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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-26
COCKTAILS FOR GOVERNOR
Of Canal Till 1t is Complete. and
Then Head Railway Builder
in Alaska

washington. Jan. 26.-Colonel
George W. GoethaIs will be made
civil governor of the canal zone and
when he gets through with his work
there an effort will be made TO have
him construct the proposed Alaskan
railway This is the opinion ex-
pressed by several persons close 10
the administration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-26

COTTAGE FOR RENT-My cot
tage on South Third street. next
door west of the primary school
house. all modern conveniences, is
for rent at $40 per month. R. r.
Carroll. 1-23-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-26
FURNISHED RoOoMs WANTED

Three TO four furnished rooms, OF
a small cottage wanted. Address VI
Star office. dly St
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-26

Sheet music, vocal and instru,
mental, at The Murray Co. 1-24
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
WEWAHITCHKA, ORANGE
CENTER OF CALHOUN

groves is in charge of Theo LevIns,
VINO has been with Mr.. Alderman for
several years ard who is an expert
IN citrus fruit culture. Last year the
oranges brought an average price OF
S1.76 per box, delivered at the river
landing. and some of the trees pro-
duced anywhere from 20 to 40 boxes.
MT Alderman also has five aplarles
with over 1000 colonies Of bees, which
last year produced 154 barrels of the
finest honey. bringing from - TO 80
cents per gallon wholesale. There are
a number of other orange groves in the
vicinity, all in full bearing and paying
he expects to ship upwards OF 1000
gallons, the small shipment being due
present time. Last year. from this
apiary alone, which at that time con-
tanned 1872 colonies, Mr.. Isbell shipped
140 tifty-gallon Larrels. He has an
other apiary at the head of the Chi
pola cutoff with $50 colonies and a
third two miles south of Cochran's
landing with ITS colonies. This year
we'll.
The lsbelI Apiary.
One of the largest and most com
plete apiarles in the WewahitChka dis
trict is owned and operated by ]. X
lsbel & Co, which is located just
south Of CoChrans Landing on the
banks OF the ChipOla river. Mr.. Is
hell has 220 colonies Of bees at the
to the fact that the season is a little
the Isbell apiary, has five hundred
colonies of bees and is a heavy shipper
Of honey. Mr.. Roberts has three sons,
all Of whom are in the same business.
The leading product Of the Calhoun
county apiaries is Tupelo honey, Sc
cured from the flowers of the swamp
Tupelo, and this product is said to be
the best upon the market, bringing the
highest price on account Of its light
color and fine flavor.
Fishing and Hunting.
Wewa hitchka and the surrounding
section is noted for its fine fishing and
hunting. At the southern end of the
Dead Lakes. and with the Chipola
river near by, endless opportunity is
offered the angler, and fish Of all
species found III fresh water may be
caught in abundance. The WOODS are
filled with quail and. in the low lands
along the river, wild turkeys are plen
tifu1. There are numbers of deer in
the woods and, during the season, wild
ducks Of all kinds may be killed by
the score
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
NEW SETTLER
IS DOING WELL
]. A. THOMPSON, ON BLOUNTS-
TOWN AND CYPRESS ROAD, HAS
FINE FARM AND Is DOING WELL

J. A. Thompson. formerly resident
Of Pelham. Ga. who came to Calhoun
county in January Of this year. already
has seventy-flve to eighty acres under
cultivation on the Blountstown and
Cypress road about five miles south
OF the Leonard Brothers place and is
doing we'll. Mr.. Thompson has 100
acres in all, beautifully located in one
Of the richest sections of the county.
This year he has some of his acrea ge
planted to cotton, which is doing we'll,
and the othsr crops give promise Of
good results at harvest. Mr.. Thomp-
son is an energetic worker and those
who have kept in touch with his eff
forts since moving to the country are
confident Of his success. He has a
good house and a fine barn and is we'll
prepared to make a success of farm
ing on a large scale.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
COMBINATION SOIL OFFERS BIG
DIVIDENDS TO ENERGETIC WORKERS


