PAGE SIX THE BREWSTER STANDARD — ESTABLISHED 1869 FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. <strong>1937</strong> NORTH SALEM P U R D Y S CROTON FALLS THIS PAGE IS DEVOTED TO OUR NORTHERN WESTCHESTER READERS HAPPENINGS GATHERED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS EVERY WEEK PEACH LAKE CROTON FALLS PURDYS STATION North Salem Schools To Reopen Wed. NORTH SALEM and cards at 8 p. m. Admission ladles 50 cents and dish, gentlemen 50 cents. There will be the usual prizes. The After almost a steady week of rain hostesses will be Mrs. Wm. Polye and It was but natural that we took ad Mrs. Fred Peene assisted by the comvantage of the sunshine over the week mittee. Bridge and pinochle will be end. to make up for lost time as «Ws played. are drawing near the end of the season which always seems to come The card party sponsored by the around all too soon. It means the Brewster Chapter, R. A. M., and held wind-up of our activities and to the at Vails pavilion on Monday evening of the was a financial and a sociable success. youngs er the opening up Over forty-one tables were in play schools and in some casrs the parting of the ways, to friendships that spring | a "
They say the situation in the park ing plaza before the station at train time is im|>rov.ng. The timid soul, fearing to approach the aggressive driver occupying space adequate for two cars, has been given a bit of a JOSEPH C. GENOVE8B Counsellor at Law 4 No. Main Street BREWSTER, N. T. Tel. Brewster 617 REAL ESTATE Pursuant To An Order of the Hon. James W. Bailey. Surrogate of the County of Putnam, Notice Is Here by Given, to all persons having claims against the Estate of Eli B. Crosby, late of the Town of Patter son, in said County, deceased, to pre sent the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the undersigned, Albert N. Towner, as Executor, at his residence, and place of transacting business, in the Town of Patterson, Putnam Coun ty, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, on or before the 13th day of December, <strong>1937</strong>. Dated May 24th, <strong>1937</strong>. ALBERT N. TOWNER, Executor. Pursuant to an Order of the Hon. James W. Bailey. Surrogate of the County of Putnam, notice is here by giv en to all persons having claims against the estate of Oscar Bailey, late of the Town of Southeast, in said County, deceased, to present the same with the vouchers thereof to the undersigned, Daniel H. Bloomer, as executor at his resident* and place of transacting business in the Town of Southeast, Putnam County, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, on or be fore the 24th day of November, <strong>1937</strong>. Dated Brewster, N. Y., May 14, <strong>1937</strong>. DANIEL H. BLOOMER, Executor. F. LEON SHELP, Attorney for Executor, Brewster, N. Y. SHERIFF'S COURT PROCLAMA TION.—State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, Putnam County, ss.: The undersigned Sheriff of the said County of Putnam in conformity to a precept to him in the behalf directed and delivered by this, his proclama tion, requires all persons bound to ap pear at the ' SUPREME COURT to be held at the Court House in the Town of Carmel, in the County of Putnam, commencing on Monday, Sept. 13, <strong>1937</strong>, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, by recognizance or ot&ier wise, to appear thereat the undersigned hereby requires all Jus tices of the Peace and other officers who have taken any recognisance for the appearance of any person at the Court or having taken any Inquisition of examination of any prisoner or wit- • ness to return such recognizance, in- A quLsitions and examinations to the said Court ot the opening thereof, at the first day of its sitting. Signed at the Sheriff's Office in Car mel. Aug. 18, <strong>1937</strong>. ALLEN O. N. GILBERT. Sheriff break. He had almost begun to think he would have to detrain at Dykemans or Tilly Foster. The pedestrian is not yet in the picture. He still crosses the street at his own risk and if he can't see through the express vans PUTNAM COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Pursuant to Section 514, Article 16, of the Consolidated Laws of 19<strong>09</strong>, No tice is hereby given that a panel of Grand and Trial Jurors will be drawn Monday, Aug. 30, <strong>1937</strong>, at ten o'clock in the forenoon to serve as such at a term of the Supreme Court to be held at the