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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01

WASHINGTON. May ?l--By the AS
soCiated I'rasS)--Scnatc investigation OF
pre-cOnNrntUn financing campaigns for
the presidential nominations will be
continued after tho Republican ConNrn-
tion at Chirag go and hefUr" the Demo-
cratic convention al san Francisco un-
der present plans Of the Committc" on
inquiry.
4 score OF witnesses have hren sum-
monAd for tomorrOw's session and
Chairman Kenyon said tonight ii was
proposed la drive through with their
examination and 10 bring the investiga-
tior 10 temporary halt Thursday night
so members Of the committee and Others
concerned might go TO Chicago Tor the
Republican national gathering II they
desired.
W. T. Neville. a financial officer Of
the rlumb Plan league. VIII be asked
tomorrow. the chairman said. whether
that organizat tion formed to bring aoout
tr!-partitr control OF the railroads had
ba ck ed any candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination. This Is the on y new
phase Of the investigation now planned.
The Rev. H A Baker. OF Westerriile.
Ohio general superintendent OF the anti
"a loon ieagu. Of America had been sum
moncd for examination as to whether
his orEa liza ton had spent any money
in behalf OF any presidential candida tes.
hut after he had teleKrhphed that he
could not reach Washington before
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
STATE BOARD TO MEET

CHARLESTON. May 3I--The annual
meeting Of tho state hoard OF eduCa tion
will be held in Charleston Jun" II to
"5th inclusive. state Superini endent ".
T. Shawkey announced today. At this
meeting matters pertaining 10 the pole
les OF the state institutions and the
teaching staffs Will he taken up with
the heads NJ the institutions. the board
Of education md the state board OF
control.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
CRANE AT POST IN PEK1N.
view minister and Family Arrive In
Chinese Capital.

PEKING. May 81 'haricS x. ,,rsn'.
,ba nrw american Minister 10 China
will assume his post NJ tho legation
,on,or-ov. Mr. ran" arrived II FokinS
last evening. accompanied by Mrs. ran"
and his private secretaries.
Charles -. Tcrnry. the counsellor 81
The legation has been granted leave
- ,hsrr,. but will remain temcrari'T
In tho perrormanc" Of hts duties. Wit;-
ing spencer. IN" ilrst secretary 80 'hc
Legation. has lsF' FOR the United states
an his way o. Peru.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
CORNWELL TO TALK TO
The COAL OPERATORS

PITTSRl 'RGH. MEy "l.--SIX hum
dred coal operators representing every
coal districts in the United States VIII
attend the third annual convention OF
the American Whol"sal" coal assocla-
ticn which opens here tomorrow.
\ leading featur. Of the convention
will b. banquet tom"tr.,A night ct
which addresses will hc delivered ny
Govcrnrr .Iohn !. cornwell. OF West
Virginia: L. II. Grant. of tl"r"iand: !:
y. II. Swayn- "f Philadelphia. and
Senator Hiram Johnson.
The laws which control private
husiness'' will h" the subject Of an nd-
,lrrSs A. turrnrr"w'S session by Judge
c. NJ Elliott. Of Washington r.. j.
MrNann. secretary Of III" Smok"leSS
Coal association. and e. Il. Hurry. nf
the bureau nf internal revenue. will ad-
dress the business meeting tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
STRIKE
SNAGM the FLORIDA
CONTEST AT CHICAGO

