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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-09
HONOR ROLL

The following is the honor roll of
the Ocala High School for the sixth
month;
Fourth Grade Chry5tine wishart,
Francis Gary. Cora Lee Goolsby, Lii
Iian Leak, Leon Goldman, Josephine
Clark. Barnard Spencer Walcolm Da-
Wis, Mary Raysor, Laura Grubbs, Mary
Willis johnson, Dasibel Clement, Lou
ise Russell, j. D. Good, Jim Cox.
Fifth Grade Musesta Adams, Luz
Gle Horne. Jessie Clayton, Hazel
Ricketson, Johnnie Lon Potter, Lucre-
tia Hooker, Amy Long. Anita Chazal,
Babette Peyser. Dora Burnett, Bonner
Clark, Lanas Troxler.
Sixth Grade-H NJ. Baxter, Pinck-
ney Clement, Henry Tubbs, Alice Bar
rett, Bernice Bell Euva Burton. Mar
garet Chace, Louise Clement, Maude
Gary, Adeline Malever, Virginia Min
shall, Edna Roberts, Dalzell Pasteur,
Marie Snowden. James Hardee, Myra
Baxter, Maybell McAteer.
Seventh Grade Emily Billings,
Louise smoak, Theresa Condrey.
Eighth Grade Charlotte Chazal.
Henry Camp, Helen Leitner, Nettie
Mathews. Marjorie Burnett, Edward
Cook, Lena Ricketson. Iris Smith,
Mabel Priest, Janaes Brinson. Ben
eulverhouse. Harrington Hall John
Hardee, Elton Henderly, Karl Hender-
ly, Vernon RawIs, Jessie Ray Culver
house, Grace Fausett, Mary Carolyn
Logan. Ethel Runnels, Elizabeth Muir
ray.
High School Margaret Hooker
Winnie Gordon. Van Ferguson, Edith
Edwards. comelia Dozier. Mildred
Baxter
PH HENsLEy principal.
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In our issue OF March 18th we re-
pfiuted an article from the Dearborn
Independent by Mr.. H. G. Tinslsy
writing from Pomona, California, tel
ing Of the danger and heavy cost Of
growing oranges in that state.
In the first week in January 1913 al
but Sc 100000 OF reckoned yield Of
$685. .0OO0 900 was frozen; year before
frost made unfit for sale fruit that
was worth from s2O,Otc 900 to $4,000
900.
Set in the groves in San Gabriel.
Pomona and Cucamonga cocHties
alone are over 100000 heaters; = one
grove alone spent the sum Of $22O,oOC
for heaters.
In addition to the immense sums
spent for heaters we have the follow
ing from the Compressed Aair Maga
zine:
Gas warfare is still active in the
service OF man, bat no longer against
human enemies. One ofsits activities
is direcAed against destructive pests
in thSbrange groves OF California.
Every year southern California orange
growers spend s2,OoO,0o0 IN gassing
scale pests on citrus trees and in funi-
eating orange groves.
The gasses cover the trees with
chemically treated cloth tents and
then spray the branches with hydro
cynic gas. a combination of sulphuric
acid and cynide. This is delivered to
the orchards in liquid form. The gas
Is deadly poison and each year there
are several casualties among the men
employed to do the work. An acre
OF trees can be gassed in an hour by
crew OF four men.
AS a supplement to the above, and
OF additional pneumatic interest, we
have the following note from another
ource.
"A novel use for balloons has been
developed in California. where one is
being used for hosting tent-like
covers over citrus trees which have tc
be fumigated. The balloon has ca.
pacity OF 5000 cubic feet and takes the
place OF high travelling derrick,
which was liable to damage the trees
while being moved about the orchards.
The balloon and crew Of four men
place between 25 and 30 tents an hour
over large Valencia trees. The derrick
outfit with seven men places but four,
teen or fifteen tents an hour
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DIXIE NJ. HoLLlNs