Court House in the Village of Carmel, in said County on Monday, Sept. 13, <strong>1937</strong>, at ten o'clock In the forenoon. Dated, Aug. 18, <strong>1937</strong>. HARRY M. BARRETT, County Clerk. Surrogate's Court of Putnam County <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Pursuant to Statute, I hereby Ofto and appoint the terms of the Surro gate Court of the County of Putnam In the State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, during the year <strong>1937</strong>, for the trial of issues of tew and fact and for the hearing and de termination of an matteri of which •aid Court has Jurisdiction, at which a Trial Jury wfil be required to attend, to be held In the Court House In the Town of Carmel, In said County, as follows: On the Uat Monday of the of February. April and and the flnt Tuesday of June end December, Dated, December 7th, UM. VMES W. BA2LBY, BurroBate. Filed December 7th, 1938. Putnam County Smvogate's Offioa. ea>t t, JAMES W. BAILEY, Surrogate of the County of officio clerk of the Court, do hereby certify that the preceding Is a true cow of (LB.) the original flMafiwI'in of the trlei terms of the Court of the County of for the year vm, now on ffto my OUMCTI, JAMES W. BAILEY, that's just too bad. He can talk to Duffy or Joe or Sam and say "there ought to be a law" or a red light or something. N. TRANQUILLI General Contractor A Builder Phone 385 50 North Main St. Brewster, N. Y Over 20 Years Experience Miss Mahoney Guest Of Former Pupils Dinner. Songs and Amateur Movies Provide Merriment at Annual Re union Of Miss Maragrct Mahoney and Pupils of 1894-1698 On Grounds of North Salem Academy. dJ iimniiiiiniiiaiin^ NEW YORK SUPREME COURT; PUTNAM COUNTY County Court—Putnam county STEPHEN BROWN, Plaintiff, —against— HENRY O. HOLMES, Defendant. In pursuance of a judgment of fore closure and sale, duly granted in the above entitled action, and entered in the Putnam County Clerk's Office, on tiie 26th day of July, <strong>1937</strong>,1, TOWNER KENT, the undersigned, Referee in said judgment named, will sell at pub lic auction on the front steps of the County Court House, Carmel, Putnam County, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, on the 18th day of September, <strong>1937</strong>, at 10:00 o'clock A. M., Daylight Saving Time, the premises described in said judgment as follows, viz: AUL that certain parcel and farm of land situate, lying and being part ly in the Town of Patterson and part ly in the Town of Southeast, County of Putnam and State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, and bounded and described generally as follows, to wit: BBGKENNDIG at the northwest cor ner of the premises hereby conveyed and adjoining lands of Lincoln Birch and lands of Francis B. Thurber; thence running easterly along lands of said Francis B. Thurber to lands of Dorothy Dagglti; thence running eoutherly along lands of Dorothy Dag- gitt to lands of George Zimmer; thence running westerly along lands of George Zimmer; thence running northerly along lands of George Zim mer, lands of Andrew Stack, lands of Orville Field and Edward Field and lands of Idncom Birch to lands of Francis B. Thurber. being the place of beginning; estimated to contain 158 acres of land, be the same more or less. BEING a portion of the premises conveyed by J. Bennett Southard, Re feree, to Henry O. Holmes and includ ing also about 8 acres conveyed to Henry O. Holmes by Willard J. Dyke- man, and being all the lands in the Town of Patterson and the Town of Southeast, State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, owned by Henry o. Holmes. SUBJECT to mining and mineral rights owned by parties other than the defendant herein. SUBJECT to a first mortgage of l«.ooo now a lien on said premise*. Dated at Brewster, N. Y., this 8d day of August, 1987. TOWNER KENT, Referee. THEODORE K SOHAEPZR Plaintiff's Attorney Brewster. <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>- 16o7 IRVING L. SHELDON, Plaintiff —against— HARRY E. HOWES, MARY ETTA MARSH, WILLIAM A. MARSH, CARRIE A. POPKE, ED- XTH PORTER, WALTER HOWES, CORA BIRD- SALL, also known as Flora Birdsall, LILLIAN LATTIN, CARRIE PHIL LIPS, EMILY KROUSE, IDA MAY KENT. HER BERT WILLIAMS, NINA BISHOFF, MABEL H. LUDWIG, MYRON HOWES, HARRY HOWE3 BELLE ROGERS. MARY GARDNER, MINNIE RUSSELL, CORA NICH OLS, ELLA JACKSON. BENJAMIN SARLES, WILLIS SPARKLIN. ARTHUR SHELDON, WILLIS 8. SHELDON, ARTHUR