The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY At THE FAIR
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Fairbank-Morse
Mr.. w. j. McGehee is the distribu-
tor in Marion county fer these engines
and he has on display the famous e.
engine and the Farm Light Plant,
which attarct a great deal of atten
ton.
strout Farm Agency and NJ. l. Hum
phries
These two firms have combined and
are both occupying the same booth.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS represents the w.
Rawling Co. Stock Remedy, a good
health product and Mr.. Hall represents
the Strout Farm Agency and this firm
is bringing into the county many new
farmers from all sections of the coun-
try.
3. =. Condor
Mr.. B. F. Condor has long been in
the automobile and bicycle business
in ocala and by his popularity and
having the goods has sold many auto
mobiles hereabouts. His place is
known as the Home of the Overland
and Willys-Knight Cars" and he has
on display these machines in his
booth.
CIarkson Hardware Co.
Agency for the International Har.
vester in this section is the Clarkson
Hardware Company and they have on
display any number of plows, wagons
and corn hullers, made by this well
known firm.
Tucker & Simmons
The papers all over the country this
week are ammo uncing that Henry Ford
Is issuing for Thanksgiving to his en-
ployes 100000 in bonus checks.
Messrs. Tucker and Simmons are
dealers for the Ford car, truck and
Fordson tractors for Marion county,
and they have on display several
trucks and a number of the great
F0rdson tractors. One of the tractors
is in operation showing what it can
do with the help of the Setz feeder
and grinder toward shucking and
Smelling the corn from the cob in the
shortest possible time.
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Methodist Cafeteria
The Methodists this year have the
large dining room adjoining the COM
munity exhibit building, and they are
conducting first class cafeteria; the
lowest prices possible prevail
ing, and many have taken advantage
of this place for eating and resting
during the meal hours.
with lunch stand, and other local
firms who have stands on the grounds
are the Miller Bros, Mr.. Carter and
the Chero-Cola plant.
Fowl Exhibit
The noisiest place about the fair
this year during the day is the
building formerly known as the Nc
liver & MacKay building, but this year
filed with poultry of every kind that
is raised in Marion county. The birds
are beautiful, and finer chickens would
be hard to find than those on display.
Besides the chickens, in this exhibit
are number of turkeys, ducks, pig
cons, Belgian hares and bantams.
This building is in charge of Mr.. Dye,
a recog nized chicken fancier.
Horses, Hogs and Mules
The display this year in this depart
ment, while it is very good, is net
so large as in former years, on &C
count of the state fair in Jacksonville
coming at the same time, and the big
gest cattle and hog raisers in the
county are competing there, and have,
we are glad to announce, taken most
of the blue ribbons in all that they
have gone in for.
Negro Department
The exhibits in the negro depart
ment this year were not so large as
formerly, but their display of fancy
work caused much praise, and the ex-
h;h;fc Of Howard Academy and the RI