The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-25
crescent City News

or OF Miss Ida Reeves of Birmingham
Ala Monday evening the Misses Ander.
son entertained all our young people
most delightfully."- for her. Tuesday
evening there was launch party on the
ST. Johns numbering thirtyfive who
look in the tent show at Palatka. Friday
night they wound up their festivities
with fish fry at North Park. Saturday
Miss Reeves left for home with very
pleasant memories of delightful visit
10 her old home here. Since leaving
here Miss Reeves has become a very
successful Stenographer, having compIet.
ed the entire course in six weeks, thus
breaking all former records of the col,
lege.
Editor w. A. Russell of the Palatka
News, who is prime Judge of a good
thing, and therefore resides in Crescent
City, has temporarily forSaken his quill
and ink pot and is making a pilgrimage
TO his old stamping ground, the city of
the straits, the crown jewel of the state
of MiChigan-Detroit. Mr.. Russell will
find many changes in his old home,
which is now known as the automobile
center of the world. His son, Tom, is
with the Hudson Motor Company and
no doubt will introduce him TO some
new things. Mr.. Russell will derive ad
ditional pleasure from his visit in that he
will again see his venerable father and
mother, who spent last winter in Cres-
cent City, and who are so favorably
and affectionately remembered by US
all.
The residents of Crescent City were
shocked last Wednesday on hearing of
the untimely death of Dana Alexander
the 1S-year, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Alexander, who have so recently come
10 Florida 10 make their home. Dana
was on his way TO Palatka by boat on
Wednesday morning and while standing
on the deck was suddenly overcome
and fell headforcmoSt into the water
and Immediately went TO the bottom
He was in the water just an hour and
the body was found al the precise spot
where he fell overheard There was
no sign of struggle on his part, indi-
eating probable Inconsistencies before
he struck the water. Dana was just en-
lering his eighteenth year and was
actively assisting his father in the pre-
liminary work done for the reception of
settlers on the property of the Florida
Lake George Land Company. He was
a Iovable boy, full of life and prime IA
voritc with everybody. The body was
taken TO the old home in Louisville,
KY, for burial on Thursday afternoon.
In their grief, so suddenly thrust upon
them, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander, Miss
Marian Alexander and Gerard S. Alex
ander, Jr., have the genuine sympathy
OF all in Crescent City. Mrs. and Miss
Alexander accompanied the body TO
Louisville.
There is considerable talk here con,
corning a new hotel for Crescent City,
something modern and up to-date.
Numerous sites on the banks OF both
Lake Crescent and Lake Stella have
been looked at and everything points TO
realization of our dreams in this respect
in the near future. During the winter
months Crescent City's hotels are taxed
up to their capacity and every house has
more than it can conveniently entertain.
The delightful situation, SalubriouS life
giving climate, and easy &C feasibility oil
Crescent City has made it favorite
place of resort for Northern people, not
ably from New England states, and from
Michigan and Illinois. There are
many people here every winter who
have made Crescent City their winter
home for thirty and forty years, and
with them come now their children and
Grandchildren. The soil here, although
sandy, will grow anything, and many
are reversing the conditions OF a few
years back by establishing their perman
/
cnt homes here. This certainly speaks
we'll for Florida, not only for its ability
to attract for temporary residential pur
poses, but also for its power 10 hold
people when they once become acquain
fed with its advantages. The threadbare
cry of tropical heat is going by the
board. True it is hot during the middle
of the day, but there are no finer nights
TO be experienced anywhere on the
American continent