B. HOWES. I SUSAN B. JUDD, IRVING * E. THOMAS, HAZEL G. McMINN. OLIVE E DIB BLE, LAURENA M. HAD- DEN, ALBERT HOWES. BERTHA T. MARSH. WILLIAM ALBERT SPARKLIN, GRACE WIL LIAMS, JOSEPHINE HO WES. GRACE SARLES. LOTTIE HOWES, E6TEL- LA SPARKT.TN, GERTRU DE HOWES, LOUISE THOMAS, MATILDA SHELDON, MARIE SHEL DON, CARRIE SHEL DON, AGNES SHELDON, CARRIE HOWES, "MARY" HOWES, wife of Harry E Howes, if any, the name "Mary" being ficti tious, the true first vwrr of the wife of Harry E. Howes, if any, being un known, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Defendants. Summons To the above named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons to service a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff's Attor ney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear, or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated, June 29th, 1938. BRADFORD KLOCK. Attorney for Plaintiff, Office & Postofflce Address, Carmel, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> "To HARRY H HOWES and "MARY" HOWES, wife of Harry E Howes, if any, the name "Mary" being fictitious, the true first name of the wife of Harry E Howes, if any, being unknown: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pur suant to an order of Hon. Lee Par sons Davit, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated the 23rd day of July, <strong>1937</strong>, and filed with the complaint in the Office of the Clerk of Putnam County at Carmel, N. Y.* BRADFORD KLOCK, Attorney for Plaintiff, Office & Postofflce Address, Carmel, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> July 23. <strong>1937</strong>. •p:K;;iw:i:'Wi;;nii::Ri:;n: I FLOWERS For All Occasions § CUT FLOWERS • POTTED PLANTS 1 FLORAL DESIGNS §j 'The Best of Quality and Service' Brewster Nursery H. P. HOWELL, Mgr. 3 Kane 39-W Peaceable Hill • • • • r • • • • • • • i NEW YORK SUPREME COURT NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT In the Matter of the Ap-| plication and Petition of GEORGE J. GILLESPIE, HENRY HESTERBERG and RUFUS E. McGA- HEN, constituting the Board of Water Supply of the City of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> to acquire real estate for, and on behalf of, the the City of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>.) •under Chapter 724 of the Laws of 1905 and' the actfc amendatory | thereof, in the Coun-| ties of Orange, Dutchess | and Putnam, for the| purpose of providing an| additional supply of pure and wholesome water for the use of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City. First Separate Report Delaware Section No. 4 <strong>Northern</strong> and Eastern Departments Counties of Orange, DutcheBB and Putnam. SIRS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned will move for an Order Confirming the Report of Charles W. U. Sneed. Gerald Fitzgerald and Gil bert Forman, heretofore appointed and acting Commissioners of Appraisal in the above-entitled proceedings, pursuant to Chapter 724 of the Laws of 1906, and the acts amendatory thereof, at a Special Term of the Su preme Court in the Ninth Judicial District to be held in the County Court House, Westchester County, at White Plains, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, on the 14th day of September, <strong>1937</strong>, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, and for such other relief as may be proper in the premises. Any objections to the confirmation of said report or any part thereof shall be heard at such Special Term. Please take further notice that the aforesaid report of the said Commis sioners of Appraisal, dated July 28, <strong>1937</strong>, was duly filed in the office of the Clerks of the Counties of Putnam and Dutchess on the 4th day of August, <strong>1937</strong>. PAUL WINDELS, Corporation Counsel, Attorney for Petitioners, Office and P. O. Address, Municipal Building, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, N. Y. The pupils of Miss Margaret Ma honey who graduated between the years 1894 and 1898. held their fifth annual reunion on the grounds, at the historic Academy in Salem Center, Saturday afternoon, August 14Lh. Tab les were set on the spac.ous lawn, un der old elms and poplars where in the year 1778 DeRochambeau and his of ficers, passing through with his French farces to Join General WoshingUon, camped and occupied the building which was erected in 1773. Pealing of the old Academy bell called the