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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03
FARlH o GALL.

FHrlin q. Ball. Que Of the four judges |
Of the superior Court now UP for re-
election on the Republican ticket. was
born in Ohio in lS3S. When he was still
a boy his parents removed to Wiscon-
sin. where he spent his boyhood and
received his education. He flushed his
education at the state University ut
Madison, Wis. graduating there in
1851.
immediately after his graduation he
enlisted in the Thirty-tirst Wisconsin
Regiment for the Civil War. He was
elected first lieutenant of Company @,
aud year later was chosen captain
lie remained with his regiment until
the close of his three-year term of en-
listmeut. near the end of the war. and
was commissioned major just rs the
war closed. The last two years of his
service was under Gen. Sherman, in.
cluding the march to the sea.
Three days after he was mustered out
of the service Maj. Ball was at work
studying law in Madison. and nine
months after his admission to the bar
he was elected States Attorney. At
the end of his term lie was reelected.
but he resigned in the latter part of
1869 and came to Chicago. Until five
years ago he continued the practice of
his profession In this city. In addition TO
looking after his interests in real estate
and banking. He was for several years
an officer of the Chicago Bar Associa.
tion and the Chicago Law institute. and
served as president of both. Five years
ago he was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Blanke.
Two years before he was nominated by
his party. but was defeated. along with
Others on the ticket. lie served four
years as the successor to Judge Blanke.
Two years ago the Legislature enacted
law extending the terms of the fout
Judges of the Superior Court whose
terms expired in 1S90 for one year. and
Judges Ball. Sears. Gary. and kav
anagh were thus given another year oi
their terms and all are now UP for re
election.
Judge Ball Is n member Of the Grant
Army of the Republic. a Mason. knight
Tcmplar, holding membership In 81
lone Commandery ut Oak Park. ant
also belongs TO the Oak Park and Ham
ilion clubs. For the past III years h'
has lived In Oak Park. He always ha'
been hard worker. When boy II
college he worked rs a schoolteachcr II
the winter time and in summer carnc'
money to pay his tuition and board ID!
working in the harvest fields.
t,x...
Bail. an attorney at 100 washington
street. and sydney II. Ball. senior q
the Wisconsin state University. nov
with the United States government
geological survey In Indian Territory.
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JOHN j. HANBER0.

John J. Hanberg, Republican nominee
for President of the County Board ana
head of the ticket for county commits
siouers. 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
lie has lived for many years. Mr.. Han.
berg came to Chicago in 1877. from
his birthplace, Flensburg. schlcswig-
lIclstcln. For five years he lived on
the North side. and then he removed
TO South Chicago, where he engaged
In the crockery business. and where
he still lives and has his business in
tcrcsts.
Ills business has expanded until 1t
IL now II general merchandise store.
His partner Is c. NJ. Crandall
For many years Mr.. lIanberg was
n member of the South Chicago school
board. and he served rs secretary I'M
I'll the town was annexed TO Chicago
and the board Of education was merged
with the city board. Both positions
were honorary. Mr.. llanberg per-
sOnally kept up such Il persistent ef-
fort that South ChicagO's residents
were able to secure high school IN
that section of the city.
Six years ago he was elected cOllec.
tor for the town Of Hyde Park, and
lie was reelected three times. in spite
Of determined refusals to stand for
the third or fourth nominations.
Mr.. Hanberg has been an active par
tlclpant In Republican affairs In his
ward for many years and Is now coun
ty central committeeman. He begar
life In Chicago without u dollar ant
by hard work, energy. and natural abil
Try has become u leader among mel
In business and political life. II,
speaks English. German and Scandl
navan, and Is popular with the pco
pie he has represented In the Rephb
lican party organization and in OH
clal life. lie Is u Mason. KnIgh
Templar, Knight Of Pythias, and ,
member Of the Plattdeutsche guild.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03
AUGUST w. MILLER.

