The daily sentinel., 1913-02-27
DETAILS OF CONTEST.

The Daily Sentinel.
DETAILS OF CONTEST.
All young ladies residing in Mesa
county, is years of age and over and
unmarried. may enter the contest.
To the young lady receiving the
highest number of votes in this con-
test there will be given two tours
one for herself and the other for any
young lady residing in Mesa county.
is years of age or over and unmar-
ried, whom she may choose as her
travelling companion
No young lady i'm any way related
to any member of The Sentinel office
force can enter
There is no cost or charge of any
kind connected with the entrance OF
any young lady in this contest.
Every section of Mesa county will
be treated impartially. A girl in one
section of the county will have every
advantage afforded girl in any 9TH
er section.
The contest opens Saturday, March
|, and closes at . pm. on Thursday,
May Is.
Each day a coupon. good for five
votes, will be printed in The Sentinel.
This coupon can be voted by anybody,
but must he voted within a week af-
ter being published, every coupon to
be dated.
For every cent paid on subscription
to The Daily or Weekly Sentinel one
vote will be given. Back subscrip-
ton or advanced subscription will
count the same.
The following subscription sched-
ule may be of service to contestants
and their friends:
For The Daily Sentinel.
$500 pays for one year and Sc
cures 500 votes
|. s2.5O pays for six months and Sc
$1.OO pays for two months and Sc
cures 100 votes.
so cents pays for one month and /
secures so votes.
Back subscription cannot be fig /
ured at the rate of $500 year. but !
must be figured at the rate of so
cents month straight.
For the Weekly Sentinel.
s1.50 pays for one year and Sc
cures $50 votes.
75 cents pays for six months and |
secures 75 votes.
Il All contestants will be authorized /
to accept subscriptions for either The |
Daily or The Weekly Sentinel.
Form of Ballots.
Ballots of different denominations
have been printed: that is, ballots
calling for 500 votes. $50 votes. 100 .
votes and so votes, and these ballots
will be issued when corresponding 4
payments of subscription are made.
If subscriptions are sent to us by
mail. we will send back ballots due
for these payments or turn them over
to any young lady that may be desig-
mated in the letters. Subscription
ballots mot the coupons) can be vot
ed at any time or held in reserve till .
near the close of the contest
All ballots must be officially coun-
tersigned before they can be voted.
The Balloting.
All the votes must be cast at The
Sentinel office. large ballot box
has been placed in the office. There
are> three locks on it, and the keys
are in the custody of the seven
Judges who have been designated to
make count of the vote each
Wednesday and Saturday. and to
have absolute control of the count.
and the ballots. These judges are
as follows: Hon. II. T. De Long. Ex-
Mayor j. X. Wentworth, EX-Mayor. J.t
NJ. Sampliner. Judge Sprigg Shackle-
ford, Secretary d. w. Aupperle, May
VI II. w. hluSt Vi fdilSdut anu DI' /
S. p Green of Fruita. However,
every contestant can have a personal
representative present at any or all
of the counts if she so desires.
The contest will be conducted in an
absolutely fair and impartial man.
ner.
The standing of the candidates
will be published from day to day in
The Sentinel, but change in the
vote will appear but twice each week,
as the vote will only be counted twice
week.
No professional contest manager is
in charge of our contest, and this
means that no unpleasant tasks will
be required of the contestants.
Each contestant will be given 1000
votes as an entry vote. This vote
will be placed to her credit the first
time her name appears in the printed
lists.
Nomination blanks are published
in The Sentinel and one of these
should be filled out in placing
young lady in nomination.
Ask For Further Information.
We have tried in this summary to
cover all important points, but we
want to urge young ladies or their
friends to feel free to write us. to
call us up or to call at the office for
any additional information concern
ing any phase or feature of the tours
or the contest. We will be only too
glad to answer questions. Young la
dies who have entered or are con
templating entering the contest are
especially invited to call at the of
flee between 10 or IL, or A and any
day for personal interviews.
Subscription receipt books may be .
had by contestants on application.
In closing we want to impress the
fact that these extensive tours will
prove the richest treats ever given