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TCut of <Tan6ii>ate$ j Name. Address Votes Mi-s Ha/.el Mocker, Mluofteld. 167,462 Dr. E. H. Thompson. Minefield. lCo.nttL’ Miss Dorothy Shirty, blue held l.'.s.O?' James S. Clark. Welch.... 6a.iuu .Miss Bernice Howard, (Iruhaiu. L'».7oi, V. O. Hi J. B. Lamunco, Bluefield . “4,2*0 John Hall, BlueAeld. -’"."So Jos. A. Stupolsky, Pocahontas lT.uio Dr. L. E. Lawson. Williamson.. 2.010 W. L. Wi turner. Princeton.... l,j20 Contestants in turniug in sub j seriptions must state whether the subscriber is "old 1 or “new Attention Housekfispai\ It wi I pay yen wen Monitor--Pulverized l)o you think the brand you are using good? Try Monitor and see how much better—for its better. Its made by an exclusive process of milling. Jefferson--Crushcd Wheat The product of the millers happiest thought in a blond—that is, winter and spring wheat. Every ounce high class—It "feels good" and "bakes good." Jersey Cream The highest finished patent. Double the price could not make the quality better for a high patent, flood for bread, good for cake, good for »i Marvel-Spring Wheat This is the "pick" of spring wheat flour—made in a model mill from the ftneet and cleaner* -r)rjnif •■pedally end expn |y p,r family uae—makes inor • br< ad nit.I letter bread than any other sprint? wheat flotn a trial w ill eon- tie* r one These popular brand* of foe ate •old at retail hy r,|| groe,.v ;ir,| . , wlioleaa •• it- ear Jot and lo »l io; hy Hulf, Andrews 8 ThDifins £u NOTICE TO ELECTRIC CONSUMERS * »ii ;ir'! "f 1 . .te < nb<; i is • ? i ]'. ’#nt* je II,|> v neterr I f i r a need i-*< v. ill he charged, ULt KKTONK TRACTION CO . V. .AT Walizcr. v--na * r bob hot apsoniN coupon Good For 10 Votes VOID AFTER DATE PRINTED ON BOTTOM Bluefield Evening Leader, Contest Editor: Kindly place this coupon, good for 10 votes, to the credit of Name_ Address ... _ ___ Voted by ___ Address___ Voters may clip as many coupons from The Leader as they desire; they all count for any candidate nominated. This ballot void after December 10th. 1910 HOMiNATlNG BALLOT Counts 1000 Votes Bluefield Evening L.eader, Bluefield, West Virginia. Gentlemen:- I desire to enter the following candi date as a contestant in your Subscription Contest as per your published statement: Name_____ Address___ V ouched for and recommended by Name_ Address_ SUBSCRIPTION IN BIG CONTEST Continued from Page One) "lieu this specnl offer i» on. All old subscribers who are in ar rears should remember that by paying arrearages they are allowed to have lull credit passed to any candidate they may choose. A mail subscriber paying one year's back subscription can cast 10,000 votes to any contes tant they may select, and most any subscriber can lind some person in the list as published on page two whom they desire to assist win one of the handsomes prizes being of fered—a $1250 Hudson automobile, a $ I .»0 j>edroow suite or a diamond ilng. The contest manager pledges him self that at no time during the contest will any subscription proposition be offered wrieh will earn more vches rm the dollar than this offer, iie also pledges that the offer will >t ho r* newed or entcnded, tba- i. positiv* ends Friday, Deccnibe;- *.