The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-05-25
TRAVELLING WITH
THE SAWDUST TWINS

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Of Marion county than usual, and we n
couldn't help being somewhat enthus- Y
ed by the pretty and fertile country h
thru which we took succession of t
auto rides. t
To begin with, we went to Elem r
ington, to attend the picnic, with d
Frank Adams, who, as you perhaps s
may have heard, is running for sher- t
iff. He is also running Ford car, g
and if he is making the same progress q
with the voters that he is over the i
roads the others might as well quit. !
If he lived among the Indians, they q
would call him Observation-Disclosures
run-a-Ford." We have ridden with
him several times, and the only way
another car keeps ahead of him is by
hogging the road, and that isn't OF
much use, for he isn't a bit shy |
about jumping ditch or taking to
the woods. We have grown rather
fond of that little Ford, as well as OF
its big, plucky driver, and are always
ready to go riding with them.
We made pretty good time up to
Pennington, but not so fast that we
couldn't admire the fine farms passed,
and note how good the crops were
and how welI-tended the fields. There
wasn't frowsy-looking farm along
the route. After reaching Fleming
ton, Mr.. Adams went after the voters,
and we were wishing we were can
didate, too, when along came ]. J.
Gerig with that handsome five-pas-
scnger car that he is teaching to
Dodge chickens and pigs with such
efficiency.
We had observed Mr.. Gerig at a
number of picnics and could not
imagine why he went, for he isn't a
candidate, and we know he is pretty
well fed at home; so the only feasible
explanation was that he is SO stuck
on his job as alderman Of Ocala that
he intends to try to be an honorary
alderman at Fairfield, Spar, Gra-
hamville and the other places where
we have seen him. 1t appears, how
ever, that he has on at his drugstore
a sale that is unique in the history OF
sales. 1t is so fixed up that you can
buy for a penny hundred times it's
worth. This is no dream neither 10 it
lottery, and if you want to see hom
il is done, you will have to go to the
store today, tomorrow or next day
that is, If anything is left by then.
Mr.. Gerig with two accomplices has
been Dodging around the country
lately, distributing circulars telling
about this sale, and when we beheld
him he was even then on his way to
Micanopy, intending to return to
Pennington in time to hear the speak
ing and partake Of dinner. Not hav-
ing seen Micanopy since 1886, we had
curiosity to behold it again, and SO
invited ourself to go along. Mr.
Gerig already had Frank Beckham
and Ards Waterman in the car, and
he said he supposed we would do to
equalize the weight.
There is road running from Elem.
ington almost north to Micanopy, but
we missed this and went toward
Geiger, curving around that place
and coming into the Archer roae
about three miles west of Micanopy
1t is fairly good road, and we woult
advise those who go auto riding fol
pleasure, and are tired of riding ovel
the accustomed highways to seek thi
and other less used routes for an oc
casional trip. The country is pic
turesque, and the road is good enough
for people who are not in a grea
hurry.
The Archer road is good one, an
the car soon rolled into Micanopy
where the newspaper man strolle
around to inspect the town, while tn
other members of the party scattere
in all directions, throwing circular
into front yards and forcing them int
the defenseless hands of the SUI
prised citizens.
Micanopy is on the Dixie Highwa,
and is so well known to Ocala peopl'
some of whom pass thru it in car
every day, that it is hardly necessar
to describe it to them. 1t is quite
pretty place--a clean, solid town,
a fine farming country. 1t is name
after the last king of the Seminole
and was probably the site of his wis
wan capital. 1t lies right acros
Payne's prairie from Gainesville, ar
could be reached from that town
an aeroplane in about ten minute
but it takes longer by the ways no
in use. The #. & J. road runs thu
it, and the A. C. T.. backs into it, b
so many of the people have aut'
that, they don't care boot wheth'
the trains run or not. They have q
excellent telephone service and goo
electric light plant, of which III
Gates, well known here, is the eff
cient superintendent. The Star ms
was welcomed by Mr.. j. ID. Watkir
cashier Of the prosperous little Bal
OF Micanopy, which has its own ne
brick building. Mr.. Watkins is ia
orally known to most Ocala al
North Marion business men as W,
as to those Of South Alachua. 4
vwould have remained longer htlt no