The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-08-30
CARBON COUNTY
QUEEN CONTEST
PROVES POPULAR
Twenty Young Ladies Are
Entered for Honor by
Friends.

More interest is being shown in thu
contest for princess this year than il
previous years, is indicated in the
number of nominations which repre-.
sent practically all the surrounding
towns of Red Lodge. Nominations
have been made for the following
young ladies' as contestants for the
honor of Carbon county princess:
Elizabeth Larkin, Red Lodge, 100
votes.
Clara Nigro, Red Lodge, 100 votes.
Gladys Rue, Bearereek, 100 votes.
Beatrice Smith, Boyd, 100 votes.
Frances Sconfienza, Bearcreek, 100
votes.
Emily Anderson, Belfry, 100 votes.
Leona Hogan, Roberts, 100 votes.
Sarah Hetland, Joliet, 100 votes
Blanche Simon, Bridger, 100 votes.
Katherine Markuson, Edgar, 100
votes.
Martha Dell, Luther, 100 votes.
Ed Massa, Red Lodge, 100 votes.
Margaret Breen, Bridger, 100 votes.
Olive Midget, Bridger, 100 votes.
Margaret Prickett, Edgar, 100 votes.
Mary Breen, Bridger, 100 votes.
Dolores Steele, Edgar, 100 votes.
Evelyn Rhodes, Bridger, 100 votes.
Helena Weller, Joliet, 100 votes.
Helen Mccall, Fromberg, 100 votes.
The 100 votes credited to each con-
testant represent the nominating bal
lot. Only one nominating ballot could
be counted, according to the rules of
the contest, although in several in
stances nominating ballots numbered
two and three for some of the candi-
dates. All other votes which the can
didates have received have been placed
in sealed ballot box and will not be
counted until Wednesday afternoon,
Sept. 5, at o'clock.
The judges of the contest this year
will be Miss Caroline Reber of the
Grove Store, Roy Houton of the
Broadway Market and Miss Ramona
Berta, princess of Carbon county in
1925, winning the title of Queen of
Montana the same year.
Through an error last week it was
stated that the voting ballot was good
for 10 votes, while it was the inten-
ton to give 100 votes. In order to
rectify this error, voting ballot No. l,
which appeared in the issue of Aug.
% will be counted as 100 votes.
A voting ballot good for 100 votes
will be found on one of the pages OF
this issue. In addition to the 100 votes,
The News, again this year is giving
$500 votes with every new subscrip-
ton and 1900 votes for a renewal.
Subscribers renewing their subscrip-
tion at this time may credit the allot-
TED number of votes to whomsoever
may be their choice.
The candidates all have splendid
to get in the lead this
coming week and in order to make the
contest more interesting and zestful,
I he News is going to make a very
special offer which will score up the
votes and incite friendly competition t
among the contestants. The announce
ment Of this offer will be made at a
later date. |
Remember that the contest closes
Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, Sept.
20, and as the race is just in the be-
ginning there is no way of discerning
how the final outcome will be. 1t will
only take a little hard work and eff
tort on the part of each contestant, to-
gether with the assistance of friends
o give the winner the honor of being
princess to represent Carbon county
1t the Montana State fair. {
Plans for entertaining the prin-
.csses are well under way and the
many delightful functions that Helena
always gives to the royal court give
promise of being more diversified than
n foregoing years and wonderful |
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