The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30

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countless: Randolph, Guiiford, Rock
ingIlam,. Davidson. Forsyth. Stokes.
alfany, Watauga, Ashe.
District s-An Of the following
countless: Mecklenburg. Cabarras,
Rowan, Iredell, CASTOR, Lincoln Ca
tawba, Alexander, Caldwell, Burke.
Cleveland, Rutherford, Mcdowell,
Yancey Madison, Haywood. Traltsyl-
vania, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Clay.
| Graham, Cherokee.
Who Is Eligible.
Any white man or woman OF good
repute in the State Of North Caroline
Popularity Voting Contest Clip vet-
ing blanks and send in your n%onaina-
ton Or that of a friend today. 1t
costs you nothing to Vote--it costs
your friend nothing extra to vote
for you.
Anyone who was taking the News
and Observer at the time this contest
started is counted as an old subscriber.
All others are counted as new ana
get the benefit Of the double scale of
votes.
No ennploye Of the News N OBJ
server or member of his or her fam
lily will be permitted to participate
in this contest as a candidate
LII Cast u q lie l. o@O W. %AiS
prizes will be equally divided, or a
like prize awarded to those tieing.
Votes once cast for one candidate
cannot be changed to the credit Of
another candidate.
Any question h a may arise be-
tween contestants will be determined
by the Contest Management, and ITS
decision will b. absolute and final.
Candidates and their friends are not
confined to their district. They may
Son11rn 11hSnrinSinn
By the fling of votes all candidates
must accept and agree to all ondi
lions.
Until further notice no contestant
Will be permitted to cast more thar
enough votes to place his score 5000
ahead of the leader of the preceding
day. For instance if the leader in
today's publication has $4,000 votes to
his credit, the leader in Wednesdays
issue will not be permitted to have
over 5000.
Distribution of Prizes.
The judges of the finish of this CON
test will be guided by the following
rules:
First Grand Prize-The candidate
securing the greatest number Of votes
in the entire contest, regardless OF
grand prize, che White Steamer, value
$4,000.
Second Grand Prize-After the FIRST
grand prize has been disposed OF, the
candidate having the next highest
number Of votes. regardless OF dis,
trict, will be awarded the second
grand prize, h Ford touring car.
value $3.50.
Third Grand Prize-After the sec
ond grand prize has, been disnosed Of.
the candidate having the next highest
number of votes, regardless of district,
will be awarded the third grand prize,
a Henry f. Miller Grand piano, value
$3.50.
grand prizes have been awarded, the
candidates standing highest in each
of the districts will be awarded dis
trict prize No. 1, a $500 plane.
/ District Prizes No. 2-The candi-
Edates standing next highest in: each OF
the districts will be awarded district
prize n 2. a $500 diamond ring. ~
District Prizes No. T candi-
dates standing next highest in each
Of the districts will be awarded dis
trict prize No. 3, a 500 bank &C
bcOunt.
h District Prizes No. 1.-THE cauGi-
dates standing next highest in each
Eof the districts will be. awarded dis
trict prize No. 4. q 500 buggy.
dates standing next highest in each
OF the districts. will be awarded dts-
trict DriZe No. S, a $50 leather rocker
A grand prize winner Will not be
permitted to win a district prize, and
in districts where grand prize. win
ners reside, the candidate having the
next highest number of votes will be
declared the highest for the district
prize and winner Of the same in ttsat
district.
Il Fire at Oxford.