Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-11
LA. S. |. is TO Be OUTDONE.
KANSAS CITY ADMIRERS WILL HAVE
A LOTTERY OF THEIR OWN.
Already Donations Are Coming In and
Holders of Buttons VIII Have
n Chance mt All Sorts
of Things.

President StilweH. of the Kansas City
Admirers, on Monday sent letters TO diff
ferent leading concerns in Kansas City
suggesting that donations be made by
business houses for prizes to be awarded
TO holders Of convention hall buttons. He
received several replies yesterday, from
which is made up the following list of
prizes: One dozen hams and one dozen
sides Of bacon. given by Fowler & Co;
one dozen Harrison hams, given by
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger; twenty-five
given by Central Coal and Coke Company;
one transferable subscription 10 Brad
streets, valued at so; six round trip
seEger department of the Kansas City.
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad; one lot in Port
Arthur, one lot in Mena, one lot at Mount
Mena, one lot at yanssen, one lot at De
queen, one lot at Hornbeck, given by the
different companies associated with the
Missouri Kansas and Texas Trust Com
pany. President Stilwell says this is only
a starter. II is. he thinks, fair showing
for the first day, but he expects the hist to
be increased until at least $1,000 in prizes
will have been offered. There is total Of
20 900 buttons, which cost II each so that
with $4,000 in prizes the chances 10 holders
of buttons will be about 20 per cent, which
is considerably better than the louisiana
lottery ever offered. For every 81 there
will be IS cents returned except that the
10 cents is a matter of chance, and IN a
case of this kind. particularly with puDlc
spirit at stake, 3 per cent Is small mar
A drawing will be held about September
l.. The numbers Of the convention han
buttons will be placed in a wheel. and the
different prize numbers drawn. The hOld-
ers of buttons with corresponding NUMBERS
will be given the prizes. This is not lot-
terry because the holders OF buttons VIII
receive for each dollar invested value re-
ceived in convention hall stock. There are
Shrewd business men who say that conNenN
tion hall stock is a good inyestmssh{t ne LIZ IN
itself. so that there is no chance OF loss,
but only a number of donations TO be made
to Kansas City Admirers. the members OF
which will draw lots. -
The conference between President Still
well. of the Admirers and General Manager
Walton H. Holmes. of the Metropolitan
street railway system. yesterday was ad-
journed without any definite action being
taken. President Stilwell asked for further
time to complete "A list of all possible con-
c6ssions the Metropolitan might make. ana
when he has completed this list he VIII
ask Manager Holmes to approve II. Mr
Holmes made a proposition yesterday. but
Mr.. Stilwell was not sure that IL Included
everything the Metropolitan might do for
Admirers and the result will he further
conferences between Messrs Stilwen and
Holmes.
what kind of a game the Indian ball clubs
which are to play a match game az Falr-
mount park Saturday afternoon oner 70
the public. The only Information received
Is that ii will be Indian ball indian ball
is not baseball. Ii is played with hard
ball, something like that used In tennis and
ulatiOn baseball bat. The rules OF the
game are unknown to fans. and II the
gsIne is descended from baseball ii is said
that it's original identity has been prac-
ticaIly lost. Men who have seen il played
in the Indian Territory say that the Killing
of a spectator or two Is an invariable ac-
compartment of the game. but the man
ayers of the convention hail will meet Fri
day and consider a resolution to dispense
with that part Of the proceedings Indian
ball is an exciting game. This Is fact
Other reports were given currency yesler-
DAY also. One was that one of the Indian
players is under death sentence in the ter
ritory. 1t is the custom among the IN
dams to allow a condemned man his liD-
erty until the time arrives for his eXecu-
ticn. This man is to return from Kansas
City TO meet the death prescribed Tor MN
by the law. The report is meager IN the
matter of details. such as the IDENTITY OF
the condemned Indian, the crime Tor Wnlcn
he is to be executed, the date and place
of execution, the position ne occupies IN
the team. the particular place OF his rest
dence. the source Of the original informa-
tion and everything else Wnich Departs
from the general statement given ab0Ve.
And there were people who really took 1t
all seriously.
birmingham A Stsley yesterday an
nounced that at mis- restaurant. $52 Main
street. lunch would be served free from
II 30 O'Clock a. N. to . o'clock p. m sat
urday TO all wearers Of convention hall
buttons.
Ira & Hubben yesterday sent his check
for 800 TO the convention hall committee
for buttons: Fairbanks. Morse & Co sent
their check for s. for buttons: A r. Still
well bought eleven additional buttons and
and offices the buttons are on sale ordered
Additional stock.