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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-29
OHIO COUNTIAN NOW
26 VOTES IN LEAD
Carriigan Makes Small Gains
In Hancock and Wetzel
Counties

Various changes mad" yesterday IN
the vote ror Hon. Charles f.. tarrigan
and Senator Ben l.. R0scuhl"om for the
Republican nomination for congress
gave Rosenbloom lead "f @G over
Carrigau.
Other changes probably will b" mad"
In the figures before the county com
missloncrS In the seven counties OF IN"
district complete their Official canvass
Ut the vote. with the result that IN,
final outcome oil :he congressional night
~ still in doubt
Carrigau gained three votes yesier-
day in Hancock county. where new
addition Of the returns Increased Car
rigau'S vote from "A to All.
In Wetzel county a new addition or
tn. returns bv the county clerk In
creased Carrigans VOTE from 6i9 to
So u gain Of three for tarriGan.
Roscnbloom gained !" votes IN Tay =
lOr county wh"r" IN" latest report
gives him 925 votes Instead Of the 80
with which h" was credited Yesterday
morning
Tn. bigG"s' chang" IA Rns"nblo"m' :
,avor was that made in Marion county.
rh" discovery ~ an error I'm that cnun-
~ sweil"d Roscnhln"rr'S ,"t" from
1los 70 l?2". a gain "f -
NJ changes wsr" 'uHd. officially in
Erooke. ohio or Marshall county.
Rosenh(uomS total N"ic on the face
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CHARLESTON. May @S.-Claiming
gross fraud and shameful irregulartti"s
samuel r. Montgomery tonight issued
a statement in which he declared that
ne did not intend 70 have the West Etr-
rinia glihcrnaturial nomination taken
away trum him by man!pulations as
seems now to be in contemplaNon.
His statement reads in part.
Il have been nominated fairly as the
Republican candidate for Governor OF
West Virginia and l do not propose /"
Lu,c thu nomination taken away from
INC 1y manpuati"ns a$ seems now I"
hc in contemplation.
"My friends HAY" made rs clear sight
against great odds with all the party
machinery ia hostile hands. reinforced
hv ih. LAVISH US. Of money.
"If Judge Morgan has received tho
nomination fairly 10y on" VOTE or hy ten
Thousand vnr"s. he is entitled I" 4. but
under II" other conditions. There has
.lrediy come t. me evidence Of gross
~ .ud and shameful irregularities m
many counties Of III" state. iirnily
believe that TN" honest returns N IN"
several counties will show nay u"ntina %
tinu L., substantial DiuralIIN.
The wide circulation Of pr"Judlced
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CLAIMS
MONTGOMERY
Missing Precincts inKanawha
Will Add 900 For
Montgomery

James II Beans. the Wheeling man
who made SO aggressive and successful
u campaign for the nomination of State
Labor commissioner Samuel Il. Mont
gum"ry for the Republican euberrator'nl
nomination, is confident that the final
returns for the state complete will show
the nomination OF Montgomery over
Judge Z. r. Morgan. tn" Inter Of whom
ls now leading on inc"mplct" returns
by slight margin.
MIR. Beans has advlr,* from "vcrT
county In the state. which show Inc
lead OF Morgan over Mont Eomery Is onlI
1875. sixteen additional precincts ~
Kama wha county. alone. II is clalmei
by the Montgomery people. VIII add hi
least thousand 10 his total. Will" tho
missing precincts in d number ot Other
counties II is anticipated. Will Ri''
gains for Montgomery.
THE race is nip and tuck. said MI
Beans To The lntrlligenccr last nlBh''
but my tgurrs show that the Morgan
claims Of assured victory are NOT well
based bn the other hand. ] wish 10 80
on record AZ asserting that wh"h INC
entire. vote OF III" state Is I'm II Will I've
found TINT Samuel Il. montgomery IL
the Republican nominee FOR the govern
orship Another thing. ther" IT" irrcG
ularticS reported In Mcdowell. Nlch"lAF
and one or two other counties, ana th"Sc
are being investigated by our people
We will insist on exact iustlc" being a"-
corded our candidate. w" hear or nh"
precinct in Mcdowell county where more
votes were cast than were Registered
As to n recount in the event the hh"'
returns show Il small plurality. ] can
make no statement At This time. MF
Montgomery is meeting with some "'
his li.utcnants In Charleston tonight
and will go into all phases Of IN" situa-
,Jop ihrsOuphOut the state.
The Montgomery Tabulation.
The majorities for Montgomery ana
Morgan for the entire state rs r"porte''
to the Montgomery headquarters her"
sbowipr a load on the face Of the pres
ent returns OF l."75 for Morgan. are aS
follows:
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Mr., MONTGOMERY ISSUES STATEMENT IN
WHICH He CLAIMS THE NOMINATION;
ALLEGED FRAUDS Will Be INVESTIGATED

