Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
THE VOTING CONTEST PRIZES.
Description of the Magnificent Christ
mas Gifts to be Presented Four
Young Ladies by the Public
Opinion Next Saturday.


The great popular lady voting con-
test which has been the center of
public interest in Winneshiek coun-
ty for the past few weeks will close
next Saturday evening, Dec. 18th,
and when the judges count the votes
four ladies will be presented with
handsome, costly gifts by this paper.
They will be Christmas gifts as re-
wards for faithful and efficient eff
fort in securing new subscribers by
the hundreds and in inducing old
subscribers to pay years in advance
for this popular paper.
The First Grand Prize will be an
elegant 100000 Maxwell 1910 Model
AA Twelve Horse Power Automobile,
complete with magnetic side lamps.
horn, etc., the recognized standard
automobile runabout of America,
without a rival for economical Oper-
alton and absolute reliability. 1t is
the best machine We could buy for
the money, and the lady who wins
it will, without a doubt, be the
happiest and most popular lady in
Winneshiek county, for thousands
are watching the contest and will be
ready to congratulate her.
The Second Grand Prize is hand
some Smith G Barnes 100000 high
grade piano, with beautiful finish
and first class workmanship in every
particular. This piano we have pur-
chased from the Marsh Music House,
of this city, where it may be seen
by anyone 1t is warranted by the
factory and also by Mr.. Marsh for
ten years, guarantee that is alb
solutely good. These handsome
pianos may be found in many Win
neshiek county homes, and never yet
has one failed to give the best of
satisfaction. The lady who wins it
will also be the happy possessor OF
gift of beauty and utility, which
will honor for many years to come
whatever home IL graceS.
The Third Grand Prize is an ele-
CANT $4,000 diamond ring, tiffany
mounting, which is on display in our
Office window. This ring was pur-
chased of Brunt & Parman, who
guarantee it's quality, its purity and
it's brilliancy, and it will be an orna-
ment and a thing of ever increasing
value to the lady to whom IL IS
given.
The Fourth Grand Prize is the
handsomest lady's gold watch we
have ever seen. 1t is fifteen jewel
led Elgin movement, with gold hands
and ornamental face, in twenty
five year case that is thing or
beauty. 1t is adorned with raised
ornamental gold decorations, and in
the center is a beautiful diamond.
Everyone who sees it, goes into
ecstacies over it. 1t was purchased
of Mr.. M. ]. Soukup, the well known
jeweler, who personally guarantees
its worth and will make good any
fault that may show at any time.
Such is the nature of the prizes.
Each and every one are Christmas
gifts that any lady would value high
ly. They are worthy of the strenu-
Gus effort being put forth. Our only
regret is that We cannot present SIM
liar gifts to every lady in the con-
test, but We do know that whoever
wins them will prize them highly.
They have called for the. expenditure
of large sum of money for their
purchase, but whatever the result,
we will have the satisfaction of
knowing that they have been honest
ly won by ladies who deserve them,-
and that the contest has been the
means of extending the sphere of
influence and the clientage of Public
Opinion in many added hundreds of
homes, into every nook and corner
of the best county and the best towns
upon which the sun shines. -