gathering to the re—ist. Miss Mahoney, the guest of honor was seated at the head of the table around which were assembled forty- three of her former pupils. M.ss Ma honey, looking as young and vivacious as any of her scholars, listened to many stories of the gay 90's that had remained secrets for 4 decades. Later in the evening the pupils assembled In the Acedemy and joined in old-time songs, after which they enjoyed mov ing pictures taken at previous re unions. Garfield Gardner of Pleasant- vllle was elected chairman of the 1938 gathering, to be held the fch.rd Satur day in July at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Young and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson, at Somers, N. Y. Those present and their place of re sidence, follows: Pleasantville—Mr. and Mrs. W. Gar field Gardner, Mrs Carrie Husted, Mr. and Mrs. Edw.n Larry, Mr. and Mrs. A P. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Cor nell and Mrs. Whitney Lobdell. Buffalo, N. Y.—Mr. Edward J. Slin- gerland. Pudys—Miss Margaret M. Mahoney, Miss Julia Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. John Sweeney, Mr. Robert H. White and little daughter, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. White, Mr. Leslie White. Salem Center—Mrs. Gilbert M. Lob dell, Miss Mary B. Lobdell, Miss Cor nelia Lobdell, Mr. and Mrs. B. Van- Scoy and little daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Wallace. West Hempstead, N. Y.—Mrs. Oscar Anderson. White Plains—Mr. Francis Brown. Mr. and Mrs. George O. Miller. Yonkers—Mr. and Mrs. Howard Larry. Valhalla—Mrs. John Masterson. Somers—Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Paulsen, Mr. Horace Paulsen. Port Richmond, S. I.—Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Wilson. COUNTY COURT Of PUTNAM COUNTY. NEW YORK Pursuant to Statute, I hereby order and appoint the terms of the County Court of the County of Putnam In the State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, during the year 1987 for the trial of issues of law and fact, and the hearing and determina tion of all criminal matters of which said Court has jurisdiction, at which a Grand Jury and Trial Jury will be required to attend, to be held in the Court House in the Town of Carmel, in said County to the year <strong>1937</strong>, as fo&owa: On the Pint Tuesday of Jane Do not allow children to overtax weakened foot muscles during con valescence from any disease, urge child health autrorities. Captain Yates Talks On Life Saving As a result of the tragic drowning which occurred at Lake Waccabuc on July 9, when the wife and child of Henry Burntitus of Yonkers, were drowned, during a vacation trip. Cap tain David J. Yates, Director of First Aid and Life Saving, Weschester County Chapter. American Red Cross, was asked to give a demonstration for the benefit of homo owners, guests and friends of the South Salem section, Sunday. August 29, at 4 p. m. In a beautiful setting at the home of Mr. Bryce Taylor, Lake Waccabuc. the demonstration was given before approximately 300 persons. Thirty or more boats and canoes surrounded the demonstration area. The demonstration consisted of Paul A. Noe. President of the Westchester County Life Saving Examiners' Asso ciation. Charles Sammann and Don ald Kellogg, of Katonah; Beatrice Ta- tor. South Salem; and Junior Life Savers, Dot Peatt. Gladys Isles and Peggy Ostrander or Lake Namanasco. In Captain Yates talk before nnd during he demonstration, he explained that during the past twelve months there have been 81.291 certificates is sued to persons qualfying as Red Cross Life Savers in the United States. This brings the grand total of Life Savers to 798,499 since the inau guration of the Life Saving Service in 1914. In Westchester County since 1930, Captain Yates explained there have been 9.959 persons qualified, and over 8,000 training hours given. Captain Yates said that since Janu ary 1, there have been 14 drownings in Westchester. Nine of these persons drowned were from the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City area. Eight of these drownings occur red in unsupervised areas. In speaking of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City's drowning rate, he explained that <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City has the unenviable reputation of having the largest drowning loss of any civilized community in the world, the average being over 400 