,,HTCNt;O. MAY 3i.---ln open session
to-day ,hr Republican national commit
tee began deciding contests from Narl-
nus >ia--' delegations I" IN" '"nNen-
tion but made only slow progress in
wha' chairman Hays characterized as
.'iEdirisi rather than political dHclS-
innS" The COMMITTEES seated regularly
reported delegates from Arkansas ana
.hp DISTRICT OF Columbia until t"-mor-
row. and after giving an extended near
iuC to three rcrn"rcd contest from
Florida. adjourned over night without
lnsking a decision.
At 'o-davS rate o! progress. 'h1ir-
man Havs estimated that IN" contests
would not br cleared M "efor" FRIDAY.
To-day's decisions will not he factors
in the strength of any candidate in the
convention. and ranged principaIlE
though the race issue frequently was
In ali decisions to-day the commit.
tee was guided OH questions az law ana
procedent by Charles r. warren. ~ De
trnit. national commit ccman from chi
caCu. who is acting. at the request or
Chairman Hays as the committees at
,o-ucy A. the conclusion of each con
tcst Mr. Warren issued a statement OF
the reasons upon which IN" committee
was acting
snag In Florida Contest.
In Tn, Alabama contest the regularly
reported delegates were seated IN the
absence of the contestant. Seven Tegu-
larlv reported delegates from Arkansas
Nrr. seated. the neg" contestants ne,
irr dismissed One delegate instructed
Cor Governor I.owdcn and two reported
Cav0rahlr to him were among those
given seats.
Taking ur the contests alpha
tha committee struck snag in the
Florida contest. where three s"parh'"
soIs Of delegates reported faNorab'" re-
spectirely to Major General Wood. Gov
rrnnr Lowden and Senator Johnson.
,yar. cnntesting For NOR" than three
hours the Committr" argued over com
plicated technical POINTS of the Florida
co SO and finally referred it over night
10 a snh-commi;t"" ot thre" for recon-
mpndatiun tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
Ranavha County,

Special Dispatch to The lnl"lllg"nCcr.
CHARLESTON W. Va. June l." \.
M.-Oflcal count of kanawha county
vote IN Tuesdays primary gives Samuel
r. Montgomery, q majority OF so! o|"r
his nearest competitor. Judge r. T..
Morgan.
The count was completed early TINS
morning but not tabulated.
.\dam r. Littlepagc has a ma jority OF
l,1Ss over Arthur u. koontz. koontZ
estimated Littlcpage'S majority AT on"
and the official figures show only slight
variation.
Kanawha voted as follows: Gross
cup. 3S7l; Montgomery. 5.h9S: Morgan
3,592.
Koontz. 1885: LittlcpaG". $50.
The vote has not been officially tabu.
lated hut was taken from m" official
tally sheets by the iliSencer CORES
pondent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
INCREASES FOR
MAIL employees
All Grades and Positions Az
fected - Advance Costs
$33,000,000 First Year

