1937-09-03 - Northern New York Historical Newspapers

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, New York, on or before the 13th
day of December, 1937.
Dated May 24th, 1937.
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, New York, on or be­
fore the 24th day of November, 1937.
Dated Brewster, N. Y., May 14, 1937.
DANIEL H. BLOOMER,
Executor.
F. LEON SHELP,
Attorney for Executor,
Brewster, N. Y.
SHERIFF'S COURT PROCLAMA­
TION.—State of New York, 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, 1937, 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, 1937.
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 1909, No­
tice is hereby given that a panel of
Grand and Trial Jurors will be drawn
Monday, Aug. 30, 1937, 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, 1937, at ten o'clock In the
forenoon.
Dated, Aug. 18, 1937.
HARRY M. BARRETT,
County Clerk.
Surrogate's Court of Putnam County
New York
Pursuant to Statute, I hereby Ofto
and appoint the terms of the Surro­
gate Court of the County of Putnam
In the State of New York, during the
year 1937, 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, 1937,1, 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, New York, on the 18th day of
September, 1937, 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 New York,
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 New York, 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. New York-
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, New York
"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,
1937, 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, New York
July 23. 1937.
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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
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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 New York
to acquire real estate for,
and on behalf of, the
the City of New York.)
•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
New York City.
First
Separate
Report
Delaware
Section No. 4
Northern 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, New York, on the 14th day of
September, 1937, 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,
1937, was duly filed in the office of the
Clerks of the Counties of Putnam and
Dutchess on the 4th day of August,
1937.
PAUL WINDELS,
Corporation Counsel,
Attorney for Petitioners,
Office and P. O. Address,
Municipal Building,
New York, 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 New York, 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 1937, 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 New York City
area. Eight of these drownings occur­
red in unsupervised areas. In speaking
of New York City's drowning rate, he
explained that New York 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 New York, 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,
New 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 Newspaper 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
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