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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
4 6OARD Of BLUNDeReRS.

The Chicago board Of education II "A
board Of blunderers. This II stating
the case mildly. II may also In added
with unwavering confidence that It Is
hoard Of hypOcrites and incom.
petcnts. Its prOtestatiOns Of love for
labor. while II wranglps with labor,
are proof Of Its inslncerity. and Its non.
fulfillment Of plain duty In connection
with the preparation Of the schools for
the fall term demonstrates its unfitness
for It's Office.
II Is acting with high regard for n
hnir-splitting legal debate az to the dif.
ference between tweetlle<iee and twpc.
dletlum. and with the most competent
disregard for the public. This indicates
Its sense Of proportion. While the prof
itless and incOnclusive debate goes
on for the intellectual OBLIGATION Of
the controversial trustees. the intellect.
ual development Of the youth Of the
city is allowed to stop short.
The pretense that an insolnhlc prob.
lem has arisen between the board and
the labor representatives II absurd. The
trustees can not defend themselves h..
hind any such wall as this. In the first
place. they should have had tact and
wisdom enough to avoid involving
themselves In such n dispute as they
are carrying on now. and. in the second
place, being involved. they should turn
to common sense. instead Of to legal
sophistries. for relief. They should net
ms practical business men would net
under similar circumstances In dealing
with their own affairs.
The problem Ii not one Of theories.
but Of expeiiency. Adequate school
accommodations must he provided.
whatever any member may think Of
union labor or nOn.uniOn labor. That
II public necessity. The time Of the
year makes prOtrncted war over the
labor question impossible. We arp now
just at the beginning Of the first school
term. when there II always trouble
enough at best. To add TO the worries
Of those who are buslly engaged In the
Inevitable work Of reorganization II
reprehensible to the last degree. and
to deny the children school room II u
breach Of trust.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
OUT IN iOWA.

An Iowa paper tells the sad story Of
Populist farmer who contracted.
right after the election. to deliver 100
bushels Of 1907 wheat Mt - cents u
bushel. to be delivered when called for.
The poor fellow had to MI mt q loss Of
1910. That would not mean much for
member Of the hoard Of trade. tut
when II comes to Woodworking tilier
Of the sOil II means a deal Of toll nnd
privatiOn.
Mr.. Bryan must have had this case.
or something similar. In mind when he
assured his Iowa audience. az he did u
few days ag0. that the times are still
hard. SO they are for those who put
into practical form their faith In rOpu.
lism. Fortunately. however, those
cases are few. The farmers who voted
for Bryan get just the same advantages
from the triumph Of Mckinley, with
rnrc exceptions. an those who voted for
Mckinley. This In on the principle
that tho sun shines on the just ind
unjust alike.
The Democrats Of Iowa find them.
selves In a very embarrassing predicn.
ment. Their platform was adopted be.
fore the passage OF the Dingley bill.
and when prosperity was "the sub
stance Of things hoped for" Their plat.
form was constructed on that basis.
And now. with the tide Of prosperity
flowing grandly. that declaration IL n
standing ana self.evident lie. They
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
Vacation Days.

In the Lake Regions Of Wisconsin,
Northern Michigan, Minnesota. Iowa
and South Dakota, along the lines OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railway, are hundreds Of charming To-
calities pre-eminently fitted for sum-
mer homes, nearly all Of which are 10.
Gated on or near lakes which have not
been fished out. These resorts range in
variety from the full dress for din.
ner' to the flannel shirt costume for
every meal. Among the list are names
familiar to many OF our readers as the
perfection Of Northern summer resorts.
Nearly all Of the Wisconsin points of
Interest are within q short distance
from Chicago or Milwaukee, and none
OF them are so far away from the
"busy marts Of civilization" that they
cannot be reached In few hours Of
travel, by frequent trains, over the fin-
est road In the NOrthwest-the Chica-
90, Milwaukee and st. PaIi Railway.
Send a 2'cent stamp for copy of IVA.
cation Days." giving a description Of
the principal resorts, and a list of sum
mer hotels and bOarding-h houses. and
rates for board. to Geo. II. HeaffOrd,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
PRECEDENT HEALY;6 OPINION OF
TOWN. A60ESSMENTS.