August W. Miller of the Cook County
Board of Assessors was born June :,
1861, in Chicago. His father. Capt.
George NJ. Miller. was one of this city's
veteran police officers. having been Il
member of the local force considerably
over quarter Of II century. nnd his
mother. who. before her marriage. was
Miss Barbara Blettner was also u pi.
onecr resident of Chicago.
Mr.. Miller received his education at
st. Ignatus' College and at the general
high school. following which he was
employed as entry clerk In the whole.
sale millinery house of Ascher. Barn
ard X Co He remained with this cs-
tablshmcnt for period of twenty.onc
years. rising through various positions
to that of general manager. which he
held AT the time he severed his conncc-
ton with the house In January. 1S!'S.
lie then became senior partner of the
wholesale millinery firm of Miller n
l'robst. IA Wabash avenue. and still
continues as such. He Is also presi.
| dent of the Hicks Manufacturing Com
pany.
Mr.. Miller has held hut one public
office aside from that to which hc /.
now seeking reelection. In 1896 II,
was elected alderman from the Tcn,l
Ward and in lS9S was reelected on his
record. The same year. when the new
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ZINA r. CARTER.

Ilna II. Carter, one Of the five Repub.
lican candidates for Trustee OF the
Sanitary District of Chicago, has been
q member OF the body for the past five
years, and 1t Is 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,
and Trustee Carter has held important
posts and handled much Of the really
important work during this time, and
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 Oh Federal Re
lations, and for the past three years
he has been Chairman Of the Finance
Committee, practically directing the
financial affairs of the district, the most
important feature to the taxpayers.
Every case brought before the FL
nance Committee has been fought out
by Trustee Carter as Chairman on lines
parallel with the interests of the people,
and he has consistently and deter
minedly 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 out the terms of their
agreements.
In the matter of expenditures the
records of the Board show that Chair
man Carter has pursued 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
ana the ideas of the men who originally
planned the great work, with the object
of making 1t ultimately navlgable
| channel
Mr.. Carter was one of the leaders In
the movement to interest the Federal
Government In making the canal a con
tlnuous deep-water channel from il.
end to the Mississippi. He also advo
| '""" 'h' p'chihS VI tHt cHuhiici III tHt
earliest date possible, for the relief OF
the people Of Chicago and the purihca
tlon of their water SUNNY, working
with n majority of the members of tn,
Board to this end.
His work has not been confined to the
Drainage Board itself. As President OF
the Board of Trade in 1898 he urged
the cooperation of all business and
commercial lnteFests in the city in tn,
work of securing the Improvement OF
the Chicago Riyet and harbor for tn,
benefit of commercial ana industrial
Chicago, particularly in the line of lax,
traffic, and he has had much to do will
that work in Chicago before Congress
and the Federal authorities.
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FRANK WENTER.

Frank Wcntcr was elected sanitary
Trustee In December, 1850. on the Dem.
ocra,Ic ticket and run the highest on the
ticket. For two years he fought IN the
Sanitary Board for carrying out the
law against n large majority that were
afraid to commence the work ana build
the canal. ana II was mostly through
the pounding ana agitation of Frank
Wcnicr In and out of the board that the
press ana public came to the conclusion
that the controlling forces In the Sanl-
,nry Board were either incapable or
had not the courage TO carry ont the
law and build the canal. When the
majority In lS0O-0l made u declaration
in the board that the size Of the Drain.
age Canal was too large and appealed
10 the legislature to amend the law and
make the canal about half the size,
Frank Wenter was the only man In the
board that voted and fought against
such action. ana his stand arrested the
attention of the public press and the
legislature refused to act ana the law
remained. After the resignation Of
three of the members of the board In
1891 three new members were elected
In November OF the same year. and
Frank Wcnter was chosen president OF
the board. and n new era had begun.
The work was started with II vim 81
that nine months thereafter. on Sept.
=. 1892 the first shovel of earth was
lifted by President Wenter, The o..
caslon was u marked celebration.
Mr.. Wenter was reelected four times
| president and served from 1891 To 1891
In that capacity, and ON retiring from
| that office over 20 per cent of the eX.
cavatlon on the Main Channel had been
finished. all contracts having been let
to the lowest responsible bidders. In
the election for trustees in 1875 Frank
Wcntcr was reelected and led his tick
1T by 10000 votes. The Republicans
elected their president the following
December. having u majority of The
board. Frank Wentcr acted two years
aS chairman of the committee on lin
ance and the last three years rs chair
man of the committee on federal rela
lions. The proceedings of the board
bear evidence of his work and activity
and his efforts We're always aimed Il
finish the canal and give the people OF
this city the benefit Of pure water, ant
when the time came for the opening OF
the canal, Mr. Wenter stood on no tech
nlcallty In obtaining the permit from
the Governor of the State, ana mad,
some concessions TO the Illinois ant
Michigan Canal Commissioners rather
than get into a tedious and prolonged
litigation.
II was only by making these conces
slons that the canal was opened anC
the people got the long-sOught for re-
lief for the money expended by thcm
Mr.. Wcnter was there from beglnnlns
10 end and he spent Ten years Of th'
hest part Of his life to see the creates
work of any municipality inauguratet
and finished without jObblng ana sean
dal
Frank Wcutcr Is not man given Il
pyrOtcchniCs. As business man O
twenty-five years standing he has nj
ways displayed good sense, He Is cs
scntlally man of action. His publ,
and business career belong tO Chicago
whore he has lived since 1861 and h'
il yet IN the prime Of life.
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FRANK X. CLOiOT.