WASHINGTON. May :--Incr"sacd
salaries for postal employees amounting
70 approximately s32.0O0.000 for the
firsr wear. effective July !. were recon-
mendod in - report 10 congress today
by the point congressional COMMISSION.
For rural delivery carriers. the com
mission recommended $500 for wen,
ty-fOur mil" route. and an hdditionfi
s30 for each mile in excess OF that dis
tanc".
Motor route carriers covering hft%
miles or more. would receive not in "N
cess Of $2.G00.
The pay Of village delivery carriers
would be- from $1,000 I" $l."t"
Should the recommendations "l 'he
commission based on hearings held n
various parts Of the country. he adopt
ed. clerks al first and second class post.
offices as we'll as .'ity carriers. Tonln
br divided into five classes. with those
in the first class receiving Sl.400 ar
nuaIly and iInN added for each class.
Substitutes and TEMPORARY c,Grh hiIo ,
would r"rciv" 60 crn;s an hour. whlIc
special clerks would nc paid from fl.so"
To $4,000 annually.
Watrhmen. messengers and laborrrs
would b, divided into TWO grades. the
first receiving $l.3j0 and the sccond
sli5o
clerks in the postal mail service
would be divided into two six classes
with those in tho first class r"ceiNln ;;
Sl6On: lhoe" in the SSIh class S2.5O"
aud th.. Others graduated between.
Services for all clerks. III" commits
siunS rcpnIt recommended. VIII h' on
an average. uf eight hours p"r day. '9"
DAYS per year.
D,I sion .,lIcrinirnd"nts in tn" postal
mail service under. IN" commission
would receive St.-"'
annually. assistant sup"rint"nd'n,'
S3.aUn: chief ''l"rhs. $%.o"". ARD ASSIST
ant chief clerks 50 ann.
Pay Of pCs'ofnc" inspectors W." "
range rrum S@"nh. to S,2uW. win az
sIIowan,r of not NOR" than s. day t"r
expcnsrs. while travelling. Clerks ot
JiyIsjon h-adquarirr. nf m" pnEioth"e
inspection service would receive lroi'
81. 500 10 $4,000.
Graduated mcrtases.
graduated increase was proposed ny
N. commission for tirst rla.s DoslHiAS'
Istpr-s- receiving lrs than S5.hnn annua'IE
ranging from 5000 1" $40" Tor pnslmn1
Iers now rrc"il INK S3.nCn {" E".'"n y n
nuaIly. Sian Ia $5On for Ih,s" now get
ling bnlw,.n 81 76u and - sac and $50"
and $500 70 rih"<" wh - pay no" -
between $1,000 and $4,000.
second class posImaStprs whose pres
ON, salary ranges from S2.3ho Ia Sd.h""
would receive AN tuCrraS" from FI"" I"
SSnn.
Assistant pOstmaSlcrs w"u'h re""I :
s5O for "a"n grad" up in S2.iI".
Third class postmas'"rS w"''ih d" ~
creased S%n0 from hasi" Sall";"I ra'h.
the salaries ranging from >i."Vn u
5000
THO commission ais" r"""mm'n nd"u
that fourth LAS. pOslmHsl-rS d" n linW-
Cd 40 percent Oh cancellations OF -"
nor quarter and JOSS: II" percent from
T.; To slnO Of Canrellat tionS per uhhrlr'
and in excess ~ Sldn pcrqunri"r. l""
percent on the first SlN"' :" percent or
~. urx, SlOO and 20 percent on the
roma ind"r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
CHEVROLET IS
RACE WINNER
DE PALMA ROBBED
WHEN CAR BURNS
Most Spectacular Finish Ever
Witnessed on Indianapolis
Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 11.+M
the most spectacular finish ever Wiz
messed in tIe Indianapolis speedw1X
Castor Chevrolet. driving car Of
American design rode TO victory In thos
eighth renewal Of the 500-mile autompS
bile race to-day. before record bfeAkss
ing crowd Of 125.000 persons. CheSTOel
LET'S time was 5:40:16.l4, an averages ~
Ss.l6 miles an hour. the second bo1e
time in the history Of the event e.sss
In addition TO winning the $301eo,
first prize, Chevrolet also won approx1..
mately $1,000 more in lap prize compoc.
tition and cash prizes offered by Aee4e-s
sorry firms. zis
Rene Thomas thundered across tHes
finish in second place. having covero4
the distance in :43:02.2S. His ayefAe0s
was S7.45 miles an hour. Elfs -
Tommy Milton pulled up in this4s
place and Jimmy Murphy. winner Of
the Santa Monica road race, Nnishe1s
fourth. $3.50
Robbed Of Victory. t.s&
All Of the thrills came in the 1lti
thirty miles of the race, when Ralph III
Palma. the favoritc, with R lead Of ttE
winning. But with victory WithiA.
grasp. De Palmas car burst into fanne4
on the north turn Of the two ana ha1
mile course. and few minutes lateef
dnrns due Ssr the hrNfR FIRST | so miles. .EiadsS
overturned and crashed into BE-
retaining wall within a few feet of t44i
spot where De Palma's car caught Axos
Neither Boyer nor his mechanictan WAes
seriously injured.
De Palma Rsarthroksa. 49,
The accident which snatched victory
from De Palma was tragic. The note4
Italian was racing at breakneck Spf10s
when sheet of flame licked Its HAys
TO his gasoline tank. While his n6chA-'
nician heroically fought the flameg, n.
Palma. heartbroken over his mtSIofer
tune ran to the pits, a mile away Toe
a fresh supply OF gasoline. staggering
back under the weight Of the heASy
cans. &
undaunted De Palma resumed ~:
grind. but after going another mile laH
car was strapped In flames for, the So
ond time. With the aid Of his mecAAs
nician. De Palma pluckily extinEuiSAA9
them and managed to finish the rneesJn;
fifth place. He was given tfen4eMe
dous ovation when he thundered Acfon1
the finish line. 4; a.
Only Eleven Finish. Yss
or tho twenty-threc cars starting ms
grind. only eleven finished. The other9
were forged out by engine trouble or
accidents, The following Is tho oroeH
of finish and time: 40
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
5000 RAILROAD men
TO RETURN To WORK
shepmSn Of the Pittsburgh Lake Erie
win 30 Back on thS Jobs
Today

