The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-04
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
NOVEMBER a. 1894


left over the East Coast yester-
day for Matecumbe where he goes
in a supervisory position in con-
nection with the bridge which is
to be started at that point on
the highway. Last week a force
of SO men sarted the construction
of quarters for the large force
of men.
Mrs. w. Sumner Convey, of Day.
tona Beach, president of the Flor
ida Congress of Parents and
Teachers, will be the principal
speaker at the afternoon session
of the district Is meeting on
Thursday, November 8, at Home
stead. There are a number of
Key West folk going to attend
the session.
Circuit Court will meet in adj
journed session 10 o'clock tomor
row morning with Judge Jeffer-
son B. Browne presiding. 1t is ex-
pected that Attorney L. A. Har-
ris will enter a motion for a new
trial in the case of Juan del Pine,
who was convicted at the pre-
vious session of second degree
murder.
William R. Porter, president of
the First National Bank and
George Parks, Newton street
grocer, and his grandson, Robert,
narrowly missed death yesterday
by drowning when the cars in
which they were riding went off
the Stock Island bridge during a
heavy downpour of rain.
NOVEMBER A. 1929
Fall term of Federal Court for
Key West, which opened yester-
day with Judge Halsted Ritter
presiding, disposed of a number
of cases and assessed fines to-
falling $1,100. There were four
applications for citizenship, which
were granted, and several con-
/ tinued until the next term.
This issue of The Citizen con-
tains the name of Karl o. Thomp-
son as candidate for reelection
to the city council. MIR. Thomp-
son is at the present time a men,
Der of the board and his friends
feel that his work there during
the past two years will insure his
reelection.
| ira Thompson, who shipped on
board the Mary Pinchot last
April when the vessel was in this
port, writes interestingly of his
travels to his mother, Mrs. Her.
bert Saunders, of this city. His
letter was dated at Pepeepe, Ia
hiti, October IS, and it has just
reached the city.
Members of party of u. S.
Court officers, which left this
morning for a trip to Havana on
pleasure trip, were Judge Hal
sted Ritter, District Attorney
Hughes, Clerk Williams, Assist
ant clerk Mrs. Catherine Brady
and Mrs. Hooks, secretary to the
judge.
NOVEMBER 4. 1924
With the discussion being con-
tinued regarding Lieut.. Sandlin's
proposition offered for prize of
$1,000 for the most feasible plan
submitted to acquire five inn
provements to Key West, the out
look becomes daily more prom
Using for the taking of favorable
action on the suggestion.
/ The cigar factory formerly oc-
cupied by the Thompson Broth
ers' organization at Duval and
Louisa streets was practically
destroyed by fire this morning
about o'clock. The burned
building was owned by Stephen
F. Lowe and was unoccupied at
the time.
Brigadier and Mrs. Roberts,
commanding the Southern Divi-
sion of the Salvation Army, will
arrive here tomorrow for an in
spection of the Key West post.
Ensign Gearing. young peoples
secretary, will at the same time
inspect the work of the young
people of Key West.
One of the largest crowds of
the season is expected to attend