The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-07-06
CAN YOU GUESS?

SAN 1UU GUESS!
Having had y,ry hard winter, the
per cent. of luss in cattle is more than
usual. There have been made many
estimates OF The loss, but the figures on
this subject are 81 much at variance.
,hat we very naturally conclude that 1t
Is a matter of much conjecture, The
person who could guess the exact nuns
Der would be guessor right from
Guesservlle. But there is no law
against guessing; aud propose to give
away One Hundred Dollars 10 premiums
TO the persons guessing nearest the num-
her of cattle, counting calves, that will
be shipped from EngIewood station
from July ) to December 2i 1899,
inclusive of both dates, the premiums
TO be divided as follows, to-wit;
To the person guessing nearest the
number, | will give five #. cut NOW
lug machine worth $500
For the 2nd aearcst guess ten #.
hay rake worth s25.OO
For the Bird nearest guess, dinner
set worth $1,000
For the 4th nearest guess, cash in
gold $1,000
For the 9th nearest guess, one vapor
bath cabinet worth $500
The moving mach inc will be
Mccormick, STANDARD, or Deering, your
choice. The hay rake will be Queen,
Deering, Mccormick or Standard, your
choice.
The guesses to be conditioned as fol-
lows:
lst 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 10 next.
Bird Purchases to be couLted under
this proposition must be made between
June - and December 81, 1899, in
elusive Of both dates.
4th Your guesses will be registered
by number and you have the privilege
of placing as many guesses with me as
you think your purchases might amount
TO by December "a, but it is understood
that if at the close of December, 81 you
are not entitled to all your guesses, your
highest REGISTERED number or pun
bers will be thrown out, aud 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 i;
will he decided in any manner a majuri-
ty of such contestants may elect. The
number of cattle shipped from Engle-
wood during 1898 was 6S3l.
Ifyou need any of the premiums fol
immediate use, you may buy with the
understanding, that if you win in tht
contest, the purchase price for such
premiums will be refunded. | hav,
tried to be explicit iu every detail bu
any request for further information will
be cheeriully answered. If not conven
lent to come to Englewood, any casl
remittances for goods will be placed t
your credit in a book kept for that es-
: pecial purpose. You may send you
guesses by mail, but please remember
your CueSses must all be in by July l5.
! wish to call especial attention t
wagons, wlndmllIS, go-deVlls, hay stack
ers, cornharvesteis, cultivators, mower
and hay rakes, in all of which have
goodly number and of the right kind
fyou want any of these, or anything
else kept in stock of general merchau
disc, please write me for prices beror
purchasing elsewhere. Please remem
Der also that the usual discount for casI
, will be made as heretofore, and that fo
quality of goods, prices and variety,
challenge competition everywhere. eNcep
Cuba, because Brother John, be pai
the freight. Yours truly,
+. j. LEE.
, Englewood, Kansas, June IL, 1899.
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