East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-18
RED GOOSE WADDLES
THROUGH STREET
UNIQUE ADVERTISEMENT
ATTRACTS AN AUDIENCE
Peoples Warehouse Turns Colossal
Bird Loose on Thoroughfares to
Call Attention TO Certain Brand of
Shoes-Wnl Make Daily Walks.

With a crowd Of small boys pad
ding along in the muddy streets af-
ter it, the big red goose from the
Peoples Warehouse made tour of
the city today, visiting the schools and
parading up and down Main street.
The adjective big" is hardly an ap-
propriate one to describe the i'm
mense webfooted bird which Is here
to advertise the far-famed Red Goose
shoes for boys and girls.
AS he marched down the street flap
ping his wings and talking in goose
language to the troupe of small boys
running along behind and beside, he
attracted the attention of hundreds Of
grownups as well as the small boy
and girl. He will be in Pendleton for
three days.
One OF the big show windows in
Pendleton's great store has also been
given over for a display Of the shoes
and the prizes which every boy and
girl in the city will have chance Of
winning
The Prizes.
The makers of the Red Goose school
shoes for children desire to secure a
number of good pictures of the IA
nous red goose They have decided
to offer through the Peoples Ware
house a number of prizes for the best
drawings made by the school children.
There are 15 big prizes for the Is
best drawings, but in addition to this,
every boy and girl who draws a pic
ture will get a prize The big prizes
are:
First prize. $40; second prize, So;
third prize, SO; twelve prives, 81 each.
This makes Is big prizes for the Is
best drawings. In addition to these,
every boy and girl who makes draw
ing of the red goose and brings it to
the shoe department will get a prize
This will be copy of The Red
Goose Story Book" and one of the
red goose souvenirs.
There are very few rules to govern
the drawing contest:
Any boy or girl under 16 years of
age can enter the contest.
You may draw any kind of picture
you like. either serious or humorous.
You can make the drawings of the
red goose only, or it can be a scene
in which the red goose is a promi-
nent character.
You can draw the picture in black
and white with pen and ink, or pen
ell or crayon, or it can be drawn in
colors with crayon or water colors.
You can draw one picture or as
many as you like. There is no limit
to the you can enter.
First-the drawing must be made
on a good clean sheet of drawing pa
per or drawing board, about the same
size as those used in the drawing class
es in your school.
Second--Your name, your parents
or guardians name, your home ad-
dress, you age at your nearest birth
day and the name of your school must
be plainly written on the back.
Third-The drawing must be
brought in by yourself and handed in
at the shoe department. Can excep-
ton will be made for those children
who through sickness or misfortune
cannot come in person.)
The contest will close. March 10,
1910. and on or before that date all
of the drawings must be presented.
You can bring them in as much ear
lier as you like. The prizes will be
awarded two weeks later, as the COM
mlttee will require about this amount
of time to select the best.
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