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ADMITS Membership IN n
zELIG GANG.

Q. You were a member OF the Zelig
gang7 4. Yes. sir-er-that is-lt wasn't
gang.
q. What was III A. II was called an
asso ,iatlon.
O. Isn't II a fact that you took part
In the shootings between the Zekg gang
and the Jack s!rocco gang7 A. No. sir
.. You are married? A. Yes
q. When were you married. A. May
1, 1911.
.. Did you live with your wife7
A. Not always Sometimes she lived
with her aunt.
Mr.. Moss showed the witness a photo
graph and asked him ~ he recognized
himself and the others In tho group.
"Gyp" recognized himself and q man
named kid Second"
=. CBy Mr.. Moss) Did you and "Dago"
Frank go to a garage at No. 1856 East
One Hundred and Eighteenth street IN
the early part OF the year and put a
pistol to the head Of William Lee and
demand an automobile tire? A. No, sir
Q, Isn't II a fact that you put n pistol
10 the head OF william Lee and said
III you don't give us that tin We will
send you to the hospltal?" A. No, sir
I tell you never had a revolver In my
/ life. III swear TO that as sure a. my
mother Is alive.
/ Q. Now. Horowitz. isn't It true tina,
while you were at that garage . proba.
tion officer named Lagurs came In snt
took your revolver away? A. No, sir
| ! never had revolver. But q man dix
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WITNESS ADMITS HE CALLED
- ROSE A RAT.

q. Were you asked II you knew Jack
Rose. and did you reply Yes. know
him as a rat. and all that kind of stuff?'
A. Yes.
O. You told Commissioner. Douxherty
that the last time you saw Rose was in
the newspapers7 A. Yes.
Q. To-day you swore that you saw
"Bridsie' webber fire the shot that
killed Herman Rosenthal7 A, Yes.
Q. How, why didn't You ten that
TO Commissioners Doushertyf a.
(Loudly) Because the Commits.
sionsr didut want to know that.
Mr.. Moss read at length the steno-
graphic record OF his talk with Gyp
at Police Headquarters when he had
told the gangster that the District
Attorneys evidence showed that three
different weapons had been employed
TO Kill Rosenthai, q fact which proved
that ono OF the four gunmen might
not DO as guilty rs the others Mr..
Moss had suggested to Gyp that ~ he
was the least guilty OF the quartet he
had better urbosom himself. Horowitz
had replied that he had nothing TO
confess: that he knew nothing OF the
murder. M he had not taken part IN Il
or been near IT, Mr.. Moss had urged
the witness that no had better make
a clean breast Of tho whole thing"
Justice Con interviewed and ruled gu,
that part OF tho record of Gyp's exam
ination at Polbcs Headquarters. The
Court also Instructed the Jury to disrs-
gard II.
Q. When you saw a. you say. Web.
Der and WALTON shooting. did you know
they were killing Herman Rosenthal,
/ A. No. sir.
Q. WHO did you think they wer,
shooting at? A. We thought that the,
were shooting at us till wo read abou
| RosenthaL
q. Yet you told absolutely nothini
o fthis to Commissioner Dougherty
| A. No. told you the Commissions
didn't want TO know II. He had us In
dicted and he thought he had all tn,
gods In the world on us. He didn
want to convict Rose nor none OF Ia.
others.
Q, You said here that on the night o
July l5--thc night OF the murder-yol
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R|NGW0RM ON cHEE|'
AND BEHIND EAR
Running Into Scalp. Hot and kch
ing. Scales Formed. Had to Gu
Hair. Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment Cured in Two Weeks.

eomervilie. N. J. MY daushter's IN
worm was quite obstinate. First . rcd spC
appeared on her eheek aud another just b<
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INCOMING STEAMSHIPS.

= DUE TU-UNY.
ST.. Oswald. Nawik. 1nverclyde, Gibraltar
Val salice, Genoa. Almirante, kingston
Carolina, San Jusn. Advance, Colon
Marenfels, Malta. PHILADELPHIA San Juan
Concho. Key West. Comanche, Jacksonville
Palona. Cardeuas, F1orizel. st. Johns
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BARE, HE WENT OUT WITH THE
STRANGER.

