Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25

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Hon. Clayton Z. Crafts faithfully
served the people of the Seventh Dis.
trict in the Legislature. and they are
bound to send him back again next
January.
Persons having had dealings with
Robert L. Campbell. justice Of tho
peace. No. 1850 W. North avenue. will
please address b 81. Chicago Eagle.
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Justice Of the Peace Robert L. Camp.
bell. 1850 West North avenue. Is said
to he pretty near the end of his rope.
The Mayor cannot select a better
man for the School Board than Hon.
Andrew J. Ryan, the well.known law.
yer.
II YOU want to pick winner In the
coming Democratic county convention.
keep your eye on Hon. james e. Mar.
tin. who Is looming up strong for Coun.
~ Judge.
Citizens Of Cicero will soon he re.
lieved from the present high tariff In.
filcted on them by the Cicero Gas Com.
pany. A new deal II on foot which will
give the people good gas, at reason.
able price.
Mr.. James =. McMahon Is strongly
backed by good people for appointment
TO the School Board. His former EN-.
plOyer. General Joseph Stockton, thinks
his appointment would be a most ad-
mlrable one.
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Upon receipt Of copy Of McAlaster's
School History Of the United States,
Mr.. Wilcox, professor Of the depart.
ment Of history Of the State University
Of Iowa. wrote the American Book
Company the following letter:
"Gentlemen--The copy Of McAlastcr's
School History Of the United States
was received and has been read with
interest. II presents some matters OF
detail which are not found In other
books. The cuts, pictures ana maps
are good. the summaries are excellent
and the book references and foot notes
are unusually satisfactory. 1t IL a
first.rate beginners book In United
State history. II could also be used
to advantage In the high school. The
work will certainly take rank among
the best three or four school histories
OF the United States which have ap
peared In recent years.
1.-THE work will derive an additional
advantage from the fact that the au
thOr's name Is already well and favor
ably known to all people who are intel
ligent along historical lines. Very trul,
yours, w. c. WILCOX"
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A. j. TOOlen Ia an active candidate
for the Democratic nomination fol
President Of the County Board.
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Cicero Independents cannot name q
better man, or stronger candidate, FOL
the Legislature than Mr.. w. II. Stew
art, Of Austin. Stewart Ia man O,
integrity and ability.
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Hon. A. O. Slaughter, the well-knowl
banker and broker, in the Chamber O.
| ro,np,arca puilItn,, hos ma nv influQn
tial friends who would like to hav'
Mayor Harrison appoint him to tn
School Board. II Mr.. Slaughter u
named, his appointment will he first
class one from every standpoint.
The statement in Wednesdays Trih
une that Hon. i. j. BrignadellO vOte'
for the Allen bill was wrong, as MI
BrignadellO voted against the Allen bil
and also made fine record In the Leg
islature.
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Friends of Assessor Ryan repudiate'
a published report that Ryan Is tn
candidate of Yerkes ana the street rail-
way corporations for County Treasul
or. They declare the story Is too al
surd to receive serious attention, as N
one In Cook County believes Ryal
would he of any service to ierkes n
County Treasurer. They say the stor
Is part of the fight being made agains
Ryan on the West Side, and was give
out and published for the purpose
embarrassing him and getting primar
votes away from him.
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Il. G. Cooley, principal of the hig
school Mt La Grange, Is candidate TO
the nomination for County Superii
tendent of Schools before the Demo
cratic convention next month. MI
Cooley Is an educator of wide expt
risnce. He was for a number Of year