The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
TRADE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY AT
LOS KISS
Special Cor. Ocala Banner:


has returned from New York, where
she has been the past two weeks,
buying stunning and cunning head
gear for the season now coming on.
ct is refreshing to be back in the
dear old state of the pine and pretti-
ness and sunny cline" said Miss
Stait. IS she assembled the gang plank
of the yacht Lenore, just in from the
port of Jacksonville.
Catching sight OF the Lou Robes
Brothers fruit store as we rounded
the corner and came into Robes
street, she said: Reporter, do you
know they are shipping Florida or
anges in their green state to New
York? Well, I passed by a fruit stand
on Broadway last Wednesday, and at
the time an expires wagon was I'M
loading a consignment of Florida or
anges. As I passed I glanced a. the
label: then at the oranges. The or
anges were as green as ours are at
present After making a purchase
down the street | came back that
way and stepped in. and while there
no less than ten New Workers came
IN, made purchases of the oranges,
and then said: These are not fit to
eati'"
Tampa has a board of trade, Ocala
has a board of trade, and so has Jack
sOnville and st. Petersburg, and San
ford, and Pensacola, and in fact pref
" nearly all the cities. Now, merge
all these boards of trade into one big
league to be called THE Florida De-
velopment League" This leagues
platform shall read in short: Under
no circumstances shall a Florida or
ange go cut of this state until ripe"
Farmers hire in Florida will be per
mitted TO ship anything they may
save TO sell except oranges. Oranges
viii be under the control and shipped
10y the league.
A platform in the Los Kiss city
rules says: IF you see any paper or
trash lying around on the streets and
avenues. pick it up; don't wait for
the policeman to pick it up; don't
wait for the council to act" &C..
In this town the council lives on
e. z. street"
Since the fair last November Col
strangers have moved in; 473 Of
them have bought town property, and
on nearly every vacant spot a build
ing is going Up. Cane lands around,
especially in the Santa Lingerlan val
ley, are being bought up, and in
year or so Santa Lingerlan will be
even more prosperous than she now
is.
The Los Kiss fair grounds are situ-
ated on the river, and the miniature
railway, owned by three young men
of the place, midway between St. Hell
ma and Los Kiss. is very popular.
The Fair Association maintains. in
connection with the fair, an all-the-
year-round exhibit building down
town. II is on the corner of Orleans
avenue and Astoria street. The fruit
and other things exhibited there are
under the strict motto: IF it were
not like this, l would not have told
you so" The motto means that if
the fruit were not Of the best quality
il would moi be here. to be viewed
by all eyes.
Dan Cupid, tn hoy shat plays fun
ny pranks With le-ers. few down this
afternoon a. three O'Clock, pulled
back the thong TO MS bow, and sent
an arrow straight home-into the
hearts of two young lovers, where il
is likely TO remain The contracting
parties were Art Aully and Miss Belle
Rose, both of this city. The event oc-
CURED at the home of the brides pa
rents on YOlo avenue, Rev. Yamhill
officiating. Among the decorations
were several punches of the famous
Oregon grapes, which were sent TO
the bride from Portland, Oregon. by
her sister, Miss Fair. The marriage
was set for just two weeks from date,
but Mr.. Auley is in the government
service and he had a call to go down
the road to see after some matters, so
the wedding day was changed After
the wedding the young couple will
board the yacht Lenore and spend
their honeymoon on the St. Johns
river
Now, girls; those ten girls who col
lected the money to buy the f1reman's
flag for the stations flagstaff are all
members of the J. Z. Gust Us
Girls-Club. Bet you thought the in
itials meant something else. Well,
they are collecting more money for
improving this place by giving an
oyster supper twice each week. Near
ly everybody in Los Kiss and St. Hell
ena club participates in these sup