The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-04-16
Many Nominations of Popular Young Ladies Haze
Already Been Made. Still More to F0llol0.
Get liz The Race.
FIRST COUNT MONDAY, MAY IIth.
Read the Announcement and Particulars in this
Paper and Get In the Game
Immediately.

IT HE big prize voting contest an
nounoed in these columns ! a t
week is creating more interest than we
imagined 1t would In the beginning.
Nominations Of contestants are being
sent to this Office daily, and soon there
will be many who would be willing re-
cipients of a fine $4OO Obermeyer &
Sons piano or other valuable prizes
enumerated in this list.
All of these handsome prizes a .
enumerated in the announcement o n
another page, and will be given to
some Of the young ladies of this vi
cinity.
The question is, how can do 1t?
All that is necessary is to get your
relatives and friends to trade with the
merchants who are donating prizes In
this popular voting contest
For each dollar spent with the mer-
chant you will receive rs votes which
can be- voted for any of the contest
ants. Also to get your friends TO sub:
scribe for this paper. For each o 9
year new subscription you will re-
oeive 600 votes; for EACH one year re-
newal 500 votes; for each year back
subscription 400 votes. OF course it is
to be understood that under no cir.
stances are coupons Issued by mer-
chants except upon cash purchases.
We have been asked il the wife or
daughter of merchants who are CO.
operating with this paper in this vot-
ing contest may compete for any prize.
No, neither can the wife or daughter
or any of the merchants who CO.
operating with this paper In this con-
test enter the competition.
The reasons for this are obvious,
will feel Just as we do in regard to the
matter. We want this contest conduc.
ted with the greatest possible fairness,
any body to critioise. The ballot box
votes. The box will not be opened un'
The judges will be absolutely disin-
terested people, In whom everybod,
will haye confidence, and every coun
will be participated in by represen'
tative Of the Publishers Music Co,
who are managing this contest. There
will be no favoritism. The lady who
secures tho largest number of votes
will win the piano, and so on down
lOi t4S ieSG VI Uuo QflEob. we WlSu
there were pianos enough to go round
for all of the girls, but there are not,
and all but one will have to be con.
tent with one of the many other beau.
tiful prizes offered,
Voting can commence at any time
in a ballot box which is now in this of.
hce, and the keys to the box will b {
given to the awarding committee
whose names will be announced in an
other issue of this paper.
| Use the free vote coupon in this is
sue. If you know of any lady who has
not been nominated and whom o.
think would make a good race, use
nominating blank in the announce
ment and send her name to this paper
or bring it in person. and her n a N
will be entered. 1t matters not IL she
be married or single.
Read the Rules In the large ad i +
this issue, or we will mail them upor
request. Inspect the offerings of the
merchants and learn how you m a
secure votes for yourself or friend. b
sure to ask these merchants for cou
pons.
Those who do not understand the
rules and regulations of this contest