The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-01
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system of waterworks will be installed,
The establishment of new town to
be known as Okeechobee City, and the
location and erection of sugar MILL
are plans for improvement now contem-
plated by the Everglades Reclaimed
Land company, says the Fort Myers
Press.
Two deaths were caused by accident
at Sulphur Springs, a Tampa pleasure
resort, last Sunday. Thomas Gonzalez,
four-year-old boy, fell from a roller
coaster and his skull fractured, and
Guillermo Madero,, a sixteen-year-old
lad, was drowned in the swimming pool
The report from the Weather Bureau
for July for the whole United States
contains a very interesting weather
map, showing that Florida had the low
est maximum temperature of any State
in the Union. Florida is quoted at 90
and the North Atlantic States at % to
95, and the Middle West States at 100
to 10.
The capsizing of canoe in which
they were rowing on the ST. John S
river, resulted in the drowning last
Thursday afternoon of John &, Mathis,
Birmingham, Ala, car clerk of the
Louisville & Nashville Railway, and
Edward E. Grace, of Jacksonville.
Frank Canterbury, the other member
of the party, managed to hold on to the
drifting boat until rescued by launch.
Train No. "a on the Seaboard Air
Line, leaving Jacksonville at 9 p. m.
Thursday last, was wrecked at 2:3O
Friday morning between Plant City and
Knights Station. All the coaches
were turned over with the exception of
two Pullman, several of the passengers
being injured, but none seriously. EX-
animation of the track indicated that
malicious persons had removed bolts
from two rails, indicating deliberate
attempt to wreck the train.
lack Mark, who for the past six
years has been living near Milton, in
Santa Rosa county, under the assumed
name of Y. C.. Gaddis, has been arrest
ed and taken to Ellington, N. c., to
answer for the murder of Chas. Ellen,
the crime having been committed in
1902. While living in Santa Rosa coun-
ty. Marks had served as deputy sheriff
and postmaster. His wife gave the
information which lead to his arrest,
being melted to revenge by the dscOv
cry of Marks criminal relations with
his adopted daughter.
A sensational incident in the trial of
of P. C. Cox, arrained at Miami We'd
nesday on charge of accessory after
the fact of the murder of Hettie Par
eel, was the arrest of VIM. N. Parcel,
father Of the murdered girl, who was
in the court as a spectator. The Par
eel girls body was found floating in
the Miami river in April last, and the
strongest evidence against Cox is the
testimony of Fred Lawrence, negro,
who swears that he drove with Cox to
the river in buggy about the goth of
April, and Cox, with the aid of another
man, carried large bundle from the
buggy to the river. The nature of the
crime, the prominence of the accused
and the sensational character of the
testimony, bids fair to make the case
one of much notoriety.
We are in receipt of handsome book
let of campus views of the University
of Florida. These attractive souvenirs
of the State University will be gladly
furnished upon request and all interest
ed in the work of higher education in
Florida should write the president of
for copy. Excellent pic
lures are shown of various buildings on
the campus. The students rooms, the
various clubs and societies and many
phases of college life are here depicted.
Brief sketches of the work, scope and
development of the University indi-
cate that most gratifying advancement
is being made. The plans for three
new buildings are to be let in October.
Florida has University of which all
her citizens may we'll be proud. 1t
takes high ranks among the leading
of the South and its rapid
and substantial growth evidences the
growing conviction that the best place