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Show . I DENVER. I .. t:. ., -f. Office of Tlie Intermountain Catholic, Catho-lic, Charles Building, Curtis and Eif-teenth Eif-teenth Streets, Denver, Colo. ESAWIIvG LUCKY NUT-BEES. Good Shepherd Fair Closes "With ?5,000 For the Sisters. With an auction sale which created much amufcmcnt, the decisions in the various contests for prizes, music, mirth and lauphter, the Good Shepherd fair endel last nisrht its nine days of success. The scone in a larse hall was one of animated enjoyment all even-' even-' in.fr and the attendance was by far the i bert of any of the ni?hts of the fair. Interest centered in the drawing: of the lucky number winning the valuable trap. The holders of numbered admission admis-sion tickets were contestants for this I ; valuable prize, and for this .reason ay I s writ- interested. It was but a few min- I utes before closinir time that this draw- j ing- took place. The stub of every ticket so d was placed in the wheel. Ten were j drawn cut, the last, No. SG4, being the I , wirnir.fr number. I The name on the stub of the lucky ticket was rather illegible, but the judges decided that it was W. H. Georse. If the Avinninsr ticket is not presented within ten days the ninth number drawn. No. 4S.2. will be entitled to the prize. The other numbers, be-pinninqr be-pinninqr with the eighth, will be entitled en-titled to the prize after five days have been allowed for the presentation of each. Thest numbers, in order, are 34.-.0. S08R. H5. 3404. 730. 545. 272, 3243. Next in interest was the diamond rinp: votinjr contest. The ring- was won by Miss Lillian Fielding with 2.149 votes apainai ivi.s aiuui: jdiuuho 3.405i. Miss -Katie Schuster, with 932 votes, won the pold watch, Miss Marion j O'Ccnncr havinsr 40." . Charles A. Murray won the kodak wirhl.167 votes. The immense ami very valuable doll was won by Miss Katie Boyle, wtto had "10 votes against Miss Daisy Marshall's 22CV.. ' A pold-headed cane was won by Frank Medina. Much amusement was created by the auction, which was conducted by Tony Mancini. Everything? from a. kitchen apron to a parlor lamp and a pair of shoes to a hat was sold. An estimate of the receipts places the net ii ron is oi me lair at auoui o.uvu. Of "this amount, fully $1,500 was taken in last night, the attendance beinp 1 near l.ono. S Mrs. John F. Campion, the head of the fair, was as busy as could be last I . nfpht. She wore a costume of black j net decorated in white and was kept continually on the move superintending I the various departments. J "We are very well pleased with our success," said Mrs. Campion, "and we wish to thank the merchants for their 5 liberal donations as well as all others , v.-ho helped us in benefiting the worthy institution so liberally. As an instance cf the hard work done 1 will mention that performed by Mrs. John Dune, who U quite old. By herself Mrs. Dune sold over $50 worth of tickets." All of the small dolls left over from I tiie foir will be sent to the Good Shep- . , f It rd c hildren and the Christmas of the ; f litle ones will be further brightened by ii donation of twenty-five dolls, 't which are being: beautifuliy dressed by ' the Denver Flower Mission. |