The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-30
Selected as the Most Popular Union
Clerk by a Large Majority at the
Trades and Labor Fair.
FAIR PROVES A GREAT SUCCESS.
Closing Night Draws q Large Crowd to
High-Kospital Receives Donation.

ne air S3IOT6 won Curious VIC
tory over the other dry goods stores in
the city last Saturday evening when
Miss Elizabeth Ellison, one of the
young ladiesemployed at the Fair was
selected by large majority as the
most popular Union clerk in the city.
The election of Miss Ellison marked
the close of one of the most exciting
voting contests ever held in the city
and the young lady may wellsbe proud
of the victory she has won.
The election of Miss Ellison was
the feature of the closing night,of the
fair given by the Trades and Labor
council, and the voting contest alone
made the Fair one of the most success
full ever given in Kenosha.
The wind up Of the voting contest
proved exciting. Miss Ellison's chief
opponent for the honor was Miss Maud
Phillips of the Fisher store, and up
to the last fifteen minutes of the con-
test Miss Phillips was far in the lead.
All week long the friends of the two
young ladies had been storing up votes
for the last night, and when the Fair
opened Saturday evening, the young
lady friends of the candidates were out
to secure the floating vote that come to
the hall during the evening. All sorts
of devices were used to secure votes
for the rival candidates. and with
every vote the proceeds of the fair was
being increased. The contest was
closed at ha1f-past twelve O'Clock, and
at the last count before the close Miss
Phillips was leading by more than a
hundred votes. In the last FIVE min
utes more than three thousand votes
went into the ballot boxes and in some
cases hundreds and even thousand
were cast by a Single party. When the
final count was made it was found that
Miss Ellison had 1898 votes and Miss
Phillips 1897.
The result which had been awaited
with GREATNESS anticipation was re
ceived with round after round of
cheers. The friends of Miss Ellison
gathered round her and showered her
with congratulations while the friends
of Miss Phillips, loyal to the last, re-
manned true and congratulated her on
the gallant struggle she had made.
AS result of her victory Miss Eli
son will receive from the council a
splendid diamond ring valued at
thirty-ive dollars.
The successful candidate is one of
the best known young ladies of the
city. She has been employed at the
Fair for several years and is very pop
ular with the customers of the store.
The fair proved to be one of the big
gest successes of many years in Keno
sha. On the last mig hit the crowd was
large and all the booths, as well as the
different amusements, offered thriv,
ing business and the treasurer of the
fair was kept busy checking up &C
counts during the entire evening.
Many of the articles we're sold at auc-
ton and all brought good prices.
1t was long after Sunday morning
when the voting contest was decided
and for this reason the informal dance
which had been planned as the close
of the fair was called off.
The fair will net the council several
hundred dollars and one.fourth of this
amount will be given to the fund now
being raised for the opening of an
emergency hospital in the city.