The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-27
READERS OF THE LIGHT AND ENTERPRISE WERE AS
FOUNDED AT SATURDAYS ANNOUNCEMENT
So, 100 OFFERED IN GRAND PREMIUMS
Scores Nominations Are Expected Be Received by the Contest Man.
ayers loday-There VIII Be Just Eight Short Weeks
Of Merry Campaigning

Like still atmosphere instantly
surcharge with electricity; like a
vivid flash of lightning in the dis
tant chaos of storm; like the lull
before the storm which presage
wave, current and counter-current
of the elemental forces of nature
d1slodged from peaceful ethereal
moorings and running rampant;
like all this, enthuiasm is beginning
to shape itself into hurricane of
action in the Light and Enterprise
Great Popularity Voting Contest
Sensational is hardly adequate
to express the maner in which
the announcement which appeared
Saturday was received by the peo-
pie of Waxahachie and surrounding
territory. Never before has such
a glowing offer been made by
local newspaper and probably
never again will such a golden OPP
portunity be presented to the ladies
and children of this section of the
state
1t is very seldom that newspapers
the size of the Daily Light and the
Weekly Enterprise attempt to CON
duct voting campaign of such i'm
mense proportions in which prem
lums of such larec value are guar
anteed to be awarded at the end
OF such limited period of time,
and where the requirements are
the soliciting of subscriptions to
newspapers that is already popular
in the contest territory
=. Flanders 80" Capital Premium
A beautiful Flanders 49," five
passenger touring car, fully equip
ped with top and wind shield (see
specifications In the big double page
announcement In this issue), one
of the best known and most popular
automobiles on the American mark.
ct, value $4,000, fully equipped
and delivered in Waxahachie, will
be given as the Capital Premium in
the Daily Light and Weekly Enter
prise Great Popularity Contest, to
the lady contestant over 15 years of
age, married or single, living any
where, who receives greatest huber
of votes in Light and Enterprise
Great Popularity Contest between
Monday. May 9th, and Saturday,
July 90, 1912. This handsome car
is guaranteed to be one of the best
over placed on the market for the
money.
This car was ordered through the
Thomson Motor Car Co., of
this city, local agents for this IA
nous make of automobiles, ana
by them at their garage on West
Main street, where they will be
glad to show this car and explain
its merits and tell why it is the
best car ever offered as Capital
Premium in a popularity voting
campaign in this territory.
Piano as Outside Premium
Music lovers will be delighted
with the opportunity presented to
them of winning a fine piano. One
of the well known Leyhe Pianos
valued at $4,000 has been purchas-
ed from the Leyhe Piano Company
1907 Elm street, Dallas, Texas, ant
will be exhibited in this city at .. z.
Lumley's Eatitorium on the north
west corner of the square.
This sweet toned instrument, I'm
ished in rich, mahogany case, Will
be presented absolutely free to the
lady contestant living anywhere out
side of Waxahachie, who receives
the greatest number of votes in the
Daily Light and Weekly Enterprise
Great Popularity Contest next to