The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-04-12
FLORIDA NEWS NOTES.

citv beautiful movement. The CITY
council has appropriated 500 to en-
ploy a landscape gardener to map OUT
a scheme for the improvement OF hola
park. AS soon as the plans are com
Melted the ladies of the city Will get
busy seeing that they are carried lnOo
effect.
Winter Garden has Joined the pro-
cession of Florida cities OF progress
sive spirit and has organized an ac'
tive hoard of trade, which is already
hard at work, raising capital to erect
a large hotel to take the place OF the
one recently destroyed by fire. inc
fire was "a severe blow to Winter Gar
den. but the good people of that thrii-
tv town are not mixing tears win
the ashes. They have, instead, gone
valiantly to work to rebuild. .
Brooksville, fully up to the spirit OIL
the times, has decided to establisn a
permanent exhibit of the products OF
fernando county at. some central
point in the city so that visitors
prosecutors and homeseekers may see
at a glance the products OF the coun,
nv This is a wise move which Will
proye of great profit to the land own
ers of the county and be an important
factor in the work of development
already rapidly progressing.
|. The Lake Jackson Tobacco compa
nv of Leon county has put in TINS
wear an experimental crop OF SIX
acres of Bermuda onions, from when
II expects to derive large pront
Growers in Texas are amassing greal
wealth from the onion industry, anc
there is no reason why FlorldlanS
should not do as well with the crop
The great floating dry dock cap
tured from Spain in the spanish
American war, which cost originally
half million dollars, is lost to Pensa
cola 1t was recently sold by the gov
eminent and bought by Mobile par
ties for s3l 800. They have resolu
to a New York firm at good PROF
it and it will very likely be moVe'
to New York.
Away back in the early history 0
Florida the English government cede'
to one John Addison, a prosperou
freshman, a large grant of land on tn
Tomoka river, upon which he estat
Ished a great and profitable plants
tion. John Addison died in 1928 an
was buried on his plantation nj
brother. Thomas, having a handsom
monument erected over his grave. Flo
a number Of years this monument ma
heen completely lost, though frequen
search has been made for it. In
nronerty is now owned by a synd
cate In clearing up the land recen
" one corner of the monument wa
found sticking up out of the groun'
It was dug UP and photographed.
In Tampa the spleRdid~success
business matters is not allowed
oversbadow the beautiful and esthetl
and the erection of an ornaments
fountain in the public square is no
among the eevents worthy of NOS
If is understood that having done
much. there will be other things
further add to the attractiveness
the square and new band-stand WI
ebortlv he forthcoming. No city
these modern times can AFFORD
overlook the matter of decoration
and the beautiful city has attracaoI
that do not fail to impress even III
most hardened "money-maker,'
The top of the forward turret OF I'll
ill-fated battleship Maine, which hs
been assigned to the city OF Key we
to he used by the city as memorli
monument, is at Havana, subject
the order of Mayor Fogarty. Tran
! nortation charges from Havana mu
t be paid by Key West. The monumel
t will soon be erected with apropria
ceremonies. :.
Lakeland is to be the first Florlc
,, town to inaugurate woman's su1rag
The question of granting a franchi'
TO company which purposes puttlf
( in a gas lighting plant is to be su
: mitted to vote of the property oW
ers for ratification. The gallant CT
council has voted that the wome
property owners shall be entitled
vote on the question, with all II
! rights and privileges of the male vc
ers. This is the opening wedge II
t proves successful we may be eXpee
a ing the ladies to appear before u
( next legislature demanding gener
suffrage.
: 500 Reward 500.
N The readers of this paper will be pleased
learn that there is at least one dreaded dtsea
( $ ages, and that is CatarTh Halls Catar
: CuTe is the only positive cure now known
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being &C
stitutioual disease, requires a constitution
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
l ternally, acting directly upon the blood a
L mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de
. | troying the foundation Of the disease, and 81
{ ing he patient strength by building up
d constitution and assisting nature in doing
q work The proprietors have so much faith in
curative powers that they offer One Hundr
: Dollars for any case that IL fails TO cure. Sc
r | for list of testimonials.
r f. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo,
8 Take HALLS Family Pills for constipation.