fatalities a year. The Life Saving demonstration con sisted of the various correct approaches to drowning persons, the breaking of so-called death grips or strangle holds, as taught by the Red Cross, body re covery drill, the use of life saving equipment in effecting rescues, parti cularly the use of a life saving ring buoy. Capain Yates stressed the need for all persons on the lake learning at least the fundamentals of water safe ty, stressing particularly, that in case of accidents—the over urning of ca noes and boats, persons should under no circumstances leave the boat. This applies especially to canoes capsizing. A canoe filled with water can be pro pelled by hand even if the paddles are lost. One of the most interesting parts of the demonstration consisted of the various life saving carries and the lat est approved method of applying arti ficial respiration, known as the Prone Pressure Method. FOR RELIABLE RADIO REPAIRING CALL CKOTON FALLS 204 G. E. SALLSTROM Oa the First Tuesday of December I further order and appoint the terms of the Court of the County of Putnam in the State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, for the trial of issues of law, and the hearing and decision of motions and other proceedings at which no jury will be required to attend, to be held in the Court House in the aforesaid town of Carmel on the second Monday of each month, and at the office of the County Judge of Putnam County in the Village of Cold Spring in said County, on the second and fourth Sat urday of each month, except during the months of January and August. Dated, December 7, 1936. JAMES W. BAILEY, Putnam County Judge. Putnam County Clerk's Office, as.: I. PERCY L. BARKER, Clerk of the County of Putnam and of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that the preced ing is a true copy of the orlgtoa) designation of the terms of the County Court of the County of Putnam for the year 1907, now on file in my office. PERCY L. BARKER, County Cfterk. Dated December 7, IK*. THE PUTNAM COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Bcewfter, N. Y. Incorporated 1871 OFFICERS Alexander F. Lobdell, President Arthur P. Budd, Vice President David P. Vail, Vice President Margaret K. Mackey, Secretary and Treasurer Doane C. Comstock, Counsel Deposit* made on or before the tenth business day of January, April, July or October or the third business day of other months will bear interest from the first of these months, rcepecifoty. In tereat compounded quarterly. • FIRST NATIONAL BANK BREWSTER, N. Y. af Capital $100,000 Surplus $31,500 BURGLAR PROOF VAULT A modern burglar proof safe deposit vaulr has recently been installed. Boxes rent for $5 per year. fOHRY H_ WBli, President J. DOUGLASS MEAD. Vice-President E D. 8TANNA21D. Cashier DANIEL I. STANDARD. Aset Oashki EDITH DIEIIL WINS WITH RED DEWEY (Continued from Page 1) showed in splendid form. Piloted by 'her owner, William Crawford of Shrub • Oak, she came from behind to win the [first heat in a thrilling grand stand .finish and in the final heat fought a half mile duel with Theodore Ke- hoe's Etta L. to win by a length. No driver has ever gotten more out of a horse than the veteran George colvin did behind Mr. Kehoe's flilly. Two pony races will supplement the harness horse program for Labor Day. SUMMARIES Class c Trot and Pace Laurelmite, br. m. by Vol- omite, Dr. W. P. Vail, Green wich 'Vail) 4 Etta, L, bl in, by Luzerne, Theodore Kehoe, Brewster fKehoe) 2 Topsy Turvey, ro m, by Highland Scott, H. J. Dornan Mahopac (Dornan) 5 Napoleon Sunrise, bl g, by Napoleon Direct, W. H. Ry der, Carmel (Ryder) 3 Dsisy Hanover, b m, by Guy McKVnney, Wm. Crawford, Shrub Oak (Crawford) l Time 2:22, 2:251;, 2:22%. Class B Trot and Pace Mollie Burke, b f, by Calu met Budlong, W Lee White, Norwalk, (White) 6 Kara Star, b m, by Day- star, N. Wittenberg, Brew ster (Wittenberg) 2 Show Lassie, b m, by High land Scott, H. J. Dornan, Mahopac (Dornan) i Agnes McGregor, b in, by McGregor the Great, M. O. & E. A. Nolan, Ansonia, (Donovan) 4 Wild Plower, b m, toy Pro tector, Lt. John G. Saro- bob, Dan bury (Sarobob) 5 Spot Cash, ch h, by San Francisco, G. B. Stevens, <strong>New</strong> Canaan (Stevens) 3 Time 2:13. 