Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1905 — OUR PIANO OFFER. [ARTICLE]

OUR PIANO OFFER.

Much Interest Already Shown in the Popularity Vote Contest. HOW VOTE STANDS UP TO DATE. Towns in the North Part of the County Are Slow in Getting Started. J —‘STThe Democrat’s popularity voting contest for the Church, Sunday School and Lodge promises to be very interesting. A great many people do not fully understand the proposition, although we have tried to be as brief as possible. In terming this a popularity contest we make it popular by allowing everybody to vote. The only conditions are that you be a subscriber to this paper. Each new subscriber paying one year in advance is entitled to 20 votes; each new subscriber paying two years in advance, 50 votes; each old subscriber, 10 votes for each dollar paid on subscription, either back subscription or advance, except that no one will be allowed to pay more than two years in advance. The vote now stands as follows: St. John’s Court, C. O. F., Remington.... 30 Gillam Christian S. S 10 Rensselaer Court, C. O. F 10 Remington K. of P. Lodge 60 Milroy Baptist Church 20 Rensselaer Christian Church 20 Mt. Hope Church, Jordan tp 60 Barkley Christian Church 10

All votes are being deposited in a ballot box in our office and will be officially counted by a disinterested committee of three on Dec. 23, 1905, and the lucky Church, Sunday School or Lodge receiving tbe greatest number of votes up to Dec. 22, inclusive, will be given this handsome and costly instrument. We hope to have several new candidates in the next few weeks and look for a heavy vote. This contest means a great deal, every Sunday School or Lodge can be proud to have a prize like this. We invite every one to either call at Rowles & Parker’s dry goods store at Rensselaer, or The Starr Piano Co., 140 N. Penn. St., Indianapolis, and see what a beautiful piano we are giving away.