The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-16
RAFFLES WANTS TO
Be CAUGHT
Times Also Wants to Find the Per-
son With a Times Sporting Extra
Who Can Pick Out Raffles and Win
$40 in Gold, Besides the Other
Prizes.

Raffes really wants to be caught.
In fact, before he leaves Hammond he
intends 10 be caught. If some one is
lucky enough to catch him either today
or tomorrow it will be worth in the
neighborhood of 500, but if Raffies is
permitted to remain at large until sun
day the prizes will not be as valuable
on account of the fact that THE TIMES
does not issue sporting extra on that
day and none of the stores which have
offered prizes will be open.
There are only two changes in the
big Mysterious Raffies" program,
which is interesting the people OF
Hammond to such an extent that they
are continually talking of his exploits.
Hours of Chase Change.
One is the announcement that the
hours during which the many offers of
prizes for Rafnes' capture are good has
been changed to to p. m. and
to d. NJ. on Friday. Saturday and
Sunday. fl8s fc1aal fnz R@sz
f1es' engagement here
The capture of Raffies must be made
between those hours or the prize offers
viii not hold good A matter of great
interest to the children is that Raf-
fies will smile ten times at the matinee
which is to be given in the I3ijou thea
ter Saturday afternoon.
Every person who succeeds in maxi
ing Raff1es smile on this occasion viii
get a nice fresh box Of candy. This
offer is one of the best that Raffes
makes during the week. and at least
ten boxes Of candy will be given away
to those who make Raffes smile to-
morrow afternoon.
To visit All stores.
Another matter of interest is the
fact that Raffes will enter the estab-
lishments Of the merchants. who have
contributed prizes for his capture, this
afternoon. Tomorrow he promises to
enter the store Of every merchant who
has offered prize for his capture. and
accordingly it may be worth 500 or
more to visit one of these stores and
run across the mysterious man. Be-
sides. he may also be seen at his light
fingered work tomorrow. for he in
tends to steal everything he can lay
his hands on.
last night he had some great ex-
periences. He touched a man for his
watch. and and came near starting
some trouble at the corner of State and
Holman street when the victim, who is
well known in railroad circles. discov-
cred that his watch was gone.
Makes Purchase in Store.
Yesterday he went into E. c. Minas'
hardware department and bought some
screws without being suspected. and
yet it would have been worth s100 or
more. to the clerk who sold the screws
to have captured him. He stopped in
front of Silvers Jewelry store, on State
street, and asked two girls If that was
the wach they We're giving away to the
person who would capture Rafies. The
girls looked UP. and one of them re-
piled: Il am not a bureau Of informa-
ton"
She little knew that she might have
had a a satcheI full of money if she
had only said You are the mysterious
Mr. Raffes Of the Bijou theater," and
i always buy TINES extra
What Is the Offer.
Catch Rafies between and and
s and p. m. tonight and the follow
ing shows what it will be worth TO you:
The Bijou theater offers SO in gold.
THE TINES offers $40 in gold.
f. c. Minas offers a s25 suit to either
man or woman who catches Rafhes in
his store. He also offers a s. suit TO
boy or girl who catches the mysterious
man in the store.
Paxton < Baker offer s25 SUIT 10
either man or woman who succeeds
in catching Raf1es in their store. and
a IS suit to the boy or girl who catches
him in the store.
Gold Watch offered.
Mr. Silver. the jeweler, oh~zs a gold
watch to any one who will catch Raf-
fes in his store This watch is easily
worth SIS.
The Idlehour theater offers $40 IN
gold to the person who catches Raffies
within 100 feet Of this East state street
scent theater.
Buy Sporting Extra.
To win the $40 offered by THE TINES
1T is necessary to have a sporting edi-
tion Of THE TINES in ones pocket and
say Il always buy TIMES extra,p
upon discovering Mr.. Rafhes