BEAVER. IA. May %-BeaVcr r"prcS-
sntatlVes Of the railroad shipments
union announced tonight that striking
shopmeR on the Pittsburgh 4 Lake Erie
railroad will returu 10 work next Tues
day. They said the men IN McKeesport
Yesterday had voted to return to their
posts. The vote. according to the union
officials. affects 5000 men working at
McKtes Rocks. Hazlston. Dickerson Run
and other points in this region.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
SEVEN KILLED
IN RAIL WRECK

tulsa. Okla, May 3l.-Two oG
I.ouis and San Francisco passenger
trains rntt hcad-on AT White Oak. oklA-s
to-day. and caused the death OF seven
persons. ,.1
Three more persons were fn1ureo
nrohahly fatally. while twenty or more
received less serious injuries.
Confusion of train orders WAS re-
sponsiblc for the wreck railroad Off
ciaIs stated tonight. One Of the trains7
was castbound and the other West>s
bound. t+3Et
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
DISAGREEMENT MEANS NO R|VER-HARB0R
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PRESENT YEAR

WASHINGTON. confcrees the annual
deadlock
would be
with mpcnd
tionS
20OooOO but the senate in
today senate coneec
sl5OoO but the suggestion was turned down
BY he
Disacreemcn in the Ohio
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
PERMITTED TO COMBINE.

WASHINGTON. May 31.-Ry vote
Of 2SS to SS the House today passed and
sent 70 the senate the bill permitting
farmers. planters. ranchmen. da,rymen
and fruit growers to combine for the
collective marketing and sale OF their
own products. Notwithstanding anti
trust laws.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
Grand Jury Probe Of
the Matewan Killings

WILLIAMSON. W. Va. May al
Judge DamNron Of the circuit court
today called n special grand jury TO
convene June 81. to investigate the
pistol duel between miners and Bald
win Felts detectives at Matcwan.
Nav - in which ten men were killed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
THE WEATHER..

wASRxNoroN. Nay 9l--PorsoaSt:
Wx.t Vfs11n1a-Iocal showers Tues
aay; WsdnsSday partly cloudy.
ohio ana west. psnnsJlvAn1a-ShoE-
srn russday; wednesday partly cloudy
showers In north.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01

John Il. Boiling. finished: Ray How
ard. tagged.
Louis Chevrolet. Roscoe. Searls. Joe.
Bower. Ar, Klein. Jules Goux: Andre
RoiIIei. Howard Wilcox. lean Porperato,
Eddie O'DonneIl. While Haupt and BEN,
ME Hail. also started. .'s SfSs,s-s
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
|NORGAN'S : LEAD
REACHES 2,240
Montgomery's Majority In
Kanawha z, 307 on the
Complete Vote

