The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
]. FROST ''PINCHES"
new COUNTY OFFICER
Ben Is Indued to Talk Law in Nc
Aleer's Office While the Gang
Arranges the Background for the
Jolly 0ccasion-Reciepient Appre-
criates Token of Friendship.

Benjamin l.. b. Bell, SCARED warrior
of many a hard-fought political bat
tie; idol of scores of loving friends,
reveled in glory New Years eve when
he was decorated with badge of
honor in the shape of a gold deputy
sheriff's star, which was presented to
him by a group of his most enthusiasts
tic friends.
The demonstration that was given
him on the fourth floor of the Ham
mond building. in the offices of At
torney w. J. McAleer, was such a sur
prise to the new official that words al
most failed him to express his appre-
citation. He regards that occasion as
one of the most memorable in his ca
reer, for he is a man still young in
spirit and along with it he has a good
ly share of sentiment. His friends are
still laughing about the manner that
they resorted to in order to make Ben
acquainted with their esteem.
Ben Bell Is &PInched.v
Under the pretense of taking UP a
legal matter with him in his private
offces Attorney McAleer induced the
deputy sheriff to go to the fourth floor
While closeted there, and wondering
why the attorney could not choose some
other night than New Years eve on
which to talk business, Mr. Bell waited.
ignorant of what was in store for him.
In the meantime, about thirty friends
followed to the fourth floor and ar
ranged the preliminaries in the recep-
tion room. When everything was in
readiness, James frost, the outgoing
deputy sheriff, opened the door to the
private office and "pinched" the new
deputy. He hailed him out among the
gang" and there pinned the gold star
on him. Before the uch-astounded
Ben could realize it all, an able pres
entation speech by Fred Friedley was
in progress. Remarks followed by
Bert Escher Judge Frank Prest, Sim
Cotton, w. ]. McAleer, Charles Fried
rich, John Fitzgerald, Robert Kidney
and D. E. Boone.
Many Others Present.
In addition to these there were pres
ent: William Thompson, IL P. Smith.
viii Newman, H. R. Schneider. Frank
Williams, Charles Williams, Carl Ames.
T. E. Bell. Stephen Terry, w. H Les
lie, E. A. Patzke, Richard Schaaf. Fred
Crumpacker, Owen Crumpacker, Will
liam Pepperdine, Erick Luno. Dave
Hirsch. B. CARRIER, George Locklin. H.
Lundt. E. A. Kinkade, ]. Erkson and
p. Davis.
The most pleasing feature of the
event was the fact that his friends
gathered from both political faiths.
Good cheer radiated from all angles.
by word of mouth and uncorked bot
ties. but chiefly from the classic face
of Ben Bell.
Sentiments by Fred FriedIey.
The presentation speech by Fred
Friedley was ably delivered and cheered
to the echo. He said in part:
This appointment is a long defer
red honor due him (Mr BelD. and
means more than appears upon its face
Future success and greater and
higher political preferment follows on
the well-doing of ones duties. and
which truth will be emphasized In the
near future, in the career of our friend.
Benjamin L. B. Bell
1T has fallen upon me to be the
spokesman of some of your MANY
friends upon this occasion, and 1 wish
to present to you a token of their es-
TEEN, friendship and qualification. car
rying with it their wish of many more
prosperous and happy New Years to
you and yours