The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-09-01

SUMMERE1ELD
RaiIreaa Company VIII Build a New
statio.-Other Improvements are
Constantly Being Made
Summerfield, Sept. 1.-Mr. Marshall
Kirby has succeeded Mr.. John Wilder
as proprietor of the latter's lunch
room and soft drink establishment
Mr.. John Wilder has gone to the east
coast in the interest of his orange bus
mess. He has one contract for eight
thousand boxes of oranges and is now
engaging his crew OF pickers, sorters
and packers. After the orange season
he will return to Summerfield and ex-
poets to manage the tomato packing
house here next season.
petition to the Seaboard Air Line
is being circulated among the business
men and residents in and about here
asking that a night man be placed
here to look after the company's bust
ness and the travelling public who
come and go by the night trains. The
petition is being signed by all inter-
ested. Summerfie1d is no longer a flag
station and cannot be classed as such
as every train north and south lets
of or takes ON one or more passeng-
ers.
1t is gratifying to note the railroad
company is about to build it's new sta
ton and use the present one as a
freight house entirely. as the present
portion of the station which is used
to store freight is too small as is evil
denced by the quantity of freight re-
ceived daily, half OF which is house
hold goods belonging to new settlers
and for want of space these goods are
left on the platform exposed to the
weather
Miss Hazel Cascaden is confined to
her home with a slight attack of fever
and ague.
Mr.. S. J. Beardsley, contractor and
builder, has just completed three
room house and large barn for Mr.,
st. John, one of our new settlers.
Mr.. Joe Davis and Mr.. Joseph b.
lastic left last Monday for Tampa to
attend to business matters.
Mr.. S. U. Campbell went to Ocala
last Monday to look after some real
estate matters.
Mr.. w. c. Blanchard Of Ocala is here
remodeling Mr.. Nathan Mayo's resi-
dence. The present house is a large
one story cottage and when complet-
ed will be a handsome two-story and
modern structure in every respect.
Misses Pearl and Annie Alexander
of Evansville, Ind, are here visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eckstein. They
expect to remain here for three weeks
Mr. George Eckstein. after an alb
sence of four weeks, has returned. He
was called to his former home in Ev-
ansville, Ind, on account of the SER
ious illness of his brother, who was
not expected to live. but he reports
| that his brother is now out Of danger
and on the road to rapid recovery
While at his home Mr.. Eckstein was
taken down with an old attack of rheu-
matism and was compelled to return
to Summerf1eld for relief. which he
found almost Immediately. George is
a great booster of Summerfield and its
climate.
Mr. and Mrs Nathan Mayo drove uT
to Ocala last Sunday to spend the day
with Mrs. c. A. Davis.
Mr. John Derring visited Ocala last
Sunday in the interest Of the proposed
Catholic church tor Summerfield.
Mr.. r. G. Moore of the Wilson and
Toomer Fertilizer Co.. Jacksonville
| has been here for a couple Of days on
business matters.
Mr. Guy D'Equivilley. contracting
we'll digger. who has lately been in
hard luck in the way of blue flint rock
striking good luck and plenty of wa
ter for those who employ him.
Mr.. w. A. McRae, auditor Of the
Seaboard Air Line, was visitor here
| two days this week
Mr.. L. J. Ferris, who represents the
| Times-Union of Jacksonville, spent
| two days here this week.
This has been one of the banner
weeks for the Florida National Land
Company and the National Hotel. The
! colony has been taxed to it's fullest
capacity and the overflow, especially
| land buyers and actual settlers with
| thef Families. have been housed with
private families who had spare rooms
The following are the new arrivals uI
| to last Tuesday: w. A Walters, ROcC
ID'Martine. S. T. Mcconnell. Theodore
| Osberg. f. D. Wenrich, E. Kallum, A
J. Isgh. W. Ellis. Theo. J. Pluyrm, E
". Pluyrm, Louis Gunther. Arson G.
| Everett and wife, John A. Creech, Jear
| Louis Kaist. Eleunthere Six. ]. F. Bea-
| ton. Peter Beaton. Herman Heet, r. G.
| Moore. ]. A. Howard. Mrs. Howat. Ar
/ tHuT heTueT, James NlcTHcT, MIS- br1O-
get Merner, Albert Davis, Geo. S
| Stats and Joseph Haak- All are land
buyers from the Florida National Land
Company. the majority Of whom will
| Immediately begin to improve theil
| tracts.
Owing to his wife's illness, our eve1
| smiling and worthy station agent, Mr.
J. F. Ricketson has not been able te
get away for a much needed rest and
vacation.
Mr.. Louis Nelson will superinten6
the construction of the new addition
to the National Hotel which the Flor.
ida National Land Co. is about to have
made. The work will be done by ex
pert carpenters who have purchased
land from the company and who arr
| now residents Of Marion county TIL,
| company will also build an up to dat.
| garage for their automobiles.
| 1t is pleasing sight to visit the mil
of the Hilton Lumber Co. two mile!
| north of Summerfeld. to witness tn,
long line Of wagons waiting to b.
| loaded with lumber to build homes To-
| the many new settlers who have jus
| arrived. Mr.. W. III. Hilton, the man
| ager reports that il it were possibl,
| to run the mill nights the plant could
| sell its entire product 1t would no
/ be bad idea for the Hilton Lumbe
Co to establish yard in our tow
| and save some of our new settlers yer,
| long hauls.
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