Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
JOHN A LINN.

John \. Linn. Clerk of the superior
Court and a candidate for reelection
on the Republican ticket. was born in
1910 at Kalmar. sweden. and at the
age of IL came to Chicago. His first
employment In this city was as a water
carrier on the first street In the city
paved with cedar blocks--1A,kc street.
He worked for others until 1870 and
then established himself In the Under.
taking and livery business at 30S Divi-
sion street where lie continued until
1SSS. As his business increased he
erected u large building at 1914 ely
bourn avenue. where he has ever since
conducted % general undertaking and
livery business. He also established u
branch at 1914 North Clark street. I'M.
der the firm name of John a. Linn Il
Sons. both businesses being conducted
by John A. Linn n Sons.
4 Republican from the time he was
qualified TO cast his first vote. Mr.. Linn
alwayswas active in the political affairs
in his section Of the city. In 1885 he
was nominated for Alderman In the old
Seventeenth Ward. was elected. and
served one term, and retired with u
good record. lie did not appear in ac-
tive politics again until 1894. when he
was nominated by his party for County
Commissioner. He was elected nnd
served a twO-year term. retiring upon
his nomination In 1896 for Clerk of the
Superior Court. the office he now fills.
| and for which he has been renOminnted.
A record of twenty-five years as n
business man. and eight years in public
life, is what Mr.. Linn Is making his
present canvass on. During the four
years he has been In the Superior Court
Clerks office the records there have
been brought down to date, have been
cleared up. and in many ways simpll-
| fed. In 1897, for instance. there were
S,333 law cases pending, and eight
| judges at work Now, with only six
judges ut work. there are but 7,I5i
cases pending. aud In addition two
Judges of the Superior Court have been
assigned to the Appellate Court and
have no calendars In the Superior
| Court.
| The common law records In the office
are now up to date, and the chancery
records are in the same condition,
something that has not been seen In the
Office before In years. On the first Of
October all records In the Office were
written up to date and In better condi.
tiOn than they have been within the
past seven years, a situation that has
pleased attorneys practiclng nj the bar
of the Superior Court and moved them
to prepare an Endorsement Of Clerk
Llnn's record.
The following petition has been sign.
cd by Judges BAH, Chytraus, Chctlain,
Brentano Gary, Sears. Shepard. Free
man. Kavanagh and lIOldOm, ns well
as Jacob W. Loeb, james Mccartney.
Pam. Calhoun Il Glennon, Bulkley.
Gray n Moore. and many other attor-
ncys practicing In Cook County courts.
irrespective of political atiiliation:
"Thc undersigned Judges of the
Courts of Cook County and members of
the Chicago bar heartily indOrsc the
administration of John A. Linn. Clerk
of the Superior Court Of Cook County.
His business management of this office
has afforded the greatest convenience
to the court. attorneys, lltigants and
the general public. We commend him
to all who appreciate the application of
business methods to public office"
Mr.. Linn lives at 3OS Division street
In the Twenty third Ward.