The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-18
Contest For
Queen Of the Fair
SPECIAL PRIZES OFFERED BY RECORD
Honor and Big Prizes Premise to Daw Large
Number of Candidates

The great contest inaugurated by
the management Of the st. Joe-St.
MRries Valley Fair association. the
of the city aud the Record.
for the naming of the queen of the
fair, Will stsIt next Friday
morning Through arrangements
made with Secretary Chambers aud
the fair officials. the Record will pre-
cent the winner of the contest with a
s425 Eiler plano, the second high
candidate TO be known as the prln
oess of the town 10 which she resides.
aud to be awarded beautiful gold
watch, valued at $50.
la completing the arrangements
with the fair directors this paper has
received the assurance that the queen
will be awarded all the honors possi
BILE by the fair management. She
will heuamed the queen at the open-
ing Of the fair Wednesday morning,
September II, aud promptly at 9 100
O'Clock it will be her duty to foi NAL
~ open the Second Annual st. Ma
ries st. Joe River Valley fair. 1t ls
hoped by Secretary Chambers to have
matters so arranged that at the time
she presses the button opening the
gates of the fair that the event will
be celebrated In this city by having
every factory, mill, steam boat, loco
motive. or other engine, tie down
their whistle cords and, blow for ten
minutes.
The Dcoutes been of the Fair
will not be en- 1y local one, as
every young ] residiug IN this To-
cality is eSigit to enter. it being
expected that Mere will be candidates
both from st Joe. Plummer, Fern
wood, Clatkia and Bovlll. In start
lug this CONTEST the Record has se-
cured the hearty GO operation OF the
merchants of this city. and the con
test will be entirely a merchants
contest for Queen cf the Fair, the
Record prizes being awarded to the
winner.
The plan that will be started with
the opening of the coolest next Fri
day morning is that with every
cash purchase that Is made at the
stores whose names appear IN the list,
votes will be given by the merchants
to the Purchaser. These votes will
be given at the rate of 20 for one
dollars worth of goods sold or one
vote with every five cent purchase.
Outside of these votes the Record of
ere to any contestant securing new
subscriptions 81 to the paper or to any
one paying their subscription. zoe
votes with every years cash subscrip
tion of two dollars, aud 100 votes fol
every six months cash subscription o.
sl.OO. In the job and advertisiuI
departments Of the paper votes will
also be given, the rate being 20 vote
on the dollar. Also with the open
ing Of the contest coupons will appea
In each issue of the paper which viii
be good for one vote
Every lady in this locality is ell
gible to enter this contest, be sh
oung or old, aud her name will b
placed upon the list of entries upol
+ teing received at this Office upon on
tie coupons which will appear q
the biz advertisement announcing th
p 90 outest. this coupon eutitling the en-
try to Une hundred votes. FIJI ou
the coupon with the name OF som
q one you think would make a goo
D queen for the big fair aud send It j
s to this office. That lady will recelv
credit for the votes. This opeDin
D opportunity Will oc ur but the ono
:, 10 the contest aud thus will afford
e excellent means of securing lars
r number of votes with which to sta
e of the contest next Friday
e In summing up the contest remen
Der that If you have friends that yS
Wish to help to be queen Of the fai
your best way 20 do so will be
D. trade with the merchants that wi
IR give away votes With your purchase
D. These votes you can All out with G
D. name Of the contestant or give the
ar to her, and let her fill out the nam
depositing the votes IN the ball
IL boxes that will be scattered throul
at the business houses Of the city.