Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-01-31

2s42O -" 7e-yiew of Mecenas' Villa at Tivol.
S0437 ;. ;. 13t--The Distinguished Guest
1292S2 :. .2ll--Colts on the Hill side.
1888. -. 62--May and December
1892. :. .27s-Evangeline. s< BIS
1924. 59-Village School. acEv- ~,
1850 :. .172--Landscape. ~@s ass@i
7029S. .l95-Long Pond, Adrondacks.
209653.. .177-Landscape and Figures
2O95S4. -. 9i-View near birmingham. III
The interest eliminated at twenty min
utes before two o'clock, when announce
ment was made" No. $500; No. l;
Opera House.
The excitement was not so great as might
have been expected; in fact the news was
received rather talnely. 56a5
There were few calls for the number,
and it was read again; then several calls
of "Who is it?" to which the committee
responded !" We do not know" All was
again quiet, the drawing rot having been
suspended half minute. II may be taken
for granted that the owner was not IN the
house, or ifthere, was the owner of so many
tickets that he or she did not recollect the
fact of possession on the instant.
About one-third of the audience left
within the next five minutes.
Before proceeding with the drawing, MI.
Mum said
"The committee would like, at this point,
to know of the audience, If, in their opln-
ion, this drawing has, SO far, been done
honestly and fairly" ("Yes, yes" and
go on.O The drawing was proceeded
with EI
Soon after the termination of the draw
ing, numberless stories were put in circu-
lation in regard to the identity and resi-
dence of the holder of the lucky number.
Among ether victims was a Mr.. Meyer,
whose saloon was soon filled by crowd OF
congratulations, all anxious to drink at his
expense to his good fortune. When the
place was first invaded the proprietor was
not at home, but the one in charge felt
himself justified in responding to the call
from about two hundred, and rolled out
the lager in voluminous STYLE Presently
the owner came putting in; he had not
heard the story, and his first exclamation
was, "Mein Colt! Vat is dish?" When
told that he had drawn the Opera House,
and that they were congratulating him, he
rushed behind the counter, with "Gott in
Himmell Use no ticket in de tam place at
all! No more peer goes from dis place
unless l has de monish." And he was as
good as his word. Some of the crowd
sneaked off, but by vigorous canvassing he
managed to collect good percentage ON
that already sold (about seven kegs, and
made a little extra out of the great trade
Crosby caught the infection, and paid
visit to the unwilling possessor of the
Opera House, and offered him round
quarter of million for his bargain.
So far as known the leading prizes are
owned as follows:
No 1. The Opera House-A. Fl. Lee, OF
Prairie du Rocher, Randolph county, III.
No. 2. "The 70 Semitic Valley "-Un-
sold ticket, meaning, of course, Mr.. Crosby
No. 8. American Autumn "-Unsold
ticket.
No. 1.-The "New England Homestead"
was drawn by Mr.. Simeon B. Williams OF
Cincinnati.
No. s.. woods in Autumn Vi. j. Tay-
lor, Springfield, Ill
No 6. "Recognition Sold from Bos-
ton office, and owner yet unknown.
No. Z. "Deer On the Prairie Daniel
Russell, Boston.
No. s. 'Alpine Scenery"-E. P. Dwyer,
Chicago.
No. 9. Volks Bust of Lincoln-Unsold
ticket
Mr. Kinsley, the caterer, drew three
prizes he is believed to have been a large
| ticket holder, as he sold great many, and
took out all his commissions in tickets.
Stephen H. Gale, ESQ.,, held two hundred
| tickets, and drew no prize. No. 100" a
Rocky Coast was drawn by the Pork
| Packers Club-500 members
A club of i've persons in Madison, Wis,
| held sixty tickets and drew the painting
| "Sunset,' valued at $1,000.
TWENTY-FIVE hundred tickets were held
| in Detroit, and one or two trifling prizes
were drawn.
In Milwaukee twenty-one hundred tick
| cts were sold, and picture worth $15 was
| realized.
! Prairie du Rocher held but one ticket,
but that drew an Opera House.
| The holder of that ticket did not reach
Chicago until Friday, the 25th.
| On Saturday evening, a number OF gen.
| tlemen met Mr. Lee at Kinsley's, to con-
graduate him on his good fortune. In the
course of the conversation, Mr.. U. Fl. CrOs-
| hv, who was present, made him an offer to
| purchase the Opera House for the sum OF
4 @20O, 900. and Mr.. Lee accepted the offer
/ and relinouished his right to the property.
! Immediately after the adjournment OF the
| meeting, Mr.. Lee indited the following let
4 ter:
| To the Editor of the Chicago Tribune:
| desire to publicly acknowledge the oDISation
am under to o. H. Crosby, Esq, for the prompt
\ tude and courtesy with which he has dealt with me
Il az the owner of the Opera House
AZ soon a. the books were unsealed, by the COM
mittee and nv name was discovered Geographic
/ message was sent by him to Pettes o. Leatne, the
1 agents of the Association at ST Louis, to put
faithful man on horseback and at once notify me OF
the fact and this was done without expense 20
me.
The illness of my wife prevented me from soon
| er coming to Chicago. "
| It was nv wish and request that might come
here and transact my business with Mr.. crosby
without becoming the OBJECT Of unpleasant notorie-
| ty and without having my name heraided IN t .
| newspapers and feel deeply indebted to MIN ior
the considerable manner in which the request has
been observed, especially as it has cost him some
| embarrassment as well as occasioned lnVlolous
| comment
Feeling thatthe Opera House should properly be
owned by Mr. Crosby, made him the offer to sen
it to him for two hundred thousand dollars, and the
tofer was accepted in a spirit which was most
gratifying, and the money promptly paid TO me.
| Ny connection with the Opera House having thus
| happily terminated.