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Show Raffling for Diamond Ear-Rings. A lady's gold watch and a pair of diamond ear-rings were rafiled off in the Walker House billiard hall last night. There were eighty chances taken at $2 apiece: and th mrvlp nf i-offl; ' vi laiiiiug IliU with three dice, and the conditions of winning were the lowest throw for the watch and the highest one for the earrings. ear-rings. The lucky winner of the watch was John Denhalter, who threw 20, the lowest number thrown. Harrv Check, of the Alta Club, scooped in the other prize by throwing 44, the highest number. Mr. Check's number was thrown by J. R. Sands, who tipped the box in an artistic artis-tic manner. Mr. Check's intention is ! now to launch forth in the matrimonial field. He thinks that if the diamond ear-rings won't bring his best lady-love to time, that he will make his visits less frequent and curtail them to a few minutes min-utes each. Harry need have no fear-such fear-such a dashing young fellow as he is, and a pair of diamond ear-rings, will " fetch" every time. . . I |