Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1909 — SPOT LIGHT PUT ON CEDAR LAKE [ARTICLE]

SPOT LIGHT PUT ON CEDAR LAKE

Governor Prepared to Investigate Reports. IT’S UP TO LAKE COUNTY Revelations of Revelry Are Reported by a Chicago Newspaper Which Prints Tales of Week End Orgies and Wild Automobile Rides by Night. Charge Is Made That the Lid Has Been Lifted From Slot Machines. Indianapolis, July 20.—Reports of week end times at Cedar Lake, Ind., have reached Governor Marshall and he says he will take steps to investigate if called upon by the people of Lake county. The quiet family resorts at Cedar lake and the respectable persons who own cottages at the summer resort object to such things as the automobile race which Jack Johnson, the colored pugilist, won and which caused the disfigurement and possibly crippling for life of Lorraine Woods, who was thrown from the competing car. A Chicago paper says: “Five saloons and two general merchandise stores constitute the business part of Cedar Lake around the Monon station and postoffice. Near by Is the Monon hotel and Monon park, the pjcnic grounds, where none need go thirsty. In each of the saloons a row of slot and other gambling machines line the wall opposite the bar. Russell’s and Burke’s, the latter owned by Jack Burke, are the two resorts on the lake which attract the fast element from Chicago. By automobile and train they come. Men and women whose names have appeared In other books than society blue books are asked no questions at these places and in most instances need no Introductions. “On the pier with the water laying it on three sides, is Russell’s "clubhouse.” Each hotel or resort has its “clubhouse,” the name being a survival of the old days when all kinds of gambling ran unlimited at Cedar Lake.

In closing the meeting it was stated that the books of the Club were open to the press and people of Jasper county at all times and inspection invited. It was also announced that the meeting of Directors were held on the second Wednesday of each month to which the public is cordially invited. Also, there is talk of holding another public meeting before the drawing of the lots on the 29th of this month, announcement of which will be made later. Warren Robinson, expenses to Chicago, with Spitler and Leopold’s expenses $9.00 T. M. Bissenden, key for K. of P. building ...... ... . . SI.OO Wanen Robinson, expense with J. H. S. Ellis to Chicago, to investigate Anderson Johnson proposition .$6 00 L. A. Bostwick, map of factory addition .. v ............... $5.00 L. D. Price, commission on lots sold $1,480.00 R. D. Thompson, for journal ledger, postage stamps and rubber stamp $7.65 Secretary of State, for incorporation fee $11.50 R. D. Thompson, for bills paid, of telegraphing, for buttons, for express, certificates of stock, etc. A. F. Long, expense to Chicago, piano factory proposition $3.00 F. A. Phillips, same. . $3 00 Warren Robinson, recording articles of corporation SIOO Healey & Clark, for printing.s4.oo R. D. .Thompson, salary as Asst. Sec. to July 1 SIIO.OO L. A..Bostwick, survey, and making plat x SIO.OO W. F; Osborne Co, sur. establishing corner SIO.OO F. E- Babcock, for printing. .SI.OO Warren Robinson, payments on land ~..56,550.00