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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
OWEN WITH Us AGAIN

Mr.. John H. Owen, who was a
resident of Ocala some eighteen years
ago, is a visitor in the city. He has
for the past six years been connected
with the sheriffs Office of Fulton
county, Ga, and is now pchief dep
uty in the Office in Atlanta.
Mr.. Owens many Ocala friends
will be pleased to know that he has
been very successful since going to
the Georgia capital to make his
home. He is interested in several
successful business enterprises and
has made a number of profitable real
estate investments in his home city.
During his stay here he has met
many of his old friends and many
are the interesting "reminiscences he
relates of our city's earlier history
among them the enthusiastic volun-
teer fire department of a decade ago
when Messrs. Fred G. B. Weihe, Ed
| L. Parr, R. E. Yonge, Ed. Carmich.
ael, James B. Carlisle and ]. T. Ian
caster were its moving spirits. Thi!
was before the day of paid depart
ment, and at a time when it meant {
| whole lot to belong to the city's de
partment, when a failure to repor
in response to an alarm meant al
imposed fine. The fire apparatus
then consisted of a number of hant
reels which had TO be pulled to tn
scene of fire by man strength
through heavy sand streets.
Though Mr.. Owen has been re
moved from our city for a long time
he keeps posted on our doings con
stantly and still retains a warm spo
in his heart for his old time friend
and associates here.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
Coolest Since 1912

The severe cold weather Thursday
was the coolest in this vicinity since
two years ago. Last year the mer-
curry dropped to 10 degrees below
zero and two years ago to % below.
At IL o'clock Thursday morning
the mercury registered three degrees
above zero. 1t is reported by the
East Lansing weather bureau that a
blizzard of no small size is due for
this part of Michigan sometime
Thursday afternoon. The east wind,
which has prevailed is slowly dying
out, to the counter-action of the big
snow storm which is coming from
the southwest.
Reports have come in of difficult
| ties which arose on many Of the
steam lines thru this section, owing
to the severe cold which prevented
the development of the proper
amount of steam to run the engines
One Michigan Central train out OF
Jackson was an hour late on this ac-
| count.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20

Tonight. everybody's favorite-
Park Show. 2-19-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Marion
held on
Tuesday, March 10th, 1914,
p. m. at the Woman's Club. The
object of the meeting is for the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year,
and for the consideration of such
other business as may properly come
before the association.
T. T. Munroe, President
Attest: J. E. Chace,
2-13-5tw Secretary
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
REGISTRATION NOTICE

The registration books of Marion
county will be open for registration
in each election district during the
months of January and February.
1914. In district No. l (OcalaD the
book will be open from Monday noon
till Saturday noon and Friday nights
till 10 o'clock of each week from
first Monday in January till first
Monday in March.
All persons who fail to register In
their respective districts can regis
ter at my office in Ocala any day
(Sundays excepted) between March
18th and April 18th. D. NJ. Barco.
Supervisor Registration Marion Co
Office upstairs in court house
1-3-sat-3n
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20

Go see the big Park shows. 2-19-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20

At the
BAPTIST CHURCH
10 a. IN. and s:30 p. m.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
Welcome to All 2-fO-5t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
FREDERICK G. COCHRANE

Mr.. Frederick c. Cochrane, for
the past % years prominent citizen
and business man of Palatka. the
founder and proprietor of the Coch-
rane Book Store wholesale and re-
tail stationers, died at his home in
that city Monday morning, after an
illness of some time. Mr.. Cochrane
was a personal friend of our fellow
townsman, Mr.. L. NJ Murray.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20

Office at court house. 2-12-10
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20

The city tax book for 1913 has
taxes is being prepared for delivery
to the city attorney and city marshal
for collection by levy and sale as to
personal property, and by suit on
real estate. Prompt payment will
save cost and attorneys fee.
w. w. Clyatt,
City Tax Collector.
Office at court house 2-12-10t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20

TAKE HER NORRIS CANDY
BOYS IF YOU ARE IN TROUBLE.
THE BEST CHOCOLATES AND
BON-BONS THAT WERE EVER
MADE. THE COURT PHARMACY
HAS THE AGENCY FOR THIS Elk
ICELLENT HIGH GRADE CONFEC-
TION. 2-9-tf -
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
CADILLAC FOR SALE
NO MONEY REQUIRED