President Healy, welding the lash
upon the corrupt assessors Of the seven
towns Of Chicago, has this to say:
"Our system Of taxation under town.
ship organization has been proved to
he nothing more than q convenient
sandbag for any ofiicial who cared TO
use II.
THE whole system Ia a genuine H..
galixed swindle, reeking In corruption.
harbor for grafters, petty thieves and
sharks.
"'Tax adjusters,' agents and 'brok.
ers' Ii what the middlemen style them.
selves. They are In reality road agents
and grafters.
"The Office (assessOr's) IL regarded as
a fat pigeon to he plucked, a veritablc
gold mine to be uncovered or mint OF
spells to Ike taken advantage OF.
south Of Twelfth street not u piece
Of property in the south town was
viewed this year. All the assessor did
was to copy last years books. Individ-
uals whose possessions mark them for
slaughter are then selected for robbery
and sandbagging.
"SOme Offices are usually filled NJ
with deadheads and dOOrmat snatch.
ers whom the people have 10 pay NJ
exorbltant rates.
"Public-spirited citizens should rise
superior TO the injustices and lnequall-
ties of the obsolete and vicious town
ship organizations within the limits of
Chicago.
What Chicago needs Is revision of
its revenue laws.
Il favor the prime reforms of ab0li-
ton Of township organization and the
establishment of a commission of three
assessors, who shall he elected at large.
one AT least every two years.
Il favor basis of assessing property
upon some fixed proportion of rs nc
tiial value, whereby favoritism will be
impossible"
Resolution passed by the board Of
county commissioners:
Resolved, That the board OF county
commissioners AT once petition his en-
cellency the Governor Of Illinois TO
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
COMPLAINT or SCHOOL FILTERS.

Having signed the school bOard into
an &SS.OOO filter contract. Vice Presi-
dent Thomas Cusnck and Clerk Ora.
ham find the children suffering for lack
Of water. The complaints come from
nearly every school In the city. All
the filters have not been put In. and
where they IRE In the filters nave not
been cleaned ~ they should liz. al.
though, the contract provides for clean
Ing every forty.eight hours. The com.
mittee on buildings and grounds should
compel the Pasteur Filter Co. to live up
TO their agreement or forfeit their con-
tract.
The cost Of the altering to the school
children II - cents per capita per mn.
mum.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
TO HELP The LETTER CARRIERS.

The Chicago Letter Carriers Benev-
Olent Association has given up the
project Of holding a fair to replenish
its treasury, but will attempt to raise
money by means of subscriptions from
the business houses and citizens. In
holding Il fair so much Of the money
would go to outsiders that Il was deem
ed advisable 10 ask that 1t 90 directly
into the treasury,
ID. j. sullivan, 1898 Indiana avenue,
Is the only person authorized to solicit
contributions. Frank T.. Brown, sec
ond assistant cashier Of the First Ma
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

tional Bank. Is the trustee Of the fund.
which IL to be carried exclusively for
sick ami disabled carriers. MS the gov.
ernment makes no provision for them
In case Of absence through sickness.
Mr.. sullivan receives IL per cent. of NIL
the money collected and assumes all
expenses VI collecting. such as office
rent. printing and other ifc;dcntn.s.
The association has 1000 members.
1t paid out last year to sick and dis
abled members $4,000. 1t has been con.
ducted heretofore on the assessments
Of ~ a year from each member. Mem.
bers are still to pay the regular ASSESS
ment. but 1t has been found made.
Quatp.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

