The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-10-05

and the several contestants have
been awarded their prizes. Miss
Margaret Scott won the first prize,
the Krause piano that had been on
exhibition in Senays store for the
past 80 days, by a large margin;
SO large in fact that there was no
doubt about her being the popular
candidate, and from the general
sentiment expressed the most of
the people seem satisfied that she
was the lucky one.
Mrs. John Garrity received the
second prize. due bill to the
amount of $4,000. to apply on pi
ano. Mrs. George Blume came in
third on the list, and received a
due bill for $3.50. The ever-busy
and busting Royal Neighbors were
awarded the fourth prize. a due bill
amounting to $24O. The M. E.
| church. fifth prize, due bill for
$4,000.
In the special Pilot contest Miss
Margaret Scott also won first and
received a beautiful diamond ring.
Mrs. Blume was second ,and was pre-
sented with the gold watch, and the
Royal Neighbors were the winners
of the gold bracelet, which will prob
| ably be presented by them to Mrs
Roy Martin, who worked in conjunc-
ton with the Royal Neighbors.
The last two days of the contest
were filled with great excitement,
In fact SO much enthusiasm has not
been stirred up over anything in
Whitefish for many a day. No cleo
ton. either national, state or local,
has ever created 30 much interest.
/ The contestants and their friends
were a busy lot from morning until
night rounding up votes for the
final count. Each contestant had
been holding back a great many
votes, and it made bigger job for
the judges to count than most peo-
pie would imagine.
On the finish Miss Margaret Scott
was generally conceded to be the
popular candidate land it would have
oeen public surprise had she not
won. Saturday afternoon when she
voted her ballots she carried them
from her home in a small suit case.
Her success was probably due to her
general POPULARITY with the public and
especially with the railroad boys who
worked earnestly in her behalf.
Considering the keen rivalry for
/ first place, there was nothing but
the best of feeling prevailing among
the candidates. Everything went
along lovely, and after the count
had been made and the winners
awarded the prizes, we have
yet to hear one word of dissention
CIR dissatisfaction in regards any un-
fairness or partiality shown to any
one.
OF course, as is always the case
IN any contest, there are these who
smell a rat occasionally, and a lot
OF baseless rumors are set afoat, but
there were none that could stand on
their own foundation. The manage
ment of both the Senay Mercantile
company and the Pilot started out
to make this contest strictly on the
square, and have adhered to this
policy from the first. The judges
who were disinterested parties, had
full charge of the ballot box, and
counted the ballots each week with
extreme care. The final count was
most carefully compiled, and the diff
ference in the standing of the vari-
GUS candidates is so great that there
cannot possibly be raised a question
on close decisions.
By reason of this contest the Sc
nay Mercantile company has done
flourishing business the past three
months, as can plainly be seen by
the great number of ballots that
were cast. The Whitefish Pilot en-
joyed little squirt of prosperity on
account of it also, and there is now
probably not home in this city
which this paper fails to reach which
will make it all the more valuable
to the merchants as an advertising
medium. When they spend their
money for publicity they want an
audience to talk to.and by using
the columns Of the Pilot they can
talk to most every individual in the
city.
Continued on page Five.)