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THE DAIU COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THU.RSDhi, VULY 30, 1908.
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OFFERS MANY GRAND PRIZES, TO BE GIVEN AWAY
IN ITS POPULAR VOTING CONTEST
THE COOS BAY TIMES announces a popular voting contest that will eclipse anything of its kind ever conducted in
Southern Oregon. First Grand Prize a $400 Gabler Piano, to be given away to the most popular secret or fra
ternal society, lodge, school or young lady receiving the largest number of votes under the conditions named else
where. Second Grand Prize a Solid Mahogany $75.00 Talking Machine. Third Prize a Full
paid $75.00 Scholarship in the Miller-Cleaver Business College, at North Bend. Fourth
Prize a $50.00 Lady's Tailor-made Suit. Fifth Prize Lady's or Gentleman's
Gold Watch. Sixth Prize Gentleman's Tailor-made Suit, made to
order for winner. 7th Prize a magnificent Library Table.
FREE PRIZES
Other Prizes may be awarded during the progress of the Contest, but these
are the ones now purchased, and every one will be given away on votes cast
by subscribers to the Daily and Weekly COOS BAY TIMES. Remember,
these Prizes have no strings to them. No money is required from candidates
FREE PRIZES
and subscribers pay only regular subscription rates. Votes are not sold under any circumstances, but are Given Away. Old subscribers, as well as new subscribers,may vote.
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Value of Special Ballots
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE COOS BAY TIMES IX ADVAXCE.
Votes.
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subscriptions double votes will bo
ve one-half as many votes as new
DAILY.
Daily Times, one month..
Dally Times, three months
Daily Times, six months
Daily Times, one year
Dally Times, two years
WEEKLY.
Weekly Times, one year
Weekly Times, two years
It will be noticed that on all new
issued. Old subscriptions will recoi
subscriptions. '
In all cases where ballots are issued subscriptions must bo paid in
advance, except whero there is an amount duo on back subscription and
it may bo paid up and at least ono month in advance to receive votes
for the entire amount. The full amount of money must be paid at the
time.
In addition to the votes given on subscription there will be a coupon
published In each issue of the Daily and Weekly Times which when cut
out and filled In will count as one vote. These ballots must be cut out
of the paper and mailed or sent to the Times office before tho expiration
of the date printed on each coupon.
A new subscriber must be ono not at present receiving The Times.
Stopping tho paper and starting it again or transferring tho subscription
from one member of the family to another does not count as a new sub
scriber. II ALLOTS CAXXOT BE BOUGHT; THEY MUST BE CUT FROM THE
PAPER Oil SECURED BY SUBSCRIPTIOX.
Subscribers living anywhere may vote for any candidate in any dis
trict. VALUE TO NOMINATIOXS.
Tho Times will give to each person making a nomination which proves
to be that of the winner of any of tho prizes of this contest, one year's
subscription to the Dally Times. Any person has the privilege of nomi
nating one or more candidates. Nominations should be mailed to the
Times Contest Manager. Candidates can be nominated at any time but
it Is a great advantage for candidates to have their name In the first
list published, so that friends may not agree to work for someone else
not knowing who are entered In thecontest. It absolutely costs no
thing to nominate a candidate. Tho first list of candidates will be pub
lished in The Times Tuesday, August 4.
Nomination Blank
Write plainly. It is advisable to
use this blank, but nominations can
be writen on any paper. Coupon is
printed for convenience only. Fill out
this coupon and mail at once.
I Nominate.
Address
District No.
As the Most Popular Candidate in the COOS
BAY TIMES Contest.
Signed.
Address
Date. ,1908.
Each nomination sent In will
count FIVE votes If sent to THE
COOS BAY TIMES Contest Manager
before August 15, 1908. THE
TIMES reserves the right to reject
any objectionable nominations.
Who May Enter this Great Contest
Any Secret or Fraternal Society, Organization, School or Lady Is eli
gible for tho First Grand Prize, providing conditions set forth below
are complied with.
Any Person is eligible for the District prizes. Societies or Lodges
are not eligible for any but the Grand Prize.
Every candidate must be regularly nominated on the blank printea
on this page or similar one.
Candidates must reside In the district or territory from which nomi
nated. No candidate will be permitted to transfer votes to another after
receiving them for themselves.
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 contest. This
ballot will count one vote. All ballots will be dated, and will be void
unless received at the Times office or on or before the expiration date as
printed. All ballots must be sent direct to the Contest Manager of the
Times, postage fully prepaid. No employe of tho Times or member of
any employe's family will be eligible as a candidate. Any successful
candidate shall have the right to name a substitute subject to our ap
proval. The decision of the contest manager as to the award of the prizes
shall be final and conclusive.
In accepting nominations all candidates must accept and agree to abl
de by the above conditions.
In case of any contestants receiving the same number of votes and
there is a tie, the winner will be determined by lot.
Contest Opens
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1908
Contest Closes
SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 1908
AT 9 P. M.
REMEMBER EACH DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE ONE PRIZE, REGARDLESS OP TnE VOTES CAST IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT HOWEVER, NO CONTESTANT WILL RE
' CEIVE MORE THAN ONE PRIZE.
The winning of these magnificent prizes Is not a question of money. It is the result of extensive acquaintance, loyal friendship and enthusiastic co-operation. Several Lodges
and hundreds of young ladies have many warm friends who will unlto in an effort to win the beautiful S 400 piano for them the time Is short In three months from the first pub
lication of the names of candidates, prizes will be won. Be a winner. You risk nothing and may gain much. Think how much it is worth to win 8400 piano or another valuablo
prize and solely as the result of votes of admiring friends. You can If you will be one of tho fortunate winners. Tho Coos Bay Times has done Us part. Tho rest is for you
and your friends.
The piano will be awarded to tha Lodge, Society, School or lady receiving the greatest number of votes in the five districts. The other prizes ono In each district tho per
son standing highest in each district will receive a prize first choice going to the one having the largest vote, second to next largest and so on down.
First district will include Marshfleld and Eastside, second district the city of North Bend and Empire, third district will include all the city of Bandon, fourth district will in
clude the town of Myrtle Point, fifth district Includes the town of Coquille and each district will include allterrltory tributary to the various towns.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL ON OR ADDRESS
CONTEST MANAGER
COOS BAY TIMES
MARSHFIELD, OREGON
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