Saturday, March 11, 1016
THE FALLS CITY NEWS.
SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN PRIZES
To Be ^ .......... .. ' A
By The Falls City News and Falls City Merchants.
Several of the Merchants of Falls
City have contributed
The Capital Prize
Which will be give by
VALUABLE
PRIZES
The Falls City NEWS
will be an elegant
$ 400.00
and will give
Obermeyer & Sons
Local Vote Coupons
PIANO
With each $1.00 Cash
Purchase
F IR S T
P R IZ E
Rules and Regulations Governing the Contest are as Follows!
ANNOUNCEMENT-This Piano and Popular Voting Contest will be
conducted fairly and honestly on business principles, strictly
with justice and fairness to all concerned. With the above
principles, it will be an assured success.
PRIZES —The Capital prize Will be an Obermeyer & Sons’ Piano.
Also other valuable prizes to the amount of many dollars which
are announced herewith.
CANDIDATES— Young ladies in this and adjoining towns are elig
ible to enter this contest, and the party receiving the largest
number of votes will receive the beautiful $400 Obermeyer &
Sons’ Piano, and o tter premiums will be distributed in accord
ance with the contestants’ standing at the final count.
TIE IN VOTE— Should any of the contestants tie in votes for any
of the prizes, a similar prize will be awarded.
VOTES CLASSED— Votes will be issued in the following denomin
ations:
New subscribers, 600 v o tes................................................. $ 1.00
Renewals, 500 votes
1.00
Renewals, more than one year, 600 votes
. . 1.00
Back subscriptions, 400 v o t e s ...........................................1.00
5 years New or Renewal Subscriptions, 5000 v o te s......... 5.00
10 years New or Renewal Subscriptions, 12500 votes
10.00
20 years New or Renewal Subscriptions, 20,000 votes
20.00
INSTRUCTIONS -R esults to standing votes will be issued after
30 days. No votes accepted at less than regular price of paper
concerned in this contest. No one connected with this paper,
or belonging to the immediate families of the merchants co
operating, will be allowed to become a candidate in this contest
or work for contestants.
Votes, after being voted, cannot be transferred to another.
Be sure to know for whom you are going to vote before coming
to the ballot box, as the editor or unvone else will not give you
any information on the subject. The key to the ballot box will
be in possession of the awarding committee during the contest.
For the first thirty days the paper will run a 25-vote coupon,
which can be voted free for any lady contestant.
Contest to run about 90 days. CONTEST WILL CLOSE
APRIL 1st, 1916. The right to postpone date of closing is re
served if sufficient cause should occur.
Ten days prior to closing contest, the judges will carefully
lock or seal ballot box and take same to the bank, where the
same will be in a place where voting can be done during busi
ness hours and locked in a vault at night until close of contest,
when the judges will take charge and count same and announce
the young ladies winning in their turn.
The last ten days all voting must be done in a sealed box
at the bank. If you do not wish anyone to know for whom
you are voting, place your cash for subscription together with
your coupon in a sealed envelope, which will be furnished you,
and put same in ballot box. This will give every one a square
deal.
THIS CONTEST W IU CLOSE APRIL let. 1916.
Nominate Your Favorite Lady -Help Her Win the Grand Prize
2nd Prize
Value $15.00 3d Prize
Donated by
N. Selig’s Department Store
• •
I give a 25 vote coupon free with
each $1.00 cash purchase.
ASK FOR COUPON.
Value $5.00 5th Prize
Value $5.00 4th Prize
Value $5.00 1 6th Prize
I
Donated by
Donated by
Donated by
Falls City Mercantile Co.
J. C Talbott
Hardware & Furniture
M. L. Thompson,
Value
$5.00
Donated by
W. A. Persey,
Druggist
Jeweler.
6eneral Merchandise
I give a 124 vote coupon free with
I give a 124 vote coupon free with
I will give a 25 vote coupon free
We will give a 25 vote coupon free
each
50c
cash
purchase.
each
50c cash purchase.
with
each
$1.00
cash
purchase.
with each $1.00 cash purchase.
A SK FOR COU ON.
ASK FOR COUPON.
ASK FOR COUON.
ASK FOR COUPON.
Call For and Save Your Tickets, Beginning Today.
It May Help Some Lady Win A Prize.
Address All Communications and Subscriptions to Contest Manager
FALLS C ITY N EW S, Falls City, Oregon.
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