Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-07-07
CURRENT NOTES.

John NJ. Smyth said recently that
the Congressional convention for his
district will be called some time be.
tween the 18th and the Goth. He
seems to favor the nomination OF
George E. White. Ephrlam Banning,
OF the Thirteenth Ward. IL making
an active canvass, and the nomina.
tion lies between these two.
-.
Hon. Franklin L. Thomas, the
eminent patent lawyer, may be nom.
mated for Congress by Republicans
In the Second District. His name
has received serious consideration Of
late.
No more popular German lives on
the South Side than Ernest ]. Mayer.
stadt, the Fifth Ward coal man, and
Republican nominee for Clerk Of the
Criminal Court Everybody knows
Mr.. Magerstadt; he Is . Republican
to the backbone, and though only 90
years old he has already come to be
recognized a. no mean power In the
Republican party.
Mr.. Magerstadt was born In Ger.
many. coming to America when six
months old, and for twenty.elght
years has been resident Of the
Fifth Ward. Fourteen years ago he
embarked Ia the coal business, and
has In this manner obtained so lucra.
tive an income that he has never
',een seeker after public ONCE, sim.
ply c0ntenting himself with working
industrlously for the nominees OF his
party. He Is a leader in his ward,
and as the representative Of the bust.
ness and worklngman element has
stamped out the old.fo2y clique that
made IL uphill work for the grand
old party" 90 many years In that par.
ticular district. Mr.. Magerstadt Is
married To daughter Of Louis HUT,
and beyond his political labors IL
Que Of the most staid and deliberate
men In the business world. These
qualities, coupled with his repu.
tation as a party supporter and
his well.earned popularity with
the masses Of both parties Us q
champion Of the respectable element,
have brought him independent fame.
He 1t was who led Henry Best to
success and the South Town Super.
visorship when the rest Of the ticket
was defeated, and he directed the
campaign Of the only successful Re.
publican Aldermanic candidate from
the Fifth. For three years he has
been County Central Committeeman
from his ward, and he was the young.
est delegate to the recent national
convention. Mr.. Magerstadt 10 q
member Of the Masonic Dearborn
: Lodge, Past Chief Ranger y: Apollo,
I. O. F., and member Of Mcclellan
Council, National Union.
Mr.. Frank L. Shepard, q bright
young attorney residing In thu
D Twelfth Ward, will. It 10 claimed, b,
the choice Of the Republicans IN tn,
r Second Senatorial District for tn,
nomination to the lower house.
The army Of canvassers who repre-
sent the Cicero Gas Company ant
are securing signatures In the WesI
. Division are meeting with gratifying
J. success on all sides. So far, within
: three days, the canvassers have SO
!, cured about $500 subscribers for gas
0 and about 1880 signers to the peti
}, ton to the Council. As the people
;. begin to understand the purpose o
d the Cicero Gas Company, the canvass
( ers are enabled to get signers with
IS accelerated ratio. The Cicero Ca
. Company mean business and tn
e people are with them, as 1t Is I,
}. their interest to be- That the CIT!
and County Gas Company plant vii
i be In active operation on the Yves
C Side In q very short time, there Is NJ
t room for doubt.
The low cost ut which fixed gas o
n high candle power can be produced
D by this new and novel process In on
, operation and apparatus, Is Of interes
0 to every citizen. The cheap grade O
r material has never before been 81
economically and successfully utilized
y In tho manufacture Of carburctet
D water gas.
The invention and successful intro
duction OF this new process marks al
q important era In gas engineering an(
!. its allied industries. An inspection
! OF the works Is desired.
. Suburban trains leave Harrison
: street, Wisconsin Central Station, a
l:3O, for Austin Park Station, return
? Ing trains reaching the city about