The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-25

THE INDIANA-CHICAGo CO, RE
GENTLY GOT A FRANCHISE IN HAM |
MOND. WAS KIND ENOUGH TO MAKE /
BECKER A DIRECTOR IN THE FIRST |
CALUMET SAVINGS & TRUST CO. HIS |
BANK. AND LET HIM HAVE TEN
SHARES OF STOCK VALUED AT ST.
900.
They Were Friendly Indeed.
LET THE VOTER NOTE THAT |
HoTCHKIss WAS so VERY CRATE
Full TO BECKER FOR SOME REA- |
SAN THAT HE LOANED HIM $1,000 |
ON HIS OWN NOTE WHEN BECKER
WOULD HAVE THE PEOPLE OF
HAMMOND BELIEVE THAT. WITH
HIS ASSETS OR ONLY sS2O76.76, HE
OWES s25.52s.35.
MR.. VOTER, IF YOU WE'RE A BUSI- |
NESS MAN WOULD YOU as COLD
BUSINESS PROPOSITION LOAN BECK
Err $1,000 ON HIS OWN NOTE WHEN
/ HE OWES SO MUCH AND HAS so
| LITTLE? WOULD YOU DO 1T AS A
COLD BUSINESS PROPOSITIONS
+ BUT HERE is THE MOST DAMAG-
/ ING CONFESSION OF ALL: BECKER
i SWEARS THAT HE OWES s25.528.S5.
! THE INTEREST ON THIS AMOUNT
AT PR CENT IS $1,7s6,sS. BECK
ER'S SALARY s ONLY $1,000 A YEAR.
/ HE HAS A FAMILY TO SUPPORT.
AND. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT
BUT LITTLE OF THIS PROPERTY IS
INCOME BEARING, HOW IN THE
NAME OF THE POWERS THAT BE.
CAN HE PAY THAT INTEREST
MONEY.
BECKER's AFFIDAVIT MEANS
sCHAAF's ELECTION. THE TINES
prints It below with pleasure. Read It
and study it:
Hammond Ind. Oct %, 1909
To Editor of TIE LAKE COUNTY TINES:
THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES has pub
lished numerous exaggerated, false, err
roneous and silly articles about my
financial affairs for the purpose of mis-
leading and prejudicing the voters in
the present municipal campaign, and
so that the voters may know the ex-
act truth in regard TO my property in
terests. 1 herewith show my holdings.
together with cost price, and also my
Indebtedness, which is as follows:
/. Two lots on Rimbach ave-,
bought or Oscar Krinbin in
1900, purchase price. .? 10000
?. Cost of house on said lots,
built in 1900. .. 100000
3. One-fourth interest in lot
Il, Commercial Club addi-
ton, bought in 1903 as
part contribution to locate
Torbett & Peckham. now
Fitzhugh Luther plant. $3.50
4. -Four hundred eighty mine
acres of land in Montana,
bought in 1908, at SO per
acre 1s4o l-Uu
5. Two hundred and forty
shares of stock in Becker
Taper Realty Co. at $2693
per share. This value per
share is based upon what
my interest In the land cost
me. which was conveyed to
the company for the stock
I did own 2sO shares. but
/ sold fifty shares. s.46s.2o
s. Nine acres of land on Sum
mer ST., near Standard Steel
gate Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Z. one-half of farm in Porter
county ............. 2,ses.5o
s. One-half OF live stock and
machinery on farm in Por-
ter county ...... 100000
g. Ten shares Of stock in First
Calumet Trust & Savings
bank Observation-Disclosures. 100000
10 One share OF stock in Ham
mond Industrial asso.... 10000
Il. Five shares of stock in
Hammond saengerbund-
Fidelia ........ ........ 25000
II. Two shares Of stock in
Elks' Building asso. .... 100 90
19. One share of stock in Ham
mond Bedding Co..... 10000
, Il. Cash on hand and in bank. 1856
, Is. Law library. office fur
niture and safe .... 10000
16. Home library - 1900
II. Household goods. about. 10000
is. Horse. bride, halter and
| blanket ............... $50, 90
10. Clothes and shoes. now
worth about $50. - 10000
20. Food on hand. about ~ 1000
p. Two shares of stock in
Electro Magnetic Co. $500. 10000
Total cost price of property
owned by me. ............... $32.076.76
My Indebtedness is as follows:
1. Mortgage on house on
: Rimbach avenue. held by
Walter L Altman .....s 100000
,, 2, One-half of mortgage on
farm In Porter county,
. by William Ruhe - $4,000
3. Mortgage on land in Mon
tana. held by Rose Eaton 10000
4. Notes held by Anton H
Taper. or on which he is
surety ........-.......... $4,000
5. Note held by Becker &
Taper Realty Co. 2583.35
s. Note held by c. w. Bauer 1850. 90
I. Note held by c. W. Hotch-
kiss. secured by ten shares
of stock in First Calumet
Trust s. Savings as col
lateral Observation-Disclosures. Loco. 90
, 8. Note held by George Drac-
!. kert -.... ............... 100000
9. Balance due on subscrip-
ton for two shares of
stock in EIks Building Asso. 5000
To- Balance due on subscrip-
ton for FIVE shares of
stock in Hammond Saen-
gerbund-Pidelia ........ $4,000