and misleading election returns * not
pouring oil on troubled waters We do
not intend for the Morgan hcadquart crs
TO underwrite the nomination and hand
II out.
The Republican party is face TO face
with another crisis which will lead 10
victory or defeat as the party press and
party leaders will II. All who wTsh for
party supremacy Will stand FOR a square
deal.
II intend To make this fight sduarely
a. protect my nomination The reports
&C gross frauds that have come to me
are such as to shock the public cunsci-
cncc As All example | only nccd Ia re-
fer 20 one district In Mcdowell where
they counted thre" hundred and ninety
eight yates for Morgan when 1t IS cstab-
llah"d that only one hundred and ten
men voted in the precinct. No man can
claim a republican nomina ton which IS
obtained with such evidenC" OF fraud
Il do not believe that the people OF
West Virginia will allow few coal
harnns 10 set up sovereignty Of their
own and nominate the governor OF the
state against the sovereign will OF the
people"
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ADM|RALS JUMP
ON Mr.. DANIELS
Fiske and Fullam Resent At
tacks on Them By the
Naval Secretary

WASHINGTON. Nav 2S,-The senate
Investigation Of the uavy'S conduct Of
tn" war was completed toda! ana
Chairman Hale said he hoped to nave
ready within a week report ethpouS-
ing the committees findings.
Rear Admiral Sims was the only VII
ness today, but the chairman read INTO
the record supplementary statements
from Rear AdmiralS tuiiam ana rishe;
replying 10 portions OF the testimony OF
Srrrrlary Daniels. Admiral Fiske re-
viewed his efforts to obtain reorganlAa-
rion q! the department whrh ne Mh.
aide for operations; and deCtarr1 dCr1 ha'ie ,na.
entered the war without the two prin-
cipal agencies tho secretary and MS
advisors declared TO he vttal-the onice
OF chief Of naval operations and the
administrative plan.
Ought to Thank Him.
Instead Of abusing me-" Admiral
Eiske said. II submit that the secretary
ought to thank me- for saving not only
the navy. hut himself"
Admiral Fullam denied statements by
Mr. Daniels TO the effect that he was a
disciple Of Won TirptZ and wisneo 70
Prmssianize the navy He declared that
no Ind devoted his life to the problems
Of organization and preparedness anu
thar he was proud to have my name
linked with rhc names or sims anu
Fiske." ;.. ,r.+
Secretary Daniels had tried TO gloss
over" the criticisms Of the deparim"ntS IS 5
conduct of the war. and reiterated ms
charge that Mr.. Daniels failed tn direc,
tho action required both before any
durine the war I" meet the urgenr! OF
tho situation.
Suggests Reorganization.
In conclusion the admiral submitted
an outline Of legislation for the re9r-
ranization nf the department; under
which tho civilian secretary would have
two assistants. one civilian ana ,.S 1HS
,rIitary Tho first TO be charged with
hondiing Of ali civil questions. includ,
Tmruroh inr Contracts, industrial matters and
amppropriations, m and the other TO be re,
sppnpnsible sppib for all matters Of 4 strictly strictly
military nature % TScr The o1Feau ihs mflitary iHe
would would oe wbo d,r'gre would he responsible for
The cfricfcncy Of the navy. It's readiness
Gov and its conduct iN war.
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WHAT tn Do ABOUT LEAGUE
R|G ISSUE WITH DEMOCRATS