Hon. Dixie NJ. Hollins, the popular
PineIlas county candidate for state
superintendent of schools, made a
short visit to Lake county Saturday
and met with favorable reception
everywhere he went. He will return
later during the campaign and visit
every section Of the country. Mr.. Hol-
Inns is Of the progressive type Of
young men. keen student Of affairs
in his own and other states as applied
to his work, which has beer The up
building Of the schools Of Pinellas
county. until today they stand out
foremost among all schools Of the
south. Recently Mr.. Hollins issued
a comprehensive fboollet on progress
of the Pinellas county school system,
which has been complimented By the
head of school affairs of the United
States, who has called for 5000 cop
les to be distributed TO every county
superintendent of schools throughout
the United States. Mr.. Hollins Is also
autho- of the bill passed in the .ls1I
legislature which calls for the school
bond monies to be placed at interest,"
While being drawn upon, and in Pi-
nellas county alone the interest 20
secured was sufficient to erect two
modern rural school buildings In
this and many other matters Of school
concern. local and statewide, ne has
been a leader. Being practical man,
he has worked out his theories at
home and determined their worth be-
fore he asked for state legislation. IN
his own county he has advanced the
high school system until four Of the
schools are on the accredited list-and
for new county. scarcely eight years
old. this is a record worth willie. it
places Pinellas county in the front
rank Of accredited schools f'r any
county in the entire seuth-Eustis
Lake Region.-Adv
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MEETING or THE VETERANS

Marion Camp No. Sc U. c. v. met
the 6th day of April, 1920, with Com
mander W. E. McGahagin in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. w G. Folks.
The following comrades answered
to the roll call:
Alfred Aver. G. I. Beck. r. A. Carl
ion, r. ]. Evans, w. j. Folks. I. ID
Graham, w. fitzpatrick, w. E McGaha
gin. John III Martin. ] w. Nance, II
FL. Norris. Jno. Pasteur, g. r. Smith
u ri Stephens. a. w Deyaney, q Al
shaw. II. P Frink, =. i FreymoEfn
Minutes Of last meeting read md
adopted.
Resolved that the Old Confederate
soldiers never had 2 better friend
than Mrs p 3 McIver ard thai her
death has cast a deep shadow oveI
our camp.
comrade 4. N. Bullard was received
into membership in this camp
ALFRED AVER. Adit.
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FREIGHT T|EUP MAY At
feet ENTIRE COUNTRY

side Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri,
and that it is but a disguise behind
which Lowden delegates are to hide
in the early balloting.
The entrance of Senator Gilbert NJ.
Hitchcock, Nebraska, into the race for
the democratic nomination on a plat
form advocating light wines and beer
is viewed as an attempt to give "re-
spectability" to the wet fight within
the democratic party and to bring the
liquor issue to an early showdown in
Bryant own state.
Should Hitchcock be able to carry
an instructed delegation out Of Ne
braska, it is believed the effect would
be to weaken Bryan,s influence in
other states.
The middle west has not taken Sc
riously, so far. the attempt to revive
the wet and dry issue.
Hitchcock, realizing this, says:
II accept, without reservation, the
decision of the people which abolish
es the American saloon forever.
Il believe. however. a lawful way
ought to be found to permit the man
ufacture and harmless use Nof light
wines and beer"
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JAKE BROWN WHOLESALE Busl.
NESS SOLD TO LEWIS-cHiT-
TY COMPANY

A deal was cOnsummated in this city
last week whereby the Lewis-C Chitty
Co., wholesale grocers OF Jacksonville
became owners of the wholesale groc-
cry business and stock of Mr.. Jake
Brown. The new firm took active
charge of the business on Monday
morning, and. for the present mr. Har.
.fy Holcomb, well known in this CITY,
will be its manager.
The Lewis-Chitty Co. are conduct
ing successfully branch wholesale
houses in Miami, Cocoa, Gainesville
and Orlando, and intend to build UP
their business in this city to where
it will take its place alongside of any
of the above-na1ned branches.
Ocala welcomes the members of the
new firm and we know its citizens will
gladly fall in lire IN boosting for it's
success.
Mr.. Brown has not definitely decid.
ed on what line OF business he will
embark in, but stated positively to a
Banner man that he did not intend
TO leave OeaIa. That IS indeed graft
tying, and may at no distant date ex-
pect to see him in active harness
again for fish out Of water would
be no more uneasy than Jake Brown
out of the grocery business.
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MINNESOTA AND A MlLlTADY
CANDIDATE