CAUTIoN.-There % Q white sosp
shaved up and sold a. Dobbins' Elec.
trio. 1t is fraud and will ruin clothes.
The genuine Is never sold except In bars,
stamped Dobbins' Soap Mfg. Co., Phila'
delphia, and In wrappers with pictures
of Mrs. Fogy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

convene the state Legislature in i'm.
mediate session for the purpose Of on.
acting laws for the relief Of the present
assessment system"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

become the pastor Of the New York
church. which lately extended him u
call. The doctor hopes to be able to
resume his pastoral relations with the
church not later than the first NJ the
yenr. DR.. Gunsaulus' family physician
declares that owing to the form Of rheu.
mntism with which the pnstor II sur.
ferinS his recovery would be slow. hut
unqucstlonnbly would he complete and
permanent by Jan. I, 1898.
Fat Morris. II In said. Il In the alder.
manic fight In the Nineteenth Ward to
stay. lie expects to beat Powers. II
he don't Tom Gallagher will.
Richard Lull. Of 1910 West Adams
street. II said to liz mentioned ~ u Re-
publican possibility for alderman In the
Twelfth Ward next spring.
The visit Of inspection which the.
Mayor and other members Of the city
government will pay to Eastern cities
should be productive Of much good.
The garbage question Il one which has
never been property met In Chicago.
and II may liz that the committee will
return with Information which will
lend to the establishment here Of 10
system OF diqp0sinx Of not only the
garbage. but also all dust and refuse
from the streets. II the committee en-.
plOy ats opportunities ~ II should the
trip may have most important results
for Chicago. This city Is far behind
those Of the East In this department
Of economy. Just ~ some Of the East.
ern cities are behind those Of Europe.
where the refuse and garbage. Instead
Of being u matter N expense to the
municipalities, " In reality source VI
income.
Inside details Of how some Of the
bids for the city's hve-ycar garbage
contract were lnit up are coming 10
light. AZ the story now runs II Il said
NJ. &. Mcdonald has furnished ail the
financial backing for the Wright sys-
tenn. the lowest bidder, and that II the
system receives the award the doughty
Michael will get back into municipnl
politics with u little organization OF his
own.
Opposed to him are the Democratic
politicians behind the Arnold system.
now In use In New York. ana here one
Of the highest bidders. Robert T..
Burke In reported to be Interested In
getting this contract adopted.
whichever system II taken employ
ment Will h. given to some 5OO men
aud they would fOlan a respectable
nucleus for work ut primaries aud In
elections.
The garbage contractors for the
Twelfth Ward should be compelled to
look after matters In the alleys Of the
west end Of the ward.
The Bankers Electric Protective
Company have equipped X. u. Schmidt
4 sOn's new safety deposit vaults. at
300 ClylOurn avenue, with the hest au-
tomato electric burglar alarm system
made In this country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