Frank Y. Cloidt. one OF the five Re-
publican nominees for Trustee of the
Sanitary District of Chicago, served
one term as Alderman from the Fifth
Ward, made good record in the City
Council, was freely Endorsed by the
Municipal Voters League, and refused
Il denomination when 1t was rendered
by unanimous vote.
Mr.. ClOldt was born In Germany, in
1855, and came TO Chicago In 1877, To-
eating at once in the Fifth Ward,
where he has resided ever since. He
worked at his trade OF blacksmith for
five years and then embarked in the
grocery business, in which lie remained
until his election TO the City Council
in 1897. He 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
at 1876 La Sale street, and this Is his
business now.
During his term in the Council the
street railway question was prominent,
and hc took determined stand against
the traction companies, ana on the side
Of the people, He voted against the
franchise renewal ordinances, and bit
lerly opposed the fifty-year clauses in
the Council and in committee. The
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03

Mr.. Carter has been in the grain busi-
ness in Chicago since 1871. and men,
ber of the Board of Tr1,de since 1872,
serving three years as 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 1t necessary
to call In a third party. either indlvid-
ual or the arbitration committee. to
adjust any differences between himself
and customer. lie Is q resident of the
Tenth Ward. a heavy taxpayer. and
therefore Interested with other taxpay-
ers In economical, honest. efficient nd.
innistrauon of public affairs. Mr..
Carter served as Alderman in the City
Council. and year ago last spring was
nominated for Mayor by his party.
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ROBERT M. SiMON.