voted for the Lodge reservations - Os1e
ator Chamberlain Of Oregon. Noo. y
another matter. two years ago, Heoe!
Chamberlain. BY criticixtng the AoMMc
into open collision with President W..
SON and had been publicly dsnounced ~
him. Senator Chamberlain 10 nov eexvs
ing q new term in the senate. The Ney5
within two weeks Of the date Of d.
Oregon primaries which would dctass
mine whether Senator Chanfborie41
should get a denomination. Cndsr tnA
ator Thomas uttered publicly, vhieA
Senator Chamberlain himself felt IN -
strongest way. and which many Of t1Hs
other senators shared, vas not WltnoAk
Justification. a., -
Senate, Secretary Tumulty. while ~
did not deny in 80 many words en
the motives for the Presidents -
tion had included q wish TO do spect1o
harm to Senator Chamberlain, GAxe
out a public statement that the Pfea-s
dent had merely meant to ansWsf -
question. Your correspondent GtyeJ
complete credit for good faith to thiS
answer But the fact remains that u
II was merely the Presidents wish 90
take advantage OF an opportunity 90
chairman 10 whom he had chosen 20
address this message was OF all the
hundreds Of county chairmen in tbs
country the one least fortunate TO -
selected Us the recipient OF this mess
age at this time. 4sS.
Chamberlain Won 1Sno1nanAt4o1. 4
Senator Chamberlain has since ovef.
come whatever harm the Presidents
telegram did to him. He won his ret
nomination in the Oregon primar1eGs
But the other Senators concerned ART
not yet satisfied to let the matter drop
They are still seeking evidence or
various aspects Of this incident. enN
II may figure further in the campaiGNt
Aside from senator Chamberlain'a
case there still remain ten Democratic
senator's who are in the same situatiou.s
They ere coming to the end Of theH
terms this year, and II they want Re-
election they cannot anord to fenA1M
under the odium Of presidential dis2Hs
proval. They have a vital interest ~
getting the San Francisco convOnttoA
not TO stand by the presidents peA.
ton. but to endorse theirs. Tho aGUPo.
Eate power in the convention Of these.
senators and OF the many other1 We
sympathize with them must necessarily
be great. NJ 4. .s.S,
presidents telegram was natural and 10
already known. Publicly he said thAf
the president cannot be expected -
know actual conditions" because he 10
physicians, unable TO confer with 0onAr
Tors and congressman and denied The
Information essential TO sound judG.
ment and safe leadership" Privately.
Mr. BRYAN has since been stimulated 20
increased activity with plans for maxi
ing and getting adopted q league plank
hpsul. to the presidents position.
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.ROSENBLOON MAKES GAINS;
CONTEST STILL UNDECIDED

OF returns at this time is 1911. that of
Carrigan !. Gal.
This iGurr docs not take into Consid-
Grafton an error in the Ohio county re-
suit which senator koScnbloom claims
10 have discovered yesterday. Rosen-
bloom. III looking over the tally sheet
for precinct In Washington district.
Ohio county. claims To have discovered
that the clerks Tailed % votes for Car
rlgun. but set down In the total column
Al votes for Carrignn.
The county commissioners III their
canvass. however, did not reach the
precinct IN question. hence they haN"
not passed upon Mr.. Rosenbloom' )
claim in this case. and for that reason
the alleged error ~ not considered in
the standing Of the candidates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-29
LACKED 29 VOTES IN
OVERCOMING VETO

