Fort Pierce news., 1911-07-14

: and helped 10 clean up tue SI'S'
q The Fannie Gary Chapter, Z. D. Z
Of ocala, served grand dinner to tn
Confederate veterans on the 4th.
A petition calling for a wet and DIR!
election has been presented TO th'
commissioners Of ST. Johns county
The Sanders rice plantation in the
! Everglades was recently sold 10 Mrs
Annie Hirsch. Of Chicago, for $1,000.
Dade county has six miles Of oiled
roads. and it is claimed that they are
free from dust and preserve their shape
and firmness.
J. Mclaughlin. near Bombay, has
four acres in corn that will yield 4OC
bushels, many of the stalks having
three and four ears,
a rumbling sound caused by falling
meteor frightened many people in the
vicinity of Gainesville on the morning
OF the 4th at O'Clock
The people of Enterprise will build a
ferry boat and install 80 minute SER
vice 10 Sanford, thus shortening the
Trip to the coast l6 miles.
Mary Bolen, cOlored, was declared to
be insane by Gainesville jury and a
few dsys later she died Of pellagra, but
the jury got their pay.
Mrs. Arnot. who shot and killed her
husband in Marion county last week in
self defense, is under bond. The family
are recent arrivals from Michigan.
Mrs. Marie King Maynard, popular
trained nurse of St. Augustine, has re.
ceived an APPOINTMENTS a nurse 10 the
[. S. hospital al Colon, Canal Zone.
The Palm Beach county Everglades
land holders have registered vigorous
kick because the assessment has been
raised from 25 cents 10 sl.O0 per acre.
James f. Reid. a wealthy citizen Of
Augusta, Ga, proposes TO build an elec.
.ric car line connecting Miami and
Tampa and 70 run directly through the
Everglades. Le; 'er go.
Thirteen p5rsons were poisoned at a |
7icnie Oh the 4,h az Largo by eating ice /
;cram kep, over night. The occasion 1
vas county division rally. No one
lied, ont grLpes. o., goily!
John s. Lucas, a farmer living near
Tampa. Is jailed 10 that city cnarg, d /
win incesl with his daughter, Who can
lot De located, and making way with
he main witness, who was mis- son.
Miss Marg4ret Rhea Baldwin. pop
llsr l7-ysar Ol6 ST. Petersburg girl. |
lied from psOmaine poisoning last
Thursday. week after eating canned /
Simon, followed 0y ice cream and soda
Eater.
john B. Carter. well known farmer |
Eho lived near Stsrke, vas shot and 10. |
'tsntly killed last Friday by his l7-year
'ld son whom he had shot and slightly |
EOunded few hours previously. The
boy is IN Jail.
The Florida Citrus Exchange is plan
lirg an extensive advertising cam. /
Dzign Of the Exchange products this
rear and rate of I-2 cents per box
sill be assessed O. all fruit 10 defray 1
he expenses.
The Hiilsooro county schools under
he special iaI districts will be given a !
'ever months term this year if the av- /
.rage Is kep, ABOVE 50 per cent for the |
irst six months and above 20 per cent 4
iOr the sevenih mOnth.
Confederate pensioners in Florida
rere paid for the year s644. .6O6. 52 re-
luiring : mill state tzx for the pur-
pose There are 3,465 soldiers and .
~ widows Of Confederate soldiers and
ne s;Ate provides as literally for them
s any other Southern state.
Depressed Eilh sOrrow over the de-
nise Of 4 little daughter seven DAYS
oefOre Al he- home in Grimm. Ga, Ms.
Marx GrOEss. Ebo joined her husband
q Miami Thursday night attempted
'nieide by swallowing chlorofOrm the
1@xt day.
An aet passed By the late legislature
sxtends the Jurisdiction of mayors or
municipal courts 20 the extens that a
EirDess may be summoned from anv
Ehere in the county, and if yiolatOr
= the law escapes from 3 town oascer
'e may oe pursued and overtaken AZ
nv Dlace in the en-lnru Er,i..