Connecticut western news., 1912-01-25
Great Voting Contest
 Starts Like a WhirlWind
Many Nominations of Popular Young
 Ladies Already Made.
FIRST COUNT WILL BE
 MADE FEBRUARY 20
Get in the Race. So Many Splendid Gifts
 Give All an Opportunity.


 The big prize voting contest announce ment In these columns last week is creating more interest than we imagined 1t would at the beginning. Nominations of contestants are being sent to this office and soon there will be many who would be willing recipients of fine $4oo Ober- meyer Piano or other valuable prizes enumerated in this list.
 All of these handsome prizes are enumerated in the announcement on another page and will be given to some of the ladies of Canaan and vicinity.
 The question is: how can do 1t All that is necessary is to get your relatives and friends to trade with the merchants who are donating prizes in this popular voting contest.
 For each $roo spent with the mer- chants you will receive 25 votes which can be voted for any of the contestants. Also to get your friends to subscribe for The News. For each one year new sub scription you will receive Goo votes; for each one year renewal 500; for each year back subscription 400 votes. Of course 1t will be understood that under no cir stances are coupons issued by the mer- chants except upon cash purchases.
 We have been asked if the wife or daughter of merchants who are cooper ating with The News in this voting con test may compete for prizes. The rules are that no one connected with The News office can compete for any prize, neither can the wife or daughter of any of the merchants who are cooperating with The News in the contest enter the compe- tition. The reasons for this are obvious, and we are very sure that the merchants will all feel just as we do In regard to the matter. We want the contest to be conducted with the greatest possible fairness, with no occasion or opportunity for anybody to criticise. The ballot box is now at The News office ready to re- ceive votes. The box will not be unlocked until the first count is made, on Feb. 26- The judges will be absolutely disinter. ested people, in whom everybody will have confidence, and every count will be participated in by a representative of the Publishers Music Co.,, who are manag- ing the contest. There will be no favor ties and no chance for favoritism. The lady who secures the largest number of votes will win the piano, and so on down for the rest of the prizes. We wish there were pianos enough to go round for all the girls. but there are not, and all but one will have to be content with one of the many other beautiful prizes offered.
 Voting can commence at any time in a ballot box which is placed In this office and the key to the box will be given to the awarding committee whose names will be announced in another issue of this paper.
 Use the free vote coupon in this issue If you know of any lady who has not been nominated and whom you think would make good race use the nomi- nation blank and send her name to The News office or bring 1t In person and her name will be entered. It matters not If she is married or single. ... ~. e.
 Read the rules in the large ad. in this issue or we will mail them upon request. Inspect the offerings of the merchants and learn how you may secure votes for yourself or friend. Be sure to ask the SC merchants for coupons.
 Those who do not understand the rules and regulations of this contest, can call at this office or write us and we will be pleased to go over the proposition with them.
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