The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-11
Hollis HAUL.
Mr.. B. L. Holt, Of this County,
Draws Prize Of Gle, 200 from
the Louisiana State Lot
terry.

Many of our readers doubtless have
heard OF The Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany. 1t was incorporated by the Lesisla-
ture of that State in the year 1868. and
operates under an inviolable franchise con-
veyed in a special charter granted by the
State Cor educational and charitable pur-
poses. 1t was rewarded by an overwhelm-
ing popular vote Incorporating it in the
new Constitution, adopted December ,,
1879 The Company say that their schemes
are calculated on a basis which provides
fair profit to them, and with which they
are satisfied. All its monthly drawings
are under the personal supervision OF Gen.
Beauregard, OF Louisiana, and Gen. Early,
Of Virginia. This statement will suffice to
give an idea of how the said Lottery Com
pany conducts its business and what its
purposes are. And now we proceed to re-
cord the luck of citizen of this county.
Mr. B. L. Holt, who lives near Quitman,
sent To the Chicago branch OF the Louisiana
State Lottery Company, about three weeks
since, in letter q one dollar bill, some
what patched, emitting him to a half
ticket in the drawings of the Company to
take place at New Orleans on Tuesday,
March IA. The number of his half ticket
represented a drawing of $4,000. Mr..
Holt, however, having only half ticket
would draw only half of that amount, or
$4,000. Mr.. Holt was advised BY mail
last Friday that his ticket had drawn the
amount of $4,000, and he came to town
Saturday and sent his ticket to the Com
pany by express, taking a receipt therefor
from the express company, and, no doubt,
will, in a few days, receive draft tor the
amount of $4,000. Mr.. Holt says
this is the sixth time he has invested in
tickets for drawings BY this Company
Once before he came within four or five
numbers Of the lucky number. He had
noticed that the prizes were distributed
over the country, and this part of the
having never received a prize, the
thought occurred to him to try once
more. He did so with the result above
,iven. When the letter came last Friday
ne did not open it until in the evening,
after he get home from Quitman Re-
that his wife had scOlded him
for these little investments, he
vas careful to say nothing 10 her until he
Ound out that he was lucky man.
Mr.. Holt, when congratulated by
Democrat reporter on his good luck. seemed
o bear it without much evidence of being
lated. 1t was something. he said. that he
nd not expect. He thought when he sent
is dollar away that would be the last Of
/.
This is the first instance of the kind in the
istory of the county Involving such an
mount. Hollis haul is a good one Such
hings, however, but seldom occur, and We
amt say that We would advise all men,
'omen and children in the county to pro-
ure tickets in the drawing of this COM
any, for the probabilities are that they
night all make themselves poor before
ny one in these parts would strike such q
rize again.-Marvville, Mo-, Democrat,
Iarch %.
Last week We made mention OF 3. l..
otis drawing ticket in the Louisiana
ate Lottery for $4,000. He received
st Monday draft on the Massilion bank
r $14, $40. q reduction Of 81 on the thou
nd being made for exchange. Mr.. Holt
me to town on Tuesday and deposited
s money in one of the banks here
arville, Mo-, Democrat, March so.