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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
TRAGEDY AND EXCITEMENT IN
OUR SISTER COUNTY

AS the result of shooting scrape
lat the home of Chester Ford, colored,
near Rex, a small railroad station
about two miles south of Hawthorne,
Saturday night between 10 and II
Q clock, L. NJ. McKinner, a turpentine
man who resided in that section, is
dead, and his son, Roy, has a painful
wound in the left hand.
Sheriff Ramsey spent the entire
night and almost the entire day in
the woods, hunting the negro. and he
is positive that had he and his posse
not headed him off at Campville the
negro would not have given himself
up.
1t is said that during the earlier
part of the week the two white men
and the negro had some trouble over
some work the negro was doing for
the white men.
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terman, G. A. Nash, ". T. Gary and
L w. Duval.
He knows at last if life or death be
best;
Wherever he has flown, whatever
The being hath put on which lately
So many-friended was, so full of
cheer
To make men feel the Seekers noble
zesr,
We have not lost him all; he is not
gone
To tie dumb herd OF them that Who'll
ly die;
The beauty OF his better self lives
on"
May the sorrowing wife. the baby
girl, the parents and other relatives
find a degree of comfort in knowing
that they have the sincere sympathy
Of many friends.
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AT REST IN GREENWOOD GENIE
Terry

In the restful shadows OF the trees
in Greenwood cemetery, beside the
small grave of the baby girl he so
deeply loved, under a mound of beau
tiful flowers garnered and woven into
wreaths, crosses and pillows by the
many friends he made during the
years of his residence amongst us, the
mortal remains of John NJ. Graham
rest in the dreamless sleep that has
closed his eyes to rest forever
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at three o'clock from his late
residence on Fort King avenue, and
was very largely attended by hun
dreds of Ocala friends and a great
many friends from his boyhoOd home
across the Oklawaha river His pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Graham, Of
Conner, his brothers and sisters, Mrs.
Grahams mother, two sisters from
Jacksonville and other relatives were
present at the funeral.
1t was a beautifully sad service,
conducted by DR.. J. NJ. Gross OF the
Methodist church, of which the de-
ceased was a member, assisted by
Rev. j. R. Herndon of the Presbyte-
rian church, in the home where the
greater part of his happy married life
was spent.
There were several beautiful and
appropriate hymns sung and an ex-
quisite solo by Miss Cecile Downs,
after which the body was conveyed
to the cemetery, where it was laid to
its eternal rest.
The pail bearers were Messrs. W.
L. Colbert, J. H. Benjamin. H. A. Wa
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
OFFICE OF TAX COMMISSION

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 5, 1917.
To Chairmen of Boards of County
Commissioners of the Several
Counties in Florida,
Dear Sir:
1t appears from information reach
ing this office that in a few counties
in Florida, it has been the practice OF
the county commissioner to grant
reductions in the valuation of property
long after the tax books had been ap-
proved by the board, and copies fled
with the tax collector and comptrol-
Ter, and instructing the tax collector
to enter these reductions on the in
Isolvency and error roll. Such action
on the part of the board of county
commissioners is in violation of law.
eral information, we respectfully call
your attention to the law on this sub
ject as appears in Section -, chapter
1896, laws of Florida, and ask that
you be governed thereby. You can
readily see the danger in such practi-
ces-as they are liable to seriously al
feet the state and county revenues.
The law specifics the time when the
board of county commissioners have
power to change the assessments as
fixed by the county tax assessor and
after the books have been approved by
them and are in the hands of the col
lectOr OF taxes and the comptroller,
they have no authority to change any
valuation and If your board has been
following such practices, we ask that
in future you refrain from making
such reductions. If any error exists
in the tax assessors work, it becomes
the duty of the tax collector to show
these in his lists of errors, etc. You
should be governed by section - as
above referred to in such matters.
Yours truly,
TAX COMMISSION.
Only safety and security lies in OBJ
servance.
P. H. NUGENT, County Auditor.
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MR.. ROBERT ADAMS IN A NEW
DEAL