ture. as ne deserves to be.
The Bryan declaimerS declare
money is not plentiful" that there Is
a great need Of more money" And
yet the banks and safety vaults arc
Overfull Of money everywhere. What
IN needed In to give the people cOnti.
dence In the stability Of things nnd
money will be turned loose. Should
there grow up a fear Of Organism and
wildcat. even In 1000. II will tighten
the purse.strlngs In every quarter Of
the Union.
II cx..Alderman Gleason was the
lowest bidder. how did J. ]. Barrett get
the plumbing contract for the new cell.
house at the Bridewell?
IL County Treasurer KOcherspcrger
short on postage stampsY We judge
so from the looks Of the official envel-
Opes received from his Office, with post
age due Oh them.
What! MARTY" Madden aud John
Tanner hobnobbing together without
inviting Andy Graham. the lone Demo-
cratic West Park Commissioner to
their conference! This Ii singular. In
deed.
big Steve" Rowan II NO respecter of
persons. His motto II, to treat rich
and poor alike. NJ. G. Mcdonald can
bear witness TO the truth OF this state
Ment.
Rabbit Ear Wheeler il having trOu.
bleS Of his own nowadays. He IL the
main guy" Of the Chicago City RAN.
way Co.. and his employees propose to
make him either ''fish or cut bait"
Chicago City Railway employees will
demand an immediate advance Of their
wages TO q cents an hour. They will
further demand protection on the front
end Of the ears from the elements. a
probationary scale Of wages higher
than the present II cents an hour paid.
and some concessions as to the number
Of hours which they shall be required
to work daily.
These demands are to be made dur
ing the coming week and are the out
come OF secret organization meetings
which the men have been holding for
some time past.
The men say they propose to compel
Rabbit Ear to toe the mark, and do the
right thing by them.
+. j. Batten. u lawyer; George Ga
brlel. constable. and Abraham
Bates and Anton Horn, bricklayers,
have been on trial before Judge Baker
on the charge Of having eXtOrted jew
elry from Mrs. Josephine 4. Bongard.
wife OF John =. BOngard, Of 1d.S Di-
versey boulevard. The brlcklayers dill
some work on the house at that num-
her which was nor paid for In full ana
they secured II Judgment for $I5
against her. This was settled for
S22.5O, It is alleged, but afterward, 1t
IL Gained, the constable was sent 10
the house with the execution. Mrs.
BOngard was induced to surrender her
engagement ana wedding rings aud
other jewelry to AVOID levy on her
furniture. After being ont eight hours.
the Jurors disagreed ana a new trial
has been ordered. The complaining
witness was Mrs. Josephine A. Bon
gard. for whom Horn ana Bates exc
cuted some brick work. A dispute Oc-
CURED over the contract and $45 was
withheld from the men, who brought
suit ana obtained Judgment.
This was settled for $22.5O, hut after
ward, it is alleged, Battens the attorney
for Horn and Bates, in company with
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

Constable Gabriel. presented an exc.
cution. and. by threatening. induced
Mrs. Bongarl to surrender her we'd
ding and engagement rings and other
jewelry.
1t IL Gained that this same Battcn
mas very unsavOry reputation rs a
lawyer. and at one time came very
near being disbarred from prac,'c" by
Judge Carter. Many believe that Rat.
ten and Gabriel will get their just de.
serts at the next trial of tins most IN.
terestinH case.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
sA0LEES.

Hon. NJ. 4. Hanna should In return
ell TO the Senate by the Ohio I.cglsln.
ture. ns he deserves to be.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

DIR. Frank w. Gunsaulus has an
nOunced to the congregation of Ply
mouth Congregational Church mis- in
tentiOn of declining the invitation to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18


trade In cigars manufactured In Chi.
cagO. The plan II to organize local
whole sale and retail dealers club. with
headquarters and q cigar exhibit In
some centrally located office building.
There the superiority Of local manu-.
facturetl cigars Will be exploited by
elaborate exhibits and the testimony
Of cigar experts.
The garbage contractors throughout
the city need Il good shaking up.
Mr.. Flick II still on the warpath and
PROPOSES to have the chair held down
by Murphy In the Council. II II he pos
sible to unseat Murphy. He II said to
have discovered new evidence which
will implicate the judges In over hall
the precincts In the ward. II IL said that
he will institute II grand jury investi-
CATION Of alleged fraud In making
election returns against these judges
as soon az his attorney returns 10 the
city. Many arrests are threatened.
The Hnllet L. Davis Company offer
three free scholarships In the famous
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of them in Eu-
rope. including transportation ana
board through the year-tO ambitious
teachers and students OF music. Par
tlculars Of the contest can he obtain
ed AT their office, 239 ana al Wabash
avenue.
Two different men have lost In the
vicinity Of $3.50 each within the last
week while 'seeing life" In IuestiOna-
BILE places In Chicago. Both have re-
ported the loss to the police, but the
eases have been dropped because the
losers shrunk from the nOtoriety in
volved In pushing the cases. Little
sympathy will be felt for the men who
lost the money, as they took the risks
In going to such places, but what would
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

The Bankers Electric Protective
Company have equipped X. u. Schmidt
4 son's new safety deposit vaults. at
300 ClylNurn avenue, with the hest au-
tomato electric burglar alarm system
made In this country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

II cx.Aldernan Gleason was the
lowest bidder. how did J. ]. Barrett get
the plumbing contract for the new cell.
house ut the Bridewell?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

