The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
CUP IS AWARDED
AYRES 8 CHAPMAN
Jswsiry store Windows Average the
HIghest-A. p. J. Ewers Wins
In Final Contest, Held
eaturdsy.
MONEY TO WINGERs
Three Of Competitors Who Win place
Are BsrrSd From Winning
Money. Which Gives
Others Chance.

WINNER SWEEPSTAkE CUP.
Ayres and Chapman ......-.. So< -
WINNERS FINAL CONTEST.
IA. p. J. EWorS ............... w
Ayres and Chapman .......... 9S2 23
Winssr Bros $50 ............. 81 13
Dunean-Schsii .............- 97
saur and MuIIarkey ($5) ...-.. s75 1-s
Sullivan and Auwerda go -. s73 10
Scheii-Dempis ($3) ........... s722-S
Home Tea Company t$2} 800. ses 20
Ayres and Chapman win the sweep
stake cup which was offered as the
grand prize for the four window con-
tests which have been conducted BY
the Retailers league this spring. The
cup Is awarded the competitor having
the highest average. 1t will be in the
permanent possession OF the store.
The grand average Of the winner was
95z 81 points The four other high
averages are:
Jules Renaud's Son, ga IL; Duncan
ScheIl, $40 "a; Baur and Mullarkey,
1913; Low1tz. 934; and e. C. Weisman.
332 %.
In the fourth contest staged Satur-
day, A. p j. Ewers was returned the
winner. This makes two first places
and one second for Mr.. Ewers. The
contest committee figured his average
for the three contests. and found that
he was thirty points ahead OF the
sweepstake winner. on these three.
Had he been in all four Of the con-
tests. the chances are that he would
have won the cup. Considering that
Mr. Ewers was entered in only three
contests. the showing which he made
is considered q remarkable one
Ayres and Chapman run second in
the Saturday contest. With Duncan
SchelI which was awarded fourth
place. these three stores are out Ct
the running for the money, giving Win
ger Bros. the first money prize. Beur
and Mullarkey win the ave dollars,
Sullivan and Auwerda, 81, Schell.
Demple So. and Home Tea company.
81.
Must Continue Showing.
II ID to be hoped that the merchants
Will continue the good showing thai
they made during the contest. and that
the reputation for good windows. AMI
clean windows and store fronts which
was established for Keokuk stores
during this contest will not be allow
ed to drag. The contest committee
suggests that even though no prizes
are going to be offered. that the mer
chants still take rs much pains with
their windows, the remainder OF the
year az they did these four times.
although people may not realize 1t,
generally. the contest has been the
means OF building up reputation fo-
good windows in Keokuk. More al
tention has been paid not only 20 the
general displays, but the windows
have been cleaner, store fronts have
been cleaner. and the stores them.
selves have been cleaner. as resui..
i I
Everyone Seems Pisased.
Travelling men who have been IN
the city either during or following a
contest. have the highest compliments
for the windows. and the general co.i-
dillon of the stores, and there has
been more activity In painting store
fronts this season than for long
time.
The merchants who were in the
contest all seem to be we'll pleased
with the results. They report more
trade, and for Some of the stores.
this is the dull season. and yet people
have been attracted by something ia
the window and have come In to pur.