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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25
NEWS BRIEFS

The examinations will begin at
Linsly Institute today and will last
until Friday afternoon, after which
the students will have IL vacation I'M
I'll next Wednesday morning.
IT. $. Settle, field secretary for
the Fairgrounds and Recreation As
sociation of America, will deliver an
illustrated lecture on playground
work before the SEadyside Board OF
Trade. this afternoon.
A meeting OF the members of the
McAdemy Club was held yesterday
evening In the headquarters OF the
club on Fifteenth street. Following
the business session several new
members were taken into the organi-
Zation.
Thursday evening the st. Johns
Brotherhood of the Mems Bible class
OF North Street NJ. +. church will
give an entertainment and banquet
in the church, for men. Secretary a.
Il. Arnold will be present and deliver
and address
The latest edition OF the tele-
phone magazine contains several
Wheeling stories. among which Is a
letter from w. H. Peterson to Man
ager II. G.. Bills OF the c. ID. * 4.
Telephone company, praising the Bell
SflNltfs
Miss Kate Carver. of Main street.
has promised the donation of n new
tile floor for the hall corridors and
vestibule at the main entrance Of the
North Wheeling Hospital The new
laundry recently installed at the hos
pital has been placed in working
order and is giving complete salts
faction
"A benefit euchre will be given az
the Columbia Club Tuesday evening.
April %. for the purpose OF securing
funds for the financing OF a base ball
team.
AT the meeting OF the Wheeling
Camp No. 6i74 Modern Woodmen OF
America on Thursday evening AT their
headquarters I'm the Egerter building.
class Of FIVE new candidates viii
be initiated into the mysteries Of the
order. After the FIRST OF April the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25

selved request Yesterday asking that Promenade
one day between II and order
ne various stores and offices opportunity On
oena with regret we are compelled comply
the request but
The pleasure of witnessing "Ia Promenade " may nave
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25
OPENING
AUTO CLUB DIRECTORS
MEET THURSDAY MIGHT

ne meeting or the membership
committee OF the Ohio VALLEY A,to
mobile Club which was 10 have bocn
held Thursday evening has been
postponed until Tuesday evening
O'Clock. '"'
lhe postponement was necssitated
owing TO the fact that the semi
monthly meeting Of the directors of
me club will be held Thursday even
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25

Mrs. knicker-Are you going 10
take a course in a business college !
Mrs. Bock'r.-N's. I want 10 hnd
out how 20 got more money out OF
JaCk-Judge
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25

g. ne worlds supply ~ emery comes
ON Greek islands and from Nsi,
,.iit.,tur deportation has been lessenef
Balkan trouble '''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25
LINSLY NOTES

Mrs. Walker FrissoiI. Of Wheeling.
lent linsly three copies Of The Linsly
Echo of December ie. 1879: March -
1850 and April ., 1850. Each OF these
has four pages. The paper dated 1879.
MAS edited by W. ]. Frissell and Harry
!. Gerdncr. The 1859 papers were edit
ed by W. !. Frissell and Matt :. Hughes
VIM. \. Delaplsine was business man
ager. The literary society glce club
concert. military exercises. debates. ana
a very great interes; In the seminary
show that I.insly ut that time was as
live school as IL is to-day.
The Linsly Athletic Association was
formally inaugurated yesterday by the
adoption Of = constitution and election
of Officers. Corporal Earl Cbambars'
IL. IVES elected president: Qusrtcrmas-
ter Gibson. rs. and S"rEeants warncke
presidents: Lieut.. g. Chambers. -. sec
rotary treasurer. The advisory athletic
committee IL composed Of the president
the three vice presidents and two addi-
tional members. one q scrior aud one
Junior. Captain Hawkrr. II aud Adiu-
tant M'tZner. 10. We're elected as the
sIdlu"nal members. enc aluminus vii!
also BE- member Of this committee.
when he shall have been elected by the
l-insly Alumni Association. Regular
meetings of the association will BE- hold
IN the first week Of zach school month.
The uniforms for the base hall team
trousers with an orange aud black stripe.
White shirts with orange and black coll
Tar end erm bend ami the word "Iin2ty'
on the 'front.'. The cars aer white and
stockings orange and black
held for several dnys. The men raJidIy
held Tor several drgs. Tho men arpidIv
getting used TO batting and the pitchers
ar" almost ready for a game.
Examinations began al LinsIv ycster-
he fF.A of 10 .f..s.
term. They will continue the rest Ct
this week.
The lecture on Friday night at =
o'clock. by Professor Emory. Of West
virginia University. on the steam I'm
gtne.' Sill BE- illustrated by stereoptf-
con. The Iinsly AIbuni are WELDON.
and prc requested Co b. present Tho
classes In Physics at the High school
AMI q Cathedral are especially invited
Other persons interested are wctcou-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25

