The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-11
AROUND ABOUT FLORIDA

Work has begun on the big sea wall
proposed for Fort Pierce.
a movement is being launched to
build for Fort Pierce Il $4,000 hotel
The $4,000 bonds for the Cocoa
Merritt Island bridge were validated
by Circuit Judge Perkins, at DeLand.
Pensacola has population, accord
ing to the new city directory. of 3D.
94o. Il gain over previous reports.
Representative Frank Clark will
stump the state of Maine for the Dem
ocratS, it is said
Pensacola has shipped 100000
/ feet Of crosStieS to Scotland for the
allied governments
I A 10.000-acre tract of land near
Baldwin, in Duval county, will be
stocked with high grade cattle.
The Central Florida Pet Stock assoc
citation will he held in Orlando on
August /. 1916.
1t is said Palm Beach will spend
S1.00O,00O on better roads during the
next year.
Noel Mitchell, Independent candi-
date for governor, fired the first gun
Of his campaign in a speech at
Tampa.
y Fort Meade farmer has seventeen
acres Of corr under irrigation which
1t is estimated will produce from tift~
to sixty bushels per acre.
Spanish mackerel are said to be
plentiful in Tampa bay. SportSmen
are having much success in catching
them.
y manatee measuring twelve feet
and calf measuring five feet long
were found dead in the Anc,oto river
near Tarpon Springs. They evidently
died from natural causes.
Lieut.. S. J. Entrikin. of Narcoos-
see, is believer in bloodcd stock. lie
has just purchased ana shipped to
his ranch at Lake Hart section 17G
head Of Duroc Jersey hogs and eight
Jersey COWS.
me finger print method of identif-
cation, in all Of its details, is now he
ing used by the Jacksonville police
department, with the idea of facilitate
ing the handling of crooks in the fin
ture.
James Burbank Pike, formerly
cashier of the Federal Reserve bsnI5
OF Atlanta, Ga, was elected active
vice president of the Heard National
oahk OF Jacksonville at regular
meeting Of the directors of that bank,
With tn" return of the Hope. Emily
tooney ana the report from another
one practically all Pensacola fSbinu
vessels have been accounted for. Two
VIII be the total losses. so far as vet
known.
Inc senate adopted an amendment
o the army bill for an appronriation =
II H'o'OOO to replace army nronertv !
1t Il, I'hSarola'S naval station and
'ther army property in FIorida do.
'u'Fed by the recent hurricane.
Florida has just elected the first
woman official in the history Of tno il
tate to be selected by popular votn II
WIS. Ada Femald. of Tarpon Springs
a'llG been one Of the succpssfuI
for school trustee
Demonstration Agent O. w. Csswou =,
5 making preparations for sorios 81 ~
d! farmers institutes, to be held NJ CT
inherent points in Suauco CONT. - =,
ne near future. The extension di. la
lsIoN OF The University of Florida will R
ave charge Of the institutes, ne
The members of the State Higbv.o,. a
may hold a mcotinc ~ al
: t, August 10 for the purpose r ~,
l taxing up the matter of tbo oo oI,
Pptahce Of the government ammo "
ration for Florida Of $50. 600 for ,1,o
'l'orm'nt of public highways. NV
1t was the unanimous opinion ~ =
It o'll"erS and directors of tba In
iIal.ce Federation of Florida at tboir -:
e'''s III Jacksonville to start = wi
"te-Wide campaign in the po,r =, ste
ire Tor members, and a meetpg VIII 9 Bo
, called by President c. NJ 1n,.o ha
i 'he purpose Of naming commit IN
rs 10 carry on this work. Cit
ida