The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-04-10

CANDIDATES AT FORT mccoy
It was : slightly depleted bunch of
candidates that showed up on the
0cala Northern train Tuesday morn
Ing. Sheriff Galloway, Alex Moorhead,
Captain Tucker and Mr. Barco, for
various reasons. did not campaign
that day, Fort Mccoy was next door to
Crosby. and Light, Crimson and Smith
camped on the field. So Conductor
Spencer didn't have to watch anybody
but Spencer, Gober. Nugent, Cobb,
Livingston. the two jokesters, Aver
and Jim M6orhead. Ferguson and the
two newspaper men, Leavengood and
BENJAMIN. Senator Carney was dean
OF the chapter.
Messrs. Crosby. Light. Crimson and
Smith showed up at Fort Mccoy, and
Huffman. Tongue and earn came in
from Orange Springs. Tho early in the
morning, some voters were present,
and while the candidates interviewed
them, the Star reporter looked over
the town.
Az the Star has previously said.
Fort Mccoy Is a prosperous-looking
and well situated town. Industrial
Improvement has In the last three
years somewhat crowded the symmet-
ricaI. but the place has all the ele-
ments of good looks and needs only
to arrange them. Silver Lake is a
perfect gem and the people seem de-
termined to preserve its prettiness,
which is real wisdom on their part.
The biggest thing in Fort Mccoy is
the immense Rentz sawmill, one of
IN he
porter spent pleasant hour watching
the intricate and powerful machinery
turn the huge logs into scantlings,
boards and shingles. The little three
link pin the editor wore brought the
comment, 81 see you have travelled"
from Mr.. C. r. DeLoach, whose work
in fling saws for two big mills which
keeps him busy, and signs and grips
followed. An Odd Fellow always finds
friends.
The town Is well equipped~~wiiit:...
mercantile establishment me Rentz
compulsory is a big general store.
WAzre the public as well as workmen
at the mill can obtain any necessary
goods. The commissary is under the
management of Mr.. L. s. Proctor and
does a business of $4,000 month.
Mr. J. S. Grantham has been post
master for seventeen years-when
flrst appointed his receipts were only
three or four dollars a month. Now
the work keeps his assistant busy. Mr..
Grantham keeps a big general store
and has a good trade.
Scarborough & Cook also keep a
large general store. and in addition
have soda fountain. which was very
popular with the visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. Horace Hall has a well appoint
ed meat market. Mr.. D. Conklin has
neat little family grocery. Mr.. Guy
Lawrence has neat and well sup
piled hardware store. Walker & Stone
have q larger millinery store than any
In Ocala.
There Is good hotel, the Glen
wood. and several boarding houses, a
restaurant and two bakeries, a hay
and grain store, billiard par1or and
barber shop and livery stable
On meeting the proprietor of the
livery stable, the editor found an old
acquaintance in Mr.. G. II. Sistrunk
who was student at Stetson Univer-
sity when the writer edited the De-
Land News over twenty years ago.
Among Fort McCoy's Industrial en-
terprises is the shop of Mr.. Charles H
can do any work from patching q
thimble to rebuilding an auto. He al.
ways has much-a-plenty to do.
Fort Mccoy has a fine new school.
house and two large churches. the
Methodist and Baptist-the former
complete and the latter nearly so. A!
everybody knows 1t is a picturesque
country and the center Of fine farm
ing section.
Mr.. j. A. LaRue with his charming
wife and pretty daughters. formerly o,
Ocala, are now residents OF Fort Nc
Coy. and always have a pleasant wei
como for their old friends.
About 10 o'clock Mr.. s. T. Sistrunl
arrived in his auto, and the roster o,
the candidates was nearly full But Il
was almost Immediately depleted By
the sad news from Ocala that caused
Mr.. clifford Livingston to return
home. with the deep sympathy of all.
About II o'clock Mr.. John w. Stew
ems, precinct committeeman, called tn,
people together and led them into the
town hall, large. airy room over thu
store OF Scarborough & Cooke. The can
didates and some seventy-five voter.
being assembled. the speaking Of tn,
campaign formally began.
The three candidates for commits
sioner of the fifth district-Messrs
Huffman, Tongue and Carn-were the
leaders on the rostrum. All practica
farmers and business men, but will
no pretense to oratory. they briefly
stated their wishes and returned t.
their seats. It was difficult to tel
who received the most applause.
Mr.. Alfred Aver, for tax assessor
then made his bow. Everybody knows
that Mr. Aver has made good as
SCISSOR, and everybody includes All
and his opponent Mr.. Aver sees nc
reason for change. and said so in his
usual pleasant and convincing manner
Mr. Moorhead knows Mr.. Aver is g
good assessor but believes he car
make a better one and did his best to
make the people think so. Jim believes
in experience. He thinks ALT has had
Of experience enough. and that it is
now time for him to have his share. II
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