Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-14
HERALD'S CIRCULATION CONTEST
WILL CLOSE SATURDAY NIGHT
ANY One OF FIVE CONTESTANTS HAS CHANCE TO WIN The GRAND
PRIZE OF A 1917 FORD AUTO OR $500 In GOLD MRS. Nc
CLOCKLN In LEAD ON SATURDAY NIGHT COUNT-FOUR MORE
DAYS BEFORE THE END OF The GRAND CONTEST

Saturday night, August 18th, at
eight o'clock, the Herald's big profit
sharing circulation campaign will
come to a close and as soon after
eight o'clock as possible the winners
of the grand prize and the second,
third and fourth prizes will be an
nounced.
1t rests entirely with the contes-
tants as to which one will win the
Ford auto or the $400 in gold. The
contestant who loses heart this week,
who does not put her or his whole
heart in the work the last few days
cannot expect to win the first or
any of the smaller prizes. Grit,
determination and perseverance will
win in this contest as they will in
every undertaking in life. You don't
get something for nothing. Most
people work for all they get and
have to work hard for it too.
The contestant who will win the
grand prize on Saturday night is the
one whom everyone will see on the
streets each day this week visiting
her friends and enlisting their sup
port and aid. She or he will visit all
parts of the county. Every minute
will count in the effort to land the
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surely feel amply repaid for all the
work which he or she may have done.
The first prize in the Herald contest
is equal to 5000 and more per month
in wages to the winning contestant
How many men in Boundary county
can say they earn 5000 per month
Saturday night the standings of
the various contestants was as fol-
lows: Mrs. Ella McGlocklin, 2,103,-
800 votes; Miss Bee bennington, l.
978.000 votes; Miss Helen Murphy,
1,598,600 votes; Claude Benner, l.
489,700 votes; Miss Henrietta Rath,
1 ,456,300 votes.
The standings above show a close
race. With little extra hard work
any one of the contestants may forge
ahead to first place. Of the five
active contestants remaining in the
race no one can pick the one who
will win the grand prize Saturday
night.
The bonus offer for the coming
week will be the same as last week.
No further inducement will be of
fered during this the last week.
Every contestant will be given
100000 bonus votes for every club
Of $1,000 worth of subscriptions. For
. every dollar over $4,000 a bonus of
10000 votes will be given; for every
dollar over $4,000 bonus of 10000
; votes will be given; for every dollar
over $4,000 a bonus of $4,000 votes
will be given.
100000 votes will be given to the
, contestant turning in the most sub
scription money durin~ the week
J which ends Saturday night, August
Is. 100000 votes will be given the
) contestant turning in the next larg.
f est amount of monev:300, 900 will
| be given the third; 100000 will be
t given to the fourth and fifth con
Z testants.
E Now is the chance for the contest
ants with the fewest votes to catcl
| up with the leaders. Get busy ant
r show your friends that you can pull
4 out and lead the race at the finish
e The more votes you get the NOR
S your friends will want to help you
/ Work hard and work every minute
! for the next few days.
t Don't forget the second prize,
e $500 photograph which is on dis
i play at C. d. Simonds' Drug Store
: Mr.. Simonds having the selling
agency in this county for the Colum
bia monographs and records and hav
ing in stock at all times a variet,
i of various machines manufacture
e by the Columbia Photograph com
: pany. The third prize will be be
f 15-jewel Elgin wrist-watch, one o
e the latest models. little beauty, o
e display in o. F. Howe's jewelry store
d The fourth prize is No. &C Auto
e graphic Kodak Junior with anastie
e mat lens and will make a pictur
2 7-8 by rs inches. All thes
n prizes mentioned are well wort
e working for. Of course each cor
=. testant has set out to win the gran
It prize and. it is up to each one
IS make the mighty final effort to wi
re out in this close contest which wi
1t close August 18th.