The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-12
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.

'S NohNehlioh lulS mOnJn.
odd Fellows of Jacksonville have
celebrated their 9th anniversary.
More than $4,000 has been raised
1of a packing plant at Lake City.
Over 1000 voters are registered
in Hillsboro county.
An Atlanta company will construct
Dade county's portion of tile Tamiami
trall. Their bid was $241,5OO.
The Florida State Eclectic Medical
association held its annual meeting at
Jacksonville.
D. -. Harnett won the amateur
golf championship over the course of
the Florida Country club at Ortega.
According to late vital statistics, the
death rate Of Jacksonville shows a
marked decrease over the year 1914.
James Whitcomb Riley, the "IIoo.
sler' poet, after spending the winter
at Miami has returned to Indianan.
oils.
west Florida farmers are co-oper.
atlng more than ever this year. Sev-
eral cooperative organizations have
been effected this spring for various
purposes.
With c. A. Hardway, of Orlando, as
president, poultry men of the central
part Of the state have organized what
VIII be known as the Central Florida
Poultry and Pet Stock association.
ID. &. Munroe, of Sanford, died at
hospital in Orlando after an opera-
tlon for appendicitis. He was one of
Sahtords most prominent citizens and
leading fraternity man.
The first county organization of
club boys was made at Perry, April
10. Only ten boys attended the first
meeting, but they elected officers and
decided to meet regularly the third
Saturday in each month.
Suwanee county will have at least
SlX boys i'll the short course that will
be given at the University of Florida
IN December. 0. w. Caswell, county
agent has enrolled twenty five bows
III corn club work.
In spite of the unusually dry
weather that has prevailed during the
past few weeks, shipments of Florida
vegetable crops continue heavy, ac-
cording to reports from all sections Of
the state.
Congressman Frank Clark intro
duced Il bill giving any person Who'll
paid cotton taxes following the Civil
War the power to bring suit in the
court Of claims. The total taxes col |
lected from southern states amounted
to $60,o00,000.
Mrs. GaIena Jouett, widow of the
late Admiral James L. Jouett, of the
United States navy, passed away at
her home in Orlando. Mrs. Jouett
was i'll her SIth year, and for nearly
a score of years has resided in Or
lando.
AT mass meeting held at Orlando |
III tllN WY NDullNIl tlldulDtI plu lis |
were laid for the formation of a hotel
with cash capital of
100000 for the purpose of erecting
and equipping hotel of not less than
$50 rooms.
Sisters of Charity of st. Joseph,
EmmitSburg. Md, have assumed
charge of the DeSoto sanatorium,
after completing a deal
with the former owners. The change
WAS made for cash consideration OF
$67, 900.
4 campaign for the eradication
Of cattle tick in Florida will be con-
Quoted on far greater scale than
heretofore, as the result of the or.
Of the "Florida Cattle Tick
Eradication Committee of the South.
crn Settlement and Development Or,
Florida State Title Mems aSsocia.
tiolI will meet ut Arcadia WCdnCs-
day and Thursday May 2l and -,
in regular annual session Title men
from all parts of the state will be
present ana it is the expectation that
there will be at least two hundred
Of them in attendance.
Tie six camps of the Woodmen OF
the World in Duval county. represent
ING membership of ZOO will get
egcthor in Jacksonville on May s tC