, 1874-05-19
Tho Cumberland Lodge Stock Dis
posed Of at Dexter Park.
How Messrs. Parker & Blake Got Into
tho Business.
The Animals Sold at Hntnously
Low Prices.
4 Sacrifice Of Dogs.

,.., ~ Tnxtsr Dortr ak erflav
afternoon, which involves tt','oo4 ''o u'ss9fy VI
lwo mon Who aro protty well known In Ohioago
mi v,cirftv broad, Their names arc WILL
am Por,se, al>; ro!'crt D!ako. Tho former is
founE nifa f",slci "entaseu so'o4 y. a,,s.a 0y
English family no las hoon ea.!ea Aoro
parkor by some, but 1t ia said by those who
know linn best that he can lay no claim to the
tito' thoro oens en 0laSs .aid tn,u'S thnt 1a
Lilo way. ~ ~ aleo .oA'a 'n"s n'o
.athor was Bishop Of tho Anglican
Church. and q nobleman bosldcs, md that
ho leit an inenslty o. "oatn 70 ns nols ,,o
Is oxtrcmely pfoDaDao' % tno "e aea.
VIC haya reference haH gwen ov'uence a ot s.ea'
riches in nll Of his transactions IN thia country.
,vhen he frat oan1e to America, three or four
...u. u u,s x1oro,r m n r'nnprrn -trtr. nn}
5o"'o "h0, ts, ~ ~ -, n,.i,o a.. ouord{.n
lie "es accoAlPnni'o ~ 4'4"A" nv
Tho lattoris known Us
.. GAIT. n1'AkE,
M of tho I Inglisil arny. but he has never produced
,,ana;a Y n show that Ills representations wero
h trno. In hunting excursion on the p1aina
Parker was taison captive bT tribe OF Indians,
anod to eoouro Ills release. however, md both ho
md Blake suddenly turnod up In Chicago:
They became acquainted with number Of
tho best mon in tho city, aud, as there was come
decided to remain In this vicinity. Accordingly,
TuEx rUNoHAsED TRACT
Of 1G0 aeres near Lowell, Lake County, Ind, and
built thereon house costing from szo'Uoo 70
supulicd with tue bort servants TINT this city
could ofrord. Tho tract waB fonecd III and i'm
1royod for stock-larn, and when avorythtiag
sgaa in readiness. Capt Blake went to Gng!and
aud imported lot 1f Aasrney 9na 5eva puna% ama
South Down shoep. and Beskshiro and
Esaox pigs and d number OF sporting
doas from tho best kennels III tho old country,
Tha cattle, nheep, and pigs were used Tor breed
ing purposes, and the dogs we're, devoted to tho
ciaso, of which both Parker and Blake appear
to be- pagBiouatey foud. Tho onti1o concern
was dubbed Cumberland Lodge" and WAS
opened in q style commensurate with the roal or
MONEY n1ATTHRB. .. =
There bas boon some trouble about money
matters. however, and Cumberland Lodge has
not proapered. In fact 1t has proved almost
worthlcps-owing, doubtless TO tho neglecs Of
Parker 7 and 'N Biako; and hence tIo ealo
Of tho stock and dogs. Bills are due hero
and In fn;iiana In Dinhes name, and, as Parker
rofused to 0put up" from his private purse,
touethinu had to bc done to raise the wind. It
In such mudde that no ono can satisfactorily
4hinE belonging to tho Lodge waa tho only way
left Of coming to settlement.
ES
This sale, rs before stated, occurred yesterday
afternoon, It was advertised for 10 o'clock in
the morning, but m ofhcor from ono Of the
United States courts lnterposod some legal OBJ
re Gooreo ". Rust ,lod Il petition against Par-
kor d Blake, claiming that they owed him S15a25
It was also alleged that Parkor l. Blako Ind
been engaged in tic businesa Of dealing in fancy
tact Of l6o acres in Indianss with $4,000 worth
Of cattle and sheep; that tho parties hnd sold
their property to n. r. 1lilligau. Their aasete
arc about 500, 900. Their stock was adye1sHed
In tho Prairie Farmer for sale at Dexter Park
but no catalogue Of the pedigree had been Of
fcred, md the petition stated that such pro
rocding, boing Irregular, would tend to make ele
atock sell at . vary low price. An injunction
against tho proposed salo Waa issued, mud alse
wus. however, modified subsequently SO as tt
allow tho sale on q bond bong iiloti.
Mr.. ". F. Milligan aatis1od the bond. and tht
sale proceeded, Col. Judy acting AZ auotioneor,
mud Alossrs. Parker and Blake IS exhibitors o
they must acknowledge that they struck good
bargains, "a the property was Hold tor mere
song. Tho eutiro lot-cattle, pigs, shoep, essd
doga-dld not bring nsi: $4,000, 1an -.
Hiss Wiley, OF Glen Flora, got by White Prince
sud bred by hlr. l.. ?. Hubbard, Of Marshall, Mich
sIG .ss pnr'9asfe s 6y 60 as hnn s nGssf sas
Mr. Dodge aIso purchased the next, white COW
ra}icd Frnntic, and got by Duke The price WOE
Bai6-much lcss thau her real value, Tho nexi
IN The list wns Blush, Of Glen F}ora rot By the
Sixth Duke Of Geneva, and bred by Col. Hing,
pf Minneapolis. 6ho went OF tor $3.50 to Mr
D. B. Groomeg, OF Winchester, HY. He'd RoB
~ tha Tnha cnt hv kfar;ner and brad hv Mr. ID
r Huirht. 81 Dutcheaa County. N. r. va,
hoarht Tor a205 by hfr. Alexander Charios. o
Dixon. ill 1Ir. Charles also bought sallie, 10
by Noble Duke, and bred by MI G. Cayagna
tia list was almost rift. tha cow Iily
rot by tbe eleventh Duke Of Airdrie, aud bred i.
tho lass james II. Hill, Of Macon County, III.
being aoIl togothor, WITH calf. for sSlO. Capt
BIako pa,d 81, 200 for hor when be bought hor
yoar Of so ago, aftor she had been awarded half
west. M{st1etoa Second. eot by Royai Oxford
and bred bY Mr., Aloxapder, Of Woodford Qoun
tv Nv originally r,,ro1,aHrd for 81 mn yna aol
t. Mr' q. IS. Ward. Of Knnsap CitY. for $3.50
Sic il also q winner OF several State Fair prizoi
Baroness Glon Flora, q roam heilor. got by in
tnwr rn,nn. r. Eiss;nnnr ~ f.tnrLuv;Nc Nj