The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-23

Reports from Washington promise
that the castor bean growers will get
their money. This will be pleasant
reading to many in this section.
The supreme councils letter to the
Dutch government, demanding the
extradition of former Emperor Will
liam has been sent to that govern
ment. 1t was forwarded officially.
The story of how Florida country
girl, Miss Bernice Hardy. of Flora
home, won a fine trip to Chicago and
was a guest of Armour & Company
at the big livestock convention held
in that city is interesting to many
Floridians. She won trip to that
city through her splendid work in pig
club work which won her recognition
from the big packing firm. Armour
& Company have sent out interesting
press matter accompanied by photo
graphs, showing the Florida winner
and the Washington state winner to-
gether.
Governor Cats has recommended
DR.. Ralph A. Green to a federal post,
the salary of which is $500. How
ever, he wants him to remain at the
head of the State Board of Health.
The workers in one hundred ribbon
factories are out on strike. They re-
fused to accept a six per cent in
crease; wanted Is per cent.
Three gendarmes and five civilians
were wounded in Murcia, Spain, on
Saturday in the cause of demonstra-
ton over the shortage of tobacco.
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The members of the Kirby Smith
and j. ]. Finley Chapters U. D. c.
Gainesville gave a fine dinner to the
Eold vets last Monday. It was most
enjoyable occasion.
1t has been discoveed that Prof.
Newell L. Sims, teacher of sociology
in the university of Florida for the
past five years is bad one" In
one of his intercepted letters to a.
friends in Africa he says: Il imagine
some of my letters may have been
lost or destroyed by the censorship
here or elsewhere for I said things
which printed would land me in the
penitentiary for 20 years-under the
hellish American government and it's
espionage act" He is a red-hot Red
The one thing which interests me-
now is the social revolution east of
the Rhine. glory in the Soviet re-
public of Russia and pray for the day
V hen it shall be established in all the
world His resignation has been
asked for and accepted. Seems to US
he should have been booted out and
no questions asked
A West Palm Beach woman, Mrs.
w. e. Landers, now claims the dis
tinction of being the first white wo-
man in the world to have MIXED a
sea COW.
Cabbage is bringing from $3.50 toI
$500 per crate.
R. r. Rushing, Hillsborough coun-
ty farmer made sixteen hundred gal
Ions of syrup from two acres of cane
and sold some for SLIGO to $500 per
gallon. The two acres netting him
$4,000.
The Palm Beach Post says three
cheers and a tiger, eggs are going to
drop from $1.05 to s. cents per dozen. :
Haley Brothers garage is full of /
fine cars, as usual Cadillacs, Pack |
ards and other expensive machines
crowd this place to the limit and the
machine shop in the rear is always |
scene of great activity Clearwater |
Sun.
Governor Cats has appointed Hon.
W. W. Flouney of DeFuniak Springs
as member of the State Board OF
Control to succeed Hon. j. T. Dia-
mond, who resigned.
An election will be held at Cler-
mont the S1st of this month to de.
termine whether the town will bond
for an $4,000 water works plant and
500 900 city hall