2:10*4, 2:17%, 2:21%. Ladies' Handicap Belle Forbes, tor m, toy J. Malcomh Fortoes, Mrs. Wm. Less, 2nd. Carmel (Mrs. Less) (Scratch) High Brooke, b m, by High Noon, Maynard & Hoag, Carmel (40 Ft. Back) (Miss Norma Hoag) Cecil Hanover, b g, by Sandy Flash. IDr. W. F. Vail. Greenwich (Mrs. Lloyd J. Vail) (80 Ft) Red Dewey, to g, toy Lord Dewey. W. Lee White. Nor walk Miss Edith Ddehl) 120 Ft. Back) 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 2 3 3 1 5 fl 3 11 4 5 3 6 4 3 2 1 3 2 9 2 8 4 4 4 2 3 2 Uncommon Americans -By Elmo Scott Watson- Man With Branded Hand TN EVERGREEN cemetery in * Muskegon, Mich., stands a monu ment which bears the inscription "Capt. Walker's Branded Hand" and below it a bas-relief of an open hand with the letters "S. S." on the heel of the thumb. This monu ment recalls one of the stirring in cidents of pre-Civil war days and marks the grave of a man who played a part in bringing on that conflict. Capt. Jonathan Walker was a Massachusetts sea captain and in 1844 was engaged in coastwise trade. Hating negro slavery, Walk er tried to help seven blacks, who had fled from a Florida plantation, escape to the Bahamas. He was arrested, brought to Pensacola, tried as a thief in federal court and found guilty. He was sentenced to be branded on the right hand with the letters "S. S." (slave steal er), to stand in the pillory one hour, be imprisoned fifteen days and pay a fine of $150. After the first part of the sentence had been carried out, he was led again into the courthouse. Or dered to put his hand on the post of the railing in front of the judge's bench, Walker protested when the marshal bound it fast to the post. He declared that he could hold it firm during the ordeal, but his pro test was ignored and the branding took place. After his release from prison, Walker went back to his home in Massachusetts to find himself a hero and a martyr. John Greenleaf Whit- tier wrote a poem in which he be sought Walker to hold his branded right hand aloft for all the world to see. Abolitionist leaders recog nized in the incident a potent ar gument for their cause. Accompa nied by a fugitive slave he traveled through the North and lectured on the evils of slavery. "The Man with the Branded Hand" became a famous figure and he did much to arouse the North and put it in a receptive frame of mind for Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" as a faithful picture of the horrors of slavery. In the '50's Walker and his family moved to Wisconsin and a few years later bought a small fruit farm in Michigan. There he lived during the remainder of his days and there he died in 1878, an almost forgotten figure who had played no little part in bringing on the greatest civil war in history. © Western <strong>New</strong>spaper Union. Bedford Court House Now 150 Years Old Uncommon Americans -By Dmo Scott Watson- r -ap'n Streeter, Squatter King F IFTY years ago it was only a sandbar on the shore of Lake Michigan opposite Chicago's famous "Gold Coast." Today towering sky scrapers, huge office buildings, a famous hotel and a great university stand on land valued at half a bil lion dollars. But Chicagoans still call it "Streeterville," thereby honor ing the memory of Cap'n George Wellington Streeter, who battled val iantly against "them dern capital ists" and held out for 30 years be fore they finally dethroned this fa mous "squatter king" from his "Deestrict of Lake Michigan." Streeter was a Civil war vet eran who became a boatman on the Great Lakes. In 1884 he built a 100- ton ship in which he started for Honduras to take part in a revolu tion then in progress. But his ship went aground on a sandbar and the skipper found himself marooned several hundred yards out in Lake Michigan from the Chicago shore line. So he decided he might as well stay right there. Out of the timbers of his ship he and his wife, Maria, built a little shack on their sandy island and settled down. But the rich owners of property in that part of Chicago were extend ing their riparian rights out into the lake. As the little peninsulas of filled-in land reached out toward the captain's island, which had been en larged by drifting sand, they decided that his shack was an eyesore and should be removed. They called on the law to evict these squatters ar.d five husky constables started out to do it. Cap'n Streeter put on his fight ing costume—a high silk hat and a frock coat—he and Maria took their muskets in hand and the con stables retreated hastily. Streeter found an old map of the city on which the boundary of Lake Michigan was plainly marked. He contended that the "made land" was outside that