The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-12-29
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cd away last Thursday morning after
an Illness Of only a week. He has been
in poor health for several months.
Everglades land is now selling at
$50. 90 an acre. Seven years ago Brow
ard said it would be worth SlOO.OO an
acre and about 40 per cent of the peo'
pie said BroWard was fool The oth'
or IS per cent believed him and elected
him as governor.
The supreme Court Of Florida has
lust rendered an opinion that Is OF
moment to the militia companies. IN
effect the decision recites: The consent
of parents is not necessary in the enlist
mentofminors in State troops, but mlnol
enlisted in the State troops cannot be
called into service ofthe United States
without the consent of their parents,
The officials Of the Florida East Coast
railway in ST. Augustine are busy get
TING everything in readiness for the IN
auguration of the magnificent tram
service which will be in effect during
the winter months. The service over
this road this season will far surpasS
that of any previous year, and magnlll-
cent all-steel trains will be operated.
A Pensacola dispatch says: Capt. D.
Ed o Brien, for the past two months a
possible candidate for congressman-at-
large in this State, has definitely an
nounced his candidacy and gives an
outline of his platform. He says that
since he stated publicly that he might
announce that he has received such en-
enlargement that he has now definite
" decided to enter the race, and that
when the proper time comes he Will
take the road and make an active and
energetic campaign.
BY the emphatic vote of 95 to 43 the
voters of kissimmee authorized the
CITY Council to borrow S25, 900, the
amount that will be required to pay the
,ty's part of the cost of the proposed
brick street paving. What good things
his means to Kissimmee only the years
IAN tell, but this is certain, that it
marks the city as one of the most
and up-to-date in the state
If Florida. People who observe care
July can rather accurately gauge the
,rogressveness of a city by its streets.
T. H. johnson had a load of Chinese
.abbage in town Wednesday and is
shipping the same to middle western
where it is bringing good |
lrlce. This is new wrinkle in the |
vegetable world of this section and ,
lids fair to boone one Of the money !
Tops. The cabbage grows up tall,
resembling a bunch of celery, only the /,
stalk IS thick and very rich in flavor
and is said to be very fine to garnish
the table, or to cook like cabbage or
sliced up law Chinese cabbage will
probably receive the attention of the
growers Of this section next season. -
Sanford Herald.
One-half Of the time Of the contract
between the trustees of the internal
fund and the board of
commissioners. of the state of
Florida, and the Furst Clark Construc-
ton Company, Of Baltimore, Md, hav-
ing expired, the board has prepared
report, under the directions of Major
Wright, showing that l04 9S miles Of
the original, 2l3.O8 miles of Everglades
canals are now completed. The com
pany started with two State dredges
and now have nine at work 1t is esti-
mated that the canals will be compile
ted ahead of thecontract time, June LIST,
1913.
The statistical report made the last
day Of tie annual Florida Methodist
conference reveal some very interest
ing facts. The number of local preach
ers in the conference is 100, number of
members 81, 75l, increase l,O58; infants
baptized 757; adults baptized 797. Ep-
worth leagues 1873, leagues members
$50; Sunday schools 3lS; officers and
teachers, 2,503; scholars enrolled dur
ing the year 1888. The conference
was assessed for its superanuated
preachers and widows and orphans of
preachers $1,000, paid Sc, GIG, raised for
foreign So. 49l OF, increase,
S874 20; domestic $S,54S.92, increase
1881; church extension $4, AL %, in
crease 81, 279. 80; American Bible socie-
10 sos AZ. nresidinp elder S13 TIA in