The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-21
KEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
OCTOBER 81. 1894

OCTOBER 81. 1894
! Esteban Martinez, CT, died al
his residence, BIT Duva1 street,
yesterday afternoon. Funeral serv-
ices will be conducted this after
noon 5 o'clock from the residence
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lee
nora Martinez. and six grand
children.
| Winners in the Riddle Kabaret,
which was given on Saturday,
were: Leo Hicks, first; Ruth Rob-
erts, second; Claudia Isham,
third, and Phyllis Espinola, third.
Another of these delightful af-
fairs will be presented tomorrow
night in Bayview Park.
c. c. Symonette, great sachem
of the Independent Order of Red
Men for the Safe of Florida, Sat
urday completed all details for
the organization of the order on
the Florida Keys. Tiger Tail
Tribe of Key West will leave this
week, on Saturday. to formally
bring the tribe into the fold.
Homer Herrick, engineer with
the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration, left this morning
for Matecumbe where he will do
engineering and survey work on
the location of the proposed
bridge. The exact nature of the
activities were not divulged by
Mr.. Herrick.
Key West Administration will
rehabilitate fishing boats on the
same basis as houses are being
rehabilitated, it was announced
this morning. Minor repairs and
painting jobs will be done and the
cost will come out. of: the rental
i for the bosts.
OCTOBER 81. 1919
| Fire started in the Eugene r.
Albury hardware store $50
o'clock this morning reduced to
a total loss a stock which was
valued at approximately $4,000
The stock was owned by E. r
Albury and was covered by in
surance of $11 800. The building
carried insurance of $500.
Body OF Lurton Pangle. of this
city, who was drowned in Canada
as the result of falling from q
dock at Quebec, will arrive ir
Key West by rail tomorrow morn
ing at TAO o'clock. Funeral ar.
rangements will be announced
after the arrival of the body.
| Among the latest candidates al
the approaching city election i:
Will Baker, who makes his for
NAL announcement in the issue o.
The Citizen today. Mr. Baker ha.
a large following and his friend.
predict an overwhelming vote fol
him.
Lieutenant G. B. Tyler, NC.
tU.S.N., today received order.
transferring him from service a
i the local naval station to sea duty
and will leave for Norfolk to joir
the U.SS. Mentares, flagship o.
the Atlantic Squadron.
Baby Chino, boxer from Tam
pa, who last night in the Cubar
Club stadium met defeat at the
hands of K.O. Ruben, will return
to Tampa this evening saddel
and wiser fighter. The fight last
led three rounds and Chino wa.
sent to the floor nine times.
OCTOBER IL. 1924
| Word has been received at thu
naval station relative to the as
signments of ships for this station
lin celebration of Navy Day. De
stroyer Breek has been ordered
here and assignments of YES
sells have been made for othe
ports in the district.
| Employees of the Key Yves
Electric Company did efficien
Iservice during the high winds
(which swept over Key West
while the hurricane was passinI
in this vicinity. Some of tn,
employees of the company worke,
might, and day to keep things il
perfect order.
| Last night at the regular meet
ing Of city council a eommunica
ton was read from Cuban Con
sui Domingo Milford in which h
extended congratulations to tn
city for the manner in which
participated in the San Carlo
celebration.
Because of the inclement wea
. Their in Key West and MAN
during the past week, resident
and tourists in the latter city
who are negotiating with Ke,
West for the purchase of prop
lerty on the Florida Keys wer