Soap Tree Debate After Beach Baseball Defeat
A rough day at the ballpark saw West Beach defeat Fort Pierce 8 to 3 under poor weather as locals struggled with wet balls. The piece also reviews Mr. EB Moulie’s soapberry tree venture, noting global interest from 3,000 inquiry letters and plans to share cultivation details with the U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meday
West Beach
Fort Pierce
Beach Boys
Times-Union
Moulie
EB. Moulie
Florida
Egypt
New Zealand
Kidder
United States
Algiers
American Soap Journal
Berty
China
J. H. Livingston
Ocala
Fla
Benjamin Helm
Chas. D. Fraser
Florida Ostrich Farm
Fraser
David Fairchild
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Engagement announced for Marion Halliday and Burton Chase
Laura K. Santo of Jacksonville announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Marion Halliday to Mr. Burton Chase of Fort Pierce. Halliday, a daughter of Elwood Halliday, is connected to St. Nicholas Florida and P. W. Koerner. Chase, from Maryland, moved to Pierce two years ago to work in the pineapple industry. The couple plans a permanent home near Pierce. friends wish them happiness.
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F. Laura K. Santo
Jacksonville
Marion Halliday
Res Burton Chase
Fort Pierce
Ss Halliday
Elwood Buckman Halliday
Leyf Halliday
St. Nicholas
Fla
P. W. Koerner
C. E. Fr
Chase
More
Pierce
Muel P. Chase
Fort Pierce Graded and High School Opens Monday
Fort Pierce opens its 8 Fort Pierce Graded and High 61 on Monday morning with Edith Hunter as Principal and a team of assistants led by Sue Hunter Radie Geiger and Romma Helseth. The faculty features experienced teachers, and patrons anticipate strong instruction for the next eight months.
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Fort Pierce
Edith Hunter
Sue Hunter
Radie Geiger
Mabbette
Romma Helseth
Elma Geiger
Fort Pierce Vd
Stockholders Meeting at St. Lucie Ice Company elects new directors
A stockholders meeting at the St. Lucie Ice Company elected new directors H. E. Whyte Crooks A. M. J. O'Brien and G. S. Tucker. Directors will meet next month to set policies for the coming year.
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St. Lucie Ice Company
Whyte
H. E. Crooks
A. M
J. O'Brien
G. 8
Author of Virginia poem debated as likely H Curran Wilbur
Correspondence from Warréh Virginia notes a poem praising Virginia with disputed authorship. Citations mention Valentine as a possible author and propose H Curran Wilbur of Jacksonville Times-Union as the likeliest writer, with Wilbur’s past in Wheeling and Pennsylvanian birth. The verses celebrate Virginia and the James River.
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H. Curran Wilbur
Jacksonville
Florida
Times-Union
Wilbur
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Register
School Board Member From Sevastian Attends City Meeting
Mr. B. F. Hardesty of Sevastian, a First district school board member, visited the city Monday for the board meeting.
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B. F. Hardesty
Sevastian
Opening Dates for Hotels in 1908 Florida East Coast
The Florida East Coast Hotel company lists seasonal openings for 1908 with specific start and end dates for each property. Ponce de Leon Saint Augustine opens January 5 and closes April 6. Alcazar Saint Augustine opens December 12 and closes April 17. Ormond opens January 6 and closes April 5. The Breakers Palm Beach opens December 24 and closes April 3. Royal Poinciana Palm Beach opens January 9 and closes March 30. Royal Palm Miami opens December 12 and closes April 1. The Colonial Nassau opens January 9 and closes April 1. Royal Victoria Nassau opening date to be announced. Continental Atlantic Beach opens March 20 and closes in August.
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Florida East Coast Hotel Company
Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine
Robert Murray
Alcazar
John Anderson
Ormond
Ormond-on-the-Halifax
J. D. Price
the Breakers
Palm Beach
Leland Sterry
Royal Poinciana
Fred Sterry
H. E. Bemis
Royal
Examinations for Teachers in St Lucie County
W J Nesbitt presided as ten applicants attended for teacher certificates. Nine white candidates Miss Witham Stuart Miss Dunn Kentucky Miss DeSteuben Jensen Miss Josie Summerlin St Lucie Miss Edith Hunter Fort Pierce Miss Earhart Tantie and Misses Ula Nellie Geiger Coco a Miss Emma Westfield colored Jansen. Grading will finish late this week with the results announced.
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W. J. Nesbitt
St. Lucie County
Miss Witham
Stuart
Dunn
Kentucky
DeSteuben
Jensen
Josie Summerlin
St. Lucete
Edith Hunter
Fort Pierce
Earhart
Tantie
Ula
Nellie Geiger
Death of Mrs W L Robinson
News of Mrs. W L Robinson’s death at her parents home from intestinal obstructions and complications after a brief illness. She was believed to have had appendicitis before falling seriously ill. Mr Robinson travels from Minnesota and is expected tonight. The community mourns the loss of a well known resident.
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W. L. Robinson
Names for the Lake Contest Card
Readers propose lake names for Pine street lake from Fort Pierce Stuart Olney and nearby areas. Names include Lake Malaria Lake Fun Whyte Edge Lake Lake Office Lake Lily with more to come. Contest closes next Saturday night September 19 with the winner announced the following week.
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Pine Street
Fort Pierce
Stuart, Olney
Whyte-Edge Lake
Lake Lily
Fort Pierce school board acts on wagon routes and new site
The Fort Pierce Florida board approves a wagon route for Midway pupils at $25 monthly, opens routes to Jensen and Five Mile Creek, and accepts R icou’s bid for Jensen school exchange. They plan a new building, repair Oslo school, and set attendance and painting bids as well as a Bluefields inquiry. Financials to be published next week.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
B. F. Hardesty
W. D. Edwards
R. R. Gladwin
W. J. Nesbitt
Manning Swain
Midway School
Fort Drum
Swain
Riley Johnson
Five Mile Creek
Hardesty
Sebastian
J. A. Rogers
J. M. Rogers
Jensen-Waveland
C. S. Blocker
R. R. Ricou
Jensen School
White City
A. O. Helseth
Oslo
H. T. Harlief
Bluefields
Tautie
Pineapple Grower William Hogg Visits City on Monday
Mr. Wm. Hogg a prominent pineapple grower from the south end of Jenson traveled to the city by launch on Monday for business, making the round trip.
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Wm. Hogg
Jenson
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Warréh
Charlotle Daily Progress
Agigor
G. EB. DutTon
Norfolk
Jor. T. Lawless
Richmond
Virginia
Heaven
Earth
James
Proceedings OF School Board
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