Some significance attaches to the
action OF the Wood organization in
Minnesota, says the Boston Herald.
II first put out Autographs Of its
candidate in military uniform, labeIl-
ed Gen Leonard Wood These did
not go well. The northwest does not
relish a military candidate. So the
autographs were withdrawn and
pictures labeled simply, Leonard
Wood substituted And. what more,
Wood boomers then went to calling
him Doctor" Wood. and alluding to
his chief antagonist as "Colonel'
Lowden.
These qDizzical moves are all in.
teresting enough before a nomira-
tion. But Il the republicans should
accord that honor to Gen. Wood he
would have 70 run as a military leader
and on a military reputation. This Is
unavoidable. It is nonsense to think
ihht Il would be ~Dr. Wood in Chs
fall campaign. The democrats would
not allow that. and they win have
something 70 say on the stump.
Il Is high time for republicans to
consider whether they want a mill
tary candidate and dare trust then
fortunes with one in the great Ibis.
ifsippi valley. The way to acon
lider" that or any other question oi
The sort. Is 10 send unpledged dele
oates % Chicago. Such men are free
10 consider and 70 deliberate, and
thar Is what We want Of delegates
Otherwise we might as weil fiji cut
proxies.
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Although the announcement OF the
death Of Mrs. d. E. McIver was hourly
expected for days when the inevitable
happened last Saturday night and she
passed quietly away at her home on
Pine street and tie news became gem
orally known Sunday morning there
was grief and sorrow in almost every
hcIs. Ms. McIYeT was one of the
Elost prominent and best beloved wo-
E.ea IN Ocala and she was also weIf
Eca al over the state, having been
very eminent in CLUB work, IT, d. G.
work, church and phiIanthropic work.
Mrs. MeIFer was taken iii just two
-cars ago and everything that could
possibly have been done.,to relieve
her sufeerings was done and Mrs. Nc
liver herself made a very valiant
aerugGie agasnat the encrcaching visit
of the death angel but it was impos-
sib.e to any longer stay his cutetretch-
ed hands ard for many days before
sss ed her sufferings had been so
acu.e that Gcd in his infinite wisdom
sent his angel and released her from
ltee eassnIy sufferings and she now
dwel1s etsrnally with Ccd and his
geEs i.a her heavenly home.
Mrs. Mel ser was formally Miss Jus
t.ne AIcEatash. OF Hickory, North
car9li.a. and came to Ocala to reside
.st the TINS Of her marriage to Mr.
AcEyer. a prominent Ocala citizen.
seFsateea years ago last fall. She at
CAGE won fY.ends Of all witE whom she
Genre. n centaet and when she was
striclEea ii it caused great sorrow
among ell her friends and eli during
es 1915 Illness many Eave leen the
Ipgsye-s said il her behalf.
Mrs. IcIYer vas elected president
q the 0eaia Wonan's club just two
years ago but had to resign on account
efs kef izlaess. Prier to that time she
had he.d Z number of state offices in
the federation. Sac had also served
& Us p1eaidc-1t of the Dickson chapter
United Lja1gnters ef the Confederacy
aaGsEaG also served on the state board
as tie g. .. 6. Mrs. McIFer was a
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-09

Chicago, April 9.-A strike Of I'm
surgent members Of railway brotherr.
hoods which began a week ago in
Chicago, yesterday had spread to 9TH
er parts Of the country and there
were indications that the series Of re-
bellions against organization direc-
tion had not reached its crest.
Switchmen were striking at such
strategic gateways as Buffalo and
Kansas City, and at such industrial
centers as oliet and Decatur. III. and
Gary. Ind.
Strikes were threatened at Milwau-
kee, st. Louis and East st. Louis
gateways, to the northwest and SOUTH
west. Strikers predicted also that 25.-
900 men in northern New York would
join them. cutting of freight traffic
from Buffalo to New York and Bos-
ton.
The yardmen's association. lnsur-
gent organization. which called the
strikes. was forming branches in M.
merous terminal centers. reports IN
dicated.
At Cincinnati $4,000 freight hand.
lers walked out yesterday.
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mEssRs. MAYO AND HuNTER

BY the earnest solicitation q many
friends I have been induced 70 an
nounce my candidacy for me on'os
Of
This saying has become 50 seeIr
typed that it is regarded as ia''7
and has gone into disuse.
In the case Of Messrs. Mayo ~"
Hunter the saying IS absoiu'e'y 'i.''
they have become candidates for ths
legislature through the earnest soliei-
tation Of a large delegation o. -. -
friends and not on their own Fo1'v-' -
Believing that they possess .ns
cuisites necessary to make snss.'.s .s.s
members they are presented = -. -.
fellow-citizens in the hope 'n3s -, .,.s
win merit and receive their 'o''
and active support.
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FELLOWSHIP

Mrs. W. ]. Howell and two children
of Plant City visited relatives here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs r. E. Mathews were
Sunday afternoon visitors.
Mr.. Charlie Miller and children of
Dunnellon were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w Mills last Friday night.
Mr.. ]. L. Beck and Master James
Hudgens are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Howell of Plant City.
Mr.. John Sutherland went down TO
knights last week to move his wife
and children here.
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A REAL POLITICAL FIGHT
Wood and Pershlng Putting soms
Ginger Into the Campaign

