The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-15
PRIZES ARE:
ADDED TO
Raffles Proves to Be Adept
in Disguise; Buy the
Sporting Extra.

The Bijou theaters offers $25 in gold.
The TINES offers $40 in gold.
E. C. Minas offers a s25 suit to either
man or woman who catches Rafhes in
his store. He also offers a IS suit to a
boy or girl who catches the mysterious
man in the store.
Paxton & Baker offers a s25 suit to
either a man or a woman who sue
ceeds in catching Raffies in his store
and s. suit to the boy or girl who
catches him in the store
Gold Watch Offered.
Mr.. Silver. the jeweler. offers A gold
watch to any one who will catch raf-
fes in his store. This watch is easily
worth s15
The National Shoe store offers a IS
pair of shoes to the man. woman or
child who catches raffes in his store.
J. NJ Delaney offers $40 in gold to
the person who catches Rafhes in his
cleaning and dyeing establishment.
The Idlehour theater offers $40 in
gold to the person who catches Raffes
within 100 feet of this East State street
scent theater.
It wiz be seen by totaling up these
offers that 1925 in cash and prizes
is being offered as bonus to the man
who is lucky enough to catch the mys-
terious Mr.. Rafhes. OF the above
amount $50 in cold cash is now offered
to the man who will catch Raffes.
Conditions of Offers.
Today, the time limit. has been ex-
tended and all of the above offers hold
good between the hours of 4 o'clock and
7:3O p. m
The only conditions, other than those
which are mentioned above governing
the offer of S25 by the Bijou theater
are that the person who catches Raf-
fes must say: "YOu are the mysterious
Mr.. Raffles of the BiiOu theater,, and
have ticket to the evenings perform
ance in his pocket
Buy Sporting Extra.
To win the $40 offered bv THE TIMES
1t is necessary to have a sporting edi
tion of THE TINES in ones pocket and
say II always buy a TINES extra.Y
upon discovering Mr.. Raffes.
And what circus Raffles had with
the boys last evening. They got next
to the fact that he was dressing in
the theater. They knew that if he
kept his promise and went out on the
streets between the hours of and & |
he would have to go out either the
front or the back entrance
or course. they took it for granted |
that he would try to sneak out the |
back way and they were right There !
were boys and men behind every fence /
and post waiting for Rafhes to come
out
Raffies Fools the Boys.
Raffies was too clever for them /
however, and he is laughing IN his
sleeve at them today He fixed I'D
Barnie MeFall to look like himself and |
McFaH left the theater through the rear
door at break-neck speed OF course
the boys were not up to his tricks.
They started pell nell after McFau and
the real Rafhes walked out without
being seen or spoken to-
Remember tonight the prizes are bi,
ones 1t will be worth a good deal to
find Raffes. He will visit all Of the
stores which offer prizes at some time
between p. m and 7:3o D. m He will
be seen on State street during the aft
ernoon and lucky will he the person
who finds the mysterious Mr.. Raff1es
today.
He will smile at the theater tonight
Il he is sufficiently urged. and the
man who succeeds in urging his will
receive prize of SIS. It will be worth
while to get a good look at the man
whose capture Will bring the man who
1oes 1t St0O or more in prizes and mon
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