Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1911 — Expert on Lanterns Won Prize In Contest by Warner Bros. [ARTICLE]

Expert on Lanterns Won Prize In Contest by Warner Bros.

Warner Bros, pulled off a noval contest last week. A lantern was lighted Friday and the week previously all persons entering the store had been entitled to make a guess as to the length of time it would burn. S. R. Nichols won the lantern, his guess being 30 hours and 10 minutes, b went opt in 30 hours, 3% minutes. It happened to be life’s birthday, too. and the day after he had received a fine rocking chair at his stag party. He will now be able to find his way home when he stays out late at night and have a comfortable plage to sit down after he gets home. Doc claims that he was slandered two years in our recent write-up of his stag party. He says he is only 65 years of age, while we reported him 67.