The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-11
THROUGHOUT THE STATE

Tavares.-At an important meeting
of the board of county commissioners
of Lake county at Tavares, bids were
received on the 100000 of bonds fol
good roads throughout Lake county
Tallanassee-Begfnnihg the short
course of the State Canning Clubs, the
champion canning club girl of the state
will be determined, when the course
will be opened. The course is to cover
a period of two weeks and is to be at
tended by the champion canning girl
from every county in the state.
Terra Cei.-The first day of Deem
Der was set for cleanup day for the
island, and the people manifested the
same interest that they did in the
spring cleaning up and each family
took pride in tidying up of its own
premises and portion of street
st. Augustine.-This winter st. Au.
gustine will again be enlivened by the
presence of the Keewatin school boys
of Prairie du Chen, Wis. They are
coming this time to establish per
manent winter home for the school in
the Ancient City.
Jacksonville-The development Of
small farms in the Jacksonville district
is attracting more attention now than
any other one thing in the real estate
| line. The movement to the nearby
county points, in close touch to the To-
cal market, is greater, perhaps, than
| it has been heretofore, and the indica.
lions are this movement will increase
as the winter and spring approach.
observation-disclosures house clean
| ing is the first step in all woman's
| home work. and municipal house
cleaning the first start toward civic
| improvement, the newly organized
Woman's Club of Auburndale has de.
cided to begin its work by advocating
cleanup week day, and has named
the last two days Of this year, De-
| cember 80 and 81, so that they can
start the new year with a clean town.
Clearwater.-The board of county
commissioners, or the three members
who have been dubbed THE Trio"
was in session for two days, consid-
ering the bids for the construction of
an addition to the Jail, now under
| construction, and for furnishings for
the new Jail and court house. The
contract for the construction of the
Jail addition was let to David Shaw
for $2S,925, this price including the
building of a brick fence around the
jail.
Cortez.-The fishing season closed
on November 20, and does not open
till January 20. Druing the past two
weeks the fishing has been at its
usual stage for excellence, and the
fish large and in the finest condition
possible The catches have ranged
from three to nine thousand with al
most every crew, and in the above
time $4,000 pounds have been brought
in and shipped. Capt. Jesse Williams
informs us that he caught 10000
pounds of these.
Kissimmee-It is understood that
opposition will be made to an Osceola
county exhibit at the Orlando midwm-
ter fair this February. A representa-
tive from Orlando appeared before the
county commissioners at their last
meeting and asked for an appropria.
ton for the exhibit with the result
that the body appointed County Clerk
]. l.. Overstreet and County Attorney
w. ]. Sears as committee to take
up the matter with the city council,
| board of trade and the board of trade
of St Cloud. AS yet the committee has
not done anything, but it is stated the
matter will be pushed.
Pensacola-George Colwell, a white
man, a resident of Jackson county
this, and living close to the Alabama
Florida state line, was arrested here
on the charge of arson in connection
with the fire at the Florida Industrial
School for Boys at Mariana ten days
ago and which cost ten lives. 1t is
alleged that there is evidence that Col
we'll was seen near the reform school
building on the afternoon preceding
the fire, which broke out about three
o'clock on the morning Of November
IS. Colwell had a son, an inmate OF
the institution, and it is alleged that
this lad escaped from the school the
afternoon before the fire. Colwell has
been held without bond, pending fur
Their inquiry.
ola.-Resolutions charging
that w. H. Milton, as receiver of the
First National Bank, has Shown an
utter disregard of the interests of the
denositors and of his obligations as