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pretty needlework Of all kinds.
Everything done by the Auxiliary
Will be sold either at rattle or put away
for the grand fair they intend to have
this winter. Much of the material is
donated by jealous members and the
auxiliary only buys the material to
make the silk up with.
There will be a meeting next Thurs
day but on Thursday the 9th the
Auxiliary will meet again with Mrs.
Hammer.
Services at the Poor Farm.
Last Sunday services were held at the
poor farm, Rev. Noftsinger officiating,
and tomorrow Rev. TAFT will officiate.
Each minister takes out singers from
his own choir.
The county commissioners have agreed
to furnish carriage for the use of the
clergy and choir every Sunday, as that
is the only way to reach the farm, and
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-10
symon's Employees Picnic.

The employees of the Symons' Dry
Goods company have chartered two cars
fer picnic tomorrow at Basin. The
cars will be taken out by the regular
train at S:45 a. M, and brought back
by the night train at 8:45 O'Clock
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-10

flowers. The dining room table was in
pink, shading from the palest hint of a
tint to German pink. Candies, candlebra.
flowers and china were effectively used.
Mrs. Rodney Elliott. won the first
prize, Mrs Lester Grove the second while
Miss Fay Harrison secured the consola-
ton, which she avowed she needed great
ly. Soon after the prizes were awarded
refreshments were served.
Those present were Mrs. Rodney Elliott,
Mrs. Charles Cook, Mrs. Norton Kelley.
Mrs. F. Kelley. Mrs. Moves, Mrs. Rush.
Mrs. julius Grome, Mrs. Graham Farriss.
Mrs. Nora McLever, Mrs. Glare Cope
stick. Mrs Haynes. Mrs. Lester Grove.
Mrs. A. H. Whitcher, Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. Leo Palmer. Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Way
ne Horton, Miss Fay Harrison. Miss
Trask. Miss Josie Whitley, Miss Mayme
Graves Miss Laura Scranton, Miss
Smith, Miss Sullivan.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-10

the Bitter Root valley in 1864 locat-
ing near what Is now Corvallis. That
year. however. the grasshoppers came
down on the fertile valley in storms.
They darkened the sun in their night,
and where they settled. there was
scarce a green thing left.
The family moved to Bearmouth in
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-10
ClarA Dinner Party.

Charles Walker Clark gave a recherche
little dinner on Tuesday evening at his
residence. The decorations were ex-
quisite, pink roses massed effective y.
the color scheme throughout being pink.
The guests were: Mrs. w. w. Dixon
Mr.. and Mrs. w. McC White. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank F. Pearce, Mrs. Lawlor, Mrs.
Bruce Kirkman, Miss Adah Ro.erts, Dr..
Renick, Lee Mantle, DR.. Hall, Charles
Walker Clark and E. l.. Whitmore.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-10

Pink and Purple Whist Club.
Mrs G. H. Cousley entertained the
Pink and Purple Whist club at her home
on Caledonia avenue on Thursday aa1taf ]
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-10

Auxiliary to Ruth Chapter.
Members of Ruth Chapter Auxiliary
Order Of the Eastern Star met with
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-10

Lived Nearly Forty Years in the State Celebrate
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
CITY NEEDS KERFOOT.

II the present Controller can ar
range to continue his valuable official
services, all persons aware of the dbl.
culties which he has already encoun.
tered therein will have an Increased
appreciation for his public spirit. and
all persons realizing the complexities
of his office and the growing impOr-
lance of municipal statistics in general
will feel renewed confidence regarding
the clty's interests.
Mr. kerfOOt brought u strong ana
determined hand 10 the management
Of Chlcago'S finances, ana dared 10
grapple with the traditional lack If
system which had characterized the
city'S bookkeeping for generation.
His task has been Il severe one, but IL
i not yet completed, and il is highly
desirable that the same hand should
continue to direct It's work. Moreover,
IL takes II man six months 10 become
reasonably familiar with the subject
matter Of the Controllers office, ana "A
change in It's hcadshlp should only be
made for serious cause.
The present incumbent represents
that business capacity aud that regard
for intelligent public accounting which
are urgently needed in American cities,
ana in none more than Inv Chicago. Al
derncn and other public officials have
sometimes felt that his rlgidlty of
method was extreme. But evdl those
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
ors are among those especially cont,m.

