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A Good Chaser that in addition to large contributions by business interests the 56 breweries in the state were compelled to contribute to Mr. Pepper under threat of losing their permits to manufacture beer. Had it not been for this leverage Mr. Vare's vote would have been much larger. As a means of heading off the probability of Governor Pinchot running as an independent, it is asserted that Mr. Mellon and Mr. Grundy, who is head of the manufacturers Association, have formed a hasty peace pact with Mr. Vare that seems to assure the election of Mr. Vare by putting behind him the solid support of the drys-or compel them to vote the Democratic ticket. This nomination and combination has aroused public sentiment throughout the state to an unusual extent but it is altogether probable that the people will take their medicine as heretofore and leave political matters to men who make a business of it. joining property, and plans to subdivide It into country estates, with a golf club, polo field and other sports features. Honey lake is localed on this property, and it is to be enlarged and deepened. Plan New Golf Club Just to the north a syndicate head. ed by Gilbert Johnson & Bro. acquired 345 acres on which a new lake has been created. They have plans for a golf club and country homes subdivision. The name "Lake Zurich' 'was bestowed on the largest body of water in the vicinity by Seth Paine himself. He was one of the most pic turesque characters of early Chicago. He arrived in Chicago in 1834 penniless, obtained a job in a Water street store and soon became partner in the firm. By 1852 be was considered wealthy man. In that year he opened the Bank 01 Chicago, which proceeded to issue great volumes of flat money, and to conduct a general banking business under a set of rules of which the following are smples: "We loan to no one to pay debts." "We loan to no one to aid in the murder of anything that has life." "We loan nothing on real estate, believing that real estate cannot be bought and sold and that possession with use is the only title." Loans to smokers or chewers of tobacco and eaters of pork were also taboo. Aided by Hamilton Spirit As an adjunct to the banking business Paine published a periodical, "The Christian Banker," in which he expounded his views of social and economic questions. He was asisted in this enterprise and the conduct of the bank by the advice of Alexander Hamilton, who, as mentioned be fore, materialized regurarly at the Lake Zurich seances and at seances held in the bank. After about a year of these eccentric banking methods Paine began to lose the confidence of depositors. A run on his bank developed and it was forced to discontinue, but Paine was able to pay off all the depositors in full and to redeem his fiat money. Soon afterward he retired