The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19

first period of the contest Being en-
gagged in the corset business Reuben
is accustomed to tight squeezes, but
he is not discouraged. He has many
loyal friends who have promised him
aid by the first of the new year so
he is biding his time in cheerfulness
in the firm belief that he Will be able
TO land a bigger prize than 500 dur
ing the first heat of the race.
Mrs. Mary McElroy, Howard L. Sar-
gent. Magda Steinkamp, Irma Klau-
mann and Mrs. John Laudon are very
closely grouped for the $50 prizes and
none Of them has enough votes yet to
make IT sure that they will be winners.
MOTHER AN-o DAUGHTER
Mrs. Laudon is an estimable old Ger
man lady who has lived in San Fran
cisco for thirty-one years. Her hus-
band is a brewery employe and has led
a busy life. but the fire of last April
and sickness IN the family have made
times hard for the frugal couple. Their
home at 164 Silver street was burned
and 1t was insured in one of the Ger
man companies which has failed to
make good Mrs. Laudon IS in the
contest more for the sake of her
daughter. Mrs. Hans Cooppermann of
Oakland, than on her own account
Mrs Cooppermann has also been en-
rolled as a contestant and the mother
and daughter have decided to pool
their interests and divide among them
equally what they may Jointly win
A vote for Mrs. LRudon is therefore a
vote for Mrs. Cooppermann, and vice
versa, but the votes will be recorded
in the name of Mrs. Laudon.
Elizabeth Bockerman, Anna Skinner.
Frances Feeney, Mary z. Buckley and
Gladys Adock are very closely grouped
for the $40 prizes
Mrs. Bockerman is a fire victim who
has taken refuge in Oakland and is
trying to raise money to free her little
remaining property from a mortgage.
Miss Skinner is q refugee living with
her folks in Washington Square Her
parents are both living, but as there
are six children to provide for, Miss
Skinner feels It incumbent upon herself
10 do what she can to earn some money
to pay for her own keeping. She has
had Ill health in the past which
prevented her from doing much work
of any kind, but camp life seems to
agree with her and she is now anxious
to do enough work in the gold prize
contest to make a nice winning, so
that she will be self-supporting for
a while at least. Miss Skinner is a
native daughter. having spent her
whole life in San Francisco. She is a
young lady OF excellent character and
is popular among all her acqueintances.
THESE HAVE VOTES TO GET
The following contestants have been
placed in nomination but have not yet
registered any votes, nor have any been
cast for them as yet:
Miss z. Burris, 2510 Clement street,
San Francisco.
4s. Columbia Square, San FRANCISCO
Miss Victoria Ferenz, cottage 21
First street, Franklin Square, San
Francisco.
Edward Garrigues, 1907 Putnam
street. Fruitvale, Cal.
J. Edward Garry, 1884 Kentucky
street, San Francisco.
San Francisco.
]. J. Jensen. Route 2, Hayward, Ala-
media County, Cal
J. ]. Kelly Jr., P. O. box 1zs, Auburn.
Cal.
]. S. Knight. Fort Bragg, Mendocino
County, Cal
Mark Larkin, 244s Seventeenth street.
San Frncisco.
Miss Sophie Leavitt. 242 Hannah
street, Oakland. Cal.
Miss Emma Lifts, box 1877, Porter
Vile, Cal
Annie Pfan. 21 street. Mission
Park, San Francisco.
Mrs. Ellen Smith. Walnut Creek, Con-
ira Costa County, Cal
Miss Lenna Smith, 2s13 NJ street.
Sacramento, Cal.
Henry Stern, corner Grove and Cen
trail avenue, San Francisco.
Mrs. Louise Welham, 2344 Ocean ave-
nue., Ingleside. San Francisco.
Mrs. Belle White, Yuba City, Cal.
Miss Ella Wilson. care Heynemann &
Co, Page and Fillmore streets San
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided into three pe-
Nriods. constituted as follows:
FIRST-November 10 to January 13.
eight weeks.
SEcoND-January 10 to March 8,
seven weeks
THIRD-March to April IA. six
weeks.
THE RIZEs
There are twenty-five prizes to be
competed for during each contest pc
riod. consisting of twenty-five purses
OF gold coin ranging in amount from
$50 up to $500 and making a total of
$4,000 for each period.
There viii also be twenty FIVE special