Mr.. Robert T. Adams. proprietor of
the Harrington Hall, and Mr. William
FOOr, manager of the Aragon and Du-
val hotels IN Jacksonville, have leas-
ed the Cleveland at Spartanburg, S.
c. The Cleveland is one of the fin
est hotels in the Palmetto state.
The citizens of Spartanburg, which
is rapidly becoming a tourist center,
seeing the necessity of a hotel with
superior finish and appointments, got
together and built the Cleveland 4
cost Of three hundred thousand dol
lars. The plans are the latest models
and the building is superb structure
throughout.
Messrs. Adams and Fore have leas-
ed it for term of years and are Won
derfully pleased with their efforts in
securing a lease on so splendid a
building. They are confident that
they have fallen heir to bonanza.
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MAKES FIRST TRIP TO PALATkA

Monday was the opening of the
winter boat season for the Silver
Springs Transportation Company for
1917, and when the beautiful little
boat, the City of Silver Springs, left
its wharf at the springs on oAInday
morning there were on board besides
the crew fourteen passengers.
This trip without a doubt is one of
the prettiest and most picturesque
trips in the United States, and this
season there will be thousands who
will take in this trip.
For the present there will be only
one boat on the line. but after the
29th of January a daily schedule will
be started, and the City of Ocala
and Silver Springs will ply
the waters of Silver Springs, the Ok
lawaha and ST. Johns rivers daily.
Mr.. Ed Carmichael, the owner of
these two boats, is very enthusiastic
over the number of reservations al
ready booked for the line this year.
and he is doing everything possible to
make this the biggest attraction for
the pleasure and sight-seers who visit
out state each year.
Mr.. Carmichael has done much the
past summer to put Silver Springs
and Ocala on the map and from the
way the season opened yesterday it
will be the biggest season by far than
any of the past seasons of this com
pany.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
THE MUNICIPAL REST ROOM

Mrs. c. Il. Tydings, chairman of the
rest room, reported at the club meet
ing Saturday that over 5000 people
registered at the rest room between
June and December, with 900 in De
cember Under the most able man
agement it has been possible to have
the council reduce the monthly allow
ance to $40. instead Of 500 as hereto
fore
A frequent visitor erom the coun-
try state to one Of the club members
that the rest room is a God send
to out Of town visitors and shoppers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
POSTPONEMENT OF VOTE HAS
ENDANGERED PROHIBITION

Washington, Jan. S.-A final vote
on Senator Sheppard's District of Co
lumbia prohibition bill is on the cal
endar for tomorrow. The date was
agreed upon last month after plans
for a vote on a previous day had been
upset by tactical error by one Of
the friends of the measure. Advo-
Gates OF the bill fear that postpone
ment of the vote has endangered its
prospect of passage.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
THE NEW CARNEGIE BOARD


The old library board met at the Ii
brary building Saturday afternoon,
and after reading and adopting the
minutes of a former meeting, and
hearing and adopting the reports of
the secretary and librarian, adjourn
ed SINE die.
The new board. having already TAX
en- the oath of office, formally organ
lied by electing Judge J. G. Ferguson
chairman; Mrs. Ford Rogers, secre-
tary: Miss Louise Gamsby, librarian,
and Mrs. Ford Rogers, assistant libra
rian.
Mrs. Rogers afterwards rendered
her resignation as secretary, and Mr..
w. T. Gary was elected.
Finance Committee-W. T. Gary,
chairman.
House Committee-Mrs. c. L. Bit
finger.
Executive Committee, Mrs. r. A.
Burford, chairman.
The chairman or each committee is
to fill out each respective committee.
The librarian reported that the Ii
erary now contains two thousand nine
hundred and sixty-four books, thirty
six magazines and three maps; that
since the library has been completed
II has LET ont TO DatrOns three thou
sand five hundred and ffty-seven vol
umes.
The patrons of the library are in
creasing, donations of books are be-
ing constantly received and it is more
and more becoming popular institu-
ton.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

Mr.. Lon K Edwards or Irvine was
in to see us Friday. He is still
buying more lands, the meaning of
which is that he is prospecting. It is
not necessarily for publication, but it
is fact that he is prospecting as are
few others. Everything that he touch
es turns to gold in his hands, it mat
ters not whether it is growing crops,
raising hogs or a superb grade of cat
tie. So far as his vocabulary teach
es there has been no such word as
fail"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
NEARLY one MILLION
FOR IMPROVING THE
OKLAWAHA RIVER

