The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-16
THEANNUAL
Six Kindred DOLLARS WORTH
OF PRIZES TO BE GIVEN
AWAY TO SUBSCRIB-
ERS OF DISPATCH.
Large List of Valuable. Useful and
beautiful Premiums. Begin
ming with First Prize OF
One Hundred Dollars.

BEGINNING on Saturday, September
the first, The Dispatch inaugurates
its annual subscription contest-that
Is. the first count of the ballots Will
be made upon that date. 1t really
begins in this issue, which contains
the first ballot in the contest, but the
first count of ballots will not occur
until Saturday, September 1st, at
which time the result will be pub
Iished in the paper of Sunday, Sep
tember the second.
This contest is undertaken upon
a scale never attempted by any Mis-
sissippi paper, and a scale which
ecIipses any previous record in the
history of this paper. 1t is under
taken because we want five thou
sand subscribers. We have all OF
the equipment to issue and sustain
a paper of this circulation, and we
believe that by offering the proper
inducements we can get them right
in the territory which is tributary
TO Columbus, and certainly we have
offered the inducements in the num-
Der and value of the prizes which
will be distributed.
The contest will be conducted
along the lines of former contests
familiar. We will print in each
issue of the Semi-Weekly one ballot,
and each issue of the Weekly paper
two ballots, thus placing weekly and
semi weekly subscribers upon the
same footing, in so far as the dis
tribution of ballots is concerned
For each renewal of old subscriptions
we will allow ten ballots, and each
new subscriber we will allow ten
ballots. The box will be placed in
this office on Main street for the re-
ception of ballots, and the count viii
be made each Saturday at noon, the
result being announced on the Sun
day following. Each candidate will
have copy of the Sunday paper
mailed her gratis, that she may know
the result as soon as possible.
In addition to the list of hand
some and attractive premiums, The
Dispatch will add interest to the con-
test as it progresses by the distribu-
ton of of hundred dollars in extra
premiums. These will be offered the
candidates entered from time to time
and upon such terms as all can COM
pete for To begin with we have Sc
cured a very handsome thirty-two-
piece breakfast set. 1t is beautifully
will be presented in this paper next
week. This set is valued at between
five and seven dollars. We will give
three sets away on the 1st of Septem-
ber TO the three candidates from
Lowndes, Lamar and Pickens coun-
ties who have the highest vote. It
matters not what part of the county
she is from, and no matter how many
votes she has, providing she is lead
ing If there is only one candidate
entered from Lamar and PickeDs
counties and if she has only one vote, |
she will get this handsome premium. |
The same premium will be awarded |
the candidate in Lowndes who has
the highest vote in the first count OF
ballots The contest will be made |
interesting and attractive from time
to time, and you should not fail to
keep up with it, Read the hand |
some advertisement presented i'll this
issue, and then go to work. Get |
your friends and relatives interested |
and go in to win.
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