Ray County, Missouri - Hardin News transcription: date Hardin News Hardin, Ray County, Missouri 6 JAN 1916 Front Page Miss Brashear Wins the Watch. In the piano contest which is being conducted by the Wilson Mercatile Co., the regular monthly vote was totaled January 4th and the leaders in the contest are as follows; New Hope church 130, 150 votes; Hardin Methodist church 125 650. The gold watch given the individual making the greatest gain during the month was awarded to Miss Lavenia Brashear. Her gain over the last count was more than 27,000 votes. Again on February 4th a gold watch will be give away and on March the 4th the piano will be awarded to the church, society, lodge or individual having the largest number of votes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------