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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1911)
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1911. rAGn a n Contest Opens at Once 1 US L.Hi H n Contest Closes May 27 i ! i il CONDUCTED BY THE - - "J fTT? V T1 Summer Tripis and Other Educational' fiizes'tb Be Givee-Away to the Enterprising Candidates who Gather the Mo During 60-Day Campaign ...... ANYONE MAY COMPETE , H Opportunity KeodssSit 0 mice lira am ra wees Conditions and General Informaiton. Any respectable person over 12 years ot age' is eligible to enter this contest.' ' The con t j st manager reserves the right to reject any nominations, and all candidates must abide by the rules of the contest. s : , No employe of the Observer is ellg- ; lble 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 lIso 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 either call, write or phone the Observer office for a receipt , book with which to secure subscriptions, v Then let your friends know you are in the content, 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 set' led by the Observer, and Its de cision will be final. Send la Yoar Nomftnatioa. You will find a nomination blank in this paper. It Is good for 1,000 votes, which give you a fine start Then enlist the aid of your friends and neighbors. Use your telephone. Let everyone know -that yon are' a candidate before they promise their help to a more enterpriaiag contest ant. . -; . " ' Be ambitious aad determined to win. If you have friends yen eaa a4 ae at once, write them. ' ' ''" ' Votes will be givea oa 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 ae that he can explain details and give you helpful plans. Telephone or write If you cannot call aad a representative will give you fall details la aeraea r In letter. . . ; . . - Secure evtry eoaaea and aemlaatioa blank as aooa as you ran, as they all count ; But work for the votea Issued by payments on aabflcrlptloa, for they count the most Ask .Yoar Friends te He la Yen. It you belong to a society, church or any organization, let your fellow members know that you xpect tbelr DISTRICT NO. 1 La Grande, city only. Four Trips to Portland Rose ' Festival. V DISTRICT NO. 2 Union County, La Four Trips to Portland Rose Grande Excepted Festival. V: - 1 ' , - , it ii ' iii ' ' .ii . DISTRICT NO, 3--Wallowa County, Pine Three Trips to Portland Rose Valley, Lagle Valley' restival. Free-For-AH Pm 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 .V;;- Three Ocean Voyages to San Francisco These are extensions of the trips to the Portland Rose Festival. The ocean trip to San Francisco in the summer is a delightful experience. 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 ii and about Portland. ; - 4 correct mistakes. Don't hesitate to . ask questions. The contest manager . is at the Observer office to help you. Telephone 'Main 13. - Tou Can Easily Win a Trlae. For every payment made In sub scription, on and afterApr!l 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 Help You. . Hundreds of people will 'have no personal friends In the contest. You can secure their friendship and sub scriptions IF YOU OJiLY ASK THEM. They will also Becure votes for you FftOM THEIR FRIENDS. A little organizing among your friends for systematic work in your interest will go a long way toward ' malting you a winner of one of the : trips or other prizes. , . Increase Your Vote Each Day. . 'Don't lose a single day. ; Get some subscriptions each day. That is the way to win out Get a receipt book and start at once. . V: DlstabatioB of Prises. , . To insure a Just, distribution of pris 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 eertain prizes the districts may com- ete against one another. But in the . main the competition Is within the districts themselves. To the Portland Rose Festival, be ginning June 6, the highest candidates ia ach district will be takes as fol Iowa; ''""''.'- , 'Four from the eliy of La Grande; fear from Union county outside of La draade; three from Wallowa eoaaty, Plae and Dagle valley. , , f y. j Free for 11. Lessons In Music -- Business College Scholarships Or tuition to Whitman coUege OT some other convenient school of higher education? One correspond eace course m music, one correspondence course in the I. G. S. or some other approved system of home e help. U will be givea freely If you nly- ask. before K to given to some . ether contestaat. Don't forgt that ehildren can do the most effective work In collecting ooupne and nomination blanks, as . well as secure you many subscrip tions. ' . f ' ' Should yoa father, aiothef, brother, sister, or friend aetoag te aa orgaal zatloo, get theu to secure the votes and assistance ef the members. v , Do aot let a day pass by without securing some subscriptions and votes. The s'eady, persistent dally work is what will win you the prize. - Keeping everlauttngly at tt la what brings iwxS- - cess.' . -.y 1 v : ' Anyone, anywhere, eaa vote for aar candidate. Caadidates ceii secure votea anywhere. ;. ; ;. .-v.;., These valuable yrlcea will be woa by someone. Why not by you? It Is easier to ask questions than to ; The three winning ' candidates who, at the end ot the contest have the moat votes, may extend their trlpa te Baa Francisco, as guests of thla aewspa- nr. , 'Z '. Vr 'V-y: ; r The next foar , winning eandldatea. ; t wfco, at the ead of the contest rang la numerical order In standing . ta otea, may extend their. trips to sea aide or Colambla river , sammer re- 'sert. ;:''') -;-V h la Ilea of she trips, scholarship la caasie and la schools may be aeleot f C Before the end of the eonteet a I Mat ef such optional or exchange prlz ea will be announced. Prize may "be ' added aa the contest proceeds and a the number ot candidates tnultlpllea, . to the end that a proper proportion of all those ' who actively compete may receive prizes. ' ' ! EXTRA MID -CONTEST PRIZES W5LL BE AD1 As the contest proceeds extra prizes will .be given to those who attain the highest standing. Those who begin at once and vigorously prosecute a campaign for votes in the very beginning of the contest are the' most likely to win the extra prizes. - V; Get in line; get in touch with the contest manager by letter or by.personal interview at once. The Observer Office LA GRANDE, OREGON '