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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1920)
inaiti £ iiBiiaiiiiiiiaiiaiiiB,iiaii.niiiiiii,i»liim1aitiaiiiaiiMiiiaiimiBiiiBiiBiiiniBmiiiniiBit r*risi b i a i ■ i a i a i a .a \: l a awa.i a a i e : a i «ri c i a i >. SON I ■ n ■ I 9 I i ■ W ith growing interest, and with ever-increasing success, the second week of The Polk County P ost’s big subscription campaign draws near tb a close. But still Opportunity cries aloud to those who would turn their spare time into profit. friend. You may still enter a candidate in this race— yourself, your wife, daughter, son or I ■ There is still territory, rich with opportunity, not represented in this race by a home candidate— and there are ample prizes for all. The twenty, or fifty, or one hundred subscribers you may secure in your home community, together with those you may secure in other territory, may be the very ones needed to crown your undertaking with the highest degree of success. This hint also applies to those already in the race, And— remember, time is flying. The hours and minutes well spent today will be magnified in value many told five weeks from today. Make every minute count! i i wm I I I i Grand Caputa! Prize B 11 H g This magnificent prize is on daily Purchased from and on exhibition at Exhibition at the I ! y 1 H ■ n A u t o Utilities Co. Auto Utilities Co. salesroom. i i Drop by that way and look it over. I Local Dealers Independence Dallas i 1 1 1 aj n M 14 Brand New Ì920 Model 4=Cyiinder Maxwell Touring Car, Worth $1230.00 fi H M i Columbia Grafonola Solitaire Diamond Ring a I I I 1 g i I Worth S I 00 Fourth Piize II \ ! n ■ i I i Ü ■ ö i Purchased from g and on exhibition 1 at i W illiams’ Drug 1 a Co., -Independence 9 g Purchased from and on exhibi tion at i ■ A. L. K U LLAN D ER, Jeweler 1 ■ I g g and Engraver, Independence Free Summer Vacation Trip to Yellowstone National Park— Second Grand Prize Includes first class ’round trip transportation; Standard Pullman both ways; Dining car expenses enroute, and a 5-day all-expense-paid motor trip through the park, including hotel," etc. $500 IN GOLD I I g g i g g i A ¡SPECIAL FUND OF $500.00 IN GOLD has been set aside to be distributed in the form of salaries among active non-prize-winners on a twenty per cent basis. B ■ Any candidate who re one of the big prizes offered, will participate in this commission feature. T il INK OF IT ! One g g i g dollar out o f every five you collect goes into you r pocket if you fail to win a prize. This arrange g mains active throughout the entire campaign, making a regular cash report, but fails to win g luì g ment insures compensation to all candidates, and means that TH ERE W IL L BE NO LOSERS $50 IN GOLD Fifth Prize e '• t c k s r -Husk.: i . ” IN THIS RACE. Could anything be fairer or more liberal than this? Here’s Who Will Count the Votes It i s the sincere aim of this newspaper to conduct this contest, from start to finish, in a fair, honorable and impartial manner. Every precaution has been taken to safeguard the interests of participants, and absolute honesty in all dealings is guaranteed. However, not all wisdom lies with any one man or institution, and for that reason an Advisory Board has been decided upon, whose functions shall be to decide any question of sufficient moment that might happen to arise during the competition, and from which a committee shall be selected to count the votes and award the prizes the last night of the con test. The personel of this hoard is as follows: Mayor W. H. Walker, Dr. H. C. Dunsmore, B. F. Swope, City Recorder, Maj. Lewis Rose, Rt. 2, $25 IN GOLD Sixth Prize Capt. C. L. Stiriti Rt. 2, Verd Hill, J. S. Bohannon. All of these gentlemen are well known to everyone in Polk Counly and th final results as given out by them, will be beyond dispute. Here’s How Votes are Secured FIRST PERIOD SECOND PERIOD THIRD PERIOD Embracing the fifth and sixth Embracing the seventh and weeks (terminating May 15th)* last week (terminating May the following number of votes following mimoer of : will be issued on subscriptions votes vaili be Issued on sub- 1 Bcriptions: 3,000 1 year . . . . . . . . $1.50 2,000 1 year ......... .. $1.50 1.500 S,000 i 2 years . . . . . . . . $3.00 6,000 2 y ea rs........ .. $3.00 4,000 12,500 j 3 years ... . . . . $4.50 10,000 3 years......... .. $4.50 7.500 25,000 15 years . . . . . . . . $7.50 20,000 5 y ears........ .. $7.50 15,000 Embracing the first four weeks (terminating May 1st), the fob lowing number of votes will he issued on subscriptions: 1 year ....... 2 y ears___ . $1.50 . $3.00 . $4.50 ..$7.50 The above schedule of votes is on a declining scale basis and positively will not be changed dur ing the competition. However, a special ballot good for 50,000 votes, will be issued on every “club" of $15 turned in. This arrangement will be in effect throughout the entire campaign and is to be considered a part of the regular sc hedtile. There will be no extra votes offered, extra prizes given or any other inducement whatever inaugurated during this campaign. Re- member this and lay your plans accordingly. No subscriptions will be accepted for less than one year nor for more than five years in advance for any one candidate. i g À a g g g g g g g • g g g a a g a § FOR COMPLETE INFORM ATION CALL, TELEPH ON E OR W R IT E “ CONTEST D E P A R T M E N T ’ ’ POLK COUNTY POST, INDEPENDENCE, ORE. Telephone No. 621 Lloyd Swain, Campaign Manager. i i i