, 1880-03-07
SOUTH WATER STREET.
The Commission Men Go into
Decorative Business.
A Solemn Protest Against the Nud-Rare
Notices and DeyiseB.

Notices and DeviseB
Mayor Harrison had boom yesterdays mud
boom. He bad 1t all to himself, too, and If he
does not feel dattered it is no fault Of those who
were instrumental in 1naugurating it and bring
Ing 1t to q successful isaue.
Yesterday the people who do business on
South Water street commenced q clcaning-up
On their own hook. The worff was started at
La Sale street. and east to State, where it
stopped As curly as 10 O'Clock the work began.
Men with big shoyels, hoes, and picks began to
peg away at the six inches of mud. Soon
pyramid arose-and such a pyramid! It was
topped OF with decayed animal matter, and was
ut once dedicated to Carter H. Harrison and the
Democratic Administration. There soon arose
piles and piles Of mud, tapered of with decaycd
birds, and others with horse manure, all gathered
from the street which has so long been
neglected. At o'clock, as If by
concerted movement, there appeared on these
piles notices, versfcles, epigrams, etc, they
being painted On boards and put in place almost
simultaneously The sight was grotesque in the
extreme. The street was filled with crowds of
people, who came to sec the show. Such laugh
ter was never heard before at Democratic ex-
pense. Between Dearborn and State streets
were probably
THE FUNNIEST FEATURES
An immense pile Of mud, crowned with decay
ing vegetables and horse manure. bore the fol.
lowing touching epitaph: Mayor Harrison dead
and buried here Keep 9G the grass; do not
MAY the mud be thin
When we vote again"
Mey9r9 Moupd aos tGe 6p
Die -; . The Hog nied; he Couldn't Root Here
ns Eagle Featners he Hn andcr der eD % Who % Would
Not Vote for Carter Hanison7 Erected A. D:
1850" Two Joint piles Of f. mud bore the legend
Governor, Carter Harrison.'
Perhaps as witty, thing was .Harrison's
shaped to represent II grave: AZ the head was q
cabbage, topped By an old felt hat The centre
was garnished with sweet potatoes and radshes.,
the flowers over the grave. At the foot
in It board, with the word . Dead o. it Then
of tie and md he e
The epitaph over 1t read: u The last Of our best
Mayor: weep" Then there vas also on ;, admon- non
ition to Garter to read and reflect. "Our
gtreets are Rept oleaa Garter va Wants so
e1nbellished very odoriferons pile: The City
shaped mud, crowned by sinking Goldfish, and
duly piacardcd On a long pole. This was in
dro9t Of pnSGe anG Hs
couldn't stand this onslaught On bis friend Gar
ter, and he
STARTED TO TEAR DOWN "CITY-HALL+'
His action caused merriment and derison. The
They hooted and yelled. Every time Webster
took down a motto two of them rose In It's
place, and then the old man was mad-rnad as
a March hare. Hc-pranced and prauced around
and finally acknowledged himself beaten by
treating the crowd. While he amused himself.
the crowd would shout He's drunk" that's
right, stick up for a whisky Mayor "6nut n1m
up and bury him. 49,
About this time rather talkativo youth, With
shadow of mustache on bis upper t'P' si whicn
opcd IN blue necktie, which threw saaaoW
over his entire exterior, and clad in very light
sGaSs st foa c9 a4{er R9e e Verpa and
clean out South Water street. and the whole OF
Chicago If necessary. His gab brought him Into into
sight amid jeers, yells, and cat-ealla: Some one
suggested that he be covered up in the mud,
but his form had vanished:
ter Mr. Webster once more got angry, an and
began taking down the signs from e the mud mud
piles, but he found the work TOO nnro ano nna n4a
NOTICES SUCH As faesc "RollTax IT, Fadj
ild'' XII Eae1e." 5e "Tho Old Way Is the beSt"
Members Of the Common Council Please a,1s Re; :;
appropristely @a1pra, e' headed feasrf9ily altby
Ps TasS ths5s ws!s: ne Ssrcnts MSEs
Our MGEs ses'R Geas that IS cams
| viii Run Again. Eagle Harrison, The Best St
Chicago Our Mayer Eye1 r Had: ~ Heao1ES Hapl o.
1ison." "Peace to Carter's Ashes" Garter Is
Not Dead but slecpeth; oqE Mnyor % hests M tx. 70
! DUST TO dust"
| uHurrah for Harrison and the City Council!
Get your Ctty-scrtp at Ny 0fi1ce TO- N}Snt.
Carter ~onr Garter Tsrey Foreye Harr,san Re
win Send Harrison to the Pound Tor Hig Go9a
Deeds" "A Rose By ANY Other Name Would
mammoth pile pyramid shaped Vas ,mc;9 neaded ef
E ID Ct H TSen again
Wins ~ sa E9aeIe's Ncst who Pays Tor This2" Ac-
! cidents Viii Happen Now and Then; Here Lles
an Honest Commission Man" At the cofnsr o. o.
Clark and Water streets Was nn s1ne'ns Il was m
exq1isity filthy pile Of mud IN the shape 9 q a.
cone. On a board on top Of it Was tmpa!ed an
old and odorous gander, as tough as IN orulnMIs Ut
Democrats conscience on e,ecaoqun n,,cEad III
Where once WAS the tail there were p1l,. placen1
| few struggling turkey feathers, ana duGk LEX
head tied with string adorned the neck 1nn
WIZ %ay it1E, Eagle. CHI" Underneath were th@
"'Twas Not Always Thus" "No Election Fol
The above {ncluded about AZ the notices ex a1
1.-The CIty-Hall" was adorned with banne, 1e,
bearing this inscription: webster for Mayo
! Next Term" but this did not appease nls "ratn
| There is moral in this exhibition. wntcn NH!
| disgrace to q civilized community. and they CHI
moi be cleaned too soon to please the people,
T0uN GARRTTY.