Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman. Chicago, during Fred Busse's administration (1909-1912), endured a number of scandals involving graft and corrupt political payoffs to businesses Busse was connected to, such as the "Shale Rock Scandal," the "Cummings Foundry Affair," and the Chicago Fire Appliance Company outrage. Also, Heaton produced strong and often humorous comments on the so-called "Lorimer Case," which concerned the bribery scandal surrounding the appointment of Illinois Senator William Lorimer.