La Grande evening observer., April 06, 1911, Page PAGE 3, Image 3

LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1911.
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CONDUCTED BY THE
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Summer Trips and Other Educational Prizes to Be Giveii Away
to the Enterprising Candidates who Gather the Most Contest Votes
60-Dav Camnaiim . ANYONE MAY COMPETE
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Conditions and General Informaiton.
Any respectable person over 12
years of age Is eligible to enter this
contest. ,v 1
,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. Votes will be Issued on renewals
and paid-in-advance subscriptions. A
coupon and nomination blank will tlso
be published in the Observer, wnlch
will count for the number of votes ,
specified thereon.
The first thing to do Is to enter your
name as a candidate. '
Then tlther 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 ariss will
be settled by the Observer, and Its de
cision will be final.
Send In Tonr Nomination.
You will find a nomination blank In
this paper. It Is good for 1,000 votes,
which give you a fine Btart.
Then enlist the aid of your frtand3
and neighbors. Use your telephone.
Let everyone ' know that you are a
candidate before they promise their
help to a more enterprising contest
I 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 to
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 everj 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 Ynnr Friends to Hell Ton.
If you belong to a society, church
or any organization, let your fellow
members know that you expect their
DISTRICT NO. 1La Grande, city only. Four Trips to Portland Rose
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 ' ry Festival. ; V 'iC'S ' -; . v'
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 he guest3
' of this newspaper, i ' : ' 1 .:1 : :T 1 Ji S'l; I Hi ';
Three Ocean Voyages to San Frantisco
These are extensions of the trips to the Portland Rose Festival. The ocean trip to San Francisco in the
summer is a delightful experience. I : :
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. . ; .l . ..,'
; Lessons in Music ---Business College Scholarships
Or tuition in Whitman college or iome 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 - f . . v ' ;V;v Ay.;A
help. It will be given freely if you
only ask before It is given to Borne
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 subscrip
tions. .
Should you father, mother, brother,
Bister, or 'Mend belong to an organi
lation, 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 it is what brings suc
cess." ' . ; ; .
Anyone, anywhere, can vote for any
candidate. Candidates can secure votes
anywhere. V'
These valuable prizes will be won
by someone. Why not by you?
It Is easier to ask questions than to
correct mistakes. Don't hesftate to . "
ask questions. The contest manager
Is at the Observer office to help you.
telephone Main 13. t ,
Ion Can Easily Win a Prise.
. For every payment made In sub
scription, on and after April 1, a vote '
certificate is ' Issued. ' You can clrcu
late among the patrons of the Observ- '
er and gather up these certificates.
Tour Friends Will Help Ton.
Hundreds of people will have no
personal friends In the contest. You
can secure their friendship and Bub
scriptlons IF YOU OSLT ASK THEM.
They will also secure votes for you
FROM THEIB FEIESDS.
v A little;; organizing among ;your
friends for systematic work In , youi
Interest will go a long way toward
making you a winner of one of the
. trips or other prizes. , .
Increas Tour Vote Each Day.
Don't lose a single day. Get Borne
subscriptions each day, , That Is the
way to win out. Get a receipt book
and start 'at once. - , lt
Distribution of Frizes.
To Insure a JuBt distribution of priz
es over the field of this newspaper, the
territory' has been divided Into three
districts. Certain prizes are allotted
each district. Candidates within a
district compete with one another. For
certain prizes the districts may com
. pete against one another. . But in the ' '
; main the competition Is within the
districts themselves. : '
' To the Portland Ros Festival, be-
ginning June 5, the highest candidates ,
in ach dtstrlct will be taken as fol-
' lows: A-. ,y '' '' J ' ' ' X '. v-
Four from the city of La Grande;
four from Union county outside of La
Grande; three from Wallowa county,
, ' Pine and Eagle valley. ' ' -Free
for All.
The three winning candidates who,
: at the end of the contest have the most
votes, may extend their trips to San
Francisco, ai guests of this newspa-
' per. ;.!'v : ' r::" "'' tA:A
The next four 'winning candidates,
who, at the end of the contest range
in numerlcal drder, in standing la
, , votes,, may extend their trips to sea
side or Columbia river Bummer' re-
'. sorts. " I :;X :;;
. - In lieu of the trips, scholarships in
music and In schools may be select
ed. Before the end of fhe contest a
. list of such optional or exchange priz
es will be announced. Prizes may be
added as the contest proceeds and aa
the number of candidates multiplies,
to the end that a proper proportion of
all those who actively compete may
receive prizes. ' '.
EXTRA MID-CONTEST PRIZES WILL BE ADDED
. . . i aAi oTtra tirizes will be siven to those who attain tu highest standing. Those wno
S for votes in the very beginning of the contest are (to
most likely to win the extra prizes. :,.LL...trli,lmM
Get in line; get in touch with the contest manager oy yi "j I"-"""- "
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LA GRANDE, OREGON