The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-28
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they received 81 to So Darrell for the
fruit. The pear crop is still moving
and prices high
The cement and lumber has been con-
tracted for, by the FurSt-CIark Con-
struction Company, for the Miami ca
nal lock, and the work will commence
IN the very near future.
In a quarrel over board bill Dr. W.
T. Davis shot and killed Proprietor j.
A. Bryan of the Varnado Hotel at
Brooksyile last Monday. Both men
We're prominent in Brooksville.
An extensive advertising campaign
is being planned by the Florida Citrus
Exchange for its products in all the
territory east of the Mississippi river.
The campaign is to be similar to that
employed by the California exchange.
A farmer near Gainesville exhibited
a stalk of cotton last week that was
three feet in height and contained one
hundred and seventy-fve bolls of cot.
ton and was still blooming, This stalk
was no exception to the rest of the cot
ton in the field.
A large pearl oyster shell, covered
with barnacles and sponges, which
show deep sea origin, was dragged up
in fisherman S net in Tampa recently.
The oyster itself was alive and weigh
ed hree.quarters of pound. The
shell is said to be one of the most
unique ever seen in that city.
The East Coast of Florida pineapple
crop this year is slightly above 80 per
cent of normal. This shortage is &C.
counted for by reason of poor returns
of the past two seasons, in consequence
of which growers neglected their plan
tations. Prices this year, however,
are very satisfactory, and all shippers
are making money. F.O. B. prices are
from ST. so to $500 per crate.
The Florida Citrus Exchange is
busy place these summer days when
the citrus crop is practically out of the
way. The summer is spent by the
force from the management to the
office boy in planning for next seasons
shipments, devising short and efficient
cuts in business, and cleaning up rail
road claims. The Exchange is on the
job every working day in the year.
The City Council of St. Petersburg
will open bids for the construction of
twelve hundred feet of sea wall on the
goth of this month. The wall is to be
of reinforced concrete, and will be
made along the water front between
the electric dock and the A. c. l.. dock.
This will be the first of the sea wall to
be constructed along the water front
of st, Petersburg in preparation of
parking to be done.
If Jose de la Campo, the labor agita-
tor who is now serving sentence OF
one year in the convict camps for his
actions during the recent cigar strike,
secures a pardon from the State Board
of Pardons, it will, in all probability,
be predicated upon the affidavit made
by de la Campo last Thursday at the
convict camp at Green Springs, and in
which he promises to absent himself
from the state of Florida forever, if he
is given his freedom.
Swallowing the contents of bottle
of carbolc acid in moment Of depres.
sion, G. r. Casey, the well-known sign
painter, Of St Augustine, took his own
life Saturday evening about 7:30 o clock
AZ his home on Granada street. The
depression was the result of his feeling
the iron clasp of the liquor habit tight
ening about his throat after brave
and earnest battle of eighteen months
10 cast it off. He gave up the fight
and in giving il up took his own life.
The new law regulating the emolu.
ments of county treasurers in Florida,
as passed at the recent session of the
legislature, becomes effective January
/, 1913. 1t does not abolish the office,
but does reduce the fees to an extent
of As per cent. 1t shows that the treas
urer of Hillsboro county was paid last
year $lO,920 which was about $1,000
more than was secured by the treasurer
of Duval county. The treasurer of
Orange county received 1880, while
Wakuila county paid but 1924, bringing
up the end of the procession.
Ben Hale, white man, is in Jail at
Barlow. awaiting trial for the murder