The daily sentinel., 1903-05-02

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popular saleswomen or stenographer
in this city, at present at work for
herself, was decided this morning at IL
O'Clock in favor of Miss Marie Haw-
kins, the popular saleslady in the store
of The Rocky Mountain Tea Co. H
Miss Hawkins has that quality about
her that attaches her friends very
closely to her. in their friendships.
She is accommodating to all those
who trade at the store where she is
employed, and no one who knows
her. but feels the warmest attachment
for her. In securing the large number
of votes given her, Miss Hawkins had
the assistance of an unusually large
number of good friends, who worked
untiringly for the acquisition of the
coupons. They left no stone unturn-
ed, whereby they might secure vote
for their favorite. 1 III .2-4o..
From the time the office opened this
morning until the time came for de-
claring the ballot box closed there was
constant stream of humanity pass
ing in and out of The Sentinel office.
The line was made up of staid cit
izens who had saved up anywhere
from one to half dozen votes. to
those who were extremely interested
in the fair contestants and had been
working hard in gathering the votes,
and who could deposit from fifty to
hundred votes. Ladies and gentle
men, boys and girls, storekeepers and
men and women in every walk of life
came to this office and deposited their
ballots.
Every one of those who came be-
lieved what The Sentinel had been
telling them right along that, no votes
would be sold or no coupons printed
other than those in the regular daily
issue. This added zest to the contest.
They realized that when the ballot
would close that they would not be
confronted by ten or twenty thousand
votes, which had been bought and
paid for and which would stamp the
contest an unequal one and one in
which money would be the only quail
ity for winning.
The vote for the other contestants
was as follows:
Marie Hawkins. 712
Bird Levan. 55S
Sallie Bracken. ............ 544
Lucy Kelly .... ..5...... 400
Miss Bird Levan, who stood second
in the contest is a most popular and
charming young lady clerk in the Ly-
ons and Son store. Miss Levan has
only been resident of this city for a
short time, coming here from Guth-
rie Centre, Iowa, but IN the short
time that she has been here, none
have won more friends and few have
become quite SO popular. Her friends
made strong and hard pull for her
and made splendid progress toward the
last. The fact is that three of the
young ladies, all save the winner, stood
very close.
Miss Sarah Bracken, the young lady
whom many expected and hoped would
win. had some most awfully good
friends. who worked for her early and
late. She did not have quite so many
friends working for her as had Miss
Hawkins. but then Miss Hawkins did
not enter the race until the third day,
so that honors are even on this score.
Miss Bracken has host of friends
who would have been happy to see her
win, but the fact she did not, does not
make her any the less popular in the
sight of her friends and they are many
in this city, zHiu7om aa
Miss Lucy Kelly. calls the store
of The O. p Bliss Co., her working
home. Miss Kelly is also recent ar ],
rival, comparatively in the city. This
has not hindered her, however, from
winning in the short time that she has
been here. nanny good and true
friends. who would have given much
to see her win in the contest of the
ballots. Miss Kelly is charming
young woman and those who meet her
are soon classed in her circle of
friends, as she is one who appeals