The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-09
WALTER FAST is
WINNER OF CONTEST
AND OVERLAND CAR
Miss Meisenhold del
Takes Second Cap
ital Prize.
FINISH IS CLOSE
H s
Outcome Not Known Until
Judges Announce Their
Decision.

At the conclusion OF a highly sue
cessful subscription contest by The
Mitchell Daily Republican and the
Mitchell Weekly Capital, Saturday ev-
ening, the $1100 Overland touring
car was awarded by the committee of
Judges to Walter Fast of Farmer, S.
d., and the second capital prize, an
elegant $3.50 Arts and Crafts Kimball
piano, was awarded to Miss Edwina
Meisenholder of Parkston, S. d. The
special capital prize, choice Of a bed
room or dining room suite of furni-
ture, went to Harrison Letcher of AL
eXandria.
Finish is Exciting.
The contest was an unusually close
one, right to the finish and not until
1.-THE figures we're totalled by the. judges
did any one know who had won the
chief prize. The contestants all bear
tribute to the fact that the contest
was conducted in a manner that was
absolutely fair to all. The manager of
The Republican expressed his own ap-
probation to the contest manager,
Mr.. +. A. Sullivan, for his faithful
ness i'll carrying out the emphatic in
structions given by the management
at the beginning of the contest that
every one in it must be given an
absolutely square deal. This is the
record made elsewhere by Mr.. Sulli-
van and his associates and without
such a record and without the sweep
ing endorsements given them by
other newspapers where they have
worked, they would not have been
engaged to handle the contest.
How Votes We're IssScd.
Votes in the contest We're obtain
able in only two ways, either by the
nomination or vote coupons printed
in the paper in the early part of the
contest, or on subscriptions turned
in at the office. In the latter class not
a single vote was issued except upon
subscription receipts giving the name
and address of each subscriber and
a remittance covering the amount
named in the receipt. AS a large num-
Der of these subscription receipts
We're turned in on the last day of the
contest, it may he q day or two before
all can be added to the papers print
ed list. All subscribers, however, will
begin receiving their copy of the pa
per by the middle of the week at the
latest.
The Official Count.
Following is the standing of all
the leading contestants as shown by
the count OF all votes cast by the
Judges, j. w. Bryant, cashier Of the
commercial & Savings bank. L.. S
yickers, cashier of the Western Nat
ional bank and j. c. Wood, assistant
cashier of the First National bank:
Votes.
Walter Fast. Farmer. $3.50 ,436,95C
Edwina M~eisenholder,
Parkston .1,11S,43C
Harrison Letcher, AleXan-
dria =. 923,50(
Viola Mckubbin, Mitchell. S07.01(
Nv. d. Emery, Mitchell 49,. 454,90C
Ray Lille, Woonsocket 49,. 3O2,7OC
Mrs. Joe Kotrba, Mitchell. 261,55t
Sollie Nolt, Ethan ....... 1870
&c. w. Christensen, Plankin-
ton 49, 0(
Il Sydney Grace, Farwell -. 1916
In addition to the two capital priZ'
Ies, the choice of a bedroom OF dining,
room suite was given to the one mo-
receiving either of the two leading
prizes and turning in the. largest am
cunt of votes on new subscriptions
between March 14th and the end o
the contest. This lay between Harri-
I,pY, I pfn1, - n ,l Nsn1o Mil Ih1oip rT11f
count of the judges gave this specia,
prize to MIR. Letcher, with 10000
votes. as compared with 560,135 fol
Miss Mckubbin.
Fourteen Prizes Given.
Following is a complete list of all
the prizes given during the contest
including the special prizes awarded
at different times:
Overland touring car to Walter
Fast, Farmer.
Kimball piano, to Miss Edwina
M%eisenholder, Parkston.
Dining or bedroom suite (choice
of winner) to Harrison Letcher, Al
%exandria.
Diamond rings to Miss Meisenhold.
er, of Parkston, and Mrs. Joe kotrba
route No. A, Mitchell.
Watches to w. D. Emery, Mitchell,
and Harrison Letcher, Alexandria.
Stick pins. watch fobs and lockets
to Belle Wright. route l., Mitchell,
now Plankinton; w. d. Emery, city,
Viola McKubbin, city, Edwina Meis.
enholder, Parkston, Sydney Grace,
Farwell, Ray Lille, Woonsocket, and
Carl Bergquist. city.
The contest has resulted in a high,
ly gratifying extension of the already
large subscription list of The Mitch
ell Daily Republican. No paper in the
United States overs the territory
naturally belonging to the city where
it is published more thoroughly than
does The Mitchell Daily Republican.
POSTMASTER FOR WII4MOI.
Wilmot, S. D.-Word has been re.
ceiyed here of the a~npointment of