'FIGHT RENEWED
FOR VALUABLE
CHICAGO LAND
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CHICAGO, Sept. 3 (by Associated
Press).—“Streeterville, situated in the
“Deestrict of Lake Michigan,” a part
of Chicago’s famous “Gold Coast” is
about to be the scene of the thousand
and first battle in its history, accord
ing to notice served on United States
Marshal Bradley by Captain George
Wellington Streeter, 80-year old claim
ant to a $50,000,000 portion of the ex
clusive Lake Shore Drive section.
“Cap” Streeter and William H. Niles,
one time “military governor” and com
manding general of the army of the
“deestrict,” having notified the feder
al authorities that they are about to
try to enforce their claim to Streeter
ville stating that it is not in any state
in the union, have invited the Ameri
can Legion to assist them and set the
date for the opening of hostilities as
September 6. A letter , to the legion
posts, a copy of which was also sent
to Marshal Bradley, invites the former
soldiers to “meet me at the foot of
Superior street in uniform, armed and
carrying a flag, and help to end by
force of arms the treasonable acts of
judges or stand up against a wall be
fore a firing squad."’ A postscript in
vites the legionaires to bring their
lunch.
^ Captain Streeter has been fighting
since 1886 to establish his claims to
one of the most valuable sections of
Chicago’s lake front. In that year his
steamer, the Reutan, stranded on the
beach during a storm. Captain Street
er built a breakwater about the boat
450 feet off shore, and made it his
home. The rapidly shifting sands
filled in the space between boat and
shore and added 193 acres to the
city’s space. To this land Captain
Streeter laid claim, and in the next
quarter of a century battle’s by the
hundreds were fought in an effort to
oust him.
On one occassion 500 police beseiged
Streeterville. “General” Miles pro
claimed himself “military governor of
the district of Lake Michigan” and
* with 50 men of his “escort” erected
breastworks surmounted by barbed
wire and stood off the police for sev
eral days, before desertions in the
ranks so weakened the defending force
that a lone policeman finally executed
a flank attack and carried the fort.
The courts in 1915 ruled that Street
erville had no title to the property and
his brick castel, which succeeded the
steamboat home, was wrecked by dep
uty sheriffs and then burned.
In 1902 Streeter and two friends
wrere convicted of manslaughter __ in
connection with the death of John S.
Kirke, killed in one of the frequent
assaults on the castle. All were sen
tenced to life imprisonment, but after
a few' months were released.
* The site of the “deestrict” vs mow
covered by more than a dozen sky
scraper apartment buildings and ho
tels. The land is valued at more than
r $50,000,000. Many of the present own
ers have purchased deeds from Street
er as well as the state in order that
their occupancy may not be interfered
with by the 80-year old fire-eating vet
eran.
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tention that the act, creating the
state of Illinois fixed the “meader
line” of the lake as the boundary, and
that therefore his “deestrict” was out
side the state and owed allegiance to
no one except the United States. The
courts held, however, that Illinois ex
tended to the center of Lake Michigan
and that all land created by natural
secretions of the lake belonged to the
adjoining property owners; and that
* all land created artificially belongs to
the state. The stranding of Streeter’s
steamship created land artificially, it
was held.
FLOOD CASE AT JUNEAU !S
REMANDED FOR NEW TRIAL
The appellate court at San Fran
cisco has reversed the case of Eiklund
vs. The Casey-Shattuck company, and
remanded it to the district court of
the First division for newr trial. The
case grew out of the 1918 flood at
Juneau, when Gold creek went out of
its banks causing great property
damage. Eiklund sued the company
alleging that defendants had con
structed a flume to divert the waters
of the creek and this change in the
channel was the cause of the flood.
A jury attributed the flood to “the
act of God,” which evidently caused
the California courts to disagree on a
verdict.
Best coffee in town served at the
City Bakery.
ABOLITION OF
OWN OFFICE IS
RECOMMENDED
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Celestino Gasca, former
shoemaker, now governor of the feder
al district which comprises Mexico
City, is trying to abolish his own of
fice.
Senor Gasca contends that his work
is not necessary, since there is a city
council in existence well able to
handle the municipal affairs of the
capital.
Pointing out the frequent conflicts
of authority resulting from the present
dual system of administering the af
fairs of the capital, Governor Gasca
said:
“I am planning to submit to the
president of the republic a legal pro
ject for the abolition of the federal
district government. I believe it to
be superflous.”
When the news of Governor Gasca’s
plan spread to the employes of the
federal district, dismay is reported to
have ensued. It is pointed out, how
ever, that most of these employes can
be retained under the city council
system.
HONOLULU HARBOR
TO HAVE NEW CLOCK
HONOLULU, Sept. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Honolulu is to have a harbor
clock that will look across 2,100 miles
of ocean and tick off the seconds in
unison with its older relation in the
tower of the Ferry building at San
Francisco, if plans of the Honolulu har
bor board bear fruit.
Early in September the board will
open bids for sheds on several large
ney piers which have no coverings. It
is proposed to place the clock in a
tower on the top of one of these.
Owing to the difference in time,
Honolulu’s clock would run two and
one-half hours behind the famous clock
near the Golden Gate.
Sun Maid Raisin Bread, always a
favorite at the City Bakery.
The best of coffee at the Alaskan
Grill. 17-tf
Graham Bread fresh every day at
the City Bakery.
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Back-to-School
Days
In a few days, the school bell, after many
weeks of silence, will be tolling forth the
summons, “Back to school. To mother,
it will mean the beginning of more work and
less help around the house.
Clothes to be gotten into shape—youngsters to be dressed and
fussed over—little folks too busy and excited to be of much use
to mother.
Fortunately for mother, she has no longer to worry about the
clean clothes problem—each week she is sending her family wash
to us. The time once given to slaving over the wash-tub and
wrestling with heavy boilers and baskets, are now devoted to
better care of the children and the home.
The spic-and-spanness so noticeable in school children today
is a laundry product. Why not YOU give yourself and the kiddies
the benefit of it. A minute at the phone will do the work.
Jones’ Laundry
Phone 66
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