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The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

Truly most interesting communi-
cation, defending himself against the
title of Nemesis" and telling of his
early connections with the Grand val
ley, with the towns of Grand juno
ton and Fruita, written by T. c.
Henry, appeared in yesterdays Den
yer News. Owing to its keen local
interest it is reproduced as follows:
A Miss Laut"-antecedents to me
as yet unknown-has recently writ
ten me up in Golfers Weekly as a
typical water hog" etc, and now in
yesterdays News dispatch from
Grand Junction says | am the Mem
esis of the Grand Valley"
The Collier performance is develop
ing some fervid correspondence with
Editor Hapgood, which in due time
will be published. / trust | shall not
disappoint my friends.
The role of Nemesis is n distinct
surprise to me. | have never con-
sciously cultivated that aspiration.
For reasons some of which | viii de-
tail, | think the Characterization is
misplaced. | have, however, charged
the reclamation service with local
wastefulness and incompetancy. |
suspect its employees in retaliation
have set the term going. 1t is to be
expected they woulG regard me as a
Nemesis to them, or worse.
In March, 1888, | came to Colo
RADIO from Kansas where my opera
tions had crowned me wheat king.
Early in April following. Governor
Crawford the founder of Grand juno
tion, my close personal friend, came
to Denver accompanied by Matt Arch,
who had undertaken to build the
Grand Valley Canal. Arch had eN-
hausted his resources and became
badly involved besides. through mis-
failure to negotiate loan of 81 1000
on the project. Gov. Crawford ap-
pealed to me and without even going
over to the valley solely upon his
representations of course, made in
good faith, took the loan at 9Oc on
the dollar. and gave Arch my check
for $1,000.
From time to time thereafter as
construction proceeded paid the bal
ance. More money was needed. This
| advanced until finally l paid Arch
S35, 900 for his stock and took over
the enterprise. Before | could reach
stopping place my books showed l
had invested 1915 over and above
the $4,000 loan, not one dollar OF
which have I ever recovered. That
episode certainly did not make me
Nemesis" of any sort.
| In the fall of 1884 1t was decided
to extend the system. build the upper
laterals. and make other improve
ments. A loan of 100000 to replace
the other and meet the new require
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01
TELLS Of SPENDING FORTUNES
IN THIS VALLEY, Then ASKS IF
HE SHOULD Be CALLED NEMESIS

ments was effected. The major part
was taken by the Travellers Insurance
company who had for years been in
vesting through me. Floods in the
Grand, underestimate and inexperi-
ence eliminated in defaulted interest
and the Travellers Insurance company
took possession. Litigation followed
for six or seven years, the Travellers
meantime expending and wasting
three or four hundred thousand dol
lars Finally, their title having been
successfully disputed in the courts a
compromise was made by which the
property was turned back to me, the
Travellers interests being estimated
at St50,000. Before / could con-
summate further plans the panic of
1898 interviewed and / lost my entire
holdings. My financial embarrass-
ment gave the land owners chance
to buy the canal, the best ditch prop
erty in this state, at figure barely
more than nominal. Surely this deal
did not make a Nemesis" of me.
Early in 1884 / laid out the town of
Fruita, gave a park, built hotel, To-
Gated a general store. started news
paper etc. | shipped a carload of
fruit trees from Illinois, the first
taken over the range, and planted
them In orchard tracts adjoining the
town. | procured from California
grape vines, nectarines, prunes, al
monds, etc, for experimental pur-
poses. A short time ago [ was driven
about Fruita and saw some of those
very orchards still in full bearing.
This Fruita venture cost me more
than 1000. This, too, lost. My
misfortune, however, gave business
start to at least one ambitious citizen
of the valley, who curiously enough,
has always disparaged me. Never
theless, | do not think that he Will
assert am a Nemesis" to Fruita.
will not recite my recent efforts
in behalf of Orchard Mesa's develop
ment. | hope and believe the Magen-
.heimers will fulfill their contract and
build the water system. | may at
least claim the credit, If any, of hav-
ing introduced them to the valley
But for us. Engineer Sands impert-
inent interference backed by Newell,
would have defeated irrigation for Or
chard Mesa and blighted its future in
definitely. For my part in that ex-
plot cannot be declared a Meme
sis" to the valley.
Neither myself, nor any company
in which I have been interested so
far as | can recall have sued or been
sued by anyone in the Grand valley.
| have never incurred any finan, ial
obligation there which has not been
discharged. ! have never had con-
troversy or a personal difference with
any citizen living in the Grand valley,
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

