The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

she was born and reared and still has
her home in the Sagebrush State and is
always loyal to it's interests. There
probably is not another woman in Ne
vada VINO enjoys wider acquaintance
throughout the State. Thoroughly in
ured to the unconventional life of the
Western mining camps, she possesses
withal the grace and refinement that
one expects to find only in the most
cultured communities. Among other
distinctions she has the honor to be re-
garded as the best woman marksman
in Nevada. There are few men who
can hit the bullseye oftener with a
rifle at long range than she can.
Mrs. Zawaskie realizes that it means
a lot of hard work to excel in a con-
test of this kind. but she thinks moth
ing of starting out alone with team
for drive of a hundred miles or more
over a desert road She does not in
tend to confine her efforts to the
thriving little city of Austin, where she
lives. but will push her campaign to
every mining camp in Nevada She eX-
poets especially strong support from
Tonopah and Goldfeld. where she has
many friends.
With this formidable rival in the
field, the California contestants will
have to look well to their laurels dur
ing the remainder Of the contest.
AMBITIOUS YOUNGSTERS
Stanislaus County puts forth a can
didate in the person of Miss Lois b.
Phtzer, the young daughter of Mrs
l.. II. Pfitzer of Newman. Miss Lois
wants to win some money to buy her
self a musical instrument She is not
old enough to make an active cam
paign herself. but her mother and
friends think they can muster enough
votes to help her to make a winning
George B. Tracy. the ambitious ten
year-old son of Mrs. Rosa T.. Tracy
of San Rafael, wants to run opposition
to his ma in this period Of the con-
test. Mrs. Tracy won a prize of $40
in the first period, and her hopeful son
thinks he could do better than that
himself. Young George writes: L wish
to run in this contest. If ma runs 1
am going to beat her. I believe l can
get more than she can to subscribe for
The Call. She says she is going to run.
too, so out we go to see who viii beat
Among the new local candidates is
Master James A. Quinn of 73O Fell
street He is a fine young chap. near
Iy 16 years of age, and at present a
student in ST. IgnatiCs College, where
he is doing first year high school work.
For three years James was a young but
trusted employee OF the Southern Pacific
Company, which situation he left short
time ago because ne IelI the neeO OF
getting a better education. He was
given a fine letter of recommendation
by his superiors in the railroad SER
vice when he quit work to go to school,
and the company will be glad to get
him back again after he has gained his
diploma. Master Quinn enters the con-
test with the hope of winning some
money to pay for his education. He
has frank. honest face and gentle
manly manners and will no doubt give
a good account of himself in the con-
test.
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided into three pc
riods constituted as follows:
FIRST-November 19 to January 13,
eight weeks.
SECoND-January 1s to March 8.
seven weeks.
THIRD-March to April IA. six
weeks.
THE PRIZES
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
$40 up to $500 and making a total OF
$4,000 for each period.
There will also be twenty-five special
purses or grand sweepstake prizes for