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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. w. H. McRainey was up from
Wildwood Monday. He says that the
citizens of Wildwood are jubilant
over the splendid vote recorded in fa-
vor of their city in the county site
election last Friday, and they believe
that they will win out in the final
roundup. 1t would seem to an out
slider that Wildwood is the logical
place 1t is a functional point 1t is
the nearest of approach, for large
number of the citizens of the county
and is the center of population. If
selected Wildwood will develop into
a town of good size. It's citizens are
enterprising and it has good hotel ac-
commodations. Many things point to
Wildwood as the logical place, and it
ought to be selected.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
BIG SHOW AT THE AIR DOME

Although it rained just before time
to open the Air Dome last night it
cleared up and there was an extra
large crowd out to take advantage
of the treat the Air Dome had in store
for them in the shape of four extra
pictures.
Enoch Arden and the Celebrated
Case were especially good.
To night there will be a good pro-
gram too as will be seen from the
following:
Proving His Love-" All the girls
ought to see this as it will show them
how the boys ought to act.
"The Wedding Gifts" this naturally
follows the above subject and it is
a good one.
"O1d Indian Days." one of the high
class Indian pictures.
Playing at the tables were Misses
Esther and Janet Weathers, Alice
Bullock, Meta Jewett Ethel Robin
son, Mrs. w. C. Reagin, Mrs. w. H
Powers Mrs C. H. Lloyd, Mrs. F. T
Schrieber, Mrs. w. w. Harriss, Mrs
Sandford Jewett, and Mrs Birdsey.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
MONTHLY U. C. v. MEETING

Marion Camp, No. Sc, United Con-
federate Veterans, held It's regular
monthly meeting at the city hall in
Ocala, Tuesday, September g..
After prayer by General H. w.
Long, the following members an
swered to roll call: NJ. Atkinson, Al
fred Aver, J. w. Bray, ]. L. Beck, F.
w. Bitch, DR.. J. H. Billingsley, E. L.
Carney, R. A. Carlton, r. ]. Evans, B.
l. Freyermuth, NJ. P. Frink, L. M. Gra-
ham, H. w. Henry, r. A. Kelsey, H.
w. Long, J. H. Livingston, w. E. Nc.
Gahagin, E. w. Mcdonald, c. C.
Priest, Joe Shuford, H. R. Shaw and
]. d. Williams.
A resolution was introduced and
passed to the effect that all Confed.
crate veterans within the jurisdiction
of this camp be allowed to join upon
payment of the required dues.
Comrade Charles H. Spencer, com
mander of ]. ]. Dickson Camp Sons
of Confederate Veterans, of Tampa,
was present, and was formally intro.
duced to the camp.
A motion was made and adopted
that the adjutant of the camp request
the treasurer's books, in order that
a full report of those whose names
have been certified to satte headquar-
ters may be ascertained, and also to
get the names of those who have
been stricken from the rolls or who
have died.
/ A communication from Big. Gen
Horatio Davis, notifying the camp
that the next annual meeting of the
brigade will be held at Orlando next
October, when the state meeting is
held, was read and filed for informa-
tion.
Comrade H. w. Long offered a res
olution that Mrs. Scott H. Myers,
widow of the late Nicholas NJ. Myers,
be recommended as a legitimate
claimant for pension as his widow,
upon the furnishing of satisfactory
proof that she was legally married to
him, and that the marriage was not
contrary to the laws of South Caro-
lima.
There being no further. business
the camp adjourned until Tuesday,
| October 3rd.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
COLLEGE BOYS AND GIRLS

In the list of Ocala boys and girls
who will leave in a few weeks fol-
various colleges throughout the coun
try we omitted the names of several
popular students who will be away
this winter.
Mr.. Leonidas Leitner, a bright
young graduate of the class of 1911
from the Ocala High School, will
leave the last of the month for De
Land, where he will enter Stetson
University.
Mr.. William Anderson will be a stu
dent at the Horner Military Academy
at Oxford, n. C.
Miss Mary Phillips will return tc
Decatur, Ga, to resume her studies
at Agnes Scott Institute.
Miss Mary Gates will return tc
Stetson University this year to com
plete her course in kindergarten
work. Last May she was graduated
in music from the same institution.
Mr.. Ray Ferguson and one or two
others will go to Southern College al
Sutherland.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
LETTER TO REPRESENTATIVE
BULLOCK

