Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-26
CREATES new INTEREST
THE OBSERVERS CONTEST GO.
ING WITH MUCH VIM.
Opportunity for Bonus Votes Offered
During Comingo Week-Count
of Coupons.

The Observers subscription con
test is now well under way. During
the past week several candidates 60
busy and started a real campaign fol
the valuable prizes The Observer II
going to give the hustlers on Apri
IL, only few short weeks away
There are twenty-five prizes an
nounced, but only seventeen active
candidates have entered the race, nine
in district one and eight in district
two. The candidates in district two
have the same chance to win prizes
as those residing in Dallas and its
rural routes, as we are giving du-
plication of the prizes in that dis
trict. A trip to the Panama exposi-
ton is the first prize in each district
the player piano being open to all
Three diamond rings will also be CIV
en- in each district, as we'll as other
prizes. Two of the best prizes in the
contest, and the ones that are attract
ing nearly as much attention as the
player piano or the trips are the
scholarships in Holmes Business col
lege of Portland. In fact several
young ladies are working for these
particular prizes.
Special Offer.
A special offer, that will close on
April LIST will give you good chance
to add to your vote totals. The Of.
fer for this week is the same as last
week, only we are allowing extra
votes on four clubs instead of two.
You will also get $500 extra votes
for relatives or your own subscrip-
ton as we'll. You get 5000 extra
votes on each club that you send or
bring in to the contest office on or be-
fore the close of the offer-6 p. M,
April l. Out of town candidates may
mail in their subscriptions up to the
closing hour of the offer, each to be
accompanied by the full amount.
This week has shown material
gain for the contestants. The only
votes counted are the ones that have
been sent in to the Office by the
friends of the candidates, and cou-
pons from The Observer which they
themselves deposited in the ballot box.
The votes they have earned are not
included, as the candidates have vote
certificates for them that they may
vote at any time. A number Of can
didates are getting votes, although
they themselves are not active. If
your name is in the list, get busy and
make every effort to increase your
vote standing. Remember, that each
and every active contestant is going
to get a prize. Every one will help
you if you only ask them to. If they
do not help you they will help some
one else before the contest closes.
Make a point to see every one; COW
er your territory thoroughly and then
you will not have to go over it again.
Everybody should take The Polk
County Observer, as it is semi-week-
ly, full of county news and is the
same price as the weeklies-$1.50 per
year.
Do not overlook the chance to get
votes on advertising and jobwork.
Patrons do not need to pay you all In
advance; they may give you an order
for advertising to be used within one
year. If any one is interested in ad-
vertising, ring up the contest man
ager and he will give you full infor-
nation. This Office does the best of
job printing. Its facilities are the
best in the county. Merchants and
business men are always in need OF
in that line. Get them to
give you an order. Of course if they
give you the money you will get
double votes. Cash on advertising,
job printing and want adds. count
also in the clubs. Tell your friends
to try the want columns of The OBJ
server, as they will get results. This
is the best advertising medium in
Polk county, and is getting better
every day, as the contest will add
many hundreds of subscribers to the
large list. Merchants in out
side towns will do well to try an ad.
in this paper. Tell them about the
votes, and they will give you a hear
ing.
Candidates and Their Standing.
District 0ne--Dallas and routes.
Irene Bennett, Dallas. ........ $3.50
Mamie Peterson, Route 2...... III, 300
Edith Gardner, Route 2.......n,75O
Leila Frink, Route 2..........n,250 2.
Loretta Roberts, Route 1...... $500
Elizabeth Diehm, Route H.. II, 400
Mrs. Francis Hatton, Route 1. IL 800
Bernice Newbill, Dallas. ..... 0,25O
Muriel Grant, Dallas. 1850
Mrs. Jess Barham, Dallas. IL 900
Tnez Hart, Dallas. ............1l,1OO
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