The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-04-16
I sosV AND OUTLOOK
BRIGHT AT REpDick
- interesting Letter-some Very
1E1s''eHt sUssestiOns-eis Price
for Cabbage

ftas April II -VO9.
70 ne Editor 0oala Banner:
The heavy rains rains some DAYS
40 played havoc with the melon and
eantalouPe fields northwest of Red
eick- The rains seemed to be much
heavier in that section that else
where. though we had a rainfall of
about ave inches at Reddick.
The handsome returns the farmers
are receiving for cabbage and lettuce
has given chem new courage and
they are hoping for fair prices for
Their later crops OF beans, tomatoes.
etc
Several Of the young men of Red
dick engaged in a medal contest two
weeks ago under the auspices of the
W. c. T. T.. che contest being held
IN the Methodist church. Everyone
was pleased with the manner in
which the young men acquitted them
selves. Those engaged in the con-
test we're GOrda Kinard, Jesse Kin
ard. sam Light. Lelan McLaren. John
Dupree and Nathaniel Sherouse. Con-
sidering the short time the boys had
20 prepare for the contest they did
exceedingly well, and while the med
az went 60 Nathaniel Sherouse. hon
orable mention was given Master
Gorda Kinard. IL goes without say
Ing that In this half dozen of our boys
NE have material for that many pub
DC speakers. All that is needed is
hard study and persistent practice.
Nathaniel Sherouse, by request, de-
hvered his address the next Sunday
before the Methodist Sunday school,
and the interest being so manifest
the boys were requested to renew
the contest at Lowell. which they did
ON Friday evening last. where they
again acquitted themselves splendid |
~. Sam Light carried the silver med
al home that evening. In fact Sam
was 80 sure of success that he al !
ready had the party selected who was
10 pin the medal on his coat. But
while everyone was praised for their I;
oratorical efforts. Gorda Kinard came
~ very near getting the medal that 4
his friends feel sure he will succeed !
In the next confess.
We read Judge BulloclIs recon-
mendations TO the legislature last |
night and every suggestion he made l
was founded on good common sense !
and Justice. But then all we ever 4
see from the pen of Judge Bullock is
wise and judicious. When it cones {
90 the laws of the state of Florida. ,
We presume he knows as much of
their defects as any lawyer in the
state.
Let us by all means have a consti-
tuition convention, rub out a great
deal that is on the slate and begin
over again. We have some wise laws /
and some foolish ones that have been
changed and amended so often that
even the lawyers don't keep track of /
them. How then is the poor coun- /
try justice Of the peace to Interpret /
them. For instance. we have a law
requiring all wire cattel fences to be
tve feet high. and the law directs
Just how many WIRES shall be used
and what the space shall be between
them. and when " u figure it out you
viii have a fence only four feet high.
The earn Lime Company is making
active preparations to begin burning
lime. and when they do begin they
viii have one of the finest beds of
lime rock I'm the state. Four acres on
the surface from 80 to 40 feet deep
and four aces more with a very shall
low covering Of dirt near by. We pre-
dict that IL will be one of the best
paying manufactures in the state.
r. ID Rou has had the house that
be- bought OF Mr.. r. A. Boyd re-cov-
erred and several rooms added 10 il
also has the same inclosed with 2
new fence. :. l.. Friday has three
A-''.-NN anu a MAIknOuSH All ADJ
loining. One store room and the
warehouse have just been completed.
and Do has moved a part of his stool,
into the store room.
Reddick Is almost deserted by the
country people during the week DAYS
our farmers are all too busy 20 COME
To town II anything is needed the
women folks and children come for
o. while the men and boys are Lusr-
line Ia The fields.
There is one class Of our unfortu-
mates heretofore neglected that We
hope our present legislature will pro-
vide for. viz: the education of our
indigent crippled and de;ormed chill 4,
dren. These children. because of!
misfortune. are handicapped in the
race of life and should so far ~ Cd .