Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-02-19
ONLY A FEW
DAYS LEFT
GREATEST CONTEST DRAWING
TO A CLOSE
Will CLOSE FEB. Path.
ON THAT DATE WILL BE DECIDED WHO
ARE THE WINNERS IN THE Big
STATE wide CAMPAIGN

STATE wide CAMPAIGN
The big campaign of the South Ds-
kota newspapers and South Dakota
Panama Exposition commission will
close on February 24th-next Wednes-
day; that 10 all work will be at an end
on that day. and the following should
be observed in making final returns.
The campaign will be closed and de-
oided at Mitchell and the final count
and decision made by board Of dis
interested parties, selected by the Com.
mission, to act as judges.
All candidates, who can conveniently
do 90, to be there with their final re-
turns and deposit same sealed In ballot
box, or have q representative present
TO do 80, by 500 O'Clock p. m. February
Oath.
However, ss the above may be i'm
possible for some and for the
convenience Of any whom cannot
be present personally, money for sub
scriptions and souvenirs may be mailed
direct to @. r. Brady, campaign mani
ger, Mitchell, South Dakota, but must
be mailed so as to show post mark Of
place Of mailing not later than Feb
ruary oath by or before 500 O'Clock p. m.
This will give all candidates, regard
less of location, the advantage Of the
same length Of time, and no candidates
any more time than others.
Anything sent by mail will be placed
In the ballot box just 10 received,
ample time will be allowed for all mail
Of the Oath to reach Mitchell head
quarters of the Commission, when all
returns will be opened at one time in
the presence of the judges-in this way,
no one will know what anyone else has
in until the proper time.
All subscriptions on final returns.
% we'll 40 any subscriptions sent to
Mitchell headquarters, will be sent di-
rect to various papers by the Commis-
mission with money due on same
promptly after the returns are made
this arrangement 10 for the purpose Of
avoiding delays in returns reaching the
campaign manager at Mitchell, also to
facilitate the decisions.
Ifyou have not enough souvenirs on
hand, do not miss any sales on that &C.
count, collect the money, issue receipt
for same, send in the money, with
names Of people who have not received
the souvenirs, and the souvenirs will
DO sent direct to such purchasers from
Mitchell.
The Chances to Win
4 Now to come right down to the op-
portunities Of this-late 40 it may seem
20 some people; also stran GO a. It may
seem, It is not too late for anyone to
win one Of the trips, or one Of the osrs
or both. 1t is never too late in any
thing. while there is time to do any
thing. and the possibilities here are
peculiarly good.
Following will be found the stand.
ings of all candidates on all papers in
the campaign. Each candidate is on
|titled to and credited with 10000 points
domination, thereafter 200 points for
|Dvery dollar to her credit. This, Of
||Course, is not an official count-it's
(Dnly the standings as We know them
ht this time-the only official count
will be the one made by the judges
when all returns are in; but these
ptandings will give q very good idea of
Ehe progress Of the campaign, and also,
The best evidence to offer of the f1ne
Possibilities:
Kimball Star
Carrie mclaughlin. 1420O
Julia Hart. l23O0