The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-28
.STARS ELECTION
CONTEST ENDS
THIS AFTERNOON
Last Ballot Printed Today in
Great $1,000 Prize
Competition.
GUESSES TO BE BROUGHT
TO OFFICE, NOT MAILED
Must Be in THE EVENING
STARS Hands Saturday,
6 P. M.

This is the last day of THE EVE
MING STARS grand prize election
contest for 81. 900 in premiums. All con
testants must fill out the final ballot.
No. 80, place it with the previous TWEEN
ty-nine ballots. one of which has been
printed each day since September "a,
and either bring the entire thirty bal
lots personally to THE EVENING
STAR office or send them by messen-
ger. If they are sent by mail 1t will
d~isqualify the contestant and the votes
will not be counted.
Each contestant should be sure that
every blank space on each of the thirty
ballots Is filled out, n that the bal
lots appear in order as to their serial
number, with. ballot No. 1 on top and
ballot No. 80 on the bottom. Each con-
testant Is entitled to sthree series of
guesses.
Every contestant must have his en-
tire set Of ballots in THE EVENING
STAR office by next Saturday, october
81, at 6 p. m. But they should be
brought or sent by messenger just as
soon as possible.
All of each contestants ballots should
be contained in one parcel. No two
sets of ballots should be in any one
package.
Thirty-seven prizes in all will be
awarded, totalling $1,000.
First Prise $3.50.
The first grand prize of $3.50 will be
awarded to the person guessing near
est to the total combined vote to be
received by the winning candidates for
mayor Of Newark, sheriff of Essex
county and State senator. That is,
the person who guesses nearest on n
one Of his thirty concecutively pum-
bered ballots to the total added vote
cast for the three winning candidates
named will receive $3.50 In gold.
There are three prizes of 800 each.
for the person guessing nearest to
the total vote cast for the winning
candidate for mayor. Another for the
person guessing nearest to the total
vote cast for the winning candidate
for sheriff. And a third prize Of $500
for the person guessing nearest to the
total vote cast for the winning candi-
date for State senator. Thus 1t will be
possible for one person to win q total
of four prizes, or $550-but 1t is not
likely.
Then $50 will be awarded to the per-
son guessing next to the nearest to the
total vote for the winning candidate
for mayor; $50 to the person guessing
next to the nearest to the total vote
for the winning candidate for sheriff,
and another $50 to the person guessing
next to the nearest to the total vote
for the winning candidate for State
senator Thirty prizes of $40 each will
be given to the thirty persons whose
guesses are next in nearness to the
correct figures.
Many Thousands in Contest.
1t is known that many thousands Of
persons have peer engaged in the con-
test since 1t began. But it will not be
known definitely until next Saturday
evening just how many thousands are
competing.
The guesses should be brought in as
quickly as possible and In no event
after 6 p. m. Saturday evening next,
as after that hour they will not be ac-
cepted.
Likewise, all coupons sent by mail
will not be accepted. They must be de-
livered personally to THE EVENING
STAR office or by messenger.
The awards will be announced as
soon after election as possible.