The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-04-03
FLORIDA NEWS NOTES.

Senator Bryan, acting for Senator
Fletcher introduced in the senate at
Washington, D. c., an amendment per-
hitting the opening OF the port OF
Tampa for the admission of cattle for
Strengthening purposes from venezuela,
Honduras and Mexico. The amend
ment will bear Senator Fletchers
name. Congressman L'Eng'e intro
duced a bill aprpopriating $4,000 to
make a survey of Chester shoals Gee
anus and Sebastian on the Florida
East Coats in the interest OF the food
fish industry.
Woodrow Wilson will be invited to
become a special guest of the city OF
Jacksonville upon the occasion OF the
Confederate reunion in early May.
The invitation to the president de-
wolves upon General John l.. Inglis,
commander of the Florida division,
United Confederate veterans, and
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee of the Jacksonville reunion
association. The mayor of the city
and the governor of the state wi !
also extend invitations to the presi-
dent to visit Jacksonville. The invi-
tation will be handsomely engraved
and besides President Wilson, many
other prominent men throughout the
country will be invited.
Railroad freight officials report
that Florida will ship good potato
crop this year. At Hastings, the
great potato section of the state
there are 5000 acres planted, which
will yield forty barrels an acre. The
cool weather has done no damage ex-
E. G. Fewell, one of the big cattle
men in the Resale section, spent a
few days in Kissimmee making ar.
rangements for his annual spring
round up. Mr.. Jewell stated that he
believed cattle raising was the safest
business to engage in, as there was
little loss by death and the range was
both good and free.
Passengers on the night trains pas
sing through Gainesville often leave
their berths with the impression that
day has dawned, so bright are the
rays of the white way.
In Brooksville now there are side.
walks most everywhere. The appear
ance of this city has greatly changed
in the past two years. While- there
have been large investments made,
the people as whole are happy and
busy. Many new residences are con-
templated and some contracts will be
let in very short time. Brooksviile
has now many people who possess
town pride in a sufficient quantity to
get something done.
D. O. Henry killed a monster eagle
in Taylor county and brought the
critter home" says the Live Oak
Democrat. Dan shot him from a
distance of 200 yards and will have
the horns mounted" The Democrat
declares that the hunter says he saw
three eagles and that they were plan
ming to devour a young pig when dis
covered, but fails to give more par
ticuars about the horns.
The banks of Palm Beach county
of which there are at least six, are
in the most prosperous condition
ever known. The three banks al
West Palm Beach have over $l,40o,
900 in deposits, and that is some
thing wonderful for town with not
over 1000 people. 1t is grand
showing and the above is one rea
son why settlers should come there
and live-a place where there is
plenty of available money.
1t has been a very beautiful sigh
in this section of Brevard county te
see the immense bloom on the or
ange and grapefruit trees