Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1908)
1908. 7 ' I 23 1 1 98 OFFERS MANY GRAND PRIZES, TO BE GIVEN AWAY IN ITS POPULAR VOTING CONTEST ft A 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 $7500 Scholarship in the Miller-Cleaver Business College, at North Bend Fourth Prize a $5000 Lady's Tailor-made Suit Fifth Prize Lady's or Gentleman's Gold Watch Sixth Prize Gentleman's Tailor-made Suit, made to order for winner 7th Prize a magnificent Library Table FREE PRIZES Other Prizes may be awarded during the progress of the Contest, but these are the ones now purchased, and every one will be given away on votes cast by subscribers to the Daily and Weekly COOS BAY TIMES. Remember, these Prizes have no strings to them. No money is required from candidates FREE PRIZES and subscribers pay only regular subscription rates. Votes are not sold under any circumstances, but are Given Away. Old subscribers) as well as new subscribers,"may vote. Read h Conditions Ei N ominate Your Favorite Value of Special Ballots VALUES OF SPECIAL BALLOTS. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE COOS BAY TIMES IX ADVANCE. Votes. Old Now Subscribers Subscribers .$ 50 .$1.50 .$2.50 .$5.00 .10.00 50 150 300 COO 1,200 150 300 100 300 GOO 1,200 2,400 300 600 will bo as new DAILY. Dally Times, one month Dally Times, three months Dally Times, six months Daily Times, one year Dally Times, two years WEEKLY. Weekly Times, one year $1.50 Weekly Times, two years $3.00 It will bo noticed that on all new subscriptions double votes issued. Old subscriptions will receive one-half aa many votes subscriptions. In all cases where ballots are issued subscriptions must be paid in advance, except where there Is an amount duo on back subscription and it may bo paid up and at least one month in advance to receive votes for the entire amount. The full amount of money must be paid at tho 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 arid 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 the expiration of the dato printed on each coupon. , A new subscriber must be one not at present receiving The Times. Stopping the paper and starting it again or tranpferring the subscription from one member of the family to another does not count as a new sub scriber. I J ALLOTS CANNOT BE BOUGIIT;TIIEY MUST BE CUT FROM THE TAPER OR SECURED BY SUBSCRIPTION. Subscribers living anywhero may vote for any candidate in any dis trict. VALUE TO NOMINATIONS. Tho Times will give to each person making a nomination which proves to be that of tho 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 tho 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. The 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 tho District prizes. Societies or Lodges are not eligible for any but tho Grand Prize. Every candidate must be regularly nominated on tho blank prlnteu 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 tho 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 bo printed every day during tho life of contest. This ballot will count one vote. All ballots will bo dated, and will be void unless received at tho Times office or on or before the expiration dato as printed. All ballots must be sent direct to tho Contest Mannger of the 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 Bball 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 obi de by tho above conditions. In case of any contestants receiving the same number of votes and there is a tie, the winner will bo determined by lot. Contest Opens TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1908 Contest Closes SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 1908 AT 9 P. M. REMEMBER, EACn DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE ONE PRIZE, REGARDLESS OF THE VOTES CAST IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT HOWEVER, NO CONTESTANT WILL RE- ' CEIVE MORE TBIAN ONE PRIZE. The 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 friends who will unite in an effort to win the beautiful $400 piano for them the time is short in threo months from tho first pub lication of tho names of candidates, prizes will bo won. Be a winner. You risk nothing and may gain much. Think how much it is worth to win S400 piano or another valuablo prizo and solely as the result of votes of admiring friends. You can if you will bo one' of tho fortunate winners. The Coos Bay Times has done its part. Tho rest is for you and your friends. Tho piano will be awarded to tha Lodge, Society, School or lady receiving the greatest number of votes in the five districts. The other prizes one in each district the per son standing highest in each district will receive a prizo 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 tno 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 MWTi Esasgcgi &MXZ1 rt B frill " MgAT m -i M 1H 1 $ 1 9 n iii m frV ' w tJ. m i ( i M-. m vi u . g . :"!