There was a busy session of the
city commissioners late yesterday af-
ternoon. A number of matters were
given consideration. NJ. j. Ruthbard
was granted pawn brokers' license.
A petition for an arc light on the
corner of Eleventh street and Ouray
avenue was received, an ordinance
regulating the salaries of certain city
employees was read and other mat
ters given attention. The commits
sioners meet again late this after
noon.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

have never been intoxicated, never
gam dollar, never visited dive
in that valley. l am therefore com
paratigely immune from successful
peIs nal attack. But / have continu-
ousl.. and consistently assailed the ex-
travagant and inane operations of the
reclamation employees who have
thwarted the construction of the High
Line by private or district enterprise.
If that makes me Nemesis" to the
valley so be IL. I. G. HENRY.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

1t is a very common sight these
days to see a number of Hannah
Creek ranchmen on the streets dis
cussing the merits of the city's suit
for the Hannah Creek water rights,
Each day large number of the
ranchmen and water owners have
been in attendance at the hearings
in the county court room, and the
interest is very keen.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01
Memorial Services

AT the Brethren's church. five miles
northwest of Grand Junction, on next
Sunday morning. December 8, at IL
o'clock, there will be services to the
memory of little Marie Holland, the
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. r.
Holland, who died of dipththeira Il
few weeks ago. All are invited to
attend these services.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

The Sentinel is in receipt of most
interesting number of the Bankers
Magazine, devoted in this particular
issue to an article on THE Truth
About Mexico The article is an
eye-opener and shows that old Mex
leo is truly land that promises won
derful growth and development.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

Courteous treatment, good service
are what the patrons of Barton &
rerril, livery and transfer men, get.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

When you 60 TO penver don't fail
to call on Joe e. Dulmaine at 1915
Stout street.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

Trobitz & Witcher. practical plum
bers. 122 North Fifth. Plumbing
and hot water heating.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

Get married and we will take care
of you.-Crown Furniture Company.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

Phone ]. e. Mckenzie when you
want a plumber. He knows his busi-
ness; he will give satisfaction. and
his prices are reasonable. He has
one of the best equipped plumbing
establishments in western Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

Emerald City-Majestic Theatre
December l3 and / A.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-01

G. w. RIDLEY has been in
% the optical business for the
" last 16 years and can fit your
eyes at the Primrose jewelry store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02

out any effort, the Glendale addition
has been practically disposed of in the
past three years and considerable prop
erty has been sold in the Hammond
Heights addition, in the Oakland addi-
ton and the Joseph o. Morris addition.
all of which were laid out as a result
of the location of the Standard steel
Car company, Hammond
These deals indicate that there is
and has been a healthy activity in the
real setate market in Hammond despite
the fact that the growth of Cary. in
the eastern part of the county. has
attracted the eyes of the world in that
direction.
Last Saturday Roscoe E Woods sold
four lots in the souh Homewood addf-
ipon to Drs. Groman and Salisbury. 9TH
er purchases are under consideration IN
this addition and when the addition
finally is sold out the last cheap lots
in Homewood Will be gone
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
GEORGE HE|SER LOOKS INTO
GUN BARREL LAST NIGHT
Hammond Business Man Tapped Last Night for Eight.
Dollars and Gold Watch in Daring Hold
up in Homewood.

HOmewOOd was the scene of a dar-
Ing hOId-uP last evening when George
Heiser, a cigar manufacturer of this
city, was confronted with a man be-
hind gun and was asked to turn
over his vaIuabEes.
The loot amounted to IS and a gold
watch, and the hOld-up occurred not
more than a block from Hefser's house
AT 6;4O p. Heiser says that he was
frightened. He makes no claims TO
bravery.
According to his story. Heiser had
just left the house and was on his way
downtown where he expected to pur-
chase some theater tickets. Just as he
reached. the alley in the rear of the
Herbst' fats he was suddenly confront
ed with man and was compelled to
look into the barrel of a gun
II Looked Very Large.
Heiser says the bore of the gun
looked as large as the opening in a
vinegar barrel and he imagined that
he could almost see the little lead
pill that was waiting TO find lodging
in his body If he did not obey the com
niands of the ''stick-up"
He says before he knew what had
happened he was reaching for the lit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
LABOR OFFICIAL DENIES
GREENWALD'S STATEMENT

