The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-20

night, when the Registers big auto
mobile and piano contest, which has
been the talk of Brookings county for
several weeks, came to a successful
finish. The ballot box was closed
promptly at nine o'clock and the
judges, Messrs. John Alton, /. E. Lees
and P. ]. Erie, took charge of the votes
for the final count. After about an
hour and one-half's work they an
nounced the result as follows:
Mrs. Archie Sheldon. ...... 1899, $50
Miss Mildred Davis ........ 1855, $50
Mrs. F. A. Evans ............ 44S,150
Miss Myrtle Sterud .......... $685. 900
Helena Eberlein ............ 239,750
Mrs. Claude Davis .......... 220, 800
Miss Birdie Duff ............ 1925
Miss Alvia Anderson ........ 167, 700
The most pleasing feature to the
Register has been the good feeling
displayed by the candidates during and
since the close Of the contest. Each
and every contestant is highly pleased
with her prize and with the fair and
square in which the contest
has been conducted.
The contest was a great success
from every angle. Particularly pleas
ing to the Register is the addition of
W. 900 new names to our subscrip-
ton list, giving this paper a greater
circulation by far than any other
paper in the county. The candidates
have worked hard, but they were aid
ed by the fact hat they were present
ing the merits Of the best paper in the
county and this helped them material
ly in their canvass.
The last few days of the contest
yer exciting and the result was
watched with interest from all over
the county. Here in Brookings 1t was
almost the sole topic Of conversation
and it will no doubt be discussed with
interest for many a day. The candi-
dates and their friends were busy
every minute during the last week
and each was eager to put the merits
of the Register up to this man or that
man and add his name to the list.
That they were eminently successful
is attested by the large number of e
members of the Register family. T he
contest was conducted throughout in
an absolutely fair manner and there
was no opportunity to buy votes, as is
the case in some contests. Every one
dollar and a half that went into the
ballot box had to pay for a new sub
scription or a renewal, and this is the
only square way in which such a con-
test can be conducted.
Mrs. Archie Sheldon of Brookings
township, winner of first prize, gets
the splendid Ford automobile, and she
has decided to take the touring car in
place of the roadster. Mrs. Sheldon
is delighted with her prize and has
good reason to be, as the car will be a
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husband in going to visit their friends
and to and from town.
Miss Mildred Davis of Brookings,
is highly pleased with her prize, the
beautiful $500 piano. Miss Mildred
put up a hard contest for first prize
and she and her friends have every
reason to be pleased with her show
ing.
Mrs. F. A. Evans Of B%rookings, win
ner of third prize, tells us that her
prize, a magnificent diamond ring, is
just what she wanted and she Is pleas
ed and satisfied with the contest.
Miss Myrtle Sterud OF volga, is also
well satisfied with the fourth prize, a
valuable scholarship, and Miss Helena
Eberlein Of Aurora, believes that no
prize could be better than her beau
tiful gold watch.
In closing we wish to extend our
sincerest thanks to the candidates and
their friend who aided in the canvass
for their clean, successful work in put.
ting the Register in hundreds Of
Brookings county homes where it had
mot been going before. You have
worked faithfully and well and we ap-
preciate your efforts.
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