A Cadillac auto, in first class con-
dition, fully equipped, for sale at a
bargain, and prefer real estate to
cash, either city or country property;
might pay some cash difference il
the proposition would justify. Ad-
dress P. j. Theus, OcaIa. 1-31-dw If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
WAR OF THE WITS
William Strong Of Kalamazoo Out
tersed by Judge Warner

The readers Of the Star will re-
member that some time ago, a GER
tain VIM. Strong. OF Kalamazoo,
Mich, wrote a letter TO the Star
telling its readers 10 beware Of my
fish stories, as he had once been a
sufferer from them himself.
As l always try TO return good for
evil, / invited him to come here and
view the evidence for himself, TO
which he replies that he is SO busy
settling up estates and making
speeches that he can't come now,
and then adds insult 10 injury by
enclosing the following villainous
poem, which by insinuation might
apply TO Florida as we'll as Califor-
MIA
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
MUCH CHILLINESs IN MICHIGAN

A Michigan paper of the Is, says:
A temperature of Is degrees be-
low zero, a record for the winter,
was registered in Lansing early
OF frozen noses and ears were
brought to the attention of local
nhySiciapS
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20
Regardin' Californy

Iue. CIIuIdt6 lueES,
I've hear EN- say I'D like to leave
this pesky freezin, state,
An hike to Carilforny, where the
Cline
Is bammy an salubrous; where they
never have no snow;
Where's buds an flowers an sum
mer all the time
That's fine enough to talk about
that orange blossom thing
An where the grass the hull year
round is green;
Where's nothin' on'y happiness an
health an all o that;
But don't tell me-I'ye bin right
there an seen.
I've bin in Californy. boys; l spent
winter there,
A-lollin' round an takin' o my
I never kin ferget how near I cum to
>bein' ct.
By pesky, tantalizin,' bitin' Heas.
They bit me in the daytime an they
bit me in the night;
They even crawled down in my
boughten soX,
An afore it twas half past winter |
wuz peppered up, by hen.
Till l looked like l had got the
chicken-pox.
Oh, twas sunshine every minnit o
the blessed livelong day,
An got so fulIo' sunshine an O.
heat
That I went Ground a-steamin' like
a geyser-all het up
An a sweatin all the time from
head to feet.
The nights wuz cool an dampish an
| shook an shook an shook,
Till my teeth ratified like | had a
chill
| Folks said I'd soon get seasoned to
the climate. but III bet,
If I'd stayed there I'd bin a-shak-
in still.
| Got a case of yaller janders from a.
eatin' too much truck;
Had the hives an took to breakin
out like sin,
Till | got so burned disguised with
| their climate out that way
That | SEE, "Hooray for Michigan
agin.'
| So I'm back where winters winter
an where summers summer
| Where you know when it's fall an
! when it's spring.
/ feel jes like fightin' cock these
crimpish winter days
i No more Californy cline for me
i by jing!
1t mayn't be quite so sunny an i
mayn't be quite so warm,
But it is good enuff fer Uncle. e
yew please.
| kin go to bed in comfort, even e
the billiards howl,
An / amt afraid OF earthquake
| or of f1eaS.
The muse would not stay with m
long enough to make complete refu
tation of the ISLANDERS therein, be
cause dinner was announced and
quit, but l hope | have writte
enough to show him that he canno
trampIe on US with impunity.
Oh yes, but jest the same, it's
mighty 'tejus" game
To fight old Boreas nine months i
the year.
1t makes a man feel blue when b
knows that spring is due
To have to add more woolens to b
{ 1t sure is rather tough when you fes
{ you've had enough,
!: And snow and slush are due to di
appear.
!: To have it turn about an freeze th
tip right off your snout,
An have to wear fur bracelets Q
your ear.
/: Now listen while l say. come down
!: Ocala, Fla,
;: An take a little comfort as you 81
/: You'll never miss the tin, the hot
. keepers gather in;
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20

Call phone 29l If vou want to buy
furniture. 11-20-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Fairview.

