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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1908)
HBl THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1 908. AY TI OFFERS MANY GRAND PRIZES, TO BE GIVEN AWAY IN ITS POPULAR VOTING CONTEST THE COOS BAY TIMES announces a poulpar voting contest that will eclipse anything of its kind ever conducted in. Southern Oregon First Grand Prize $400 Gabler Piano, to be given away to the most popular secret or fra ternl society, lodge, school or young lady receiving the largest number of votes under the conditions named else where Second Garnd Prize a Solid Mahaogny $7500 Talking Machine Third Prize a Full paid $7500 Scholarship in the Miller-Cleaver Business College at North Bend Fourth Prize a $5000 Lady's Tailor-made Suit Fifth Prize Lady's or Gentleman's Gold Watch Sixth Prize Gentleman's Tailor-made Suit, made to order for winner 7th Prize a magnificent Library Table FREE PRIZES Other Prizes may be awarded during the progress of the Contest, but these are the ones now purchased, and every one will be given away on votes cast by subscribers to the Daily and Weekly COOS BAY TIMES. Remember, these Prizes have no strings to them. No money is required from candidates FREE PRIZES new subscribers, may vote.y. Old subscribers, as well asumstances, but are Given Awates are not sold under any circregular subscription rates. Vo and subscribers pay only R.6&C1 Conditions N ounnnte i our Fiivorit6 Value of Special Bailors VALUES OV SPECIAL BALLOTS. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE COOS HAY TIMES IN ADVANCE. Votes. Old Nov Subscribers Subscribers .$ 50 .$1.50 .?2.50 .$5.00 .10.00 50 150 300 COO 1,200 150 300 100 300 GOO 1,200 2,400 300 000 DAILY. Daily Times, one month Daily Times, three months Daily Times, six months Daily Times, one year Daily Times, two years WEEKLY. Weekly Times, one year '. $1.50 Weekly Times, two years $3.00 It will bo noticed that oa all new subscriptions double votes will bo issued. Old subscriptions will receive one-half as many votes as new subscriptions. In all cases where ballots are Issued subscriptions must be paid In advance, except whero there Is an amount due 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 be paid at tho timd. In addition to the votes given on subscription there will be a coupon published in each issue of the Dally and Weekly Times which when cut out and filled In will count as ono 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 bo 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. 11 ALLOTS CANXOT HE BOUGHT; THEY 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. The Times will give to each person making a nomination which proves to be that of tho winner of any of the prizes of this contest, one year's subscription to tho Dally Times. Any person has the privilege of nomi nating ono or more candidates. Nominations should bo mailed to the 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 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 i Date. ,2908. Each nomination sent in will count FIVE votes If sent to THE COOS BAY TIMES Contest Manager before August 15, 1908. TnE 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 the Fiist 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 Prize. Every candidate must be regularly nominated on tho blank prlntea on this pago or similar one. Candidates must reside In the district or tarritory from which nomi nated. No candidate will bo 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 be printed every day during tho llfo of contest. This ballot will count one vote. All ballots will be dated, and will be void unless received at tho Times office or on or before the expiration date as printed. All ballots must bo sent direct to the Contest Manager of tho Times, postage fully prepaid. No employe of the Times or member of any employo's family will be eligible as a candidate. Any successful candidate shall have the right to name a substitute Bubject 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 aU de by the above conditions. In case of any contestants receiving the same number of votes and? there 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. REMEMBER, EACH DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE ONE PRIZE, REGARDLESS OF THE VOTES CAST IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT HOWEVER, NO CONTESTANT WILL RE ... CEIVE MORE THAN ONE PRIZE. The winning of theso 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 ladles have many warm friends who will unite In an effort to win the beautiful ? 400 piano for them the time is flhort in threo months from tho first pub lication of theinames of candidates, prizes will be won. Be a winner. You risk nothing and may gain much. Think how much It is worth to win S400 piano or another valuablo prize and solely as the result of rotes o'f admiring friends. You can If you will be one of the fortunate winners. Tho 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 YOteB fn the 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 vote, second to next largest and so on down. First district will Include Marshfleld and Eastslde, second district the city of North Bend and Empire, third district will Include ali the city of Bandon, fourth district will In clude tha town of Myrtle Point, fifth district Includes the town of Coqullle and each district will Include alltorrltory tributary to the various towns. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL ON OR ADDRESS CONTEST MANAGER COOS BAY TIMES MARSHFIELD, -jtrW&tm-tJk i. j a. ndiL ii$! ) m w
