Rock Island Argus., 1899-03-28

1 lOIlty OF the voters VI lodi
ward. q fact that will be substan,
tiated Tuesday of next week. Mr..
Bleuer in his two years in the city
council has made a record for himself
, that he and his friends may well feel
| proud of, supporting all those meas
ures that are for the best interests of
the greatest number, backing public
improvements, and lending his best
judgment and efforts to the end that
all things should be done we'll, as they
have been. Mr.. Bleuer was born in
Rock Island in 1865. He has spent
all his life, with the exception of five
years, in the Fourth ward. 1t is un-
necessary to dwell upon his business
capa abilities, as they are well known
to the citizens of Rock Island. where
he has been interested in different en-
terprises. He was one of the foun-
ders of the printing and liading' firm
of Kramer, Bleuer & Co. (now Kramer
Il CO.. and at present is member of
the Schaffer, Bleuer & Schlemmer Di-
rectory company. 1t is men such as
he that should be selected to carry
on the affairs of a municipality. His
private and public records are suffi-
cient recon mmendatien for him, and
the voters of his ward have assured
him that they will demonstrate their
appreciation of his worth on election
day.
T. A. Fender.
The people of the Fifth ward have
decided to return Thomas A. Pender,
their present capable representative
in the city courcii, back to office for
ot ftrn
progressive, yet conservative, he has
given Of his best efforts to the end
that his ward should have the recog-
milton that it is entitled to in the mat
ter of improvements, etc., and the
voters there are not slow to appre-
ciate what he has done for them. Mr..
Pender is not only the choice of the
democratic party, but the people re-
gardless of political beliefs look upon
him as the right man for the office, and
they propose to keep him there as long
as he will serve.
Aid. Pender was brought up in the
Fifth ward, where the people know
him and have confidence in him, and
are willing to stand behind his public
acts. He is one of the valued en-
ployes of the Rock Island road, being
yardmastcr for the company at Mo-
line.
John w. Snitzer
John w. Snitzer. the democratic
aldermanic candidate in the Sixth
ward, is making an energetic and
conscientious canvass, and his reward
will be, his friends firmly predict,
that he will be sent to the council
with good big majority at his back.
MIR. SnitZer was the unanimous choice
of his party's caucus, having no oppo-
sition for the nomination, and his
friends in the Sixth propose to make
his election as nearly unanimous as
possible. Mr.. Snitzer was born and
reared in the Sixth, and is n repre-
sentative of the young democracy of
that ward. He is educated, we'll
posted on municipal affairs, and has a
knowledge as to the wants
of the people of his ward, and would
make an excellent alderman. Mr..
Snitzer was for several years en-
ployed at the late George Browner's
grocery on Fifth avenue. He served
as superintendent of carriers at the
Rock Island postofiice for five
years, and in the recent war
rush was connected with the clerical
at Rock Island arsenal. |
He is upright, honest and trust
worthy, and the voters of the Sixth |
ward have made no mistake in decid- |
ing to send him to the council as their |