Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18

years. The Halsey family has been !
quite prominent In the administration |
W local politics. The new secretary
will assume the duties Of his office ut
once. During the absence Of Mayor
Harrison ON the tour Of garbage In.
spection Mr.. Waller will act as the
ciiy's executive.
Lieutenant James l.. stanton Is mon.
toned for promotion to a captaincy.
Mr.. S,nntOn II one Of the bravest OH
GERS In Chicago. At the time Of the
Haymarket riot he distinguished him
self by his bravery and was nearly shot
~ death. Lieutenant stanton IL now
In charge Of the Warren avenue sta.
fion. where he II very popular. His
promotion will Ike well deserved one.
The Chicago Edison Company has
purchased the property on 2lst street,
between Wabash avenue AMI State
street. belonging to the Chicago lliu-
minating Company. which has electric
lines running through the south Side.
The company's Investment was 800.
900 tO SoD,O'O. and the selling price II
about half the former amount. The
purchase was made from Henry
Greencmum and others representing
the creditors. The Illuminating Com.
pany has been rival Of the Edison.
Popular james Markham. secretary
OF the police department, has been u
very busy man of late.
Mr.. Henry WernO. the well.knOwn
fashionable tailor. at 100 Jackson
street Monndnock Block, has just re.
turned from the East, where he has
been to purchase his fall stock Of I'M
ported goods. His stock Is complete.
AMI ~ fine ns any In Chicago. 1t viii
pay you to examine his stock before
purchasing your fall suit.
Some people think there ought to bc
enough velvet" or income derived
from interest money to keep the COun-
~ Treasurer's office In postage stamps.
The sporting fraternity of Iowa are
said to he giving odds on the election
or Hon. l.. NJ. Shaw for Governor.
One Of the oldest .ncandescent lamps
AMI the first manufactured In the West
IL the Sunbeam incandescent lamp,
manufactured by The Sunbeam Incan-
descent Lamp Company. This COM
pany was started in Chicago in 1889
and has made upwards Of 4,OOO.OOO in
candesrent lamps. The name "Sun-
beam Is Indicative OF the quality Of the
light the lamps give out, IL being the
object Of the company to manufacture
lamp thar would be as near like a
sunbeam as possible.
Mr.. Thomas Conlcy. OF Tanner 4
COnley, fashionable tailOrs, In the
Reaper block, has just returned from
Europe. While abroad, Mr.. COnley
selected as fine line OF imported goods
for the fall trade as the old country
could produce. Tanner Il Conley invite
one and all 10 call and inspect their line
~ fall suitings as they are sure Il
please the most fastidious.
Mr.. X. q. schmidt, the great brewer
banker and safety deposit vault own
cr, has again done himself proud. III
has also pleased his old friends AM
neighlprs In the vicinity of ClybOurl
and North avenues by erecting n gran'
structure, which II one of the best an
most substantial buildings on the NOrt
Side *. q. Schmidt never was know
Ia do anything by halves, and thl
new and magnificent building, know
as the North Chicago Safety Deposl
Vaults. not only fills the hearts a
North Chicago citizens with pride, bu
also provides for them one of the bcs
places In Chicago TO deposit for SAT,