The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-17
The Piano Contest.

for the winter season, and every set
Element is looking for some amuse-
ment that is different from what they
had the year before. Rabbit drives
are no longer interesting, and as the
piano contest offers opportunity for
a lot of fun without possible loss of
material or money, all the settlements
are taking hand in the matter. They
ALI seem to want all candidates to
have a fair chance in the race, and
are lining up so as to make it inter-
esting from the very closeness of the
race. If one girl gets behind in the
race, the folks who have no special
choice between candidates, usually
give their votes to the girl who is be-
hind.
1t is generally understood that
Miss Carrier is the candidate of the
Shelley school and as they boast OF
having the best school in the county,
it is easy to see why they want fine
piano in it.
1t is also understood that Leva
Cutting represents the Blackfoot
High School, and there are reasons
why she has good following
Miss Wolf represents the frater-
mites of the town and surrounding
country, and as Blackfoot is a strong
lodge town and has a lot of money
tied up in a lodge hall that has no
piano, it Is no wonder that a good
many of the people are studying
which would yield up the most glory,
to have it in the school house or the
lodge hall.
Miss Lolo Lindsay is the candidate
of the west side settlements, and it Is
said that she will give the piano to
some public hall on the west side If
she has the honor to win.
The contest began in December and
lasts three months, closing the 18th
day of February, the day that comes
but once on four years, and 1t will be
real leap year for some girl when
she leaps into prominence by receiv-
ing the piano free at the hands of a
legion of friends, while those who fall
behind in the race will receive many
new evidences of their own worth
and popularity which had not been
expressed before for want of an OPP
portunity AS one lady said, 1T Is
worth the trouble, to find out who
are your friends and who pose as
friends but vote for some other girl. !"
Then again, it is like politics, because
there are influences that impel peo-
pie to vote against their friends even
while their sympathies are with her
One man said, IF there Is no
chance for me to get the piano, |
wont take the trouble to vote" But
near neighbor said, Il consider 1t
good thing, because 1t interests US
in something good. or course, 1t will
not come to my house, but ! want my
sons and daughters to see that piano
and admire it, and work for some
body who has chance to get it.
want them to take lively interest
in the contest because 1t Is nice
piano and because it is being donat-
ed by good newspaper That old
passage in the Bible applies in this
matter Whatsoever things are loveN
ly, whatsoever is of good report, etc,
think on these things | would rath-
err have my children trying to get a
finepiano for somebody else or for
the public hall, and be thinking on
these things, than to be thinking OF
nothing in particular, and letting
their ambitions lie dormant. am
interested in the school fair for the
same reason, and in the work OF wo-
mems clubs too, but ] confess ] was
prejudiced against that until | got
to reading to see what they are work
ing for. :"
People are still asking If the con
test will be conducted like an auction
at the last and we are busy inform
ing them that it will not. The ballot
boxes will De locked, and nobody
need show his coupons to anyone be-
fore putting them in. The color OF
the cupons will give no cue as to the
number of votes written on them, and
the ingenuity of each candidate and
all her friends, may be exercised with
full swing, TO outwt or out vote or