Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1904 — Large Lack In Land Lottery [ARTICLE]

Large Lack In Land Lottery

Rensselaer and Jasper County Do Well at the Rose Bud Drawing. Rensselaer and Jasper county 1 got their full share and more too, in proportion to the number ' registered, at the Rose Bud land drawing Mrs. Laura Lutz, a soldiers’ widow, living on south Division street, in Rensselaer, drew the best prize. Her number is 468, which if well selected will give her a fine quarter section, and near some town site. Her name was registered by her son, Walter Lutz. Mrs. Lutz has lived in Hanging Grove Tp.. for some years,, but moved to town last fall, for schooling privileges. She came here from Will Co., 111., where her husband died before she moved here. Her chance is estimated by J. C. Dean to be worth easily S2O per acre, or $3,200. Her son Walter expected to start Tuesday for Bonesteel to file on the land. Another lucky Jasperitewas Wm Roudabush, of up about Blackford. His name came out as number 1695. This will not give him any very choice land, though it will look good to him, as being about like a slice of his native heath, on Nubbin Ridge. Moreover, as probably a good many lower numbers will not file, he can get in considerably below his ticket number. He also expects to go out Tuesday. A former Jasper county resident got one of the best chances. It was Geo. A. Small, who was in the milk business here for a year, a few years ago, He drew No. 200, or thereabouts. He has lately been living in Chicago, but was down here a few weeks ago, ending up a big booze, and Charley Dean persuaded him to go out and try for the Rosebud land. Harry Wilson, of Francesville, known to many Jasper people, and an old soldier in the same company with T. H. Robinson also is in the list. He got a rather high number.