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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
FRANK X. CLOiDT.

Frank y. ClOidt, one OF the i've Re
publican nominees for Trustee of the
Sanitary District of Chicago, served
one term rs Alderman from the Fifth
Ward, made u good record In the City
Council. was freely indOrse9 by the
Municipal Voters League. and refused
II denomination when It was rendered
by n unanimous vote.
Mr.. Cloldt was born In Germany. in
IS5S, ana came to Chicago in 1877, To-
eating ut once In the Fifth Ward,
where he has resided ever since. lie
worked at his trade of blacksmith for
five years and then embarked In the
grocery business. In which he remained
until his election to the City Council
in 1897, lie retired from business To
he able TO give his undivided time To
the duties of Alderman and look after
the affairs of the ward he represented.
After his retirement from the council
he engaged in the Insurance business
AZ 1866 La Sale street, and this Is his
business now.
During his term in the Council the
street railway question was prominent,
and he took u determined stand against
the traction companies, and on the side
of the people. He voted against the
franchise renewal ordinances, and bit
terly opposed the fifty'year clauses in
the Council and in committee. The
overhead trolley ordinance of the Gen
eral Electric Company he also opposed
with his vote, and In every other way
possible. These stands brought him
a strong Endorsement from the Munich
pal Voters League, ana the convention
In his ward demanded his consent to
make race for Il second term, but he
persistently refused II and retired. His
frst election was remarkable in that
Mayor Harrison carried the Fifth
Ward by 3,T7G votes, ana Mr.. Cloidt
was elected on the Republican ticket
by 4S9 votes. In that election only Il
few Republican Aldermen were re.
turned.
Mr.. Cloldt always has been Rcpub.
llcan, and has been Interested in the
active work of the party for many
years. He was delegate for the first
time seventeen years ago. He was sc-
lected in the present campaign for
Drainage Trustee because OF his
strength among the Gcrman-Amerlcans
of Cook County, and was nominated
without seeking the place-in fact, he
knew nothing OF the nomination until
after II had been made.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20

with the Chicago Hardware Company
and later was shipping clerk for Alex
ander Fish 4 Co.. at that tine a lead.
ing produce commission house in South
Water street. With his savings he
purchased u ranch at 1.akewO wOod, Wis.
and In connection with It kept q sum
mer resort and general store.
In politics Mr. Erby always has been
prominent in North Side Republican af.
fairs. He served two terms as Record
Writer In the Superior Court clerks
Office. and lated acted as Minute Clrrl,
for Judge Hawes. and still later served
in the same capacity for Judge An.
thony and Judge Altgeld. lie was I'm.
try Clerk for the North Town AMI M
the present time Is holding the i'm
portant position of Secretary of the
Lincoln Park Board of Commission
crs.
Mr.. Erby served In the State militia
as a member of Co. +. Second I,egi-
incnt. and is % member of Oriental
Lodge No. 33, a. +. and A. NJ, as we'll
as Lincoln Park Chapter Of Royal Arch
Masons. Lincoln Park COmmandcry.
ana the Mystic Shrine. Mr.. Erby comes
OF long-establishcd German stock. ana
IS son of John Erby. for many wears
resident of the West Side ana one
o' inc pioneer bakers of Chicago.
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JOHN 4. COOKE.

Attorneys at the bar of the Cook
County courts are preparing n circular
letter TO the public indorsing the record
Of John a. Cooke. clerk of the Circuit
Court. who Is standing for reelection.
During the last year of Mr.. Cookies
term 11.2S1 suits have been begun in
the courts under his Jurisdiction. and in
the same time upward of 1000 suits
have been disposed of. During the
same period more than 100000 in trust
funds has been paid out by the office
to widows and orphans and 1000 poor
persons unable to pay costs have been
provided with the necessary means to
enable them TO fight for their rights In
the courts.
During the past year there has been
received in fees S125OOO and clerk
Cooke has paid over to the county treas
urcr over ana above all expenses for
the maintenance of the office 100000.
An effort has been made, ana sue
ccssfully, to make the office a business
institution. and attorneys say no com.
plaint has ever been made by citizens
of inattention or dlscourtesy on the
part of employees of the office.
Mr.. Cooke is n Chicago product. lie
was born here In 1853 and for six years
served his ward the Seventh, as alder.
man. lie is at present n member of
the Republican County Central and Ex.
ccutivc Committees from that ward.
During the last city campaign Mr..
Cooke was chairman of the committee
on halls and speakers and for several
years he has been closely identified
with the Republican organization.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
JOHN j. HANBERG.

