The Forrest City times., 1907-03-29
CONTEST NOTES.


 special award of $500 in gold for the contestant in the lead at the first pub lication of their names and standing at 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, March 2l, 1907, Miss Claude Davis won with the handsome total of 46,95O votes. She was one of the first young ladies to see the points of interest and benefit in our offer of fine piano and other prizes to the enterprising girls of this county, and she started in at once, visited neighboring towns, and her success and large number of votes shows what little energetic canvass ing will do in this contest. She called at this office last Saturday to get few sample copies of the paper to send to friends at distance to whom she wrote letters, explaining the contest and soliciting subscriptions, and re- ceived the prize which she so richly deserved. Following is her receipt for same and acknowledgment of her gratification:
 Messrs. Landvoigt & Vadakin,
 Forrest City, Arkansas.
 Dear Sirs and Friends-I beg to thank you most sincerely for the five dollars, receipt of which is hereby &C., knowledged, and your many and uni form courtesies and impartiality In the Popular Girl Contest. I certainty appreciate your kindness to me. Also : l desire through the columns of our worthy paper, to extend my sincere thanks to my numerous friends, who have stood by me so nobly in the Piano Contest, that all who have given me subscription may rest as- sured it has been duly appreciated. feel confident you will be amply re- paid, and get good newSy county paper in your home. The contest hay ing just begun, would earnestly solicit renewed interest among my friends Again thanking my friends one and all. Sincerely,
 CLAUDE DAVIS. Miss Claude is most deserving girl and says she is in to stay and will keep on working and try to win the piano. It is a certainty that this ele- gant piano to be furnished by the Vernon Music Company, of Kansas City, Missouri, will go to some worker,
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 Miss Lyda Mason came very near winning the 8 special offered last week in our Piano and Popular Girl Contest. She got started little late. and worked under little disadvan- tage, as she was attending to other nf Ctn hn ,C fin worker, full of energy and earneStnesS and one of the smartest and best girls in the county. She is not in the least discouraged because she did not win this special, and will redouble her eff forts. She has promises of good SUD- port and the girl that beats her will have to hustle.
 Miss Stella Doyle has lot of friends who are interested in her success, and considering her opportunities she polled very gratifying vote. She is s the capable assistant to Postmaster Kirkpatrick, and her time is very much taken up with her duties in the office, and is thus very heavily handi- capped and must depend largely upon voluntary assistance in her race, be- cause she does not have the time to devote to any outside canvassing.
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 Miss Webber, the popular teacher of music in the Crowley Ridge Insti- ute is one of the hardest working con- testants in the race, and has received many renewals and new subscribers, but did not compete for the cash award last week, and for reasons of her own prefers not to have her vote published until later on. She has a host of friends in Forrest City, who are interested in her success, and they will help her out. She has written many letters and is receiving much encouragement.
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 Miss Nettie Dooley, we understand, also has secured quite nice bunch of renewals and new subscribers, but has not yet sent in her report. preferring to wait until later in the contest. We are not personally acquainted with Miss Dooley, but we learn that she is fine girl, full of life and enter prise, and has many friends who will help her,
 Miss Beatrice Mcdaniel is the Charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mcdaniel, of Mcdaniel, and so far has confined her solicitations to that neighborhood. She has very nice vote to her credit, and many friends who will no doubt be very glad to help her on in the contest. One good feature of this contest is that the contestants will learn who are their friends, and will be surprised to find many whom they had not hitherto counted.
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 Little Miss Velma Levitt, of near Palest inc, is bright little woman ? She is only about IA years old, but she has secured a very nice little start in the contest, and will no doubt win a prize if her friends help her like they should.
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