The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-20

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to enlist them is to be in honor of
Florince Nightingale the "ministering
angel during the Crimean war.
Mrs. w. w. GUNNER of Jacksonville
has donated $500 for the Near East
relief and Mrs. w. E. GUNNER 5000
Optimism is still the keynote OF the
potato situation at Hastings. A big
I ger crop than ever is the program
That is the kind of nerve that turns
disaster into success.
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Two thousand women attended the
suffrage convention recently held in
Chicago. 1t is idle talk to say that
women take no interest in politics
The American Legion building fund
lat Palm Beach now totals $4,000
Joe Earnman is the originator. He
carries in his pocket classy rabbit
! foot.
1t it announced that the United
States have only four months supply
of oil in storage.
Thirty thousand rabbits were killed
in drive in Idaho within the week
The city council will probably be
asked at its next meeting to call an
election to vote on an issue of bonds
for the purpose of acquiring park
property to be used as a municipal
golf links. The election, if called, will
probably take place in April at the
time of the regular city election.
Clearwater News.
| Commissioner McRae of the state
department of agriculture, announces
the publication of a new and up-to-date
map of Florida lone that is made on
a new plate which puts West Florida
in its rightful position, instead of in
that confusing insert down in the Gull
of Mexico. The maps will be ready
| for distribution in a fortnight, and are
expected to be of much service to the
people of Florida. A good map oil
Florida should be hanging in every
school room and every railroad station
in the state.-Miami Metropolis.
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The Woman's Club of Lakeland
will take up the library as their spec
ial work this year.
Former Secretary Lansing and wife
will spend the month of March at Day,
tona. where the retiring cabinet mem
Der will take rest.
Over 60 pupils of the Central Gram
mar school of Jacksonville eighth
grade -received their certificates al
the commencement exercises held on
Friday evening. These pupils will
now enter the Duval High school.
The Melbourne Times is presenting
some interesting pictures of the
tscenes along the beautiful Indian riv
err and these are certain to draw ia
lvorable comment from all who see
them. The picture offered last Wed
Inesday was taken to show Palm Bay
at Tillman, and is bit of tropical
scenery that is most effective.
Gainesville Daily News
Work preliminary to the preparation
of plans and specifications for drain
age and highway construction on 4
large scale in the western part of the
county is under way. r. l.. Banner
man of Tallahassee, civil engineer
Iron the Office of F.. c. Elliot, state
drainage engineer, has crew of eight
Tor nine men at work. south of Lake
| Okeechobee getting data to supple
lment figures already in the possession
of the Everglades drainage district
commissioners. On the completion
lof the field work the office work viii
be done in Mr.. Elliott's office at ITALIA
hassee. Bids will then be asked 81
preparations made to have the work
done by the supervisors of the district
las the supervisors may decide
Palm Beach Post.