Information coming from C. l. Shari-
ty, secretary of the Building Trades
association, is in direct contradiction
to that given to THE TIMES last
Wednesday by Mr.. Greenwald of that
organization, whicht was to the effect
that the matter of holding a mass
meeting of the association for the
purpose of discussing the United
States district courts decision in re-
gard to the cases of Gompers, Mitchell
and Morrison, had been taken up and
voted down. Mr.. Sharity says that
the matter was never brought up and
could consequently not have been voted
down. In making this statement says
he acted in order that the members Of
the association may not labor under a
false impression.
The information from Mr.. Greenwald
for THE TINES was volunteered last
Wednesday when a TINES reporter
asked H. E. Granger about the possi-
bilities of a massmeeting of all other
organizations in the county Mr.
Granger expressed his views on the
possibilities and hoped that mass
meeting would materialize when Mr.
Greenwald spoke up and said the mat
ter had been taken up in the Building
Trades association and voted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02

tie twlnkling stars which were just
coming out about that time and thev
seemed so far away that he stood on
his tip-toes in his efforts to touch them
with his fingers.
This performance was all due to the
command: Hands up" which Mr..
Heiser heard along early in the game.
As Heiser was doing the toe dance the
hold-up man spent his time going
through the local cigarmaker's pock-
cts.
Told to "Git. South.
After the search had been completed
and the loot had been stored away in
the jeans of the rude gentleman, who
had the temerity to undertake such a
job in the residence district of the city
Heiser was told to go south and "git"
and the highwayman went north
In this manner they parted and a few
minutes later the report was sent to
the police station. 1t happened that it
was just the time when the night shift
goes on and the day shift quits, and
so 1t was some time before the police
got on the trail. They are working
on the case, however. and will do their
best to land the fellow who was re-
sponsible for the job.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
BIG BANKING
DEAL is CLOSED
First National Bank Of Hammond
This Afternoon Acquires The
Commercial Bank

ter because he is unable to give his
large interest personal attention, and
they. with other stockholders join in
commencing to the public the enlarged
First National bank John w. Dyer.
the retiring cashier of the Commercial
bank is not yet decided what line of
work he will pursue.
The officers of the First National
extend New Years greetings to the
patrons of both institutions, and pledge
themselves to be as liberal to the
patrons of both as they were to their
own, and the new friends they hope to
acquire, as is consistent with good bus
mess.
Equipment Is Fine.
The equipment of the First National
to handle the increased business could
not be better, their splendid quarters
on the most prominent corner in the
city are as good as could be desired.
The officers in charge are men in the
prime of life. with wide banking and
general business experience and are
strong financially.
The development of the First Ma
tional since its reorganization in 1901
has been gratifying to its officers and
the public alike. From a deposit of
$4,000 in 1901 to a deposit of ST.
100000 at the beginning of 1909 is
development with could not be
brought about in a less favored COM
munity.
On and after Monday, Jan. 4, the
patrons of the Commercial bank will
find their accounts at the First Ma
tional, where they will recognize the
faces of some of the efficient employees
of the Commercial. In the meantime
the transfer of the effects of the Com
mercial will be made to the First Ma
tional bank
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
TWO GAMES TONIGHT

This evening, at the high school au-
ditorium, will be held one of the most
important basketball games of the
season. The contest will be between
the Hammond high school five and the
five representing the Mckinley high
school of Chicago.
Both Of these teams are first class
and there is sure to be an exciting con
test. An admission fee of 25 cents will
be charged and there is sure to be a
large attendance Of high school stud
ents.
The winner of the game will be a
claimant for honors in the basketball
championship contests for Chicago and
the district in its immediate vicinity.
The Baptist Athletic club will also
play the Lake high school team at their
clubrooms, and hot game is expected.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02

GOES FOR
NEW JOB
Popular Young Hammond
Man Leaves for State Cap
ital Tomorrow to Begin
Duties of Call Clerk in the
Senate There Next Week.

