The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
CONTEST MAKES A GOOD START
First Count Will be Made on Friday,
March IL, 1918

The big prize voting contest an
nounced in these columns last week
is creating more interest than we
imagined it would in the beginning.
Nominations of contestants are being
sent to this Office daily and soon
there will be many who would be
willing recipients of a fine $500 OBJ
ermeyer e Sons piano or other val
liable prizes enumerated in this list.
All of these handsome prizes are
enumerated in the announcement on
another page and will be given to
some of the young ladies of this vi
cinity.
The question is, how can l do it?
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 every dollar spent with the
merchants you will receive 20 votes,
which can be voted for any of the
contestants. Also to get your friends
to subscribe for this paper For each
one year new subscription you will
receive 600 votes; for each one year
renewal 500 votes; for each year
! back subscription 400 votes. OF
course, it is to be understood that
under no circumstances are coupons
issued by merchants except upon cash
purchases.
We have been asked If the wife
or daughter of merchants who are
cooperating with this paper in this
voting contest may compete for any
prize, neither can the wife nor daugh-
ter of any of the merchants who are
cooperating with this paper in this
contest enter the competition.
The reasons for this are obvious,
and we are very sure that all the
merchants will feel just as we do in
regard to the matter. We want this
contest to be conducted with the
greatest possible fairness, with no
occasion or opportunity for anybody
to criticise. The ballot box is now
at our office, ready to receive votes
The box will not be opened until the
first count is made on March ~. The
judges will be absolutely disinter-
ested people, in whom everybody will
have confidence.
There will be no favoritism. The
lady who secures the largest number
Of votes will win the piano and so on
down for the rest of the prizes. We
wish there we're pianos enough to go
around for all of the girls, but there
are not, and all but one will have to
be content with one of the many
other beautiful prizes offered.
Voting may commence at any time
in a ballot box now in this office and
the keys to the box will be given to
the awarding committee whose names
will be announced in another issue
of this paper.
Use the free vote coupon in this
issue. If you know of any lady who
has not been nominated and whom
you think would make a good rare,
use the nominating blank in the an
nouncement and send her name to
this paper or bring it in in person
and her name will be entered. 1t
matters not If she be married or sin
gle.
| Read the rules in the large ad in
last weeks issue or we will mail
them upon request. Inspect the Of
ferings of the merchants and learn
how you may secure votes for your
self or friend. Be sure to ask these
merchants for coupons.
Those who do not understand the
rules and regulations of this contest
can call at this Office or write us and
we will be pleased to go over the
proposition with you.
Extra Prize of $40 in Gold
The first count in the contest will
be made March IL, at which time
SO in gold will be awarded to the
contestant having the highest number