Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1914 — MISS MARY COMER WON FORD TOURING CAR [ARTICLE]

MISS MARY COMER WON FORD TOURING CAR

Mrs Luella Golden Won Piano and Miss Madaline Abbott the Town Lot— Other Prize Winners

GOLD WATCH GOES TO SEATTLE, WASH. Cecil Ridenour, Son of Former Resident, Sends a Large Club of Subscribers From Western Metropolis and Game in For Sixth PriseRepublican Will Co to Many New Readers and Publishers Wish to Thank AH Candidates For Their Diligent and Effective Work in Widening Our Circulation; Also to the Committee For Its Work in Canvassing the Votes. >. Rensselaer, Ind., Sept. 20, 1914. We, the judges of The Republican voting contest, have counted and checked all votes and And the result as follows: 'Hirst Prise—Ford Touring Car. Vote Miss Mary Comer 1,195,980 Second Prize—33oo Upright Piano. Mrs. Louella Golden 937,140 Third Prise—Town Lot. Miss (Madaline Abbott 460,270 Fourth Prise—s 66 Domestic Sewing Machine. Mrs. Blanche iMcCurtain ... .457,180 Fifth Prise—s2s in Gold. Miss Ruth Callahan 412,175 Sixth Prise—s2o Gold Watch. Cecil Ridenour, Seattle, Wa5h242,500 Seventh Prize—3s in Gold. Clifford Wasson 211,505 Miss Irma Drenth *.,.210,045 Ray. Huff ..204415 Elizabeth Davenport 183,960 Luella Robjnson 164,455 Cecelia Spate ....161,550 Cecil R. Rees 144,855 Freda Wineland 142,575 Marie Arnold 137,245 William Erb 136,520 May Lawman ................132,270 Gravelous Hansson 114,800 Leafle McOolly 111,025 Paul Beam 110,675 Byron Hemphill 97,895 Della Shumaker 92,475 Gladys Duggleby .85,120 Thelma Tilton 80,620 Lucy Healy .80,275 Lillian Bailey 79,825 Katie Tresmer . .70,750 Gleh Cobb • 67,375 Sophie Hudson •. .62,625 Matie Kersey .61,675 Mrs. Perry Griffith . ..54,155 Mrs. C. A. Armstrong .53,120 Wade Jarrett .50,675 Donald Rhoades 50,175 Josephine Thomas 48,125 Helen Duvall ...47,825 Mildred Parks .35,275 Flossie Smith - • • .34,600 Hazel Hurley .....33,175 Wilma Pey ton 32,375 Orpha Barton Helen Welch ..48,225 Raymond McKay 30,125 Susan Thurston 23.875 John Richards 23.175 Dewey Cox /...22.155 J. H. S. ELLIS, H. F. PARKER, . P R. BLUE, Judges of Contest.

The Republican’s great voting contest closed Friday night and the votes were counted Sunday by the committee whose names are signed to the report. It took almost four hours to complete the count. The result is shown above. . The winner of the Ford touring car is Miss Mary Comer, who is a student in the sophomore class of the Rensselaer high school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Comer and granddaughter of Stephen T. Comer, and lives about adne miles north of Rensselaer. She was a diligent worker and was assisted by a large number of friends. The extensive acquaintance of her father and grandfather gaVe them an advantage and through their influence The Republican will go to many hdmes where it has not gone ]}ctorfc Mrs. Luella Golden, who received the beautiful Strohber piano, is the wife of C. ri- Golden, and their borne is on the old Michael farm, 5 miles southeast of Rensselaer. They had the disadvantage of limited acquaintance, having lived there only two years, prior to which time they lived for some time at Kniman. They worked without the aid of friends but thfey worked very hard and thoroughly and their large vote shows the result of a very care ful campaign. They were delighted with the piano, having set out at tost to get the sewing machine and then to make an effort to pro-

cure the automobile when .they found that they were getting good results.. The guarantee of Otto Braun, the local bandmaster and piano dealer, goes with the instrument, which is a S3OO piano and worthy, a place in any. home. Miss Madaline Abbott, who was third in the list of prize winners, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Abbott, of this city, and was oqe of the most energetic workers in the contest. Her large vote is proof of her popularity and the assistance her friends jeave her made ner a formidable contestant during the entire time the contest was Miss Abbott will receive a deed to a lot in the factory addition. Mrs. Blanche McCurtain, who will receive the Domestic sewing machine, is the wife of L. L. McCurtain, of Parr. She worked hard and received the valuable aid of many friends, but the territory to which her labors were chiefly confined was not laige enough to afford sufficient new business to get the votes needed to 'make her a winner. Miss Ruth Cal’ahan, who received $25 in "gold, is the daughter of T. M. Callahan, of this city. Her work was mainly done the last few days and had she made an earlier start it is probable she would have been very high in the race. Cecil Ridenour, who will receivo the S2O gold watch, is the son of Mrs. Rilla Ridenour, of Seattle, Wash., and all of his votes practically were secured from subscriptions received in Seattle His relatives living near Rensselaer will make a selection of the watch, which will be sent to him by parcel post. Clifford Wasson, the little son of Mm 'Harrison Wasson, was the smallest of the active workers. He never let up from the start and many Republican subscribers expressed a deep interest in him. He came in for the $5 prize, but The Republican gave him $3.45 additional, so that he received 10 per cent on the total ambunt collected. The following sums were mailed out as commission to all others who had sent in subscriptions during the contest:

Clifford Wasson, extra .. $3.45 W. A. Davenport .. 9.66 Cecelia Spate ...' .8.45 Ray Huff 7.70 Irma Drenth 7.35 Luella Robinson 6.58, Frieda Wineland .....5.55 William Erb 4.92 Marie Arnold 4.82 Della Shumaker 3.30 Gravelous Hansson 3.12 May Lawman 255 Matle Kersey .2.42 Leafle MeColly 2.10 Ceett R. Rees 2.00 Paul Beam 1.39 Mrs. Ferry Griffth *...1.20 Byron Hemphill Thelma Lucy Healy 95 Helen Welch .75 Gladys Duggleby .75 Lillian Bailey .60 Glen Cobb 60 Floss Smith 60 WiUma Peyton .45 Mrs. C. A. Armstrong 45 Jack Miller 42 Katie Tresmer .35 Helen Duvall 30 Raymond McKay 25 Mildred Parks 17 Josephine Thomas .15 Sophia A. Hudson .15 Floyd Smith ' .15 Iva Brooks 15 Hazel Hurley .15 Donald Rhoades .15 Pearl Shortz ..| 15 Orpha Barton 15 Wade Jarrette .12 Total .’ ..$87.23

The Republican wishes to express its sincere thanks to all the contestants for their diligent work in extending the circulation of this paper. We shall hope to merit and retain the business. We believe that a fairer contest was never conducted and the candidates 'have accepted their positions in the result with becoming good nature. The plan of jriving 10 per cent to all non-prize winners cost The Republican 187.2 a It is the first time this liberal offer was ever made and all of the contestants appreciated It to the fullest extent. The holding of contests is regarded by many newspapers as bad business and it is probable that The Republican will never conduct another. If, however, we are able to retain the business of

a considerable per cent of those whose names have been added during this contest, we shall consider the contest a success and the nfew friends worth the effort and the cost. , . ' %