Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1914 — CONTEST CLOSED WITH BIG VOTE [ARTICLE]

CONTEST CLOSED WITH BIG VOTE

Ownership of Ford Auto and Other Prises in Doubt Until Votes are Counted Sunday The republican’s great voting con test closed at midnight Friday night. Some of the candidates were op hand until almost that hour and there was great activity throughout the day and evening. Votes were cast in great numbers and renewed and new were turned in in such volujne that the Republican business office has been occupied about all day enter ing the new names on the books and giving old «übscribers eredd for payments. The result is entirely in doubt and will be until the committee composed of J. H. S. Ellis, H. F Parker and Roy Blue count the votes Sunday morning. Specula tion has been extensive as to who the Winer of the first prize will be.

The new Ford touring ear was brought to Rensselaer Friday after •noon by Agent W I. Hoover and it awaits the owner and will be turned over to them Monday morning. The piano is at the home of Otto Braun and awaits the decision of the judges to be turned over to the candidate having the highest cate. It had ’wen expected to have the ’anc tre chautauqui tent b.»;-Agent n stated that ii might be injurious to a new pi ano to expose it to the changes oi temperature and the chances of dampness andMip it was not taken there but kept Braun’s home The third contestant will get a deed for the lot Healey & Clark'have in the factory addition. The fourth will get a fine new sewing machine The fifth will get $25, the sixth a S2O gold watch. They will be given an ordar for a watch of that value at Jessen’s jewelry store. The seventh candidate will get $5 and all other candidates will get 10 per cent of all the money they turn in. The judges will probably complete thf canvass of the votes by noon Sunday. Marshal Shesler was called to the north side last evening to settle a dispute between Mrs. William Martin and some, of her neighbors Mrs. Martin had been accused oi stealing some fence posts from a neighbor, bust investigation proved that she had purchased them. Marshal Shesler informed the beligerants that he would not respond io calls to act as peacemaker, but that hereafter warrants would have to be issued or he would not respond to calls.