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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-06-23
Convict Had Valet in Jail.

Middlebury, VT, June 2I.-Testimo
ny introduced at the trial of Henry
Mccormack. who is charged with hav.
ing broken from the M;ddlebury iaii
while awaiting trial on a charge OF
forgery, brought out the fact that J. w
Ketcham, the federal prisoner who is
serving 1-year sentence at the jail
for the part he took in wreckink the
Farmers national bank at Vereennes
had been allowed to serve as a turn.
key, has had access to the KEYS of the
jail and has even been allowed the
unusual rrison luxury of valet
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WILL DELIVER AN ADDRESS.
President Roosevelt Leave the White
House for HASA chuSestS

House for Massachusetts.
Washington, June 21.-President
Roosevelt will leave Washington at :,
o'clock tonight for Massachusetts TO
attend tomorrow and Thursday the
commencement exercises of Clark
university at Worcester and of vi
liams college at Williamstown.
The president will be accompanied
by Secretary Loeb, DR.. P. Nj. Rixey,
surgeon general of the navy; N =.
A. Latta, his personal stenographer;
two secret service officers, and mem
bers of the Press Associations.
The president will be escorted to
Clark university On arrival, where the
commencement exercises will be held
He will make the principal address of
the occasion. He expects to visit
Holy Cross church at Worcester, and
may deliver a brief address there.
Early in the afternoon the president
will proceed to Williamstown, where
the president will be the guest OF
President Perkins. of the Williams col
lege At the commencement exer-
cises on Thursday President Roosevelt
will receive the degree of doctor Of
laws and deliver an address
Afterwards he will make an address
to the genera; public Early in tho Of
ternoon of Thursday the president and
his party Will leave for Washington.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-06-23
Tim N onS teake.
UNCLE JOE.

Tuesday morning at eight O'Clock
at the residence of Olin w.
Leake, his accomplished and
beautiful daughter, Miss. Alice, was
united to Mr.. NJ. j. Timmons, of Citra,
Fla, in the bonds of holy matrimony.
Rev. K. V. Atkisson, pastor of the
Methodist church, in a short, beauti-
full ceremony, said the words that
made them man and wife. MIR. Tim
mons is a fine young man and is max
ing Florida his home He was reared
in Nashville, Tenn, but his father,
having made large investments in and
about Citra, sent him down to look
after his interests, but the loveable
character and beautiful daughter of
our citizen, ..Leake, were too much for
him. He may be Tennessee's son, but
he is Florida's son-in-law. The happy
young couple left on the S. A. L. 9
O'Clock train this morning for Citra
their future home.-Orlando Star.
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NEGRO IS SHOT TO
DEATH FOR CRIME
Committed Assault Upon A
Tennessee Woman.
BEGGED TO BE KILLED QUICKLY
Black Brute Was Taken to Scene of
Crime and ConfeSsed-He Suffered
Didn't Beg for Mercy.

Nashville, Tenn, June 21.-A teIe-
gram to the Banner from Hohenwald,
Tenn, says:
Simon Ford. the negro who commit
ted an outrage on the person of a
white woman near Riverside, was TAX
en- from the Jail at HohenwaId about
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon by a
mob of about 90 men and taken to the
place where he had committed the
crime, and there shot to death.
Ford was arrested Monday morning
after being perhaps fatally wounded.
After his arrest he admitted his
guilt and was later identified by his
victim
Ford was hauled to the scene of his
crime, about 10 miles. and suffered
great agony from his wound.
He asked to be killed the quckets
way, and did not plead for his life.
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For SALE OR ExCHANGE-A fine
South Florida lake front home; 10
acres; plenty of fruit; equipped for
poultry. E. E. Cline, Ocala. 6-2
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CANADIANS VISIT KING.
Welcomed to England by Their Ruler
and Wife

Windsor, June 20.-King Edward
and Queen Alexandria gave hearty
welcome this afternoon to 1913 Ca
madam women and the 175 members
OF the Canadian manufacturers asso-
citation who arrived from Montreal and
Quebec and whose presence at Wind
sor Castle was commanded for today
The party was met by carriage pro-
vided by the king and was shown the
Victoria mauseoleum and other sights
The visitors were then received on the
east terrace of the castle by their
majesties, the king saying so that all
could hear:
Welcome to England.
Welcome to Windsori
Il hope you will all enjoy your visit
to the old country"
The visitors then sang the national
anthem.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-06-23

