Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-13
THE PIANO CONTEXT.
The Race For tho Instrument has Le''
But Three Runners in the Fold
at The Homeotretch.

piano contest, people paid very little
attention to it. The proposition was
that five merchants were asked to put
I'D a certain amount and the stranger
was to let them have a $500 Bidd'e
Piano to issue tickets on and the
purchaser of goods at these stores
would be allowed to vote for TICKETS
for every dollar they bought goods
with.
Well every one almost got in on
the proposition of getting a piano All
the secret orders and the churches
and the societies entered the race and
about fifteen went to the post 70
face the starters flag.
When the barrier went up they all |
got away even but after the first
quarter of mile it was evident that
several of the entrees were unable
to maintain the pace.
There were in the field the Eastern
Star The Presbyterian Church, the
Indian School, the United Workmen
the Odd Fellows, Daughters OF Reb-
coca. the Young Ladies' Institute, the
Catholic Church, the Kings Daughters,
the Woodmer, the Orphans Home, the
Opera House Association. the Bani
and several others "also ran
When the first quarter pole was
reached the Catholic Church and the
Wocdmen were heading the bunch
and threatening to shut cut the field
They settled down to a long sweep
ing pace and were evidently out for
the stakes. One or the other seemei
a certain winner when out from the
other horses came the Ladies Re-
lief Corps. This little nag suddenly
woke up and closed the gap with over
six thousand votes to the good. rms
gave a pretty close intimation to the
peoDle in the lead that there was
something doing and they let out their
mounts and applied the spurs. Last
Friday the Woodmen woke up and
thanked in ten thousand votes or more
and the Catholics dropped in over
eleven thousand The Relief Corps
had over six thousand, maintaining
their position with the Cathoiic
Church. both having cast the same
number of votes in the two weeks.
By this time the other horses ii
the field, unable to keep up the teri
hc pace, had dropped so far behind
that public interest was lost in then
At the present writing the Wood
men are several lengths ahead, WIZ
the Catholic Church coming rlgh
along and determined to be in al
the finish.
Jockeying for the right position OF
the home stretch has begun. 1t looks
as if there might be some attemp
to crowd someone to the rail before
the race is decided.
The Jockeys who are plotting tn'
Catholic Church and the Woodmer
have no great affection for each othel
and neither wish to see the othel
win. The people behind the Relic
Corps flyer are depending Who'll;
lot on this, that either OF the tw'
ahead may at any moment jostle tn
other nag and in the mix-up give thu
Relief Corps an opening that vii
show the way to the wire.
There will be a very lively spu"
for front place should this openln
occur ..
There will be all sorts Of quee
things happening in this contest. Se'
eral well recognized A. P. A. pee
pie who don't want to see the Woot
men win are around helping the Catl
ole Church.
A man with few hundred vote
laid by in his vest pocket is at one
an object of interest among the ladie
of the respective organizations. Inc
waylav him on every street cOrne
with a pleasant smile and take MI
off in quiet corners tell him no
nicely he may become solid VIII
them for life by casting his vote
Every body is taking a hand In tn
three-coronered fight now. The Poop
whose organizations dropped out.
the run early in the race are allyn
them selves with the three riya
for first place and vigorously rootir
for the Catholics, Woodmen or Reli
Corns peOple
Some of the people who were scou
ing the town for votes few weel
ago and have since quit are taking
out on the piano. They say it
"only a Biddle" also that it only co
sS5 to begin with and was expos
to the elements and the sobbing raj
on somebody's back stoop for over
month until the harmonics are
the chyncronics deadened and 7