The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-16
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.


Naukulla county.
One thousand and nine head of cat
tie were shipped from Arcadia to
Texas recently.
A turtle of the deep sea variety was
captured at Pensacola which weighed
S65 pounds. Shell markings placed
its, age at 200 years,
The Florida East Coast Press as
sociation will meet in regular session
at Daytona, Fla, Monday and Tues
day, June 10 and 20.
One of the largest armored aero
planes ever constructed for the navy
has recently been completed. 1t will
be sent to Pensacola.
A meeting will be held in Tampa
this month for the purpose of forming
a state organization of real estate
dealers.
Four important conventions will be
held at Atlantic Beach during June.
An organized campaign for COM
pulsory education has been started in
Duval county.
Jacksonville is to have one of the
most modern. though not the largest,
packing plants in the country, Ar
mour & Co. having decided to con-
struct branch plant in that city.
Judge H. B. Phillips was elected
Judge of Duval county by majority
,l 4,
final count was given a majority of
924 votes over his opponent, Van
G. Swearingen.
Jas. A. Emmett, for three months
on the desk of the Pensacola News,
has severed his connection with the
News to take up actively the work of
secretary of the West Florida Cham
ber of Commerce.
Following II similar action in the
cities of other STATES, the Ladies' Aux
iliary of Jacksonville Council. No. 292,
United Commercial Travellers, was
organized at II meeting Of the mem
berS Of the association.
Florida wom"n's clubs. federated
with the General Federation Of Wom-
ems clubs, are being congratulated on
the election in New York at the bien-
nial session Of Mrs. William B. Young,
Of Jacksonville, to the Office of treas.
urer Of the national organization.
The body of Frank Daniels. age
about 65, riverman, was found on
the deck of a st. Johns river steamer,
some hours after death occurred, ac-
cording to examining physicians. 1t
was supposed death was due to a
hemOrrhage.
Meyer RosenStein, a we'll known
resident of Pensacola, died at his
home in that city. He had been i'll
for some time and his condition was
serious. but death nevertheless was a
severe shock to his large number of
friends and relatives.
Thirty-one army enlistments were
secured from Florida during the
month Of May, according to Sergt
Harry f. COnley. This is twice as
many as were received in May, 1915,
and an increase of ten over April of
this year.
Jacksonville was formerly known
as Cow Ford place used to swim
cattle across the St Johns river for
st. Augustine. I. d. Hart saw a good
future in Cow Ford" invested in
tract of land which he Subdivided into
lots and blocks and streets called
The Florida Society of Certified
Public Accountants has been organ
ICED with the following membership:
Francis M. Williams, PRESIDENT John
A. Handsbrough, of Tampa, vice.
president; 7. A. Winter, secretary:
George H. Ford, treasurer; 7. G..
Walter Mucklow, r. w.
Bennett and Thomas Ray.
That another big lumber mill NAV
be added to Jacksonville's quota OF
similar industries is the view of the
secretary Of the Jacksonville cham
ber of commerce, who Is in receipt
Of a communication from the Off
,ials of the corporation in a neigh.
boring state asking information as re-
CARDS that city and port