The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-26
TRIBUNE PRIZE
PIANO CAPTURED
BY J. 0. KELLER
Prominent Farmer to Present
it to Lutheran Church
at GordOnville.
MRS. d. C. HENNEY WINS
TWO DIAMOND RINGS
Raymond Laughlin Drives Away
Boys Auto and Miss Kiehne
Gets Diamond.

J. O. Keller, who lives near Gordon
vile, one of the most prominent farm
ers in Cape Girardeau County, won the
$3.50 piano, the first prize in The
Tribune's big subscription contest,
which closed at 6 o'clock last evening.
Mr.. Keller had 10O,450 votes, lead
ing the next highest contestant by
more than $4,000 votes. The piano,
which is of one of the most expensive
manufactured, will be turned over to
the Lutheran church in Gordonville,
of which Mr.. Keller is one of the most
influential members.
Mr.. Keller did not enter the contest
until it had been in progress for more
than two weeks, and did not make a
great effort until two weeks ago. Be
ing one of the most popular men in
the county, he experienced little diff
ficulty in getting subscriptions. He
turned in more than one hundred new
subscribers yesterday, a majority of
whom either live in Gordonville or out
in the rural districts. While he swell
ed The Tribune's daily subscription
list to a marked degree, he also
brought to this office many new SUBJ
scribers to the Weekly Tribune.
Mr.. Keller was elated when inform
ed over the long distance telephone
last night that the piano had been
awarded to him. 81 feel very grateful
to The Tribune" he said, "but when
I entered the contest I entered it to
win. do not believe in loser. l am
going to call at the Allison store Mon
day and will claim my prize"
Mrs. C. D. Henney of South Spanish
street, finished second, winning the
ten-stone diamond ring, which she Won
when her votes passed the 10000
mark. Mrs. Henney made an excellent
showing, and like Mr.. Keller, she had
no assistance. She made her canvass
largely in the city of Cape Girardeau,
although she visited at homes Of farm
ers several days during the contest.
Discovering that Mr.. Keller, because
Of his long residence in the county,
had an advantage on her among the
agriculturiSts, she decided to devote
most of her time in this city. Her to-
tai vote was $1,000, or something
over $1,000 under Mr.. Keller's mark.
St. Mary's Catholic church in this
city, finished third, and less than 5000
behind Mrs. Henney. St. Mary's
church cast 1880 votes. T. A. Wib-
benmeyer, the well-known insurance
man, was the principal worker for St.
Mary's church, and turned in the bulk
of his votes during the two final days.
The Cape Girardeau Business Col
lege fourth in the contest, cast &c.
375 votes, and Miss Tillie Meyers, who
was fifth, had 62,160 ballots. The
Woodman Of the World, represented
by G. NJ. Drum, was the sixth, with
81 300 votes.
Miss Alma Kiehne, one Of the most
popular young ladies in Jackson, won
the diamond ring, which was given to
the contestant from the County Seat,
who brought in the most subscrip-
tons. She led her opponents by ra-
ito of ten to one. The diamond is
three-fourths of carat and is valued
at about $75.
The $3.50 boys auto, which precipi-
tated a spirited contest among the
boys of Cape Girardeau, was captured
by Raymond Laughlin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Laughlin of West William
street.
Raymond established for himself the
reputation of being one of the best
hustlers in his set in Cape Girardeau.
He spent the day in the school room,
but late in the afternoons he was
among the residents Of the city. Ac-
companied by chum, he canvassed
for subscriptions until bedtime, visit
ing many homes after members Of the
family had retired.
The youth was at The Tribune Of
flee ten minutes before the contest
closed with ten new subscribers. He
was awarded the prize for his 1880
votes. As soon as he was announced
the winner, he made a dash for AL
lison's store, where the machine was
on DISPLAY. He pushed it out Of the
store and into the street, while more
than fifty boys Of his age watched
him with envy. After filling the oil
cups, he cranked the machine and
while it was chugging like a full
grown auto, he climbed in.
Releasing the brakes, he honked
ferociously twice, then sped away.
The little machine turned the corners
at q good speed and climbed the mud