The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-08-30
The Standard naugur the Greatest Popular Voting Contest
Ever Opened in Roberts County-An Opportunity for
the Most Popular Young Lady
SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS GIVEN AWAY IN GRAND PRIztS
Elegant $500 the First PrzesHandsme Cutter
Sewing Machine, Beautiful China Set and Other
Valuable Prizes Offered

ror about a year the STANDARD
has had in mind doing sotne-
thing to increase it's readers.
Not that we have anything to
complain of in this regard, but
We sLall not be satisfied until we
have all there are to get.
1t is easier to want to do this
than it is to find just exactly the
plan whereby it can be done.
But we think that now we have
the right plan. We can't take
space to tell all about it this
week, but will do so next week.
We can tell you something
however. We are going to have
a piano contest and more too.
A number of our best merchants
have contributed prizes to go
along with our piano. These
merchants will have blank votes
and will issue them as premiums
to customers at their stores.
The merchants who are already
in this contest are as follows:
A. W. Tower, Peever Mercan-
tile Company, A. B. Matthews.
Palace Drug Store, A list of
the prizes will be given next
week. 1t is expected that they
will include a handsome cutter,
a china set, a sewing machine,
a handsome chair, etc.
We want the contest open to
every girl in the county and say
so now, SO every one may figure
on going into it. The worst
trouble in starting a contest is
not the buying of a piano any
body VINO has the money can do
that but it is arranging the
rules in advance so no one will
be at a disadvantage and one
girls chances are as good as
another's. Here are our rules
and they will be lived up to to
the letter.
ANNOUNCEMENT This piano
contest VIII be conducted on strictly
honest and business principles, with per
feet justice to all concerned. Under such
conditions piano contest is sure to
prove success.
PRIZES The First prize shall be a
fine, tirst-class Piano, one
of the best maze, valued at S3500o.
the other valuable prizes win be given
to tn contestants n their order, accord
ing 70 the number OF votes, each con
teslant having eAolce Of all prizes after
ocnrestants standing higher have taken
then choice. 3efore the close, each
contestant mus, hand the editor Il list
TO tire prizes rranged in the order in
which she would select them. If any
contestant fails to submit such list,
the awarding judges will make the Sc
lection in her Eurn.
CANDIDATES Any young lady in
Roberts County is eligible to a place
IN the contest. Tie most popular young
lady is the one who shall receive the
most votes; u Aer shah be awarded the
beautiful
Piano Other candidates are to receive
their choice Of prizes N order, accord
ing to number OF votes.
CLASSES OF COUPONS The votes
are issued in coupons of the following
denominations:
New subscription $50 per yr $50 votes
Back +" {" 600 votes
Renewal . 600 votes
Renewal more than one year 750 votes
;5-vear Subscriu.ions $3.50 75C0 votes
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Results of voting will be published
regularly.
Votes will lot be allowed on subscrip-
lions less thar regular price.
No employe Of this paper shall be a
candidate or work in favor of any
contestant.
Votes once cast cannot be transferred
to another.
Votes obtained from merchants Civ
ing Standard Contest Coupons shall be
credited to contestants at full value
when properly filed out and brought to