Robert VI. Simon, who Is the itcpub.
llcan candidate for Recorder Of Deeds
for Cook County. was born on the
North Side, Feb. II, 1856, Of German
parents. who came to Chicago in lS+I.
Mr. Simon Is thorough Chicago prod
uct and 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 1883.
In 1906 Mr.. Simon was elected Re-
cOrder Of Deeds, ana during his present
term Of office he has lnaugurated many
improvements In the business methods
which were In vogue In the various
departments Of the office, ana the real
estate dealers, attorneys ana the gem
eral public. who have daily dealings
with the office, have given his admin.
lstration their hearty approval.
Early In 1900 the TOrrens law was
adopted in Cook County and was i'm.
meditely put In successful operation by
Mr.. Simon. who under the law be.
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 busl-
ness-like manner In which he has
| opened, manned ana put into active
operation the Registrars office under
the TOrrens law, has become entitled
to the cOmmendatlOn of the land own
ers of Cook County, be 1t therefore,
''I.esOlved, That the Real Estate
Board of Chicago in grateful recogni-
tlon 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 us a
whole, both as Recorder of Deeds and
Registrar of Titles, Is considered to
have been clean, efficient and thorough,
and the attorneys and property own
ers interested have not been slow In
recognizing and expressing their ap.
proval Of II.
Mr.. Simon lives at 25Gl North Ash.
land avenue, and Is u member of the
Chicago Athletic, Hamilton ana Raw
enswOOd Clubs.
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soual inspection of the work. He has
served on many important committees.
and It was through his cndeavors and
watchfulness that the Joliet work was
finished in time to he of service with
the rest of the canal This work was
perhaps the most difficult that the sani-
tary district had to do. involving as 1t
did many perplexing engineering. legal
and business problems. The special
oversight of it was assigned to Trustee
Bradcn by the board during the last
year of construction.
The most conspicuous and successful
accomplishment of Mr.. Braden as II
| Trustee. however. was the securing of
legislation at Springfield in 1897. where
by the sanitary district was enabled to
raise S.5OO.OOO more than was pre-
viously obtainablc under the law, for
the completion of the canal. Had this
Legislation not been secured the sanitary
canal would not be open to-day and the
city's water supply would continue to
he polluted. lie has insisted on the ap.
plication of business principles and
common sense TO problems of location
and construction.
| For fifteen years Mr.. Bradcn has been
n factor in the politics of the Thirty
second Ward and in local political af
fairs generally. In the campaign OF
1891 he served as secretary of the Re
publican County Executive Committee
Mr.. Bradcn lives at 3o3l Prairie ave
lnuc. lie is a member of the Sheridan
Chicago Athletic. and Hamilton clubs
and Is also q thirty.second degree Ma
son. member of the Order of the Mys
tie shrine. knights of Pythlas. Roya
League, and North American Union.
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CHARLES EGNeR ERBY.

Charles Egncr Erby. one of the ten
city candidates for County Commits
soncr. was born in Chicago In 1886.
and was educated I'm the old ScammOn
school on the West Side. lie engaged
In the hat and fur business. and later
was made chief shipping clerk for the
firm of Alexander Fish 4 Co., working
there several years.
lie then purchased farm at Lake
wood. Wis. and kept summer resort
and general store In connection with II.
Mr.. Erby has always been Il power
In Republican politics on the North
Side IN Chicago. When Patrick Me
Gratll was elected Clerk of the superior
Court of Cook County Mr.. Erhy was
appointed record writer. which position
lie filed during Mr.. McGrath's two
terms of office. lie mex, became minute
clerk for Judge llawcs. and later acted
In the same capacity for Judge
Anthony and Judge Altgcld. Subse.
gucntly he was entry clerk of the North
Town office. At the present time he Is
holding the important office of Secrc-
tary of the Lincoln Park Board of Com
missioncrs.
Mr. Erby has served In the state mill
tia as q member of Company i. Second
Regiment. lie Is u member of Oriental
Lodge. No. ~. A. +. and \. NJ. lie be-
longs to the Lincoln Park Chapter OF
Royal Arch Masons. Lincoln Park Com
mandcry. AMI the order of the Mystic
Shrine. He comes of good old German
stock, and II the son Of the old pioneer
baker. John Erby. for many years res
ident of the West Side OF Chicago.
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FRED W. UPHAM.

