Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 March 1951 — Page 11
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SUNDAY, MAR. 18,1051 Circle Tower Lot In Transaction of 120 Years
Old Records Show
Early Day Land Sales
“By CARL HENN
HAD William H. Lingenfelter :
been able to see Into the future, he might never have sold one of Indianapolis most valuable real estate business sites. ‘Mr. Lingenfelter, a pioneer settler here, from time to time invested ‘his money in “down- . town lots, although in his day “downtown” was a small area. ‘His first—and was the purchase ‘of Lot 11 in Square 56 from a man listed as E Sharpe, an Agent of the State of Indiana on Apr. 22, 1831. : Research by Miss Margaret Pierson, archivist at Indiana State Library, reveals Lot 11, Square 56 to be the site on which Circle
paid $90 for the land: A partial record of his transactions came to light recently when Central Library received a number of indentures, deeds and mortgages covering a period of 43 years. He LJ ” ” MRS. EDWARD E. HORTON, an elderly resident of San < Diego, Cal, and great-grand-daughter of Mr. Lingenfelter, donated the documents while on a visit here to the city of her birth. In a letter to the library Mar. 5, after her return to San Diego, Mrs. Horton said: “My great-grandfather (Mr. Lingenfelter) built a hotel on the site where the Insurance Building now stands. When my mother’s father was at war in the year 1863, his children played on the :Circle on the grounds he owned.” Mrs. Horton described other lots originally bought by “her great-grandfather, One was purchased Jan. 1, 1850, from Henry and Nancy Tutewiler. The indenture, cracked and yellowed but still readable, listéd it as Lot 9 in
= Block 22;-or Hospital Square. rr a WA Ph
FURTHER investigation by Miss Pierson shows that “Hos- . pital Square” was that block bounded east and west by New Jersey and Alabama Sts. and north and south by . Vermont and New York Sts. It. bore that name because the state’s first hospital for the insane was built there. On Feb. 6, 1850, six’ Commissioners of the Indiana Hospital for the Insane deeded to William H. Lingenfelter an additional quarter - portion of Lot 8 on Hospital Square. The Commissioners . (Livingston Dunlap, James ' Blake, Edwid J. Peck, James Ritchey, John 8. Bayles and Stephen Major) were. selling off the land to raise money for erection of Central State Hospital on W. Washington St. Mr. Lingfelter became eligible for the quarter-lot by joining in 1847 with Thomas G. Alford and Thomas P. Cherry to buy the entire lot for a total of $350, on which they paid a scrupulous one-third d own— $116.662. When the balance was paid off in 1850, Mr. Lingfeiter took his quarter and the other two men divided the remaining three-quarters of the lot. » fn dl THAT BLOCK now holds Sears, Roebuck & Co., Ballard Ice Cream Co., several other businesses and some apartment houses. (Incidentally, the investure by which Mr. and Mrs. Tutewiler transferred title of their land to Mr. Lingenfelter held a footnote pointing up the state of women’s rights in that day. It “acknowledged that she voluntarily executed the same, of her own free will and accord and without coercion and com-
James Blake later joined with his wife, Eliza, in selling to Mr. Lingenfelter the south half of Lot 10 in Outblock 34 in James Blake Addition. The land lies on the east side of Capitol Ave, between Walnut and St. Clair Sts, This sale took place only six years later than the one made with Mr. and Mrs. Tutewiler, but mo such footnote is seen in the latter transaction. ” . » IN APRIL, 1874, George D. and Helen F. Tate, of Howard County, sold Mr. Lingenfelter the west 48 feet of nine lots in Noble Subdivision—a stretch along the railroad one block east of Noble St. Land prices must have risen considerably by that time. Sale price for all the sites was $6750, much of which Mr. Lingenfelter may have gained by earlier real estate speculation. A well-known name is found in the space reserved for the notary public who witnessed the transfer of title. The document was signed by John W. Kern, at that time a rising young Kokomo lawyer.
W. P. Morgan Heads
Academy of Science
W. P. Morgan, Indiana Central College, has been named president of the Indiana Academy of Science for 1951. Other officers chosen are: J. E. Switzer, Bloomington, vice president; W. A. Daily, Eli Lilly & Co., secretary; F. J. Welcher, Indiana University, treasurer; A. A. Lindsey, Purdue University, bulletin editor, and B. Moulton, Butler University, press secretary.
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Tower Building now stands. Mr. Lingenfelter -
Sold for $90— Ago
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lingenfelter granddaughter, Mrs. Horton. She writes:
“My great-grandfather came paralyzed and passed
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my grandfather and grandmother moved to San Diego. Later, my mother and we two children joined them.