Hon. r. B. Bullock, Ocala, Fla:
Dear Sir-The late lamented assem-
blage of the wisdom of the people.
known as the Florida legislature,
passed many laws-and then some.
Among other .wondrous things stands
out pre-eminent one certain master
piece, work of genius-the special
game law for Marion county.
Whose bright intellect was father
to this freak? For freak it is; law
plainly unconstitutional; passed with
out the advertisement that the consti-
tuition demands; unconstitutional in
its caption; absurd in it's contradic-
tion; stating in plain English one
thing in one place and just as plainly
stating the exact contrary in another
place; pernicious in its efforts; doing
away with the good game law that
the county already had, and one that
the mass of the people were learning
to respect and obey; giving over to
the pot hunter the whole game of this
county at the very time it most need
ed protection. Taking all protection
from doves, from squirrels and the
native Florida duck, with these
ducks and squirrels already nearly
exterminated. Allowing any negro
turpentine hand to shoot fox squir-
rels or any squirrels at any time, be-
cause it repeals the law protecting
them. Making it lawful to shoot in
September does. sucking young
fawns, too young to make a living
possibly, in some cases, by them
selves, and leaving them, perhaps, to
starve. Allowing quail to be shot in
September, when the young are gen.
orally no larger than sparrow, often
barely able to fly. Depriving the peo-
pie of Moss Bluff and the east side
of the Oklawaha river of the right to
run dogs-class legislation. undemo-
cratic legislation, foolish, absurd and
pernicious legislation-a law that
should be entitled. "An act to encour-
age the speedy destruction of Marion
county camel"
The impression has been created to
some extent in Gambler that Mr.. Car
ney and Col. Rogers got up more
or less good law and that you spoiled
/ it by some amendment.
Tell us who is the author of this
miserable pot hunters game law.
Are you? Yours truly,
A. McCLAIN.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
II oCALA, FLORIDA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1911
THE FoNDNEsS OF CHICKEN
WAS HIS UNDOING

Mr.. G. D. Washburn, besides being
a very industries carpenter and build
! er, is raising chickens as a side
line. He had some two hundred
beauties and expected by assidious
tattention to have them increase many
fold but every morning when he
called the roll several were missing
and they gradually melted away until
only twenty-five were left.
The discovery of certain tracks and
] other signs convinced him that the
J nightly marauder was a two-footed
animal and he determined that he
should no longer feast onN his sue
culent pullets.
On Friday night Mr. Washburn
secreted himself near his fowl house
and kept his vigil until midnight
when overpowered by sleep he sought
his bed, but he was awakened by the
incoming early morning train so he
quickly dressed himself and again
secreted himself and patiently await
ed developments. He had been there
but few minutes when he saw a
figure climbing stealthily over the
/ fence. The intruder made immedi-
ately for the chicken coop as if the
place and it's surroundings were fa-
miliar to him. AS he put his hand on
/ one of the chickens, Mr.. Washburn
made his presence known and called
upon him to surrenderer. He fed in
i stead and a bullet was sent to over
take him. He continued his flight and
second bullet was sped on its way.
[ He still refused to halt and Mr.. Wash
burn fired the third time. This bullet
proved fatal and the man fell in his
!; tracks.
He was identified as Will Lee, a
negro who came to Ocala about the
time of the opening of the fair last
winter and, he has been living upon
his thefts until the tragedy Friday
night.
Mr. Washburn surrendered himself
to the authorities. A corners jury
was impaneled and a verdict of justi-
fable homicide was rendered.
Mr.. Washburn came to Ocala from
Belleview about year or more ago
and originally came from Maine.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. James Leslie of Panasoffkee
was visitor to Ocala Monday. He
says that Panasoffkee should have
been candidate for the location of
the county site of Sumter county.
That it is more centrally located than
any of the other places. That it is
circled by the richest lands; that it
has a spring of water, the flow of
which is sufficient to supply a town
of 10000 inhabitants; that the fall
from two other springs is sufficient
to furnish electric power enough to
supply a town of the same size, and
keep the wheels of many factories in
operation But, without the county
site, Panasoffkee is going to be dis.
covered by capitalists some of these
days, and it will bloom into a city
Mr. Leslie speaks hopefully of the fu-
ture of Sumter county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
APPROACHING MARRIAGE

