Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1911-02-17
STATE NEWS

Gainesville, had an alteration Satar.
DAY night and Bowling shot Pons, in.
melting a fatal wound. Whiskey.
The determination Of the jackson.
vile Board Of Health to enforce the or.
dlnances with reference to screening
meat markets and other places where
toodstuffs are sold should be followed
by other towns and cities.
The price of turpentine is now 85cts
per gallon, the highest price that has
ever been known to the naval stores
world, and it is very likely that the
price will reach 80 cents per gallon be.
fore the situation is relieved.
The record catch of fish with one
half of seine was made lately In Mos
quito Lagoon by Chap and Boud Osban
and w. d. Flood when they pulled in
1000 pounds of fish, l,500 pounds of
which were trout, The catch brought
them Sl3l. -Titusvlle Star.
In recognition Of gallant conduct ex.
hibited in saving two men from drown.
ing in the st. Johns river last July the
Treasury Department at Washington
has forwarded silver medals to Captain
George r. Spauldng, U, S. Eng. Corps,
and Alex. Mcdonald, of New Berlin,
Fla.
Gov. Gilchrist has sent letters to each
Of the tax collectors of the state in
forming them that the law requires
that they should turn over all moneys
collected to the comptroller and county
judges and If the law is not carried out
they will be subject to removal from
Office.
Mr. j. D. Benton, of Chicora, carried
to the Barlow Courant Office last week
a snake of the moccasin variety about
Is inches long and having two we'll de-
veloped feet. The feet and legs were
less than an inch in length, located ON
either side of the belly and about six
inches from the tip of the tail, the five
toes having sharp nails on them. An
other boost for Florida, raising prohi-
bition snakes.
Because Deputy Sheriff Frank Scott
handed him a pistol and dared him to
do so Bob Jones fred several shots at a
negro chauffeur sitting in an automobile
in front OF Barlow garage on Tuesday
Afternoon OF last week. The negro lit
out, Jones was fined S25 and barred off
the streets at night for so nights, and
the deputy was fined $50 and costs. 1t
costs something to scare negro chauf-
feur in Barlow,
We hear from reliable source that
the East Coast Railway Company has
begun to build cross.country road
from Mays Point, on the st, Johns
river, to the ocean. Over 70 men are
at work and more being added. The
building company has lot OF material
at the starting point to bridge the ST.
Johns, and it is evident that connec-
ton will be made through to the A. U
L. This will make connection with
the East Coast easier and with less de-
Law than row, besides opening up fne
country for colonization purposes
Orlando Citizen.
A hearing to take testimony In the
Express rate case of the Florida Rail-
road Commission against the Southern
Express Company will take place In
Jacksonville February 10th, Attorney
A. A. Boggs, OF Miami, acting as coun-
sci for the commission In place OF the
regular counsel, Senator Massey, who
Is Ill. The hearing will take place De-
fore special commission appointed 70
take testimony and will be one OF great
importance to the people Of Florida as
the suit has been instituted for the pur-
nose Of obtaining from The Interstate
Commerce Commission a reduction on
express rates on fruits and vegetables
from Florida to other states. Miami
Metropolis,