IL County Treasurer KOchcrspcrger
short on postage stamps? We Judge
so from the looks Of the official envel-
Opes received from his Office, with post
age due Oh them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

The garbage contractors for the
Twelfth Ward should be compelled to
look after matters In the alleys OF the
west end of the ward.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

A few questions will satisfy any.
body Of inquiring or economical turn
Of mind, that the sale now going on NJ
Full's 10 . "cheap sale' in the best
sense Of the word.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

THERE are different signs Of spring,
most Of them sre yet 10 the future:
but spring 10 certainly coming. or Full
would not be opening that big stock
Of spring goods.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

D. NJ. FERRY & Co. of Detroit,
Mich, the "seedsmen of seedsmen''
send US their pretty, spring catalogue,
and as we peruse its pages we can al
most taste the tender lettuce, the
luscious green peas, the toothsome
bean and other green things galore,
and we can shut our eyes and dream
OF the beautiful flowers and the vines.
and the berries and things that grow
In the summer time, that's coming
by and by. But what we wanted to
say was, that Ferry & O.. are biz
firm, and q reliable firm, and they sell
all kinds Of seeds, except the kind
that don't grow. II you want seeds
that will grow. write them for q cata.
logue.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

K Some Of therarmers living in No
Mans land twenty-five miles north
east Of the city, have been in town
this week purchasing supplies and
they report that the deep snow and
cold weather has caused the wild
animals to gather round the hay
stacks and farm buildings of the few
farmers in that region. Antelope
have been very plentiful and the
farmers generally have been eating
venison the greater part of the win
ter. So tame are they that they can
be caught and one farmer is said to
have couple of them tied up IN his
barn, where they are cared for like
his cattle. Wolves are also reported
plentiful, coming close up to the
houses In day light. According to re-
ports these are the genuine gray wolf,
az large as a good sized Newfound-
land dog, and not the dimtnutive
prairie coyote. They are not at all
afraid of the average farm dog and in
some cases the dogs and wolves romp
together on the snow banks-Devils
Lake Inter- Ocean.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05
Death Of L. oe,oux

Mr.. Lucien Geroux died at Leroy
on Sunday night at eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Geroux was one of the old timers
of this section and was we'll known to
many Of our readers. In the early
seventies Mr.. Geroux had q trading
establishment on the point in South
Pembina and kept hotel on the lot
now occupied by Mrs. Gerardin. at
that time and for many years later he
was among the county wealthiest
citizens and principal business men.
He built the Winchester Hotel dur.
ing the boom days of 1881 and lost
much Of his fortune in other unfortu-
nate speculations. He was later the
landlord of the Bellvue Hotel at Wal
halla. but failing health compelled
him to give upactive employment and
he has sought recuperation for the
last year in vain. Mr.. Geroux was
personally . pleasant gentleman to
meet and large number Of old ae-
quaintances will regret to learn Of his
death.
Born.
BoRN-On Wednesday January 9th.
1897, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ell Taillon of
Bathgate. . son. Mother and son
doing we'll. :.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

The Great Northern seems to be pc
.culiarly unfortunate this winter over
on the ST. Vincent branch. Another
pile-up Of locomotive, tender, express
and baggage cars at Shirley near
-Cro0kston this week. Fortunately
no one was seriously injured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

G. ATKINSON is on the cattle.b
again and thinks he will have q car
load ready by next week.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

The city council met on Monday
night. Present, Aldermen Short and
King, no quorum.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

The ice crop is being harvested
pretty generally, and good supply
will be stored for next summers use
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

The reporter is suffering from tnfla-
nation Of the eyes this week. The
only cause we know of is that Aechie
Mcdonald finished new cutter for
himself on Saturday and put it out
doors, just across the way from this
Office, to dry the paint, the gorgeous.
ness Of which was too much for weak
optics.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-05

i, SERVICE at M. e. church Sunday
evening. Subject, "Christ Touching
the Bier.''