Mr.. D. S. WEIGH, who is just up
from Leesburg, says there is a rumor
on the streets Of that hustling little
city that President Wilson has siqned
the bill appropriating seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for the i'm
provement of the OkIawaha river.
AS Mr.. Gilbert D. Leach, editor of
the Leesburg Commercial, is in Wash
ington, working for the success of the
scheme, there are good grounds for
the truth of the report.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
KILLED A HUGE PANTHER

DR.. Day, of Louisville, KY, mem
Der of the Juniper Hunting Club,
which has been down for the past
week on their big hunting preserve
on Juniper Greek, and several other
members of the club, were visitors to
Ocala Monday.
DR.. Day was proudly exhibiting a
huge Florida panther. which he had
killed in the big scrub in the eastern
part of Marion county. DIR. Day and
other members of the party had trail
ed the animal for two days before DIR.
Day slew him. The panther measured
~ feet from the tip of his nose to
the end of his tail, and weighed 14O
pounds.
DR.. Day will have his prize mount
ed and will take him back to his Ken
lucky home
A great many people went around
to SIC this panther, which was GER
tainly curiosity, as very few people
knew that there was now such an an
imal roaming through the Florida
scrub, although a great many years
ago, in the pioneer days of this coun-
try they were no uncommon sight
DR. Day and Dr. Crutcher another
member of the Juniper Club, are old
friends of Mr.. E. L. Ditto of Ken
lucky, and they were both guests of
Mr. and Mrs Ditton on Monday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

Mr.. J. Y. Hicks, one of our pioneers,
who for the last six years has been
living on Lake Kerr, one of the most
pleasant places to live in Florida for
the mere pleasure of living, has moved
back to his farm at Summerfield,
which if not quite so pleasant as liv-
ing on beautiful lake, is more pros
porous, especially to one who owns
a nice home and farm, as Mr.. Hicks is
reputed to be.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

Conductor Robinson of the A. c. L..
while ON his run from Jacksonville
to st. Petersburg Friday night, was
stricken with paralysis, near Lake
Butler. The train was delayed for
about twenty minutes, until the Pinel-
las special arrived at Lake Butler and
the sick man was put aboard it and
taken back to Jacksonville for treat
ment.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
SEABOARD'S BIG NEW WATER
TANK IN THIS CITY

The Seaboard Air Line is building
splendid new water tank in this
city, at the crossing near the new I'M
ion depot This is the tallest water
tank on the system, being A feet
high. 1t is built entirely of cypress.
The new tank will soon be ready for
use This excellent tank was built by
Mr.. H. F. Gretton.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
TRAGIC DEATH OF Mr.. JOHN M
GRAHAM

The tragic death Saturday of Mr..
John NJ. Graham plunged this commu-
nifty into ineXpressible grief.
Than John Graham there were few
men more popular in this city or in
this county
! When young man he was one of
the correspondents for this paper,
and his contributions attracted more
than a local interest.
1t was not long after the appearance
c. those letters that the Spanish
American war broke out, and he was
one Of the first to respond to the call
to arms. He enlisted in the Ocala Ri
| files as a private, and by regular
gradations rose to the captaincy of
the company ans was afterwards pro-
NOTED to major of the state troops.
Capt. Graham was as popular in civ
| il as he was military life.
He was elected secretary of the
county democratic executive commit
/ tee and afterwards served as its chair
man.
When a vacancy occurred in the
county treasurer's office the deceased
easily received the recommendation
of the committee for appointment.
Capt Graham took great interest in
athletic sports and all national outdoor
games, and was popular with those
who took an interest in these actiyi-
ties.
For some time before his death it
was noticed that he was restless and
that some great trouble was pressing
down on him that he could not throw
off.
1t is now discovered that he was in
great financial distress, and he was
too sensitive to confde it to his
friends.
He had set out peach orchard and
that died on his hands He had in
vested largely in the manufacture of
lime and the general depression of
the last few years had brought dis
aster to it,
! He wrote a very affectionate and
pathetic letter to his wife. dropped it
in the postonice ana wended his way
to Greenwood cemetery, where a lit
tie daughter lay buried. and in few
hours afterwards he was found lying
unconscious across her grave. with a
revolver still clasped in his hand, and
9 CHASTITY wound in his face.
He was still alive when found. He
was taken up tenderly and hurried TO
the hospital, but all efforts 10 restore
him to life proved unavailing, and at
four o'clock his troubled spirit found
bissful rest in that kingdom where
all is peace
Mr.. Graham is survived by a devot-
ed wife, one little daughter. Enid,
an aged father and mother.
Mr.. and Mrs L. NJ Graham. OF con
nor and a number Of brothers and
sisters.
The sympathy and coincidence Of
the community and the county go out
to the bereaved ones in their great
sorrow, and it is their prayer that the
loving Father who notes the sparrow
in its fall and tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb, viii be their great Com
forter
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
A GLIMPSE AT MUCLAN FARMS

