Fort Pierce news., 1911-05-12

The bill creating PlneliaS county Out
of Hlllsborough, by vote of 2S 10 is,
passed the House last Friday morning
Miss Marjorie Mace, Of Lake Heleo,
contracted blood poison from the scratch
OF pet cat and suffered several weeks.
The Ridgewood hotel at Daytona,
wooded structure on pretty lot
fronting 80 feet and running back 396
feet, brought S65, 600 last week.
Newcomb Barrs and Forest j. Hyde,
Jr.. are jacksonville boys who passed
the entrance examinations for tue Ma
val Academy at Annapolis last week.
A pure white pelican which had lost
one of its wings, was captured in the
bav near Punta Gorda lately. After a
few days in captivity it was released.
The large motor freight boat owned
! by DeVoe Sans, of Co1rtenay, was
mysleriously destroyed by fire one night
last week, II was valued at $1,000 al d
there was no Insurance.
\ bill dealing with the creation OF II
reservation at Mosquito Lagoon, in
Brevard county, for the protection Of
food dsh. was introduced by Mr. Per-
kius, of Volusia, lately.
Deputy Sheriff j. A. Miller Of Vo-
lusla county, was otand badly wOupC
Ell in the body and left hand, SATURDAY.,
at Maytown. by drunken negro, who
made clean getaway.
A trackless trolley scheme for Day
tona and vicinity is being debated by
the city council of that town, also
schemes for reIeetric, steam and gasoline
railroads between Daytona aud DeLand.
( viii Hoffman and Carl Brown, who
were convicted OF Illicit distiIling and
embezzlement before the Z, S. Court,
have been taken from Gainesville to tbe
federal prison at Atlanta TO serve one
year and day,
With over 1900 cigarmakers work
ing at their benches during the month
Of April at Tampa all former records
of manufacture and shipment OF cigars
from any city were broken last month
when over 100000 were shipped.
The proposed monument to the late
n. B. Broward in the East Jacksonville
park has beer dlSapproved by Miss
Hortepse Broward, daughter of the
ex-governor, and the money donated
for that purpose will be returned.
BY vote that was virtually land
slide 10 the mayoralty primary st. Au
gustine last Tuesday decided he. choice
/ for mayor by giving DR.. Dewitt Webt
vote of 4O4 to l65 over his opponent
E ~. A. Usina. Chief of Police Benei
won over Quigley for reelection by 324
10 265. For treasurer D. B. Usina anC
L. r. Hite will run over.
We would like to see our lawmaker,
wipe out this extra Office in the schools
, called the State Superintendent Of Ru
raj Schools and thus save the Stat,
about 81, 900 year. IL is the duty o
the State Superintendent TO supervis,
z the schools OF the State We believ,
:, in paying educators for their services
|, but not in robbing the school funds o
i the children to give any man fat job
Lake Butler Star.
The Estero Eagle has copy of th,
+ East Florida Herald, published at ST
4 Augustine, Florida, Thursday, Angus
q 20, 1926. The paper is four-columi
! four-page sheet, yellow with age but ii
: an excellent state of preservation On
3 of the chief items of interest 10 thi
paper is the announcement Of the dealt
Q Of Thomas Jefferson. The project Of
ship canal across The State iror ST.. Au
e gustiue to vacassey Bay is mentioned
, Other items are the announcement 0
I the Grand State Lottery Of Virginia
S highest prize $40 COO There also ar
g pears a list OF claimants against hi
' United States government Tor los9e
! sustained by reason Of the operation
: cf tbe American army 10 FIorids i
1928.