The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18

CASH AND MEDALS AWARDED
EXPOSITION COMMITTEE REPORTS
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
GERS Voting Contest Creates In
terest-ResuIt OF Car Employer

The Seattle Exposition continues 20
draw large crowds each evening. Yester-
day was no exception 20 the rule. the at
tendance being larger than for any other
day this week Today Nile. L.ira viii
make her initial appearance at The tair in
her wonderful serpentine dances and Is
expected 70 attract great numbers 10 the
exposition.
TIE voting contest for the most popu-
lar retail grocer in Seattle aroused great
rivalry among the candidates and their
friends. and was highly exciting. The re-
suit Will be made known today.
TIE committee On prizes has made its
report. the following being the list Of these
obtaining awards:
For best exhibit in general display hail.
$40. NJ Windnniller. furs.
Fer best exhibit IN machinery hall, $10o.
Mitchell. Lewis & Staver Co.
For best exhibit in mining. So Seattle
& International railroad.
For second best in mining. SIS. Index
Mining Company.
For best piano and musical instrument
exhibit, $50. u. S. Johnston
Gold medals are awarded by the commit
tee 30:
Paints, Seattle Paint and varnish Com
pany.
Agricultural implements. Poison Wilton
Hardware Company.
Boots and shoes. Washington Shoe Man
uiacturing Company.
Furniture. Holden s. Wilson Furniture
Company.
Photographs, w F. Boyd
Coffee, teas and spices. Schwabacher
Bros. & Co.
Pottery, Denny Clay Company
Wagons and carriages, Poison Wilton
Hardware Company.
Machinery. Mitchell Lewis & Staver Co.
Agricultural machinery. Poison Wilton
Stoves and ranges. Holden & Wilson Fur
niture Company.
Cutlery and mechanics tools. Seattle
Hardware Company.
Cutlery, George F. Spangenberg
Gas stoves and cooking utensils. Seattle
Gas and Electric Company.
Drugs and perfumes. Stewart & Holmes
Malt products. Seattle Brewing and
Mating Company.
Next Saturday evening the prizes and
medals will be presented to the winners
by President II. Z. Holmes.
The competitive drill, manual OF arms.
that was scheduled for last evening. WIS
postponed until this evening. owing to The
nonarrival OF the drill master.
On Monday evening the baIloting for the
most popular street car employe in the
city was very lively. the winner being
Larry Texas, who received I69 votes. The
balloting was as follows: Larry Texas.
1863; NJ. O. Snyder, l60; .. +. Greene l63.
L. ]. Stocks, ii9: II. S. LiverinS. 10e, Roy
Cunningham, l04; George Roper, lo2; Z.
Wooicock, lo6; William Jones. Ill; 4.
Heppner. 1873: Leben CSoolen. los. The bal
let's were counted last evening and the re-
suit announced from the platform.
ID. 8. JOhnstOn-Pianos and Organs
What was formerly the main entrance
30 Armory hall IS now transformed into Il
most attractive music room, decorated in
white and green with denim covered walls,
and portieres and rugs In harmonizing COL
ors. Three things strike the eye at olee
in this most attractive exhibit: First a
Chickering plano. with a San Domingo ma
hogany case OF such simple elegance that
one could no more tire OF it than OF the
perfect tones Of this prince OF pianos.
Next is noted central In the display, 4
baby grand k!nhall, in quarter-sawed oak
Perfectly lovely the ladies all say; and
SO # Is, In both quality Of tone and work
manship.
A third noticeable attraction Is the
pianola, one OF the more catchy features Of
the exposition, and alternating with Wag-
ner's band IN holding crowds OF music low
ers. listening with pleasure to It's wonder
fui performance. The man a, the pedals is
simply the conductor. The pianola Is the
performer, and an accomplished one, too,
as all agree who hear IL.
This exhibit Is one that represents worth
lily the leading plano and organ house IN
the Northwest. The Seattle store IL At s-j3
Second avenue.
Polson-WiltOn Hardware COMPANY
This exhibit. at the extreme end Of ma
chinery hail. Is OF interest to every farmer
rancher. gardener and dairyman, for IL tells
this evident fact, that here is firm thar
carries every machine and tool they can
wish for in their work, be II raising OF cat
tie. tending OF grain or any agricultural
work known In the Northwest This frru
carries an entire line Of Balm farm and
mountain wagons. the Racine Wagon AID
Carriage Company's goods, Columbus bug
gies, Mccormack self-Olnders mowers ard
hay rakes, the machines OF the Deer;ry
Harvester Company, and. especially for the
Northeast Washington trade. the Oliver
Drilled Piow Companys fun line OF steel
and drilled plows. Besides their Seattle
store. this company has branches at La
Conner and Wenatches in this state
Holden 4 Wilson Furniture Co,
This house has made the best possible use
OF the small space obtainabie for It's dis
play. All that can be done is 10 prssen,
Just suggestion here and there Of the va
rous lines OF goods handled by the firm a.
its store. iioe. I'LL ana lli3 Second avenue
There ara choice pieces Of furniture fer
the bed room. parior. dining room. hall and
Kitchen; hints az VIVA, they have for win
dovs floors ard china closets with q ana
display Of heaters stoves and Starr Estate
ranges. This booth Is uear he main an
trance While locking * over leave your
name and figures for prize in their guess
ing cCntest--f-ee To all
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