Dr. Walter Hood took Dr. John y
Wyeth OF New York City, and Mr. j.
j. Truett Of Georgia, a friend of boy
hood days. out to see the Muclan
Farms Friday afternoon.
The latter gentleman, who was born
and reared on a farm. says that he
never before saw anything like it.
Ten thousand acres in a single body
stretching out as far as the eye can
see. md five thousand acres under
cultivation is sight rarely seen any
where, is some farming and requires
some management.
The Muclan people were engaged
in Smelling the big crop of corn, which
measures out on an average seventy
bushels per acre. The yield was about
one hundred bushels per acre, but the
stalks were blown down by the storms
and about thirty bushels per acre rot
ted in the water before the stalks
could be Strengthened UP.
The Farms serve a double purpose
"a profit to the owners and a big ad-
vetrisement for our county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
MARTIN CARRABELLO TO CARRY
VOTE TO WASHINGTON

Tallahassee, Fla. Jan s. 1917.
Special to the Ocala Banner:
Mr.. Martin Carrabello OF Tampa
was today elected messenger to carry
the vote for President and vice presi-
dent to Washington
All the electors were present a;
this meeting. The selection OF the
messenger was by lot
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

A letter from Mr. F. S. Perrin, al
ways known to his friends as "Stant,
says he wishes that he could take a
Jump from Brooklyn down to Flor
ida The cold weather up there
doesn't suit him a bit. Florida, he
says, still allures him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
'sSee How That Com
Comes Clear Off"
"GETS.IT" Loosens Your Cons
Right Of, It's the Modern Com
Wonder 80 Never Fails.

"It's hard to believe anything could
act like that in getting a corn Of.
Why. I just lifted that corn right
off with my finger nail. 'GETS.IT
Is certainly wonderful" Yes. GETS.
IT Ia the most wonderful corn-eure
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

Colonel Peter o. knight cannot say
farewell 10 Tampa-he hasn't the
heart to say goodbye, so he turns
down a tempting New York offer. A
big corporation sought his services as
general counsel, but he said Nay,
nay, Paulinel" He refused to break
away from the good people there. and
that fine farm of his.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

Mr.. ]. A. Bowler, who has been
spending the holidays with his pa
rents in jeanette, Louisiana, has re.
turned home. This was Mr.. Boucier's
first visit to his old home in many
years, and of course his visit was a
very pleasant one.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

Why do Chinese make the best NOV
lie actors? The Literary Digest says
because they never forget their
queues.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

WANTED-One thousand cords !
four-foot pine wood. Apply to tn
electric light plant.-12-8-tf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

The United States was never more
prosperous or never more in debt.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12


ever known because you don't have
to fool and putter around with your
corns. harness them up with ban.
dages or try to dig them out.
"GETS-ITS' is a liquid. You put on
a few drops in a few seconds. Il
dries. It's painless. Put your stock.
ing on right over it. Put on Your
regular shoes. You won't limp or
have a corn twist" in your face. Tia
corn, callus or wart. will loosen from
your toe-off it comes. Glory hallelu.
Jan! "GETS-ITS' is the biggest sen.
ing corn remedy in the world. When
You try 1t. YOU know why.
~GETS-IT' is sold and recon.
mended by druggists everywhe ere 2;c
q bottle. or sent on receipt OF prics
ny T.. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. N.
Sold III Ocala and recommended !
the worlds best corn remedy by III
Court Pharmacy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 3, 1917.
To Chairmen of Boards of County
Commissioners of the Several
Counties in Florida
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
Printed Pledge of Food Thrift.


