Show MRS EMMA C COWLEY L WINS FIRST PRIZE r sigurd lady receives votes in reaper contest mrs hansen second and mrs robinson comes in third the battle is over and there are sighs of relief from the candidates with the close of the billot b allot boxes despite the claims of friends of the can dimatis didat s that the matter was all fixed no man on earth know knew how the contest would terminate judges and good judges judge too were selected selL eted to count the votes taci were ere judge J P F chidester Chide S G clark clack and president W 11 about 7 the ballot box was nas delivered livered dc into their hands and the he key turned over to them the count immediately begin began and each candidate had friends present to see that neither contestant was neglected when in the course of the count ballots were found containing a large number of votes for any candidate hope swelled high in the breast of the watchers an excited body of men hovered over the judges and the fortunes of the battle were first with one candi date and then with another shortly before 9 the count was finished and alid mrs emmi emma cowley was victorious with 1 a I score of votes to her c credit edit here is the certin cate of the judges in ill the contest we the judges in the reaper contest conte st hereby certify that we have abssi the votes cst cast for the various Landi candidates dates and find the fol following loNing to be the actual number of vote vot cast for each candidate ill emmi emm t C cowic 19 mrs hansen hansan richfield mrs NV 11 II robinson 1 mrs lydia crwley conley richfield Rich neld 51 mrs annie callaway richfield 43 cila miss lulu mcdonald mrs joseph Fe eckersley kersley loa miss leah ranson monroe 1530 total we find that the contest has been conducted in a fair and impartial manner and no favorites were played respectfully submitted J F 1 W H SEEGA IILLER S G GCLARK CLARK mrs emmi emma cowley gets first prize a splendid kohler and campbell in strument mr hansen gets an elegant edison phonograph outfit mrs robinson receives a good bedroom set mrs lydia cowley receives a pretty escritoire and mrs callaway receives a gold watch the reaper regrets that there are not prizes for all the contestants all the ladies corked like trojans art anil cither one was well nell worthy of the first prize every one had claim for consideration in her effort to pet votes and the friends of the candidates rallied val kintly to the fray ahe contest is over and there should be no regrets as it was nas utterly im possible for eich each contestant to win first prize someone had to lose the large vote note is conclusive evidence that tle te cand caid dates were nere all hard workers lat last year in the reaper contest mrs dhati won the piano with votes no one expected the NN winning inning vote note to reach anywhere near to that figure this veir bear the winner of the second prize has mole moie notes than was necessary for the first nt prize last icar bear the reaper has nothing but kiril words foi all the ladies who entered I 1 the condet and fought so bird to win |