The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
LUCKY T|CKET-HOLDERS
WILL SOON Be KNOWN
No. Io,o37 Wins Elks' Automobile
and No. 1928 the Fine
Launch.
METHOD OF THE RATTLE

Who holds ticket No. i0937 and ticket No.
1928? BY those cold figures hang the beau
tiful automobile and launch raffied by the
Elks at their Mardi Gras during the first
week of December. The holder of ticket
No. 10937-whoever ne may be-nOw has
elaborate $1,000 automobile awaiting him
at the Indiana Automobile Company on the
Circle, where the machine is being kept,
while the lucky holder of ticket No. 1928
can claim an expensive launch by present
ing his ticket to the Elks' committee.
Before handful of interested men as
sembled yesterday afternoon in Tomlinson
Hall, the drawing which decided the lucky
plungers was held under the management
of the committee of newspaper men, Sc
lected to conduct the rattle. The method
by which the drawing was accomplished
was made simple possible that
there could be no question as TO its fair
ness. At o'clock the ticket-stubs were
turned over to the committee by the Elks.
The automobile was first disposed of. The
10000 stubs to the tickets sold on the auto
mobile were placed by the committee In a
revolving BARREL which was turned rapidly
for few minutes after which two small
street gamins drew out the tickets one by
one. AS each ticket was drawn out its
number was recorded by one member of
the committee. AS agreed upon, the one
hundred-and-first ticket drawn out was the
lucky ticket. A similar process was used
in disposing of the launch.
HOLDERS OF LUCKY NUMBERS.
AS yet the holders of the two lucky num-
bers have not been found. but no trouble is
anticipated in locating them after the lucky
number has been advertised. 1t may be
several days or a week before the winners
are found, as tickets on the launch were
sold all over the country, many books being
sent to distant cities, where they were sold
by the different lodges of Elks. Should it
happen that either of the lucky tickets has
been lost by the purchasers and are not
presented within thirty days. the prizes will
be given to the holders of the one-hundredth
tickets. In the case of the launch the one
hundredth ticket is No. 1895, while on the
automobile it is No. S719.
1t is known by whom the lucky tickets
were sold, but 1t is impossible for the sellers
10 get any clews TO the winners because the
tickets were sold broadcast Gustav Keevers
sold the ticket that wins the automobile;
He said that part of his tickets were sold
out of town. The ticket winning the launch
was sold by George June.
The following is the report Of the commit
tee submitted TO the Elks' Lodge, No. 13:
This is to certify that the undersigned,
constituting the committee in charge of the
drawing this day held in Tominson Hall,
Indianapolis, Ind, to award the automobile
and launch for which tickets were sold in
connection with the Mardi Gras of the B. p.
o. Elks, No 13, given in Tomlinson Hall
during the week of eth to 18th inst, have
discharged their duty, and that ticket No.
10937 is entitled to the automobile and that
ticket No. 1928 is entitled to the launch.
James NJ. Jones, chairman; Joe S. Miller.
Carson George, Ovid Butler, Henry Vessel,
Theo- Frazer, Fred knodle."