The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-15
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.


Daytona will vote 100000 Of
bonds for, improving streets.
West Palm Beach has just held an
election for municipal officers.
A new passenger station is to be
erected at Fort Myers. The Spanish
design of architecture will be used.
The University Of Florida College
of Agriculture will open for the 1916
II session September IS.
BY order of the town council Raj
ford is setting out shade trees OH the
principal streets.
ID. w. RamaSCur, of this state has
been named treasurer of the American
Pharmaceutical Faculties.
Jacksonville'S newest industry is a
factory to make marmalade from
choice Florida fruits, which has been
moved from TavareS in Lake county.
Truckers report that there will be
greater acreage of vegetables in
Dade county this fall and winter than
ever before.
The prospect is said to be good for
Fort Meade has plans on foot to or
ganize coast artillery company.
Gov. Park Trammell has appointed
John w. DuBose justice of the peace
for the Tenth district to succeed Geo.
A. stephens, who has retired from
the office.
Long distance connections with
New York City over the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
will soon be possible in Miami, wires
having been strung into that city.
By vote of 30 for to 81 against,
amounting to six to one, st. Cloud
voted $4,000 in bonds for water
works and sewers. Voters at the
same time voted franchise to the
Central Florida lntcrurban railway.
Preparations for the approaching
Clay county fair are going forward
and every indication points to sue
cesSful event. The officers are busy
on the plans and farmers are getting
their exhibits in shape.
With a view to having bigger and
better poultry shows, Orlando. De
Land, Live Oak and Jacksonville poul-
trymen and their respective aSSoCia
tionS are considering plans formulated
at ii meeting just held in Orlando.
Forty minutes after he is alleged to
have attempted to climinally assault
Il 9-yearold white child in the out
skirts of Jacksonville, Ben T0lbert, a
negro. 26 years old, was shot and in
stantlv killed by Deputy Sheriff E. W.
Arnold.
The contract has been let and work
will soon begin on Dade cOunty's
$4,000 Jail. Contractors are on the
ground getting the excavation done as
fast as possible and it is calculated
they will have the building ready for
occupancy by spring.
J. +. Lee is under arrest at Arcadia
charged with shooting his father, II.
]. Lee, through the back at Wauchula.
Young Lee denies the shooting, but
officers say there is enough circum-
stantial evidence to hold him for the
grand jury.
The finishing touches preliminary
to starting in full blast the new mines
at Ph0Smico, just east of Barlow,
were completed. and the new mines
under the management of Capt. John
G. GOttSWalles and his crew of men
are preparing to begin operations at
once.
Contract for a modern bascule type
bridge across the drainage canal ut
Davie has been awarded by the Bro
ward county commissioners and work
is expected to start at an early date.
The bridge will cost about S12. 900
and will be the first of the kind to be
built across any of the Everglades
canals.
Arrangements have been made for
the sale of 10000 acres of land bor-
dering on and adjacent to the course
of the Tamiami Trail, the proceeds
from which will go toward extending
the Snapper creek canal to interseCt
the Miami Marco road canal and such
other drainage as will benefit the ter
ritOry west and southwest of Miami