The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-12-15
ONLY ten DAYS MORE
The Contest for the Reporters
Handsome Diamond Ring will
Close Soon--Big Vote Cast.

just ten days more before the con-
test for the handsome $500 diamond
ring which The REPORTER will give to
some lady for a Christmas present
closes. Since last Wednesday morning
when the votes which had been cast
for the various candidates were counted
for the last time before the final count
were placed in sealed box, the key
being deposited with T. S. Arnold at the
Farmers & Traders State Bank, no one
knows which candidate has received
the most votes for they have been pour
ing in lively. Upon payments on sub
scription since that time certificates of
votes have been made out with the
name of the candidate blank, and the
persons who receive them are allowed
to write in the name of their favorite
and place it in the ballot box, and in
this manner it is impossible for any one
to keep any track of how many votes
any of the candidates are receiving.
All that we know is that thousands of
votes have been cast, and that thou!
sands more will be cast before the close
of the contest on Saturday evening,
Dec. 24th, promptly at o'clock.
The various candidates are being
assisted by many friends in their can
vass to secure votes and many new
subscribers are being added to THE RE
PoRTER's list. If you are in arrears on
subscription why not pay up before the
contest closes and assist some of the
ladies in winning this handsome prize.
It costs you nothing extra to vote. You
only pay what you are owing and in ad-
dition to squaring up your account for
the new year you are doing great
favor to the candidate for whom YOU
cast your votes.
The standing of the candidates at the
last count gives no Indication as to who
will win the prize, for any one of them
may cast enough votes before the con-
test closes to win. At the contest for
The REPORTERS piano two years ago,
the winner was 22,649 votes behind the
leader when the count was made two
weeks before the contest closed, yet
when the final count was made the
winner lead her nearest competitor by
34,411 votes, having cast 12O,972 votes
during the two weeks just previous to
the close of the contest.
When the count was made on We'd
nesday morning, Dec. 7th, the standing
of the candidates was as follows:
!. Winnie Houstl, Eden 80. .5i,2I2
2. Minnie Brannaman, Decatur. 43,Oo7
8. Jessie Wilson, Long Creek. Al, 1856
4. Lizzie Woodland, Decatur. &c, ,2S4
5. Cora Cochran, Lamont "a, ,995
s. Jae Shirley, Davis City ...... 1884
Z. Myrta Howell, Davis City 5, ,253
8. Maggie Edwards, Grand River. A, ,4O1
9. Grace Dale, Hamilton. 4,OO7
10. Florence Ross, Leroy oy........ 1900
The rules of the contest are simple
and wellIknown and under no circum-
stances will there be any deviation
from the rules. One free coupon is
printed in each issue of THE REPORTER.
and for each cent paid on subscription
either in arrears or in advance by a
present subscriber, two votes are given.
For now subscribers four votes are all
lowed for each cent paid. No votes are
given for advertising, job work or any
other money paid into the office, it being
contest strictly for money collected
on subscription.
License to Ned
Claude W. Lyon %
Myrtle Ballou 1S
Eugene w. Drake. 4. !. !. %