Providence, June 21.-rhe sequel ia
the suicide of Irving H. Potter, the
former society man, whose body was
found in the Pawtucket river. was fur
nished when it became known that he
was a defaulter with the firm for
which he had worked for 25 years
Confronted with exposure and punish
ment for his crime, he chose death.
Potter was employed as a bookkeeper
for the firm of Oliver Johnson & Co.
He disappeared from his home and
later his hat and overcoat were found
m a canoe that he had hired.
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BELLEViEW

Special Correspondence Ocala Banner:
comfortable voyage to New York and
it did not tire him more than was to
be expected. After spending a few
days there they went to New Haven.
Conn.,, where they will spend some
weeks before going to the sea shore,
as it is yet too cool on the beach for
them. Their present address is 342
George street, New Haven.
Mrs. John Haines has gone to spend
month or two at her old home in
Gaffney, S. c. Her family here will
hold the fort while she is gone.
The young people met with Mr..
and Mrs. Pratt Tuesday night and
spent a very pleasant social evening.
After some months stay at Plant
City with his daughter, Mrs. Alice
Vining, Mr.. David Strobe is back
here for little stay. He has been
out to his place al Santos, and will go
to Shady Grove to visit his daughters,
Mrs. Nora Coin and Miss Belle Stro-
bic. His looks indicate that he is
much improved in health.
The members of the Epworth
League held their monthly business
| meeting followed by cantaloupe
social Tuesday night, at the home of
Mrs. d. r. Dana.
Judge Hopkins, with a benevolent
eye to the public good, is thinking of
an industrial plant for Belleview that
| would be a help to the town if it
could be brought about. 1t would in
clude small canning factory for use
when fruits and vegetables were
available, together with machinery
for hulling rice and velvet beans; a
grist mill, and other useful devices
for the public convenience. He has
written parties in the north about it,
and is trying to interest people here.
Mr.. Stephen Hopkins and family
and MIR. j. A. Freeman and family,
spent several days last week at Lake
Weir. They camped out at Free
mans landing and in fishing, bathing
and boating took great comfort.
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The Board of Control.

The governor has appointed the
following named gentlemen as the
board of control to manage the state
educational institutions, viz:
Philip K. Yonge, of Pensacola.
Nathaniel Adams, White Springs.
L. B. King, Arcadia.
A. L. Brown, Eustis.
n. P. Bryan, Jacksonville.
The Times-Union gives the follow
ing sketch of the members:
The member from the west Florida
district, Mr.. Yonge, of Pensacola, is
a prominent business man. being
president of a large lumber concern
at that place.
Nathaniel Adams is a man of large
affairs. He is brother of Frank
Adams.
T. B. King is banker. He is a
son of the late Ziba King.
A. L. Brown is physician and a
dentist.
N. P Bryan is a lawyer and a
brother of Will j. Bryan.
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THE BONDS AND TIE COURT HOUSE.

Smith and John Roundabout. of Red
dick, take very pessimistic, gloomy
and dismal view of things. Their
representations make the lamenta-
tions of Jeremiah appear inconspic-
uously commonplace.
These gentlemen predict very dire
full things for Florida when her phos-
plate, turpentine and lumber inter
ests shall have been exhausted.
But there were Jeremiahs in North
Carolina who were just as loud in
their lamentations some years ago.
The same class of people in North
Carolina predicted that after the tur-
pentine interests were exhausted there
the lands would all revert to the
state and the people would become
poorer than poverty itself.
But, fortunately, history does not
bear out these dismal forebodings.
During the years of the turpentine
industry in North Carolina the average
price of lands was not more than a
dollar and a half per acre. Today,
with the turpentine interests gone,
the lands instead of reverting to the
state as worthless, are now selling on
an average of ten dollars an acre
and North Carolina is enjoying the
most prosperous period in It's history,
and the crokers have either gotten
rich or moved away. There is moth
ing there now but the hum of busy
industry. That portion of the state
not planted in cotton and tobacco, is
a network of peach orchards and vine
yards and every acre of arabic land
will bring a ready sale in the
open markets. 1t is the most pros
porous state in the south.
When our turpentine, phosphate
and lumber industries are exhausted,
let us hope that the history of North
Carolina will be repeated IN Florida.
John Roundabout refers to the sale
of the four million acres of land
to ..r Disston for one million dollars
as a bad piece of business and says
hot bo
worth from twelve to fifteen million
dollars.
Yet at the time of their sale these
lands had been lying idle and had
yielded absolutely no revenue to the
state, nor any Individual thereof.
Since their sale they have been
placed upon the tax books and have
annuity yielded a revenue. They have
been penetrated by railroads, cities
have sprung into existence, and, in
deed, from a waste and a wilderness,
they have become the fairest and
richest part of the states domain.
These gentlemen seem to think
there is an enmity existing against the
farmer, and, like Ishmael, every mans
hand is raised against him, but why
should this be? Why should any man
be hostile to our farmers? We think,
on the contrary, that every man
wishes the farmer well and would
heartily rejoice in his prosperity, be-
cause his prosperity would bring
about an universal era of good times
and good fellowship
These friends seem to argue that if
we bond ourselves for fifty-thousand
dollars that we get nothing in return.
Let us calmly consider this propo-
sition.
We get fifty thousand dollars in
actual cash, and for which the man,
or the firm, or the corporation, that
lets us have the use of this sum of
money for number of years ought
certainly to receive in return some
compensation. We are to pay only
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-06-23