Examinations began AT LiusIy ycStcr-
DAY morning. FOR tn. end Of the winter
term. They will continue the rest Cr
this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
RECALL CHARGES
FILED AGAINST 2
CITY OFFICIALS

The recall of Commissioners
A. U. Mills and owen Woods is
on.
Charges against Mills were
made out, signed, acknowledged
and ready for filing at noon to-
day, and those against Woods
were prepared this afternoon.
Mills is charged with four dis
tinct acts of misfeasance in office
and violation of his oath.
He is charged with allowing
the Globe hotel to be maintained
as house of i'll fame on Court A
and A street. That he permitted
gambling in public places, espe-
cially in the Union Cigar store,
1131 Commerce; that he permit
ted the selling of liquor without
license, particularly in the Globe
hotel" and at the Empress ho-
TEL" 1904 Pacific avenue; that
he encouraged. protected and un-
lawfully established a vice dis
trict," contrary to law, on ID street
south of 18th street, In the city of
Tacoma.
These charges are signed by j.
A. Mitchell, former city jaller,
and recently night marshal at
Ruston, and by H. f. Durant, bus
mess agent for the local city line
mems union. They were sworn
to before o. o. McLane as a no.
tary.
The charges against Owen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

With ten RustOn strikers In
tail. the strike situation at the
big smelter plant continued with
undated intensity today. A par
ade of 400 men through the
streets of Ruston yesterday after
noon, in violation Of the smelter-
made anti-parade laws, was
watched carefully by squads OF
deputies, but only one man In
line-Steve Sutich--was placed
under arrest.
Seven strikers are in the Pierce
county jail awaiting trial before
Justice Magill on charges OF
having paraded and loitered on
the Ruston streets. They are
Lee Reckler, w. w. Copenhaven,
Mike Yures, William McFadden,
Duyo Tomosovich, joe Ruzich
and Fred andersen. Three pris-
oners-Tom Gibbons, v. Sushain
and Steve Sutich--are confined In
the Ruston Jail.
The strikers intend to remain
in iail and allow the costs OF the
prosecution to pile up against the
town of Ruston and Pierce coun-
~. Attorneys Bone and Wright,
representing the prisoners, an
nounced today that " the men
are convicted. appeals would be
taken in each case to the highest
courts. The constitutionality OF
the Ruston ordinances will be at
tackled by the attorneys.
Warrants were sworn out 20
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

Woods were more personal. He
is charged with repeated intoxica-
ton; with violation of the law
and his oath of office in return
ing a certified check to Contrac-
tor j. X. Hokanson, the low bid
der on a piece of city construction
work, thereby releasing him from
contract on which he-was likely
to lose money; with being disre-
spectful to citizens in his office,
particularly to one w. b. Ander-
son, in when case Woods was re-
Gently fined in court for an at
tempt to provoke breach of the
peace and for assisting in grant
ing saloon licenses contrary to
law In instances where the license
was granted without first having
secured the required signatures
from property owners in the
block.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
POLICE ROPE TWO
YOUNG "COWBOYS''

lads gave their names as Robert
Mckay and Arthur Smith, assert
ing that they were half-brothers.
The story of the cattle range, and
their admission that they love
moving pictures, assured the
police officers that the boys were
telling a story woven from some
film-drama, but all manner of
questioning failed to bring out
the true story.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

dition to that the city will pay
them practically two per cent.
on the investment to give the
company a further chance to
its business.
And all this is done for the sole purpose of killing
off the possibility of municipal ownership
The T. R. & p. does not have to invest dollar.
The city must build the tracks and erect the trolley
wire It must fit up the road ready for the cars
Then the company will place it's the line and
run them and collect the money It will pay the city
four per cent on it's investment, BUT THE CITY
WILL HAVE TO PAY SIX PER CENT FOR THE
MONEY TO BUILD THE TRACK so 1T WILL
LOSE TWO PER CENT ON THE DEAL
The utimatum" of the council to the company de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