ors are among those especially contem-
plated as bcnciiciaries.
Principle: The power developed Nv
the drainage canal should he utilized
not, according To the artful suggestion
Of the promoters of this bill. 10y facto.
ries artiticially stimulated along its
banks and operating ten or twelve
hours per day. nor Ivy any other private
interest, hut Ivy the city of Chicago
which can apply the whole of It during
the entire twentyfour hours for pump
ing, bridge turning. and electric light
ing. The city itself should ALSO as the
party directly Interested. develop this
powcr-w which can he brought within
its limits with only nominal cost-and
il the Legislature is To provide for
such development the authority there.
for should he conferred upon the city
Council instead of upon less respon-
sivc and less responsible body.
IL is. of course. desirable that such
authority should he conferred at once
since the power is running to waste
But IL the question of finance blocks
enabling legislation in behalf of the
city.this should under no circumstances
he made nm excuse for passing the dis
credited measure promoted 10y the ma
jority in the board chicago Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF STATE
ARCHITECT.

Instead of nbolishing the office Of
state Architect without debate or ccrc-
mony. the Legislature is considering
propositions for making II II NOR"
tempting plum than ever for the poll
ticiaus
one of the bills relating to the Otiic"
provides II $1,000 salary for the State
Architect. $1,000 n year for office rent.
also travelling expenses. and . per cent
on the cost of the work superintendent
hy him. On the basis of the figures of
the present incumbent of that office.
covering the work done under his Iii
rcction up to Jan. /, the 3 per ccn,
clause would have given him in nddi-
ton To his salary about S2O.O03 u year.
As Il political grab this would leav"
the office of "oil inspector" IN Chicago
IN Il faded condition. In fact. II would
he almost as good as the office of Shcr.
III of Cook County. The cry of the poll.
tician would he: II care not who gov.
erns Illinois or makes its laws If ! can
only govern It's architecture" The sale
of Van Clcave tags in the good old
days when the blonde boss insisted
upon tagging everything IN town was
n poor job compared to this.
What Is the business of the state
Architect anyway! Why should iii.
nois maintain an office of this charac.
ter? The state occasionally puts up u
public building. II Is true. but 1t is the
business of the trustees of the institu-
ton of which It is part to see that the
plans and specifications are honestly
carried out.
The fact is the office was created ut
the bchest of Boss Lorimer. to provide
u place for party hceler II serves no
useful purpose or public necessity. II
Is political grab of the most unblush-
Ing kinda political device for reach
Ing into the pockets of the people. II
should be abolished.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
POOR work FOR JUDGES.

The public will agree with Mayor
Harrison that 1t Is not desirable that
Judges should figure largely us stump
speakers in political campaigns. OF
course where one of them becomes Il
candidate for an executive office and
heads II ticket. us Judge llnnccy did.
campaign work becomes u necessity.
but even then the ACCESSIBILITY of the
nomination may he called in question
unless the candidate is willing
to resign his judicial position. For
though I'm arrangement may he made
to carry on the business of the court
the candidacy. rs the Mayor says. en-
rrciscs II sort of coercion upon nttor-
neys and possible litignntS. 1t is dc-
cidcdly inimical to Independence of
action and freedom of speech. 10 mat
ter how high the character of the Judge
may he.
And those who volunteer as aids or
consent Ia appear ~ such are in u
worse ease. II IL II fair charge against
that capable and honorable official
Judge Carter. that he placed himself in
IN cpuivocal position by his too cncr-
getic assaults upon the Mayor. \ con-
tested election must have gone Ia his
court and suspicion would have been
directed inevitably against the violent
advocate who was to determine his
own cause from the bench.
With regard tn the four of five other
Judges who took part in the campaign.
II Is plain that they too were compro-
missing their independence and their
dignity and that they were doing some.
thing which should never have been
asked of them. The people of all par.
ties would certainly prefer tn have
them keep ont of the dubious warfare
Of politics and cOniinc themselves to
their more important public duties.
Moreover. n scrupulous and nice re-.
gard for the propricths. and n jealous
concern for the dignity of the judicial
office. such rs IL inculcatcd by the ira
,itions of the legal profession. should
really leave no option IN the natter
Exchange.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
PUBLIC PARK MiSMANAGEMENT.

