The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-03-17
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ago, died at his home there Sunday
aged ffty-seven years.
Senators F. NJ. Hudson, of Miami,
and Don C. McMullen, of Tampa: W.
H. Milton, of Mariana, Park TrammelI,
of Lakeland, and Cromwell Gibbons, OF
jacksonville, will probably be candi-
dates for Governor next year, with the
possibility of T. A. Jennings, of Pen
sacola, also entering the race.
The three-day automobile race meet
to be held under the auspices of the
Jacksonville Motor Club on the Allan
tic Pablo Beach, starting March q
promises to be great success. All of
the leading American cars will COM
pete. That the mile record established
by Oldfeld will be broken is the general
hope. The ocean washed course is
ideal for exceptional speed,
The Florida State Sunday School AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual conven-
ton in Tallahassee, March $3.50. Many
prominent men of Florida will partc-
ipate in this annual event as well as
many noted Sunday Schools experts
from various points in the United
States. Hon. Albert w. Gilchrist will
deliver the address of welcome and DR..
Lincoln Hulley, president of Stetson
University. will respond
Rev. John A. Wray, of Miami, sug-
sests that instead of building a $50, 600
marble shaft in Jacksonville to the
memory of Ex-Governor Napoleon B.
Broward that living active working
monument be perpetuated by putting
the $50, 600 in bank and use the inter-
est in educating worthy young men.
Long after the marble had crumbed
into dust, long after name had be-
come only word on the page of dusty
history, the endowment would still be
doing its beneticent work.
Let Florida's legislature do as has /
just been done in Alabama as means .
of regulating and controlling the sale
of liquor in the wet counties-put 49, ,
600 license upon the saloon. 1t would
drive many of the low dens out of bust
ness. Wish the Florida legislature
would make the license $1,000, giving
the wet counties and cities the same
privilege. 1t is a law that would tend
to improve the saloon business in this
state, if such Il thing is possible. 1t is
the most degrading institution ever
fastened upon the people of any state.
Cigar shipments from Tampa for the
week ending Saturday amounted to s.
go, 0O0 this being decrease of $40. 900
cigars over the week previous, but the
week previous was an unusually good
one, having reached the mark of 6. AGO.
600 and been the highest single week
shipment since December, 1909, or the
banner record week for a period of
fourteen months. All the factories are
rushed with orders. They are way be-
hind.wth the filling of these and there
is not manufacturer in the city but
that is very anxious to procure the
services of cigarmakers who can do
work on the high class goods.
The Rockledge Cocoa Yacht Club will
give series Of motor boat races on
March % %, offering the following cups
as prizes. Merchants Cup, New Rock
ledge Hotel Cup, Hotel Indian River
Cup, Geo. Gingras Cup, Merritt Island
Cup. The officers and friends Of the
yacht club are going to make these
two days very attractive to boat lovers
and public cooperation is asked for.
The occasion will be the most import.
ant event ever held on Indian River.
Messrs. j. A. Fiske and Will Hicks are
working hard for the success of the
affair. Boats from all points on the
river will enter the races and many of
the fast racers in the annual races at
Palm Beach will be there for the oc.
casion.
The National Guard of Florida is to
tie, to some extent, in the so
styled army maneuvers" which are
just commencing along the southern
border of Texas. In the administrative
office of the Florida Military Depart !
ment, at the State Arsenal in st. Au.
gustlne there is much activity putting
into effect the plan of the War Depart.
ment for having officers of the organic.
ed militia of this State participate in .
these manenvers. Theinformation given s
out is that the War Department, through |
the Chief of the Division of Militia AT. 8
fairs, has invited the Safe authorities I