WASHINGTON. May 2S-LaCking 29
votes OF the necessary Two thirds. inc
house failed today to pass the Knox res.
olution ending the war with Germany
and Austria. over Presidents wilson 5
veto.
The result was not unexpected. Inc
vote WAS go TO 1872. l. Democrats join
ing with the Republicans III attempting
to ov"r-rIde the veto. while two Repupil-
cans voted with the Democrats L" SuS-
tain It. Before starting the hght on the
floor Republican leaders predicted lhat
the vote would stand by margin or
ten. but nevertheless announced thrlr
determination to make the fight Just
the Sam, and LEI the record go before
the people. 49,
c,,nt.a cIIIette Representative
Brooks. Republican. Of Illinois. insiStrd
that he voted with his party and ne
was 50 recorded.
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MATEWAN PROBE
MEETS OPPOSITION

WASHINGTON. May IS = Chairman
Eanyon OF the senate labor board COM
,1ittee wrote today 20 President Com
pers Of the American Federation OF La
bo- nnposing Mr. Gomp"rs' suggestion
ror a Congressional Investigation OF the
which ten detectives aud other persons
including the mayor OF the town. we're
kiiIed Senator Kenyon said congress
should wait to see what action tho state
4 delegation OF labor leaders from
Natewan conferred today with senator
Kenyon regarding the sttua ton in their
lOwn
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pnoHuIrroH vIoIAro1s fuD

PITTSBURGH. May z8.-ChSts
r-,,b y,oIation of the war time prohtea;
ton law. Dr.. Charles S. Rine And n =
Everett drursst, both ,,t OF PastsSuai s,sieS az.
trfot court here today and were nnee
sN1 .5oS each DR.. Rine and Everett VT -,
each each charged with conspiracy to ~
liquor for beverage. purposs@ anc -.
count against the doctor charged
lawfully prescribing liquor.
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FINE MILLIONS
FOR: NJ 'AD00|.
SENATE COMMITTEE
HEARS OF BIG FUM
Newspaper Man Declines e.
Furnish Source of His
Information

WASHINGTON. May 2s.-(By Ths
Aaso:Iated Press)-The senate com.s
mittee investigating expenditures
the pre-convention campaigns spent ttl1
chief efforts today toward locating
financial sources-if any on
Chairman Kenyon described -
invisible McAdoo boom" =.
Angus Mclean. Of North Caroltna,
director OF the war finance corpofas
denied, when called as q witn0sA. le;
he was a sort Of southern mana4ef -
MIR McAdoo's candidacy" but latAe r..
lated conversation he had Win
former treasury secretary, whicA
Mr.. McAdoo that "a man could noe -
cline n presidential nomination u 80
dered him. 80
Louis J. Long, reporter for tie MI
York American, another witness,
QUESTIONED closely as to the nswapes4
articles which he had written: IL
written for a McAdoo campeign,
refused to disclose names OF hi ~ q
mants, but said members OF the g.
cratic national committee" corrobofal1es
the stories. Chairman Aenyo1
other. in connection with this hfA1
OF the inquiry. .sSats
mony the committee took evidence -
Frank A. Harrison. Lincoln, NSD ~
aoc had been spent for Senator yonae;
sons son primary campaign in his staeA
He added that $500 Of tho total 60
from California supporters OF ~
ator with an injunction TO notc 9s.S
expenses because we haven't GOT r.
to spend
11or-,, n DauSherty, manager or ee-
ator HardinEs campaign oreenisISs
Vas recalled and auestioned eeo1A
newspaper and other adveftisinS
nished for Ma Major n osiS' Ssssra Which 3
classed as very extensive. 80
Mr., Harrison said the same ~ w.
~ the Nebraska Wood campaie 49,
Reces.ing early the committee 49,
saw a busy day tomSrrow VIZ" 49,
ILL Iion,sr ' and Senator johnson Win ~
zone into with tho financial repres
to. NJ General Woods campaiSu ~
sanization on hand rs well. f
rhs keAdoo cAAdids1y.
Nv Nc1.can's testimony To-Day -
.,ossd attempts Of Mr.. McAdoo's frieneo:
in New York to get together upons On -:
pansni ptanStiop e" ~ their principal. Mf. IL
Idoo told him, the witness said thAt
,,,o,,id not turn his hands over fofrg gs
when not a candidate; and did NOT 49,
his friends to get active.
Mr.: ~, thHre Vas a dinner gathering:
tn ing discuss Meus the subject IN New ..a Ifs g
some 10 fool went and told McAdoo 49, asg
"Nr Baruch summoned early IN the, -
ouiry TO testify was mentionoa nan,nEtSS.
Members s.snss ana once s.S SSy .srsea a5 seds wis
salo ,,, ~, that .Mr. McAdoo was =
SonS'I Sood man for the nomination, ,a,,,a,a ,,a
TO-DAY istssr tf,.55ppb. 55G% demfi denyins sSs.
GuneE. o. optrtbuted any money 10 the:
fn6a had eyef raseI eI for Attorney General Palm
er's % campaign. Joseph ,uG,x GHheX sSX.nti.
pittsburgh. had been been p6svi;IISSsoSo re iISoSo 10 the
peq De 1ner us .T campaign. in the test money p
former federal Judge J. HArrls oos.A s,s
ron. the Palmer treasurer.
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CASE ORDERED coNrIEuED

