Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-08


was among the prizes to be drawn, our citi
zens went in extensively for the lucky mum
Der. Buying such piece Of property fol
one dollar would be bargain almost un
precedcntcd. Everybody who purchased
boasted Of their great expectations" but
either one would have as soon calculated
on being struck by lightning as drawing
| the right ticket One chance out Of 90, 0o1
is about as poor prospect as man could
imagine, but somebody had to draw the
property, and we are glad to be able to state
that it was drawn in this city. 1t is an
announced that 34,472 is the lucky number
and that ticket was purchased by Capt. c.
b. Martin, Of the Quartcrmasters Depart
lncnt, Of this city, and Mr.. Geo. 7. Carpen-
ter formerly Of the firm Of Richardson,
West & Co., Of this paper,) clerk in the
same office We congratulate them upon
their excellent fortune. The Smizcr farm
was the property of Mr. Smizcr, formerly
| County Collector Of st. Louis county. He
became defaulter and this farm was taken
by the county The following paragraph
from the st. Louis Republican Of the 4tll
| inst, before the drawing) give some idea
| Of the extent Of the property:
This Saturday evening, without fail, the
| drawing of the tickets will take place in
| the Snizcr farm scheme. 10 allay some
| doubts that have been expressed about the
! honesty of the drawing, We will say that
the members Of the committee who have the
management of this affair are gentlemen
I above reproach, and the details Of the whole
enterprise have been SO carefully managed
that there can be no possible cheating in
any part Of it. No she4ohig0n will be at
carried through without detection. Neither
does the Fair itself intend 10 buy up the last
hundred shares. as some have said Mr..
Sol Smith, the obiging and agreeable agent
for the sale of the tickets, told us at o.
clock yesterday, that nearly all Of the fifty
| thousand had been disposed CT. Hs takes
those that remain OH hand. Forty -ninc
| thousand and odd have been sold at random,
and without any order, to all buyers. and
the whole quantity Of corresponding mum
bcrs will be placed in a wheel, in the pre-
sence Of the crowd, and after being mixed
up promscuously the lucky numbers will
be drawn out by the naked hand and arm
of a little child There will be lively time
then. we think.
For the past two weeks people have had
the Smizcr Farm mania. They have it on
the brain to some extent. In the rich
month of June. they can already imagine
themselves ensconced as the proprietor Of
this fine estate, rowing through the meadows,
smelling of their fragrance, and Of the fresh
earth, admirins the beautiful trees and
flowers, and listening to the birds. Onc
gentleman is so strongly impressed with the
idea that he has it," that he has already
be divided and sold Many have dreams
about it and certain lucky numbers. One
person dreamed Of a number which was to
be the clincher, and early the next morning
offered Mr.. Sol. Smith premium of so for
that ticket Mr. Smith told him ne had
sold the charmed figure, and advised him to
advertise in the papers. \ very poor wo-
man invested the careful savings Of her little
daughter in ticket, and knows she will get
the farm. Passing along Olive street, blocks
away from the Fair Ground, rusty looking
man was heard to remark to a companion,
:" Some rich old fellow will get it who don't
need it, OF course he referred to "the
farm Although every shareholder saws
that he is the lucky man, yet everyone
knows in his heart that he won't get it, ard
inst Fad of 1899? being disappointed, there
will consequently only one be disappointed,
and he rW be tile man that rW get it.
The Smizer farm contains five hundred
acres, situated OH the Merrimac river, eight
cen miles west Of the city Mc1rillac Sta
ton, OH the Pacific railroad, is on the oppos-
ite side Of the river. A fine bridge, recent
ly constructed by the county at cost of
many thousands of dollars, spans the river
at this point The land is ailuvial and very
productive. A portion is covered with a
fine growth Of timber, comprising the elm,
walnut, shelbark, hickory, pawpaw and
burr oak, all indicative of rich soil. The
farm is under high state of improvement
\ splendid mansion crowns one OF the rising
emincnces, from the piazza of which pros
pect of twelve or fifteen miles can be OBJ
tanned. Numerous barns, sheds and stables
are at convenient distances, and several fine
springs Of water are near the house A
complete distillcry ahd grist mill are part Of
the improvements. There is splendid
range for stock of all kinds, extending for
many miles in the rear of this princely
estate. The Mcrrinnac river is navigablc up
to this point by steamers of low draught.
We congratulate beforehand the lucky fel-
low who will get all this for one dollar
The two fortunate gentlemen leave for St.
Louis this evening, to receive their title to
the estate.
SURE TnISc.-The following dispatch was
received by Capt. Martin this morning, in
answer to one sent to the proprietors of the
St. Louis Republican inquiring for the facts
concerning the drawing Of the "Smizer
Farm
St. LOUIS, June 8. 1864.
l.. B. MARTIN:-No. Thirty-fou thousand
four hundred and seventy two GA, ,472) drew
the "Smizer Farm" as officially announced
in the papers. Bully for you!
GEo KNAPP & Co.
This farm is pronounced by men in this
city who are well acquainted with the prop
erty, to be worth at least $4,000, and
probably more.