Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-30

7 ~ Ihe EDemOCrat DlS SuDSCilpLloA
contest, which has held the interest
4 of most Of, the people of the county
for several weeks, closed on Satur-
day evening. AS announced In our
last issue, the ballot box was given
over to the Judges at 9 O'Clock, and
taken to the First National bank OF
this city where the count was made.
: The Judges who made the count had
at their command two Burroughs ad-
ding machines and as the votes were
read off by one Of the judges the
other two added the same on the me
machines. This method OF adding
made mistakes next. to impossible.
Realizing that the count was close
the Judges made a second count, to
satisfy themselves and all parties
! interested that no errors had been
made. ~ ~. = :. ~ - {. he:t: 5sf
n. n 4 ..lg The Winners. @ a
AS will be seen in the statement
OF the judges elsewhere on this page,
Miss Edna. Scheer Of, Southwest OF
. ~
Manchester had total Of: 1924 ,15O
votes, this being the highest num-
Der Of votes polled she was declared
!: the winner of the 5-passenger tour
ing car. Miss Elsie Sands of Bal
ley's Ford had total Of Z 3,662,5So
votes, she being close second N
the race, and she was awarded the
: second prize, consisting OF q rouna 'l''11 I.
{ trip ticket to and from San Fran an
cisco, ana 500 in cash. Miss kath-
crime Helschers of Dyersville was
third in the race, and won the sec.
oad round trip ticket and $50 IN
cash Misses Ruth Parrot and Mabel 'e
Crabb were the winners OF the two
scholarships. So - .Es.3.. -: s=.sr'
i Was Unusual Contest.
The contest was by all odds the
best and most successful ever put on ~
in Delaware county. The prizes were vel
far more generous and the returns rms
were in even greater proportions .a! 1Nss
Tho contestants from the very outset
showed keen interest, and the work
they did was nothing less than mar "a
velous. when one considers the hand
leap they were under because OF the
unfavorable weather up to the last
few days. The results Of the contest
slcw that even unfavorable weather
conditions did not prevent the sue
cess Of the undertaking. AS a re-
suit of the untiring efforts OF the
faithful contestants and their hosts
of friends, The Democrats subscrip-
ton, list has been increased beyond
all expectations. Over this the pub
lishe1s OF The Democrat naturally
feel highly elated, and wish to sin
eerely,> thank the contestants and
their friends, and we hope that the
prizes won will afford the pleasure
they were designed to bring to the
winners.
The Democrat is indebted to the
three judges who canvassed the large
number Of votes with the greatest
accuracy These gentlemen are we'll
known in this county, and their abil-
ity. as accountants is equally well
established. Every contestant can
rest assured that the judges made
the count, absolutely free from favor
itism. .sass2 ~ S., H !.
The Contest Company arid Manager.
Tho contest was put on by the B.F.
Brady Contest company of Kansas
City, Missouri: Mr.. Brady's company ~
is one of the largest contest com
panies in the country, and usually lily
has from eight to a dozen contests @ y ea5L
in progress at one time. 3. r.
Brady, the leading factor in the com
pany is one of the cleanest young
business men it has been Q ur good
fortunte to become acquainted with.
: It, is impossible for Mr.. Brady to
superintend personally all OF these
contests, and consequently turns
over to representatives the larger
part of the work Of managing the
same. The young man who represent
ed Mr.. Brady in the. contest was Mr..
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