Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

This is the private election which
will be determined along about the
middle of October.
Leesville merchants and the Vernon
Parish Democrat are going to conduct
a popularity contest. They are going
to give votes. These votes are to be
cast by those who take an interest in
popular young women.
This Vernon Parish Democrat and
Merchants Popularity Contest com
mences on June the 18th and closes
at 10 p. m. on October 18th, lasting
four months.
The prizes, five in number, will be
given away to the popular young ladies
getting the most votes. The piano to
be given away as first prize will be a
magnificent high grade instrument,
prize well worth any young Iady's maxi
ing an effort to get it. There will also
be years free lessons to go with it.
if she comes to us for instructions.
The other four prizes will be selected
with view to making desirable gifts,
and will be announced later
The manner of getting votes is as
easy and as simple as can be. The
merchants enumerated below will give
coupons representing one vote with ev-
cry 10 cents purchase you make from
them. The Vernon Parish Democrat
will also give 100 votes with every
yearly subscription to the paper. Be-
sides, every candidate is presented by
the Democrat" with 100 votes to
start out with. You will find in anoth-
er column ofsthis paper Saminating
coupon worth 100 votes. You are
urged to use it either for yourself or for
some friend you are interested in. You
can nominate as many as you wish,
but only one of these free coupons will
be credited to any one candidate
You will all be interested in this con-
test; so you had better get in right
from the start, and not let the other
young lady get ahead of you. Start
to-day. Get your friends interested in
you and keep a-moving.
We have made it very easy for you
to get votes, by reducing the yearly
subscription price of the Democrat
to only so cents. and you get 100 votes
with every subscription. Right after
the contest closes, our price goes up to
$l.00 a year. so, getting subscrip-
tions, which means getting votes, is
made easy. Also trade with the mer-
chants enumerated below and do not
fail to ask for coupons.
The Vernon Parish Democrat and
Merchants Popularity Contest promis-
,es to be one of the most interesting
things that has been offered for a
long time. 1t is an opportunity for the
friends of some young lady to present
her with beautiful piano. and at the
same time show her that she has a
host of friends.
The merchants alive to the oppor-
tunity, those who commence with this
issue of the ''Democrat" to give voting
coupons are going to push the contest
with all the zeal they have in them.
H. E. Werner of the Ford Garage is
one of the first. He is going to give
5000 votes with every Ford sold. But
that is not all. The votes will also be
given with all sorts of repairs and with
gasoline and extras. Mr.. Werner is
one oftheRmost alert and progressive
garage men in West Louisiana, and he
has shown by the style of his garage
that he has faith in this part of the
state. His garage is credit to his
line Of business.
Walter R. Hooper, a popular young
man, one Of the first to offer his SER
vices to his country, is desirous of
building up business. He has opened
the confectionery store formerly con-
Quoted BY Mr.. Ward, and is making it
a successful business enterprise. Mr..
Hooper is a young man of pleasing per-
sonality. Aware that business must be
attracted these days. he has consented
to lend his aid to the Vernon Parish
Democrat and Merchants Popularity
Contest. His place should be one Of
the centers of interest. for it is a place
where young men congregate. Mr..
Hooper viii give votes with the various
articles he has for sale. As his place
Of business is one which will be much
patronized during the warm weather,
it is likely that not little Of the Lead
ing candidates will come from this
place.
A merchant whose methods have
won for him steady, dependable trade