The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
a GREAT GUESSING CONTEST
Ii Which You May Win q Small Fer
tune While Aiding . Worthy

Enterprise.
The Auditorium Stock Contest has
been successfully launched after
months Of preparation, and 10 growing
In popular favor a. 1t becomes under
stood.
The Contest was started for the BEN
sdt Of the Auditorium, that the money
yet required to complete the building
In every detail may be quickly raised.
and In way that will be burdensoms
to NO one.
Every one likes to take chance to
win fortune or lesser amount, espe-
cially when the object to be bensAt,eA
u . worthy public enterprise. - 10
demonstrated daily BY church and
charity fairs and the numerous other
msritorious enterprises. In this case
1t IL to finish beautiful place of en-
tertainment and recreation for the
citizens of Omaha, South Omaha.
Council Bluffs. and tributary territory.
and when completed 1t will stand ~
an object lesson Of the enterprise OF
the builders-"The People,
The guessing" Contest ~ shown o.
the page advertisement Of this issue
is very simple in its operation and
readily understood after reading the
Rules printed therein. A ticket 10 sold
for rs cents. which ID exchangeable for
. share Of Common Stock In the Audi
forum Company. With this ticket
goes two free guesses. one on the New
York election. the other on q certain
or top portion Of the ticket IL retained
by the purchaser and the premium
coupon il filled out and sent in to the
once Of the Auditorium Company,
room A. N. Y. Life Bldg. II receipt
for the Premium Coupon IL desired, an
enclosure of 4 2 cent stamp will pro-
cure 1t. Those who may wish to par
ticipate in the Special Prizes will bs
furnished with 4 Special ticket free
with the purchase Of . regular ticket
This Special ticket must be made out
In the same manner and address a. IL
given on the regular ticket, and must
accompany same when sent in for
filing. and have the same number ~
the regular ticket.
When these tickets properly made
out are received at the Auditorium
ONCE. they are placed in metal boxes
made for the purpose. in order OF the
estimates to await the time of the
awarding Of prizes, those on the cleo
ton. until November. and those %
the Specials until the day following
the 18th, or last day Of each month.
To show the detail Of the making up
Of Special Prize, the first Special
was made ready by Mr.. samI Rees.
who will act for the printers. Mr..
Rees had the amount Of the prize
made up In bills. gold. silver, nickles
and cents. and placed same in q pro-
miscuous heap. From this pile he
took the money without counting,
placing larger bulk in one sack
than in the other. The sacks we're
then tied and sealed. In This manner
Mr.. Rees could not possibly tell what
sum had been placed in either sack.
nor even approximate 1t. The two
sacks were then deposited with the
cashier of the First National Bank d
Omaha, and by him securely locked in
the safety deposit vaults Of the bank,
and cannot be distributed until after
the Contest IL closed at midnight Of
July 18th. Mr.. Reea has made aN2dayit
that he does not know the contents Of
either sack. and that he will not make
. guess for the prise.
The guessing will be ON the amount
contained in the larger Of the two
sacks. The person making the best
guess gets the contents of both sacks.
or the entire prize. Where two or
more persons are tied on tho prise,
the money will be equally. divided
among them. These prises will be
paid as soon as the guessea can be as
sorted and the money counted after
the Contest closes, probably on the
following day.
Fifteen trade marin taken from TO-
cent packages Of Defiance Starch will
be exchanged for an Auditorium Stock
Ticket by the Defiance Starch Co., or
The Omaha Auditorium Company
when presented in person or BY mail.
This opportunity to get really val.
liable premiums Is rarely presented to
the public. 1t presents q chance for
every one. There IL NO limit A. to
the number of tickets purchased or sx.
changed for trade marks.
1t il often difficult to distinguish be-
tween peacemaker and busybody.