John J. 1Ianbrrg Republican nominee
for President of the County Board ana
head of the ticket for county commits
sloacrs. has been repeatedly hOnorcd
with elections To offices of trust by the
people of Hyde Park and South Chi
cago. the section Of the city In which
he has lived for many years. Mr.. Han
berg came 4, Chicago In 1877. from
his birthplace, Flcnsburg, Schlcswlg-
Holstcin. For five years he lived on
the North side, and then he removed
TO South Chicago, where he engaged
In the crOckcry business, and where
he still lives and has his business in
tcrcsts.
His business has expanded until II
Is now Il general merchandise store.
His partner IL e. NJ. Crandall.
For many years Mr.. Hanberg was
u member of the South Chicago school
board. ana he served as secretary un-
til the town was annexed to Chicago
and the board Of education was merged
with the city board. Both positions
were honorary. Mr.. Hanbcrg per-
sOnally kept up such u persistent Of
fort that South ChicagO's residents
were able TO secure a high school In
that section of the city.
Six years ago he was elected cOllcc.
tor for the town of Hyde Park, and
he was reelected three times, in spite
Of determined refusals to stand for
the third or fourth nominations.
Mr.. Hanberg has been an active par
ticlpant in Republican affairs In his
ward for many years ana Is now cOun.
ty central committeeman. lie began
life In Chicago without u dollar ana
by hard work, energy, ana natural abll.
ity has become a leader among men
In business and political life. He
speaks English, German and Scandi-
navlan, ana Is popular with the peO.
pie he has represented In the Repub.
llcan party organization and In Off.
clal life. He Is q Mason. Knight
Templar, Knight Of Pythias, and Il
member of the Plattdeutsche guild.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
ROBERT N. SiMON.

Robert NJ. simon, who Is the lscpub.
llcan candidate for Recorder of Deeds
for Cook County, was born On the
North Side, Feb. II, 1866, of German
parents, who came to Chicago In 1871.
Mr.. Simon Is Il thorough Chicago prod.
uct nnd all his life has been Identified
with the business interests of the city.
He was educated In the public schools
of Lake View and graduated from the
Lake View High school In the class
of 1888.
In 1896 Mr.. Simon was elected Re-
cordcr of Deeds, and during his present
term of office he has inauguritcd many
improvements In the business methods
which were in vogue In the various
departments of the Office, and the real
estate dealers, attorneys ana the gcn-
cral public, who have daily dealings
with the office, have given his admin
istratiOn their hearty approval.
Early In 1899 the TOrrcns law was
adopted in Cook County and was i'm
medtely put In successful operation by
Mr.. Simon, who under the law he
came Registrar of Titles. AT the April
meeting of the Chicago Real Estate
Board the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Whereas. the Hon. Robert VI. Simon,
Registrar of Titles OF Cook County, by
reason of the clean, thorough and busi-
ness-lkc manner In which he has
opened, manned ana put into active
operation the Registrars office under
the TOrrcns law, has become entitled
to the commentator of the land own.
crs OF Cook County, be It therefore,
Resolved, That the Real Estate
Board Of Chicago in grateful recOgni-
tion of his services hereby thanks Mr..
Simon for carrying out so satisfactorily
the work of simplifying titles com
menced by the Board nearly ten years
ago"
Mr.. Slmon's administration as a
whole, both as Recorder of Deeds and
Registrar of Titles, is considered to
have been clean, efficient ana thorough,
ana the attorneys and property own
crs interested have not been slow In
recognizing and expressing their up,
prOval of 1t.
Mr.. Simon lives at 256l North Ash,
land avenue, and Is Il member Of the
Chicago Athletic, Hamilton ana Raw,
enswOOd Clubs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20