SIX DAYS ana several hours after In"
polls AT last Tuesdays West Virginia
statewide primary election closed.
Kauawha county comes alohG with ih'
Urst announcement Of it's complct" Notr.
'rh" final count docs not reach the ~
pcCtaliumS Of Montgomery. though IN"
Labor comm sSioncr carried IN" county
by the handsome plurality "t :.%"' OVER
Morgan.
With The chang" IN ~" kanLwhh NJ"
and slight changes m Monroe AMI | p
Shur counties. the lnt"lligcn'cr tdhulH.
tiuu of IN" Republican GubCrnat"riai
contest shows that Judge t.. +. Nor
Ean's lead over Samuel l. T"m"rN
= H,2iu. as follows:
froSSCup ........ ....''.' ""'''"
Mont SpmCrS ...-...... sN'N'-
Morgan ........,,,.... "l'Vf-
With the entire state NUt" now re-
ported either officially or unulllrlally.
tho Morgan plurality of %."tu Is expect
ID To stand. with slight IL any changes
and the efforts of tn" Montgomery ad-
herCnts VIII now be directed entirely tn
tn" proposed recountS in some lwciN"
counties wh'rr they claim irregularities
If not worse.
The state tahulation follows:
aovERNoR-REPUB
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01

Narsh does NOT lead his opponVn'
George NJ Ford by more than ION votes
in the race for state superintendent. g.
Official returns received from all
counties in the Sixth congressional DIS
trict but Raleigh in the contest for dele
gates 10 the Republican national con
vention give safe lead tn Il, i. Bright, ,
wru, city treasurer OF Charleston. and
William NJ Nickel. coal operator OF
Glen Jean The totals are:
H r Rrightwell $3.50: William Nc
Kcll 5.55": Justice Collins. Charleston
i"44: Charles w ERgler. fharl"St"n
4oi4: W. r. Hines. White sulphur
Springs. I.OA7. and Todd +. Sharp. Char
lesion. 1882.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
HELD UP By HEaRES.

PITTSBURGH. May 3l.--Nichola:
Snyder was held up by four negr"c'
near MckeeS Rocks. r suburb. carly TO-
day. and robbed OF $500.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
Auditor Race Close.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, May 2l.-
Official returns arc cutting down John
e Bonds claimed majority in the race
for stat" auditor. Both BOND and his
opponent. a =. Moore claim lead OF
.OuH Mr. Moore states that in Jcffer-
son and Mingu counties, his name ap-
pNared on tn" ballots as candidate for
Attorney General.
With returns from IS counties reCeiy-
cd at the department or schools, J. r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
THE E INTELLIG ENCER

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West Virginia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-10-28

Apples and spuds at Blue Front
Riggs & Carroll Adv 2t-
George Cross, of Ellis, was trans
acting business here Wednesday at
ternoon-
See us at the Blue Front before you
buy apples or potatoes Riggs q
Carroll Adv. 2t-
Chas. Lofstead transacted business
at Oakley Tuesday night and went
down to Kansas City on Wednesday
free tube with every tire or
Gates half sole tire bought OF u.s.
This offer is good for limited time
only. Riggs Tire Repair Shop at Blue
Front Adv. 1T
Congressman Hays B. White was IN
wakeenev a short time this morning
on campaign work Vote for nays D.
White next Tuesday and help keep an
experienced man in congress from TINS
district
Elisha Carrot received three car
loads of extra nice white face heifer
spring calves from Kansas City this
morning and will take them to the
ranch north of Wakeeney-
The election news win be thrown
on the screen at the Garden Theatre
Tuesday night. Two shows viii be
given. No extra charge viii be made
for the election news. The manager
of the Theatre pays the bills
J. J. Keraus & Sons report having
sold ter, Majestic ranges during the
special sale last week They run IN
price now from $135 to $175, and just
as many of them are being sold as
when the price was only one-thlrd
that amount
Halloween officially comes on Sun
day night. this year but whether the
bows will choose to celebrate 1t on
Saturday, Sunday or Monday night
time alone can tell, but 1T is. likely
there will be something doing on Sat
urday night.
The Bardrnan Lumber Co. has de-
cided to handle the car shortage in a
way which several other companies
are doing They have purchased a
nurnb Der of cars of their own Two of
them were filed and shipped out We'd
nesday. In this way they hope to be
able to handle much more grain than
they have been able to do depending
upon the railroad company
The Garden Theatre is equipped to
give better service for the future
than it has in the past. H. s. Givler,
the manager, has had the machine
renovated and readjusted and has also
had a new Delco Lighting system IN
stalled which viii be used for the
Garden Theatre alone and it viii not
be necessary to depend upon the city
light plant for light and power A
new furnace heating system is also
one of the improvements all of
which now make the Garden Theatre
one of the best equipped play houses
in this part of Kansas
Pure home made lard at Bakers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-10-28