with or excels the soil of other coun-
ties in the state, the latter being more
generally true. The term "Com bina =
ton soir' is used appropriately, for
indeed it is here we grow the greatest
varieties of products. Corn. cotton,
oats. hay, peas. sugar cane, and other
staples of the farm are grown side by
side with citrus fruits and every
known variety of vegetables-an of
which are abundantly produced. This
then is a combination soil and no rea
sonable objection can be raised AGAINST
II. Nature has provided soil and eli
mate which makes large yields pos
siDle and the farmer is assured Of Il
harvest commensurate with intelligent
effort expended
Co. Cooperative Spirit.
A spirit of cooperation rerTa dcs
Calhoun and Jackson counties today
which has for its aim the general up
building Of this section. As an illus
tration, attention is directed to the
the Chipola river at SCOTS Ferry. 1t
is a monument to the foresight and
business ability Of the county authori
ties which made its construction pos
sible. The bridge is at the terminus
of the NJ. & B. R. r. and makes the
railroad easily accessible to a large
population living between the Chipola
river and the Gulf, heretofore without
railroad facilities. Calhoun county
can we'll boast of her public schools
there are none better. We especially
refer to the schools at .Altha ana
BlOuntStOWn. These schools have
been made possible By cooperation on
the part Of the citizenship with faith
ful teachers and efficient county school
officials. Wherever a spirit Of pro-
gressiVeness prevails as is here eXem-
plified we find a church going citizen
ship-the result of earnest devotion
and prayerful service on the part Of
the clergy. Blountstown is blessed
with ministers that know their duty
and do it. AS a result substantial
church buildings are being erected and
high standard of morals exists
among the people.
| have mentioned the spirit of CO.
operation as including business sagac-
lty. Literary culture and moral train
ing, as such is essentially 4 part of
every we'll directed community, and
as much to he desired by hOmc-Seek-
err as good sol! and climate. Calhoun
county has the soil and climate need
ed. and her people are among the best
on earth To the energetic and will
ing worker the opportunities here are
great-the idler and loafer we do not
want; there is no place for him in Cal
houn county. Calhoun county needs
more people-people who are willing
TO put in something At least before
each year, and Il YOU really
need or want a home then you would
10 well to investigate Calhoun and
jackson Countles-noW while the lands
can be had at reasonable rices and
terms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08

tween 800 and $50 acres being planted
to this crop. Considerable acreage Is
devoted To sweet potatoes and the
usual crop runs from 200 10 500 BUSH
els to the acre. in some instances run
ming as high as 400 bushels.
Have Every Convenience.
Sterling Farm has about every con-
venieuce that one could we'll think OF.
The barn IS an immense affair, set
upon concrete foundations and the
lower floor. the greater part of which
is used for horses, is floored with con-
crete At one side OF the barn are
number Of concrete hoored box stalls
and on the opposite side apartments
for harness. wagons and farm gear.
The second floor Is reached by an in
clined platform. over which loads OF
hay are hauled direct 10 the second
floor where the hay is baled. This in
cline is uTon both ends, so that light
wagons can pass out without confu-
sion after unloading. Hay and grain
Chutes lead from the second floor to
feed troughs on the lower floor and
big tank supplies water direct to the
stalls and other places about the barn
where II NAV he necessary. There is
a large open space under one end
whore loaded wagons, arriving too late
to he uuloaded, may be driven under
and doors closed behind them. There
is a blacksmith shop a short distance
from the barn where shoeing is at
attended to ana WhCre reIalTS OF every
description may be made to wagons
and farm implements.
Many Varieties of Fruit.
There are many Nnr.ctlCs Of fruit at
Sterling Farm. but Il is not grown in
commercial quantities. Near the res
idenCe Of w. II. Leonard who gives the
farm his personal attention, there are
orange. grape fruit, kumquat, plum
pear and apple trees and number OF
fine grape vines. and when these trees
get to fall bearing they Will produce
sufficient quantity for home use. There
is fine garden at the rear of the resi-
denCe where practically everything in
the vegeta BILE line is grown
\ considerable quantity of turpen-
tine and rosin is produced on the place.
and this is shipped from Ochesec
Landing, on the ApalaChicola river
about three miles east of Sterling
Farm. The larger part OF the supple
for the farm come through Ochesec
which is the nearest point of delivery
The postoffice is Grand Ridge, from
where there is a daily rural mail de
livery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
ALTHA HAS THE
LARGEST STORE
IN CALHOUN co.
LIDDON E. TURVAVILLE'S ES-
TABLlSHMENT is ONE THAT
WOULD DO CREDIT TO A MUCH
LARGER PLACE.

