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Newspaper
Fort Pierce News
Location
Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
12
The July issue promotes East Coast Florida appeal with features on Along the Florida Keys and Here and There on the Fast Coast. It touts St Lucie County as a land of opportunity for pineapple, banana, watermelon, mango crops, and diverse farming, noting growing industry and healthful groves.
The newspaper urges local citizens to form a stock company to buy land and build a new baseball park on the East Coast site. A few supporters have pledged sizable sums, with gate receipts to cover expenses and future park improvements funded from profits. A meeting is called at The News office Monday at four to discuss facts and figures.
In the Circuit Court Seventh Judicial District St Lucie County Florida a chancery bill names Timothy H W Sheffield as complainant and Mattie Sheffield as defendant. The order requires appearance by September 7 1908 and designates the Vort Pierce News as the newspaper for weekly publication for five weeks. Clerk R Fourz seals the record July 24 1908. Parker is solicitor for the complainant.
Notice is given that W R Watts and a Hall, purchasers of Tax Certificate No 53, dated July 2, 180%, have filed certificate and applied for a tax deed to issue as allowed by law. The property described is Lot 1, Section 7, Township in St Lucie County Florida.
A tax deed will issue on the Mth day of August A.D. 1808 for land described as south range 38 east assessed in the name of B B McCurley. The document is witnessed with official seal and signature of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Lucie County Florida.
Nonresident defendant C J Gwin must respond to a bill of complaint in Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit Florida in St. Lucie County. Fort Pierce News is designated to publish this order weekly for eight consecutive weeks, with the date dated July 17, 1908.
A short notice promotes using The News office for cleaning windows with an implication that fresh newsprint works better than old papers.
A state senate hopeful argues for The Compact as a scientific system to satisfy human nature. He claims political parties fail, urges unity over discord, and invites readers to verify The Compact’s three facts and its alleged aim to end societal ills through natural organization.
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