day by two women Of Ruston,
strikers wives, against two dep
uties who are said to have as
saulted and beaten them Satur-
day afternoon.
Arrangements for the mass
meeting to be held in the inter-
ests of annexing Ruston to Taco
ma became definite today when 1t
was announced that the big meet
ing would be held In Ruston FRI
day evening, the place to be an
nounced later. It is reported that
the entire town Of Ruston, outside
of q few smelter employees, is In
favor Of becoming annexed to the
city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
FITCH STOPS
Pm PRo HifiH

sheriff and taken TO the court
house without the knowledge Of
his friends. Deputy Prosecutor
Fitch happened into Judge Cliff
fords court at a moment when
several alienfsts, summoned by
British Vice Consul C.. e. Lucien
Agassiz, were examining the old
man. Fitch demanded that the
proceedings cease, and the court
decided to try Hollock on the in
sanity charge next Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

Another attempt to bring Will
lam Hollock, aged recluse, into
court and have him adjudged in
sane, was nipped Saturday after
noon by Deputy Prosecuting At
torney Fitch, who demanded that
the case be continued until the
aged mans friends could prepare
a defense. Hollock had been
forcibly removed from the home
of Mrs. T. ]. Hamilton, who is
taking care of him, by a deputy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

Two moving picture cowboys"
IL and IA years old, who assert
ed that they lived on the Bar
Xxx" cattle ranch in Oregon, and
were going to walk all the way
from Seattle to the ranch, were
picked up by the conductor of a
Milwaukee freight train at Sum-
ner early this morning and turn
ed over to the Tacoma police. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

NEW YORK, Feb. s.-The po-
lice resumed their crusade against
the gunner today. Two hundred
detectives wearing black masks
compelled as many gunner and
pickpockets and suspected crooks
arrested since Saturday to run the
gauntlet of their scrutiny. In
three weeks the activity against
the gangsters the police have con-
fiscated age revolvers and ~
black lacks. and $4,000 worth o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
JuLIANA WILLIAMSON DEAD.

Juliana Williamson, age IL,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
G. Williamson, died Sunday morn
ing at the family home, 1914
North X street, following brief
illness. Mr.. Williamson, father
of the child, was former president
of the school board and is well
known attorney of Tacoma. Re-
mains are at the Hoska-Buckley-
King company's.- Funeral tomor-
row at 2 p. m. from residence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
BANKER SHORT
Over 100000

then but at the last moment es-
capped. The market turned and
he made about a million dollars
on it. He was then promoted to
the presidency. Officers who
came to arrest him found him In
his bedroom. clad only in a bath
robe, his face drawn and bag
gard. His mother maintained that
he had been insane since his
wife's sudden death a year ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
WHAT'S WRONG
WITH PROBATE 81
COURTS HERE n

What the matter with the Pierce probate COURT
Why probate OF dying Pierce allowed
s nS n % n for and lear o and
there system of petty graft among professional admnistra
the busy with other to make
an I'VE ion, Of the @ ssG allow and
petty upon the eatesg
bate county
the county Clerks Office where these
n So a there am in %
One Of the most sSsorns to
hotel proprietor who died in Tacoma September
ssS a % s sass
m n se e
Mrs Ross after nearly four years.
Of the Ross t ssn today from the
Sept. 9. 1oio-Mrs Ida A. Ross died while suing hus.
Sept. 10. isio-charles Monahan asks for appont-
rs Fa sn s
of KSss Sns Ill., G ,Ss
'hs. S RosIs Be appointsd
there ss 1913 the estate s%.ey appointed s
sonss sm.,isy files bond Of $4,000
Burnett appointed worth
jan 80, 1o11-oh.rles Monahan files for money
loaned Mrs Ros without proof asking si'4issi from
Sept. 10, Isi1-smalIey files bills for money loaned
May I, 1e1s-Jud i;s Gard orders smaley to show
s9 nsS not 'sS .s
ing citation Report shows sloa'as on hand with s7as
E..,s.ssy orders sm.sy e SHOW
forn otse settling estate.
1013-Judge Clifford orders Snialley to show
whyhe should not be arrested.
Oct. 1018-Judge Clifford repeats order
Aug Ell 1913-Smaey fails to answer order and Is
not Makes report showing $1,04212
of estate possession.
Nov. H. 191s-drs. Joseph Fultz who has become
Smaley's claims
be thrown they forged and fraudulent
i018-Court asked by heir to force Smalley
to pay over to 81 ,79623 the remainder Of
o estate.
Dec 10, 1Ol3-Josephine Fultz asks that estate be
turned her.
JAM Al 1ef4-Judge Clifford orders estate turned
o Mrs. Fultz.
In this dwinded paltry
$1O421 H. according
The has been expended by the
that he has been in charge
claims that he 500 the accounts OF
over the money nearly he has done Il yet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

: MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 8. -
President Raine of the Mercantile
National bank, was arrested today
charged with $7SS,S04 short
age.
1t is reported that Raine specu-
lated with the BANKS funds once
before, prior to his election as
president. Ugly rumors were cur
rent and 1t was reported that he
narrowly escaped being wiped out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

THE MOTORMAN was still
asleep.
WHEN 1T GOT out to the park it
kept on going.
1T FELL OVER into the deep
water.
1T WAS AN awful crash.
THE MOTORMAN woke up.
WITH A START.
HE HOLLERED to the conductor.
"PINCH ME-" he said.
81 WILL" THUNDERED the con-
"IF YOU DON'T start this car
back on the run durn quick"
CHICAGO WOMEN don't need to
tell their ages, says the court.
OF COURSE NOT.
ALL YOU HAVE to do is to look
at them.
YOU'LL KNOW.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
"HELLO, THE T1MEs?"
81 WANT THE society editor"
"HOLD THE PHONE"
s. E.-"HELLO."
"THIs THE SIETY editor?''
"YEP."
T HAVE AN ITEM, will you
please take it,"
"YEP."
"HE.sssE 1T u.s."
"ALL RIGHT give it to me.'
1--WE DIDN'T ENTERTAIN no
body at our house last night"
SAIL RIGHT"
GOODBYE"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
STARTS ON A
LONG JOURNEY

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. -
Aviator Christofferson started at
1925 in his attempt to fly to
San Diego before 7:30 o'clock
this evening, distance Of 49S
miles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
The deal is made.

The deal is made.
Municipal ownership is
throttled and Woods, Mills.
Lawson and Seymour have
sold out the people to Stone
Webster on that tideflat line.
The city charter is i9uored
and repudiated.
The $25O,OOO investment
in the bridge for street-railway
purposes is given to Stone
Webster for nothing. In adj
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

nanded that when the line pays the company six per
cent on the business them all surplus must be divided
with the city half and half Of course Stone Webster
would not agree to this it changed it and will give
the city one "a per cent while the company takes 3
per cent of any profits six per cent the company
may make-and the company will have the manage
ment
Whether this agreement
was contained i'm the big white
envelope that was mysterious
~ circulating Saturday or not,
It does not appear, but the
Mayor secretly informed the
other COnSpiEatOrs against the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Q. Il
Police Judge Crist today held
fManry Diggs and Walter Gilligan
to THE superior court for trial.
They are charged with an offense
against Ida Fearing, said by her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
IS STILL in JAIL

self to be IL years of age, and by
the defense to be 81. The bonds
remained at $4,000 each. Meth
er man could furnish the bonds
SO they were returned to the city
prison.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

SAN DIEGO, CAL. Feb. 9. =,
Lieut.. Henry B. Post, age %, of
the army aviation corps, was kill
ed in fall today. He was man
entering over the harbor In a.
Wright hydroplane and started
apparently to glide from height
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
Cost $325.OOO

ALBANY, Feb. Q. It cost
1896, 200 to impeach Governor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

city charter this morning that
the company had accepted the
city's offer with its own amend
mentS.
No answer to the council
was made today. The mayor
informed the others, however,
that MANAGER Bean had ac-
Cepted aud that as soon as he
could get the terms drawn up
and ratified by Boston, the
letter would be sent to the
council.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
WILL CELEBRATE TOOTH
BIRTHDAY BY MARRYING

&. Los ANGELES Feb. DR. Henry g. Tanner who
achieved publicity by fasting 40 days. celebrated his S5th
birthday today. He intended live
another half that would married the day
he reached his 100 He announced his willingness to live
10 cents day prove that the high of liv
exists minds of high livers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
ARMY AVIATOR KILLED

of about 500 feet to the water.
Something went wrong. The ma
chine turned over and Post either
jumped or fell. He landed in the
water some distance from the ma
chine. before 1t struck. He sank
and did not come to the surface.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
WE HAD A fog. this morning.

