The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-07

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Special Correspondence ocala Banner.
Higher, higher, grows the tall Call
column.
Our shout, is Cali first, last and all
times.
Judging from the Times-Union the
Chipleyites were frightened into hys-
terics at the Call stampede On Satur-
nay last.
Hurrah for Aver, Marion's silver
tongued orator, who is numbered in
the tall Call column. What's the
matter with Bitch and Zewadski? Is
it possible MIR. Zewadski has forgotten
his promise made during the late
campaign.
There was sixteen members of the
commercial fraternity registered at
the Kipmont during the past week.
Mr.. l.. Kuder, route agent for So.
Elk. Co., and Mr.. L. Coke travelling
solicitor for same company was here
Saturday.
Mr. Guy E. Wood, telegraph opera
tor at the Tampa Bay Hotel, spent
several days here during past week
visiting his parents.
MIR. Walter Hall, Plant System
agent at Gambler, was here Sunday.
Mr.. Kirby Smith, our populat night
operator, who visited Anthony Sun
day, has found it necessary TO use
Barker's liniment for heart trouble.
Dangerous place to visit, Ell, Kirby?
Mr.. Neil Harris, of the Banner Of
flee, again visited Anthony sunday.
Farmer" will be there next Sunday
and would suggest that you deal fair,
Neil. ard come Sunday following.
Isn't that fair?
We are glad to correct statement in
last Banner in reference to an en-
counter between Call and anti-Call
parties, as we find upon a thorough
canvass there is not an anii-CaIl man
in town. Hurrah for Lowell.
The business of the Southern FIX
press Co. for Saturday alone, amount
ed to more than 1890, while that 0
the freight department on same day
was s2l6. Quite sum for the firsI
day ia the month, eh?
Il. \. Boyt, who experimental in
celery culture, has met with profit
able success, and continues heavy
shipments of same. During the cont
ing season there will be a large acer'
age planted at this place.
During the past week the output OF
the Meffert Veneering Co. consisted
of cars lime, ears potato barrels, j
ears bean baskets, cars tomato car
riers, , cars cuke baskets and l car
cabbage crate material.
There was forwarded from this
place for week just closed, ll73 barrels
potatoes, 742 crates cabbage, 2T4l has
kets beans, 979 baskets eukes, I'll car
riers tomatoes, besides numerous ship
ments of celery, beets, carrots, eanla,
loupes, sweet corn etc, to eastern
points.
Touchstone, " of Mcintosh, asks
if Marion county is for Call. 1t II
was plaeed to the direct vote of ths
people we have no hesitancy in ans
wering yes, and would like to heal
from correspondents throughout th'
county. We shall circulate petition
in this precinct to-day, asking our rep
resentatives to cast their vote first
last aud all ways for Call. Who vii
/ be next2
We beg to correct &C. w. H., " O
Eureka, IN referring to "Farmer" a
gathering six crops from one piece O
land. As we distinctly said anothe
of our truck growers had accomplish
ed this feat. However, Farmer
has one 40-acre piece Of hammock
from which he gathered during latte
part of August 96 bushels of corn, tn
first of September same land wa
planted ia cukes from which n
realized Sl04, again planted durin
first of December In lettuce iron
which he realized Sls6 600. Agai
planted in February in beans, from
which he shipped more than 500 bas
kets and realized more than SON
with fully a hundred baskets to Ne
hear from, and again planted The pas
week in corn. That comes nes
crowding the monkey, Ell?
The last shipment of beans, cuRe
cabbage, carrots, beets aud potato'