William Hastings will leave for IN
dianapolis tomorrow, where he will act
as call clerk in the state senate during
the coming session of the legislature.
Mr.. Hastings received his appoint
ment from State Senator Bowser and
in view of the fact that he performed
such splendid service for the party
during the recent campaign Mr.. Has
tings deserved the plum.
The duties which will devolve upon
Hastings are not onerous. He will be
required to call the roll when a vote
on certain measure is required and
he will make a record Of the vote
The compensation is sufficient to
make the job an acceptable one, and
it is sure to last at least sixty days.
Mr.. Hastings anticipates having a
pleasant experience and he will have
the opportunity to go through a me-
morable session of the legislature and
make many valuable acquaintances.
Made Good Politically.
viii Hastings was the right hand
man for County Chairman r. Richard
Schaaf during the past campaign He
made good from the start and his un-
firing efforts and executive ability was
one of the things that made all of the
plans that were undertaken by the
party managers a go
Furthermore VIII Hastings was the
fulfllment of the promise that the
young men would make their influence
felt If they were given an opportunity
to do something during the recent cam
paign. He was treasurer of the Young
Mems Republican club and one of the
moving factors in that organization.
The republicans of Hammond, young
and old, will be glad to know that Mr.
Hastings services for the party have
been in a measure rewarded In this
manner. In spite of the baseless
calumies which have heaped on the
people Of Lake county as a result of
the Simons- -Wickey contest it is expect
ed that VIII Hastings with his pleas
ing personality will be able to convince
the legislators from over the state that
Dick Schaaf and his whole organiza-
tion ought not to be wearing stripes
instead of walking about as peaceable
American citizens.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
JUDGE
G|LLETT
RET|RES
One of Most Able Jurists
Indiana Supreme Court
Ever Had Will Step Down
and Out of Office Tomor-
row.

Judge John H. GiIlett of Hammond,
who has served as Judge ON the Indi-
ana supreme bench for the past Ave
years and who, ON the eve of his re-
tfrement is counted one Of the most
able judges that ever sat on the SUI
preme bench of Indiana, will step out
of office tomorrow and will be sue
ceeded by Quincey Myers of Logans-
port.
Judge Gillett was appointed by Gov
ernor Hanly to fill out the unexpired
term of Judge Francis Baker, who
was appointed to the office of judge of
the court of appeals
Judge Gillett served the remaining
year of the term of Judge Baker and
then received the nomination and
election to the office at the hands of
the republican party.
Honor to the Profession.
Judge Gillett has never been a poll
tician. He is known the state over as
polished, erudite lawyer and an
honor to the profession. He has had
very few of his decisions reversed DUR
ing the five years that he served as
judge OF the supreme court.
Judge Gillett leaves many warm
AAAShuS ana dCQudlnIanceS at the state
capital where he has spent a portion
of each year. He will take UP the
practice Of law in Hammond where he
is now temporarily located in offices on
the fourth floor of the Hammond
building. Later on he will be pro-
vided with a suite of rooms on the fifth
floor where he and his son, Gerald Gil
lett, will be permanently located
Greenwald Takes Office.
Attorney Charles Greenwald yester-
day became the prosecutor of Lake and
Porter counties and performed the first
duties of his office. He will appear for
the state in the first cases In the Lake
superior court His deputies In the var
ious cities Of the counties Of Porter
and Lake also bega nfheir duties.
Tom Grant of Lowell took up Sheriff
f. S. Carter's mantle where he let it
fall and is now a full-fiedged and a
full-armed officer of the law His de-
puties have beenSsworn in and his Of
nee is in goo drumming order. The de-
cree of the voters of the county and
of the state has been carried out
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
ORDERS OUT FOR
ARREST OF FRIEND
Latter, Who Was Left in Charge of
Deliveries With Instructions to
Drive Slowly Onward, Waits in
Vain and Finally Hitches Horse to
Post.
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Indiana Harbor, Ind, Jan. 2. The
absent mindedness of Hammond
driver nearly caused the arrest of a
Harbor man for horse stealing and
worried local patrons of the Bick Laun-
dry company. 1t was only through the
intervention of the police that deIiv-
cries were made in this city on Thurs
day afternoon and the citizens here
know nothing of the danger in which
they were placed.
1t appears that the driver, who is
rather young, left Hammond about $50
o'clock on Thursday morning. Over
taking an acquaintance, a Mr.. Sum
mers, the latter requested a ride as
far as the Harbor. Summers formerly
drove the wagon for the Harhor Laun-
dry company and knew the route well
The regular driver consented to Sum
mers' company and the team proceeded
on Pine street.
According to Summers story, the
regular driver stopped at one of the
houses on that street, saying that he
wanted to call on a lady for q few min
utes. Drive on slowly and I'll catch
up to you" he instructed Summers, and
his orders were obeyed literally. Block
after block was covered until Summers
began to worry about the drivers care
lessness.
Used His own Judgment.
Thinking that the man must have
taken the street car to East Chicago,
he brought the horses to that city, ar
irving there about 1890 o'clock But
no driver showed up and Summers,
fearing to call up the Bick office lest
his friend should be discharged, waited
for the man to put in an appearance.
About 2 o'clock Chief of Police Hig-
gins was told to be on the lookout for
short, stout man, named Summers,
who had stolen" a Bick delivery wa
Son- Orders were issued to arrest
Summers at once and a search com
menced for the wagon Although the
outfit had stood in front of the Cohen
buffet for almost four hours at the
time the police were looking for Sum
mers, he was driving back to the place
where he had left his friend-the regu-
lar driver. He soon returned and was
told of the search that was being made
for him. He Immediately drove to the
police station and told his story to
Chief of Police Higgins, with the re-
suit that he was released and told to
drive the wagon over to the Bick es-
tablishment. Deliveries to the Harbor
and East Chicago were resumed late
Thursday evening, in time however. to
complete the full dress regalia of local
diners-out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
A. N. TURNER
IS PRESIDENT
Most Important Financial
Deal That Ever Took
Place in Hammond.

