The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-22
CAN YOU GUESS?

GAN IUU GUESS?
Having had yery hard winter, the
per cent. OF loss 10 cattle is more than
usual. There have been made many
estimate. Of The loss, bat the figures on
this subject are 50 much st variance.
that We very naturally conclude that il
is matter Of much conjecture, The
person who could guess the exact nuns
Der would be guesser right from
. Gaesscrviilc. lIut there is no law
against guessing; and | propose to give
away One Hundred Dollars 10 premiums
10 the persons guessing nearest the num-
Der Of cattle, counting calves, that will
be shipped from Englewood station
from July Is to December "a, 1899,
inclusive Of both dates, the premiums
to be divided as follows, to-wit:
To the person guessing nearest the
number ! will give a FIVE #. cut NOW
ing machine worth s45.0O
Fo: the 2nd searest guess, a ten #.
hay rake worth $500
! Fer the Bid nearest guess, dinner
set worth $500
For the 4th nearest guess, cash 10
gold $1,000
For the 9th nearest guess, one vapor
bath cabinet worth $500
The moving mach ine will be a
Mccormick, Standard, or Deering, your
choice. The hay rake will be Queen,
Deering, Mccormick or STANDARD, your
choice.
The suesses to be conditioned as fol-
lows:
lsi You will be entitled to only one
guess for every ten dollars worth of
goods purchased from me for cash.
2ud No gucsses will be received
after July Is next.
Bird Purchases to be couL,ed under
this proposition must be made between
June . and December "a, 1899, in
elusive Of both dates.
18th Your guesses will be registered
by numbsr and you have the privilege
of placing as many guesses with ne as
you think your purchases might amount
to by December -. but it il understood
that if at the close of December, "a You
are not entitled to all your guesses, your
highest REGISTERED number or mum
bers will be thrown out, and not count
ed in your favor; but such numbers so
thrown out might legally belong to an
other.
9th The exact number shipped will
be obtained from the railroad company,
and its record accepted as authority and
/ final.
9Th If two or more persons shall
guess the winning number, they become
contestants for the premium, and it
will be decided in any manner marri-
~ of such contestants may elect. The
number Of cattle shipped from Engle-
wood during 1898 was G83l.
lfyou need any of the premiums for
immediate use, you may buy with the
understanding, that if you win in the
contest, the purchase price for such
premiums will be refunded. | have
tried to be explicit ia every detail but
any request for further information will
be cheeriullY answered. If not conven,
lent to come TO Englewood, any cash
remittances for goods will be placed to
your credit in a book kept for that es-
pecial purpose. You may send your
guesses by mail, but please remember,
your guesses must all be in by July 10.
| wish to call especial attention to
wagons, wiudmills, go-devils, hay stack
ers, cornharvesteis, cultiyators, mowers
and hay rakes, in all of which | have q
goodly number aud of the right kind.
you want any Of these, or anything
else kept in a stock of general merchap-
disc, please write me for prices before
purchasing elsewhere. Please remem
Der also that the usual discount for cash
will be made as heretofore, and that for
quality of goods, prices and variety,
challenge competition everywhere. eNcep,
Cuba, because Brother John, he paid
the freight. Yours truly,
f. j. LEE.
Englewood, Kapsss, June 1899.