Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-11
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su"s while A'd'ns a Worthy

tune While Aiding a Worthy
Enterprise.
the Auditorium Stock Con,e.,
0een successfully launched
months OF preparation, and ia proa
IN popular favor as it becomes unsse
The Contest was started for tho ~.
emit OF the Auditorium, that the n zen
yet required to complete the bni, .nsy
IN every detail may be quickly ra;ae
and In a way that will be burdenssea
to no one.
Every one likes to take a ch,r,
win fortune or a lesser amonnt nee %
claily when the object to be benest.Sa
. worthy public enterprise. As y
reconstructed daily by church "a
charity fairs and the numerous ot ~
meritorious enterprises. In this csss
IT Is to finish q beautiful place Of .n
tertainment and recreation for IN
citizens of Omaha, South O-,s no
Council Bluffs, and tributary .erri.o.a
and when completed it will stsnS !,
an object lesson OF the enternriss 10
the builders-"The People" "
The guessing" Contest as s,ov,
the page advertisement of tbs issns
is very simple in its operation ana
readily understood after reading nv
Rules printed therein. A ticket 10 sols
for Is cents. which is exchangeabls ~.
q share Of Common Stock in the AVA,
forum Company. With this ticSs,
goes two free guesses. one on the NJ
York election. the other on a certsin
Special sum Of money. The contr,rs
or top portion Of the ticket Is retajnsS
by the purchaser and the premiun,
coupon is filled out and sent In to ths
Office of the Auditorium Compan,
room A. N. Y. Life Bldg. II a recent
for the Premium Coupon is desired an
enclosure of cent stamp will nro.s
cure 1t. Those who may wish to ns,.
ticipate in the Special Prizes will ha
furnished with a Special ticket fras
with the purchase Of a regular ticket !
This Special ticket must be made out
IN the same manner and address as il
given on the regular ticket, and must
accompany same when sent In for
filing, and have the same number "a
the regular ticket.
When these tickets properly made
out are received at the Auditorium
Office, they are placed in metal boxes
made for the purpose, in order of the
estimates to await the time Of tba
awarding of prizes, those on the elec.
ton, until November, and those on
the Specials until the day followin.
the 18th or last day Of each month.
To show the detail of the making no
Of Special Prize, the first Special
was made ready by Mr.. Saml 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 a pro-
miscuous heap. From this pile he
took the money without counting.
placing larger bulk in one sack
than in the other. The sacks were
then tied aud sealed. In this manner
Mr.. Rees could not possibly tell what
sum had been placed in either sack.
aor even approximate it. The two
Jacks were then deposited with the
cashier Of the First National Bank Of
Omaha, and by him securely locked in
the safety deposit vaults OF the bank.
Ind cannot be distributed until after
the Contest is closed at midnight Of
July 18th. Mr.. Rees has made affidavit
that he does not know the contents Of
either sack, and that he will not make
guess for the prize.
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
sAore persons are tied on the prize,
the money will be equally divided
among them. These prizes will be
Eaid as soon as the guesses can be as
s)rted and the money counted after
tae Contest closes, probably on the
following day.
Fifteen trade marks taken from 10
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 a chance for
every one. There Is no limit as tc
the number Of tickets purchased or e&
changed for trade marks.
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