The largest store in Calhoun county,
not only in SIZE but in quantity and
variety of stock carried. is that Of Lid
don & TurvaTille at Altha. Tbs pro-
PrietOrS are G. G LiddOn. of Mariana,
who is Interested in a chain of five
stores located in various parts of this
section of West Florida. and ]. d. Tur-
yaville. Mr.. TurvaVilIe is a native
of Georgia and has been q resident of
Florida for about 10 years For sew
eral years he was employed as clerk
in the store of c. G. I-iddon & co. at
Mariana and entered into partner
ship with Mr.. Liddon in the Al.ha IS
Establishment some four years ago. The
building of Liddon & Turvaville is
one of the best in the county. Of two
stories, and constructed Of quarried
white stone brought from Jackson
county.
The lower floor of the establishment
is devoted 10 dry goods, groceries. la
dies ana gentlemen'S furnishings
clothing heavy farm implements, etc.
and the second floor is almost entirely
flled with an elegant assortment Of
house furnishings, comprising every
thing in the line usually carried by a
first class establishment. The firm
makes a specially of shoes carving
he Endicott Il johnson AMI Craddock-
Terry lines in all styles and feathers
The firm also makes speciality in
furnishing for farmers and enjoys a
large trade throughout the territory
contiguous to Altha. Everything that
one could we'll think of is carried in
stock. the value of which runs high
into the thousands
LIddon & TurVaviIle operate the
only steam cotton gin in Calhoun COun-
" and last year handled over seven
hundred bales of the starIe shipping
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
FERTILE LANDS OF THE
BLOUNTSTOWN MFG. CO.

almost anywhere with proper persist
ence. The well at the mill is 275 feet
in depth and the water comes to with
in seven feet of the surface. The state
expert who analysed this water says
OF it. ~The purest artesian water that
the state has ever analysed comtng
from within the borders of the state"
Views of Soil Expert
A little over two months ago Mr..
Savage, a soil expert, made an inves-
tigation of the lands Of the Blounts-
town Manufacturing Company on be-
half of a number Of northern gentle
men, possible investors. After going
over the lands thoroughly Mr.. Savage
stated that he had been in Florida for
forty-five years and that he was
forced to confess that the tract of the
Blountstown Manufacturing Company
comprised the finest pine land for gen.
eral agricultural purposes that he ever
had the pleasure of looking over. In
short, that the tract was composed Of
the finest pine land in the state of
Fiorida-the best for stock, for gen-
eral farming, for trucking or for fruit
growing.
Considering it's value from an asri-
cultural standpoint the prices asked
for this land are extremely low. Some
Of the best land, close to the railroad,
may be purchased as low as $40 an
acre; land a little further away may
be had for less, and in the tract there
are several improved farms that are
to be had at a slight advance over the
price asked for raw land. Reasonable
terms may be secured upon tracts of
any size, from 40 acres upward and
every assistance will be given new
settlers upon this property.
Land Department.
T. III. Jones, land and industrial
agent Of the Marianne and Blounts
town Railroad. with offices in the Cen
trail National Bank building, ST. Louis,
Ma, has the sale of these lands in
charge and will, upon request, be glad
to furnish any information or arrange
with parties who may desire to make
trip Of inspection to the property.
Low excursion rates are operated
from all points in the northern states
during the fall ana winter. and this fall
many prospectors are expected to take
advantage Of them to visit Calhoun
county, the coming garden spot of the
nation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08