There Is world of wisdom in the
suggestion of Il. Il. Sunny that experts
and not politicians should constitute
the personnel of Lincoln Park Board.
According to Mr.. Sunny this park needs
a board that will practically administer
It's affairs. II should comprise bust
ness men. n civil engineer of ability. a
stone ana cement expert, an architect
who understands landscape gardening
and men Of reputc and ability in iinsn.
cial undertakings.
IL j. reasonable To suppose that such
n board would look after the affairs Of
the park with greater satisfaction to
itself and the public Than has resulted
from the administration of the political
appointces who heretofore have - no.
toriously mismanagcd this popular
breathing place. \ board of experts
would be more likely TO be Jealous of
It's reputation. and would. in consc.
quence. see that men engaged In park
work were selected on their merits ana
not ut the solicitation or command Of
some political boss.
What Is true in principle of Lincoln
Park Is equally true of every other
park in the city. Yesterday the citl-
zens voted to issue 100000 in bonds
for the South Park system. In the
West Park district II number of I'M
provcments are contemplated. These
things argue the necessity for select
ing thoroughly competent. honest men
To manage our park affairs.
The suggestion made by Mr.. sunny
applies 10 every park district in the
city. The boards should he composed
of men of the highest reputation and
of particular skill in certain lines If
work And not until such men are
chosen and the political hcnchman Is
completely eliminated from our park
administrations can the public expect
Ia have the park funds expended to the
best advantage, Exchange.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
CARTER II. HARRISON.
DRAINAGE BOARDS GRAB BILL.

The measure now pending M Spring.
field 10 authorize the Drainage Board
Ia raise money 10y special tax levy
Ia develop the l.Ockport water power
j. In It's origin, patronage. purpose, and
principle bad and should be halted
whore II now stands.
origin: This bill was suddenly
sprung upon the board by Commissions
"r Jones immediately on his return
from two weeks sojourn ut Hot
Springs, aud was forced through the
board by compact majority against
Nh" protest of the minority, at the very
meeting when II was introduced, and
without reference Ia II committee or
any s"mblancc Of deliberate action.
Patronage. Commissioner Jones, who
directed this move. Is the same mem.
Der who In tn" summer Of 1899. led the
combination In the board which at.
tempted 10 lease this water power To II
private company for nifty years mt n
rental ~ practically $3.50 per horse
power The six members who mt first
favored that leasing project We're soon
reduced In number, under the assault
81 public opinion, Ia -four, and Mr..
Jones and two Others ont of that -four
help 10 make MP the present majority
81 five which has now turned To Spring
Held.
Purpose: No uuprcjudirrd inquirer
can probe This pending scheme without
being satisfied that it, motives are mcr-
ccnary, that one Of It's objects Is to
place In the hands of this majority the
distribution Of contracts for the work
10 question estimated 10 cost four
or live million dollars that despite
certain Indefinite provisions Of the bill
10 the contrary, another Of its objects
is 10 place In the same hands the power
10 make a deal by-and-by with private
Interests for the power itself when de-
yelOpcd, and that the sO-callcd ogden
Gas group of politicians aud contract
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
ILLINOIS ARCHITECTS AROUSED

II Is well understood that, aside from
the extraordinary cost of the office of
Supervising state Architect, AMI It's
I.orimcrlan origin, the strongest mo-
tive for It's abolition comes from the
architects of the state, who think they
should be permitted to submit plans
for state buildings and compete, ms In
other States. upon the artistic ami eco
nomical merits of their various plans.
Under the existing conditions no arcli-
tcct except Mr.. Watson Is permitted to
offer designs or specifications for State
cdliices, ana the scope and elasticity If
his privileges are said To he the wonder
ana the envy of the builders ana de-
signcrs of the whole country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
ROPES THREATEN ALDERMAN.

Kansas city. Kan. April 3.--Onc by
city stood on u table in the Council
chamber last night and faced the al
tentative of voting against obnoxious
franchise measures or being hanged.
And every one of them preferred TO
change his mind and bow TO the will Of
the people as read from the silent hut
awe-inspiring pieces of hemp carried
by the populacc.
This wild West sample of making
laws under difficulties was the result
of general Indignation over what have
been considered Doodle measures. The
galleries of the Council chamber were
crowded, and In addition To ropes re.
vOlvers were In evidence when the
meeting of the city fathers was called
to order and the ordinances which
grant valuable franchises to the Metro.
politan Street Railway Company came
up for considcra ton. When the fran.
chlsc committee reported favorably up
on the bills the crowd surgcd upon the
floor of the chamber AMI only the more
conservative element saved the colin.
cilmcn from violence. Action on the
measure was deferred until the next
meeting of the Council. but every Al.
dcrman was compelled first to stand
on the sccretary's table and swear for
the satisfaction AMI amusement of the
mob that he would vote against thc
hated bills. Watch the Union Traction
Company and traction officials IN gen
cral. rs the time may moi he far oil
when Kansas City methods may he
invoked right here in Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13
UNION TRACTION our.

