Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1912 — GOODLAND STOOD SEVENTH [ARTICLE]

GOODLAND STOOD SEVENTH

In List of Towns Selling Most Red Crons Christmas Heals. Approximately 1,250,000 Red Cross Christmas Seals were sold in Indiana in 1911. Terre Haute won the grand prize, Greensbung ranked second; Kirkpatrick, third; Danville, fourth; Pierceton, fifth; Mt. Carmel, sixth; Goodland, seventh. Thife announcement waß made today by Merle Sidener and Guernsey Van Riper, the Indiana sales managers It is based upon reports from practically all of the 426 agents in. all parts of the state. The prizes were awarded on the basis of the sales per inhabitant; one class for sales ctmounting to more than sloo,' with a $5,000 vacum l cleaning system as a prize, and tjie other, of sales under SIOO with five hand or electric suction cleaners as prizes. ' ! Terre Haute gets the large cleaning system for one of its public schools. The other communities, with the exception of Goodland have been awarded the suction cleaners. Goodland will receive a handsome silk flag donated by Capt. Wallace Foster, for one of its public schools. The cleaners were offered by the McCrum-Howell Company of- .New " York. Terre Haute’s per capita record was 3.37; Greensburg’s 3.33; Kirkpatrick’s 11.10; Danville’s 4.78; Pierceton’s 4,52; Mt. Carmens 3.62; and Good land’s 2.92. The 1911 sale was almost twice that of 1910. ?•