Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-02
over $500 IN GIFTS
THEoBsERvER TO INACCURATE
SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN.
Handsome Bungalow Player Piano
and Two Trips to Panama Expo
sition Among Prizes Offered.

| absolutely free more than $l,oUU
worth Of prizes to the ladies within
its territory. The first, or grand
prize, will be player piano from the
Eiler Music house of Portland, and
guaranteed to be the best that can be
secured for the money. This instru-
ment will be on display in Dallas
within short time, and will be rec
ognized as an instrument of real mer-
it. The purpose Of this undertaking
is to increase the subscription list of
The Observer, sending it into every
home in Polk county, and thus en-
hancing its worth to the merchant and
business man as an advertising med
ium. While more than one thousand
copies of the paper circulates within
Polk county semi-weekly, it is hoped
to at least double this number during
the time the contest, which commence
es on March z and ends April IL, is
in force. 1t can be done.
Among the prizes that will be given
to contestants are two trips to the
Panama-P Pacifc exposition, now under
way in San Francisco, six diamond
rings, two gold watches, four hand
some lavallieres set with gems, and
four scholarships in Holmes business
college Of Portland. Every candidate
will positively receive prize as
reward for her time and effort-un-
der the plan of this contest no con-
testant will be disappointed. If more
candidates enter the contest than
there are prizes offered the manage
ment guarantees to add gifts to the
list so that no one will receive an
award valued at less than ten dollars.
If thirty ladies should enter the con-
test we will give that number of
prizes. We want representative
lady in each section Of Polk county,
one at least in each town and com
munity and on each of the rural
routes. We want at least six in Dali
las and three or four on the rural
routes out of Dallas.
These prizes will be given away
through the medium of voting con-
test. Votes are secured on paid-up
subscriptions to The Observer-see the
schedule in another part of this issue.
Vote coupons for stated number of
votes will also be printed in each issue
of The Observer. The lady who has
the highest number of votes will get
the player piano, and then the lady
that secures the highest number Of
votes in each district will get trip
to the fair. There will be two dis
tricts. No. l will embrace the city of
Dallas and its rural routes; No. 2 will
embrace all territory outside of Dal-
las and its routes. The candidate
will go to each district-the candi-
that polls the highest number of
votes in the contest gets the player
and then the candidate that polls the
highest number in each district will
get the trips. Besides the piano we
will give 10 other prizes in each dis
trict and except the piano the prizes
will be duplicates in each district.
This will give the candidates residing
at distance a chance to secure the
fine prizes. If more candidates en-
ter the contest from either of the
districts than prizes announced, we
will add more so that every candidate
will get prize.
Any lady, married or single, young
Or old, may enter the contest and it
will not cost you a penny to secure
one of the prizes. All that you have
to do is to send in your own or the
name of friend to the contest man.
ager, when he will send you full in
struction together with full data how
10 win one Of these fine prizes during
your spare time.
How to Win.
All that you have to do is to cut
,ut the coupon in another part of
his issue and fill in your own or a
trends name and send it in to the
,ffice. A prize worth not less than
en- dollars will be given to each. can
lidate that enters the contest. Five
weeks of effort during your spare
lime will secure you a prize worth
10. it depends on yourself whether
7ou get the smaller prizes or the
player piano or the trip to the fair.
You risk nothing in this contest as
Tou will be rewarded for your efforts
n the ratio of the amount Of effort
hat you put forth.
Tell your friends that you are going
% enter the contest of The Observer.
FELL them that are out to win the first
prize, the piano and that you want
hem to help you. They will help you
f you ask them. Nearly every one
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