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t C L BITTINGER CO

C L Bittinger and R R CarrollProprietors and Publishers-

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L BITTINGEREditor and General Manager-

R R CARROLLCity Editor and Business Manager

t MARCUS SOLE PROPRIETOR-

A very important business changejjjr has taken place in Ocala whereby Mr

Marcus Frank has purchased the in-

terest of his partner Mr T H Harris-in the Variety Store which the firm of-

t Frank Harris opened three yearsago on the 18th day of January TheVariety Store has been a phenomenal

j success the result of Marcus enter-prise and up to date business ideasMr Frank has been a staunch advocate

L of the virtues of printers ink and Inthis connection tho Variety Store has

r become one of the largest advertisers-In the Brick City If not the largest

x Another feature of the firms success1

r 1 fut business career is Itsspecial saledays which owing to the wonderful

Wow prices made for standard goodscrowd the Variety store to the

1 zt front doOrs and at one time the doorshad to be closed in order to wait upon

1 the customers In the store It is needleas to add that nature put her seal

N ton Mr Frank as a boon to commerft ciaiism as his career when he was

connected with the Boston Store in the5 years prior to his entrance into busi-

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h for himself fully attests ThereA he demonstrated that judicious truth

ful advertising pays With his hon-

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I I business methods he has estab-lished

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a credit and confidence with hisNew York supply houses second tono mercantile Institution in Ocala

qBe ides the Variety Store MessrstiP Frank Harris were the proprietors

of the O P C Store opposite the Tea-poti

1 Grocery and this store also is In-

k t eluded in the purchase It is hardly1 necessary to remark that the samer

Kg methods that have built up such aflattering trade and reputation for the-r i Varlety Store in the past three years

11 are only a harbinger of the biggera

tOCk greater sales and larger bar-f fcuns for the regiments of customersac of the Variety Store In the future

a t The Banner in its defense againsta he strictures of the Pensacola Journal1 for opposing W J Bryans nominationvjt and that it should devote more space

vto the task of carrying Marion countytridry retorted that in counting the col-

umnsf in one issue of its paper found3 rr It published fifteen columns on the

> question but failed to say that saidis ue was of date of Jan 19th and

4 tnough the champion of the dry caus-eifklarge percentage of said matter wasl and paid matter which onlyW

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coes to show that in the eyes of Edij tor Harris saloon money is just as

sweet and acceptable as that settingK1 forth the virtues of the dry side We

are reminded of the last stated factbecause a number of people of Ocala

1 took the Star to task for advocating-the wet side when we were only pub-

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such matter at advertisingrates as we agreed to do for bothaides at the opening of the battlewhen they retorted Well the Ban

i Her dont We replied yes because1 the Banner having publicly proclaimed-

itt was a dry paper and would championtkd dry cause the wet men refused

t th0 Banner their patronage but relent-ed

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l at the crucial moment to land a lastbroadsidet

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Tampa Tribunes Ocala corresjfe porident is too optomistic when he

MJTS that 3000 people heard the jointMw

> debate between Hon Robert Mcl Namee and Rev J R Mitchell It was

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an error of a cipher>1C

t i1 l rW DCarn went down to Bellef 3rtewto see about the late election He-

rfound fifteen blind men had voted whoTcot Joe Whisenant to mark their bal

f t J Dr Boney missed an elegant opunity It is claimed Belleview

Iv7ot ed fortyfive illegal tickets all ofjf

S which will come before the board ofcounty commissioners

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1 Governor Napoleon B Broward of1 Florida sure did capture the crowd atj the Bryan dinner at Lincoln Neb and

was recognized as one of the most elo-

ngtitent10

and acceptable speakers prest

itl 1 If the wet or dry contest in Marion

had been left to the Caucasion ment and women there would be no ques-

tion about the result4Frank Bugbee the promoter of Has-

tings¬

j was here Tuesday looking forbogs When it comes to hog andt hominy you will always find that Ma-

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has a plenty for home use andsome for her neighbors

C John Pasteur the Stanton merchantx Mj-

iail in town today

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HIBBERT B MASTERS

President of the H B Masters Co

Died at His Home in New YorkI Yesterdayj Mr Ilibbert Masters of New York

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City president of the H B MastersCompany of this city dUd in that citylaste yesterday afternoon inter an illnebs of nearly ten months he having

1 suffered a stroke of paralysis March I

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Mr Masters was seventy years of j

age and until his last illness was anactive man as hale and hearty as theverge man of fifty He has been at thehead of the mercantile business bear ¬

ing his name in this city for the past1 thirteen years and prior to that timewas the New York purchasing agentfor the store The funeral will takeplace Saturday afternoon and the bodywill be laid to rest in the family burialground in Massachusetts

Mr Masters leaves three daughters-one of whom is married and two sonsMr Arthur Masters of Live Oak whoresided in Ocala for two years andanother who resides in New Yorkr

Mr Masters made many friends inOcala where he visited once or twicea year He was one of the best post-ed