Wood and Pershing Putting Some
Ginger Into the Campaign
Advices from Nebraska are that
the country is to witness real po
litical fight between two lighting men
Filing of petitions in Nebraska for
a full slate of Wood delegates has
brought the republican fight there to
showdown between Maj Gen. Wood
and his superior officer, General Per.
ming.
Nebraska republican leaders had
put forward Gen. Pershing as that
states fayorite SON. Although horn in
Missouri, Pershing is claimed by Ne.
braska by virtue Of long residence
and present citizenship.
Woods speciality is 4butting in in
faycrite son. states. At least, that's
how the '.favorite sons view it. The
Pershing boosters in Nebraska use
ronger language.
Ncss that Wood has iaVited a fight,
hss wish is to be gran ed. It's to be
4 zeal one.
Psrsning boosters premise to treat
the pubic to an airing Of the real
reasons Wood was not permitted to
take the divisions he trained to
France
Pershing. It IS stated and not Pres
sdant Wilson Or Secretary Baker, wai
the man who decided Wood should
remain en- this side Of the Atlantic
Woods friends say Pershing hoped
to capitalize his army leadership into
presidency. and kept Wood at home
to handicap him politically.
Pershing's friends retort that Per
shing didn't want Wood abroad be.
cause he felt that it would be an IN
justice.
First, that Woods health wouldn't
stand up under the strain Of service
conditions
Second. be didn't consider Wood
qualified for division leadership and
was really befriending him. saving
him from exposing his weakness te
the world; and
Third, that PeTsling considered
Wood a politician rather than 2 war
! rfor and feared that BY attempting tc
play politics IN the A. E. Fl he would
gum up the whole American dght
ing machine.
Frgm which preliminary exchange
OF courtesies. it may reasonably hs
expected that the Pershing- Wood bat
tie in Nebraska will be hot.
The Wood campaign, however, is II
fact brought into Nebraska as a blow
at the ambitions Of Gov. Lowden q
/ Illinois, rather than at Pershing
| Woods managers believe the Per
shing candidacy will never get o
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DEMOCRATS NAY RATIFY SUI.
FRAGE IN NoRTH CAROLINA

Raleigh. II. c., April SIN the key
note speech On state issues before the
North Carolina democratic state con-
vention here today. Representative
clyde Z. Hoey Of the 10th congres-
si0naI district, temporary chairman.
reviewed the work Of the party il
the administration Of the states af-
fairs, advocated passage at the spe-
ii af the OF tne
granting
Jared
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MABE PHILLIPS FOUND eulLTY

MAZE PHILLIPS FGONI SGtL
A number Of negroes have been
found guilty of manufacturing moon
shine liquor but Mr. Mabe Phillips,
SO far as we know, is the first white
man in this county to feel the CLUTCH
es Of the law On this charge
It is claimed that he was not naly
found Ntth the goods. but was caught
in the act. He kept books ard had
written orders from q number of per-
sens. he was not at all discreet.
The jury who sat in the case was
composed Of the following named
persons j. P. Phillips. ]. T. Jennings.
Chas. Stuart. J. j. Blalock, Frank Dit
to and Frank Wetherbee.
Mr. Phillips is a member Of an ex-
ce1lent family. and we regret the
blemish that he brings to it.
The prohibition law is going to be
enforced and Illicit distilIing is going
to be uncovered, and the advice of
this paper to white and black alike is
to hands OF. Don't, for a few easy
dollars. bring anguish to the family
fresiae.
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suILDINo Two sRIck sToags

Some months ago Mr. I. .Corley II
Quiimaa. Ca, bought the vacant lot
between the K C. Jordan Furniture
store and the st. George Hotel. and
without the sounding Of a horn or the
blowing oflh bugle, despite the high
cost Of building material and high
cost OF labor, is erecting a brick build
ing upon II and when the work IS
.ompleted the building win contain
ne1s store rooms.
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GROWING ORANGES IN FA-
NOUS CALIFORNIA SECTION

gian, if the price is not prohibitive
Mr.. Corley may buy the st. George
Hotel because it adjoins his property
and for the further reason that the fu-
ture OF Ocala looks good to him.
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CALL FOR MASS MEETING
Republican Part

Under authority OF State Executive
Committee. q Mass Meeting Of white
81 Marion county will be
held at the court house. 0eala. Flor
ida, on Thursday, APRIL 18th. 1929, q
500 p. IL. to elect delegates to the
state convention, TO be held in Jack.
sonville. Saturday, April 25. 1920. and
to transact such other business as
may properly be brought before the
meeting.
BY order Of the State Executive
Committee.
j. E. MERRILL. Chairman.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-09