with n majority Of the members of the
Board to this end.
His work has not been confined to the
Drainage Board itself. As President of
the Board of Trade in 1893 he urged
the cooperation of all business and
commercial interests In the city In the
work Of securing the improvement of
the Chicago River and harbor for the
benefit of commercial and Industrial
Chicago. particularly in the line of lake
traffic. and he has had much to do with
that work in Chicago before Congress
and the Federal authorities.
Mr. Carter has been in the grain bust
ness in Chicago since 1871. and a mem.
her of the Board of Trade since 1872
serving three years as a director. two
years as Vice President. and one term
as President. In all of the millions of
dollars Of transactions handled in that
time the records of the Board of Trade
show he has never found IL necessary
to call In II third party. either individ.
ual or the arbitration committee. TO
adjust any differences between himself
and customer. lie Is n resident Of the
Tenth Ward. u heavy taxpayer. and
therefore Interested with other taxpay-
ers In economical. honest. efficient nd.
miilistrntion of public affairs. Mr..
Carter served as Alderman In the city
council. and year ago last spring was
nominated for Mayor by his party.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
FRED W. UPHAM.

Frederick W. Upham. President of
the Board of Review. who Is up for ~.
election as the nominee of the Nepub.
lican party. Is one of the best known
of the younger business men of Chicago
ID business, social. political. AMI club
life. and his record as Alderman aud
President of the Board of Review has
given him prominence and public IN.
dorsemcnt as an official. I'm 1898 he
defeated John II. Colvin in one of the
niCst memorable Aldcrmanic contests
Oh record. ana lie was one of The men
who helped purify the affairs of the
City Council. lie gave up his entire
Aldcrmanic salary 10 two mon. who
went about the ward daily. looking
after Its affairs and dcvotlng their
time to the interests of the people. lie
was nnquallilcdly lndorscd at various
times by the Municipal Voters League.
and was elected to the Board of l,cvicw
two years ago by a heavy majority.
Mr.. tpham was born in 1861. ~ Ra.
cine. Wis. the son of a famous soldier.
ana the nephew of the former Governor
of Wisconsin. Mr.. upham's parents
came West from New England. lie
was educated ut Ripon College. ana
started his business life with the tp.
ham Manufacturing Company ut
Marshiicld, Wis. lie Immediately took
front rank as u business man. and to-
day he IL known as one of the most
extensive lumber dealers In The world.
lie Is ut the head of the +. W. l'pham
Lumber Company, with offices In the
Old Colony Building. Mr.. Cpham lives
at = Iltchic place, AMI Is II member
of the Union League. Marquette. Chi.
cagO Athletic, ana several other clubs.
During his term Of office as president
of the BOard OF Review the new rev.
cnuc law has been put In successful op.
GRAFTON, and much of It's success has
been due to his efforts. This year, for
instance, he has been foremost In work.
Ing for u reduction of inrIuitablc
taxes. particularly In the districts
where wOrkingmen ana small property
owners reside, and the figures for the
current assessment, Just completed,
show u reduction of no per cent over
the values of u year ago, as Il result
of more equitable assessments IN both
real estate and personal property. Mr..
Upham has means. Is u large taxpayer
and his fearless stand upon matters Of
taxation has stamped him as u man
not afraid TO do what he considers his
,luty.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
ZINA r. CARTER.

Ilna II. Carter, one of the five Repub.
lican candidates for Trustee of the
Sanitary District Of Chicago, has been
II member Of the body for the past five
years, ana 1t II on the record he has
made on the Board that he Is making
his canvass In the present campaign.
The most critical period In the his
tory of the great sanitary canal project
has been passed during this five years,
ana Trustee Carter has held important
posts and handled much of the really
important work during this time. ana
there has been nothing whatever In the
nature of scandal In connection with
the work during that time.
For two years Mr.. Carter was Chair
man of the Committee on Federal Re
lati0ns, and for the past three years
he has been Chairman of the Finance
Committee, practically directing the
financial affairs of the district, the mos
Important feature to the taxpayers.
Every case brought before the FL
nance Committee has been fought out
by Trustee Carter rs Chairman on lines
parallel with the interests of the people,
and he has consistently and deter
mnedly insisted upon the award Of
contracts to the lowest bidder, that the
successful contractor should fulfill In
every way the terms of his agreement
with the district, and he has opposed
In every case extras to the contractors
for carrying ont. the terms of their
agreements.
, In the matter of expenditures the
records of the Board show that Chair
man Carter has pursued a course as
economical as possible, and he has been
against all expenditures not absolutely
essential to the work IN hand, and in
accordance with the spirit of the law
and the ideas of the men who originally
planned the great work, with the object
Of making it ultimately u navigablc
channel.
Mr.. Carter was one of the leaders In
the movement to interest the Federal
Government in making the canal con-
tlnuous deep'water channel from its
end to the Mississippi He also advo-
Gated the opening of the channel at the
earliest date possible, for the relief of
the people Of Chicago and the purifica-
tlon Of their water supply, working
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20