REAVFR. Pa. May @S-Th" prNlim-
mary Injunction recently granted III"
Freedom lodge 1928. Brotherhood or
Railroad Trainmen. tu restrain the
grand lodge from revokinK It's charter.
was ordered continued until the case j.
finally disposed OF by Judge G. \. BalF
win here today. No date was set for
the tlual hearing Tn" grand lodge re-
Gently sought 10 revoke Tho Freedom
rharter. alleging tha, members "f IN"
local participated IN S'rlNe not sane
toned by the national nninn.
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MORGAN LEADS
FOR GOVERNOR
Sutherland's Majority Over
Wood May Reach
% 10000

With sixteen precincts in kauawna
county missing, together with some
forty precincts scattered In other coun-
ties OF the state, the Republican, contest
for the gubcrnator!al nomination re-
mains very close, though Judge f.. r
Morgan now has lead Of 2.l90 over
Labor Commissioner Samuel Is. Mont
gomery according 10 the returns tabu-
lated by The lntelligenCer. The latest
totals are:
tirosscup ..'''''''.''' StSSs
Montgomery ...........4o 4o,ooL
The Montgomery managers, however.
claim that with an additional thousand
expected IN their Kanawha county ma
jurity. and with alleged irregularities
II not fraud. IN certain counties. their
candidate will be shown nominated when
all the figures are in.
For the presidential endorsement
with the votes Of five additional Goun-
ties received Friday. the totals show
an Increased Sutherland majority over
General Wood. The totals:
sutherland ........... to.i
Wood ............... Sb.lSb
Sutherland majority ...9.60l
For the Democratic Gubernatorial
nomination. koontZ continues in the lead
over Littlepage by about two thousand
majority.
With complete county returns recriv-
ed for a number Of the state ticket Re
publican nominations. the totals are;
Secretary Of state: twenty counties:
Young ...'.'''''''''' s"'d49
King ...........,...... ,Slo
The nomination OF Young is conceded
Auditor: twenty counties
Bonu ..........' ''.''. Lo'Vco
Moore ................. 22.772
The expected heavy vote for Bond In
the southern counties will make this
contest close. From Charleston II IL
claimed Bond will be nominated.
State superintendent OF schools: sixteen
counties:
Broadwatcr ............. 9,p2Z
fOrd ....,...'''' ..'''' A-'ooo
MorSh .................. lo,iSl
The race between Marsh and Ford
remains undecided.
Attorney general--Sixteen counties:
tumminS ..,......-.. '10,tSI
England .....'.'... ..'''4 'oo1
Ryan $3.50
Commissioner OF agriculturc-Six-
teen counties:
stewart ............. sS'E1V
BaSer lf,tlS
Stewart is nominated by the largest
majority on the state ticket.
The latest tabulation on governor fol-
lows:
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IND|CT LAWYER FOR
AIDING DRAFT D0DGER