boundary, there fore it was under federal jurisdic tion and he claimed it by right of discovery. But the courts refused to recognize his claim to this "Dees trict of Lake Michigan." He and Maria were evicted time and again but they always came back. So the struggle went on year after year, in court and out of court. "Cap'n" Streeter died in 1921. But his second wife, "Ma" Streeter, true to her promise to him, carried it on for several years more. Finally she had to give up the fight and Chica go's "Thirty Years' war" with the "squatter king" came to end when she died last year. C Weatern Ns*apapor Valon, Nearly 200 members of the Bedford Fanners Club ga "hered at Old Bed ford Courthouse, Bedford Village, on August 25, to celebrate the 150th an- nivarsary of the building. There seat ed on the long benches that had felt the weight of many a Colonial bar rister in the early days of the nation they listened to recitals of the history of Bedford from members of the club. At the opening of the meeting the old courthouse bell was rung for the firs: time in years. The bell, it was only recently discovered is just 100 years old. A date believed to be the date of casting is 1837, 50 years after the courthouse was built. During the meeting it was voted by club memfbers to contribute $25 to a fund to be used for the erection of a suitable sign or marker for the his toric old building. Mrs. Alfred Roel- ker immediately arose to donate an other $25 to the funds on behalf of the Bedford Garden Club. Miss Delia Marble, a resident of Bedford Village and a member of the club was the first speaker and she dwelled on the "human qualities of the Courthouse." The other speakers were L. Hollmgs- worth Wood, president, who harked back to the days when Westchester county attorneys and Justices came from miles around to try their cases. Will Adams gave a detailed history of the old building through several phases of American history. A poemi written by Robertson Bar rett of Katonah paying tribute to the courthouse was read and the model of the Bedford Presbyterian church built by Palmer Lewis was exhibited. Cards bearing the seal of the town of Bedford and a description of its graphic designs as related to Bed- fords History were handed out as of ficial mementos of the 150th anniver sary of the Courthouse. Slot Machines. Ever put a nickle ;n the slot for a package of gum, a bar of chocolate candy, your weight, or a chance to "hit the machine?" As you did, you probably thought the slot machine was a clever idea. These are great days—selling candy, food products and what not, by machine. That's where the joke is on us. This idea of selling by machine isn't some thing new, not by a jugful. And it isn't fifty years or a hundred years old. It's over 2,000 years old. Tie that one. We think of the people of the time 0/ Christ as walking along dusty roads and buying their wares in the market place. A simple sort of life. Machines weren't of that day. This is the ma chine age. Well, according to the records, we're just thinking—and we're wrong. For, the first coin-in-the-slot machine goes back to about 200 B. o.—over 2,000 years ago. But you hatven't heard any thing yet. That machine was used for the dispensing of purifying water to Egyptian worshipers as they entered the temples. The records state: "The water was contained in closed vessels provided like a money box with a slit in the top through which the sum of five drach mae must be dropped before the don or could receive any of the purifying contents. The weight of the five coins moved a lever downward, which open ed a valve. As the lever lowered, the coins fell off, and the lever rose again, closing the valve." So that's that. Speaking of slot machines, here is another one that old. in the Eigh teenth Century a British genius inven ted a machine that looked like a jury wheel, mixed up with a clock, for the dispensing of a chew of tobacco, for a penny. Somebody said there is nothing new under the sun. It certainly looks as if that somebody was r.ght.—The Dum my. 0 Bridge used to be where you stood at midnight. Now midnight is when you find out where you stand at bridge. —The Dummy. Tbc Putnam County National Bank Carmel, N. Y. Interest Department Trust Department Christmas Club Safe Deposit Boxes George W. Sloat Funeral Director Carmr) 70 Uceaaed in Nc Yes* a** <strong>New</strong> Jersey
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