Mr.. w. K. Zewadski, w. K. Ze-
wadski, jr., Guy Zewadski, their
guests, LeRoy Giles Byron West and
Angus Birdsey, and Olaf Zewadski,
Clarence Zewadski, Bruce MeIfert
and Harry Palmer, went down to
beautiful lake Weir Wednesday after
noon to enjoy the pleasures of that
fascinating region Tor a short time.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
From an Early Settler.

A letter from Chas. II. White, OF
Brigham City, Utah, to the CuRoN
roLE, contains the following interest
ing item
In the fall of 1884 myself and
wife moved from Utah to Colorado
and built the first house in La Jara
on the east side of the ID. & r. 6.
track. On the following March one
year we moved to the section house,
and on Nov. 6, 1856, there was a
little girl came to our house, the first
child born in La Jara. Her name
was Dora Lee White. She lived and
thrived and grew to be a fine young
lady, which old timers Of La Jara
will remember. In the year 1908 we
moved back to Brigham City, and ou
the 18Th of April, 1904, Dora was
married to one of Brigham City's
worthy young men by the name OF
Albert Beagan and now she is the
happy mother of fine baby girl
horn Jan. "a. 1905. Mother and
child doing we'll.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
Boy Dies From Injuries.

Jamie Jenson, aged IL years, a
son of j. G. Jenson, of Sanford, met
with an accident last Friday that re-
suited in his death Saturday morning.
On Friday he and another boy were
driving team hitched to load of
stone which they were bringing from
the San Luis hills. The horses be.
came unmapageable through fright
and commenced running. Young
Jensen in his efforts to stop the team
was thrown off in front of the wheels
which passed over him. His chest
was crushed and he was Injured in.
ternally. DR.. Hamilton was called
during the night and went to Sanford
early Saturday morning, but found
the injuries SO serious he could do
nothing and the boy passed away
soon af,erward. The other boy es.
capped without injury. The funeral
of young Jenson took place at San
ford Monday.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
H. w. Sears. Lecturer.

IL. W. Sears, n fire entertainer,
will lecture here on Tuesday evening,
Feb. 81. This is the Sd number Of
the La Jara lecture course. Mr.
Sears has wide reputation aud is
one of the best on the rosuum. He
is known as the "Lsdghing Philoso.
pher" AS a humorist and eloquent
man he is une1celled. His press tes-
timonials are of the highest, order.
The people of La Jara and surround
ing towns aud country Will miss q
treat if they fail to hear him. Mr..
Cope, who lectured bere some weeks
ago, speaks in high terms of Mr..
Sears.
Tickets on sale at all stores at 80
cents each, or So ceuts for season
ticket.
Your attendance will help the lee
,ure course and afford you splendid
entertainment. Don't miss it.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
Coyote Hunt Feb. 22d.

There will be big coyote round.
up ON Feb. a2i by the people of Dow.
en-. Waverly and Carmel. A whole
township will be surrounded. The
south lines will meet at the Sweed
school house. The vast lines will
meet at Bowen and north and eas,
lines will meet al Wsverly. After
the roundup thsro will be dinner
served at tho Waverly school house.
Coyotes are plentiful and great
days sport is anticipated. Every
body invited. Shot guns enly will
be used.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
A Proposed Ordinance.