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and most highly accomplished ofthe old school gentlemen of his city

I He was quiet and unasuming to a verymarked degree but among those whoknew him well ho was highly esteemedfor his sterling worth and brilliant

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mind Ever since he suffered thestroke Mr Masters has been bedridden-and his death has been daily expectedthough at almost all times he retain-ed

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his mental faculties-As the business here was incorporat-

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sometime ago there will be nochange in its conduct and the death ofthe president will no necessarily effectits policy

OUR HENRY

I Among the prominent Masons ofFlorida attending the Grand Lodge ses ¬

sion is Hon Henry W Long of MartelMarion county exchairman of the

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board of county commissioners andone of the most enthusiastic goodroads men in Florida In fact ColLong may be termer the father of thegood roads movement in Florida Heis a past grand master of the GrandLodge of Florida and stands high inMasonic circles Col Long is one ofthe old guard in Florida politics andhis many friends throughout the statewish him many prosperous daysTimesUnion 22nd

I Mr W P Williamson known to allhis friends as Ned brought in therelection returns from Salt Springs Hepaid the Star office ant appreciatedcall He has been suffering from thegrip ever since Christmas

LOSTWaltham openface watchnear Zuber or in field of poor farm I

January 22nd Movement 11216439-case 7722179 Union Shoe Co fob Aliberal reward will be paid for its re¬

turn to W L Harris at Masters

Col Livingston returned from Jack-sonville

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today where he went to at ¬

tend the Grand Lodge of Masons andlook after some private business-

Mr Wilson the Gainesville gentleman I

who owns valuable orange grove prop¬

erty on Lake Weir went down to thelake this afternoon to see about theshipment of some of his fruit

The Tampa Tribune suggests ajoint debate between Robert McNameeand Carrie Nation as one of the att-raction of the state fair The trou ¬

ble is that Carrie wouldnt argue Shewould call Robert a child of the deviland the other pet names in her vocab ¬

ulary and let it go at that-

A bill has been introduced in theNorth Carolina legislature making thatstate a prohibition state It is now inthe hands of a committee I

Governor Glenn of North Carolinahas requested the legislature to pass abill prohibiting the acquisition ofcompetitive lines by railroads In thatstate

Secretary Cortelyou of the UnitedStates Treasury Department says thatthe financial condition of the country-has been greatly improved in the lastmonth and has begun to call in the de ¬

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posits from New York banks

The naval ministry of Russia haspublished a communication statingthat Commander Diatchkoff nor anyRussian naval officer is following theAmerican fleet and states that Diatch ¬

koff never represented the Russiangovernment in the United States andnever addressed any request to theAmerican government on behalf of thenaval ministry

The Neapolitan brick cream is be ¬

ing used to pave the way to all thesuccessful receptions Call phone 144

TO RENTTo gentleman and wife-a large neatly furnisheJ room close-In Address G care Star office

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THE ORANGE LAKE SHOOTING-

The Star referred to the shooting atOrange Lake in its issue uf the 2isiDeputy Hut IHl who we called onhives the following report The shoot ¬

ing took place Saturday night about9 oclock The victims uere Jim andSam Boynton extensive truckers andmerchants at Orange Lake They livequite a distance from their store roomand in returning home that nightupon reaching the crossroads werefired upon both men being peppered

i with shot from their heads to theirfeet Joe Feaster colored was alsobadly shot in the face in his effort towarn the Boyntons by running be-

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them and the person who didthe shooting One of the Boyntonsshot at Haywood Green colored one ofthe parties who fired on him and hisbrother but with no results Whenthe first shot was fired Green dodgedbehind a tree the bullet Mr Boyntonfired hitting the tree Then Green tookleg bail with Boynton after him MrBoynton fired and struck Green in theheel quite a vital spot and Greenwas brought to earth but his com ¬

panion came to the rescue and dragged-him home Deputy Hutson was noti ¬

fied of the trouble Sunday and wentup to Orange Lake early Mondaymorning and enlisting the assistance-of Deputy Pullen went to Greenshouse They found him and he toldquite a different story but when toldhe was under arrest he gave a clueto the identity of the balance of theparty and the officers rounded up therest near Irvine Those brought toOcala Tuesday were John BennettHaywood Green Pete Caslon JamesWhite and Morris Modegan There isa sixth one at large but he is spotted-and will be found The original causeof the trouble is the Boyntons employconsiderable colored labor They werepaying 125 a day but the laborersaround Orange Lake demanded 150 aday when the Boyntons went to SouthCarolina and secured all the laborthey neded at 10 a month andboard This is said to have so ex ¬

asperated a certain class that the at ¬

tempt was made to kill the two Boyn ¬

ton brothers

NO WATERLOO BUT WHISKYLOO

Any one reading the Ocala corres-pondents

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report in the Tampa Tribune-of the 22nd concerning the wet or drycontest in Marion would evidentlythink that Bob McNamee the Na ¬

poleon of the wets did not meet hisWaterloo in Ocala as predicted bysome before the election It wouldrather > seem that his opponents mettheir Whiskyloo