The newest feature of the Women's
National Leagues work is the issuing
of the "No-Waste Pledge of the Loyal
American Child" These neat little
pledge cards are printed in red, white
and blue with picture of the nation
al flag at the top. The Hedge is as
follows:
81 will avoid all waste, to this / truly
swear;
will be careful of my clothes and
everything / wear.
No foolish pennies will I spend, but
save that l may give
To those less fortunate than l, who
find 1t hard to live.
And what l take upon my plate, I'll
eat up every bit;
Nor make complaint because am not
very fond of it.
And dishes new I'll learn to eat, as
far as / am able,
But one thing will never be-that's
'finicky at table
This pledge take because I am
A soldier true of Uncle Sam"
Copies of the pledge are being
placed on sale at various places at
5 cents each, the proceeds to go to
the relief fund for the sustenance OF
war orphans in France.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
New Mexico.

The Pacific mine production at Mo.
gollon for the past month was consid.
erably increased.
The Bethlehem Copper Company at
Stems is working a force of twenty
men on development work.
The Oaks Company are putting up
new ore bins at the Maud 8 mine to
accommodate their increased produc.
ton
Incorporation papers were filed by
the Old Soldier Mining, Milling and
Development Company, capitalized at
81. .500,000 OF which 1891 900 is paid up.
A new strike was made on the 800.
foot level east of the Johnson mine
at Mogollon. This property has al
ways milled a good grade Of ore but
the recent find has opened out three
feet Of ore at Mogollon considerably
above the average.
The recent discovery Of high grade
ore in the lower level of the Socurro
property continues to show good width
and value. This is on the 1,100-foot
level and as it is the deepest ore so
far opened in camp 1t is causing con.
siderable local satisfaction.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
Colorado.

Telluride reports that an electric
line has been built from near Ophir
Loop to the Carbonero mine above
Ophir.
The price Of bar silver. which passed
the dallar mark Sept. IA, on Sept. 20
reached the unprecedented mark Of
$1.061h.
A lot Of machinery is being made
at the Telluride iron foundry which
will be used in the Sunnyside tram
now under construction.
At the old Embargo mining camp in
Del Norte district A. H. Leonard IL
opening rich ore in the Last Relief
claim, including native silver and big-
muth.
With thirty-six flotation plants in
commission, sixteen of which are 10.
Gated in Silverton and vicinity, the
San Juan region is well up in modern
metallurgy.
The contractors on the Fairview
tunnel at Irwin, near Gunnison, are
making excellent headway and expect
to have 400 feet completed before the
first Of January.
Idaho Springs reports that Leopold
Sternberger has shaft sunk on the
old Pendleton lode. At depth Of 1870
feet 36-inch vein has opened up be-
tween the walls which shows a streak
Of ore 10 inches in width Of good
value.
The Engineers corporation Of Boul-
der, company Of mining engineers.
has taken lease on what is known as
the Spar vein in the Barstow mine.
Red Mountain district, with the pur.
pose Of developing this vein to see II
1t will produce the quantity of fluor-
spar which its appearance promises,
and Of pushing the production Of spar
as fast as possible.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
STATE DRAFT MEN Modified
Second Contingent Of eo9 Coos to
Camp Funston.

oIHie OHAf MEN MO6IIIZeO.
Second Contingent Of eos Goes to
Camp Funston.
Denver-With the cheers of 10000
citizens and the martial strains of tho
Fort Logan regimental band ringing a
tuneful farewell in their ears. 6O4
drafted men, part Of the second con-
tingent of forty per cent OF Colorado 8
contribution to Uncle Sans selectivo
army, left the union station Sept. 10
for the first lap Of their journey to
Camp Funston, Kan.
The counties which furnished men
and the number of men from each fol.
charge; Huerfano, 80, Afford Lovelace
in charge; Custer. s. c. H. Sweeten in
charge; Eagle, II, William Lubey In
charge; Park, IL, Fred Hammond in
charge; Grant, 10, Wesley Thompkins
ir charge; Routt. "a, John Vanlitchens
in charge; Moffat, IS. Douglas, 40.
Charles Converse in charge; Washing
ton. 3S, c. Middlemist in charge; Yu-
ma, 81, Arnold B. Hoch in charge;
Morgan, IS, Howard Ballard in charge !;
Gilpin. II. G. L. Boyle in charge; Clear
Creek, 10, F. s. Gilmore in charge;
Fremont. IA. Ell Paso Is; city of Pueb.
10, 6s, M. B. Porter in charge; Pueblo
county, A, ]. H. Roark in charge:
Boulder county, 80, Will Mcpherson in
charge; Elbert, q, ]. H. Reed in
charge; Ell Paso. Colorado Springs d.
vision, 16, Albert Hollenbeck in
charge.