The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-24
RECEIVES The CASH
Foster S., Brooks Won Prize of
$4,000.
WILL BUY REAL ESTATE
Many Letters Offering to Sell
or Want a Loan.

MI F. s. Brook received 5000 yester-
day. Mr.. Brook won the money IN tho
convention hall contest which has Just
been announced in Kansas City.
There was a question raised after the
prizes had been announced as to Just
what was meant in the contest. The
question was whether the guessing was
on the total vote cast. or on the total
vote Tor governor There seemed to be
no way to settle the contest but to pay
both sets OF prizes This was done, and
yesterday Mr.. Brook received a check
Tor S505a.
When it was first announced that Mr.
Brook had received the prize, there was
considerable rejoicing among Mr.. Brock $
friends II this city, and within 4 very
lew days there were a great many friends
writing 10 him. congratulating him on
his success. He has also had some curl
Gus letters He has consented to allow
a few Of these to be published.
Mr. Brook VIII make good use OF the
money. He viii invest a part Of il in
real estate. He VIII at any rate i'm
prove his home< just how he will invest
the rest of the money, he does not know
himself He has made TO plans. as he
thought he would wait until ne received
The money and then he would not be dis
appointed in case anything should come
IN the way Of receiving the money.
Yesterday he received the check and re-
ceiptec for the money. Now he viii think
about investing il
He has received a great deal Of advice
from various sources, regarding the dis
posal Of the money. Among others he
received the following letter,
'Taneyyille fancy county, Mo.
r S. Brook, Wichita, Kan.
Dear Sir see you have won the CAPT
tai prize in the guessing contest and say
that you did not know what to do with
the money. Why not buy good bottom
farm IN fancy county. 3 mics Of county
seat-Fo rsyth, % miles west Of fancy
vile, so acres. 2-story frame house frame
barn. - acres bottom, p acres End bottom?
The r. r. extension from Batesville. IN
p VIII be built through this county this
summer and the lands OF this county win
double Fine range, good water. plenty
of forage, healthy. Ny price is $500. Put
the OtneT in calves at IS head and Ia a
lew wears you VIII wear diamonds.
This county is Republican and we need
some good, active workers for future pref
crence.
Il can buy four sections Of timber land
some of it improved. 50 acres OF more
cleared and in cultivation, some good bot
tom land, houses, orchards and fine grass
or fruit land, all going for 5000. or $ er
acre This is first class Investment
y have lived here 20 years and have rep
resented the county three times IN the
legislature.
Il am 81 years old, 9Th Indiana soldier.
but getting too old TO farm and my fam
liy all grown up except two daughters
VIII perfect possession first of March; 90
acres wheat Good school and church.
Land docs not overflow on Swan creek.
fine fishing and hunting handy
If this interests you 1 would be glad to
make "a deal with YOU or give YOU any
other inform alton that YOU may desire
about this sunclad country on The south
crn slope of the Ozarks. away from the
Billiards in the land of big red oprles.
With congratulations, ! am respect
fully. a. Is. PRATHER."
be other letter Mr. BROOK is Inclined
10 think fake and is as follows:
Mr.. j. S. Brook: sec YOU are the
winner Of large sum of money. I an
poor little boy with two broken toes
ana NY father is dead. and if You would
send me little money SO / could 5uv me
sum choes and sum books could 20 to
school ] would thank YOU very much"
Ar Brook wrote to the postmaster at
Lamar, Missouri. 10 know whether there
were such a 10y. As yet he has re-
ceived no word. Tt is probable that he
would have given the boy help If he had 1
found him a deserving lad. As it :. he
has no way o. telling anything about (
him
There were hundreds OF congratulatory /
letters among them. and a few very
amusing ones. All OF his friends who
heard of his success and not a few r,eople /
who never heard OF him. have written for
loan or wishing To sell him something. i
Furniture houses and others have written
20 him. telling HIM that his credit is
good, that he can get anything and
have it charged Mr. Brook is very mod
est about the matter however. and no
one seeing him could ten that he had ever
won prize anywhere
Editor Lynch of Daily Post" Philips-
burg. n j.. has tested the merits Of FOL-
EYS HONEY AND TAR with this re-
suit: II have used q great many patent
remedies i'm my family for coughs and
colds. and can honestly say your Honey
and Tar is the best thing of the kind I
have ever used and cannot say too much
in praise Of it, C. Gehring. 400 East
Douglas. Geo. Van Werden. PCS North
Main, Wichita DRUG Co. no East Doueias