*. ; ; o tot Any candidate who h,,r been inac tive so far in the contest should now get right down to work while tlie doi lar doeH douhh- dutj. Any person who has been holding back, waiti g for waat he or she thought to oe the most opportune ■ me to enter the contest, now should have their name announced and get into the firing lire for it v/ill coon be too late---no double votes will be given afler the five days huve ex* p red and r.o better offer will be made to contes tants---- three weeks fct've work and the end of the contest will be at hand who wl!i be the winner? WORTH WORKING FOP. Til' prize offered hi The leader F. J| riptlon ('OW' SI are all wor’h ' f»i k hij hard to win. Tho Ftandso; ic lI'idKon Touring Car, 1011 dylgn, "> *s and is well worth r.Vrr '‘tit the in inufa* «urn s i: for I* Tl.o Hml on is tho fir I prize to the cop t' li.nt 'iirnlng i.i th< largoat amount of :nonr . wl.j, ■ ranis thr Jar;: t l OH' - ' < f VOfe 'f ||f* HC’UJtUi JIT lZe* *'< i '» wi valuable and conatat* •’ • tr tl- » k* 11 ".n brojroo i i.*,itf which may ..e> h e>n at 'bo Kumi-ure 1 otnpany > />i a. id tho candidates : r“ «**!" 'll. invj e<j fo ,jr0j, j„ Mf;r< and Ia ho 'I |e> »k at this pr|Zf. he. V rj prfze- j. fln J*- ,|ifttnon(j i r.r. w hie', may he exchangel ?\„- ,, '>• "I'l.'l valor, f liotihl the Tho rlii,'({ and a,‘ ‘ *"■' no* o do play in . *-,# 11 :',v "i Randolph Mi * ndorf, O , W injected a ♦ i value into •his pi WHO MAY ENTLR THIS CONTENT Ti r o.nffo is ope»n to an < andi dat and a candidate may enter th I race at any time during the conJuc of the same up to and including I)t jcember 24, a‘. which time the contea j closes, and at which time compete:) ;judges selected by the contestant will take the books of record ilnd d termlrie who wins the prizes. .Nominations must be made on th j coupon w hich is printed every da in The Leader and count 1000 vote for the person so nominated. Bu one nomination ballot can be countci for any candidate. THE SUBSCRIPTION COUPON. The subscription cottRon prime* on page 2 of The Leader is good fo in votes if voted before the date o expiration printed at the bottom o the coupon. As many of these cou pons as one can gather will be count ed. Candidates may get their friendt to cut them out for them .but the> rmiBt be sent in by the candidate ir order to count. RECEIPTS FC.t MONEY PAID. Every contestant is given a re ceipt for all monies paid at The Load < r office and litis receipt shows just what each candidate has earned in i he way of votes and will be checked by the Judges at the ettd of the cou te'f. No receipt will be isuud ox ceptlng when cash is paid or cot* pons clipped. HOW SUBSCRIPTIONS COUNT. After a candidate lias bn n nominat ed. he or she is eligible to solicit sub s< riptions for The Lender. Hubscrlp tlons will count ns follows: One years’ subscription.. .5000 votes Six months’ subscription 2000 votrt Three months’ subscription 1000 votes One years’ subscription to weok ly Trader .1,500. vote* Candidates who induce old sub scrlbers to pay all arrearages and either three, six or twelve months in advance will receive the game proper donate number of votes as If the sub scription were a new one. Receipt broke will l»e furnished all candidate* in r.rder to give subscrib • rs an official rec* ipt for all monies paid by them to a candidate. Subscription Rate8 The subscription price of Tot L'ader Is oh follows: On#* year, by mall. $3.0( Six months, by mail.ft.5( Three mont hs, by moll.SI .Of One year by carrier in city.$1.0< .'i*< month? by carrier in city. $2.0( Thr< e months by carrier In city ||.2i I*<';-»#!^*r. one time per week, p r >ear . $i.r,t How To Send Mon*y. 1 n sending money to The I,cadet make all checks and money order* payable only to the FJlnefielci Evening 1 .eader and address all correHpoft donee In care of the ''Contest Kdltor. The Leader will bo pleased to fur nisli printed envelopes properly ad dressed to all candidates on applies tlon. Ml mins te all olenoeot of chance by insuring with K. H. Kasley, Insurance Agency. Hon t Jet anything keetp you away • 0111 The fiiand leader's Going Out of T-umu# - Sal*- now going t*n DOUBLE VOTES Will Be Issued on All Subscriptions NEXT WEEK In the Evening Leader’s great Subscription Contest. «E»u..