Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-02-09
Waterman and Record Voting Contest:
. Rubber Tire Buggy, a New Home
Sewing Machine, Good Books, Pock-
ct Knives and Valuable Maps and
Charts Among the Prizes to be
Given Away.

4 Given away. y
I Now is the opportunity Of a life time to earn a first
: class, high grade, rubber tire buggy. during the spare
] for less time and effort, a book for your evenings.
} entertainment, a good pocket knife, one of the valu.
able charts which we will give away. Or, if one may
D wish, he or she may secure a book and a knife, or a
J chart, or, one Of each. The arrangement for these
latter prizes and the'number of votes necessary to Sc
cure them is given below, in rule 10. 4
A convention, so to speak, will be held for a short
while. During this time the candidates will be
selected. The candidates are to be selected by. filling
out one OF the nominating coupons printed below and
bringing or sending it to the Office Of the WAToHMAN,
or The Rowan RECORD. However, candidates can be
nominated at any time after the contest "opens until
announcement is made to the contrary. Only one
nominating coupon is necessary to nominate a candi-
date and only one will be accepted or counted.
The contest is now fully open and all who intend
to do anything for themselves, or their friends, should
get very busy and stay that way until the very last
vote is counted. As stated in the rules below, the
votes will be issued to all who bring or send in paid
up subscriptions to either the WAToHMAN or The Rows
AN RECORD. And let us remark right here, this con-
test is just as much for The RHooRD as it is for the
Waterman. The good people Of China Grove and VII
cinity, therefore, with all other sections of the coun>
ty, are invited to take part in the contest, your assist ;
ance and interest is greatly appreciated. Every vote
will be kept on file until the close of the contest, so if !
any one shonld be dissatisfied with the count, a re- [
count can be had under the supervision of the candi-
dates and all mistakes, if any, will be fully corrected 1
and the prizes awarded accordingly.
Rule 1.-Partakers in the contest must be Subscribers to THE
CAROLINA WAToHMAN or Rowan RECORD, or a member of the I
Subscribers immediate family. (
Rule 2-The contest ia open to any respectable white citi- 7
zen in kowan-man, woman, boy or girl, except no member of }
member of their families, will be eliowed to participate.
Rule3-Votingc coupons will be issued only to those who
obtain and pay cash for subscriptions to either The CAROLINA
WArcHMAN, of Salisbury, or THE Rowan RECORD, of China
Grove.
Rule Alive votes will be given for every cent paid in on
subscription, except as follows:
Soc paid on subscription, $50 votes.
For one years subscription to both papers at s1.00, 1900
votes. This rule m ,ans what 1t says.
New subscription to The Waterman or RECORD, one year,
New subscription to The WATERMAN and RECORD, one year,
N. B.-A new subscription does not include changing the
subscription from one member Of the family to another.
Rule Coupons will be issued to all who pay on subsorip.
J ton. These coupons are to be deposited at the WArcHMAN Of
! flee, in Salisbury within Is days after they are issued, and
after having been voted cannot be transferred.
Rule GA statement of the standing of the contestants will
be published in every issue of each paper until the close of the
} Rule THE contest opening Monday, January 17th,I will
will close at 6 p. m, Saturday, May 9TH, 1910.
Rule S.-The person having the largest number of votes to
his credit at the close of the contest, will receive the buggy.
(This buggy will be a frstclass, rubber tire, top vehicle. It
is new being built at the shop of J. o. White & Co., and is
guaranteed to be a neat, substantial and merltorious article in
every respect. MI. White promises to give it close attention
and will see that it will be something for its owner to be
Rule 9.-The person having the next largest number of
votes at tho close of the contest will be awarded the sewing
(rhis machine will be one of the New Home Sewing Machine
\ Co g make, durable and frst-class in every respect. It will be
on exhibition at THE WAToHMAN office }
Rule 1o.-We have a number o.: good books, pocket knives
J and charts and maps which Will be awarded appropriately to
4 all who receive 5000 or more votes, as per the following
\ schedule:
] 5000 votes a good pocket knife.
. 5000 do better do
D 5000 do good book.
\ 10000 do one Of our charts.
( 10000, d. subscription to either The WArcAMAN or The
4 RECORD one year.
1000 votes q knife and book. 4
II, 900 votes subscription to both WAToAMAN and The Rec
J ORD one year.
I $4,000 votes, a better knife and book. !
$4,000 " knife and chart.
I 10000 " better knife and chart, ETC., making any COM !
bins tion of prizes wanted, agreebly to the number of votes
= given Oh each separate article. Outside the the two main
~ prizes any person can secure as many of the minor prizes,
< mentioned in this rule, as they may furnish votes for,
hence, no one who makes any reasonable effort to secure votes,
< will go unrewarded.
Rule II No trckery OF under-hand methods will, ba toler-
= ated. Any one guilty of improper methods will be debarred
= from further participation, and no prize will be awarded to
such person.
Z For further information write or call on the above
< named papers.