of Italians we're trying
TO make the agent understand where
they wanted to go and how many were
going. They finally left for Chicago.
The Grand Council, United Order o
Commercial Travellers, meets in lamp;
on May 10, 20 and 2l, at which tim,
fully 5000 delegates will assemble il
the gulf city to attend what promise
to be the greatest session of the associ
alton ever held.
Meals consisting of bread, meat, fish
soups, stews, etc., with coffee and e
s twice each day, are furnished the pris
oners in Pensacola at cost OF 6 l.
cents each per day, according to the re
ort of the chief of police, and the sam
be done elsewhere.
GRACE w. West. young whit
is 10 Jail at Green Cove Spring
Fed with attempting to wreck
LINE passenger trail. West ha
cout off train for having no ticke
couLatened to get even. Soon aftel
one c)ile of crossties were found Q
II schoolby freight engineer
lV shail bnaette-News, in a conservatiy
rs Eacb the buildings 10 Dayton
precinct e to be erected this sun
right to els and business housO
" County ~ at over half millit
One canduding residence bull
State Democlearly every builder
Il One caudics accepted contract
Congressional
Each electoral Hotel Compar
vote for or agaSill be sold at publ
The voting sh,y 10 the highe
y Committee, and pr above $4,000
election the inSpe Shuts, receive
proceed to canvassNationa Ban
ance with the Stat, e - 49,.
once forward duplic' VI Vne ~
chairman and secretdhe remainir
Executive Commute
house ia Fort Pierce, e
The assessments tofe Vi ooun
f various candidates are The sever
Members House of ReprSda TO ler
tives. State of Florida.4f disnIa
Circui Judge .,......,.........t - :.
County Assessor OF Taxes VI ai
County Tax Collector or 10
Is County Treasurer .........-. 4etho
Superintendent Public Instbf a.
Prosecuting Attorney ,-e......5
Supervisor 4 Registration. ASH
Member Board Public lnstr'nis
County Commissioners. ......,,....a.
Game Warden .,.~.......-...--.,-.....