# L. P. Hastings left Tuesday for
Austin, Mimi, to visit relatives. He
was accompanied by his brother,
Charles, from Des Moines, who re-
sides at Tekamah, Neb.
Misses Nellie and Flossie Easter
arrived from Des Moines Saturday
for the holiday vacation at home.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Delk and fam
lily are leaving this week for Daven-
port where they will reside. Mr..
Delk will take course at the chiro-
practic school at that place. Their
many friends wish them success in
their new home.
Lee Easter, who is teaching at
Boone is spending the vacation at
the home Of his mother, Mrs. Fannie
Easter.
Misses Myra, Lois and Eva Moore
are enjoying their vacation at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Moore.
Everybody come to the Christmas
exercises at the Fairview church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Delray.

Mr.. Anderson left Monday morn
ing with his household goods for the
Dakotas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Redn,an and
also Mrs. Bert Redman and Helen
Rumley were in Leon shopping Fri
Gay afternoon.
Mrs. L. J. Cox came Friday to
spend Christmas with her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Binning and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Richey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Smith and children
spent Sunday at Geo. Smiths.
Mrs. Ben Redman and children
left Saturday morning for Gary,
Colorado, to spend the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Redman of
near DeKalb were shopping in Van
Vert Saturday.
Ben Redman took dinner at w. B.
Redman's Sunday.
George Redman and Andy Nelson
shipped a carload of cattle and one
of hogs from Delray last week.
Mrs. Grover Homilton was in Dsce-
ola Saturday between trains.
Ben Redman shipped four loads of
hogs from Van Vert Saturday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson spent Sunday
at Mr.. AndersOn's.
Mr.. and Mrs. jim Bennett arc the
proud parents of little girl which
arrived last Wednesday.
Miss Izora Heather came Saturday
to spent Christmas with home folks.
Alfred Smith went to Des Moines
Saturday returning home Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Bradney.

Asa Bethards and family visited
Sunday at the Orville Brown home.
Miss Myrtle Jennings visited over
Friday night with home folks.
Some of the Bradney basket ball
boys played with Garden Grove. The
game was a good one and the score
was 13 to 5 in favor of Garden
Grove.
{. Mrs. Georgia Still visited over
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Art
Trisler at Woodland.
Misses Lenna and Ora konklin and
Tom Bumgarner and Ellis Newlin
spent Sunday at Everett Konklin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Blair and Fred
and wife and Miss Anna Follmer
spent Sunday at J. B. Snyder's.
w. C. fuller and wife are both
J getting better.
j. B. Snyder sawed wood Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Bethel.

Real winter and good shedding and
the people seem to be making good
use of the snow even using some OF
the autos and they are wearing sleigh
bells.
Mrs. Sherman Peters, of Leon, was
buried at Bethel cemetery last Mon
day.
Grandma Martin was buried at
Bethel last Friday. There have been
five funerals in the last five weeks at
Bethel
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Morgan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Millsap, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Adams and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Dobson were business callers last
Saturday at Leon
T. p. Fulton was business visi-
tor at Leon last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McNelly visited
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hi
ram Hatfield at Leon last Saturday.
Lew Dobson and brother Charley,
were Leon callers last Saturday.
Mrs. Parker visited at the Dobson
home last Friday.
The Apostolic people are holding a
series of protracted meetings at Da-
Wis City
Pearl fuller and wife and daugh-
ter were called to see his father and
mother east of Leon, who are both
very sick but are some better at this
writing.
Miss Florence McNelly is enjoying
two weeks vacation from her school
with her parents.
Mr.. Blakesley had business at Joe
Dobson's one day last week,
Artie Henderson is sick with ty-
phoid fever the last couple of weeks.
Elva Baker is improving slowly
from seige of several weeks of ty-
phoid fever.
Frank Cox lost one of his horses
last week.
Mrs. Frank Cox and daughter were
callers at Leon last Saturday
Several from here attended the
Apostolic meeting ! at the Soper
school house last Saturday and Sun
day evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
BEST / way TO ] PUT up
A CHRISTMAS TREE

