The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-08
BELLEvIEW

udy VI SlcCIiOH, passed Oh quietly
The clerk and supervisors of election
thought they bad tackled Chinese
puzzle when they started to tally the
returns. But they soon got straight
ened out and went thru the lists like
veteran accountants.
The Belleview baseball swatters
went up to Ocala and tackled the
Ocala nine and came within an ace of
beating them. The score was 9 to 10
in favor of Ocala. Considering that
this was one of their first games and
that two of their best players were
out of town, it proves conclusively
that the Belleview nine is the equal
if not better than the big Ocala ag-
gregation.
Mr.. Lawton Sims went up to An
thony last Tuesday to exercise his
rights as a free born American citi-
zen over twenty-one years Of age, to
cast his first ballot for whom he saw
fit.
Several years ago the state was
shaken from stem to stern, which
means from one end to the other,
over the result of q law enacted by
the legislature prohibiting the giving
of coupons to induce trade. 1t was
fought out in the courts to a finish.
II I were to run for the legislature
one of my planks would be the elm
nation of coupons to promote sales
of certain brands of goods. They are
q delusion and snare. Who ever has
the coupon collecting mania simply
pays four or five prices for what he
gets. / win relate q little experience
which is a fair criterion.
One of the wholesale dealers with
whom / do business stamped on each
Of its invoices to mail the invoice to
la large coupon premium concern in
the north and / would receive profit
sharing coupons emitting me to val
liable presents. AS Minnie was off to
college and as part Of every well
regulated girls equipment is a
chatting dish, figured that with the
volume of business that was doing
with the wholesale concern ought to
be able to get a chatting dish worth at
least four or five dollars at wholesale
prices, and having about $3.50 worth
of profit sharing coupons on hand, I
wrote to see if they would get me a
chatting dish, figuring that return of
about per cent on the investment of
$3.50 would be better than nothing.
They answered me that my $3.50 was
not in it. That I would need $4,000
worth Of coupons, or a return on my
investment of less than one-fourth of
one per cent, so sent them my $3.50
worth Of coupons and told them to
/ send me a few pen points, or a PEN
holder, or a paper of safety pins or
as much as their magnanimous feel
lings would permit, and received in re-
turn three beautiful beauty ping
mounted upon q magnificent piece of
white glazed cardboard, the value of
(which would estimate at about 80
Icents. Now what would you call that :?
And please do not ask me what my
Iopinion is of the poor unfortunates
who are obsessed with the mania for
collecting profit sharing coupons
out with them.
Mrs. Helen C. Northery is on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. v. D. P.
Pratt, having come down from At
lanta to escape the heat of the city.
Say what you please, but the fact
stands out clear and bold that the
candidates who awaited themselves of
the little social functions held off and
on at Belleview during the campaign
are among the chosen ones, thereby
proving that Belleview is a little hub
around which revolves the more i'm
portant affairs of life and state in
Marion county.
Miss Minnie Tremere is home from
Southern College. The writer, with
Miss Mae Stein of Ocala, went down
to the commencement exercises and
witnessed a very enthusiastic scene.
Each student that left the walls of
the old college was filled with loyalty,
devotion and enthusiasm for the en-
| tire faculty and the college life as
they had known it. Southern College
| is coming, and under the able man.
agement as it now exists Southern
will be by-word among educational
circles throughout the state of Flor
ida before long.
Mr.. Rubin Cannon of Waldo, one
lof the Southern College students,
made brief visit to Belleview on his
way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. I. Strong came up
from Wildwood last Saturday to
spend the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. I. N. Nichols.
Visitors to Ocala during the past
week were Mr.. F. f. Wendell, Mr.. S.
L. Biting and w. r. Bryant.
Mrs. C. NJ. Winston and children
of Bushnell are visiting with Mr..
Louis Weihe.
Mrs. /. NJ. Nichols is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. I. I. Strong at Wild
wood.
Mrs. Sidney Maddox is visiting
friends in ocala this week.