HatimUy, March IN, 1010
THE FALLS CITY NEWS
SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN PRIZES
To Be ^ " .................... '
A
IB T
BIG PIANO
By The Falls City News and Falls City Merchants.
The Capital Prize
Several of the Merchants of Falls
City have contributed
Which will be give by
V A LU A B LE
PRIZES
The Falls City NEWS
will be an elegant
$ 400.00
and will give
Local Vote Coupons
With each $1.00 Cash
Purchase
Obermeyer & Sons
PIANO
FIR S T PRIZE
Rules and Regulations G overning th e C o n te s t are as Follows!
A N N O U N C E M E N T —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.
Renewals, 500 votes
1.00
Renewals, more than one year, GOO votes
1.00
Back subscriptions, 400 votes
1.0*)
5 years N ew or Renewal Subscriptions, 5000 votes
...
5.00
10 years New or Renewal Subscriptions, 12500 votes
10.00.
20 years New or Rene wal Sub ,cr ptions, 30,000 votes
20.00
P R I Z E S — The Capital priie w 11 be an Obermeyer & Sons’ Piano.
Also other valuable prizes to the amount o f many dollars which
are announced herewith.
IM T M C T tM S —Results to standing votes will bejsnued 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 iwimediat families o f the merchants co­
operating, will be allowed to becone a candidate in this contest
or work for contestants.
C A N D I D A T E S — Young ladies in this and adjoining towns are elig­
ible to enter this contest, and the party receiving the largest
number o f votes will receive the beautiful $400 Obermeyer &
Sons’ Piano, and other premiums will be distributed in accord­
ance with the contestants’ standing at the final count.
Votes, after being voted, cannot be transferred toanother.
Be sure to know for whom you are going to vote before coming
to the ballot box, as the editor or anvone else will not give you
any information on the subject. The key to the ballot box will
be in possession o f 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.
T I E IN V O T E — Should any o f the contestants tie in votes for any
o f the prizes, a similar prize will be awarded.
V O T E S C L A S S E D — Votes will be issued in the following denomin­
ations:
New subscribers, 600 v o te s ......................... ................... $ 1.00
Contest to run about 90 day8. CONTEST W IL L CLOSE
A P R IL 1st, 1916. The right to postpone date o f 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 dui ing 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.
I f 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.
deal
This will give every one a square
THIS CONTEST W ILL CLOSE APRIL U t . 1916.
Nominate Your Favorite Lady-Help Her Win the Grand Prize
2nd Prize
Value $15.00 i d Prize
Value $5.00 4th Prize
General Merchandise
I give a 25 vote coupon free with
each $1.00 cash purchase.
and
J. C. Talbott
M . L. Thompson,
W. A . Porsoy,
Hardware 5 Furniture
Druggist
Jeweler.
I give a 12A vote coupon free with
I will give a 25 vote coupon free
W e will give a 25 vote coupon free
I give a 124 vote coupon free with
each 50c cash purchase.
with each $1.00 cash purchase.
with each $1.00 cash purchase.
each 50c cash purchase.
ASK FOR COUPON.
For
Value $5.00
Donated by
Falls City Mercantile Co.
N. Selig’s Department Store
Value $5.00 ] 6th Prize
Donated by
Donated by
Donated by
Call
Value $5.00 5th Prize
Donated by
ASK FOR COUPON.
ASK FOR C0UP0R.
Save
Your Tickets,
Beginning
Today.
ASK FOR COUOR.
It
May
Help
Some
ASK FOR C0U ON.
Lady
Win A
Addross All Communications and Subscriptions to Contest Manager
FALLS CITY NEW S, Falls City, Oregon.
Prize.