The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25
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in St. Augustine.
A new ice factory is being erected in
Fort Lauderdale.
A new three-story garage building Is
to be built in Tampa.
The Osceola County Fair Association
has been organized with capital stock
of S25 coo.
Tampa is making efforts to secure
the next national meeting of the Bible
Conference.
Tampa Elks will shortly let the con-
tract for the erection of building to
cost S75, 900.
Bids have been received by the city
of st. Petersburg for sea wall twelve
hundred feet long,
w. W. STRIPPING, an Ocala travelling
man, announces his candidacy for the
office of state comptroller
The Board of Trade of st. Cloud is
asking the Atlantic Coast Line for a
better train service to and from Kis-
simmee.
The citizens of Fernando have petit
Toned the city council for recreation
pier, to be used for both business and
pleasure.
Orange county has woman candl'
date for superintendent of public IN
swuction in the person of Mrs. Norman
Robinson.
George Gordon, an employe at the
hotel stables at Palm Beach, had his
right hand severely bitten by an ALI
gator which he attempted to capture,
More than two million dollars worth
of Florida products, including rosin,
turpentine, lumber and timber, went
out of the Pensacola port during July.
A plant is to be installed at White
Springs by means of which the excess
water from the springs will operate
generating machinery for lighting the
town.
Preliminary work has started on the
construction of the Atlantic, Okeecho-
bee and Gulf railway. Executive Off
ces were established in Tampa last
week.
The Central Trust Company, of Fort
Smith, Ark, has purchased 3O7 800
acres of land in Lake county, and will
Immediately begin the work of devel-
olment and colonization.
Four large steamers are under con-
struetion for the Florida Coast Line In
land Navigation Company, and the first
one is to arrive at Daytona Oct. l, 60
ing through to Palm Beach.
The Downing. Stands Lumber Com
pany is erecting large saw mill at
Green Cove Springs, on the point at
Governors Creek and St. Johns river.
The estimated cost is 100000
Lakeland citizens are investigating
the cost of installing a sewer system,
paved streets, and erecting city hall.
A bond election may be called to vote
$50. 600 for these Improvements.
c. l.. Collins, for many years super
istendent of the Florida Anti Saloon
League has resigned his position to &C.
cept the secretaryship of large cor
poration, and will be located in Jack
sonvlle.
Pass.a Grille is now incorporated and
is the first commission form city in the
state. The town will be governed by
commissioners who have more power
than the may or and city council have
in other cities.
The City council of West Palm Beach
has passed a resolution calling for a
bond election for city improvements.
Sum to be voted on is sos, 600, to be
expended for sea wall, streets, sewers
and fire fighting equipments.
Because Miss Ruth Morris, with whom
he was in love, was going out with
another young man, Adm Anderson,
aged eighteen, of Plant City, blew out
his brains in the house where he and
the girl boarded at Sarasota, last week.
Postmaster Smith, of Daytona, has
been notified that, commencing Nov
/, a free mail delivery will be estab-
lished in Daytona. At the beginning
there will be two letter carriers, but
additional carriers will be added dur
ing the winter months as may be
found necessary. 49,.