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THE BAILY CGQS IAY TIMES, MARSHrELD, IRE60N, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1908.
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OFFERS MANY GRAND PRIZES, TO BE GIVEN AWAY
IN ITS POPULAR VOTING CONTEST
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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 $7500 Talking Machine Third Prize a Full
paid $7500 Scholarship in the Miller-Cleaver Business College, at North Bend Fourth
Prize a $5000 Lady's Tailor-made Suit Fifth Prize Lady's or Gentleman's
Gold Watch Sixth Prize Gentleman's Tailor-made Suit, made to
order for winner 7th Prize a magnificent Library Table
' free prizes
Other Prizes may be awarded during the progress of the Contest, but these
are the ones now purchased, and every one will be given away on votes cast
by subscribers to the Daily and Weekly COOS BAY TIMES. Remember,
these Prizes have no strings to them. No money is required from candidates
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and subscribers pay only regular subscription rates. Votes are not sold under any circumstances, but are Given Away. Old subscribers, as well as new subscribers, Tjnzy vote.
Value of Special Ballots
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE COOS BAY TIMES IN ADVANCE.
Votes.
Old Now
Subscribers Subscribers
,$ 50
.$1.50
.$2.50
.$5.00
.10.00
50
150
300
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1,200
150
300
100
300
600
1,200
2,400
300
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DAILY. .
Dally Times, one month
Dally Times, three months. . . .
Dally Times, six months
Dally Times, ono year.
Dally Times, two years
WEEKLY.
Weekly Times, one year $1.50
Weekly Times, two years $3.00
It will be noticed that on all new subscriptions double votes will bo
Issued. Old subscriptions will receive one-half as many votes as now
subscriptions.
In all cases where ballots are Issued subscriptions must bo paid In
advance, except where there Is an amount duo on back subscription and
it may be paid up and at least ono month In advance to receive votes
for the entire amount. The full amount of money must bo paid at tho
time.
In addition to tho votes given on subscription there will be a coupon
published In each lssuo of tho Dally and Weekly Times which when cut
out and filled In will count as ono vote. These ballots must bo cut out
of the paper and mailed or sent to tho Times office before tho expiration
of the dato printed on each coupon.
A now subscriber must bo ono not at present receiving Tho Times.
Stopping the paper and starting It again or tranpferrlng the subscription
from ono member of tho family to another does not count as a now sub
scriber. It ALLOTS CANNOT BE BOUGHT; THEY MUST BE CUT FIIOM THE
PAPER OB SECUBEI) BY SUBSCRIPTION.
Subscribers living anywhere may vote for any candidate In any dis
trict. VALUE TO NOMINATIONS.
Tho Times will glvo to each person making a nomination which proves
to be that of tho winner of any of tho prizes of this contest, ono year's
subscription to tho Dally Times. Any person has the privilege of nomi
nating ono or more candidates. Nominations should be 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 the first
list published, so that friends may not agreo to work for somoono elso
not knowing who aro entered in thecontest. It absolutely costs no
thing to nomlnato a candidate. Tha first list of candidates will bo pub
lished in Tho 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.
Nominate.
Address
District No...
As the Most Popular Candidate in the COOS
BAY TIMES Contest.
Signed..
Address.
Date.
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Each nomination sent In will
count FIVE votes if sent to THE
COOS BAY TIMES Contest Manager
before August 16, 1908. THE
TIMES reserves tho 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 the 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 tho Grand Prize.
Every candidate must be regularly nominated on tho blank prlntej
on this page or similar one.
Candidates must reside in tho 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 tho offer In any district whero only
ono 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 bo dated, and will be void
unless received at the Times office or on or before the expiration dato as
printed. All ballots must be sent direct to the Contest Manager of tho
Times, postage fully prepaid. No employe of the 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 tho 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
thero 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.
KEMEMBEH, EACH DISTBICT WILL RECEIVE ONE PRIZE, REGARDLESS OP THE VOTES CAST IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT HOWEVER, NO CONTESTANT WILL RE-
CEIVE MORE THAN ONE PRIZE.
The winning of those 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 haro many warm friends who will unlto In an effort to win tho beautiful f 400 piano for them the tlmo Is short in threo 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 J400 piano or another valuable
prize and solely as tho result of votos of admiring frlonds. You can if you will bo one of the fortunate winners. Tho Coos Bay Times has dong Its part. The rest Is for you
and your friends,
Tho piano will bo awarded to tho Lodge, Society, School or lady receiving the greatest number of votes in the five districts. The other prizes ono in each district the per
son standing hlghost in each district will roeelva a prlzo first choice going to the one having tho largest vote, second to next largest and so on down.
First district will include Marshflold and Eastside, second district the city of North Bend and Empire, third district will include all the city of Bandon, fourth district will ln
cludo tho town of Myrtle Point, fifth district Includes tao town of Coqulllo and each district will include allterrltory tributary to tho various towns.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL ON OR ADDRESS
CONTEST MANAGER
COOS BAY TIMES
MARSHFIELD, OREGON
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