The Forrest City times., 1907-04-12
J! J! Popular Girl Contest

Announcements Piano and Popular Girl Contest will be conduct. ed on strictly business principles with perfect justice and fairness to all con. cerned. Under such conditions a con- test is sure to prove great success. 1 PriZes.-The first prize shall be a flne first class piano valued at 800. Many other valuable and useful prizes will be given and announced later. There will also be given to each town ship, choice of a ladies' beautiful Waltham gold watch or a twenty-six piece set of Rogers silver table ware. Conditions being that winner must have secured not less than ten sub scriptions for the paper. Piano winner will not be eligible to township prizes. Winners Of special prizes offered from time to time, are not barred from any other awards, except that two specials cannot be won by any one contestant.
 Candidates.-Any young lady in this county Is eligible to place in the contest. The most popular lady Is the one who shall receive the most votes; to her shall be awarded the beautiful upright piano.
 Tie in NoteS-In case of a tie in votes for any prize, there will be two prizes awarded of same value.
 Classes of Notes.-The votes are is- sued in coupons of the following de- nominations:
 New subscriptions, 800 votes for $1.
 Renewal subscriptions, 100 votes for sl.
 Renewal for more than one year, 800 votes for $1.
 Back subscriptions, 400 votes for S1.
 Five year subscriptions, 5000 votes for B.
 Ten year subscriptions, 12,500 votes for BIO.
 The publisher reserves the right to add additional business.
 General Instructions.-Sta Standing of the contestants will be published in paper more or less regularly, same to be compiled from editors records, as ballot boxes are in the judges hands and are not to be opened until final count at close of contest.
 No employe of the paper shall be a candidate or work ill favor of any con- teStant.
 The publishers are not to tell whom
  legged error or irregularitY.
 Each contestant is requested to send us cabinet size photograph for publication as soon as convenient.
 Make up your mind who you want to vote for before coming to the of flee, as the editor will positively not decide the matter.
 All ballots issued must be signed by the editor or authorized assistant at time issued with contestants name for whom voted. All ballots found in ballot box with ensures or otherwise mutilated, will be thrown out by judges and not counted Ballots can not be transferred.
 Contestants should keep list of the votes turned in each week, and see that publishers figures verify it.
 An awarding cOmmiteee Of three of the best business men are to be ap- pointed to make final count and dis tribution of prizes.
 All votes should at once be deposit ed in locked or sealed box. The key to the ballot box shall be in the possession of the awarding committee during the contest.
 One thousand votes will be given free to every young lady nominated during the first thirty days.
 A free ballot good for ten votes will be run in paper regularly during the greater part of the contest.
 Contest to run not less than 90 days. The day of closing will be announced about thirty days in advance. The right to postpone the date of closing for sufficient cause is reserved.