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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1915)
yre 12 CROOK COUNTY JOUNAL 11 ru 'V o 1 Ludwig Piano, Columbia Grafogoja and Many Valuable Prizes for Journal Workers! Commencing Friday, August 20 and continuing for a few short weeks, The Journal will Give Absolutely Free a Number of Valuable Prizes! You are allowed just 15 days in which to win a 15-Jewel Elgin Watch! First Grand Prize v-sf . In ' ; . - 1 'i j - I u ! Hi - - mi 5 1 $430.00 . Ludwig Piano NOMINATION BLANK Crook County Journal's Voting Contest GOOD FOR 1000 VOTES Date ..191 I nominate M... Fwtoffice- . a a candidate in.the Crook County Journal's Popular Voting Contest Signed, ,! Address.) "" " " . ... li i. :n tr, iiwi vr.to if nt to The Journal I- This uDounauoii d w m t,uuu v. - , - - ' JrXt out this blank and send it to .The Journal wUh your nan., or e same of your lavonte canaiaaie. j. ne "" i M"-! l j;ih nnlv ths firat b ank wi count fot votes nominmun win ui w unvw rf NOT GOOD AFTER SEPTEMBER 4, 1915 Crook County Journal's Voting Contest This Coupon Will Count for 10 Votes Vv Pbatottice . j The first grand prize, which will j ; be given away absoltely free to the j ; person having the greatest number i Good for 10 votes when filled out and sent to The Journal office by mail or otherwise, on or before the above date. No coupon will be altered in any way or transferred after being received by The Journal. of votes at the close of the contest, is a style B Ludwig piano. It is finish-'. ed in mahogony, and has a stool to match. This instrument is the first one of this style Ludwig to come into this part of the country, and is the last word in piano making in the Ludwig factory. You are invited to call at Adamson's drug store and inspect this beautiful instrument, play it yourself, or have your friend try it. You will agree with us that it is a wonderful instrument. The picture of the instrument! which is published herewith is an exact reproduction of it. START EARLY This contest is going to start with a rush and continue lively until the finish, so that if you wish to get in to the race, do not hesitate, but make up your mind to go in hard and start early. Start now. Your friend will help you if you start early and help yourself and besides the votes will be easier to get if you get out before many other candidates get into the field. SEPTEMBER 4, AT 8 P.M. We will giveaway a beautiful lit tle Elgin ladies' gold watch at this office on the evening of September 4, at 8 o'clock, and the votes you get in winning this watch will all count in the final race for the grand prise, This watch is a 15-jewel, Elgin movement, in a 25-year gold filled case, and will be given to the one having the greatest number of votes in this office on the day and hour named above. Do you want it? HOW TO GET VOTES. These prizes will be given only on votes received by the various cadi dates, and brought or mailed to the Journal. You will be credited with 1000 votes on the Journal books by filling out the nominating coupon which is in this issue of the Journal, and each 10-vote coupon that yu j clip out, fill in and mail to this oflice so that they reach us before the (late printed thereon will count. All new subscribers will entitle you to i!0()() votes each, and renewals to 1000 votes each. Should you collect for someone that is two years in arrears for example, and get $1 .50 for a year in advance besides, yoo will be credit ed with 1000 votes for each, year collected for, or 3000 votes. WHO MAY ENTER THE RACE This contest is open to everyone who wishes to enter it, excepting employees of the Journal, or rela tives of the employees or rnanag-ment. All contestants witt be given an equal opportunity, and no favors will be show any one that will not be extended to the others as well. We will do evreything possiiWe to assist candidates in the way of ad vancing ideas for candidates U work out, but in alt these all candidates will be treated alike. PRICE OF THE JOURNAL The price of the Journal is $1.50 per year, whether the subscription is new or renewal. For each $1.50 collected on a supscrptioB that is now running yon will be credited with 1000 rotes, for each subscriber who pays $1.50 or more ia advance 1000 votes will be give for each. $1.50. No votes will he given on less than a one year subscription. The second grand prize a Graf onola lAadT, awl the latest creation of the Columbia Grnphophooe com pany. As it name indiniU. this ma chine s a cabinet enclosed gwpho- phone, the me-hainn of wlii'-H driven by a powirful multiple spring motor, and is sifent and efficient. As may be see in the picture, which by the way is an exact repro duction of the instrument, there w a cabinet for the records, and Un sound is controlled by opening or cloning the sound control shutters. The most pluaning effects wtmginabl' arvthus produced, and by the regu liition of thif instrument, the widest possible variations of good BHisic are-obtminable. The cabnet is furnished! in ma hogany and will ornament some home at the cfosc of the Journal'' subscription campaign, abnolutely without cost t the winner. The third grand pr'wc is a three month's course in The DalUrs Busi ness College, tuition paid by the Joui naU This tuition will cost any or $40,.and will admit the one receiv ing this prize to instruction in any ol! the courses taught iii the school. The fourth jpand. pniae is a Seth. Huinaas eight day parlor clock, finwh cd in bnitatioaimarbltvand is one-of the naost beautiful of these clocks. It ia on display at L. Kamstia's jewebry store. The fifth grand paize is an elabor ate cut glass. piece, which mag be seen at the Pfineviulc Drug Comp any's store. RULES. Tlii contest is 0en to any one who cores to enter, excepting the employees of the Journal, or rela tives of the editor, or member of the family of any Journal employee. No one will he allowed to solicit vAe or t mention votes to anyone n is sul scribing for the Journal, while such party is in the oll'ice. No limitations will be placed up on the nutnVr of permms that may solicit and virk for any one candi date. We wi'i send receipt books to any one the candidates wish us to, who will in tarn work for the inter est of id candidate. All prizes will be awarded on the dates sod in the maimer advertised in the Journal, and any statement to the-contraryshall be disregarded. If the succcskCiI candidate is not in the olSec at tVc time, the prize will lie sent to thein at once. No nc will c auUiori-zed to make statements to h awarding of prizes or the standing of contestants but the editor, or in his absence, the foreman.. All contestants will be given equal opportunities, and the standing of the different candidates, their names and the number of votes held by each will Wo published every Thursday afternoon in the Journal. The first special prize will be given at this office on Saturday, September 4. This campaign will be lively from the start, so if you want any of these prizes, get in early Come to this office, if possible and we will assist you in getting a start. There is no question about what you will receive; the matter rests entirely with you. To . m t IS.'I.l-'V the hard worker goes the best prize, is that you.- All ,hn An not win a rjrize and work until the close of the contest will be paid 10 per cent of all money turned in by them. You can't lose. Nominate your friend or yourself Today! Come and get a Receipt book and go to work. Get away from the start early and you can stay ahead until the close of the contest Second Grand Prize $75 Columbia Grafonola