The Ordway new era., 1913-09-12
Announcement Of
Contest Creates
An Early Interest
Cash Prize Of $1,000 Will be
Given Contestant Who
Stands at Top in First
Count October E

The big prize voting contest an
nouncement 10 these columns last
week IL creating more interest than
we imagined 1t would at the begin
ming. Nominations of contestants
are being sent to this offlce and soon
there will be many who would be
willing recipients of a fine s400 Ober-
meyer Piano or other valuable prizes
enumerated in this list.
All of these handsome prizes are
enumerated 10 the announcement on
another page and will be given to
some of the ladies of this vicinity.
The question is: how can do 1t?
All that is necessary is to get your
relatives and friends tu trade with
the merchants who are donating
prizes 10 this popular voting contest
For each Sl.00 spent with the mer.
chants you will receive 25 votes which
can be voted for any OF the contest
ants Also to get your friends to sub
scribe for this paper. For each one
year new subscription you will receive
600 votes; for each one year renewal
500; for each year back subscription
400 votes OF course it will be under.
stood that under no circumstances are
coupons issued by the merchants ex-
cept upon cash purchases.
We have been asked II the wife or
daughter OF merchants who are CO.
operating with this paper In this yot.
ing contest Eay compete for any
prize. geiDher can the wife or daughter
OF any u the merchants who are co.
operating With this psper in the con-
/. x8ss enter che ct,htpetitI0a. The
iSssan.. fnr 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 Oppor.
tunity for anybody to criticise. The
ballot box is now at our office, ready
to receive votes. The box will not be
opened until the first count is made,
on Oct. g. The judges will be abso-
lutely disinterested people, in whom
every body will have confidence, and
every count be participated In by a
representative OF the Publishers Music
Co., who are managing the contest.
There will be no 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
10 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 is
sue. II you know of an,f Ady who has
not been nominated and whom you
think would make a good race. use
the nomination blank below and send
her name to this paper or bring it In
person and her name will be entered
1t matters not IL she be married or
single.
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 Sc.
cure votes for yourself or friend. Be
sure to ask these merchants for cou-
pons.
Those who do not understand the