The many friends in the city of
Miss Bessie Porter, of Ocala, the
eldest daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Van
Hood, will be interested to learn of
her approaching marriage to Mr. Lew
Lyons of Des Moines, Iowa, which will
occur the early part of this month
in New York. Miss Porter has been
the accomplished secretary of Presi-
dent Van Hoose, of Brenau College,
Gainesville, Ca, and also at Shorter
College Rome, Ga. Miss Porter and
Mr.. Lyons were college mates at
Stetson University, DeLand, Florida,
several years ago, and their wedding
will be the elimination Of a pretty
romance started at that time.-Tues-
days Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
A GOOD INDICATION

1t is pretty safe prediction when
the plumbers and electricians are
busy that there's something doing in
the way of permanent improvements.
Mr.. H. w. Tucker, who some weeks
ago added plumbing department. to
his electrical musiness, tells Banner
beyond his most sanguine expecta-
tions with the new line. He is now
engaged in putting in the plumbing
fixtures in several of the finest build
ings in Dunnellon,. among them those
of Messrs. Harry Peter, and George
Neville; while the electrical work. on
Mr.. J. A. Grumbles residence is also
being put into shape.
Among the Ocala electrical work
just installed or in course of installa.
tion by Mr.. Tucker are the buildings
of the Roess Lumber Company on
North Main street; the new apartment
house of Mrs. NJ. E. Culverhouse on
Ocklawaha avenue; the residence, OF
Mrs. Thomas Wallace on South Sec
ond street; the new brick store build
ing of Mr.. Baxter earn on North Mag
MALTA street; the Moose hall in the
Gary block; Mr.. Ed CarmichaePs res
idence, and others.
Nothing except first class workmen
are employed in the various depart
ments and every job put in by this
establishment is fully guaranteed by
Mr.. Tucker.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Much complaint reaches US from
'autoists about the dangerous condi-
tion of the Belleview-North Lake
Weir hard road. At point about one
and one-half miles northwest of the
lake the road is in very bad condi-
ton. 1t should be repaired at once
and also widened to at least twenty
feet to make it safe The road COM
missioners should take notice before
someone is killed.-Summerfield
Chronicle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Miss Frances Arnold was in the city
Monday from Weirsdale. She was &C
companied by her cousin, Miss Alice
Allen, of Shangi, China, who with
her mother, Mrs. Young ]. Allen is
spending some weeks at Weirsdale
with Mrs. F. E. Haskell. When quite
young girl Miss Allen spent
couple of years in Ocala with hel
brother, Mr.. Edgar Allen and she is
quite pleasantly remembered here
Before going back east Miss Allen
and her mother will pay another visit
to Ocala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Miss Doris knight will leave soon
for Randolph Macon College, Lynch
burg, Va, where she will begin four
years course Miss Knight was first
honor graduate from the Hillsbor-
ough High School last year.-Tampa
Tribune. Miss knight spent several
weeks in Ocala this summer as the
guest of Miss Annie Laurie Perry.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

