Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1902 — THE QUEEN ELECTED [ARTICLE]

THE QUEEN ELECTED

Miss Frances Eiglesbach Leads in the Race By a Majority 1110 Votes.

A, large and good natured crowd assembled in the vicinity of the band stand Thursday night from which was to b? read the refill of the balloting for Queen of the Knights Carnival, to be held here next week While the oonnting of the ballots was in progress whioh was being done inside McCoys’ bank the Citizens Cornet Band gave a concert and kept the crowds interested while the various would-like-to-be-queens hustled through the crowd and seoured from their .friends what stray dollars and dimes that were aooessable during the last minutes. Another feature of the evening whioh took place during the oounting of the ballots, was a very pretty exhibition drill by Company M., in the street by the band stand. A great deal of interest seemed to be manifested in the event and many and varied were tbe beliefs that this one or that one had a sure thing, but during the whole time not one of the candidates re* taxed their vigilenoe and reaped the “silver” harvest while the time was ripe. * At 8:40 the votes being counted Col. Fred Phillips arose on the platform' and announced the vote whioh was as follows:

Doris Porter, 881 votes. Franoes Eigelsbaoh 589 votes. Helen Tuteur, 1010 votes. This was followed by the an* nonncement that there would be twenty-five minates allowed for additional balloting, at 9:15 the polls would close and the final count be made. A good deal of hustling on the part of the candidates was then done and as the minuteß elapsed and the time of dosing drew near greater interest was to be noticed throughout the crowd. Ballots were deposited by the hand fulls and as eaoh additional bunch of the ballots were brought forward the crowd cheered. The polls closed promptly on time and the ballot box taken into the bank where the final oount was made up. At 9:40 Mr. Phillips again announced the vote. This time there was a very notioable increase in the number and were as follows: 5 Doris Porter, 1129 votes. Frances Eiglesbaok, 2411 votes. Helen Tuteur, 1801 votes. Total number of votes, 4841. The fair candidates were then called upon the stand where J. E. Wilson in behalf of the K, of P, Carnival Queen Committee presented them eaoh with a very fine gold looket and chain, which was an entire surprise to eaoh. the conclusion of this oeremony the Band played a "Hot time'in the old Town" and the crowd broke up and went home.