Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-19
RESIDENT OF sklssEsEEN, CAN.
ADA, PLANS HUSBAND LOTTERY
FOR, HIMSELF AND BRIDE
CHANCES SELL RAPIDLY
Would Dispose of One Thousand
Numbers at Five Dollars a Draw
Lucky One Would Get the
Money and Husband.

By the investment of a crisp five
spot in husband lottery some good
looking widow, grass or alfalfa, old
maid or charming young girl of Of
tumwa has an opportunity of increas-
ing her five dollar case not four hun
dred fold and at the same time re-
ce1ye hard working COW puncher as
husband J. G. F------- of a little
Canadian village in the Saskatchewan
district, with soap polish name.
"Skibbereen," is the originator of the
unique plan and he believes that az
soon as the women hear of his excel
lent scheme they will go after it like
an Ottumwa fan to a baseball game
and will fall in love with him. He
says he is tan skinned ranger who
has lived on the plains for years and
knows more about the roping of cat
tie than the school kids know of his
"A. B. C's." F---'s scheme is
to have one thousand Ottumwa
widows, old maids or girls pay five
dollars each and get chance on a
husband. The lucky one will
receive two-flfths of the money
realized from the husband lottery and
husband, while he is benefited to that
amount and the one who sells the
chances will be faithfully rewarded by
receiving $1,000. He unfolds his plans
In letter to the Courier and from the
tone of his letter he believes the
chances will go like "hot cakes" in
Ottumwa.
Along with his letter he sends a
photograph of himself in his range
| clothes, but states that he is a better
looking man than the picture shows.
The Letter.
j. G.. Tits letter to the
Courier is given verbatim as follows:
"Skibbereen, Canada, 2-7-191O.
ITO the Editor Ottumwa Courier:
Dear Sir.--Will make you an offer
If its suits, you may start on with It
and | will do just what l say I will
and will be ready to do my part when
You are ready for me-
In my case I hav bin i'm The west
ID years and on the ranges most of
my time TIL of Late. I have 800 acres
OF Land A Good home and some money
and would like to hav wife to on
through and thaor all the same to me
~ AAiAAAo AlOhC VI DO no no
better way than to let you sell 1000
chances at S. dollars A chance and
| will marry the one that wins and
you take $1,000 Zone thousand for your
trouble and give the woman $4,000
and me $4,000 when we ar marry and
wee ar to be married before the money
is paid over to Gather of us l mean
business and will stand by just what
l say. My age 33 years and hay no
bad habits, have dark hair, blue eyes
TT. and 8 inches tall, weight 100. The
lady is to be a white woman not over
35 years Of age
"Will send you snap shot of ever
day life on The range.
Let me hear from you in this case
and you want / will send you a poto.
was raise in Mo. until was 16 years
of age.
Dear Sir If you take this matter up
pleas don't let my name apier and if
you want can Civ you reference
from the banks where 1 have done
business. Never bin married and hav
led an UP right life and will do the
squair thing with emmy woman.
But there is no wirnen in this part
OF the country to- speak of
Yours Respectfully,
o. c. F-