“My mother died May 11, 1947, and ‘left me all these papers and the photographs of my great-grandfather and great-grandmother. I made a special trip to Indianapolis in 1950 to “bring the documents back there.
father would be pleased to know the library has them, for he was a pioneer and helped build the city.”
be-, away in the year 1887. Then
“I know my great-grand- °
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British May Test A-Bomb in U. S.
Now Building Their First Unit
By United Press LONDON, Mar. 17—Britain has started to build its first atomic bomb and may test it within a few months on the Nevada desert, informed sources said today.
mission is being approached by British - officiais in Washington now for permission to use the Far
{Western testing site, the sources
sald. At the latest, the sources added, Britian's first atomic explosion should he set off within a year. : These sources said the bomb, which British scientists and military men claim has a better fusing - arrangement than the
{American bomb, also will be test-
ed on the rocket range at Woomera, Australia. Britian also has decided to produce an all-jet bomber- to carry the lethal atomic load. Aviation sources said the atomcarrying four-jet bomber, which
(fie homb has been completed,
Sailor Killed, 4 Injured In Auto-Tractor Crash
One Day Service on new : | Dental Plates
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Indenture witnessed by Sen. | John Kern,
| He nationally | known as Sen. John Kern, Hoo- |
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Mar. 17 (UP)—One sailor was killed and four others injured when their automobile rammed into the rear of a tractor-trailer
here late last night.
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_THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Sa Love of Animals and Sports Reflected In Work of Indianapolis
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Artistic Hobby Is Self-Taught
By JEANE JONES A sportsman’s love of animals and nature {is reflected in the wood carvings of Henry J, Heckman, Indianapolis carpenter, While photographers tradition-
pictures, Mr. Heckman, a carpenter for more than 30 year, spends his spare time with a block of wood, a knife, chisels and gouge carving figures of animals. Actually, his hobby takes the place of the hours and days he spent hunting and fishing before an accident curtailed these activities. Mr. Heckman, R. R. 13, Box 638, began carving about six years ago, “My first work was decorating a highchair with animals and nursery rhyme characters for my first grandson, Lee John Pennington of Lake Worth, Fla,” Mr. Heckman said, Later {he carved an alligator “pull toy for the child, Once started, he couldn't stop. | His next carving was a picture, a (glant affair 41°by 47 inches carved {from plywood. With a hunter's
has been ordered into production|love for the excitement of the |
directly from the drafting board, chase, he depicted the characterprobably will be in the air before |istics of his three hunting’ dogs as
{hey treed a raccoon. Later there were other hunting pictures, and “Sunset,” the picture of a horse. Two-Year Task Mr. Heckman spent two years
his carving equipment and paints.
ures that he has carved.
coat rack, a smoking stand, several heads -of dogs, as well as many smaller figures. Mr. Heckman uses white pine for most of his work. Since large, seasoned blocks of wood are hard to find, he glues together
ally spend their days off taking.
the head of "Perky" which Mr. "Heckman carved.
uilding and decorating a massive{one and three-eighths cabinet. On it are racks for fish-{boards to the desired size. When ing poles and guns, a sliding/he has finished carving, he paints panel for writing, drawers to hold and shellacs the work. When he begins carving, on the Wilbur Cross Parkway pecorating the cabinet are large, forgets all else. “I can’t be wor-{life-like heads of a bear, deer and ried about a thing. I have to mountain lions. The shelves of the concentrate on what I'm doing cabinet hold smaller animal ‘lg-(s0o I can get a lot of expression. II even forget about eating and He has carved a large hat and sleeping when I'm working.” Not for Sale Mr. Heckman has had no formal training in art carving, “I went to a one-room school in township,” “There was one teacher for all
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thing at all about art, she didn’t] have time to pass it along to tion contract awards in the Chi-
equality between wage earners without véference to contract pro[sion? Mr. Foster said.
TWO OF A KIND—Henry J. Heckman and "Perky" compare ‘Construction Contract
Awards Show Drop CHICAGO, Mar. 17—Construe-
{cago area, which includes Indi<
He has been offéred tempting ana, last month were 22 per cent pices for his work, but his lower than the January totals:
|" ¥. W. Dodge Corp., construction
“Part of me is in every piece news and marketing specialists, I've carved, and it just wouldn’t/ listed the dollar volume of con« be the same if I turned commer- tracts at $88,706,000. The firm cial. I wouldn't want to duplicate
stated, however, that the award [total for the first two months of
Mr. Heckman has given some 1951 was $202,444,000, or 36 per of his work to children and to close friends. Most of the pieces, total in 1950. however, he keeps. “I like to exhibit at hobby shows. I want|cent higher than January and 16 people to see my work and enjoy| per cent more than ‘February,
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