The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-07-20
Tribune
Winner
a
Surprise


than 100000 and putting her ahea
of all other candidates.
At that the votes were far to
close to be comfortable at the en-,
Miss Hamre had but 2050 votes MOI
than Katherine Harris-.a differ
ence of less than one new subscribe
but a difference that won the $50
piano.
The names of all of the candidate
and the number of votes each 90
and the prize if any that each on
won follows:
Ellen Hamre, 252,250, Monarch plan
Katherine Harris, 25O,200, solid gol,
watch.
Susie Hickey, 174.5OO, gold watch
Edna McKinnon, 9S,9OO, gold watch
Mae Whipple, $500, special.
Arlie Palmer SO, $50, gold watch.
Nettie Bailey, IS, 450, gold watch
Eva Mulder, 400.
Mamie Pack, LOO.
Vera Stottler, 100.
Bertha Banks, 5000.
Carrie Meyers, 1100
The Tribune believes that this con-
test ended without any of the bitter
ness or ill-feeling that usually iol-
lows a contest. ! think that every
candidate knows that the contest
was fair, open and above board. The
one who best of all has right TO
feel sore and disappointed is Miss
Harris who was within 2,050 votes,
of winning the piano Miss Harris,
after canvassing the votes came 20
the Tribune publishers house 20
.~...xs ~a- s&A-A .A.e ~cccptcu ucfeat IN
the same pleasant manner that she
did all of her work of soliciting. She
has no right to feel badly about the
defeat for in later years she Will
know that the experience was
worth more to her than any prize
the Tribune could give and the expert
ence no one can win away from her.
Miss Hamre, the winner of The
piano. lives at the Union Manufact-
uring Co. mills, where tho piano was
delivered Monday. She 10 poor girl
working for her living, but that she
is popular and deserving il proven by
the way the men of the mill, the
Jogging camps and Of that neighbor-
hoad caLie To her support in this
contest. Though tie publisher is
sorry that he hasn't other pianos 10
give other Gescrvins candidates he
is awfn.ly glad that Miss Hamre got
one
Miss Hickey made a splendid show
ing and brought il as many new sub
scribers as ANY candidate with ihe
single exception Of Miss Hamre. The
latters unexpected advance to first
,lace at the last minute was per-
hans as ripch disappointment to
Miss Hickey es to Miss Harris, foi
Miss Hickeys friends felt she was
sure tf al least second place.
I think perhaps, of all the candlo'
ates that little Arlie Palmer was ths
happiest when she learned that SIX
had won a gold watch. and ] va:
,wf,,,ly glad to give it to her, fol
she did a nice lot of work.
The Tribune put on somewhere !;
the neighborhood of 800 new ruo
scribers during the contest. giving
unouestionably the largest ,ircuia'
ion in Whatcom county outslce
Bsllinrham of ii the papers in WHAT
com county.
And now in ending the last worl
OF the contest we want to thahK II
Of the candidates for the hard Wor-
.bev did for US and MIR. Serruriei
for allowing us the use OF the pahh
NV FOR our votes and Messrs Ed
arm stuart and Wander Griend 10
acting as judges and counting 'h
votes Saturday night.
The latter named service was he
-. easv one. Saturday night wd
,wfullv hot and while the judge
.o,,,ed and sweated in the pan
,hara was an uneasy nervous cro"
ua,,,ng and sweating on the ou
siaa for news of the contest
want also to thank all oil u
n.on,e of Lynden and the Nooksae
valley To a man l believe the ou'
,noss men of Lynden boosted IL