Franchises Of tifty-three lines now
owned and operated by the Union
Traction Company expire in 1903. The
list includes all the important principal
and crosstOwn lines on the North and
West sides. Secretary George &. Skies
of the street railway commission has
compiled n table showing the fran.
chiscs affected and It is set forth in the
statement that twcnty-seven of the
franchises We're granted 10 the North
Chicago Street Railway Company and
twenty-siX to the West Chicago Street
Railway Company. Many of the fran
chlses. as indicated by astcrisks, are
subject TO the act of 1860.
Following is II list of the expiring
franchises:
State street, from Lake 10 Clark
streets, by Division street.
"Clark street, from Washington
street 10 Fullerton avenue.
Clark street, from Fullerton avenue
TO Dlyersey boulevard.
Wells street and Fifth avenue, from
Randolph to Clark streets.
Center street-Clark street to Lin
coin avenue.
Lincoln avenue-Center street to Bel
mont avenue.
Ashland avenue-BelmOnt 10 Grace
land avenue.
Belmont ayenue-Llncoln avenue 10
Robey street.
Robey street-BelmOnt avenue to
Roscoe boulevard
Roscoe boulevard-Robey street 10
Western avenue.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13

Society items from the Monroe are
good reading.
%GA
The Monroe, as Il political factor, has
died out.
Who l. II that gets the coin for the
neglect to open North Robey street TO
ElstOn avenue?
To oblige one man the great West
Side thoroughfare, Robey street, Is
never opened TO ElstOn avenue.
An
The brewers on ElstOn avenue are
taxed TO the limit by the Board of Re
view, but the glue factories in their VI
entity escape lightly. How Is thlsy Is
anyone settled with?
%S~
North Side people complain of the
stencil from ElstOn avenue glue fac
tories.
Some newspapers, In making critl-
cal analysis Of the character Of the late
Benjamin Harrison, have reached the
conclusion that 1t was the quality of
honesty chiefly that made him great.
His pusposes We're honest and he pur-
sued them with simple honesty. He
was honest with himself and honest
with the world. Thus there was no
swerving from the truth for personal
advantage. no compromising with false
notions for political popularity, no toll
Grafton of falseness In any particular.
And other newspapers are prone to de-
clare that this is a sad commentary on
humanity, when an example of plain
honesty and duty well done should
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13

prove such Il shining mark. Yet 1t was
ever So The sentiment, can honest
man Is the noblest work of God" was
as true at the dawn of history as it Is
now. The earliest moral teachings of
all peoples were efforts to instll the
value of truth and honesty. Our first
legend of sin Is the dishonesty of the
serpent in the Garden of Eden, Ewes
dishonesty with Adam. and Adams
dishonesty with his God. We are fond
of talking of the good old times, when
men were honest" hut nobody knows
when they were. In younger commun-
tiles deception Is not so easy as in
older ones. Possibly in Puritan New
England there was once greater pro-
portion of honesty than now exists any
whcre-though that may he doubted
but this was an exceptional commune
~ brought into being by n stern re-
ligious impulse. When Puritanism was
flourishing most i'm New England. NOR.
ais were ut a mighty low ebb in most
of the world. The Greeks became the
most polished liars of the world long
'N'oic thts DtCUIuc It's UIOSu ucCOD1-
plished soldiers under Alexander The
ancient Persian did not know what the
truth was. ana his modern descendant
who sells us Oriental rugs. il a tower
of truth In comparison. The Roman
who stood as the embodiment of cour-
age In the ancient world. was more
fluent liar than the modern child of
sunny Italy. Honesty in statesman
ship, and even the semblance of hon.
csty In diplomacy are very modern
things. Thus. while IL Is true that the
sterling honesty of this man has elicit.
cd wide admiration. and while 1t Is
true that this Is a sad commentary on
the impcrfcction of humanity, we find
therein no cause for encouragement.
When simple honesty ELECTS universal
admiration from the world. IL Is some.
thing gained. When men realize its
value. 1t Is something gained. And IL
men shall strive. however feebly. TO
emulate the example, much more will
be gained.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13