The Tampa Tribune very truly says
that man with enough sense to read
newspapers and be informed about
things in general has practically been
exempt from jury duty. The Tribune
is right and the lawyers of Florida
ought to make it point at their next
session to try to remedy this growing
evil of illiterate jurymen.-Rensacola
Journal ~
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mrs. S. R. Whaley was the hostess
with whom the Methodist sewing cir
Gle spent a very pleasant afternoon
on Monday. The Baptist circle met
with their president, Mrs. Sandford
Jewett, who is so soon to go to Lake
land to reside. This was the last
meeting of the society with her and
very universal regret was expressed
lover her departure.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Tompkins, who
have been at Monteagle, Tenn, for
the past several weeks, left there on
Monday for a trip to Denver, Colora-
do, and other place in the west Dur
ing their absence Miss Irene Tomp-
kins will remain with her grandmoth-
er at Monteagle
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. Dick Dodge, who was expected
home several days ago, is still in
Jacksonville. Several daye before he
left Petersburg, Va, where he has
been preaching during the summer
he was bitten by dog. The head OF
the animal was forwarded to the au.
thorities, and Mr. Dodge is now wait.
ing to hear if there is any susicion
of rabies, and if so he will at once
take the Pasteur treatment His
many friends sincerely trust that this
course will not be necessary.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

DIR. Hy Robinson, president OF the
Commercial Bank of Jacksonville,
and who is well known in this city,
has the sympathy of his Ocala friends
in the death of his wife, which oc-
Cured on Saturday in Jacksonville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Anderson, who
have been spending several months
at Asheville, N. c., and in Kentucky,
returned home Saturday afternoon.
At present they are at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Clifton Camp.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Captain Hutto has arrived at Con.
nor ,on the Ocklawaha river, on board
the tug Sweetheart He is up for a
raft of crossties This is very pret-
ty little boat, with 50-h. p. engine, and
tows gracefully. The Sweetheart
takes the Vixen's place.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr. ]. D. Bassett, formerly a popu-
lar and one of the prominent citizens
of the Fort Mccoy neighborhood, now
a big grove owner at Largo, passed
through Ocala Monday on the big St.
Augustine excursion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

The editor of this paper is under
obligations to Mayor John D. Robert
son for a splendid venison roast, a
part of very fine buck, which was
killed Saturday the open season for
this county now being in effect.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

DR.. Eaton G. Lindner has returned
home from a visit of several week S
with his children who make their
home with their grandparents in
Michigan
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mrs. Minnie A. Bostick has re-
turned from her fall purchasing tour,
and will in a few days be able to
show the ladies just what they want
in the way of popular millinery.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. j. j. Williams, president of the
Williams Fish Company of Homosas-
sa, was Monday visitor. He is as
jolly, affable and rotund as ever. His
friends are always glad to see him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Capt. E. L. Mills Sharpshooter
leaves today with a cargo of freight
consigned to merchants at Connor
and Eureka. She will motor up
stream Wednesday with cargo of
naval stores.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. Patrick Todd Randall, owner
of the Wenona, proprietor of the pop
ular hotel at Connor, ranch owner.
turpentine operator and all-round hus-
tier, was shaking hands with his
Ocala friends Monday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk and children
and Miss Annie Atkinson left Monday
afternoon for Seabreeze, where they
will spend several weeks.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr. Allison Wartmann was down
from Citra Monday in his car. He
was accompanied by Mr.. Adam c.
White and a couple of other Citra
gentlemen.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Prof. Geo. c. Looney, who arrived
Saturday says that he has received
many encouraging letters and that
his college-the Phi Sigma-will open
its doors next Monday with a fatter-
ing number of pupils.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
Local and Personal.

Miss Maggie Lytle, of Stanton, is
in the city visiting Miss Adele Bittin-
ger for a few days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. c. F. Hays is now connected
with the grocery department of Fishel
& Sons store on North Main street.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Prof Shyrtleff was among the
large number of passengers who
went to ST. Augustine
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. Ward Griffin and . Miss Cora
Griffin of Anthony spent Tuesday in
the city, shopping and attending to
other business matters.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Since the above was written Mr.
Dodge, has returned home having
arrived yesterday afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

The Texas turkey crop is short, as
with last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
"The Fortune Hunter"

