Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-25
FLORIDA

FLORIDA
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES annual re-
union of Florida division United Con-
federate Veterans closes. Major Cen
eral J. II. Harp, Of Crescent City, is
reelected division commander and
Colonel w. A. Rawls, of Tallahassee,
adjutant. Tampa is chosen as meet
ing place in October of next year.
BARLOW Total value of real
and personal property of Polk coun-
ty for taxation purposes, according
to Werner G. Jones, county tax as
SCISSOR, is $21,788,139. Real estate is
valued at SIS, 100; personal prop
erty at $3,941 500; railway and tele-
graph lines at $2,726,909 and timber
rights at $3.50. Valuation of real
estate is $1,25O,OOO more than last
year. Against those values there
have been assessed $3.50, 553.42 as
state taxes, and $762, 410.03 as coun-
ty taxes.
TALLAHASSEE. - Florida pro-
duced nearly 40 per cent of turpen-
tine and rosin distilled in United
States in 1929, according to fig
ures of department of commerce at
Washington, total number of gal
Ions of turpentine for state standing
at S,259,899, while there were $685.
355 barrels of rosin produced in state.
Figures show slight decrease in tur-
pentine and increase in rosin, as
compared with 1922.
LA BELLE.-Floods at Moore
Haven did not effect residents Of
Caloosahatchee valley. United States
government gage on river bridge
here recorded rise of only two-tenths
of foot. This fact is further confirm
ed by government records at cable
station at Punta Rassa, at mouth of
Caloosahatchee river, where it emp
ties into gulf.
Observation-Disclosures will prob
ably be exciting campaign, owing to
social standing of parties involved,
as we'll as to being first political
campaign inaugurated by woman in
this staid old section, is about to
take shape when DR.. George B.
Glover will match swords with Mrs.
r. J. Taylor, better known as Mrs,
Jack Taylor, one of leading society
women, in race for mayOrality OF
Monticello.
LAKE CITY.-Coroner's jury in,
curing into the death of Carl Rob
| inson, who was found dead in car,
| in eastern end of county, returns
verdict holding Will Croft and Chas.
I Burrs on a charge of murder in first
| degree.
EXTRAORDINARILY. H. Gran
than, former deputy sheriff of Man
aztec county, and John Sheffield, Tor
mer marshal of Manatee, are IN
dicted on charge of first degree
murder. Harry r. Robinson IS IN
dicted as accessory after fact
Charges grew out of shooting tc
death of J. P. McMullen, aged ne
gro, at Manatee, May 26. Attorneys
for Grantham and Sheffield were
forced to take their case before the
state supreme court last summer
before their release on bond.
ST. AUGUSTINE. - Nathanie
Meighen, IS, deputy collector of Gus
toms for this port, dies at loca
hospital following brief illness.
PALAIhA.-JO Hal I6ll, eli ply
of Palatka Crate company, is in
stantly killed when he falls onto
rapidly running engine, which NJ
was crossing on piece of plank1ng
Disc on the driving arms cuts body
almost entirely in twain.
PALATKA.-Case against nine
employees of state road department
under charges of assault with in
tent to murder. in connection witt
shooting of Sheriff P. M. Hagan
/ when attack was made on Putnam
county Jail last March, has beer
mol pressed by State Attorney j. {
Adkins in circuit court here. Mer
were tried in Starke under change
of venue several months ago on
charge of firing into occupied dwell
ing and were acquitted. Mr.. Ad
kins did not believe there would be
! anv material change in available
evidence.
LIVE OAK-Live Oak is visited
bv another disastrous fire when the
Carroll building is destroyed. Build
ing was in heart of business section
/ and was occupied by several ousl'
ness firms on first floor and ottlces
on second. Loss is around $1o,uoo
with only partial insurance.
LEESBURG.-Six carloads of pa
per making machinery are now due
at Leesburg mill of grass fiber pulp
and paper plant. With installatlon
of this machinery local mill Will be
fully equipped and will start up on
twenty. four hour day schedule'
manufacturing fiber kraft wrapping
paper.
BUSHNELL. - Japanese perslnl
mons are being profitably grown II
! this section.
IEESBURG.-Ju Peter, So, al
fectionately known in this section
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