-a This Special Offer Commences Monday Morning. December 5. and Closes Friday Evening, December 9. at 6 o'clock. Candidates. The Time is Short, Oct Right Down to Solid Work During live full l*y any candidate now N10XT WEEK. working d:iys The eLndcr will al'ow a double vote coupon on every subscription turned In in the subscription race OU RY A NEW CANDIDATE WHO .MAY ENTER THE FIELD a v mb iEARLY bUDilKlriliiN NOW EARNS 10,000 VOTES < andldates, now is the time to get right down to business, for at no time In this contcjt will any subscription count more votes than during the five days commencing December 5 and ending December 9-. Just twelve days before the final end ing of the contest. On every yearly subscription received during the five days above mentioned. 10.00U votes will be aiven instead of the regular 5,000 as heretofore issued to the candidate. * On every six months' subscription received during the live days above mentioned. 4.000 votes will be «lv. en. instead of the regular $2,000 as heretofore. g 8ub8tription rcct,veu ^ •*« •** “«*• per yelMf"rM0“.rn,‘ln 'l,C “ adter"“d- tiM ,f d°"VC,'e" * •* *"« «•*>' »■>» W-00 Other than the above changes, all rules and regulations remain the same. BUT,-ALL SU BSCRIPTIONS COUNT JUST DOUBLE VOTES. GET YOUR FRIENDS TO WORK! u,,», n';^1!:„h^;rrr“u zrsvz zz °-v; d° votes'only4 * ^ ^ *C°* f°r thC DUmber of voteB 11 • announceVT' ‘the‘^coupon-ten THIS OFFER WILL NOT BE EXTENDED ORREPEATED LATER AND NO BETTER OFFER WILL BE MADE DURING CONTEST Out-of-town persons who desire to rubscribo for The I oader ear. unM a , ,o the Bluelleld Kventn* Bender and full vote ered.t JlcTsuJTo Inv * ZT IT cetpt being sent to the person sending the money and statement made to ' deaiguate, re ested in thelr candidacy. Old .subscribers paying arrearages can have the same double they may desire to assist. the candidate as to tho friend Inter 'oto placed to the credit of any candidate Contest Department Bluefield Evening Leader Bluefieid, • • W. Va. &ouis<XVUBtea V Room-Sulfe in cream ancfgftkJ is beyond dcscrip* ' tion.1 It; would be difficult! to/pic« turc^a bed room I morejbeautiful than one properly equipped with this complete suite, feet'*nj^e ^rstTplac3lthc,dcsigriTisTpcr*' The enamel finish is\so smooth'itffeli H i ill n.||Wii(; ulaKC IIUS suite,'will guarantee it^Any shorter time would not meet their exacting demands? 1 he suite is complete with six pieces, twin i beds can be furnished if desired\ We cart valso furnish the same suite in cither Cireas? 1 sianj[walnut*or 'mahogany* fL-r Ourshowiriff of furniture fofjall fpartsTof thc^homc^hns neveifbeen equaled and^we are *pre paredXtotofflrl^vaiucsl that Phone No. 407 s WHKSmmm With the thermometer creeping way down to zero and the beautiful covering the country, it is time to buy the things that help to keep one warm and comfortable. We hav- a nice line of Eideidown, Wool and Felt Com orts, They are light and warm and come in beautiful colors. Our stock is very complete*—we be lieve we have the best bedding values to be found in Bluefiefd and invite yr.u to come and make comparison. C:;ine in and see what we are offer ing. IN THIS STORE WILL BE FOUND HUNDREDS OF USEFUL IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO DESIRE TO GIVE SUBSTANTIAL THINGS TO THEIR FRIENDS AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. BLUEFIELD FURNITURE CO.