Buy your Ford Castings of Sellers
at $3.50. adv. 35-1t-
wanted-About 100 bushels of oats
INQUIRE at this Office. adv. 35-tf-
The Good Will society Will meet
with Mrs. H j. Hil1e Wednesday at
ternoon, November 3rd, at O'Clock
The annual election of officers will be
held and all members are urged to be
present
Mrs. Henry Lugenbeel, of Padon1a,
Kansas. a sister-in-law of Mrs N. b.
Robson, and Mr.. and Mrs Lew En-
pleberry, of Gordon, Nebr-, are VS.
ting at the home of Mr. and Mrs N.
b. Robson on north Franklin street
Mrs. EngIeha-t is daughter of Mrs
Lugenbeel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-10-28

Car of Colorado hard coal on the
road. Leave orders at Hartman Lu-'1-
Der Co. adv
Hand picked Jonathanst $2-25a per
heaping busl1el basket Good eating
spuds S175 a bushel at Blue Front
Riggs & Carroll. Adv IT.
John James Tomanek and MISS
Hael Marie Orten, were married at
Quinter October 24 by Rev c. M
SNYDER, pastor of the NJ e church at
that place
William A Moore, of Odin, Illinois,
and Frances A. Keller, of Coiiyer,
Kansas. were married at the ONCE OF
the probate judge in Wakeeney last
Saturday evening.
Frank e Barnes and Mary T. Red
rnor1d, of Collyer, were married at the
Office of the probate Judge IN TINS
city Wednesday evening They were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs August
Reinert, the latter sister OF the
bride
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-10-28
To The Voters of Treeo County:

I did it not get to meet many OF
YOU this summer owing to the 1acs
that 1 was in school in Colorado dur
ing parts of June and July and that
had to start for my present posi-
ton in New Mexico in August
regret this very much especially
as some of you, knowing mad IeIl
the state, might doubt that would De
hack in time to take the Office IN the
spring, if elected, I wish to say that
if YOU do make me your choice w1l
be in Trego County the first OF May
AS many Of you do not know me L
wish to give you the following IN
formation in order that you may
Judge as to whether I am qualified to
hold the Office
Graduate of your County High
School and of the State Agricultural
College, holder of a state certlhcate
and three years teaching experience,
exclusive of the present year, IN Kan
sas schools.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-10-28

Carl M Holnaquist, of Hays, VINO Is
the Democrat candidate for supreme
court position No. 5, was calling upG~,
Wakeeney citizens Wednesday after
noon. He is well pleased with the re
ception his candidacy is receiving IN
the western part of Kansas
Miss VeIrna Stephens is enjoying
visit with home folks southeast OF
town. She is in the employ of the
government and last spring was
transferred form Washington, D. G. to
Galveston, Texas. She expects to re-
turn to Galveston in a few days
Mrs. j. A. johnson and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. F. J. Gretchen, both from
Rocky Ford, Colo, who were return
ing home from a visit with relatives
in Illinois, stopped off here last Thurs
day and visited until Monday night at
the homes of Mrs. Ruth Howe and Mr.
and Mrs J. G. Hixson Mrs Johnson
is an aunt of Mrs. Howe and MIR. H1x-
son.