The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-24
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growing near that city. The factory
where the commercial silk is made is
100 feet long and IS feet wide, and
two stories high. 1t is equipped with
eggs incubators, cold storage plant,
where eggs are kept until wanted,
laboratory and modern machinery"
The fire fiend seems to show favor
| itism in his dealing with the South
ern College. Having destroyed the
girls dormitory some time ago, he
next destroyed the boys dormitory
and seven other frame buildings. He
seems to have a special grudge
against that institution.
!, Miami and it's suburbs, exclusive of
Cocoanut Grove, increased lac per-
cent in population since the last city
directory was published, according to
the population figures shown in the
new city directory.
The potato acreage of Hastings Sec
ton is estimated at $3.50; costing
$1,968, $50, and they expect a profit
of $2,OOO,OOO.
w. ". Peacock, at Whitney, has a
| calf with a human head. The animal
| is month old and is now develop
| ing three horns
| Repeating last years performance
Pasco county again won first prize
at the Tampa fair First prize on
citrus fruit went to ST. Lucie, whcih
exhibited at the Tampa fair for the
first time. The points in the grand
prize contest were: Market ability,
400; variety, 25O; arrangement, 200;
educational, 100; adaptability So The
points scored by the counties were
as follows:
Pasco 903, Manatee S55, Marion 1893,
Polk 7S5, Palm Beach 765, ST. Johns
100, ST. Lucie TAO, Citrus 500, SUI
vance 6S5, Taylor 6S5, Gadsden go,
CLAY 670.-Lake Wales Highlander.
Eppes Tucker, Jr., attorney, and S.
F. Everett, real estate agent, both
well known residents of Lakeland
were arrested between five and six
o'clock Thursday evening by United
States Deputy marshals Turner and
Law, of Tampa, following the secret
indictment of these men and Robert
\ Thompson, also of Lakeland, by the
federal grand jury in Tampa, Thurs
day, on charge of fraudulent use of
the mails. Mr.. Thompson is not in
the city and is said to be at the bed
side of his mother in Georgia. Tucker
and Everett were released on $1,000
bond each
Senator Fletcher has asked for
S733,000 for the improvement of the
Ocklawaha river from it's source to
where it empties into the St. Johns
This is in line with the demands OF
the Lake county committee which
went to Washington last week pray
) ing for improvements on this water
way.
Samuel Gompers is expected to visit
Tampa Sunday.
The EustiS Region says it is eSti
mated that the acreage of watermelons
in this county this season will be Iarg
er than ever before, and even the
pioneer growers will admit that they
have learned something about melon
growing within the past two years that
they did not know before. II the
tourists want to taste the real joys
of living in Florida let them remain
until May, when the melons get ripe
1
The first u. S. patent issued to a
| woman was issued to a Florida wo-
man, a resident of Duval county
GENERAL NEWS
Cuba is to limit the Importation of
sugar.
Ireland is still in an uproar
The airship Roma exploded at Ports
mouth, Va, Tuesday and thirty-five
or forty are known to have been killed