Cicero and Austin, and in the city us
well. as an orator.
Mr.. Cutting is u member of the Ham.
ilton Club. the Oaks Club of Austin. a
knight Tcmplar. and thirty-sccond de-
gree Mason. lie has been indorscd
for the bench by the Chicago bar gen.
orally. by several of the legal ncwspa
pcrs. and was originally proposed for
the position by Judge Kohlsaat. now of
the federal bench. upon his retirement
from the position Of Probate Judge of
Cook County.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20

The drainage canal runs through his
ward. and at that point its Importance
is supreme. lie has been active in
working for its completion as an Alder.
man and an influential citizen, and the
people of that section of the city are
vitality interested in it. lie has pledged
himself TO work for the final compile
tion of the channel at the earliest pos
siblc date, for an economical and hon
est administration of the affairs of the
Board. and also to do everything pos.
siblc toward making the canal navig-
able channel to the Mississippi. with
Federal assistance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
CHARLES s. CUTTING.

Charles :. Cutting. Republican noml-
nee for Judge of the Probate Court, Is
u native of Franklin County. Vermont
lie was born IN 1854. Ills early cduca-
lion was received in the public schools
In his native county, and he attended
college at Willamette university, Sa-
lem, Ore, 10 which State his family
cmigrated in the early COS.
Mr.. Cutting came To Chicago soon
after his graduation and for six years
was principal of the high school at
Palatinc. lie had studied law during
his youth anu at the end of his career
as teacher entered the law office Of
Joshua q. KnlckcrbOcker, the first
Judge of the Probate Court In Cook
County. In 1870 he was admitted To
the bar and has been an active prac-
titloncr at the bar ever since. From
1857 TO 1890 he was master in chancery
of the Circuit Court, and was mem
bcr and president of the county board
Of education for five years. lie form
crly was law partner of the late
Judge Williamson, and now Is senior
member of the firm of Cutting, Castle
X Williams, with offices in the Cham
bcr of Commerce building.
Mr., Cutting was nominated for Pro
bate Judge last spring, while he was
in Europe, and entirely without his
knowledge II compliment seldom paid
In this age Of politics. He cut short
his trip III Europe ms soon rs he was
advised of his nomination to come
home and take an active part in the
campaign. Mr., Cutting always has been
q Republican, and has been an active
member Of the party, gaining special
prominence in the political affairs Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
CHARLES E. ERBY.

Charles Il. Erby, one of the ten city
candidates for County Commissioner,
was born in Chicago In 1886 and re-
ceived his early education in the old
Scammon School on the West Side. For
ten years after he left school he wOrke /
as clerk for his brother In the hat, cap
and fur business. .,s was for Il time
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
A HOUSE, A HOUSE
 GOLD, GOLD, GOLD For a Dwelling House in Bir-
 mingham Town. BUT THERE ARE NO HOUSES Unprecedented Demand for Residences House Seekers Wearing Them
 selves Out in Vain Search
 Four Women in Rage 8B
BUT THERE ARE NO HOUSES

