Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1912 — CATHOLICS CLEAR OVER $600. [ARTICLE]

CATHOLICS CLEAR OVER $600.

Young Ladles’ Gold Watch Contest Alone Brought In $394.75. The Catholic Corn Show and Baaaar closed Friday night with a large attendance and th,e total receipts of the three days was a little •ver S7OO. The thirty-seven. entries •f ten ears in the corn show was acctioned off by Fred Phillips and brought in a total of $22.50. The first prize ten ears grown by Henry Paulus, west of tow'n w T as bought by trustee E. P. Lane of Newton frp., at $9.75; the second and third prize ten ears were sold separately. The rest sold in bunches of 40 ears •ach. The crocheted bed spread donated by Mrs. Joseph Hoover, on which she had spent about one year’s work and used about $8 worth of thread,, brought in SSB, and Mrs. Mary Travis was the lucky person who got it. The popularity contest for the ladies’ gold watch between Miss Loretta Nagel and Miss Charlotte Kan ne, was the best thing of the entire tair, financially speaking. Both are popular young ladies and have a bost of friends. But when the money was counted at eleven o’clock at the close of the contest, by Col. Fred Phillips and the editor of The Democrat, who were selected for the purpose, it was found that Miss Nagel had out-distanced her competitor more than two to one. Each •ent counted one vote, and Miss Nagel turned in $270.36 to Miss Kanne’s $124.39, making a grand total of $394.75. Aftec the vote was announced Rev. Father Daniel nailed both the young ladies over at 1 presented each of then, wt.h a fine gold watch and thanked them for their good work. Father Daniel also thanked the public in general for the interest shown in the affair and for its liberal patronage. The fair was for the benefit of St. Augustine’s church, which has been to considerable expense in improvements made to its parochial school building the past season, and its financial success is very gratifying to hiiy and the members of his bhnrch as well.