The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20

were begun Tor $500 each against
the Governor a virginia. en- members
Of the late constitutional convention.
ana is election omors. for disfan-
ehising tie Negroes. These suits
were brought N TIE United stutss
court Edgar Poe Lee. Of Richmond
and Anthony n. Primer. Of norton,
are the plaintiffs.
Tuesday evening, Dec. -, 1904 the
Associated clubs q Business Men and
Bachelors win give q grand Xmas
Ban at Arlington Han. slst street, and
Indiana avenue. Il win be attended
By business men, tsscbsrs and college
Students nom the EsS' Snd the South.
Music BY Pro-. Armhnt's Orchestra.
twill be one Of the best balls OF the
season.
P. ]. King, VINO won over 500, 100
In going up against the races last
summer Is now residing with HIS fam
nv IN his new mansion on Washing
ton Boulevard. He is taking life
easy for he b on easy street P. J.
IS an right, he never turns HIS back
on cOlored people. those wwho are
worthy TO receive assistance, and he
issa friend and reader Of The Broad
Ak.
John P. Hopkins, John ]. McGillen,
sheriff Thomas E. Barrett, Thomas
Gahan. Roger c. Sullivan. Thomas P.
FYvuu. Ross c. Hall, and some fort
or fifty Of their followers met aroun"
the banquet table at the Grand Pa
cifc hotel Saturday night and thew
then and there decided to go afte-
Mayor Carter Il. Harrison, his c.
han forces, good and strong h T.
spring.
The Broad Az" Of Chicago, IN the
issue OF the 9Th instant makes some
serious charges against Rev. Murray
Of Bethel church. We know not II
these charges are true, but II they
are, Rev. Murray is unit to preach;
and If they are not true, the RsVer-
end ought to see that The Brood AK
Is stopped. One or the other is
wrong.-The State Capital. Spring
field, III
Why, asks an exchanges, Is It that
the Negro race win not encourage
their journals to the extent that they
may be made powerful We answer:
For the same reason that they do not
encourage their competent profession
al men, they have no confidence in
coIored business men or professional
men, no matter how deserving they
may be. The colored people have yet
70 learn that color has nothing to do
with abllity-EL
Monday evening the City Council
confirmed the appointment Of Tx
Building Commissioner Peter Kiol-
bassa as a msmber Of the local Board
Of improvements. bis successor
has not yet been selected. Mf. Hol-
bassa's friends earnestly hope that he
viii meet with better success on the
Local Board Of improvements than
he did while serving as Commissioner
Of Public Buildings.
Mrs. ElenOr F. Farley. who was
injured BY a fall through the sidewalk /
at 24th and Dearborn street several /
years ago, has finally won her suit |
against the city for 5000. The case
was decided In her favor in the Cir |
cult Court in June, 1901, but the city !
went on to the appellate court with Il
and this week that court sustained
the decision Of the lower court and
as the result Mrs. Farley Is happy.
Mrs. TerFalou, 2S2s State street, !
says, that afeW days ago she observ-
ed her husband; Maj. A. F. Tervalon.
promenading past their cigar store on
the opposite side OF the street with a
ane looking lady" When We con-
fronted the Major With this statement (
he declared that the lady was his sis I
teF-in-laW. But Mrs. Tervalon ana
The Broad Az never knew that he 1
had or owned sisterlnlaw.
Miss Grace Hart was united in mar (
riage 10 Mr.. ClaudsAIszander Wednes-
day night at St Thomas church. Rev.
Father Lealted tied tire knot good
and tight The bridal party consisted
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A WoOdard, Mr.. and
Hrs. J. HooiIsy Smiley, lEr. and
Mrs Robert Harden and mss Adie