O. And shortly after this strange
man came in and told YOU to go around
to the Metropole? A. Sure. the strang-
err comes In and he says: Jack Rose
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and Lefty" and Whitley" Lewis went
down to No. 76 Second avenue at 10. 30
O'Clock? \. Yes.
q. what kind Of . place 10 THAR
a (Loudly) A hansout for thies
and ptckpookets.
Q. Isn't It . hangout for gunner,
thieves, disordsrly women ana pick.
pocksts3 Isn't II one of the most
notorious hangouts for crooks in
American "A. don't know nothing
about gunner and the others. I
said 1t was . hangout for thieves
ana pickpocksts.
Q. Weren't you arrested early this
year for holding UP Mrs. Mary Elliott
at the point of a gun at No. 3I6 West
Ftfty-eighth street and robbing her of
Sos? A. Yes. but the District-Attorney
threw the case out.
Isn't II a fact" asked Moss, that
you were discharged on your own rec
ognizance because the complaining wit
ness failed to appear against your
An objection was sustained.
.. You wrote to Jack Zeliy from the
Tombs an affectionate letter, didn',
you? a. Yes with break In his
voice). II was an affectionate letter.
Q. Did you write in that letter that a
Second avenue jeweller who claimed t.
have been "stuck-up" was in the Tombs
and that you were Kidding the life gu;
OF him? a. Yes.
Q. What did you mean by "stuck-up?''
A. Held up, of course. But I wasn't kid.
ding that Jeweller. The other fellows
who knew he had framed himself IN a
phony holdup were kidding fhm.
wrote TO Zelig about II because Jack
was friend of his
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We didn't have nothing to do with the
shooting.
WAS WITH JACK" ZELiG WHEN
HE WAS SHOT.

The witness said he and Lefty
Louie were arraigncd and turned out
In connection with the Mandarin Cafe
shooting. He was with Jack Zelig when
he was shot as he was leaving the Grim
inal Courts Building on their way TO
Inspector Schmittberger's office.
The witness repeated Gyp the Blood
denials of Roses testimony concerning
tl,a hiring of the Yang TO Kill ROsenthAl.
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Those Who Can Least
Afford Loss of Time
HAVE RHEUMATISM
Sciatica and Neuritis

People who have work to do In the
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them and can Ill afford to lose time. are
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Tho asoRizinR pains render them unable
to carry on their full work-so the whole
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the less distressing way.
Nurito Is a blessing to these peobfs--as
It Is to all sufferers from rheumatic dis.
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few hours.
1t 10 the prescription or a physician. .
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and II thoroughly ethical. Surito con-
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gives this prompt relief because II Is an
antidote-and the first positive one-to
the uric acid poison which Is the cause Of
the pain.
Nurito IL making a record for itself
throughout the country-proof in affidavit
form Will be shown you. 81 and 90 q
box. For sale by Riker Hegeman dug
stores and all other leading druggists.
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MOSS ASKS ABOUT AN EARLIER
EXAMINATION OF "GYP."

