Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1901 — The Guessing Contest. [ARTICLE]

The Guessing Contest.

Those who took guesses In the election contest on the vote of Ohio, Massachusetts and' lowa will be interested to leapn how the matter stands at this time. The result will not be known nntll the official vote for governor is canvassed in lowa, which will not be until the legislature convenes. The official note for governor in .Ohio is 827,660; the unofficial vote in lowa is 890,441, and the unofficial vote of Mnsjyp&u setts is 824,626, making totefffinoffloial vote of 1,642,638 for states. This is maoh below 4|PJ|pte of the last presidential election and lower than the majority of gttesses figured on. All the Journal guessers made their estimates too high. The only guess any where near the unofficial figures was one mad's by B. S. Fendig, which was over 20,000 higher than the vote given above. The official canvass of the vote is not apt to change the aboye figures to Any great extent. Por Rent —One new six room house, with flue bath room, bath tub, hot and cold water, fine cellar, wood house, electric lights and other modern Improvements. Apply to A. Leopold at Moss Leopold’s office.