The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-04
BELLEVIEW

reaper has claimed Mr.. William See
see, who died at Custom, Ohio, Aug.
18th. The remains were inferred at
the family burying ground at To-
leGo, Ohio. Mr.. Seesee spent several
years in Belleview trying to regain
his health, but failing in that he re-
turned to his native state.
Mr.. Perry III. Nugent accompanied
by Mr.. j. w. Davis passed through
town last Friday on their way to
Summerfeld to inspect some of Mr.
Nugent's properties. Mr.. Nugent
could not resist the temptation to
stop in and say hello, and it was with
equal cheerfulness that we snapped
greetings.
Mr.. G. A. Camp of North Lake
Weir was greeting his Belleview
friends last Saturday, and as usual
was full of enthusiasm on the sub
ject of peanuts, peanut oil and pea
nut butter. Mr.. Camp knows full
well the possibilities of the joyful lit
/ tie peanut. He has studied it up one
/ side and down the other, and consid-
ering the changes that must be made
| in the methods of farming in this
section to attain any success for the
farmer. He just about has the right
idea on the peanut. To begin with,
the farmers of Central Florida have
| got to get rid of the notion that they
can make a living by trucking. Truck
ing is a gamble and leads to sure
ruin. The farmer that will plant
staples can live and hold his head up.
The first staple of Importance is corn.
Corn makes meal and grits. 1t feeds
the horse and fattens the hog. Cot
ton is cash crop and while you
profit on one acre of cotton, you do
know for certain if you raise one
hundred or five hundred pounds of
cotton to the acre you get cold hard
leash for it right at home, and cash
buys clothing and rations. Now we
come to Mr.. Camps little hobby, the
jovial little peanut; from it we ex-
tract oil that takes the place of other
high priced oils, as well as a fine
shortening. After the oil is extracted
We turn the balance into peanut but
ter and also into other uses in the
grocery and drug trades. The husks
make very rich cow feed, and the
shell itself is used largely, outside
of Marion county and especially in
the larger cities of the north by per-
sons who have INDUCED little BIZ
too freely and want to go home sober
have heard it said that a person
who has looked upon the wine when
it was red and has difficulty in walk.
ing straight and upright, if they will
eat pint of peanut shells it vii
sober them up as steady as Judge
The peanut vines make the richest
sort of hay and horses, cows anc
goats fairly revel in it. So one car
/ see that the little peanut is source
of wealth, if we will only go at it il
the right way. If there is any one
thing that Marion county land is
adapted to it is the peanut, and by
all means we must have peanut fac.
tory in Ocala and soon Marion county
will be as famous for it's peanuts as
, Virginia now is.
The grist mill was operated all day
last Saturday catering to the wants
.. of the farmers from far and near.
II Mrs. Sam Barrett returned las
Saturday from little journey tx
Callahan, Fla.
J, The Masons meet in their hal
Thursday evening, Sept. 7th, at which
time it is expected there will bt
something doing in the way of new
: members.
Miss Lorena Freeman is down from
Jacksonville visiting with her people.
Mr.. R. S. Rogers and Mr.. Charlie
Miller driving Maxwell car wen
through Belleview last Friday bount
for somewhere to the southwark
They have just about recovered from
the last fishing expedition over on tn,
Oklawaha river. Oh if that old rivel
could only talk.
Rev. S. N. Whidden, Mr.. Robert L
Sumner and Mr.. Tremere motored tt
Ocala last Friday afternoon and they
learned the oft repeated lesson 'sthat
car will not run without gas" ant
that it is mighty handy to have {
friend on such an occasion.
Masters Merlin and Harold Hut
. son, cousins, both celebrated Their
.. eighth birthday last Wednesday.
A little note from our friends, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. C. Doolittle at Short
Beach, Conn.,, beginning to be re-
. membered to their many friends, also
states that Mr.. Doolittle is in very
feeble health, which is much to be
. regretted. Also greetings from Mr.
and Mrs. Skinner over in Woodstock
Conn.,, and we are glad to state that
. they are in robust health and look
forward to their coming winter ir
) Belleview. Mr.. Skinner has formed
resolutions not to leave his foot in
, front of the sharp edge of an axe
and will thereby avoid considerable
, pain and trouble.
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