Be it ordained by the Board of
Trustees of the town of La Jara, that
Section Seven (7), Ordinance No. o,
be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
1t is hereby made the duty of the
Marshal to take up and confue in a
secure place or pen provided for the
purpose, every hog, shoat, piE, goat,
mule, horse, mare. gelding, stallion,
Jackass, jenny, sheep or ram or calf,
steer or bull, COW or any other AM
NAL running at large within the cor
porate limits of the Town of La Jara,
and no such animal taken mp and
confined as aforesaid shall be releas-
ed until the owner or owners or some
person for him or them shall Dav to
such officer having sad animal in
charge tue sum of one dollar or his
fee for taking up or receiving and
dischareing each and every animal
taken ur, and confined as aforesaid,
and the sum of fifty cents for the
suitable and proper sustenance for
each and every animal for every
twenty four hours the same shall be
kept.
hereby certify that the above is Il
true and correct copy as it passed the
first and second reading.
E. A. LOCKE,
Town Clerk
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
3. w. King, Real Estate Dealer,

b. W. King has fitted up a neat
Office in the front of the vest room
occupied by the johnson Supply Co.,
for real estate office, and proposes
to take a hand in the sale of farm
lands in this section and in ad-
vancing the country by securing set
tiers from the east. He says he
proposes to do fair, square bust
ness and proposes to satisfy all
comers seeking lands in this valley
who do business with him. He
has established about 40 agencies in
Indiana and Illinois, while on a re.
cent trip to these states. He has a
large list of desirable farms, and will
give homeseekers the best to be had.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
Best Coal Oil AT the Drug Store.

Best Coal Oil at the Drug Store.
Laundry sont every Monday. Wal
ter Wilson.
Buy La Jara Whiting Thbls's a.
the Drug Store,
b. L. Van Veohten wont 10 nolver
Sunday night.
Lay in your winter supply Of o"s'
at the right price.
Ormond's Coal is the best and
price loves: in La Jara.
F. A. Falkenburg, head of the w.
o. W, died at Los Angeles.
Winter is still here. You need
warm Coats and Overshoos. Iou
can get them at Wilson's
A. S. Hawkins, who settled in this
valley in 1882, was caller at this
Office Thursday.
Mrs. Dan Murphy. of Wyoming,
is here on visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas McCunniff.
The store of the Wallace Mercan-
camille Co., which was burned at
Hooper will not be rebuilt.
Thirty four below zero was the
record for Sunday night in this place
by l.. A. Norland's Thermometer.
Go to Wilson's and buy in sup
ply Of Shoes while you can get 10
percent discount for cash. Il is
equal to one pair free in ten.
TEAMFoR SALE-Choice, large well
broke team, weight about 5000.
MARTIN NJ. WARD
Romeo, Colo.
For over a week past the d. & r.
G. trains have gone south only to
Antonito, on account of the snow
blockade in the mountains.
R. A. Sylvester, of Rio Grande
county, sold u lot of sheep in the
Chicago market last week at 81 80,
the highest price yet secured.
Rev. E. A. Vesey was unable to
reach La lara last Saturday evening
on account of no trains. He will be
here to hold services next Sunday.
Proposals will be received by the
town board of La Jara for the plant
ing of 500 trees or more of the broad
and narrow leaf cottonwood. Size
of trees not less than four inches in
diameter at the bottom. All bids to
be in by March Goth. We reserve
the right to reject any or all bids.
For further particulars address,
7. ORMoNp, Chairman Com.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
Local. HAPPENINGS

Bran, S125. Retail.
Bran, S1.15. Wholesale.
Barley chop 81 25.
New wheat, Sl.7o.
Oats, black 81 90.
Oats, white $11O.
Hay $500 per ton.
Alfalfa Sc. so per ton.
Stock feed ls getting very scarce in
this section
Wallace Mercantile Co. makes a
specially of handling A Coal.
Bulldogs at Hooper are being
torn down and moved onto distant
ranchas.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Schuessler
came up from Antonito Monday eve-
ming on visit to Mrs. f. G. Blake
and family.
Last Sunday two freight trains and
the rotary snow plow were stuck in
the mountains southwest Of here on
the D. & R. G.
Go to the Wallace Nero. Co, and
see what they will do for you on a
Suit or Overcoat. Ther'll be money
saved to you.
Mrs. Ollie Hagan has opened a
Dressmaking parlor in the Careco
house, south from the drug store, and
sollcits work in the line. f19 At
DIR. Scheussler expert dentist and
dental surgeon, will be in La Jara
the second week of each month,
Prices reasonable and work absolutely
guaranteed.
Harry Blake came in from Duran
go Saturday on n visit to relatives
here. He has been absent three
years and lately engaged in working
on dam near Durango.
Postoffice inspector Frederickson
has been visiting the offices in this
part of the valley this week. calling
on Uncle Sans employees at La Jara,
Sanford. Romeo and other points.
Dan. E. Newcomb returned from
Denver this morning where he went
to close up the sale of 3400 acres of
the Salvation Ranch located seven
miles northeast of La Jara. The
purchasers propose to place 10000
, sheep and 1000 head of cattle on
the ranch.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
Stores Close at $50.

