The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-10
THE END OF THE RACE

Last October Frank Bartell & Co.,
merchants, J. F. Samson, druggist, and
the Gazette Office were enveigled into
putting on contest by one of the oil
est tongued individuals that ever
crossed the divide. Falling to the
patter of this stranger whose bus
mess is was to snag suckers the firms
mentioned signed contracts without
carefully sizing UP the proposition;
from any angle. 1t was a case of
hypnotic influence, and the agent was
careful that the spell should not be
broken, as he failed to return as he
promised to do for the purpose of
wising up his victims as to the ways
and means of carrying on the contest
to a successful issue. But this is OF
no particular interest to the public.
The three firms took the hook, and
the barb has been source of misery
for six months.
The contest was put on all right,
but it dragged along without excit-
ment and with very little manifesto
ton of interest among the candidates
or their friends. A couple of the can
didates in the first district forged so
far ahead early in the game that the
balance became discouraged and COM
petition largely ceased. And SO it
trailed along from the beginning to
the end, leaving the firms decidedly
in the hole. The loss will be charged
up to credulity and experience. The
statement that the drag continued to
the end may be modified to some ex-
tent. Considerable excitment and
feverish voting marked Friday and
Saturday, the last two days of the
contest. Then, however, the voting
was concentrated on only one or two
candidates. In the eagerness to place
Hazel Mallory in the lead in the first
district interest in almost all the 9TH
er candidates was overlooked. 1t is
true that there were some heavy votes
cast for Miss Mitchell and Miss
Shafer, but in the two days more
votes were cast for Miss Mallory than
during the entire preceding six
months, and even then only one of
the three firms prOfited by the ballot
casting spasm.
1t is regrettable that all who took
part could not have received presents,
but 1t is some satisfaction to know
that the three pianos go to young
ladies worthy of the handsome in
struments that they can now call their
own, and who are not in position to
secure one by direct purchase. Be-
sides the lucky winners of pianos
sixteen other candidates are recipi-
ents of handsome and valuable pres
ents.
The following are the fortunate
candidates with the number of votes
each one received:
First district-Hazel Mallory, with
2,551 $3.50 votes, piano.
Second district-Goldie Mitchell,
with 76S,239 votes, a piano.
Third district-Rose Horrigan, with
777,OS6 votes, a piano.
Monnie Burkett, with 1885, 1896
votes, $3.50 due bill to apply upon
the purchase price of a Lyon-Taylor
piano, and 2Oyear gold filled watch.
Maud Keeler, with 427,135 votes, a
$3.50 piano purchasing certificate and
2O-year gold filled watch.
Thelma Shafer, with 376,220 votes,
a $240 piano certificate and a 20-year
gold filled watch.
Dollie Clark, with 349,331 votes, a
$3.50 piano certificate and a 20-year
gold filled watch.
Hazel Stiner, with 32S,76O votes, a
2O-p1ece ROger silver set.
Ella Martin, with 2S9,255 votes, a
heavy gold filled bracelet.
Louise Studley, with 2O0,664 votes,
heavy gold filled bracelet.
Neva Callahan, with 1877, 367 votes,
a heavy gold filled bracelet.
Silva Desmond, with 140,110 votes,
heavy mesh bag.
Grace Mcdaniel, with 1855 votes,
heavy mesh bag.
Ida Parsons, with 99,195 votes, a
gold filled bracelet.
Tressa Masters, with S6,450 votes,
gold filled bracelet.
Belle Loudon, with S5,450 votes, a
mesh bag.
May Macy, with $500 votes, a mesh
bag.
Emma Beale, with 61,025 votes, a
mesh bag.
Nellie Lynch, with $3.50 votes, a
handsome silk lined jewel case.