The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-20
1iss Margaret Euhn Still Leads
in tho Doll Contest.
INTEREST sGcoMgs xeeMeR
voeeo - De Coonsel Each Night On.
I'll Close 81 CeapesisAoa October
l-os0eshiag Ahest LeeAing Con-
Deeitoss-Masy Csatsthsss % FuaA
Ter The neeeDtieA ef the ve1un-
ssosu Ths0agA Thss Chsaael.

Ballots counted Last evening In sne cUn-
test to decide which popular little girl
10 to be awarded the beautiful doll. "Heien
Could" by the Pess-lnteliigcnccr. shows
tho relative positions Of the leading COM
petitors 70 b. unchanged Miss Margaret
e4ghty.eeven since the hst count. bringing
her total up to IA Ths puts her well IA
the lead. the nearest other Contestants be-
Ing Miss NAnnis Grace Heron and Miss
Genevs Daley. who are tied for second
place with SO votes each. The only other
votes cast since the last count were Ave
for Aias Margaret Lsith, OF ~ Western
avenue
The fact that hallotin9 has bssn llgnt In
the last two days cannot DO taksn as In
dicattve Of Ealing intcres; In the contest.
since the votes are usually brought In -
lunches. and friends Of the different girls
are prone TO get a large number Of votes
On hand before casting them. possihly with
the idea OF making an imposing showing.
Little Miss Margaret MUM. VINO al the
present time stands the best chance Of win
hing the coveted prise, h I beautifuf blonde
child seven years Of age She was entered
for tho contest by President w. v. Rine-
hart. Of the city council. who y neigh
Dor OF Mr. and Mrs Oscar MUM. and he
haS been working for her SUCCESS since then
with all the seal which would actuate an
ardent politician IN campaign. Mr.. MUM.
father AZ the child 10 manager Of the Puse,
Sound News Company.
Miss Nannk Grace Heron II . charming
child about Mx years old. and unusually
bright for ono Of her yearA 6hc 10 q
granddaughter Of Capt J. J. Heaiy. OF tho
North American Transportation 4 Trad
ing Company. Hcr father. T. J. Heron. Ii
now In the Cape Nome country.
Miss Geneva Dalbey n the only one OF tho
Lenders not now In tina city. 0ha v q
daughter OF Mra Dora L. Dalbcy. cashier
q the Niagara restaurant on Occidental
avenue The child In between fve and six
ycaEp Of age ana In now visiting relatives
In the East She II wtnsomA uttlr miss
and has many friends
A. the dol, contes, approaches cloee
interest In the leading competitors II be-
coming more and more keen. particularly
among the school children. T's these tina
ha!lotinT on the doll has assumed the vast
proportions OF a great canpatgn. and ear'h
competitor has hos, ~ supporters work.
inx with might and main Tor votes.
'Helen Gould" ats comp'aeentiy IN the
front window of tho po~t -fntelligcncer
btSanesw once through all the excitement
attending the contest. and bfama alike en-
the voteiess little siria and on the much
befrfended leaders IN tho competition.
Helen Gould" may fave sume preference
~ 10 her future mie'reso. but for obvious
reasons has little 70 say In tho matter.
Could me but opsn her rosy lips and spvak,
would she not say: "f>rt tho best little
girl winf''
From now until October T. when thu con
test ends and t1sc award Of tho doil will IN
NADIA. TIM votes Will ~ eouutrd each night.
II IN expected tf,at voting will IN much
faster from now on. ana that many votes
VIII como In lots of twenty 70 one hundred
at = time. Tho patriotic use IN which the
fund raised In "a be employed has gained
for tho conteSs the 9ccd viii ~ all public
spirited people. and many are contributing
to the Washington soldicrw reception fund
through this channel
The pvopps~d plan IT exhibiting Helen
oouid' IN sUne 81 mo leading s'oree from
now on win probably he carried into effect
tomorrow. when the doll viii 10 removed
10 stewart d Holmes drug store w some
othcr equally we'll known piac~ 81 business
Tia ballots now stand ~ follows