Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1905 — MORE CANDIDATES [ARTICLE]

MORE CANDIDATES

Our Piano Contest Growing in Interest. THE DEMOCRAT’S LIBERAL OFFER. Remington K. of P. Lodge and nt. Hope Church Are Still In the Lead.

While this is a busy season of the year with the people of Jasper county, still interest in The Democrat's free piano offer continues to grow and some new contestants appear this week. If you would like for your church, Sunday school or lodge to secure this handsome and expensive instrument as a free gift from The Democrat, it behooves you to get in the contest and get your choice announced. Some church, Sunday school or lodge in Jasper county is going to get this S3OO piano free of cost and if you get in the swim it may be the one of your preference that gets it. Don’t delay the matter, but get started at once and induce your neighbor to help out your choice of the contestants by subscribing for The Democrat, if he is not already a subscriber. His vote may be worth much to you, and besides aiding in a worthy cause he is getting the best paper published in the county a full year at a very modest price, one dollar. The vote on the contest to date stands as follows:

Mt. Hope Church, Jordan tp 70 Remi n gton K. of P. L0dge..........7..... 60 Barkley M.E. Church 40 St. John’s Court, C. O. F., Remington?... 40 Rensselaer Court, C. O. F 30 Milroy Baptist Church 30 Rensselaer Christian Church 20 Barkley Christian Church ......... 10 Knitnan M. E. Church 10 Gillam Christian S. 5.... 10 All votes are being carefully filed away and will be counted at the end of the contest by a disinterested committee of three who will award the piano to the contestant securing the greatest number of votes. 1$ case of a tie vote the piano will go to the two tieing contestants, and they can settle the tie between themselves.