The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-25
The DIAMOND CONTEST

ell of Anthony Jumps to First Place
in Northern District-Miss Lyle
Still Leads in Southern District
Miss Louise Bowler Makes Gain OF
over 10000 Votes and Lands IN
Fourth Place, While Miss Olive
Weston Makes Gain of Over 5000
Since Last Count.
As each day goes by more and more
interest is being taken in this great
diamond contest, and the vote IS in
creasing by thousands each week. In
Wednesdays count Miss Louise Bou-
vier makes the biggest gain of any one
candidate, she having cast over 49,
600 votes since Saturday afternoon S
count. AS will be seen, several or the
contestants change places in this
count.
This is the time to work the hardest
for your favorite, so when you pur-
chase goods from the firms giving cou-
pOns be sure and ask for them. Get
down to real work and make next Sat
urdays count the biggest we have yet
| had
You will find appearing in the Daily
Banner a coupon good for five votes.
Be sure aud cut them out every morn
ing, as every vote helps. There is
also a coupon running in the Weekly
Banner good for ten votes.
In the Ocala district, Miss Marie
Hubbard, who was second in the race
in the last count, leads her next high
est opponent by several thousand
votes, she having 135,S05, while Miss
Bessie Owens. who led in the last
count, drops to second place, she hav-
ing 130,770. Miss Myrtle Whitfield is
close third, while Miss Bowler is
now in fourth place. Miss Bowler
cast more votes since the last count
than either of the three young ladies
who are ahead of her. Her vote is
the biggest surprise of the week.
In the northern district, Mrs Chas.
Veal, who was ahead last week, drops
to second place with 1885 votes,
while Miss Dot Howell goes to first
place with 1885 votes. Miss Irene
Denham of Martin is third with 3d.
2S5 votes.
I In Tho 4 ut
gle Lyle remains in the lead, Mrs.
Kelsey second and Mrs. Duval third.
Let everybody get down to work
| this week and make it the banner
week.
The three pretty diamond rings
which are to be contested for are now
on display in the window of Burnett's
jewelry store, near the postofice.
In order to give all an opportunity
of entering with equal chances the
county has been divided into three
sections, as follows: Ocala section in
cludes only the city limits; Northern
! section includes all of Marion county
north of the A. c. L. railway between
Ocala and Dunnellon, north of the Sea-
board railway Ocala to Silver Springs.
north and west of Silver Springs run
and the Oklawaha river; Southern
section all the county south of this
line, except Ocala.
Here is an opportunity to secure a
valuable prize absolutely free for
three ladies of your acquaintance.
There are no strings 10 the offer.
Each issue of the Daily Banner will
contain a coupon good for five votes
in the contest, while the Weekly Ban
ner will contain a 1O-vote coupon.
Coupons will be issued with every
cash purchase made from these firms
on a basis of one vote for every cent
traded with them.
The firms who have entered the lists
to date are:
HELvENSTON & PAsTEUR, Dry
Goods.
OCALA FURNITURE CO, Furni-
ture.
KNIGHT & Lang, Buggies, wag-
ons, Harness, etc.
YONGE &, son, Plumbers and Tin.
ners. Agents for Maxwell autos.
MISS MARY AFFLECK. Millinery
\. E. BURNETT, jewellery.
". P EDWARDS, Meats and Pro-
dUce.
OCALA NEWS CO, Stationery and
Newspapers.
THE OCALA BANNER, Printers
and Publishers.
SILVER TIPPED LIVERY, c. E.
Johnston, Manager.
o. K. GROCERY, Staple and Fancy
Groceries.
The above firms are now issuing
coupons, so be sure to ask for them
when making your purchases.
Following is the result of the count
of Wednesday afternoon: