The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-23


Mr.. Retkey, the Harrington Hall
steward, charged with preparing the
banquet to be enjoyed later, who
was in doubt about it, was fined Soc,
and elected from the hall to find out
if the banquet was reality. 1t wasl.
A. NJ. Lansford, the music master,
was brought before the court and
instructed to sing Eve Won't Go
Home Till Morning or pay 81. He
paid.
Geo. j. Bitch, treasurer of the
lodge, was fined 50 for allowing its
funds to get so low.
Mr.. Geo. w. Easterling, who was
charged with trying to steal the title
of watermelon king" away from
Capt T. H. johnson one cold night
last week, was fined $1.75 for being
caught up with.
Mr.. A. T. Thomas was charged with
exceeding the speed limit in Jackson
vile. Mr.. Thomas volunteered to pay
So if the court would dismiss the
charge, which was done.
Alfred Aver, charged with having
let jim Moorhead beat him for tax
assessor in 1916, plead guilty. but
threw himself on the mercy of the
court, saying he only had So in his
possession. It was just the right
amount.
R. R. Carroll was asked if he had
given ample notice thru the Star of
the nights entertainment, and replied
that he didn't know as life was too
short to read the Star and he didn't
know what the boys had written
about it. He was fined 81 for not
knowing what was in his own paper.
r. T. Adams, on being charged with
attending church twice last Sunday,
plead not guilty and was fined $1.50.
F. j. Titcomb, state convict camp
Inspector, was charged with having
come to the lodge to get a convict
supper. The judge plead not guilty,
but the court imposed fine of 81.
D. E. McIver, whose ample proper
tons were hid in a corner was
arraigned on the charge of being an
annual member" and present only
when there were eats. He denied the
charge and the court assessed fine
of So.
Edward Tucker was, fined for run
ming his Ford auto sales agency in
opposition to the ten-cent store, and
paid $1.5O.
Young Harley, of Franks store,
who plead guilty to sending Christ
mas present to young lady living
outside of Ocala, was fined soc.
Bruce Meffert, who came in late,
was Immediately fined 81 for not be-
ing on time.
Alfred Beck, who plead not guilty
to the charge of vagrancy, was as
sessed 81 and instructed to 60 to
work.
R. D. Mathews was fined 81 for con-
tempt of court.
E. L. Stapp, who was charged with
being employed in lawyers Office,
plead guilty, and was fined 81 for
keeping bad associates.
Percy Perkins, who contributed the
fine deer that went to make up part
of the banquet, was fined $3.50 for
trying to palm off Florida steer on
the lodge.
B. C. Webb, who drives a baby
Maxwell into Ocala from Kendrick
when he comes to Ocala, was fined
for trying to keep up with Coast
Line freight train and paid over $1.50.
Ted Drake, who was supposed to
know how to sing but couldn't, was
fined 81.
DR.. L. H. Won Engelken desired to
enter plea of guilty before the
charge was read and throw himself
on the ignorance of the court, but was
fined $50 on general principles.
W. A. Coin, who could give nc
good reason for not bringing Johr
Spencer to the meeting, was finec
$3.50.
P. ]. Theus plead guilty to selling
furniture on the extortionate plar
and was fined $50.
D. C. Smith, brother of j. O., wht
lives at Center hill, denied tn,
charge of living in Sumter county AM
was fined 81.
NJ E. Robinson was fined 81 fol
something he did in Savannah, am
when he tried to argue with tn
Judge an additional fine of SO cent
was imposed.
H. B. Clarkson, who gave a yer.
unsatisfactory answer as his reason
for not being present at meeting
more regular, was fined So.
w. A. Wolf, who plead guilty t
being in sympathy with the Frencl
in the European war, was fined SITE
r q Ronnoft xvho denied that h