Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1905 — REMINGTON LEADS [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON LEADS

Its K. of P. Lodge Now at The Head. INTEREST GROWS IN PIANO OFFER. A New Candidate Enters the Contest and Forges Well to the Front, Occupying Third Place. The Democrat’s offer of a S3OO Piano free to the most popular Church, Sunday School, Lodge or Club in Jasper county is becoming more interesting every day, and promises to be the most exciting voting contest ever held in the county. The farmers and others have been pretty busy thus far and have not had time to take much interest in matters not directly connected with their work, but now that the “busy season” is temporarily over they are coming forward and subscribing for the best newspaper in Jasper county, “The Tax-Payer’s Friend,” and helping out with their votes the organization of their choice. One new candidate that appears in the list this week has forged well up to the front and now occupies third place. The vote at the hour of going to press stood as follows: Remington K. of P. Lodge 100 Mt. Hope Church, Jordan tp 90 Gifford United Brethren Church 80 Rensselaer Christian Church 60 Milroy Baptist Church 50 Rensselaer Court, C. O. F 50 St. John's Court, C. O. F.. Remington 40 Wheatfield K. of P. Lodge 40 Barkley M. E. Church ..tttit. 10" Gillam Christian S. S 20 Barkley Christian Church .... 20 Kniman M. E. Church 10 Remington Christian Church 10 Gillam M. E. Church 1# It is not too late for any organization to get in on this contest and it may be that name of the successful organization is yet to appear in the list of contestants. If you would like to vote for some organization whose name-has not yet appeared in the list, do so at once and get its name announced, this will help to secure other votes and you should not delay in casting your own. This popularity contest is not a “fake,” but will be carried out precisely as advertised. The piano is here on the ground and may be seen in the show window at Rowles <fc Parker’s dry goods store, opposite the court house. It is an instrument that cost The Democrat S3OO and is one of the regular S3OO instruments of the StanPiano Co., and Jean be purchased from them or any dealer for no less a sum. It is going to be given away precisely as stated in the advertising matter that has heretofore appeared in these columns, and some church, lodge or club in Jasper county is going to get it free of cost. If you are not already a subscriber of The Democrat it behooves you io get in line and become one, and then help the organization of your choice to secure this valuable instrument. 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. In case of a tie vote the piano will go to the two tieing contestants, and they can settle the tie between themselves. Remember that each new subscriber gets 20 votes, and 10 votes go with each dollar paid on old subscription.