The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-21

The Advertisers great Dot and Line
Contest closed last Wednesday, Septem-
Der II, 2 %. m, as advertised.
The contest just finished has been ore
of the most interesting and notify con-
tested of any former similar contests:
The number of prizes and their value OF
course was largely responsible Tor It's
Success. All the prizes offered were val
liable. being either useful or ornamental
to the general public
Owing to the absence of one of the
members of the committee appointed to
Judge the contest, the work of going
through the large batch of coupons macs
the task somewhat slow for the remaining
two Inen1b ers who have vouched for the
award of prizes. Mr.. Ike Loeb being out
of the city. Mr.. Ed C. Fowler and Mr.. w,
w. Sutherland worked diligently in order
to present 4 list of winners III the three
problems contested for by today. The
fourth list of prizes have not been
awarded. owing to the complicated WoSk
necessary to determine twho are the
successful contestants. This list will be
published later.
Many of the best prizes have been won
by oLt-of-town contestants which is con
tcary to former occasions The first
prize in Problem No. | goes to a Mont
gomerian, but the gentleman's fall suit
will be claimed by single lady, while
in Problem No. > the first prize, hand
some silver water pitcher, will be car.
rid away BY Mrs J. NJ. Wilson of Coo
fare better than out-of-toWn readers as
successful counters on the elephant dots,
as The majority OF the prizes were award
ed to the readers In this city. Problem
No. 3 permits ain out-of-town reader to
head the list by taking away the famous
talking machine offered as the first price
to the one who could count lines cor
rectly and land then in The Advertiser
office first
A lady of Opelika wins the gents fall
oVercnat, but being the happy posscssor
of a husband, she will have the oppor
tunity to pres ert him with an early
Christmas gift. The successful contest
ants in this problem seem TO be about
eN emily divided between out-of-town
readers and Montgomerians; most of the
best prizes, however. being awarded to
out-of-town readers.
Tho correct number Of estimates re.
ceved on each problem vary to the ex-
tent of being very noticeable. as for in
stance, in Problem No. /. three -fourths
of the prize winners counted TIE dots cor
rectly. The elephant dots proved a lit
tie more troublesome if the number of
correct estimates Is any indication, as
not more than half of the prize winners
solved them correctly: but the lines
proved to he the stumbling block as
compare lively few estimates filed in this
connection were correct. Either Pierpont
mustache or the background in certain
sections of the plate mixed the counters
to the extent of making serious errors
w nile tneFe was apparently no trlCk
about the problem, there must be some
thing very deceptive about these lines
as the majority of the estimates fur
nshed were about fifty off the correct
number.
The list of prize winners is herewith
presented under the different lists in
the matter in which they were offered.
giving the name and address of each
winner.
The prize winners are required to call
ut hn Al of hhi hriZnG
as early as convenient. Out oftown win
n2rs of prizes will advise the Problem
Editor at rs early date as possible what
disposition to make of their prizes, or
have them called for.
The prizes will he ready for distrihu-
ton. on Problems l, and 3, Monday
morning, When you call for your prize
he able to give the number of the con
test and the number of the prize YoI
won in order to avoid any unnecessary
delay. When YOU read your name in tho
list make a mental note of it. so that
you will not for get the number.
l. Golden Oak China Closet-Henry H.
Booth, III SaYrc Street, City.
. piCtionary-W. f. Weiss. city.
3. Dictionary--Wm N. Vernon. COZ Sell
ma Street. Selma, Ala.
4. Electromagnetic Sable, 10 South HUI
Street. City.
5. pctionary-B Davidson, III
Wilkcrson Street. City.
6. Dictionary-NTrs. II. r. Lyerla, "a
Cleveland Avenue, City.
:. Mrs II. G. Carter. 14S Jefferson Da-
s. nicti"naly Alice A. Mcclellan, ssl
East Roman Street. Pensacola. Fla.
9. pictionary-Mrs. e. NJ. Cornell, L.u-
zellc Ala.
10. Dictionary-A. P. Webb. Atmore.
Ala.
ii. Dictionary-Iosoph shipman. 2i7
Dexter Avenue. City,
l., Dictionary-J. a. Drisken, Atmore,