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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIfeLD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1908.
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THE COOS BAY
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
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
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Value of Special Ballots
VALUES OF SPECIAL BALLOTS.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE COOS BAY TIMES
IN ADVANCE.
Votes.
Old Now
Subscribers Subscribers
.? 50
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.$2.50
.$5.00
.10.00
50
150
300
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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.
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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.
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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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL ON OR ADDRESS
CONTEST MANA
COOS BAY TIMES
ARSHFIELD, OREGON
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