are salutcd with all the ceremony of
court procedure. Where this outward
and ceremonial politeness Is so general,
It is easy to see that the American
drummer before he has struck the
gait would he ut u masterful disad.
vantage. His manners have been
slightly neglected In the hustle to sell
the goods. and his ideas of court proce.
durc and diplomatic usage are at the
best what you might call hazy. AS the
excessive politcness of II Frenchman
IN this country seems absurd to us, so
the excessive lack of ceremony of the
Yankee drummer seems particularly
agonizinl In France. The commercial
traveller. II he is to succeed abroad, will
have TO go to a commercial dancing
school.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13

bourn avenue.
"Clybourn avenue line-Divslon
street to Fullerton avenue.
Sedgwick street, Chicago avenue to
| Division street.
"Scdgwick street-Division street 10
Lincoln avenue.
Garfield avcnue-I.lncoln avenue to
Racine avenue.
Racine aven,ic--Wcbstcr avenue to
| Center street.
Center strect--Racinc avenue To Lin
coin avenue.
"LaiTabce strect-Chicago To Lincoln
avenues.
Webster avenue Racine to Lincoln
avenues.
Sheffield avenue-li Lincoln avenrc 10
Clark street.
"Chicago avenue-Clark street TO
Larrabec street.
Division street State to- Clark
streets.
"Division street-Clark street to ely
bourn avenue.
Graceland avenue Evanston avenue
to Ashland avenue.
Evanston avcnuc-Divcrscy street to
Graceland avenue.
Wrigltwood Short stretch
from Lincoln avenue.
Allry-Betwecn Lii and Wrightwood
avenues. and between Sheffield and
Seminary avenues.
LINES on THE WEST SIDE.
ca,
Western avenue.
Madison street Between Western
AMI lIamlin and llumlin and Crawford
avenues.
Madison street loop-Eifth avenue
side.
Milwaukee, avenue line - Between
Lake and Ilnlstcd streets. "lIalstcd
street and North avenue. North avenue
and Armitngc avenue.
@IIalsted street line Inlstcd street
loop. Van Buren, side: IN Clinton street
from tunnel TO Van Buren, street. IN
Van Buren, street between Clinton and
llalstcd streets.
lIalsied stipct-"vnn Burcn street to
Blue Island avenue. and from Blue Isl.
AMI avenue to ONcill street. AMI the
switch tracks on ONcill street.
Blue Island avenue "llalstcd street
To 18th place. and 18th place to West.
crn avenue.
EAST AND WEST LINES.
Armitugc avenue Milwaukee ave
nue. To Washtcnnw avenue. expired
iS.,S
North avenue Milwaukee avenue In
California avenue.
Chicago avenue Milwaukee avenue
To Lcavitt street. and Lcavitt street to
California avenue: KrdZin avenue To
10th avenue.
Grand avenue Milwaukee to West
crn avenues.
Lake strcrt-Wabash avenue to
Union Park court. "thencc Ia Western
avenue. thence to Rockwell street.
thence To Holman avenue.
"l.nkc street loop Randolph street
sid" and State street side.
"Rnndolph street State street To
Union Park.
"Hrynn pln~c- I'ai&lolph street tn
Lake street.
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-13

Basis for another historical novel of
an exciting nature Is supplied In the
news that the King of England has
asked the daughter of the late Prcsi.
dent Faurc of France to omit from the
projected memoirs of her father letters
written to him by the late Queen of
England. The contents of the letters
have evidently been made known to
the rclgnlng monarch, who must have
serious reasons. personal or public, for
securing their suppression. TO accom-.
modate him the work will be with
drawn from the press. The Queen was
known To bc peculiar mt times and the
King has evidently discovered that dur.
Ing one Of those times her majesty was
indiscrcet with her pen. Or can 1t he
that the letters refer to his own fire..
qucnt incognito visits to the French
capital ana police protection? Specu.
lntlon Is bound to be rife until the let.
tiers are out--or counterfeited.