When we invite you to locate in
Calhoun and Jackson counties, Flor
Ida, we are not inviting you to will
derness, but to a section Of country Of
rapidly developed. Development in the
past was greatly retarded for lack of
transportation facilities. The. small
craft plying the Apalachicola and Chi
pola rivers was the only available
means Of transportation, which at GER
tain periods of the year or under I'M
favorable weather conditions was un-
certain, thus creating a doubt in the
minds of farmers and shippers as TO
the practicability of engaging in truck
farming extensively. The construction
Of the Mariana and Blountstown
Railroad from Mariana to Blounts-
town, thence to SCOTS Ferry on the
Chipola river has removed this doubt.
and made it possible to place carload
shipments in the principal markets Of
the United States in from &c to As
hours after loading. The railroad
makes it possible to develop this fer
tile section, and much praise is due
the builders, Messrs. Pennington and
Evans, for having made such in
vestment. which surely will rebound
to the benefit Of the people a whole
as nothing else could. 1t was and is
an absolute necessity for extensive de-
velopment.
The management of the Mariana
land and industrial. also imm grafton
agency at ST. Louis. Mo. and their
agents are canvassing the west and
northwest, telling the truth about the
almost unlimited resources of Jackson
and Calhoun counties. Florida. inVit-
ing those whoever will to participate
in the development of the country and
share in the dividends which will in
evitably follow. Recently these agents
sold large tract of land near BlountS-
town to a West Virginia syndicate for
purposes and the land has
been surveyed into small tracts and
will, during the present year, be set
tied up with thrifty and energetic peo-
pie who come to make permanent
homes.
Every Aid to Shippers.
The traffic department of the Mari
anna & BlountstOWn Railroad Co. Will
see to it that all necessary rate adjust
ments are made, assuring shippers
along the line of road equitable
freight rates and fast freight service
in connection with trunk lire conec-
tons. Furthermore the traffic depart
ment will make Speciality # lOcat-
ing and forming connections for ship
pers and dealers and render any ser
vice possible towards marketing the
products of the soil proftta bly,. In
other words, the mana cement of the
NJ. & 3. r. Z. will spare neither time
or money in affOrding settlers along
us line first class service of all kinds
common to railroad operation.
Government soil surveys recently |
made substantiate what those of us
here have known for many years
that is. the soil of Jackson and Cal |
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
Beautiful Little Town Thir-
ty Miles South of the
Calhoun County Seat
Section Noted for Produc-
ton of Oranges and
Fine Tupelo Honey.

The town Of Wewahitchka thirty
two miles south of Blountstown and
connected Herewith by daily mail
boat from SCOTS Ferry and wagon
road, is the most important orange
and honey shipping point in West
Florida. The town has population
of about $50, four churches, a first
class school, a number of good bust
ness houses and a hotel. Wewa hit CHI
ka is little over a milo from the Chi
pola river, Cochran's Landing being
the shipping point: 1t is a little over
q mile from the west arm of the cele-
brated Dead Lakes and surrounding
the town are three beautiful little
lakes. teeming with fish. which at
tract thousands of ducks during the
spring and fall flights. Wewahitchka
is one Of the oldest settlements in
this section of Calhoun county and
some Of the big orange groves in this
section have been cultivated continu-
sands Of boxes of oranges are shipped
annually from Wewahitchka and from
the river landings in the vicinity and
thousands Of gallons of honey go for
ward durig the shipping season from
the scores Of apiaries that line the
banks Of the Apalachicola river for
mile after mile.
The Alderman Grove.
The orange grove of S. S. Alderman.
who has been a resident of this sec
ton for over forty years, is probably
the largest in West Florida Mr. AL
derman has about $500 trees all told,
about 1900 Of which are in a single
grove along the banks of the river at
what is known as Lake Grove landing
In these groves there are several va
rieties of oranges, including the Sat
suma and the Florida sweet orange,
grape fruit, kumquats, tangerines and
navel oranges, and all the trees are
thriving. The management of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
IT FARM LANDS 4 AVAILABLE AT VERY LOW PRICES
s. A. AND w. H.LEONARD

tween 800 and $50 acres being planted
to this crop. Considerable acreage Is
devoted To sweet potatoes and the
usual crop runs from 200 10 500 BUSH
els to the acre. in some instances run
ming as high as 400 bushels.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
Calhoun County Schools
BY Prot. j. w. WRIGHT.

more, under prof. D. F. Stanfl. Prof.
C. G. kimbel is principal of a good
school at F,rink. The WeWahitchka
school has done we'll under the direc-
ton of Miss Ola Rhodes and at St.
Joseph, where Miss Anna Atkins is in
charge, they have had good year.
Calhoun county is giving especial
attention to its rural schools, model
economic buildings and modern equip
ment. The outlook and hope Of Cal
noun county are all propitious. Its
success lies in its schools. When vic
tory and success shall at last crown
patient effort and sacrifice the educa-
tional forces of Calhoun county will
be we'll in the vanguard
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08

