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16 MEDFORD AtAIL TRD3UN13, MEDffORD, OR ISO ON, SUNDAY, S1WT.I0MBUR !, :1010. --- ""--- ----- " "-- -- ""- "-- 1 $2500-Given Away in Prizes-fi2500 To The Ladies of Medford . Surrounding' Country w - , " i '- Capital Prige ismm M One Five Passenger Touring' Car & ! $400 Packard IPiauo, Purchas ed b the Mnil Tribune from Sherman Clay & Company. Ks&SOi-T i i - ,. ft ., 1 "& sJL i nnf ". i" t-J w rr -i $100 Cable & Nelson Piano Purchased by the "Mail Tri bune from Halo's Piano House. District Prizes1 Two Beautiful $400 Upright Pianos Two Beautiful $100 Diamond Rings Two Business Scholarships Two Good Ladies' Gold Watches The Mail Tribune offers for the next two months one of the Up-to-Date Popular Voting Contests, which wil eclipse anything of the kind every conducted hi Southern Oregon. The Capital Prize will be a Five-Passenger s Touring Automobile. The person winning, this will never regret a little work. Anyone in Medford and surrounding territory has the privilege of participating in this contest. All old and new subscribers paying or repaying" their subscriptions to The Mail Tribune are given votos which they can cast for thoir favorite candidates, according to the table of votes published in this announcement. The winners of these prizes will be the women of greatest enorgy, most extensive acquaintance, the best organizing and hustling abilities. Ask some friend to send in your nomination at once. Costs you absolutely nothing. Thousands of people work years to savo what you can. win in a few weeks' time. The sooner you act, the better your chance of success. Names of all candidates nominated will be published in a few days. READ THE CONDITIONS AND NOMINATE FAVORITE WHO MAY ENTER THE CONTEST jz? Any woman is eligible, provided conditions set forth below are complied with. Candidates must reside in the district or territory from which nominated. No candi date will be permitted to transfer votes to another after receiving them for herself. The right is reserved to withdraw the offer in any district where only one candidate is nominated or voted for. Ballots sent in for names not properly nominated will be destroyed uncounted. A ballot will be printed every day during the life of the contest. The ballot will count ten votes. All ballots will be dated, and will be void unless received at The Mail Tribune office on or before the expiration date as printed. All ballots must bo sent direct to the Contest Department of The Mail Tribune, postage fully prepaid. No em ploye of the Mail Tribune or member of an employe's family will be eligible as a can didate.' In accepting nominations all candidates must accept and agree to abide by above conditions. IN CASE OF A TIE, PRIZES OF EQUAL VALUE WILL BE OIVEN EACH OF THE CONTESTANTS TIED. NOMINATION BLANK Write plainly. It is advisable to use this blank, but nominations can be written on any paper. Coupon is printed for convenience only. r I Nominate Address District No". ....... v ;. : As tho most popular candidate in the Mail Tribune Contest. Signed Date . Address .' Each nomination sent in will county twenty votes if sent to the Mail Tribune Contest Department. .The 3Iail Tribune reserves the- right to reject any objectionable nominations. Cut out this blank and send it to the .Mail Tribune with your name or the name and address of your favorite candidate. A subscription with it is not necessary, but a pood start means much. This blank can be used ns often as desired for the samo candidate, and each and every one counts twenty. The name of the party making the nomina tion will not be divulged if so desired. In case of a tic, prizes of equal value willbe given. How Ballots are Secured In all cases whero ballots are issued subscriptions must be paid or prepaid. Tho full amount of money must be sent direct by mnil, paid to local collectors or brought to this office. The paper will be delivered by moil or carriers, as requested. t Besides the votes given on subscriptions, thero will be a coupon published in each issue of the Mail Tribune, which, when cut out and Tilled in, will count as Ten Votes. These coupons must bo mailed or bent to the Mail Tribune Contest Department before the expiration of the, time printed on each ballot. Ballots cannot be bought; they must be cut from tho paper or secured by subscription. Districts are Bivided as Follows DISTRICT NO. 1 Will include oil tho territory in tho City of Medford. DISTRICT NO. 'J Will includo all the territory outHido tho City of Medford. Not Good After September 15. 1910 The Mail Tribune Popular Voting Contest This Ballot Counts for TEN Votes For ....... ' District No Address Good for ten votes when filled out ond sent to the Contest Depart ment by mail or otherwise on or before expiration dato. No ballot will bo altered in any way or transferred after being received by the Mail Tribune. In ense of n tie, prizes of equal vnlue will be given to each of the contestants tied. Value of Special Ballots Price. One month ;,$ .50 Two months '. . 1.00 Three months in advance ,, 1.80 Six months in advance 7;; 2.50 One year in advance Jr8.' 5.00 Two years in advance. ...: , 10.00 n h?s New Sub. 700 1,400 3,000 7,000 -15,000' 10,000 Old Sub. .ISO 700 1,500 3,500 7,500 20,000 WEEKLY, BY MAIL. '" Price. - New Sub. Old Sub. One year in advance...".. .".'.$ 1.50 3,000 1,500 Two. years in advance 3.00 7,000 3,500 All old subscribers of tho Weekly poying their arrearages, chang ing to the DAILY, will bo considered new subscribers and ballots is sued accordingly. Any young lady who desires to enter this great contest and win one of the magnificent prizes offered should see that her uume is sent to tho Contest Department. All that.is necessary to win a prizo is to receive the largest number of votcj according to conditions mentioned elsewhere in this announcement. How the Prizes Will Be Divided THE CAPITAL PRIZE Tho Indy receiving the highest numbor of votes of tho districts will receive n Five-Passenger Touring Car. THE GHANJ) PHIZES Two high-grado IMoiioh will ho presented to the two ladies receiving tho 'groatost number of votos in tho two 'list nets. THE $100 DIAMOND KINGS will go to tho two ladies receiving tho next grcntest number of votos in their respective districts. THE TWO SCHOLARSHIPS in the Business Collcgo will go to the Indies receiving tho next greatest number of votes In thoir respective districts. THE TWO GOLD WATCHES will go to tho Indies receiving tho fourth groatost number of votqs in their rcspoctivo districts. Each district will receive one Piano, one .$100 Diamond. Ring, ouo Gold Watch, ono Scholarship, regardless of the number of votes cast in tho other districts. However, no contestant will rcccivo mliro than one prize. Ono of tho districts will rcccivo tho Automobile, Tho winning of thoso magnificent prizes is not a quostiou of money. It is tlip result of oxtonsivo acquaintance, loyal friendship and enthus iastic co-operation. Hundreds of young ladies have many warm friends who will unite in an effort to win tho Automobile or ouo of thoso hcnti tiful Pianos for them. Tho timo is short in eight wooks from the first publication of names 'of candidates prizos will ho won. Bo a winner. You risk nothing and gain much. Think how much it is worth to win tho Automobile or ouo of tho Grand Pianos, and solely os tho result of votes of admiring friends. JTou oan, if yon will, ho ono of tho fortunnto winnors, Tho Mnil Tribune hns dona its part the rest is for you and your friends. i CONTEST OPENS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL MAIL TRIBUNE OFFICE, EITHER PHONE CONTEST CLOSES SATURDAY,, OCTOBER 29, AT 12 M., 1910 OR ADDRESS Contest Manager, Care The Mail Tribune, Medford Oregon