Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-13
WOMEN CONTEST FOR PRIZES.
TWELVE FULLY INTEND TO WIN
PONY AND CART.
One VIII be Satisfied with n Trip to
Port Arthur or Niagara FRIIS-J.
B. Wallace Sold 075 But
tons Yesterday.

Twelve young women want the pony,
cart. harness, tailor made gown, imported
bonnet, hat, parasol and pair of shoes Of
fered as the first prize for the sale of
the greatest number of convention hall
buttons before September TO- One young
woman does not care for these so much
as for a trip to Port Arthur and return, or
a trip TO Niagara Falls and back. There
were thirteen applicants for buttons in
competition for the prizes offered by Presi-
dent Stilwell, of the Kansas City Admirers,
to the fourteen young women selling the
greatest number of convention hal but
tons. The fifteenth unconditional prize
was added yesterday in lamp shade Of
fered by Mrs. G.. V. Whelan, y East Sew
enth street. The Herrick Refrigerator
Company offered to the married woman
who sells the greatest number of buttons
before September II, Herrlck sanitary
refrigerator valued at 40 Inc contest
for the other prizes is open, but young
women must be married to get the re-
Miss Ida Ritterhoff, of 56i Tracy. a miss
o. IL years, was the first to apply for but
tons She was at the Commercial Club
within a few minutes after Miss Skelton,
who has charge of the young women.s but
ton account, arrived at O'Clock yesterday
Miss Virgie A. Hubbell. Of 1920 Flora;
Miss Maud Hersh, of 12l West Ninth; Miss
Maude f. Welch, of 1874 Penn; Miss Cleo
.esIie of 309 East Fourteenth; Miss Jen-
ME A. Wood of 637 Woodland: Miss Minnie
Heun, of 1922 Wyandotte; Miss Maude
Cant, of 1910 Charlotte; Miss Ellen S.
Mosher, of 36 Boston place; Mrs. A. a.
Hendricks of 2025 Tracy; Miss RENE
Fletcher, Of 5O7 West Thirteenth; Miss Ada
Blackwell Of 321 Park avenue, ana Miss
Gertrude HermeIiuk of 1882 Terrace, were
subsequently placed on the list Of con-
testants.
saving she had a scheme of her own to dis
pose of them, and would order her buttons
after they had been sold. MISS wood SAID
she did not care to get the pony, cart, etc,
but would like the trip to Port Arthur or
TO Niagara Falls. Miss HubbeH had sold
sixteen buttons before c5llE, on @ nlSS Sohel
Just TO set a pace for prlze-conteSting
hutton sellers. J. b. Wallace, OF secretary
and Sold a. buttons. The Western Union
Telegraph Company took %, the foStal
Telegraph Company, %; Joseph ~. Schu-
agency o: s f. NettletOn, general bag
gage agent at the Union depot, 90; j. W.
Starr, superintendent OF IerSas insaI IoP aet ene
of the R1irlington 80 . OF which were ac-
count Hannibal & St Joseph road IA. ana ld23 2
AGENT aeetiIS of u the Missouri Pacific, 50; G. NJ.
Jordan. general agent OF me Afapie lear,
20: F. L. Sellick, local agent OF Ine h%oSk %
i:rSnd syanna depot Of the Missouri Pa
ciflc 25; A. r. Bridges, diylslon treight anu
passenger agent of the AiIWauhT' s,rerin IIu
teudent Of the Pullman Palace car Com
rany, %: T. T. Trylor, chief clerk OF the
railway mail service. 25; Wiiliam fratt 10
Swinney. of the First NATIONAL bank 20
W. A. Rule, of the National Bank Ban. z0 o. SON, SpIn
merce. 25; Northeast electric me- 'o' Nhleh
of Police John Hayes, %. 49,, Ill, t,,,.
To-day wearers of convention nan Dut-
tons will be shaved free at the Exchange
inc To-morrov from 11:S0 a m. to 2
o'clock, lunch will be served free TO wear
ers of convention hall buttons at staley's s
row afternoon all wearers of buttons Will
be admitted free to the Indian ball game
at Paramount park. Next Monday any one
wearing a convention hall button viii be
aIIoved TO pIav pool and billiards free at
the Atlantic pool and billiard hall, I'll Wal
nut