HOWS THIS

We offer one Tiundrea dollars rewarafor any case of catarrh that cannot becured by Halls Catarrh Cure-

F J Cheney Co Toledo O-

We the undersigned have known FJ Cheney for the last 15 years and be ¬

lieve him perfectly honorable in allbusiness transactions and financially-able to carry out any obligations madeby hIs firm

Walding Kinnan MarvinWholesale Druggists Toledo O

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-nally

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acting directly upon the bloodand mucous surfaces of the systemTestimonials free Price 75 cents perbottle Sold by all druggists TakeHalls Family Pills for constipation-

The overcoat which Mr Alex Moorhead found has been claimed by MrJunius Counts

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RAYINGSAVING

The relief you get in properly fittedglasses more than pays for themthe first few weeks-

A small saving of nerve force is ofmore value than the saving of alarge sum of money

THE EYES control a large per centof the nerve force of the humanbody

DR DM BONEYEyesight Specialist

Ocala Florida-

I Make a Specialty of Correcting Fail ¬

ing Vision Where Others Have Fail ¬

ed Satisfaction guaranteed or YourMoney Refunded

Office Hours S to 12 a m and 130to 430 p m Optical Parlors GaryBuilding Rooms 2 and 4

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HEIDTVILLE I

The many pleasant showers we haveenjoyed the last few days has put thefarming land In this section iir finecondition and brought smiles of pleas-ure

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and contentmet to the faces of thehonest tillers of Gods footstool-

Mr Humphrey Miller of Rockwell-was in our little town Sunday after-noon

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There must be some fair at-

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in Heidtville for Mr MillerYour correspondent visited moving

picture show 111 the Gaiter section lastThursday night and everybody attend ¬

ing expressed themselves as highlypleased with the exhibition all having-

a very merry timeGirls dear girls remember that this-

I Leap Year which comes only oncein four years You had better pickout your special favorite soon beforesome one more venturesome than yougets ahead of you and then you willhave to wait another four years andgive way to the boys in the mentime

Mr George N Dorr was a businessvisitor to Dunnellon last Monday-

Mr and Mrs G M Akin of Ocalaare pleasant visitors here this weekfor a few days visiting relatives andfriends-

Mr and Mrs R D Stokes were wel ¬

come visitors to Heidtville last Sun ¬

dayOurschool is progressing nicely and

the patrons and pupils are well pleas-ed

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with our popular teacher-Mr Valentine Bock made a short

visit to Ocala Monday on business

bentMr J I Townsend of Dunnellon isamong those visiting in our little townthis week renewing old acquaintances-Mr Townsend was formerly a resident-of this place but accepted a position-in Dunnellon about a year since where-he remained until about a week ago

Mr and Mrs VanHoosen were pleas ¬

ant visitors in our burg last Tuesdayguests of Mrs J N Pordan

AN INSIDIOUS DANGER-

One of the worst features of kidneytrouble is that it Is an insidious dis-ease

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and befoiv the victim realizes hisdanger he may have a fatal maladyTake Foleys Kidney Cure at the firstsign of trouble as it corrects Irregu-larities

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and prevents Brights diseaseand diabetes Sold by all dealers

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MOSS BLUFF

The Oklawaha river is lower than ithas been in nine years at this pointand still falling Some places it Ishardly deep enough for a small rowboat to navigate We are sorry theriver Is so low as the boats would berunning now if they had water enough

Farmers are making preparations toplant their crops

Several parties have been in the bigscrub hunting lately but do not report

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much luckMr J T Lewis state convict in ¬

spector returned home Saturday vo t

spend Sunday with his familyMr A W Fort and son went up to

Ocala Saturday on business-Mr and Mrs W H Morrison were

in Ocala Saturday attending the bigpanic sale at the Globe l

Mr A J Holton passed through herefrom Electra to see Dr Henry at LakeWeir

Mr Jim and Jeff Martin attendedservices at Oklawaha church Sunday

Miss McCarley our successful schoolteacher was a visitor at Electra Sat ¬

urday and SundayMoss Bluff was well represented at

Eleatra Sqnday schpol Sunday after ¬

noonWe are glad to see Mr A J Mtourseof Electra up and stirring around once

moreWehave heard that Mr G W Wat-

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has been on the sick list We wishhim a speedy recovery

Several of the young people aretalking of attending the fair which willbe held in Tampa FebS

They are finishing strawing the pub ¬

lic road from the ferry to Lake Weirwhich will be a great benefit

The F C C U held their regularmeeting Saturday

SCHOLARSHIP FOR SALE

This office has for sate a completescholarship in the Thomasville Ga t

Business College We will let somedeserving young man or woman havethe scholarship on most advantageous-terms It is good for a completecourse in penmanship bookkeeping orshorthand and typewriting Writethe Star or call at this office if youare interestel

Large assortment of CUT GLASS xand CHINA at Postoffice Drugstore

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