The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-29

me Journal Will pay $500 reward Tor
DsPSon found stealing subsCrIberS' papers
Eftsr SeliVsry Of Same BY carrier.
No cases were tried in the court of
record yesterday. Two were scheduled
for trial but after court had been con-
vened for the day, they were ordered
continued. The jury was completed
later in the day for the week, and
there are two damage suits of more
or less Importance to be disposed Of
today.
The Italian steamship Selene. which
has been loading a cargo of pitch un-
der the coal chutes, was last night
shifted to the east side of Comman-
dancia wharf. where the work will be
continued today. The space occupied
by the steamer under the coal chutes
Is needed for the bunkering of several
steamers to reach here shortly for
bunker supplies.
Joe Thomas, the negro accused of
stealing chickens from a number Of
places was yesterday bound over to
the county authorities, where he will
be tried for larceny. Three persons
whose chickens had been stolen in the
least two Of them positively identified
the negro as the one who sold them
stolen chickens, while a third identi-
fed a clothes line, stolen from his
premises.
Registration Officer Hicks yesterday !
presented a bill of $500 to the city |
commissioners, this amount covering |
the work incidental to getting the reg ,
istration books ready for the recall |
election on Sept. II. Commissioner |
johnson moved to decline to allow the |
registration officer the sum asked for,
and it was laid over for later con-
sideration. Actual expenses in getting |
be books ready. lit was figured was
Minated at about $3.50 and this may
be the amount allowed today when
the board passes upon the bill of Mr..
Kicks.
Rats were brought to the city hall |
and delivered to the laboratory in
large numbers yesterday. one young
ster strolling proudly in with a total
OF seven. for which he was paid an
equal number of dimes About one
hundred were received during the day.
Although strongly protested. a war
rant was ordered issued yesterday to
the contractor. Charles NJ. Ward. who
built sidewalks in accordance with the
city grade skirting the property Of Q.
H. Smith, on East Wright street. The
protest was made to the commissioners
by Mr.. Smith in person, but 4 reso-
luton offered providing for the issu-
ance OF the warrant was adopted. Mr.
Smith said that he would protest TO
the extent OF the law.
Three defendants appeared before
Judge Monroe of the court Of record.
yesterday, and pleaded guilty to the
charges which had been docketed
against them. They were a follows:
Ike Wallace assault. $40 and costs
or IS DAYS; Early Edwards vagrancy,
fifteen days; Nick KENNEL, selling
liquor without license, &25 and costs
or three months.
Bids for furnishing about 10000 sup
CRITICAL feet of deals 90 be manufaC-
tured into Creosoted l"oClls for the
Main street paving, were opened at
the city hall Yesterday, and the offer
Of the SteaLns Lumber and Export
Company. to furnish said amount tor
s19 per thousand, was accepted upun
the recommendation Of the city enSi-
neeT. Inc hluS also include the de
livery Of said wood at the creosouns
plant.
4 petition was filed at the city hall
yesterday by draymen. protesting
against the proposed increase of taNl-
ton of baggage handling wagons, and
about every drayman in the city signed
said protest. II came mp in the meet !
ing Of the board in the afternoon for
consideration and as the license tax
had not been passed but only pro
posed, the petition was granted.
The police department was asked
Yesterday to locate a wheel, which
had been stolen from IA East Gov
eminent street. A description of the
stolen property was furnished Special
Officer Hall, who was detailed on ;he
case.