q. Isn't IL true you said 10 MIR
Dougherty In my presence that on thu
day before the murder you were In
Rockaway with . woman. A. Nalter'
ingly) Yes.
Q. You lied them A. Yes, ! wantet
to walt and tell the truth to an hon
orable Judge and jury.
q. isn't 1t fact that at that time
you were making a statement on which
to base an alibi7 A. No.
Q. You wouldn't tell mo the truth
You didn't mention then that WALTON
and Weber had done the killing.
though you knew they were under ar
rest7 A. I'd been a fool n I'd given my
case away.
O. Didn't Mr.. Dougherty ask you
about WALTON and webber7 A. Yes. he
said, why don't you get in and &C.
cuse those fellows first before they ac-
cuse your
g., But you didn't accuse them. A,
(HnArling and showing his teeth) No,
told. you ia been a fool to have given
away my case then.
After the noon recess Mr.. Moss con-
tinued his cross-examination OF Gyp
returning to the subject matter OF the
examination OF the witness by Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty on the day Of
the arrest The Prosecutor read an
answer Of Gyp's In which he said thai
hs had not been With Lefty and
whitley on the night OF the murder
O. When ypu said that, you wer,
asked " you were not In the habit o.
lapsing from the truth. Didn't you say
II always tell the truth In cases lik,
this?" A. No. I said that i always toll
the truth when ! was under oath.
wasn't under oath then"
you did not say that according t.
this stenographic record" said Moss.
q. Were YOU telling the truth then
A. No
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wants you boys 10 come around to tbs
Mctropole."
O. You went with him7 A. Yes. We
trails wit him to tho Cadillac.
Q. That Is, all OF you but Frank7 A.
Righto. Frank he don't 60 along. He
says he'll 20 home after we come on.
OF webber's. Frank says. II amt been
homo for two nights an ] guess Jean'll
begin to worry about me-" Then he
blows.
Whitley Lewis descrfbed the shooting
OF Rosenthal in almost the same Ian
guase used by Gyp tho Blood. only IN
Lewis's case he got 30 excited that he
spraDs w from his chair and began
dancing about tho witness stand IN a
frensled effort to describe how the
mysterious "1tsley" and WALTON AMI
webber had all been shoting at once.
LOSES CONTROL OF TONGUE IN
TELLING STORY.
The witness lost an control of his
tongue and jabbered: They blaxes an
biazes an bIazes. shootin' an shootin'
on ar sides. an'--an'--but We didn't
wait for nothing more. but boats 1t for
the subway. an I pays the fares
This ended the direct examination Of
Lewis.
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q. Didn't you hold up woman
named Lottle stanton at No w West
Twenty.elghth street at the point of =
revolver early IN 1871. A. In shrlll
whining volcc) told you I never car
rIed a gun in my life.
The Prosecutor got the witness TO
tell OF his travels between the day of
the murder and the day OF his arrest
two months later
q. Where did you GO from "Dago"
Franks flat? A. First wc went TO
Yonkers then TO Kingston. From
Kingston We went 10 Monticello and
we stopped In Monticello three days
Next we went 10 Hartford and were
there three days.
O. All this time didn't you know you
were wanted for the murder OF Herman
Rosenthsl? A. No. we didn't learn that
til July 20, when we got to Hartford.
When we read about II Lefty and
decided to come TO New York and give
ourselves up. We know we were In
nocent and that they had got the muir
derers.
we went down 10 Police Hcaddua-
tcrs and Louie wanted to 10 In. I
stopped him and said: 4 guess there's
no use doing that with our records.
They'll grab US right on the reel and
hold us for murder. SO we went down
To East broadway and then to NO. 253
South Third street. where we got a
room and stopped for week We
met man named Kramer there who
said he'd fxcd up Nat for US In Glen
dale.
O. Did you know anything about the |
man Kramer A. No. sir. only that he |
was n friend OF Louies.
The gunman swore that during nll |
the time ne and Louie were in hiding |
they had never communicated with |
friend or relative; that they knew OF
no soul they could trust.
Q. You did not send word to Jack
Zelig or Whitley Lewis OF where you
were A. No.
Mr.. Moss brought the now suffering
and sullen witness to the fact OF his
visit to Police Headquarters and his
statement TO Deputy Commissioner
and his present cross
liner.
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come IN the garage and beat Ms. up.
We just were there 20 see a friend.
STILL INSISTS HE NEVER CAR.
RED A REVOLVER.
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DlEG.

DEE.
RYERsON.-suddenly on Wednesday. Nov.
ia. 1919. CHARLES WILLIAM RYER.
SON. age 80 years
Funeral services at his late residence.
i43 sumner ave-. Brooklyn. Friday eve.
ming Nov. 49,. at 8 o'clock. Intsrmsnt
Prospect Cemetery, Jamaics.
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his short chin in the air without any
effort on HIS mart

his short chin in the air without any
effort on his part.
Before Mr.. wahlc began questioning
the witness-defendant Justice Con or
dGed that all Witnesses who had not
been examined should be excluded from
the room. Among those who were sent
out were the wives OF Gyp the Blood
and Lefty Louie.
The prisoner. sitting silfrly In tho wit
nsB chair. with shoulders hurled back.
ssid In loud voice at the beginning
Of his testimony that his name was
Harry Horowltz and that he was TWEEN
ty-four years old He had first met
Jack Zelig three months prior to the
Rooenthal murder. We had met Rose
and schepps one month before the KILL
ing. but he had never seen Nallon and
Schepps until the morning OF the crime.
Between July 1 and II, he swore, he
was living at Rockaway.
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o. Did Jack Rose ask you TO kill
Herman Rossnthal7 A. say, don't
believe he'd dare say nothing ike
that to me. why new liked that
fsllsr Roses face from the hrst.
I know he was only STOOL OF
Of Bsckers."
lGr. wahls had dimculty In stop
pdn9 the witness who seemed over
sealous 70 pore out q Hood OF words.

q. When Jack Rose came. 10 i'eIt!
Louie's fiat Louie was sick in bed.
wasn't he? a. He was. %
Q. Did you hear Jack Rose ask
Lefty" Louie to kill Herman Roscn-
thai? A. All, say. why Louie was In
bed and he couldn't croak fly II he
wanted to.
Lewis denied that Rose had ever
uttered the name of Rosenthal on his
visit to the southern Boulevard Nat.
Then the witness duplicated the testi-
mony of "Gyp," concerning the move
ments OF the gunner on the night or
the murder. He said that when they
got to Webber's poker room Weber
said to them:
I'm glad youse boys came down
cause we're going to prove to youse
that none of us had nothing 10 do with
tho framing Of JAG X Zeiit. We're
going to prove Il, he says, by the cop
pers who pinched Zelis. Those coppers
don't belong to Becker's stan at all hut
to Hughess STAFF, an they got their
orders from headquarters"
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sHERIFF's SALE

