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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1908)
r " TV T THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIfeLD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1908. l 9? , h rm :: i V :: t :: :: :: i :: :: i i it i I V :: i :: ' i :: J :: :: i 5 Ell 'i S fl THE COOS BAY OFFERS MANY GRAND PRIZES, TO BE GIVEN AWAY IN ITS POPULAR VOTING CONTEST HL I m h i IP :: t i :: :: :: i k THE COOS BAY TIMES announces a popular voting contest that will eclipse anything of its kind ever conducted Southern Oregon First Grand Prize a $400 Gabler Piano, to be given away to the niost 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 E 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 Rea d h Co 11 1 ikY 51 IRyiF T Value of Special Ballots VALUES OF SPECIAL BALLOTS. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE COOS BAY TIMES IN ADVANCE. Votes. Old Now Subscribers Subscribers .? 50 .?1.G0 .$2.50 .$5.00 .10.00 50 150 300 COO 1,200 100 300 GOO 1,200 2,400 DAILY. Dally Times, one month Dally Times, three months Dally Times, six months Dally Times, ono year Dally Times, two years WEEKLY. Weekly Times, ono year Weekly Times, two years It trill be noticed that on all new issued. Old subscriptions will reco subscriptions. In all cases where ballots aro Issued subscriptions must be paid In advance, except whero there is an amount uuo on oacK suDscripuon anu Nomination Blank 150 300 300 GOO subscriptions double votes will be ve one-nail as many voies as new .?1.50 .S3. 00 may bo paid up arid at least one month in advance to receive votes Kor 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 the 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 sent to the Times office before the expiration of the dato printed on each coupon. I A now subscriber must bo ono not at present receiving The Times. Stopping tho paper and starting it again or transferring the subscription from one member of the family to another does not count as a new sub scriber. BALLOTS CANNOT BE BOUGHT; THEY MUST BE CUT FROM TnE PAPER OR SECURED BY SUBSCRIPTION. , Subscribers living anywhere may voto 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 the winner of any of tho prizes of this contest, one year's subscription to tho Daily Times. Any person has the privilege of nomi nating ono or more candidates. Nominations should bo 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 tho 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 bo pub lished in Tho Times Tuesday, August 4. 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 tho right to reject any objectionable nominations. fjl avoriteli II 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. i Any Person is eligible for tho District prizes. Societies or Lodges are not eligible for any but the Grand Prize. Every candidate must bo regularly nominated on the blank printed on this page or similar ono. 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 where only one candidate Is nominated or voted for. Ballots sent in for names not properly nominated will bo destroyed uncounted. A ballot will be printed every day during the life of contest. Thla ballot will count ono vote. All ballots will bo 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 tho Times, postage fully prepaid. No employe of tho Times or member of any employe's family will he eligible as a candidate. Any successful candidate shall have tho right to name a substitute subject to our ap proval. Tho decision of tho contest manager as to the award of tho prizes shall be final and conclusive. In accepting nominations all candidates must accept and agree to abi do by the above conditions. In case of any contestants receiving the same number of votos and there Is a tie, the winner will be determined by lot. Contest Opens TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1908 Contest Closes ATUKDAY, OCT. 31, 1908 AT 9 P. M. . - . i - 1" REMEMBER, EACn DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE ONE PRIZE, REGARDLESS OF THE VOTES CAST IX ANY OTHER DISTRICT HOWEVER, NO CONTESTANT WILL RE- CBrVE 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 unite in an effort to win tho beautiful S 400 piano for them tho tlmo is short in three months from tho 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 $400 piano or another valuablo prize 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. The rest is for you and your friends. The piano will be awarded to th Lodge, Society, School or lady roceiving the greatest number of votes in tho five districts. Tho other prizes one in each district tho per son standing highest in each district will receive a prize first choice going to tho one having tho largest voto, 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 Coquiile and each district will include allterritory tributary to the various towns. I FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL ON OR ADDRESS CONTEST MANA COOS BAY TIMES ARSHFIELD, OREGON mrM & i. .. st? ." J H1 3t f tngntXTT-SSM rMt Ik. ft li w il i '111 U II I 1 II M jSj