,rr,,DrE MAY 2S.-Jamrs F..
pinir a lawyer of Philadelphia. was
indirtod by III" federal grand jury here
Today ON The charge OF aiding and abct,
tinr Grover C"rTcIand Bcrgdoll. the
wealthy young rhilad"lphia draft dodgcr
r"stcd AT Philadelphia yesterday:
The Indictment ais" charges Rom,&
,,.i,i b,,i inr .cnncealcd and harbored
Rcrgdnil during the period that he wa3
in Harrrstown. Md. between Aprf anu
June. 1919.
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Special Dispatch I" Th" Iutclhgenrer.
GRAFTON. May "S--AcCOrdnG 10
the most recent unofficial returns for
Taylor county from the primary "lrc-
,!ou. Bon l. Rus"nblonm. canddat" for
the Republican nomination for con-
Gr"ss has gained L. votes over hts vote:
In tho earlier returns.
The vote now stands. Carrigan. ;lT {.
Roscnhl"om. a25: Taylor. %6S This Is
an increase Of five votes for lrr W T..
TAYLOR
TIN. rrt' - not official. sine. tho
hoard OF CanvaSs"rs have not Yet be-
gun Their work.
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Claimed by Both

CHARLESTON. W. Va. May 2S.-
With complete returns from 81 c"nn.
ties and estimated majorities IN % coun,
tics Of tho state. Arthur r. koontz. led
Adam r LittlepaKc in the Democratic
ruhornatorial race by majority OF
239l tonight.
Actual figures from the - COUNT 'S
I'm which Me returns are Cnmplct" CIV"
EoontZ r9. N00 votes and I.ittl"paEe 49,
1877. Koontz majority 2.eS3.
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BOND In the Lead.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. May %
John t BOND has the lead over a. L.
Moore I'm the contest for state auditor
according ;u figures received here today
Eased upon these figures Mr.. Bond
claims the nomination by majority II
33lS Twenty-one counties have been
conceded by his opponent. Moore ha.;
carried % counties which are conceded
TO him.
Four counties are y", in doubt.
Returns received from p counties AT
the state department Of schools show
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Tr. morgan. Claims.


rHARLESTuN, W. Va. May, :S.-
win aII but Go precincts heard from
in West Virginia Judge T. +. Morgan
i"od over samuel r Mont EomerE III
tho rae" for IN" Republican n"n'iW W a',u'' 70,
Co., governor is 3.3l7 according I" r"
.urns received at Morgan hcadQuart"r
This figure allows an esttmat" u -'V"'
m.inriiy in kanawha county
The missing precincts ar" III h""nN'
,la, poddridgc. fHyrtt". Logan, Mon.
gclia Nicholas. Wayn" and kRnawha.
Mercer Official.
rlJ'EFILED. w Va. May "S.--M"r-
Ger nrcisl count gives Morgan. l,JII;
Gro>scup. loo. Montgomery. l.4?h.
THE WEATHER
western Pennsylvania and OHIO
Pair Saturday and sunday; slightly
warmer Sunday.
west virginia-rair Saturday ana
sunday; little change In temperature.
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THEM TEL LLIG EN- CER K

Has the Largest Circulation OF
Any Morning Newspaper IL the
State of West Virginia.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-16
CHARLOTTE HARBOR.
Items Concerning Our Neighbors
Across the HarbOr.

Weather conditions are exception
ally good.
Messrs. Chas. Pearce and Elmer
Garner and families, of Owens, were
pleasant callers in town last week
and enjoyed lunch with relatives
under the oaks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Alexander and
daughter, Miss Constance, and Mrs.
I. A. Stephens, left for Tampa early
this week, combining business with
pleasure. They went in Mr.. Alexan-
der's car.
Our truckers have taken a new
start and are busy with their gardens.
Most OF them were discouraged by
the continued rains but prospects are
now promising.
Aunt Johnson (better known as
Mrs. j. H. Johnson) of our town. who
has been very low for several days
is reported as being slightly better
She was thought to be at the point
| OF death for several days and hel
serious condition brought to the bed.
side the children of S. ]. johnson, OF
Fort Myers, and Mrs. Emma Pyfrom
! of Boca Grande.