The most stupendous financial ne
gotiations that ever took place in
the Calumet region were concluded
this afternoon about o'clock when
the First National Bank Of Hammond
absorbed the Commercial Bank, the
oldest of the county. The acquisition
Of the Commercial bank by the First
National will fall like bolt out of a
clear sky on the banking interests of
Lake county in general, and the
Calumet region in particular. The
important transaction was negotiated
BY the Napoleon Of Northern Indiana
finance, A. Murray Turner. The
First National in acquiring the stock
OF It's leading competitor, will in
crease tbs stock to $1,000, 900, and
place 10000 to the surplus account.
The directorate of the reorganized
financial institution mas not yet been
fully determined upon, but Mr..
Turner, who, together with Thomas
Hammond, vice president, and w. C.
Belman, as cashier, will be the lead
ing officers, states that the number
of directors will be increased and
changed to properly represent all in
terests. The new directorate will be
competent to cope with the increased
responsibility.
The Commercial bank is today. as it
has been. one of the strongest banks
in northern Indiana. and its combfna
ton with the First National is only
one more evidence that Hammond has
outgrown little things and has risen
to the dignity of a first class city. The
First National with its combined capi-
tai surplus and liability to stockhoId-
ers of 100000 and a deposit account of
s1,500,00o, will offer to the citizens of
the Calumet region all that can be de-
sired in point of stability and ability
to meet all reasonable demands.
VIII Retain stock
Thomas Hammond, the retiring presi-
dent of the. Commercial, and C. E. Ford.
the majority holder of the Commercial
stock, will retain stock in the reorgan-
lied First National but will retire
from active management, the former
on account of his health. and the lat
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
MAKES APPOINTMENTS

Dr. ". F. Howat, recently elected
worshipful master of Garfield lodge,
No. $50, Hammond, has announced his
appointments for the ensuing year.
They are Fred N Hickok, senior dea-
con; w. M. Hankey. junior deacon: w.
S. Jones, senior steward; George Bail
ey, junior steward; Jacob H Kasper,
tyler.
These appointments were announced
at the lodge meeting last evening and
were generally approved. The fnstalla-
ton of the officers will take place next
Friday night
This is always solemn occasion and
one which is of interest to all Masons.
1t is expected that there will be a full
attendance.
There will be the installation of Off
GERS in the chapter Jan 1S, a week
from Wednesday. and in the Command
cry next Monday, Jan. 4.