The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-20
UNCLE JAKE IS IN LOVE
With Our City and Everybody In 1t
An Interesting story In which
Figure Many Prominent
OeaIans

/ OeaIans
! AS good Uncle Jake sat reading his
favorite paper the Star. and in deep
meditation over the political outlook.
ne was handed letter which his wife
/ had just brought from the postoffce,
and noticing the familiar postmark,
hurriedIy tore open the envelope. ad-
ljusted his glasses and eagerly read the
contents.
'WeIl, well, wife," said the old man,
what do you reckon?"
"Give it up. said the good wife; II
am mighty poor hand at guessing"
why, wife, my niece Polly. has been
igetting married down in Ohio; done
lsplendid. too. but / guess from the
ltone of her writin' the fellow she mar
| iried amt got no surplus of the filthy
lucre"
| After several minutes reflection. the
old mans eyes flashed and his face
was all aglow with expressions of de-
flight. and he said to his wife: wife,
1 have an idea. / have plenty and
Polly is a mighty fine girl; she is just
husband must come and live in Ocala.
/
/ ing as / am acquainted with all the
business people of the town I can be
| of powerful help to them"
| Just ten days later Uncle Jake and
his wife were ready to welcome their
niece and her husband to their new
home in Oca1a.
| The train pulled up at the depot and
soon Polly was in the arms of Uncle
Jake. while her husband was hugging
and affection&tely kissing Uncle Jakes
iwife The old mans eyes flashed
with a sparkle of Jealousy, as he
caught a glimpse of his wife a-cooing
and a-billing with his new nephew,
and he lost no time in rushing them
into the carriage.
where shall I driver asked the
coachman.
Travel sure does tell on ones
Iclothes," said Uncle Jake, "and clothes
sure do help to make the man, or wo-
imam, either for all they say to the
lcontrary. so 1 suggest that we drive
by the store of the Todd Tailoring
Company, where Mr.. Heron Todd, the
proprietor, can take Johns measure,
and soon have him a neat business suit
made to fit him like he was never fit
ted in Ohio, and then John will know
Ithe way back there so that he can have
lhis travel-stained and wrinkled suits
Icleaned and pressed and they will look
like they had never been worn"
THAT suits me-" said John, and to
the Todd Tailoring Company they
went
After breakfast the party started
out for a days shopping and sight
Iseeing.
Now, my boy" said Uncle Jake,
l"Ocala is lovely place to live in, but
like all live cities, house rent is high,
land l want you to have a house of
Iyour own somewhere on the edge of
town, where you can have plenty of
lroom and a garden if you want it. My
friend, H. A. Kramer, the real estate
man over in the Robertson block, has a
Hot of houses and lots and small farms
and by the way, plenty of timber land
land orange groves on his lists. He
knows this country and will treat you
fright. Well go there and look over
lwhat he has"
They did so and John and Polly
were so well pleased that before
might they had the deeds in their pos
Isession to a pretty cottage in the edge
of town, and Uncle Jake was several
hundred dollars poorer.
| when you have a house, you must
then put something in it," said Uncle
Jake, cor it will not be very home
Hike, or just the house a bride, and a
lpretty one at that. would like to move
Unto, so 1 suggest that we go to see
Harry Clarkson, a mighty fine man,
Iwho manages that big business, the
Marion Hardware Company"
So there they went, and Uncle Jake
bought Polly an Economist Cook Stove
and an Ideal Fire1ess Cooker, alum
linum- Lined, which will not rust out,
land with it bought the happy young
Icouple a full set of aluminium cooking
utensils. Polly being a sensible girl
land a good cook, was delighted with
the purchases, but Uncle Jake did not
get off with those articles, for before
lthey left, Uncle Jake had bought them
Iabout everything they could use in and
labout the kitchen and yard, from this
lwell-stocked hardware store.
We'll, WELL" said Uncle Jake, "a
man is mighty we'll pleased as long
las he has plenty of good things to eat,
but woman wants more than that,
land 1 guess these young folks will
need something besides kitchin ixin's.
iso / guess, Jim, you had best drive
laround the corner to The Furniture
Men as they always call themselves
lin their advertising, and 1 guess they
have right to the name" and so to
the furniture store of Theus-Zachry
jCo. they went. where Polly and her
launt, and with some assistance and
isensib1e suggestions from Uncle Jake,
they soon bought an entire outfit of
furniture, curtains, rugs. carpets, pill
flows. blankets, comforts and every
thing that Polly needed for the little
!home. Uncle Jake was good sport,
Though, and never batted an eye over
1.-THE size of the bill. and even insisted
on adding few extras of his own,
latter Polly had assured him they had
IAN that the house would hold.
Il know these people, and that they
will treat us right said Uncle Jake,
l"and know you will get value receiv-
led for each dollar we spend with
them"
Having bought the furniture, the
next thing il order was something for
1.-THE music room.
mo young bride can be entirely hap
lpy." said Uncle Jake, '.if she has nc
music in the house. Music is a mighty