TIME best and easiest way to put
up Il Christmas tree has never
been patented or pub!ishcd--in
fact, it is so simple that it could not
be patented Having failed one Christ
mas eve to provide u suitable foot or
base for the family tree, necessity com
PEELED me to invent one, because the
two youngest members Of the family
would not hear of Christmas without
tree.
So ! sawed the butt Of the tree
square, then trimmed off few of the
lowest branches and set the tree in a
good sized stone jar. The jar was then
filled with stones, pebbles. pieces of
briei and coal. All this material was
packed down firmly, and the position OF
the tree so adjusted that it stood per
fectiy straight.
When the tree was in position little
Gretel had Il happy thought Let US
give the tree some water" she said,
Just as if it We're a big lower" And
we filed the jar with water. Then
we covered the stones with bits Of sill
yer tinsel and artificial snow. and now
our tree looked as il it was actually
growing in big jar.
From time to time. as the water was
drawn up by the tree, we refilled> the
Jar. and the result was that we kept
our tree green and fresh for month
Since that year our Christmas tree is
always put up in that way. and we
can keep it as long as we wish. A
tin pail. tub or any deep vessel can
be used to take the place of the stone
jar. and pieces of coal or coke can be
used instead of stones to hold the tree
in place.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
What They Ate at Christmas In TN
NldAn Time

What They Ate at Christmas In the
Oden Time.
They served up salmon. venison and wild
boars
BY hundreds and by dozens and by scores,
tard,
Muttons and fatted beeves and bacon
swine, ~ e
Herons and bitterns, peacocks. swan and
bustard
Teal mallard, pigeons. widgeons and. IN
fine.
Plum pudding, pancakes. apple pies and
custard.
And therewithal they drank good Gascon
wine.
With mead and ale and cider OF our own.
For porter. punch and negus weFss nOt
ri known i.s "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24

John" said the Loving Wife, II in
tended to get you nice new necktie
for Christmas, but am ashamed to
acknowledge that in the rush of the
shopping I completely forgot It,"
Thank you, nevertheless" said the
Happy Husband.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
CHRISTMAS IN SYRIA.

THE Rev. DR.. D. G. HOWE, the well
known Palestine missionary, de.
scribes Christmas celebration
at midnight in mountain village in
Syria: !.
From different directions men, won.
en- and children bearing their pickering
hand lanterns wound their way through
the muddy, slushy, crooked and dark
lanes under the falling sleet and over
thin layer Of snow already on the
ground. Men and boys entered by
huge door in the middle Of the south
wall and occupied the body Of the
church; women and girls entered by
another south door and stationed them.
selves in the western division of the
immense building. which is screened
from the other divisions by wooden lat
ticework. All stood erect. motionless.
in the cold, colnfortless and very dimly
lighted and too airy building.
"A few had umbrellas. but water
proofs were unknown, and consequent
~ many Of them must have stood in
partly wet clothes The question did
occur to me at the time as to whether
many British people could be drawn
out Of their beds. out Of their homes.
at that hour Of night in that kind of
weather. fasting. to attend Christmas
service amid such dismal, comfortless
surroundings Tit Bits.
Over the Christmas Cider.
See the steaming sleighbells
Smoking on the plate!
See the luscious icicles
Blazing in the crate!
Oh, the joys of Christmas.
Driving of dull care!
Hear the mince pies ringing
On the frosty ART
Hear the turkeys Ginning
On the distant lea!
Christmas IL the season
Best Of all for mel
I. Success Magasin3
When Hope Was Born.
Rise, happy morn: rise holy morn:
Draw forth the cheerful day from al -
q Father, touch the east and light
4 fha liehts thaf shore when hops vas bIfl
Csaayspn N 1smoria1 .sss
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-25
Y. N. C. A. NOTES.

The August tennis league ended
last Saturday, and those who were
entered but who had not played all
their games up to that time were I'M
able to finish. Rev. Briggs played
every entrant, winning every series
except one, leaving him eight won to
the single series lost. His final per-
centage was Fred Genrich cap
tured second place, he having won
seven series and lost one. Oscar
Wehrley had tied Genrich but on
playing two sets to decide who would
have second place Genrich Won 60,
6-1. The tournament which lasted
nearly three weeks was very success
full the participants enjoying the
exercise and also acquiring knowledge
in how to play by noting their oppo-
nent's method of playing. Most of the
matches played were comparatively
close.
This week another tournament,
tennis of course, is on. To the partic-
ipants of whom there are eight. This
tournament though, is of more i'm
portance than the one of last week,
because it decides who is the Y. Nj.
G. A. champion and also for another
reason, mainly because there is a nice
racquet at stake. Each and every
entrant is looking forward to down
the other man even though there is
no chance for him to get the racquet.
According to the looks of things there
are several who give us the impression
of up-runners for the championship.
They are Arthur Kiefer, Fred Gen.
rich, Oscar Wehrley and Karl Schmidt
Preparations for good hard work 70
make the 19l4-l9l5 season at the \
big success in the Boys department.
The loss OF K. w. Brandenburg viii
cause a big vacancy and it will seem
very strange not TO see "Brindy
around. But w. r. Boorman is max
ing plans that include the high school
fellows and from appearances ard the
drifting Of conversation We think that
"Borky" is going TO be backed up all
right. He has already written
requesting that number Of the boys
do their best to help get started and
70 make the coming year a successful
one. Mr., Boorman viii arrive herr
the twenty-eighth of this mont,a ane
from then on viii begin to Organize
and perfect his plans
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-25
PLUM LAKE GOLF LINKS.