Hiss Lang. Of Asnev'ns' Evil. = - soena
rived in ocala on Thar'ass - her
several weeks as the guest o ="
friend. Mrs. Paul sin'''o''s.
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- asmocrats boldly aessP's-
g. e.,,ssss ssa'ssl'l 4 tie gspunssn'' . sE.as'
ang 'ass .,a,,eans = !, win Be buried under
an avalanche Of bal'e.s ...s, .s..,,s.l.6;a ..s.
there win be no pol'ssA'
in North Carolina
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-09

WANTED One ton Of baled shucks.
Answer sshucks. care Banner 49-2t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-22

the main building. It is used as a
primary school, From the way the
school is progressing the two buildings
iare not sufficiently large to conven-
fiently accommodate the large number of
pupils now attending the school and
il will be necessary in the very near
future for the people to build a larger
and more accommodating school house.
Now back i'll the forties again. In
1914 Pascal Mallett started a bakery
and candy factory in a frame building
that stood next to the Cornwith brick
building. Alexander Ducharme was
the candy maker and made all kinds
lof candies and sweets A large trade
was enjoyed. Mr.. Mallett afterwards
built two story brick building for
mercantile and residence purposes.
Kaltenbach and Block succeeded Law
Their and Dyer in the general mercan-
tile business in 1916 This firm dis
solved partnership ABOUT the year OF
1854. In 1874 there were four black
smith shops operating i'll Potosi. The
lproprietots were James White, Jack
Neufang, Chas. Heinze and Elskalnp
Bros. Edouard Despardin came in
later. Ok teams were commonly used
in those days and Elskamp Bros, who
followed the business in Germany
provided an apparatus for shoeing
oxen and being the only smiths to
follow that line did a large business
Jacob Neufang i'll later years added
wagon shop to his already growing
business and began the manufacture
Of wagons and did an extensive bus
mess. He found ready sales for all
the wagons he could make and the
Neufang wagon was a common one to
be seen. We believe that one or two
OF these wagons are still in existence.
In 1843 Cole & Biddlecome came to
Potosi and opened a law office. They
were strong legal team and did a
large business. Erasmus Cole was
elected to congress i'll 1852, and while
a resident of Potosi was elected assoc
late justice of the supreme court of
Wisconsin and afterward became
chief justice. William r. Biddlecome
returned to st Louis where he died a
few years afterWard in comparative
young manhood. He was brilliant
attorney and an unsurpassed orator,
having a flow of language that drew
the attention of everyone within hear
ing distance of him. He was very pop
ular with the people for his courteous
and pleasant disposition. He was the
chairman of Potosi town in 1850.
Last weeks Herald gave on the
early hotels as the Mission house. 1t
should have read the Missouri house
as no Mission house ever existed in
Potosi. (The devil himself couldn't
read the judges hand at times.-The
Operator.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-22

ward storey and his successors with
varying results until 1846 when a two
story Di1ck school was completed on
Nnat afterward became known as
EAST street 1t stood on the side of
tne street about twenty yards in front
" the present high school building
that was erected in 1863
A man named Cameron. brother Of
the late u. S. Senator Cameron. and
HISS Emellne Fisher we're the first
teachers of the brick schoo1.
In lS47 James W. Seaton who came
mere in 1916 and resided III Potosi to
20 the time OF his death a few wears
ago, was placed in charge of the brick
school and for two years directed its
success and prosperity with great fia-
ellty He retired frem teaching III
l649 to engage in other pursuits.
The schools in charge of many diff
ferent teachers have since endeavored
10 maintain the high order of scholar
snip, discipline and excellence that
he established.
IN 1882 the present high school was
established with T. 7. Lightcap as the
principal He served for two years.
lie was succeeded by man named
Bentley in 1884, Edward Doyle in 1885,
Geo. Cabanis in 18S6-87. j. o. Luce in
1888, f. x. Shuttleworth in 1889-9O
and 1891, W. p. Colburn in 1928
and 1894, p A. Kolb in 1886, B. l..
Bohn in 1S99-99 and 1900, c. L. Hatch
IN 19O1-02 and 1908, E. A. Reynolds
in 1904-05, Eugene A. Jewett in 1906
o7-08-09 and 1910, T. P. Golay in 1911,
y ~ n p 80
Harrison Jones in 1917-1S, j. w. Pope,
1919, and Urbin Bussen, 1920.
The large brick building becoming
inadequate to accommodate the large
number of pupils attending school it
became necessary to provide more
room and to that end handsome one
story frame building was erected a
few years ago short distance above