Under and by virtue of an cxecu-
ton issued out OF and under the seal
of the circuit court, in and for Ma
rion county, Florida. dated the jth
day of July. 1912. in a certaia cause
wherein Harvey Clark. OF the firm 81
o. K. Teapot Groyery. is plaintiff ana
G. F. McRae is defendant. | have iey-
led on, and will. on
Monday, September 2. 1872,
the same being a legal sales tay.
and during the legal hours az sale.
offer for sale at the west door % the
court house in Ocala. Florida. and
sell the same TO the highest and best
bidder for cash. the entire interest
of G. F. McRae in and 10 the follow
ing described real estate In Marion
county, Florida, tO-wit: Nwh Ct nW =.
sec 8. tip Is. %, east. Sold % salts.
fy said execution and all costs
JOHN z. GALLOWAY.
Sheriff Marion County. Fla
w. E. SMITH.
Plaintiffs Attorney 80
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MASTERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of decree of the Hon.
w. S. Bullock, judge of the circuit
court of the fifth judicial circuit of
Florida, in and for Marion county, in
chancery sitting. rendered on the oath
day of July, A. D., 1871, in certain
cause pending in said court wherein
the city of Ocala, a municipal corpOr-
alton, ETC., is complainant, and Wal
ter Presley is defendant, the under
signed. as special master in chancery,
will, on
Monday, the 2nd Day of September,
A. D., 1912,
at the south door of the court house
in Ocala, Marion county Florida, be-
tween the hours of II o'clock a. M,
and 2 o'clock p. m, offer for sale at
public sale and will sell to the high
est and best bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described property to-wit:
All of lot one, Tucker Hill, Ocala,
Marion county, Florida, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to salts
fy said final decree and costs.
JOSEPH BELL,
AS Special Master in Chancery.
CARLOS L. SISTRUNK,
Compliments Solicitor. 80
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MASTERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of decree of the Hon.
w. S. Bullock, judge of the circuit
court of the fifth judicial circuit Of
Florida, in and for Marion county, in
chancery sitting, rendered on the Gath
day of July, A. d., 1912, in a certain
cause pending in said court wherein
the city of Ocala, municipal corpor-
alton, etc, is complainant and Edith
Swami and husband, Walker Swami,
are defendants, the undersigned, as
special master in chancery, will, on
Monday, the End Day of September,
A. D., 1912,
at the south door of the court house
in Ocala, Mraion county, Florida, be-
tween the hours of II o'clock a. m,
and o'clock p. M, offer for sale at
public sale and will sell TO the high
est and best bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
Lot one, Reardon's due west addition,
Ocala, Marion county, Florida. or so
much thereof as may be necessary TO
satisfy said final decree and casts.
JOSEPH BELL,
AS Special Master in Chancery.
CARLOS l.. SISTRUNK,
Compliments Solicitor. SO
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NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of Marion Coun-
ty, Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida
In Chancery
William H. Croker. Complainant, VS..
Susan Missouri Croker, Defendant
Order for Constructive Service.
1t is ordered that the defendant
herein named, to-wit: Susan Missouri
Croker. be and she is hereby requir-
ed to appear to the bill of complaint
filed in this cause on or before
Monday, the 2nd Day of September,
1912.
1t is further ordered that a copy of
this order be published once a week
for four consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Banner, newspaper publish
ed in Marion county, Florida
This oath day of July, 1912
(Seal) S. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion CO., Fla.
LANIER ROBERTSON,
Compartments Solicitor 1926
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NOTICE

OF Application for TAX Deci Under
Section s of Chapter 1855, Laws
of Florida
Notice is hereby given that Mrs.
Ellen Hawkins, purchaser OF tax cer-
tificate No. GAL, dated the End DAY Of
June, A. D., 1902, has filed said ceriif-
cate in my office. and has made appl-
cation for tax deed 10 issue in accord
ance with law Said certificate EN-
braces the following described prop
erty situated in Marion county. Flor
ida, to-wIt: Sell of seA OF neh and
220 yds and W by 20 yds and ~
ne cor of seA. sec 81, u Il, :. %. e.
The said land beins assessed az the
date OF the issuance OF such certih'
cate in the name of Unknown. IN
less said certificate shall be redeem
ed according 10 law. tax Iced VIII
issue thereon on the Gath day Of An-
gust, 4. D., 1912.
Witness my Official signature and
seal this the 18th day Of July, 4. -.
1912.
(Seal) s. T. SISTRUNK.
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co. Pa.
7-19.
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NOTICE

