The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-10-18
An Opportunity for Hustling Men Women of Paw
Paw and Vicinity to Win Prizes.
$500 WILL BE GIVEN AWAY
Biggest Undertaking Ever Grand Race
and Rewards Worth it. See Beauti Prize
in Window

Anyone taking The True Northerner
when the contest is started will be
counted as an old subscriber. Those
who subscribe after that date are count
ed as new. A subscription will not be
counted as new if it is simply transferred
from one member of a family to an
other.
No employee of The True Northerner
will be permitted to enter the contest as
a candidate. Votes cannot be trans
ferred from one candidate to another af-
ter they have been cast. Ia case of a
tie the value of the prize tied will be
equally divided between those tieing.
Where the Prizes Will Go.
There will be two districts in order to
insure absolute fairness in the dstribu-
tion of the prizes.
District No. will comprise the in
corporated village of Paw Paw.
District No. will comprise all terrific
ry outside OF Paw Paw together with the
towns and villages therein
The contest ant having the greatest
number of votes will be awarded the
piano; then the contestant standing
highest 10 the opposite district will be
awarded the dining room. suite. The
same plan will be followed 10 awarding
the four district prizes, each district al
ternating until all are awarded. This
plan has the stamp of absolute fairness.
One district can have no advantage over
the other.
Any question that may arise between
contestants will be determined by the
contest editors, and their decision will
be absolute and final. Candidates are
not confined to their own districts while
they are after votes, but may secure
them anywhere. BY the filing of votes
all candidates must accept and agree to
all conditions.
The contest officially opens October
Is and closes at o'clock on the evening
of November 23.
The contest will be conducted abso-
lutely on the square. The True North
erner will have no more interest in one
contestant than another. The race is
to be made solely upon it's merits. One
candidate will have just as good a chance
as another. The result will depend SOLE
upOu oubCt
at apy time: 1t will be a six weeks con-
test and no one is the winner until the
last vote is in. Address all communica-
tions to the Contest Editors, Paw Paw.
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and all details Of the contest. Make all
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There is none of the element OF chance
10 this contest. 1t is simple, straight
forward campaign for subscriptions. To
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erner would have been compelled to put
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to distribute this cost among its friends
to keep the money at home.
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