The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-10
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pa opened Few days ago Tor tne sea-
son.
Aachua's tax assessment roll shows
a total valuation for the county of
S., 73l 76l, a gain Of 5000, 042 over the
total of last year.
Miss Elsie Young Douglas sister
in-law of former Governor Broward
and his chief stenographer while gov
ernor, has been admitted to the bar by
the State supreme court.
A big timber deal has recently been
closed in this state whereby 225, 600,
coo feet of cypress and 24O, 900, 900 feet
of long leaf pine, located in Brevard
and Osceoa counties, were sold to par
ties from louisiana.
The decision Of the supreme court
Of Florida concerning the bond cleo
ton recently held in Ocala for water
works, was received by the city at
torney on Wednesday, The supreme
court holds that the election was legal.
The most important railroad COM
panies operating in Florida are seeing
the ACCESSIBILITY of thoroughly cooper
ating with the Experiment Station IN
the efforts to run over the State the
Farmers Institute Special that the
University now has in preparation.
Charged with participating in the
lynching of six negroes at Lake City
May q last. the Columbia county grand
jury Wednesday indicated Samuel Ward
and John Atkison, residents of ITALIA
hassee for murder. A reward of S5,-
900 had been offered by the state for
the apprehension of the persons who
took part in the lynching.
The Dupont Railway and Land Com
pany, corporation backed by Scran-
ton, Pa, capital, has purchased $4,000
acres of the most fertile land in st.
Johns and Voulsia counties. The land
embraces the entire town of Dupont,
including turpentine, timber, sawmills,
brick kilns and other interests. The
consideration paid was between $3.50,
600 and $5OO,OOO.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted for starting the much talked of
Farmers Institute train from Gaines
vile, November 18th. Letters to the
Experiment Station from various Sec
tions of the state indicate widespread
interest in the matter of University
workings in the minds of the people
who are land owners in Florida. This
special train is arranged to meet the
needs of every one engaged in agrcul.
tural pursuits.
In order that he may be able to de-
vot his entire time to the business of
the Barnes and Jessup Company, c.
H. Barnes resigned Friday the presi'
dency of the Commercial Bank of Jack
sonvile and Herbert B. Race was elect
ed head of the institution. Mr.. Race
will not sever his connections with the
other banks in which he has interests
among the several being the ST. Lucie
County Bank, of Fort Pierce.
For the first time in the history Of
the city freight car is on Trumbt
Island from line other than the r
f. C. Sunday night freight car be-
longing to the Seaboard Air Line was
brought here on barge from Mara
thon. The car contained twelve-tor
steam roller to be used in the street
paving work here. The car excited
no little interest yesterday by reason
Of the fact that is the first car from
another line ever to reach this city
The arrival of the steam roller means
that the work of actual paving is soon
to begin, as is further indicated by the
number of streets now dug up and the
curling of the sidewalks set out and
in place. Key West Journal.
The law regarding the killing OF
turkey and quail in this State is as
follows: "No person shall have in his,
her or their possession, or shall hunt OF
kill, any wild turkey, quail or par.
fridge, in any part Of this State, save
only from the first day of November
until the first day of March of any year
No person shall kill more than two
wild turkeys, or more than twenty
quail, and no party of two or more per.
srns shall kill more than four wild tur-
key Or more than forty quail in any one
day, and no person shall kill more than
FIVE wild turkeys in any one year, and
no person or persons, firm, corporation,