Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
MISS MARIE TURNER
WINS The PRIZE AUTO
Mrs. Jennie Pauley Close Second Wins the Diamond
Ring in The Heralds Big Voting Contest,
Ending Last Saturday Night

contest, which has been in progress
for the past ten weeks, under the
direct personal management of Mr..
C. D. Stone, special representative
of the Burgess-J Johnson Company, of
Brookfield, Mo-, who make business
of conducting such contests, came to
successful and pyrotechnic close
at seven O'Clock last Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. Stone pronounces this to have
been one of the most successful and
satisfactory contests he has ever
conducted and at the finish it proved
to be one of the closest races between
candidates of perhaps any that has
ever taken place in the state.
The last open report, made by the
various workers to the contest
manager, was on Tuesday evening of
last week, at which time the votes
were counted and certificates of same
issued to each contestant. Since
that time the reports of business
done, accompanied by the cash to
cover same, were dropped, in sealed
envelopes, into locked ballot box,
by the manager, as fast as they were
received by him, or directly by the
candidates themselves, thus insuring
secrecy of their final standings, even
from the manager himself. There
were only two keys to the ballot
box; these were left in sealed
envelopes, one at the Union State
Bank, after the ballot box had been
locked and sealed, and before any
votes were placed therein.
Sharply at seven o'clock Saturday
evening the contest was officially de-
clared closed, the ballot box carried
to the Union State Bank, and there
unlocked by the judges, Richard
Never, cashier OF the Union State
Bank; F. j. Granville, cashier of
the Lancaster State Bank, and
Leslie A. Clark, vice president of
the Peoples State Bank, who care
fully verified all of the reports,
counted the cash and the votes, com
puted and announced the totals and
declared the result, the votes being
as follows:
1 Miss Marie Turner, Lancaster,
1, 674, $50.
2 Mrs. Jennie Pauley, Burton,
1 ,664, 200.
3 Miss Mary Wolf, Rockville,
], PA, 625.
A John d. Beetham, Little Grant,
$50, 425.
! 5 Miss Neva Taylor, Beetown,
SAB, $50.
6 Miss Anna Ostermeier, Potosi,
526, O95.
7 Ringland Richter, Potosi, 367,
$50.
8 Miss Velma Bennett, NORTH
Lancaster, 1853, 200.
9 Miss Helen Judd, Lancaster
PIP, 400.
10 Miss Blanche Griffis, Little
Grant, 1UO, 0UU.
There were five prizes offered, the
first bring 1915 model 5-passengel
Ford touring car; End, diamond
ring fully warranted by F. P. Barnett
local ieweler; 9th, a scholarship IL
good business college, to be selected
by the winner; fourth and fifth. golt
watches, fully warranted by Weber
Bros. local jewellers.
They were won by the contestants
in the order named above. Those who
failed to win either of the above prizes
will receive a cash commission upoI
the amount of business they have
turned in, provided they have com
piled with the published requirements
pertaining thereto.
In explanation of the votes shown
in the reports, it should be stated tina
Mrs. Pauley, Ringland Richter ant
Velma Bennett did not start in unit
the third week of the contest, M is
Ostermeir the fourth week, while
Miss Griffis stopped early in Septem
Der for the reason that she went t.
Platteville to attend Normal schoo
and was unable to do any soliciting
after that time.
The basis upon which the vote
were won was as follows:
Old New
Subscriptions. Subscription
vear-1.OOO votes 1000 vote
2 vears-2.1OO votes 1920 vote
3 YEARS.. 300 votes $500 vote
4 yaara-A 500 votes q. 200 vote