The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-16
BAITFOR WESTERN SUCKERS
How a Certain Class of Eastern PeriOdi-
calls Attempted to Trap the Unwary.
Prizes for Easily Solved Puzzles and Town
Lots for$5-The Scheme Exposed Through
the Efforts of Resident of Fort Wayne.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Tha Herald this
morning contains q story which would
seem to be of interest to Western readers.
The headlines say: Western readers of
innocent looking periodicals asked to COM
pete for cash. premium, but get Long
island reality instead;n Another Rideout
schemer." mo charge for the land, but
the deed will cost you 3 or you may have
swo for So" The article referred to says:
mot long ago the American Household
Guest strutted upon the stage with its
magnificent chance to make $40 out of
nothing by simply filling out number of
skeleton names. which any child could have
done, and sending them with the price of a
subscription. The $40 came In the form of
q sand heap in the alleged town of Rose
lawn Park. l.. l., for which you could
have warranty deed on pay
ment of price. William Weeks
Rideout appeared as the presiding genius Of
this scheme, which the postoffice authori-
ties shut down. The attention of the post
oil authorities Is respectfully called to the
Ingleside periodical, of No. 10 Park place,
and the Home Circle ana Good Times pc
riodicals, of 119 Nassau street. of which
Henry NJ. Rideout claims to be part owner.
and to the East Portland Improvement
Company. of No. 68O Temple court. of
which Mr.. Henry M. Rideout 10 president.
Briefly told, tho Home Circle Publish
ing Company printed q picture of a chair.
an eye. capital TT on box OF choice
OolonR, and big block ~ and offered
to pay $500 In cash and 81 200 worth of
other prizes to those who would send on
q correct solution of the rebus. 1t did not
need Shakspearian brain to guess that
charity, and there was doubtless a wild
rush on the part of the readers of the
Home Circle, and Good Times. and Ingle-
side to get on the soft side of the generous
Offer.
EFFORTS TO SNARE A HOosIER.
Whatever others got workman in the
employ of Rhinesmith& Simonson, lumber
dealers, of Fort Wayne, Ind. got deluge.
But he did not get any of the $780, In place
of that he got a cord or two of circulars of
various kinds. First ca ne a big green cir
cular announcing that William Z. Kennedy,
of Toronto. had drawn $500 cash: w. I.
Wolf, of Baltimore, had taken 500. and
lucky Dock Power, of San Francisco. had
been awarded $50; Mrs. Mary Tabor No
Ginty and four others had come in for gold
watches; Mrs Walker, Of Pattsburg. La,
and four other happy sisters had come in
for sewing-nachines; eleven ladies and one
gentleman from Needles, Cal. Gambler, o.,
Pervell, N. c.. Prairie Town. ILL.,. and other
important points, had been enriched with
silk dresses; five more got silver table sets:
twenty-five happy ones received each s. In
cash, while life was made pleasant TO thir-
ty-nine with silver plated teaspoons.
ty persons are awarded house
lots for guessing this Charity
which. like the original brand. covers q
multitude OF sins. The recipient of the
circular was instructed to Please fill In
closed certificate and return. with proper
amount of money for expenses of making
deed. We shall be glad to show you or any
OF your friends who mny visit Us the origi-
nal letters of the winners on file at our of
fce.'
"In addition to the green circular there
was yellow slip announcing that the title
to the Eastport Land Improvement Com
pany had at last been perfected and that
the company could now guarantee q per-
house lot. in which the Home Circle Pub
fishing Company kindly guarantees that
the EastDort Land Improvements Com
pany will execute and deliver war
fanty deed for a 25xl00 house lot on
large handsome map of the PASSPORT of the
future-the far. far distant future; next
day alter never in fact-and PA blocks OF
some forty-eight lots each will rest between
Cranberry highway and w. w. Ganwood's
full index hand pointing TO Eastport station
and village, but how far away the map say
eth not.
DIDN'T SWALLOW THE BAIT.
1t was such transparent thing that
an Eastern man would be IN danger of
Laughing himself to death. But ii was sup
posed TO 60 in Fort Wayne, to cay nothing
of Pattsburg. La. and Gambler, o. But it
did not 90 in Fort Wayne. and the Fort