The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-12-03
A 100000 PRIZE.
All BrokerdOm Hunting for the Man
who NJ ade 100000 by Investing Six
"A Pr onitse TO a Sweetheart In Fun
to be Paid In Earnest.

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All Brokerdom Hunting for the m an
who M ade 100000 by Investing Six
"A Pr omfse TO a Sweetheart In Fun
to be Paid In Earnest.
From the New York Standard
The publication in the Standard yester-
day morning of the news of the drawing
at San Francisco Of the lottery in aid Of
the Mercantile Library created great ex-
eItement among the mercurial denizens of
Wall street and the adjacent thorough
fares, especially when it TRANSFERRED that
the 'sbig find had fallen 10 member Of a
prominent New York firm. Tbn news
spread from office to Office as rapidly as
the report of an elopement would be dis
seminated through country village, and
for time nothing else was thought of or
talked about Indeed, it is asserted that
one excited gentleman, in a fit of
uncomfortable enthusiasm, offered at
the First Board to take
Hundred lottery preferred, Hellman
three J" and was only restored to conscious
ness by couple of his friends taking him
by the arms and rushing him rapidly
GROUND the corner to see a man." A firm
of brokers, who boast of being able to fill
any order, were ''stumped" by an excited
customer desiring them to buy Twenty
thousand Hellman consolidated" -an order
they were obliged to decline. In short,
bulls and bears went nearly as crazy for
little While as outside mortals to whom
such nice plums are not in the habit of
falling. Of the 1,125 members of the
Stock Exchange, it is said that ,092 were
engaged in making an estimate of the value
Of the prize, which all resulted nearly as
follows:
Amount of prize (gold) .............S 500, 900
Exchange from San Francisco, i
Br per cent. H. 10: ccnt 500 ooo
Balance (golO. Observation-Disclosures 9S, 600
worth OF closing rate of gold Q11a), $780,
270, from which must be deducted Sc In
currency paid by Mr.. Hellman for his tick
ct, aDd We have the nice little profit of
S109. 264 on very small investment.
Meantime, the news having become
spread through the city, everybody was
"who is the lucky man ?" a cues.
ton which we shall try to answer to satisfy
that laudable curiosity which desires to
know all about any man who has either
made fortune or lost one, or, as in this
case, had one thrust upon him. Mr..
Theodore Hellman, then, the lucky holder
of No, 154, OFT, is a brother in-law of Mr.
Jesse Sellgman, of the firm of j. q w
Seligman Il Co, the weli-known brokers'
corner of Broad street and Exchange
place, and is member of the correspond
ing firm of Seligman, Hellman & Co., of
New Orleans. He was in the city on brief
visit only, and had purchased the ticket
"just as flyer" as had many others, es
pecially of the younger brokers.
The gentleman who sold it to him was
MIR. Wornser of William Meyer & Co.,
paying, as stated, Sc currency forl In
personal appearance Mr.. Hellman is
young man, a blonde, with a ''perfect love
of a monstache," a handsome counten-
ance, a pleasing address, frank and engage
ing manners, fond Of society, and Of all
sorts OF gayety and fun, in short, favora-
bic specimen of q wide.awake. dasbing
young American.
OF course the romance Of Mr.. Hellmans
good fortune would not be complete with
out heroine, and equally, of course, that
parsonage has already been found. Madame
Rumor has it that the young broker is IS
lucky in love as in getting, and
that the business which called him to New
York was not altogether connected with
the stock market. 1t is confidently as
serted that beautiful blonde Tin q novel,
of course, she would be @ brunette,
bat it is not always SO in real life), who
ives up town" ought chiefly to be held
responsible for his absence from the Cres-
cent City. In proof of the truth Of this
pleasant tale 1t is said that four days ago
Mr.. Hellmao, with number Of friends OF
both sexes, was spending the evening at
the house of e lady, we'll known in fash
iOnable circles, when the conversation
turned on he subject OF the forthcoming
lottery, IN which nearly ali the gentlemen
present hsld tickets, and considerable
speculation vas INDUCED IN as to their re-
spective chances Of winning prizes At
last Miss Fanny. beautiful young lady,
turned to Mr.. H with the question:
"Win you give me hall the prize drawn
by your ticket?"
OF course the answer was in the affirn,a.
tive, and the subject was forgotten until
the result of the drawing brought 1t again
to the minds of those who had been pres
ent. 1t is said that Nh II. is not the least
averse to complying strictly with the terms
OF his lmpromptu bargain; and quidnamcs
add that he will eventually lose nothing by
SO doing, as the money will certainly
"como back 10 the family" with 'hand-
some" addition.