The progressive people of Calhoun
county are awakening to the import
ance of more and better schools bet
ter graded schools and longer terms
and time and talent, money and
thought are being put into school i'm
provement each year. Mr.. J. Blake
Durham is at the head of the county
system as superintendent and asso-
ciated with him is a board prepared
to second his efforts.
Long term schools are alrea dy being
operated at several locations. Blounts-
town has a ten grade course and dur
ing the year just closed 210 pupils
were enrolled. Altha has a ten grade
course and an enrolment of $50 or
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08
Seven Thousand Acre Tract
in North Calcium County
Rapidly Developing.
Over Six Hundred Acres
Now in Cultivation and
Raising Bumper Crops

Sterling Farm the home farm OF s.
\ and w II Leonard. Is one OF the
show places IL northern calhoun coun-
~ and comprises seven thousand
acres, over s.N hundred of which are
in cultivation. This. however. is
small portion of the holdings of the
Leonards, who either own outright or
are Interested in III wards Of fifty thou
sand acres of the finest lands in Cal
hoEn county. STEERING Farm is the
site oS the big factory where Ponce de
Leon syrup in manufactured and. in
addition to the syrup factory there is
largo turpeutiHe still and we'll
stocked store on The place, whIrA is
prac..c"Iy ca mpict" within itself.
Some years they have made as much
as ZOO bushels 90 corn on their place
and one 20-acre field last year yielded
10S bushels. Last Year the Leonard
Brothers fattered three hundred and
fifty head OF hogs and made enough
smoked and salt meat to supply the
farm and store and sold large guam
titN outside. This year. in addition to
the usual farm ere ps. they Will raise
about two hundred bales OF cotton, be-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08

the product to the Atlantic seaboard
via the ApalaChicola river and Column
BUS, Ga. There are two 20 saw gins
in the equipment for short staple cot
ton. and two long STAPLE gins. a consid-
cradle quantity OF the long staple, or
Sea Island. cotton being grown in the
vicinity Of Altha.
Mr.. TurvaVille is in personal charge
of the business and is one of the most
progressive citizens of AItha, where all
the citizens are progressive. He has
a beautiful home a couple of blocks
from the store and is interested ex-
tensively in farming throughout that
section. owning Il number of fine
places which are operated on a rental
l..cic
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-08

The grape industry is in it's infancy
in Calhoun county, and the man who
starts a large vieyard now will. in the
course of a few years, find himself in
dependent. The Calhoun county grape
Is a good shipper and beats the Cali
fornia product to the market by sew
eral weeks.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
A Good Woman Gone TO Rest

Her many friends viii be panied
to learn of the death fo Mrs.
J. E. Ethridge. which occurred at
at her home near the Edgecomb
county line, about s miles south Of
here, Tuesday morning after a
lingering illness Of several months.
She had been afflicted for
many years, and during the past
few months she began failing very
rapidly and the end did not come
Unexpectedly.
She was true christian woman
and a devoted member Of the
Methodist church nearly all Of her
life. She was about 65 years of age
Besides husband she leaves to
mourn her loss. 10 children, 4 boys
and 6 girls, two sisters and one
brother. 2'he funeral was helo
Wednesday afternoon from the
the home and the interment wa
made in the old family buryin@
ground near Roseneath Church.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
PALACE THEATRE Opens
in A BLAZE OF GLORY

The Palace Theatre, Scotland
Neck's new movie theatre. opened
its doors Saturday night to give I've
public its first show. The doors
were opened at eight o'clock and in
a half hours time the house was
filled by local patrons and those llv-
ing within a reasonable radius OF
the city. This theatre has been ex-
tremely fortunate in getting OF the
circuit that they have, for if the
usual run of pictures are to be
judged by those Saturday night
they will be good and prove a source
of great amusement for the kid1;es
and grown-ups of the town.
The Palace, which is on the ground
floor Of the newly constructed mu-
nicipal building owned by Mr.. A..
Paul Kitchin has seating capacity
Of eight hundred people. 1t is well
ventilated and has several large fans
which add to the comfort Of the
picture lockers. The seats were
bought from the New Wells Theatre
in Norfolk and are very comforta
bic. Saturday night Miss Mamie
Shields made the music on the Pal
aces new piano.