Of Application for Permit 20 Sell -
quors, Wines and Beer
Whereas, Ocala House Wine Rooms
Annex, a corporation. etc. J n Nc
Corkle, manager. has filed with the
board of county commissioners f0r
Marion county, Florida. its applica.
ton for permit TO sell liquors. wines
and beer in election distri one 81
said county and state; any citizen -
such election district may shos
cause, if any there be. at the meeting
of the board to be held on TUESDAY.
the Bird day of September. 1912. next.
why such permit should not De grant
ed.
(Seal) S. T. SISTRUNk.
Clerk of the Board of County Com
missioners, Marion Co, Fla. -
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NOTICE

Of Application for Permit % Sell -
quors, Wines and Beer
Whereas, Heating 4 Co a corpora.
ton, etc. r. l.. Heating. president
and manager, has filed with the board
of county commissioners for Marion
County, Florida, its application fsr
permit to sell liquors. wines and beer
in election district one OF said county
and state; any citizen OF such electlun
district may show cause. II any there
be, at the meeting OF the board 20 bee
held on Tuesday, the 3rd d of Sep.
TENDER, 1912, next, why such permit
should not be granted
(SeaI.) s. T. SISTRTNk.
Clerk of the Board OF County Com
missioners, Marion Co. Fla 80
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Selfish Indifference

Ne cannot shirk our responsible
JOS aud escape divine Christening.
Hcp ye one another is as sacred
auI .uvolate today as when our Mas
fe laid this solemn charge upon the
children % men more than nineteen
hundred years ago Help ye one a.
other How can We stand aside,
viewing unmoyed and unconcerned
fne crusade against the greatest of
au evils and hope &C ESCAPE divine
IastIcce
The mother who rears her children
to clean. pure manhood and woman
hood. who safeguards then. flom the
dangers OF acquiring harmful. inju-
r.ous appetites an1 habits, and VINO
shields. SO far as it lies withia her
power all children within the bounds
90 her influence. is worthiY discharg-
Ing her debt 10 human kind
The citizen who denies to the cause
of temperance the aid and influence
~ his vote because intemperance has
not as yet. fastened its hackles upon
those In whom he is personally Inter
ested will surely some day be
awakened from his selfish lethargy to
fhe knowledge that this insidiou.; foe
BIAS entered his inner citadel and
wrought havoc and desolation there
In NO people. no. no nation, no hui
man being Is exempted from the full
aHmen' OF the command. Help We,
one another
The Individual who views merely
is an onlooker and with no personal
concern. the vital struggle between
tbc forces of temperance, and the
om.ssaries of vice which have blight
80 and laid waste the lives of count
less of his fellow beings, has by his
silence and apathy allied himself with
hc foes OF the righteous.
When We view with folded hands
and sealed lips the progress of this
deadly wrong to mankind, we have
hy our apathy and Indifference acqui-
yscea % that wrong and not the least
- our punishment shall be the stern
ARIA enment OF our conscience IN its
he'tted awakening 10 the Knowledge
ot our evaded responsibilities.
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NOTICE

Of Application for Permit % Sell AZ
quors, Wines and Beer
Whereas, Maurice strauss. d0.ne
business as Strauss 4 Co. has died
with the board OF county commission
ers for Marion county Florida. biz
application for permit to sell liquors.
wines and beer in election district
one of said county and state ans etE
zen of such election district mas
show cause, if any there be. a. ne
meeting of the board 70 be held on
Wednesday. the 4th day OF sepiera-
Der next, why such permit should nat
be granted.
(Seal) ). T. SiSTRl Nk.
Clerk of the Board OF County Com.
missioners, Marion Co, Fla So
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Of Application for Permit 10 Sell IL
quors, Wines and Beer
Whereas, Ocala House Wine Rooms.
a corporation, etc, J. NJ. IcCOrkle.
manager, has filed with the board ~
county commissioners for Marion
county, Florida, its application for
permit to sell liquors, wines and beer
in election district one of said county
and state; any citizen of such election
district may show cause. il any there
be, at the meeting of the board 20 be
held on Tuesday, the Bird day OF Sep
TENDER, next. why such permit should
not be granted
(Seal) s. T. SlSlR trunk.
Clerk of the Board of County Com
missioners, Marion Co. Fla 50