Frederick w. Upham. President of
the Board of Review. who Is up for re-.
election as the nominee of the Repub.
licnn party. Is one of the best known
Of the younger business men of Chicago
In business, social, political. and club
life. and his record as Aldermen and
President of the Board of Review has
given him prominence and public in
dorsement as an official. I'm 1898 he
defeated John II. Colvin In one of the
most memorable Alderinanic contests
on record. ana he was one of The mel,
who helped purify the affairs of the
City Council. He gave up his entire
Aldermnnic salary to two men. who
went about the ward daily. looking
after It's affairs and devoting their
time to the interests of the people. lie
was unqualliiedly lndorsed ut various
times by the Municipal Voters League
and was elected to the Board of Review
two years ago by a heavy majority.
Mr.. Cpham was born in 1861, at I,a
cine, WIS.,. the son of famous soldier
and the nephew of the former Governor
of Wisconsin. Mr. Upham's parc,ts
came West from New England. IL
was educated Mt Ripon College. and
started his business life with the Up
ham Manufacturing Company al
Marshiicld. Wis. lie Immediately tool
front rank as business man. ana 10
day he Is known as one of the mos
extensive lumber dealers In the world
He Is ut the head of the +. W. rplail
| Lumber Company. with offices In tn,
Old Colony Building. Mr.. tplam live
at y ltltchie place. and Is u mcinbc
of the Union League. Marquette. Chi
cago Athletic, and several other clubs
During his term of office rs prcsidcn
of the Board of Review the new rev
cnuc law has been put In successful op
Grafton, and much of It's success hn
been due to his efforts. This year. 70
instance. he has been foremost In wOrl,
Ing for reduction of incuuitabl
taxes. particularly In the district
where wOrkingmen and small property
owners reside, and the figures for tn
current assessment, just completed
show u reduction of 30 per cent owe
the values Of II year ago, as resul
of more equitable assessments In bot
real estate and personal property. MI
Upham has means, Is u large taxpayer
and his fearless stand upon matters Il
taxation has stamped him as II ma
not afraid to do what he considers III
duty
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overhead trolley ordinance of the Gen.
cral Electric Company he also opposed
with his vote. and in every other way
possible. These stands brought him
a strong Endorsement from the Munlci.
pal Voters League, and the convention
in his ward demanded his consent to
make race for q second term, but he
persistently refused 1t and retired. His
FIRST election was remarkable in that
Mayor Harrison carried the Fifth
Ward by arc votes, and Mr.. Cloidt
was elected on the Republican ticket
by 4S0 votes. In that election only u
few Republican Aldermen were re.
turned.
Mr.. Cloidt always has been Repub.
llcan, and has been interested i'm the
active work of the party for many
years. He was delegate for the first
time seventeen years ago. He was Sc.
lectel In the present campaign for
Drainage Trustee because Of his
strength among the German. Americans
of Cook County, and was nominated
without seeking the place--in fact. he
knew nothing Of the nomination until
after It had been made.
The drainage canal runs through his
ward. and ut that point It's Importance
Is supreme. He 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.
ton of the channel at the earliest pos.
siblc date. for an economical and hon
est administration of the affairs of tn,
Board. and also to do everything pos
slble toward making the canal navig
able channel to the Mississippi. will
| Federal assistance,
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revenue law was to be put In operation
and a demand was made for high-class
men with good public records. he was
nominated for assessor, and In the clrc.
tlon that followed he received the see.
ond highest number Of votes east for
any member of the board. lie lmmedl-
ately resigned his seat in the council.
As u result of the Supreme Court dc.
cision and the demands of the city gov.
ernmcnt for the ful! amoun, of the levy
allowed by law taxes were increased
all over the city. ana on the West Side
the increase was from 81 TO S1.23 on the
800. This increase worked such u
hardship on taxpayers that this year
Assessor Miller insisted upon u general
reduction. and as u result u reduction
Of Sl1.3l ,5Gl was made over 1899 val
ua,ions for the West Side. lie con-
tlnucd his efforts for u reduction when
the books were taken To the Board of
Review, ana succeeded In securing Il
further reduction of from IL To 30 per
cent. Mr.. Miller says he made this
fight "bccause | realized that the West
Side has been paying more than It's Just
proportion of the taxes. and being II
resident Of thar part of the city felt
II my duty TO see that the taxpayers
of tho West Side he relieved of this
unjust burden, and feel that have
done all that lay In the power of one
member of the board to accomplish
this result and fully believe the tax.
payers will appreciate my efforts In
their behalf when they come TO pay
their taxes next spring"
In social life Mr., Miller Is also prom!.
ncnt. lie is Il thr,y.sccond degree
Mason, Shrlncr, Knight Tcmplar, ana
a member of the Royal League, Royal
.\rcanum, knights of Pythlas, order
Of Forestcrs. Columbian Knights, and
III" Lincoln and Douglas Clubs.