Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-17

was learned here. Jackson former
ly lived in GreenVille and broke int
professional baseball here.
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JacksOnviIIe.- On day before eel
ebration of opening of new highway
w. A. EstaVer, auto dealer anC
noted as skilful and safe amateur
driver, sets record by covering dis
lance of 81 miles between here and
Lake City in So minutes. Driving
Marmon car. EstaVer averages 8
miles an hour, and says he would
have done even better, but sci
brakes afire several times slowins
down for traffic and once was helt
back for half a mile by Ford driver
who would not give him road.
Lake City.-Crowd at celebration
of opening of new highway is est
mated at 1000 persons from al
over Florida and south Georgia
and hospitality shown visitors wins
high praise Construction of high
way, covering 64 miles in Duval
Nassau, Baker and Columbia coun
ties, was begun in 1916, completed
July 2, and cost $780, 900.
JacksonvilIe.-Two more men are
given 80 days in city prison upon
conviction of driving automobiles
while intoxicated. One is white.
st. Petersburg.-Dr. NJ. ]. Ernest
federal veterinarian. is inspecting
dairy herds and Pinellas expects to
become second Florida county to he
declared free of bovine tuberculosis
Leesburg.- of heavy rains
and obstruction in OklaWaha river,
chain of lakes in county is having
highest water in many years and
considerable property damage has
been done by overflow.
Bartow.-Next years orange crop
should be worth $3.50 a box on
trees in opinion of citrus men from
all parts of state who recently gath
cred here.
JacksOnvilIe.-"I am already feel
ing the thrill of my future home
and all that 1 have is on the altar
of service for the highest good OF
Jacksonville and her people" Dr.
Len G. Broughton. of Richmond
wires Mayor AIsop in answer to
telegram of congra tulation on his
acceptance of pastOrate/ Of First
Baptist church here October l.
ssee.-Following appoint
ments by Governor Hardee are an
nOunced:
Otto Ware, st. Andrews, to be
harbormaster for st. Andrews bay.
T. j. Nesmith, Apalachicola. to be
constable district No. l, Franklin
county.
j. E. Bowling, Raiford, to be con
stable for district No. 2, Union
county.
B. A. Futch and w. C. Frierson
Jacksonville, to be special agents
American Railway Express com
pany.
Albert G. Davis, Chipley, to be
fertilizer analysist under the state
chemist.
W. p. Etheridge, Tavares, to be
court reporter for the Sixteenth ju'
dicial circuit. This is the new cir
cult created by the 1928 legislature,
composed of Lake and Sumter coun
ties. Mr.. Etheridge has served sew
eral other CIRCUITS.
CrawfOrdvilIe.-L appropria
ton is made by commissioners tc
insure representative agricultural
and live stock exhibit for Waukulla
county at state fair at Jacksonville
in November.
JacksOnViIle.--F. A. Hazeltine
new divisional chief of federal prohi
bition agents, leaves for ten-day in
vestigation in southern part OF
state.
Lake City.-Group Of nineteen Co
lumbia county farmers return i'm
pressed with inspection of dairyine
and diversified farming program ir
Turner county, Ga.
MISUNDERSTANDING fires commits
sary of Standard Lumber company
at Alton. and building and contents
are destroyed. Loss estimated al
$25 900.
PensacOIa.-Dr. stephen r. Nal
lory, United States health officer
here, dies of heart trouble within
three minutes of first attack.
Tallahassee. - Governor Hardee
State Treasurer Luning and Fred
<. Elliot, Chief engineer of Ever
Slades drainage district. go on tril
TO Baltimore and New York on bust
ness, the nature of which is not re
vCaled, but which is believed to be
in connection with unexpected de
Velopments in the drainage board
Se1ring .-Buck Island Cattle com
pany, newly formed, will bring il
l, 0GG cattle Ihi3 week and 500 more
shortly and place them in Buck Is
land township, fine prairie lane
which has been fenced.
TaEahassee.-Major Harry /
Bethel presents to state, to be hung
in new senate chambeI, handsome
portrait Of Ills father, late Judg'
Livingston w. Bethel. who was lieu
tenant governor and cX-offic;o presi
ednt of senate in administration o
1880.
Live Oak.-Deleg CATION Of citizen,
from Aucilla, jefferson county, cen
fers with Capt. W. J. HlIman, O
state road department With view t.
routing Of state road No. ! through
the town.
PensacUIa.-J. Thornton Whiting
81, retired lumber exporter, dues
here.
CarrabelIe.-Vance Sanborn, 6, sor
of MIR. and Mrs. Ira Sanborn, is
shot and almost instantly killed BY
playmate, Joe Jarvis, while playing
wild west.
JacIsonville.-J. l.. Thomas, rail
way CONDUCTOR, whose auto killed
George Edwin Wallace. 5, Nednes