The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-12-09

intellectual feast to him to read the
articles which il contains
We can now send mail matter in
the United States for from one-third
to one-tenth Of what it cost twenty
years ago. What has caused the re-
duction. The answer is, the govern
ment owns the postal service and
charges only enough to pay actual
expenses. Twenty years ago we paid
i've cents for a street car ride and
We pay the same today. Why have
we no reduction in street car fares?
The reason is, the street cars are
owned by private companies and they
charge as much as the public will
stand.-Ex.
Col W. T. Dowdall, who was sling
ing the editorial pen when many Of
the present scribes were serving as
Office devils, has purchased ''Carter's
Monthly" which is high grade liter
airy magazine, published in the Rand
McNalIy building. this city. 1t is the
colonel's intention to make Carriers
Monthly" excel all other publications
of that character in the west. Opie
Read, and several others of high lit
erary attachments. will be associated
with the colonel in his new undertake
ing.
NJ E. Hunt, of Flanagan, O'Keefe
and Hunt, lawyers, 1920 Ashland block,
who is the much respected son of
Inspector N. Hunt, has numerous
friends who would be highly delighted
TO see him succeed the Hon. John p.
M'Goorty in the legislature. Mr.. Hunt
is well qualified to serve the people in
that Iaw-making body. He possesses
genial manners, and when you step
into his Office he does not stick his
head down into law-book and pretend
that he is very busy, but he is ever
ready to listen to your tale Of woe.
The Cook County Democratic Club
held its annual election last Sunday
and the contestants for the various
offices entered into the fray good
naturcdly and with much zest. ]. H.
Brunjes, who conducts an elegant sam |
pie room and cafe at 10 and II Madison |
street. was reelected first vice presi- |
dealt. which position he has so accept |
ably filled for the past four years. Mr.. |
Brunjes is always on guard to receive |
and entertain his many friends in !,
royal style and they. while lunching
or dining will be enabled from now on
to read The Broad Ak.
Robert Mulcahy and Ex-Alderman NJ.
McInerney have recently fitted up one
Of the most lavish Bullets in the city
at 132 Wabash avenue, near Madison
street. and It is rapidly becoming the
tayorite resort for the leading politi-
clans and the high rollers. Mr.. Null
cahy and Ex-Alderman McInerney
understand the art of cater
ing to the public, and they are both
highly satisfied with the huge success
which has crowned their efforts In
his direction. Botn of these gentle
men are strongheaded Democrats and
hey show their friendship for the
,olOred people by employing two Afro
Americans.
The Cook County and City Demo-
ratio Committeeman, met last Monday
o make arrangements to secure SUI
lcient amount of oil to oil up the
Machine, which had become terribly
usty during the summer months, and
'et il ready for action. It was the
unanimous opinion of the committee
nen that now is the proper time TO
1ap out the work for the campaign Of
200. Secretary Robert e. Burke,
he Hon. Thos. Gahan, Fred E. EIdred,
alderman ]. j. Bremen, Frank X.
James A. Quinn, John E.
fitzgerald. Patrick White. John A.
Iahoney and one or two others will
2 lentrusted with the management of
ne affairs of the party.