The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-02

OcDIlAS, was IlCu dt I1C iebSlCA piesSS
and fined $500.
A special from Blountstown, Liber-
I ty county, says that Governor G. A.
Hardee favors jail terms for those con.
Ivicted of wilful violations of the prohi
bition laws. This was indicated and
set forth plainly in letters which have
come from the governors office to
county oficers, urging that the laws
in this respect be rigidly enforced.
/ The News Publishing Company of
DeLand, Codrington's paper, has taken
over the DeLand Record. The consoli-
dation of the two papers will stop the
bitter constroversy that has been
waged by the two papers for some
time.
The Leesburg Commercial says that
one of those condolences that look
like Providence takes hand in the
affairs of some folks happened at the
Leesburg pulp mill when the only pap
er clay so far found in Florida was
accidentally discovered within about
200 feet of the main mill building.
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Clay and Gadsden counties are to
erect handsome school buildings.
Mr.. w. r. Coulter, tax assessor of
Levy county, is this early making
preparations for planting crop of
watrmelons for the coming year.
Playing the game with watermelons
and cucumbers the Levy county grow
ers have increased their bank de-
posits~ amazingly
Santa Rosa growers harvested a
big crop of sweet potatoes and it is
said that they are finding ready
market at s1.50 per bushel.
$50
Hillsborough county will soon have
two new school buildings. One con-
tanning 20 rooms will be built at Ybor
City and the other. an eight-room
building will be erected in the Hdye
Park district.
A new concern, the Southern Bot
| tie Manufacturing company will soon
be in operation at Gary. There will
be two furnaces installed, and bottles
and jars will be manufactured.
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DeLand is witnessing a tremendous
building boom. Over $2,000,0O0 is be-
| ing expended for permanent business
houses and handsome residents.
The statue of General Kirby-Smith,
which has been resting in the Hall
lof Fame" for a number of years and
which was authorized by legislative
enactment fourteen years ago, has new
er been formally unveiled.
| Miss Margaret Gotten, daughter of
| the Frederick R. Cotton, one of the
big men of the state in former years,
| is dead. Miss Cotton was an eminent
and much beloved woman
The dates fixed for. the holding of
the jefferson county fair-N November
18th and 5th.
The body of Virginia Turner of
Clearwater was found floating in the
waters of Booker Creek near St.
Petersburg on Saturday by two boys
who were fishing. 1t was discovered
that the young woman had been stab
bed to the heart and one arm was
broken. She was the daughter of one
|of the oldest residents of Pinellas
county. Her forbears one lived in
this city.
Two men, in a duel with knives,
We're found dead on the banks of a
creek near Brooksville, Saturday. One
was Rube Jones, former marshal of
Tarpon Springs, and the other Bert
Scott of Brooksville. They fought
over an old feud
$50
Hot water continues to flow from
a we'll at Sebring. 1t flows at the
rate Of 40 gallons a minute. What it
indicates is still matter of specula-
ton.
Aged father of Virginia Turner for.
gives her slayer
The ocklawaha Valley Railway has
been ordered sold for the non-pay-
ment Of taxes due to Marion and Put
nam counties.