The golf links on Plum lake are
commencing to attract attention.
These grounds were commenced sew
eral years ago, much interest being
taken by Chicago men who have sum-
mer homes on that lake. The first
year forty acre tract little distance
from the lake was cleared up and
put into the links. This year the
land between the lake and grounds
was cleared up and added and the
club house moved down to the lake.
No pains are being spared to make
the grounds among the best in the
country.
A most interesting contest took
place on the grounds the past week
for the presidents cup. 1t was en-
tered by all players on the lakes who
belong to the club and among them
G. B. Bird and son George, of this
city, who, with the other members of
the family are now enjoying their
summer outing at their cottage on
Plum. Mr.. Bird was successful in
winning the cup but his son was a
very close second in the contest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-25
REV. VESTS CLASS CAMPING

Rev. Donald S. West took a large
class of Boy Scouts camping week
ago yesterday. The boys walked out
to the proposed camping grounds,
having their tents and supplies taken
over there. The camping site was
located some four miles from the city,
in Dead Mans slough on the Eau
Claire rive. From the name, Dead
Mans slough, one would naturally
think it incredulous that Rev. West
would take his scouts there but never
theless the site is not all that the
name would imply. The boys re-
turned last Friday morning. The
following were in the camping party !:
Rex Munger, Earl Ruth, Arthur and
Walter Spar, E. and G. Fryatt,
Arnold Krieger, Norman and Harold
Birkholz, VIM. Kaston, Adolf Graebel,
Fred Eggers, Raymon NeuGien, Chas.
West, Louis Pophal, Alfred ana Max Max
Burow, Harold Weigand, Arden Nell
son and Arthur Reichart. The boys
had fine time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-25

! ard was drowned. She was not
found uhtil Friday morning although
they had been searching for her day
ard night.
Rev. E. j. Boerger left Saturday
for Caroline, Wis, to preach at a
Mission Festival. Services were held
at Schofield by Rev. VIM. Spiegel at
half past eight Sunday morning.
Miss Ruth GLASGOW left for Grand
Rapids Monday morning, where she
is conyassing.
Mrs, Chas. Mattke and children,
Raymond, Hazel and Frederick, Jr.,
left for their home. at Deerbrcea
after spending five weeks visiting rel
atiyes and friends
Mr.. Blunte and daughter, Bernice,
of Chicago, arrived here last week.
Mr.. Blunte is having his home re-
modelled.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-25
HEAVY STORM

A very heavy rain storm occurred
here and in the surrounding country
early last Wednesday morning. The
water fell in torrents, leaving the
lawns and streets very much over
flooded for short time Accompany
ing the rain storm was thunder and
lightning. The rain itself, though,
did practically no damage but, in
stead, was beneficial, for even the
rains of the few days previous had
not been sufficient to give the lawns
and crops all they really needed. The
Hammond home, formally the H. H.
Manson residence, was struck by
lightning at about five o'clock in the
morning. No fire was caused, very
luckily, but the iron on the outside OF
the chimney was melted entirely.
Five or six bad leaks in the roof were
also caused by it. 1t was not dis
covered that the residence had been
struck until little bit latter. A
great deal of water poured in thru
the holes in the roof but as the house
had not been completely settled on
account of the Hammonds recently
moving in. very little damage was
done on the inside The lower floors
of number of downtown buildings
were flooded on the morning of the
rainfall. This was caused by the
backing up of the water in the sewers,
they not being sufficiently large to
hold the flow which came from the