The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-01-06
PIANO CONTEST
CLOSING DATE
"a ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AWAY.
ON JANUARY 22ND, 1910
AND CONTESTANTS SHOULD GET
\. eUsY AND STAY BUSY.


will close Saturday, January % at 6
o'clock p. m. Only a little over two
weeks more, and the contestants will
have to put on their fighting clothes
and hustle to tie finish. The two
beautiful $400 pianos to be given
away, one to tho city ard one to the
country, s-e we'll wort!, hustling for,
and we may expect some hard work
during the next two weeks, with a
close fight at the finish.
The following well known citizens
have agreed to act as judges Of the
contest, and the announcement Of
their names insures a fair and square
deal to all concerned: /. E. Lees,
assistant cashier of the Bank OF Brook
ings; w. H. Leighty, mayor OF Brook
ings; E. l.. Van Dyke, county treas
urer Of Brookings county. These gen
tlemen will have charge of the final
count and the awarding Of the prizes.
Next week the ballot box will be
taken to the Bank Of Brookings where
it will remain until the close of the
contest and contestants and others
having votes can go to the bank and
deposit the votes in the box. This Is
done to insure fairness to all con-
testants.
One of the two Langdon pianos to
be given away is now on exhibition
at Kelly's music store, where we would
be pleased to have everyone interest
ed in the contest call and examine 1t.
The piano is all that we claim for
il, and would make fine addition
to any home. We have been notified
that the second piano has been ship
ped and should reach us some time
this week.
We are making it easy for the
contestants to swell their vote by a
very liberal free vote offer. With
ever ten dollars turned in on sub
scriptions for the week ending Jan
nary we will give 5000 extra free
votes This is almost rs good an
opportunity to make gains as our Of
fer OF last week, and O. little extra
effort will bring a fine reward In the
way OF votes.
In addition to the above we are of
fering 500 extra free votes with every
$50 turned in on new subscriptions
and 600 extra free votes with every
$3.50 turned in CT back or renewal
subscriptions.
For the information CT the contest
ants we again publi"h the rules gov
erning the contest, which are as fol-
lows:
piano and p
ular girl contest will be conducted on
strictly business principles with per-
feet justice and fairness to all con-
eerned
Prizes-Two s4O0 rianos and many
other valuable and useful presents
to be announced later. Winners Of
special prizes offered from time to
time are not barred from other
awards
Candidates-Any young lady in
Brookings city and Brookings county
is eligible to enter this contest. The
two most popular young ladies are
the ones who shall receive the most
votes, and to them will lie awarded
the beautiful upright pianos.
Glass OF Notes.-The votes are Is
sued in coupons of the following de-
nominations:
New subscriptions, 500 votes for
$50
Renewal subscriptions, 400 votes for
s1.EO
Back subscriptions, 400 votes for
$3.50.
General Notwithstanding of
the contestants will be published in
the paper more or less gularly, same
to be compiled from the editors re-
cords, as ballot box is sealed.
No employe or relative Of editor or
employe OF the paper shall be can
didate.
The editor is not to tell for whom
anyone votes except In case OF al
legged error or irregularity.
Votes are not transferable and can
not be sold after once being issued.
Each contestant Is requested to
send us a cabinet size photograph for
publication as soon as possible.
Make up your mind for whom you
are going to vote before coming to
the Office: we poeitively will not de-
eide the matter.
An awarding committee of three
Of our best business men will be ap'
pointed to make the final count and
distribution Of prizes.