The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-12-08

aiH he the banner year for the Florida
grover
Fred 5. Gray, secretary Of the Com
n.rcia Club Of jacksonville, is tour
.ug The State in the interest of the
project to establish a chain of canning
factories ia Florida.
yaa paIatka Board Of Trade has
perfected plans for the celebration Of
the advent Of the Ocaa Northern rail
road into PaIatka, which momentous
occasion will take place on the llth.
The f. .. Painter Fertilizer Com
panv in jacksonville has recently pur-
chased thirteen acres Of land adjoining
its big plant in South Jacksonville.
Extensive improvements will be made
on the property.
Supt. Holloway has designated Jan
nary 9Th, 1912, AS Arbor Day. All the
public schools are requested to observe
the day by planting trees, and an ap-
proprate suggestive program has been
issued by the State Superintendent Of
Schools.
The Indiana State register book has
been again opened in St. Petersburg.
Last year the Indiana club recorded
nearly 1900 people present IN that city
from the HOosier State, IT is expect
ed that the number will reach 2.01O
this winter.
A company from Philadelphia is
making arrangements to establish a
fish oil plant at Ponce Park. a village
on the river near 0aytona Oil and
fertilizer will he manufactured from .
the million Of menhaden that can be .
secured from the ocean nearby.
Will Mccoy and Edgar Youmans.
negroes, convicted at the last term of
the circuit court of the murder of n
man and woman at Wainwright's mill,
in the eastern part of Putnam county,
were hanged in the Palatka jail yard
last Friday in the presence of about
$500 spectators from every section of
the county.
In the case of Miss Ellis, against
viii Hendry, tried at Arcadia asking
for damages in the sum Of $40, 900, a
breach of promise case, the jury re-
turned a verdict in favor Of the plain
tiff for 5000. This is the second time
this case has been tried AT the first
trial verdict of $1,000 was given.
The case was appealed and then defend
ant was granted new trial, with the
result as stated above.
The prospects for the success of the
Palm Beach County Fair are indeed
bright. With the public spirit and in.
terest shown and donations Of money
already pledged To its support the first
fair should be IA booming success The
fair is not being arranged for West
Palm Beach alone, but is designed to
benefit the whole Of Palm Beach coun-
ty, in the encouragement and eXploita-
ten of all branches of agriculture.
Approximately Ml, 600, 0Oo has been
expended IN the cause of good loads in
the Southern States during the present
year In the connection, il is interest
iEg TO note that Florida furnished 4
good proportion of this amount ag-
Ee4gating altogether in the first ten
nj unths Of this year, he sum of ST.
GJ5,Q The largest amount paid out
tul road improvements in any single
state during the same period was the
a.!m Of ST. Go0,Q0o.
No Eattieshp will ever enter the ser
S,e of the United States navy with
iaGd:Cmer gifts from the people Of the $
state after which the war vessel has
been named, then will the Florida, {
Uncie Sans newest, and the greatest 6
dteadnaught in the world. In addition
u the magnificent silver service that !
is to be presented to the battleship by I
all OF the people Of Florida, there is {
yet to be given another most beautiful I
gift in the shape of the stand Of coors, t
the gift OF the Daughters Of the Ameri- 6
can Revolution of the state Of Florida S
The award made by the DeSoto coun- $
ty Farmers Union in the contest for
the best acres of corn and rice were r
made last Friday. f. c. Thornhil won t
first prize on corn, producing62s barrels $
slip shucked corn on one acre, at an d
expense of $3.50 on land that raised c
a crop of Irish potatoes. Il. j. DuBose r
Of Arcadia, won the prize on rice, pro- j