As the days grow shorter and the nights become chilly the first of October ap- breaches and many a poor woman who has wandered over the city all day returns to her husband in tears saying: T cannot find a house, and in week we will have nowhere to lay our heads"
 The husband swells up with importance and tells her to "try it again." and the next morning goes back to his work, leav- ing the wife to make a tour of the real estate offices, to be met only with the stereotyped Nothing to let.''
 There never were as few houses to rent in Birmingham as at the present time. The boarding houses are all crowded, and the woman who has not secured quarters for the coming rental year is indeed unfor- tunate. Though the real estate agent has d monopoly, his lot is not now happy one. When he has rented all he can do no more but the women won't believe it, and were he not protected by the regulation little brass "wicker-works" his eyes might be in danger of being scratched by some impa- tient and unruly little woman.
 Birmingham men do not hunt for houses to live in, but they leave that duty to their "A'No' "hSthCl DS d tiUNe lOHdiu giving the new woman idea prominence, cannot be learned, but if the new woman is to have 'house-huting' as one of her duties it is safe to say she is perfectly willing to abandon the idea and be willing to remain at home an humble wife.
 Four women met at soda water place In Nineteenth street yesterday afternoon, and the first greeting was in chorus:
 Have you found 8 house?"
 One of them was a little woman with beautiful black eyes. At the greeting a flush of anger spread over her face and she said:
 T wish I could just catch all the real estate men and wiring their necks. I went to place while ago and the hateful thing wouldn't even wait until I opened my mouth before he said: I haven't a thing to rent and before I could say any, thing he took his seat and went to writ ing. At the next place the man said he had one house and he price was almost doubled from what it was last year."
 But the real estate men are not the only mean ones," spoke up another pretty mat ron "The boarding house mistresses are just as bad. They have all put up the price
 
 take you at that. It's a shame, that's what it is. My neighbor told me yesterday that the boarding house keepers had held meeting and decided to raise the price of board all over town. I believe it, too."
 Me, too," the others dolefully chimed. D The quartette then fell to discussing the quality of the soda water, and after each had paid for her own drink they went their way homeward to unburden separate tales Of sorrow to their separate husbands.
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
HANG ON.
Coffee Topers as Bad as Others.

"A friend of our family who lived with us a short time was great coffee drinker and a continual sufferer with dyspepsia. He admitted that coffee disagreed with him but you know how the coffee drinker will hold onto his coffee, even if he knows 1t causes dyspepsia.
 "One day he said to me that Postum Food Coffee had been recommended and suggested that he would like very much to try it. I secured a package and made 1t strictly according to directions. He was delighted with the new beverage. as was every one of our family. He became very fond of it and in a short time his dyspepsia disappeared. He continued using the Pos tum and in about three months gained twelve pounds.
 My husband Is a practicing physician and regards Postum as the healtihest of all beverages. He never drinks coffee, but is very fond of Postum. In fact. all of our family are, and we never think of drinking coffee any more.' Mrs. Mary E. Brown, Waterford, Va.
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
Money Gossip

. New York, September 22.-The increas- ing demands of the interior for crop nov ing funds is shown in a loss of s4752, 200 cash by the Associated Banks of New York for the week ending September g. All this money was shipped West and South, operations with the sub-treasury having resulted in little change either way. The interesting feature of the week. 1y statement is decrease of g, ,6S9, 500 in the loan item the first contraction of con- sequence that has been noted since the third week in July. The change for the current week is not large, but derives sig nificance from the fact that the drain of cash out of New York has led some of the banks to curtail outstanding commit ments. The fallacy of forecasting the probable volume of interior demands over a fall season is we'll shown in the present depletion of reserves, despite the repeated assertions that New York would not be called upon to finance the crop harvest AS it is, the banks have a much heavier reserve than usual at this period.
The age-herald., 1900-09-23
CHURCHES.

Rev. MT. Glasgow, who several years ago was pastor of the Woodlawn Methodist Church, will occupy the pulpit at the morn ing and evening services today He was greatly beloved by the people, and they will be glad to welcome him in the pulpit.
 The Southside Baptist Church has about completed its mission building on avenue F and Eleventh street, and it will be ap- propriately opened this afternoon at 4 o'clock by sermon from Dr. A. c. David son and song service. All are cordially in- vited.
 Sunday church service First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, Rev. I. D. Steele pastor preaching at Il a. m. and 7:45 p. Iii. by the pastor; Sabbath school at 9:30 a. m