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THE DAl'l V COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHRElJ, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 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 Prizea Full
paid $75.00 Scholarship in the Miller-Cleaver Business College, at North Bend. Fourth
Prize a $50.00 Lady's Tailor-made Suit. Fifth Prize Lady's or Gentleman's
Gold Watch. Sixth Prize Gentleman's Tailor-made Suit, made to
order for winner. 7th Prize a magnificent Library Table.
FREE PRIZES
Other Prizes may be awarded during the progress of the Contest, but these
are the ones now purchased, and every one will be given away on votes cast
by subscribers to the Daily and Weekly COOS BAY TIMES. Remember,
these Prizes have no strings to them. No money is required from candidates
FREE PRIZES
and subscribers pay only regular subscription rates, Votes are not sold under any circumstances, but are Given Away. Old subscribers, as well as new subscribers,niay vote.
Read h Conditions n!
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Value of Special Ballots
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE COOS HAY TIMES IN ADVANCE.
Votes.
Old Now
Subscribers Subscribers
.$ 50
.$1.50
.$2.50
.$5.00
.10.00
DO
150
300
COO
1,200
ino
300
100
300
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1,200
2,400
300
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DAILY.
Dally Times, one month
Dally Times, three months
Dally Tlmos, six months
Dally Times, ono year
Dally Times, two years
WEEKLY.
Weekly Times, ono year $1.50
Weekly Times, two years $3.00
It will bo noticed that on all new subscriptions double votes will bo
Issued. Old subscriptions will Vecoivo one-half as many votes as now
subscriptions.
In all cases whero ballots are issued subscriptions must be paid in
advance, except whoro there is an amount duo on back subscription and
it may bo paid up and at least ono month In advance to recoivo votes
for the ontiro amount. The full amount of money must bo paid at the
time.
In addition to the votes given on subscription there will be a coupon
published In each Issue of tho Daily and Weekly Times which when cut
out and filled In will count as ono vote. These ballots must be cut out
of tho paper and mailed or sont to tho Times office boforo the expiration
of tho dato printed on each coupon. i
A now subscriber must bo ono not at present receiving Tho Times.
Stopping tho paper and starting it again or transferring tho subscription
from ono member of the family to another does not count as a new sub
scriber. BALLOTS CANNOT BE BOUGHT ;TIIEY MUST BE CUT FROM THE
PAPER OR SECURED BY SUBSCRIPTION.
Subscribers living anywhere may vote for any candidate In any dis
trict. VALUE TO NOMINATIONS.
Tho Times will give to each porson making a nomination which proves
to bo that of the winner of any of tho prizes of this contest, ono year's
subscription to tho Dally Times. Any person has the privllego of nomi
nating ono or more candldatos. Nominations should bo mailed to the
Times Contest Manager. Candidates can bo nominated at any time but
It Is a great advantage for candidates to have their name in tho first
list publishod, so that friends may not agreo to work for soraeono else
not knowing who are entered in thecontest. It absolutely costs no
thing to nominate a candidate. The first list of candidates will bo pub
lishod in Tho Times Tuosdny, August 4.
Nomination Blao
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.
A ddress
District No..
As the Most Popular Candidate in the COOS
BAY TIMES Contest.
Signed. T
Address
Date. ,190S.
Each nomination sent in will
count FIVE votes if sent to THE
COOS BAY TIMES Contest Manager
before August 15, 1908. THE
TIMES reserves tho right to reject
any objectionable nominations.
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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 tho District prizes. Societies or Lodges
are not eligible for any but the Grand Prlzo.
Every candidato must bo regularly nominated on tho blank printer
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 aftor
receiving them for themselves.
Tho right is reserved to withdraw tho offer in any district whero only
ono candidato is nominated or voted for.
Ballots sent in for names not properly nominated will bo destroyed
uncounted.
A ballot will bo printed every day during the life of contest. This
ballot will count one vote. All ballots will bo dated, and will be void
unless received at the Times office or on or boforo tho 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
candidato shall have the right to namo a substitute subject to our ap
proval. The decision of tho contest manager as to tho award of tho prizes
shall bo final and conclusive.
In accepting nominations all candidates must accept and agreo to abl
do by tho above conditions.
In case of any contestants receiving the same number of votes and
there is a tle.Hhe 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 THE VOTES CAST IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT HOWEVER, NO CONTESTANT WILL RE.
CEIVP MORE THAN ONE PRIZE.
Tho winning of these magnificent prizes is not a question of money. It is tho result of extensive acquaintance, loyal friendship and enthusiastic co-operation. Several Lodges
and hundreds of young ladles havo many warm frlonds who will unite In an etfoit to win the beautiful $400 piano for them tho time is short in three months from the first pub
lication of the names of candidates, prizes will be won. Bo a winner. You risk nothing and may gain much. Think how much it Is worth to win $400 piano or annthnr vli.mht
inii.fi uuu euiuiy ub iuu i uaun, ui ui.ua ui uuuiinuK uiuuua, xuu can u juu win uo ouo 01 me loriunaie winners, rue uoos ijay Times has done Its part,
and your friends.
The rest Is for you
Tho piano will bo nwarded to tho Lodge, Society, School or lady receiving tho groatest number of votes in tho five districts. Tho othor prizes one in each district the n
son standing highest In each district will rocelve a prlzo first cholco going to tho ono having tho largest vote, second to next largest and so on down. "
First district will includo Marshflold and Eastsido, second district tho city of North Bend and Empire, third district will include all the city of Bandon, fourth district will I
cludo tho town of Myrtlo Point, fifth district Includes tho town of Coquillo 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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