THE WEATHER bureau never
tells us we will have fog.
1T ALWAYS SAYS rain "tonight
or Tuesday"
If 1T ISN'T tonight 1t is sure
Tuesday.
THE SIXTH AVENUE car got lost
in the fog this morning.
THE MOTORMAN was asleep.
THE CAR MISSED the track on
E street and cut across va
cant lot.
THE PASSENGERS didn't know
II.
THEY'RE USED TO II.
THE CAR ALWAYS cuts across
vacant lots when it's late.
THEN THE PASSENGERS all
chip in and give the conductor
a dollar.
FOR GETTING them in on time.
THE CAR FINALLY got on the
track again-this morning.
BUT 1T STARTED the wrong
way.
1T OUT INTO st. Helens avenue
and went out toward the park.
IT DIDN'T STOP.
THE CON KEPT on hOllering the
streets.
THE PASSENGERS kept on get
ting off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
Many See Motor Ship

The Danish motor ship Siam at
the Tacoma Grain company's
wharf attracted q lot of visitors
Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
WAR ON ALL GUNNER

plumber and an exodus Of Grimm
ais is in progress. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09

1T OUT INTO st. Helens avenue
and went out toward the park.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-06
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InLL BEAUTIFUL SPOONS INEE

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ola RITA" Chocolates, we will give
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M
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-06
Poor Copyk

that humanity might be better served
il criminals condemned to death were
submitted to vivisection. He has also
discovered that by inoculating a hum
an being with a certain germ a toxin
might be discovered and obtained
which would cure dread disease Be
fore here wedding the surgeons fan
Gee goes to New York, falls into the
hands of white slavers, and is attack
ed by one of them. Learning of the
assault, the surgeon first decides to
hunt down the man and kill him, but
later determines to turn the punish
ment he has decided should be in
flitced, to some benefit. Finding his
victim the, surgeon overpowers him,
places him in hospital and inoculates
him with the deadly germ. The toxin
thus obtained is distributed among
sufferers, but the surgeon is charged
with murder He is about to be con-
victed when reports are received of the
recovery of many patients treated with
the toxin produced by the surgeon and
because of the great service he has
rendered humanity by his discovery,
he is released.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-06

sought dance with the woman part
ner in the tango templet. He was hon
cred on the spot. He soon returned
for second number, then a third and
fourth. He began to fatter himself
on his ability as a dancer. Had he
not trod the latest measures with one
of the best trotters in the city? Re
luctantly he prepared to take his leave
with his wife, but on reaching the
door he was handed small bit of
paper. He opened it and found bill
for $40 He had been charged $40 for
each dance with his Lady Tango.
4 Strong New Drama.
Eugene Walter has not exhausted
his fund of sensations and a new play
from his pen entitled "The Knife" on
ly recently acquired by A. H. Woods
lives up to this wark. The play is
built around surgeon who contends
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-06
LOCAL OPTION ELECTION
Twelve Counties in Michigan Voting
Today for Four Years Application
Either Way.

LANSING, Mich, Apr 6.-Voters in
twelve Michigan counties today went
to the polls to decide the local option
issue for a period of four years. A
total of 1858 persons will be effect
ed by the result. In four counties, in
Guiding Ingraham which contains Lam
sing, the state capital, the anti-saloon
forces are attempting to abolish the
saloon; in eight counties, the wet" ell
ement is seeking to re-introduce the
saloon.
Fifty-eight saloon and one brewery
will be outlawed if the dry" forces
are successful in the elections in the
counties of Ingham, Arenac, Ogemaw
and Roscommon, all of which now are
"wet." These counties have a COM
bined population of approximately To-
900. In the counties of Shiawassee,
Wexford, Mecosta, Midland, BenXie,
Glare, Kalkaska, and Oscoda, now
dry" the liquor forces are attempt
ing to have the saloon legalized.
These counties had total of 1875 sa-
looms before they were voted dry"
In many cities and villages in the
state, municipal elections also are in
progress.