Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-18
THE GRAND CHRISTMAS LOTTERY.


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A prize lottery has been started in this
city. 1t has been kept quiet for fear o.
arousing investigation by the Grand Jury
n However, a DEMOCRAT reporter, ever
q alert to expose frauds as well as to collect
a items of interest, "got on to the racket" Of
= the Christmas prize lottery the other
a evening. The modus operandi of the G..
a P. L. is somewhat unusual Tickets are
worth 81 each, and every purchaser is
sworn to secrecy. This precaution is con-
sidered necessary, because those working
up the scheme say they don't care to run
the risk of Indictment for violating the
statutes against lotteries, as the Salt Lake
Herald did last spring.
The reporter managed-how, no mat
ter-to get a chance to "get upon the
list" There are 1000 numbers, 693 of
which are already taken. All are sure
enough prize numbers, so that no pur-
chaser of a ticket will fail to get prize.
The funny part of the business is that no
one knows what he will get The first
intimation that any ticket-holder will get
OF what he will draw will be by reading
the following list of prizes that the re-
porter, in haphazard way, culled from
the list prepared for the lottery:
No. IA through trip ticket on the
l.. l.. division of the Undergraduate
be exchanged for $299 and three months
in the county Jail.
No. 39-A 2x6 lot in the GRAVEYARD
Ward.
No. GOA 33-cent Tithing Office Or
der.
No. 777-Three sevens-a lucky hand |
! and draws wine supper at Coffee Johns |
So extra.
No. S03-The nomination of Mayor on
the ticket for the February municipal
election.
No. S93-A photo of the small end of
nothing.
No. 9O0-Half interest with Brig.
Hampton in the designation business.
No. 943-An oil painting of Fanny Da-
venport. This is an interesting relic of
the past.
No. 53-A chance of shoveling smoke
at the electric light works.
No. 601-This significant number takes
one OF the leading prizes, and is a rich
chrome of Brig Hampton, ROYAL B.
Young, Alfred Solomon and Scip Kenner
the vlrtuous quartette. The knowledge
that such chrome is among the prizes
will induce everyone con the list" to
throw up dollar for chance, and the !
manager of the lottery paid the DEMOCRAT i.
reporter 81 to make the announcement.
| The DEMOCRAT reporter does not mind
admitting, however, that So is more than
the whole quartette is worth.
No. 333-Another lucky number. A
ticket to Ogden without return coupon. I
No. 455-Prize New Years story in the t
Salt Lake Tribune-Salt Lake by Gas f
light; or, What We Reporters Know ::
About Lodging Houses.
No. 1O2-Poem by the Salt Lake Her. !.
1ld's city editor-I'll Be Bishop, By and
By. This elegant little stanza is done up
n red binding, and sells readily at for 5. a
NO. PA silhouette representing Salt
Lakes billiard players after Lowery gets !,
through with them. n
No. 99-This is cash prize, and repre- y
'ents tie "pot" raked in by s'The V
liikados" best poker player at Logan. :. y
The drawer can exchange it for beans if .s
lie so chooses. p
No. l1l-Steel engraving of the 8 CT
o'clock freight. This is very fine work p
Il art, being produced by the noted en- 8,
raver Hampton after two years of con- VI VI
tant study and toll. The train is seen as W
is pulling out of the depot, three or four W
ltlzens are making desperate grabs to III
atch on the hind platform. and in the
lstance can be seen the form of deputy
herlft waving warrant in the air The
feet is very fine. al
No. 442-A beautiful little epic en-. l.,
II aI ssEyacl, IL ID Id
he married man who draws this will
rize it highly. jul
No. 2l-The brains of Salt Lake City up
ouncllman. The recipient will be inn th
edlately booked for the Insane Asylum wi
NO. 72l-Portrait OF a Sixth ward girl. tn
;. S.-Not exchanged under any cir be
ric
No. S6-A piece of Roman statuary.
A Wandering Refugee" Supposed to a !
present editor Penrose as he skinned ha
ON the Deseret News office. 70,
No. 1001-This is an additional prize. o&
I'd is intended as an extra inducement ~ a.
the young men, n oc
No. 197-An elegant set of Salt Lake 'i'e
lcemen-on duty. If the policemen
mot be found the drawer will not get 6
dollar back again. This is to be dis -. y
lctly understood. 2Oo
No. 350-Another beautiful photograph, pul
lstrating "The Last Lay of John Tay- he1
:" The perspective in this is such del or.
tie work that it is hard to trace the bn q
ntral figure of the artists production. s Dus
No. 990-Grand allegorical representa- n oo,
n: Utah as She Was, AS She Is, and h he1,
She Will Be-" This wonderful prize I'll III
lsists of magic lantern and three S T,.,i
WIS. The first is a carrot, the second oro
emple with ignorant children playing Of ofo !,
und, and the third is an affectionate &c
citing between a policeman and ~, nog,
'uty marshal. THE last view is purely maj
work OF imagination on the part of the
st, and the attention of the Grand
y is directed thereto.l II
numerous other rich, rare and costly Yea
ks OF art, bric-a-brac, and interesting man
venirs are among the prizes, and after - =,
drawing the DEMOCRAT is promised a u u
list of the lucky winners and their dow
les. vari,