Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
4O5-407 Houston.
404 Main Street.
ECHOES OF THE CONTEST.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY OF THE
EDUCATIONAL SCHEME.
All Sorts of Comments by Esteemed Com
temPoraries of TeHas-But 1t was
Famous Contest.
IrpGE pELL's CANDIDATE.

JUDGE BELLS CANDIDATE.
In the great contest Just closed at Fort
Worth for scholarship to Hardin college in
Missouri, Judge =. X. Bel, our worthy
J.'.-J, cEampiuned the cause Of Miss Lila
Lowry OF CUmLnche, for whom he Is cred
i,aa with having cast $500 voteS.-l Gates
vile Post.
ALL LOVE MISS ELLA.
The Exponent viii be forwarded 10 Miss
Ella Lowry during her stay at Hardin col
lcEe. The boys rejoice with her in her
good fortune and are proud to know her as
their friend [Comanche PiOneer-Expo-
uent
DECATUR WELL REPRESENTED.
Decatur viii be well represented in Har
Gin college. Besides the state candidate,
Miss Minnie Leauherwood there are going
from this place Miss Minnie Knox and
Miss Mamie Simmons. The News is also
informed that Miss Ella Rhome of Rhome,
this county, is going. This bevy of hand
some Young ladies' viii do honor to Decatur
aud Wise county, and don't be surprised If
one of them brings back the premium piano
from Hardin Decatur News.
FIFTEEN OF THEM.
The fifteen young ladies who go to Har
din college, Mexico, Mo, through the in
strumcntality of the Fort Worth GAZETTE,
VIII leave Fort Worth in I special car on
next Monday evening" Gregg County
Clarion.
SEVERAL TO HEAR FROM.
There were nearly a million votes cast in
the Fort Worth GAZErTEs scholarship con-
test, and still there We're several counties
TO hear FROM Paris News.
GIVE THE GAZETTE CHANCE.
We hope Il Texas girl viii bring back
with her The piano prize from Hardin col
lege and allow The GAZETTE force to play
IL least once upon it.-ICOrsicana OBJ
server.
NOTHING BY HALVES.
The Fort Worth GAZETTE contest has
created more comment than any contest on
record. The GAZETTE doesn't do things by
halves Thornton Herald.
CARES NOTHING FOR IT.
THE GAZETTE made a success of its voting
contest, and don't care who knows it,
n Houston Post.
RULED OFT.
Mary Jane Cox, editor of the Nlerkel
Mail was in town Monday and paid his
compliments to the Western by a pleasant
call Mary Jane was as tull of life as we
ever saw him. but seemed to be a little
downcast on account Of having been ruled
ont Of TIE GAZETTE scholarship contest.
but when he reads the Westerns PROPOSE
non We know he will be in good humOr.
Mary Jane is one of the livest newspaper
men in the West and deserves many good
things Al the hands of his people Arson
Western.
SHE FOUGHT BRAvELY.
Miss Maydelle Drake, the railroad girl,
aud Miss LeatherNSoOd. the stoclmen's can
cdate, carried of the Fort Worth GA
zErTEs city and state scholarship prizes.
Miss Carrie Dickson. the fremen's candi-
date came in a splendid second for the city
scholarship. and Miss Willie Deyall for the
state, and The GAZETTE generously duph-
Gated the scholarships for them, which was
certainly very commendab.c in the manage
ment. As result The GAZETTE will have
four girls" at Hardin instead of two. II
WAS 4 sharply contested fight and excited
more interest than anything of the kind
ever seen in the South. The Guard cast its
feeble vote for the girl that carried the tat
tered banner Of the lost cause but she fell
outside the breastworks. - Vernon Guard.
MOST SUCCESSFUL.
The Fort worth GAZETTE scholarship
contest was the most successful thing Of
the kind ever inaugurated in Texas. 1t re-
suits II sending four young ladies' 20 college
for four years each with al expenses paid.
aud III furnishing free tuition to eight
more. In addition, the Fort Worth and
Denver railroad boys, having elected their
candidate. Miss Maydelle Drake, now pro-
pose to raise by subscription fund that
will give Il defeated candidate, Miss Mary
l.. Johnson. the same four years course. y
total of S>4.4i4 votes were cast, or nearly
round million, which at , cents per vote, a
very low average, Melted The GAZETTE
Sl1.6SS 2S.-[ San Angelo Standard.
BIGGEST THING OF ITS kid.
THE GAzETTE'S scholarship contest was
the biggest thing of the kind ever held in
the South. Ten young ladies get cole
giate education free and some five thousand
dollars worth Of handsome presents. Har-
din college has received advertising that
makes her known throughout the land as a
great school The boys have had lots of
fun. and The GAZETTE is the best adver-
tised paper in the Sonth, and comes out
without any loss to Itself. Great is The
GAZETTE : Colorado Clipper.
CLOSE CONTEST.
The contest for The GAZETTE scholarship
was closely contested. The vote between
Miss Carrie Dickson and Miss Afaydelle
Drake for the Fort Worth victory was close
and exciting Miss Carrie had many en-
thusiastic supporters in sulphur Springs.
Her friends here and elsewhere kept her
name at the head of the column for num-
Der of days But Miss Drake had the sup
port of the railroads, and the last day her
supporters rallied and gained the victory
for her Miss Devall's friends were also
enthusiastic for the state victory, and in
Sulphur Springs as elsewhere they worked
like beavers for her success. But another
Sainsd thu victory. She was. however, like