The general stores of Leroy Will
ON, Johnson Supply Co., Wallace
Hero. Co, and b. l.. Van Veohten be-
san closing at G:3O Monday evening.
fhis rule will continue in force from
GoW on.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
AMONG OUR ExCHANG IS.

Center Dispatch :-Sam Spenser
sold his sheep on the Kansas City
market this week for S7.75 This is
the highest price that any of the
sheep shipped out of this part of the
valley this winter have brought on
that market.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
La lara BOARD OF TRADE
Organized TO Push the Inter.
ests of the Town.

Last Saturday merchants and bust
ness men of La Jara were invited to
attend meeting at the Wallace
Mercantile Coz store, at 1880 p. IN.
to take some action in the interest of
the town and community and to har-
moniae all clements for the common
good and to advance common inter.
ests.
AT the appointed hour large num-
ber gathered at the store, every bust
iness almost being represented.
The meeting being called to order
the first thing in order was the Sc
lection of n presiding officer and sec
retary. On motion Thos. Ormond
was named as chairman and James
Mckelyey as secretary.
The next thiag in order was p
statement of the object of the meet,
ing. There were calls for w. o.
Mieir, and lie being instrumental in
calling tue meeting was the first to
respond. He stated in substance
that the object of the meeting was
for the purpose of harmonizing local
elements, "burying the hatchet" on
local political differences and discord
and organizing some kind of associa-
ton for the advancement of the town.
He closed by inviting a free general
discussion of the matter.
Next there were calls for p. S.
johnson, who made II brief speech
in favor of the advancement of local
interests and advocated an orgauiza-
ton to direct the same, and heartily
concurred in the opinion that La
Jara needed some such organization
to advance the town.
There were calls for w. A. Brai-
den. who responded in a short speech
aud expressing the desire, in sub
stance, for an active effort to build
up the town, and expressed himself
as willing to lay aside politics and
office seeking if that would help to-
ward advancing community interests,
as his only desire was for material
community welfare.
There were many other speeches
and expression was general, the fol-
lowing citizens responding to calls;
B. l.. Van Vechten, H. o. Ellis, G..
D. Weist, Walter Wilson, F. Brum-
bly,, P Lopez, Ed. Hendren, Geo,
Durham, J. W. Cochran, b. W..
King, James McKelvey, L. A. Locke,
r. J, Ksvalec, Chas. Akers, David
Gibbs, j. A, Mcdaniel, ]. Stivers.
All spoke earnestly in favor of the
movement ana for organization, snd
after all had spoken, the suggestion
for immediate action was cordially
approved.
A paper was drawn up which read
as follows: "We, the undersigned
join the La Jara Board of Trade. +"
Nearly everyone signed the paper.
A permanent organization was form
ed by the election of the following
officers:
Thomas Ormond, President; Ii. o.
Ellis, Vice President; JAS. McKelvey,
Secretary; G. II. Akers, Assistant
Secretary; R. j. Kavalec, Treasurer.
A committee OF five was named to
select names 10 present at next meet
ing for sub. committees and solicit
members. The committe Of five
are; r. j. Kavalec, II. o. Ellis, b.
W. King, +. j. Brumbly, J. A. Nc
Daniel.
The Board of Trade will meet
agsin this friday evening at Town
Hall when committee Of five will re-
port and the organization will be
completed. Meetings will be held
on Friday evening of each week.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
Trade at La Jara.

Trade at La Jara.
Before buying Coal get prices from
Ormond.
Once used always used. Hesperus
Lump Coal. Wallace Mere. Co.
Overcoats and Clothing way down
at Wilson's
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17

Monte Vista nal:-Sheriff
Weiss took Percy Hobkirk of Del
Norte, to the asylum in Pueblo last
week as it was deemed best to re,
move hlm since he was pronounced
incurable. For years Percy Hobkirk
was prominent figure in county af-
fairs aud his mental failure was a
sad blow to his family and friends.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17

Monte Vista Journal;-A. NJ. Is
bell is talking of unloading his stuff
here and gotng to California to live,
He is enthusiastic about San Diego
and says there is no limit to its pos
sibilities.