Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1901 — VOTE OF OHIO GUESSES. [ARTICLE]

VOTE OF OHIO GUESSES.

The winners in tne Cincinnati Enquirer’s guessing contest on the total vote of the state of Ohio at the last election were published in the Enquirer yesterday. The first prize of $6,000 was won by John L. Laudermilch, a poor teamster of Lebanon, Penn., guess, 840,146. No one guessing the exact vote, 840,147. In this vicinity F. E. Babcock of Rensselaer, won two prizes, of $lO each and two of $5; his guesses being 833,423; 837,810; 842,197; and 846,584. No others guessed near enough in this or neighboring counties except one or two at Valparaiso, one of which J. B. Laferty, wins SSO; Charles L. Kimler, BVancesville, SSO; R. W. Budde, Pulaski, $5; Effie Melvin, Chase, Benton county, $10; and A. C. Gray, Fowler, $5. Will Reese, Watseka, 111., tied on the SI,OOO prize and gets one-half of same. His guess was 840,134.