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LA GRANDE EVEN INJP OBSERVER.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1911.
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Summer Trips and Other Educational Prizes to Be Given Away
to the Enterprising Candidates who Gather the Most Contest Vote
During 60-Day Campaign ANYONE MAY COMPETE
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Conditions and General Information.
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Any respectable , person over 12
years of age is. eligible to enter this
contest
The contest manager reserves the
right to reject any nominations, and
all candidates must abide by the
rules of the contest. '
No employe of the Observer IS elig-
ible to enter this contest and every
candidate will be given the same ad- ;
vice and assistance from the news
paper. .: .-,'. ..? , , .' . V
Votes will be issued on renewals
and paid-in-advance subscriptions. A
coupon and nomination blank will also
be published In the Observer, which
will count for the number of votes
specified thereon.
The first thing to do is to enter your
name as a candidate.
Then tither call, write or phone the
Observer office for a. receipt book
with which to secure subscriptions.
Then let your friends know you are
In the contest, and request them to
save their votes for you.
Candidates may nominate themselves
or may be nominated by their friends.
Votes will be allowed on subscrip
tions secured anywhere in the world.
Votes not transferable. . . '-
Any question which may arise will
be settled by the Observer, and its de
cision will be final. 1 1
Send In Tonr Nomination.
You will find a nomination blank In
this paper. " It Is good for 1,000 votes,
whitih give you a fine start.
Then enlist the aid of your friend3
and neighbors. Use .your telephone.
Let everyone know that you are a
candidate before they ' promise their
help to a more enterprising contest
ant Be ambitious and determined to win.
If you have friends you can not see at
once, write them.
Votes will be given on both new and
old subscription payments.
Call or send to the Observer office
for a receipt book.- The contest mana
ger will be glad to have . you call so
that he can explain details and give
you helpful plans. ' Telephone or write
If you cannot call and a representative
will give you full details In person or
In letter. , ;
Secure, every coupon and nomination
blank as soon as you can, as they all
count. But work for the votes issued
by payments on subscription, for they
count the most. . . .
Ask Tour Friends to Heln Yon.
If you belong to a society, church
or any organization, let your fellow
members know that you expect their
iQ)3i aid
DISTRICT NO; 1---La Grande, city only. Four Trips to Portland Rose
Festival
DISTRICT NO. 2 Union County, La Four Trips to Portland Rose
Grande Excepted Festival.
DISTRICT NO. 3-Wallowa County, Pine Three Trips to Portland Rose
Valley, Eagle Valley ;
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Free-For-All Prizes Regardless of Districts.
Four Tours of Columbia River and Seaside Resorts
These are extensions of the trip to the Portland Rose Festival and include all expenses. If winners de
sire the newspaper will appoint an experienced guide to personally conduct this party. The candidates
need take no money in their pockets from the time they leave home until they return. They will be guests
of this newspaper. . ':';:
Three Ocean Voyages to San Francisco
These are extensions of the trips to the Portland Rose Festival. The ocean trip to Sari Francisco in tha
summer is a delightful experience. 1
Trips Include
Transportation by rail and steamboat, berths, meals and hotel accommodations, box parties at the great
Heilig theatre, tour through Portland, vaudeville theatres, electric car trips to all points of interest and
amusement in and about Portland. ..
Lessons In Music Business College Scholarships ;
Or tuition in Whitman college or some other convenient school of higher education. One correspond-
, ence course in music, one correspondence course in the I. C. S. or some other approved system of home '
study; - ."'.;'',.';. v T . ;v: " 'v - ' . .. :'t . ,C; ' '
help. It will be given freely If you
only ask before It is given to some
other contestant
'Don't forget that children can do
the most effective work in collecting
coupons and nomination blanks, as
well as secure you many subscriptions.
. Should you father, mother, brother,
sister, or friend belong to an organi-
, cation, get them to secure the votes
and assistance of the members.
' Do not let a day pass by without
securing some subscriptions and votes.'
The steady, persistent dally work is
what will win you the prize. Keeping
everlastingly at Jt Is what brings suc-
CeSS. ".C ,
' Anyone, anywhere, can vote for any
candidate, Candidates can secure votes
anywhere.
These . valuable, prizes will be won
" by someone. Why nqtfbjr yout f v f
It Is easier to ask questions than to ;
correct mistakes. Don't hesitate to
ask questions. The contest manager
Is at the Observer office to help you.
Telephone Main 13.
7 Yon Can Easily Win a Prise.
For every payment made In sub-'
scription, on and after April 1, a vote
certificate Is Issued. You can circu
late among the patrons of the Observ
er and gather up these certificates. '
Your Friends Will Ilelp Yon.
Hundreds of people will have no
personal friends In the contest You
can secure their friendship and sub
scriptions IF YOU ONLY ASK THEM,
They will ilsd secure votes for you,
FIfcOM THEIK FMEJiDS. ,
A little organizing among -our
; friends for systematic work In your
Interest will go a long , way : toward
making you a winner of one ot the
trips or other prizes.
Increase Your Tote Each Day.
Don't lose a single day. Get some
subscriptions each day. That is the
way, to win put Get a receipt book
and start at once.
DlNtr'Ibntlon of Prizes.
To Insure a Just distribution of priz
es over the field of thlB newspaper, the
territory has been divided into three
districts. Certain prizes are allotted
each district. Candidates within s
: district compete with one another. For
certain prizes the districts may com
pete against one another. -. But In the
main tha competition Is within the
districts themselves. '
' To the Portland Rose Festival, be
. ginning June B, the highest candidates
In ach district will be taken as fol-
Four from the city of La Grande;
four from Union county outside of La
Grande; .three from Wallowa county,
Pine and Eagle valley. '
-':VV' Free for aIL'7'.''-'''
The three winning candidates who,
' at the end of the contest have the, most
votes, may extend their trips to San
; Francisco, as guests of this newspa-
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The next four winning candidates,
' who, at the end of the contest range
. In ' numerical order In ' standing In
votes, may extend their trips to sea
side or Columbia river summer re
sorts. . ,1;;:; ; ; :-t'
, , In lieu of the trip?, scholarships In
music and In schools may . be select
. d. Before the end of the contest a
. list of such optional or exchange priz
es will be announced. Prizes may be
added as the contest proceeds and as
the number of candidates multiplies,
to the end that a proper proportion of
7;.aU..;$hq8"who actively compete may
recotv'e'prlzes. . , '' it ' ..
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B As the contest proceeds extra prizes will be g iven to those who attain the highest standing. Those who
h begin at once and vigorously prosecute a uampcugu im vutw m mo vcijr uugmuiug vi mo wuicsi ua vuo. "lifi.uS
(1 most likely to win the extra prizes. . , y x : -
Get in line; get in touch with th contest manager by letter or by personal interview at once.
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