The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-31
SEE THE PRIZES
| At THE RHODES
BURF0RD STORE
Automobile, Piano and Motorcycle
On Display At Above Bus
ness House
VOTE SCHEDULE LESS
UNTIL CONTEST ENDS
sYfty Per Cent Increase On Votes
Until August IL, Then the
Regular Number
VOTE SCHEDULE LESS
UNTIL CONTEST ENDS

given away in the contest on Au-
gust -
The Rhodes-Burford management
ioin the Bulletin in the invitation
to ali candidates and their friends
10 stop AZ the store. Tenth and Com
mercial. and examine the auto,
Stroud piano aud the FLYING Merkel
motorcycle. The Rulletin Feels
trine proud of these awards and de-
sires that everyone have an oppor-
tunity TO look them over carefully,
The diamond rings are at the w.
F. smith jewcIry store on Washing
ton avenue, and Mr. Smith will take
genuine pleasure in showing same
at any time The stones are per
fectly cut and mounted in a pretty
Tiffany arrangement.
Business Fast Now
The work incident to closing the
double ,ote offer which ended las
night at nine o'clock is keeping the
contest department working right
up to the limit. It was by only the
hardest Mind Of work and keeping
late hours. that the list could be
changed and the ballots counted fo'
this mornings issue
Until next Wednesday, August II
at nine o'clock D. m. a fifty PEI
cent increase above the regular
number Of votes will be issued on
subscriptions. This will be the las
additional vote inducemoht of TIL
contest Following that date, anc
for the last few days of the rae,
only the regular number of yotei
will be allowed,
The double vote offer which ended
last aii4ht certainly hraugg At out thu
subscriptions Almost every can
didate In the list took advantage Of
this, the best and largest vote Offer
of the entire contest, and an i'm
mcnse business was transacted dur.
ing the two weeks. While many
votes were polled and counted still
most of the ballots issued were re.
tanned by the candidates to use a.
a reserve for the final day of the
rare, August -. Still, many biz
gains will be noticed today in tn,
published standing.
The Prizes.
The first, or capital prize, Ia :
Ford automobile. This ar will b.
given to the candidate >yho secure
the most votes In the entire contes
regardless of district.
1t Is a 1914 Model T Touring car
A five passenger, four cylinder. q
horsepower machine. With the aut'
included extension top, wint
shield. speedometter, lights. genera
tor, horn, shield, tools, etc. Every
thing complete so that the WHINE
need purchase no extras.
This automobile was purchase
from A. D. Teer, general agents IL
this district for the Ford Automo
bile company, and is now on exhibi
ton at the Teer garage on CONNER
cial avenue.
The Piano.
The results of the contest up h
this time have been SO satisfactor
that the management Of The Bulle
tin has concluded to substitute ;
higher grade and more expensiv'
piano rs the Ladies second gram
prize.
A beautiful 1925 Stroud plan
manufactured by Thee Aeolian Com
pany will be awarded to the youn
lady who has the most votes afte
the automobile winner has been dc
! termined.
| This is an unusually dne instru
ment and has been selected, afte
carefully considering the merits {
several different makes. It's tones ar
clear and pure. and in constructio
and style this piano is decidedly ST
perfor to the average. 1t ia mad
by the AeoIian Co., the largel
manufacturer of musical iustrt
ments in the world, and its celebra
ed lines are so we'll known that ful
ther comment is unnecessary.
The piano was purchased frol
L. A. Holley. Colonial Hotel, Cair
who represents the Aeolian Co., !
this territory and will soon /
placed on exhibition in the city.
The Motorcycle.
The man or boy who is highe'
after the automobile winner b;
been determined win receive d hig
grade FLYING Merkel motorcycle
The machine was purchased frol