The most fascinating. field for legitimate business speculations today is said to be the production of theatrical entertain ments. The chances of success look so alluring and the profits to be realized from a success are so enormous that the call of the theatre once heard can never be forgotten-so 1t is said by the man. agers.
 Instance after instance is known In the theatrical profession, where the wisest men in the ranks have passed up with scorn play after play, only to have the same manuscript bring to the author and producer a year, or perhaps five years, later, real fortune. When one reads of the accidents, the lucky and the un- lucky chances which have made the lost fortune in the theatrical business, the tale seems like one of those from the Arabian Nights and it is this uncer. tainty with the chances of prodigious success, that gives the game it's fascina- tion and holds its followers to it-this production of theatrical entertainments as there is no man in the world who can tell from manuscript from rehearsal, from anything, indeed, but the actual verdict of the first night audience, what is going to be the fate of the play. And even then sometimes the tide turns in a single night from the smallest, most un- important incident and pumps from 8 couple of hundred to a couple of thou- sand dollars per night.
 'The Fortune Hunter" the delightful, sympathetic, four-act comedy, full of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
"Polly ofthe Circus'

With Miss Ida St Leon in the title role. supported by all of the import ant members of the original company, Folly 4of. the Circus comes to the Jefferson theatre next Tuesday mat inee and night.
 Polly of the Circus" Is comedy drama. It's story is romance that leads in and out of the sawdust ring. It was written by Miss Margaret Mayo and produced by Frederic Thompson
 The story of the play is unusually attractive. Withssits novelty it com pines cleanliness and wholesomeness. Polly, it's central figure, Is a young circus rider who is injured by a fall from her horsse while the show is in a small middle western town. It Is out of the question for her to accom- pany the circus to the next stop, and she is left at the parsonage, opposite the circus lot in the Household of a young minister to recover. Polly has known no other life than that of the sawdust ring, and some time elapsea before she can familiarize herself With the staid existence of such commun- 1ty as is now her home. By the time she succeeds in doing this the sound of the young minister's voice has become the most promising feature ol hoi nopes for the future. He in turn has found the fascination of the unlearned but Intelligent and pure-hearted sprite from the canvass-to topped community almost irresistible. The opposition of his par ishioners displays itself in finally sue cessful attempt to drive the girl from her haven. M
 Learning that the circus Is in the neighboring township, she fees the par soma ge and returns to the show to take . her regular place on the programme. k The minister awaits her return for a month and then, realizing that the hap piness of both is at stake. goes to re- claim her. He takes her from the ring 1n the very midst of the performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

the Herald Square theatre, New York, where it scored such splendid success with its beautiful music and wonderful electric novelties. It is said to be the handsomest costumed comn"ny in Amer ica. including eight Per'S- directore gowns which Joseph M Ga.es purchased in Paris especially for this production, and they present an array of beauty when worn by the shapely show grls' The company is an exceptionally large one and owing to the vast amount o' heavy electrical equipment and scenery it requires two baggage cars to trans hort it. The electrical aerial swing weighs 1000 pounds and is illuminated by 2O00 cleo tric lights and when revolving with six beautiful show girls in the basket, 1t IS said to present a most beautiful picture
 There are many musical numbers that are hits '''rhe Cudde Song," showing the seven ages of cuddling, Is one Of the most elaborate and sentimental stage pictures that has been produced in re- cent years. The "Yama Yama" song with its Yama Yama girls and their funny clown suits is a distinct novelty. Ashton Stevens of the New York Jour nal said it was the most titillating piece of business that had been produced on Broadway in many years and he devoted an entire column to this one muslcal number. 'rhree Twins is headed by Victor Morley, who created the leading role when the show was produced at the Whitney opera house in Chicago, and Bessie Clifford. In their support are such well known entertainers as Willard Flanagan. Reggie Morris, Edward Wade, Edward P. Bower. Frank Smith, Harry Collins, Ada Bateman. Lillian Sadler, Minnie Allen, Helen DuBois, Estell Col bert and chorus of 60 people.
 The first week in April the distinguished character actor, Louis Mann, will be