Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-05-15
Second Count, Sat
urday May 24th
The count for Special Prize will have no bearing upon
the question as who will win at the Final Count
which will be made about July lst

On Saturday May the 24rh at
1900 o'clock noon the ballot box in
Messenger Popular Voting Contest
will be closed for the second count
for leadership in one Of the most in
teresting events which has been pull
ed off in OkoIona, In this contest
the candidate who has made the
greatest gain since the FIRST count Of
month ago will receive $40 in g)Id
as a prize. No matter what your
standing NAV have been at the con
2luslon Of The first count, it you make
greater gain over that count than
any other candidate you will win the
$40 For instance, it you had but IS
votes in the count made April 14rh,
and you made larger gam than the
leader, you will get the money. II
you make gam Of $4,000 or 10000
or 25,000, and the lea Ter tn the first
count makes gain Of only one less
than you, you will have the $40
cinched for yourself. So get busy
and bring in all the votes possible
between row and Saturday May 9th.
The candidate making the second
greatest gain since the first count will
receive SIS in gold as a prize.
A little exertion and hustling among
the conte stants is what is required to
win, and the one who is the most
active and who uses the best jud ge-
ment and business sense in her can
vass is the one who will land the
the prize. 1t will come without the
expenditure of a penny to the one
who captures the prize, but eternal
hustling will be the price of success.
Are you going to win it? Or are you
going to ia ke a vacation and let the
other girl beat you to it? And pro,
baby by very few votes?
Whatever number of woes you may
Ghave in the second count will be plac.
ed to your credit in the final count
which will be made in July, but il
you make the greatest gain now yoc
will land the $40 which is offered as
a special prize at The count on Saur-
day, May 9th. The one making the
second greatest gain will receive S5
as special prize at the second coun
on May 24th. And all the votes cas-
during the entire contest will deter
mine who is to get the piano-thest
specia counts cutting no figure in the
grand final round up, There is no.
body SO far ahead. according to the
FIRST count, but what a little hustlint
on the part OF the other contestants
would place them right up among the
leaders,
New subscribers are what coun
the most in this contest, because to
every new subscriber brought in, the
person bringing it in is entitled I,
600 votes and 500 votes is gwen 70
each renewal, while 400 votes art
given with each back subscription
Bear in mind, that the ballot bo
will be closed at 1900 noon Saturda,
May 24h. Be sure an have all you
votes in by that time, so you will hav
had fair chance to show what you
standing is. AS soon as the bale
box is closed the count will be mad
and the result announced as quckl.
as it is known.
n, And remember the special bonu
offers made in connection with thi
contest:
For every seven new subscription
a bonus Of 10000 extra votes, max
ing total of 14,200.
For every seven renewal subscrr
-, tions bonus Of 5000 extra vote
hsking total Of ll,500
For every seven back subscription
Bonus Of Of 5000 extra votes mal
ing total Of $500.
Subscriptions turned in for the 6r'
count will not count for these bonuse
They will count just the same for ii