The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

q 20. Henry Herndon Jones, BirmiI
. zs. Miss Ruth sller. s1s N. Hull
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Although the Contest Department OF
The Advertiser 10 not open for busi-
ness on Sundays, Saturday nights mail
brought votes for number OF the
contestants, which are included in the
score this morning. resulting In some
changes In the line-up.
Miss Susie Barnes, OF Anda1usia, was
the principal gamer. an increase of
1900 In her score having taken her
up from tenth to fourth place. Loula
Williams, wynnette Mannins' Marie
p1schal. Mrs. John Bryan, Annie
Iangham and lone Pollard hace gone
down one degree each, in consequence
Miss Mary Emma Pruett, of Pensa-
cola, registered q gain OF 1900. break
ing the tie between her and Mrs,
.Purifoy and bringing her up within 100
votes OF the other Pensacola confess
,fant, Miss Louise Hendrix.
Miss Ethel Gregory, Of Linden. Ma
renwo county. Ala, sent in her first IL
600 votes and enters the score list as
No. 16,
Master CASTOR Levy has moved up
from No. "a TO No, 20.
Miss Ollie Gay finch, OF Selma. has
scored her tirst 1000 votes and Is
xy-second place.
Mrs. 8. q. Hall and Mrs. D. L.
johnson divide No. "a between them,
while Henry Herndon Jones and Miss
Ruth siler have an equal claim on No.
se.
Leading Boy i'm the Contest.
The portrait Of Master Frank <.
Hail u presented today. He is No.
is IA the race and deserves q higher
places as. be ts . good-looking boy, as
mag be seen by his picture, and he Is
a. good as he looks. Frank wants
arsaer,ss the pony. mighty bad, and i
Is hoped more of his good friends VIII
finue 70 be the leading boy Of the
contest, he may take a drive with
sTisera and the little red-wheeled bug
~. the arst afternoon that the weather
ID fair.
Contestants who have not vet had
their pictures put in the paper, VIII
please send their photographs TO the
Contest Manager at their earliest con-
OnIy Five weeks More.
The third week Of the contest be-
gins today, leaving but i've weeks
more, including this week, to win the
prizes, unless 1t should be decided later
20 continue the contest one week more
than was originally intended. Satur-
day, March IA, has been set as the
rrohahle closing date. II all contes-
tauxs work as they should. that Will
give ample time TO get In all the votes
that can be had. II It should be
deemed expedient to run 1t one week
longer, due notice viii be given.
definite announcement as to the day
and hour when the last votes must be
~ viii be made about March /. or at
laaak two weeks before the end. In
4ha meantime all contestants are urged
to get In all the votes they can be-
fore the middle of March, and the
eariler they can be got in the surer
the contestants will be OF getting
Anybsdyss victory Yet.
The leading contestants did excellent
work during the week just closed. but
any good hustler ought to be able to
beat the highest present score In the
next six days. Eighteen yearly sub
scriptions. that IL an average OF three
q day during the week, will produce
q higher score than the leader, Miss
ssallie watkins Wood has at present
Surely there must be a number OF con-
2ssfants who can average three yearly
subscriptions or 1900 votes day. Sal
lie watkins Wood and Virginia Bragg
Smith have held the center OF the
stage pretty much to themselves dur
ing the week past. but they have not
wcn the automobile or the piano yet
hy any manner Of means. Some can
Aldete who has not half as many
votes at present as they. or who per-
hans. has not entered the contest at
ali yet, Is likely to get in as many
votaa as the leader has now, any day
THIS week. There is going to be a
very lively contest for the big prizes
and no one will win lin walk. 1t
win take some work 20 secure first
choice. or any Of the prizes, but they
are all worth the effort.
Forty-hVe Contestants.
Twenty-seVen out OF forty-five con-
kestants now enrolled have some votes
10 their credit. The remaining eigh-
teen stilI have their first votes TO get.
Announcement will be made of any
new contestants enrolled hereafter, but
che names OF those who have not yet
had any votes recorded in their favor
win not again be published until they
get into the score list.
Miss Annie Osborne OF Eclectic, VINO
Il striving for the Krell-rFench piano,
has addressed the following card to
her friends:
To Whom it May Concern:
As I have entered The AdveI Users
prize contest and hope to make win
ming score. shall greatly appreciate
subscriptions from my friends and my
friends friends. Thanking all in Ad-
vance for any assistance they may
give me in reaching the desired goal,
am, Cordially.
Annie Osborne,
Eclectic. Ala.
: The List of Prizes.
The list Of prizes 20 be competed for
includes the following:
!. Mitchell 4-cylinder. 20-horse-
power Rnnabout Automobile, price.
O., 1000, Purchased of Messrs. Patterson
q Ingalls GOT Monroe Street, Montgom-
Z cry agents for the Mitchell motor cars
r q A Krell-French Upright Piano.
price $500, purchased Of the f. Il.
Forbes Piano Company. and on exhibl-
tion at their store.
8. thoroughbred blue-ribbon Shet.
land Pony and Park Wagon. value
$500. purchased of Nilke Brothers.
4. A 10-piece suite of Mission, Quar-
tered OAK Dining Room Furniture,
price $3.50. purchased of the A. G.
Rhodes & Son Furniture Company, ana
ON exhibition at their store. 1O6 Dexter
Avenue.
s. A 800 Fox Typewriter. purchased
Ct 2. L Davant. ages