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Thousands of People Interested in The Hattiesburg
News 9 Mammoth Voting Contest
.
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
No person as yet knows
how many votes any can
didate has received, for
the votes have not been
counted. ....
Watch next Monday's
News for first announce
ment of the Candidates'
standing .
TO BE AWARDED IN PRIZES
Many Candidates Will Enter This Week
FIELD OF THE CONTEST
Territory includes Hattiesburg and all the Counties of Forrest, Perry, Greene, Jackson,
Harrison, Marion, Pearl River, Pike, Lincoln, Hancock, Lamar, Jones, Wayne,
Jasper, Clarke, Newton, ■ Lauderdale, Smith, Simpson, Lawrence, Rankin, Scott,
Covington and Jeff Davis.
THE PLAN IN DETAIL.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Any person in good standing residing in the territory above
named may enter the contest, or may be nominated by any per
son living in this territory.
Votes will not be sold outright and will only be credited upon
bona fide subscriptions.
Vofes are not transferable.
Employes of The Hattiesburg News are not eligible to com
pete in this contest.
Voting will be done by regular form of ballot, which will be
furnished all contestants and their friends.
Not more than one prize awarded to any one contestant.
The party winning the capital prize forfeits her right to win
any other prize to be awarded.
In the distribution of the District prizes the persons receiv
ing the largest number of votes will have their choice of any of
the District prizes; the next largest number of votes will have
second choice, and so on until all the prizes are awarded in each
District. This method gives the people of each District the op
portunity of securing the same prizes to be awarded in the two
Districts of this city.
. DISTRICTS
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There are six Districts in all in which prizes will be awarded.
The City of Hattiesburg comprises Districts Nos. 1 and 2.
District No. 1 is all of that part of Hattiesburg lying north
of Main street.
District No. 2 is all of that part of Hattiesburg lying south
of Main street.
District No. 3 is all of the counties of Forrest, Perry, Greene,
Jackson and Harrison, outside of the City of Hattiesburg.
District No. 4 is all of the counties of Marion, Pearl River,
Pike, Lincoln, Hancock and Lamar.
District No. 5 is all of the counties of Jones. Wayne, Jasper,
Clarke, Newton and Lauderdale.
District No. 6 is all of the counties of Smith, Simpson, Law
rence, Scott, Covington and Jeff Davis.
(Where two articles are mentioned in three sections together the stx prizes included will
be given out as desired by the persoes in each District making the selections, according to
the number of votes received.)
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Nominees By Districts.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Miss Pearl Headley ..
Miss Edda Dickson ..
Miss Estelle Ceesten .
Miss Sallle Tidwell ..
Miss Stella Patrick ..
Miss Luclie Greene ...
Miss Rosa Hatten ....
Miss Geraldine Pridgin
Miss Gamma Kirkwood
Miss Alice Covington ..
Miss Carrie B. Carter
Mrs. S. A. Williams ..
Mrs. S. A. Dobbins ..
Miss Jessie Boling ....
Miss Nancy McLendon
Miss Pauline Ball ....
Miss Emma Fairley ..
Miss Ida Peebles.
Miss Essie B. King ..
Miss Kattle Thompson
. McHenry, Miss.
. McHenry, Miss.
McLaurin, Miss.
. McLaurin, Mdiss.
. McLaurin, Miss.
. McHenry, Miss.
.McLaurin, M.tss.
..Wiggins, Miss.
.Epps, Miss.
. .Wiggins, Miss.
• McLaurin, Miss.
McLaurin, IMIies.
.. Richton, Miss.
....Merrill, Miss.
. Leaf, Miss.
__Merrill, Miss.
McCallum, Miss.
.Leaf, Miss.
_Rosine, Miss.
. McCallum, Miss.
Miss Jessie Orr
Miss Cephia Johnson
Miss Iona Risher ...
Miss Minnie Stewart.
Miss Irene Vance ..
Poplarville, Miss.
Poplarville, Miss.
Lumberton, Miss.
.Caesar, Miss.
. Poplarville, Miss.
DISTRICT NO. I.
Second Street
Miss Lulu Prayter ....
Miss W. Belle Rogern..
Miss Ruth Daughdrlll .
Miss Louise Dillard ...
Miss Ruby Miller ...
Mrs. Louise May .
Miss Lina Causey .-...
Miss Lilia Morley.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
.Davidson & Co.
.859 Main Street
.Main Street
.210 Buschmann Street
. 103 Bay Street
Care of S. H. Kress Co.
Miss Anna Cook .
Mrs. M. Monzingo ....
Miss Lennie Parker ...
Miss Xetta McKeithen
_ Laurel, Miss.
Eastabuchie, Miss.
. . Ellisville, Miss.
. Soso, Miss.
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DISTRICT NO. 6.
Miss Madge Hall.
Miss Mary Barwick _
Miss Carrie Pickering
Mrs. E. W. Williams ..
Mrs. Devan Sharbrough
Miss Helen Duncan ..
Miss Pauline Johnson.
Rebecca Avenue
Braxton, Miss.
Braxton, Miss.
Collins, Miss.
Braxton, Miss.
Collins, Miss.
Collins, Miss.
Collins, Miss.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
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.,. 104 Second Avenue
414 Wes Fourth Street
. .. West Pine Street
. Miss Frazier Matthews
Miss Mamie Draughn .
Mrs. F. J. Duke .
AT LEAST FOUR PRIZES
RECEIVING HIGHEST
T BE AWARDED TO THE FOUR PERSONS
IBER OF VOTES IN EACH AND EVERY DISTRICT
Contest Closes Saturday, February 20,1909