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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
5
Reports show the lively interest in the race for the gold watches with tally updates through Thursday. No further figures will be published until the final count is declared, with readers urged to read the closing details for the outcome.
The News announces grand prizes to be split between urban and rural participants. Prizes include two Pizarro pianos valued at 400 dollars each with one shown at News Book Store, two Shetland pony outfits at 250 dollars each, and two diamond rings valued at 100 dollars each. Exhibition in Geo Feagans and Robert Feagans stores.
The closing of the News Contest is set for 9 to 10 PM Saturday with a gong signaling the finish. The tally will be conducted by a committee including Chas H Talcott Wilco National Bank vice president Warren Hodgdon and Anton Schager of Joliet Merchants Association, who will count and announce the winners. Contestants are urged to submit remaining votes before the exact gong time to avoid disqualification and ensure fair counting.
The country race heats up with ballots showing Emma Sippel rising to third and Edna Sontag and Helen Sager gaining strongly. Prominent contestants include Miss Picton Miss Bruggeman and Orrin Dowse with extensive community support and close contest timing.
The ballot box will be emptied at 9 tonight to tally points for the city and country races. Winners of the gold watches will be announced tomorrow, with no extra votes after closing times. Ballots and money paid in may be submitted until 9 p m Saturday.
Miss Sippel daughter of Conrad Sippel Frankfort implement dealer is a Green Garden resident with wide county ties. The young competitor is making a strong showing and today sits third in the f-town district.
The record of votes will remain unchanged through Thursday's edition and only the final result will be announced after the cone test closes.
A long list of names and addresses appears under a heading Great Voting Contest. The readable items include Ruth Fraser at 701 N Raynor Ave and many other residents such as Helen Carson 325 W Marion St Geo Langford Jr 207 Union St Lydia Lasker 114 Henderson Ave and Florence Merrill 1625 Washington Street. The fragmentary text shows numerous entries with street addresses and dollar figures interspersed.
A long list of contestants and prizes with names such as Rather Picton Pian Edwit Franciss Bra Rinmasippel Margaretta Young Edna Gatess Luella Bruggeman Osrins Dowse Louise Wannemacher Elsie Gurney Violet Dickinson Velma Bovis Anna Hoffman Raymond Montgomery Rose Powell Birdie Lyona Willie Feeney Lulu Lafikenan and others appears, noting cash values ranging roughly from 22 490 to 163 625 across multiple towns and counties. The text reads like a register of participants and awards from a regional event with many place names including New Lenox Joliet Wilmington Frankfort and Braceville.
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