The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-28
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
OCTOBER %. 1894

Hunters in Monroe county are
not securing as many licenses
this season as they did last. In
fact only II have been purchased
to date. One of these was bought
by Ernest Hemingway, who has
just returned from three months
fishing in Cuban waters.
Little interest is being shown
among absentee voters in the
November election. according to
the record in the office of Judge
Hugh Gum. Four ballots were
issued up to noon today and the
Judge does not expect that the
vote will be as large as in either
primary.
Steamship Florida, which was
put in service between Miami
and Havana during the American
Legion convention, returned to
this port last night. During the
vessels absence from Key West
it made two trips to the Cuban
capital, carrying large numbers
each time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl T. Keigler
and Miss Mary Louato, of New
York, came to Key West for the
fishing and yesterday went out
! in the afternoon and in the eve
ming returned to the city with a
fine catch of fish, including an
eleven-foct shark.
The Red Mems degree team,
which left Saturday for Taver-
nier to institute branch of the
order, returned to Key West over
the highway last night. Great
Sachem c. c. Symonette, of Flor
ida. reports that the trip and the
institution ceremonies were a
grand success.
OCTOBER 20. 1929
County boards of public in
struction must pay to the county
tax collector the commissions for
collecting special tax school dis
tMct taxes, the local board has
been advised by Attorney Gen
eral H. E. Carter, who has also
advised Superintendent Cav
thon.
Numerous Key Westers and
visitors to the city enjoyed the
day yesterday as the guests of the
local navy personnel in connec-
ton with the fitting observance
of Navy Day in combination with
the celebration of the birthday
of Theodore Roosevelt.
| Halloween season. reached its
zenith last night when different
organizations and many individ-
uals staged a spectacular street
parade that is being widely ac-
claimed as one of the most beau
tiful and extensive ever seen in
this city.
Mrs. w. Hunt Harris and
daughter, Miss Minnie Porter
Harris, who have been on an ex-
tended trip to the Pacific Coast,
are expected to return Friday.
They left August Is and visited
first in the mountains of North
Carolina and Virginia.
At meeting of the commit
tee on arrangements for the Feast
and Frolic of Nations yesterday,
it was decided to postpone the
affair until a later date. The af-
fair was to be given by the Wom-
ans Club on November z and 8.
OCTOBER 20. 1924
| Key West Woman's Club is now
conducting a restaurant in the
rooms adjoining the public Ii
brary on Duval street and the
money cleared in serving meals
will be put in the fund that is
being raised to eventually pay
for the construction of a public
library in this city.
| A week or so ago it appeared
that only a small part of the A.
900 registered voters would cast
their ballots, but at this time it
seems that more than the usual
percentage of voters will make
use of their right of suffrage and
vote on Tuesday, November 4.
/ Since U. S. Game Warden
Bethel has officially called upon
Captain John j. Maher and i'm
formed him that the citizens of
Key West have been violating the
law by hunting on Fort Taylor
reservation, all passes and priv