Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16


Gas Trust Akin has settled his own
hash with all reputable physicians.
lie has decided that Christian Scier-
lists and faith healers who use no
medicine can practice medicine" III
Illinois.
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Capt. O'Neill IL said to be sure Of pro-
motion to the Office of Inspector Of 20
lice ut an early date. '
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Isaac n. Powell, the popular chief
clerk Of the Board of Election Commits
sioners. Is said to he sure Of the NOM
nation for County Commissioner next.
year. 80 is Hon. Geo. G. Lenke, Of the
sixteenth Ward.
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+. J. Switxer, the well-known paint
and oil merchant, on West Madison
street, Is the strongest Democratic
candidate yet mentioned for Alderman
Of the Twelfth Ward next spring. Mr..
Switzcr has been frequently mentioned
as II good man to run either for Alder
man or County Commissioner. Mr..
Switzer Is Il large property owner, and
also u good citizen.
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The wooden sidewalks of the Twelfth
Ward are In most terrible condition.
II Is claimed that more damage suits
against the city resulting from bad
sidewalks In the Twelfth Ward have
been fled than from any other district
In Chicago.
The Trustees Of the Sanitary Dis.
trict have refused to allow the claim
of the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge
Company for $2OO,OOO for the Camp.
bell avenue railrOad bridge. The com
pany asks the extra amount because
Of delay for which II was not respOns-
ible, and heavy Increase In the price
of iron and steel since the delay.
Friends Of Gov. Tanner say they 10
not believe Reeves will take the field
and fight Tanner, but Reeves friends
are saying they believe he will come
out and fight anybody II he decides TO
make the rice, and that. as n matter
Of fact, they believe Tanner will be
candidate ana that they will be forced
to defeat him In the convention II they
win the prize for Reeves.
a local politician said today: ",rherc
IL just Ona hitch too many In the
Reeves boom, and unless the Congress-
man changes his managers I am afraid
he n likely to follow the road that has
led William J. Calhoun where he now
II with reference to the gubernntOrial
nomination."
Hon. George @. Lenke Is back from
months stay ut Mount Clemens,
Michigan. George says. II was for
tunate in being able to get much re.
lief from u severe rheumatic attack
during my sOjOurn at Mount Clemens.
and am now back In the harness
again." MIR. Lenke has spent much
time and money for the success Of the
Grand Old Party, and the Republican
leaders propose to reward him In a
measure next year by nominating and
electing him a member Of the Board Of
Cook County Commissioners.
Edward IHnke, son Of Hon. Geo. &.
l.enke. has returned home from a three
weeks visit In McHenry County,
where he caught u number of good
sized bass ana pickerel, and also got
most beautifully sun.brOwned.
Good business men like Hon. Geo. &.
Ienke and Isaac N. Powell are sure to
make first.class County Commission
ers.
y. w. Straus will prove strong can
dldate for Congress. So will the Hon.
John i. Smulski.
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Alderman Blake will make a good
County Commissioner.
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John c. ltlchbcrg, attorney for the
Board Of Assessors. IL absent from the
city, ana will not return until about
Oct. ].
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Hon. Thomas Byrne leads the van of
up-tO-tlate, hard.hustling contractors
doing work on the drainage canal.
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Commodore "Alic' Jones IL the only
eX-member of the Illinois Legislature
who has gone on record as being OPP
posed to hOld-ups.
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Many people wonder whether the
Wheeler-Hull-Bchan combination want
to sell to, or buy ont, the Chicago Tele.
phone Company.
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Many friends of Gov. Altgeld believe
that Charles ii. Mitchell Is a mill stone
around his neck. Charles In certainly
no great addition to any movement.
Tho new law firm Of Pam, Calhoun &
tilennOn Is one of the strongest In the
West.
Mr. WalpOle Wood, leading lawyer,
and prominent member of the Hamil-
ton Club. has been talked of by Re-
publicans rs II good man to nominate,