Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-06-21
ONLY ONE MORE WEEK
OF CONTEST
The 10000 Bonus Vote Offer Closes
Today and 10000 Offer Begins
Tomonow--Chance Offered
for Secret Voting.

The Chronicle subscription contest is
soon to close. only one more week from
today and all will be over so far as
getting votes goes.
The judges who will canvass the
votes have been selected and the final
result will be announced IN our issue
of July 5. Every vote Will be counted
just as cast and every contestant will
stand the same chance to win so far as
counting goes. The gentlemen secured
to count the votes are: ]. S. Reed, E.
S. Burnett. Sampson DeRossett. The
votes will be counted soon after the
contest closes. Both the contest man
ager and the editor of the Chronicle
will be present. The records of the
contest will be at hand so that every
vote may be counted just as intended
No contestant need feel particle Of
uneasiness about not receiving fair and
impartial treatment.
SECRET VOTING.
Thinking that some may wish to vote
in this contest and not have it known
just how they vote. We have provided
box in the bank-It is sealed--Secret
Voting envelopes aie there and all you
have to do Is put tie money and names
of those to WHOM! you wish the paper
sent. into the envelope, seal 1T. write
the name of the lady contestant on the
outside and drop the envelope into the
box. The box W II be opened after the
contest closes and votes counted as in
tended.
LAST BONUS VOTES
Beginning with tomorrow we will
give 10000 bonus votes for each IL
subscriptions turned in before the con-
test closse, but no bonus votes can be
given unless the full twelve subscrip-
MAILING SUBSCRIPTIONS.
In fairness to those who live at a
distance, we will allow contestants to
mail subscriptions any time Wednes-
day, June 20, and they will count.
But be sure you get your letter in the
postoffice not later than Wednesday,
June 20.
The contest will positively close
Wednesday, June %. at SIX o'clock
sharp and all subscriptions MUST be
turned in or mailed by that time to
count.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Miss Violet Haley 42,2OO
Miss Joyce Snodgrass $3.50
Miss Rhoda Rella I)eRossett 8 dSO
SECOND DISTRICT.
In the second district there are only
three contestants. All ladies getting
their mall either at Crab Orchard,
Grassy Cove or Litton are in the Sec
ond District. Following is the stand
ing of each:
Miss lone Cline $3.50
Miss Wlnitred Patton 1890
THIRD DISTRICT.
In the Third District, which com-
prises all the county outside of the
First and Second Districts, there are
six contestants who have the following
votes to their credit:
MISS Matte Norris 56, $50
Mrs. Bertha Thompson $3.50
RULES GOVERNING CONTEST.
Any lady who gets her mail In Cum
berland county or who gets her mail at
Litton, BIedsoe county, can enter the
contest.
Subscriptions may be taken any
where and the paper may be sent any
where.
The lady getting the largest number
of votes gets the grand prize: the
Talking Machine. The lady getting
the next largest number OF votes gets
the Diamond Ring.
There are three districts as follows:
All ladies getting mail at Crossville
are IN the first district; the ladies get
ting their mail at Crab Orchard,
Grassy Cove, or Lltton are in the Sec
onddistrict. All the remainder Of the
county is in the third district.
There MUST BE MORE THAN
ONE ACTIVE CONTESTANT in each
district or the prizes named cannot be
awarded, but no lady who stays to the
end and works will be left without a
prize. -
No regular employee OF the Chroni-
Gle or member of the editors family
can be candidate.
There will be no subscription re-
ceived for longer than three years in
advance.