The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-17


Edward n. LahiR, says, that
Mayor Carter H Harrison, wm be re
nominated and reelected chief ex
ecutiYe Of this city for the fourth
time, that 90 Tar no one has appear.
ed above the horizon who is strong
enough with the masses Of the people
to lay out the man Of Destiny"
Nike ]. walsh, who made the race
twice for Alderman In the Goth ward
may again this spring 90 up against
Alderman n. McInernsy, or whoever
receives the nomination from the
hands Of the leaders Of the Demo
cratic party. Nike walsh Is not q
dead one BY q long shot.
Alexander Dumas Watkins, the first
and only AfroAmerican to teach or
instruct to students at the Princeton
University, died recently. He was
very proficient In the science Of histol-
ogy, and for the past two years Mr..
Watkins, was an assistant in the bio
logical department where he made
many clever experiments.
James A. Quinn, City sealer Of Chi
cago Is leaving no stone unturned in
an honest effort to apprehend and
Lring to the bar Of justice all the
short weight coal dealers In this city
which Is very commendable on the
part Of Mr.. Quinn, and we hope he
will land all the short weight coal
dealers behind the prison walls.
Mrs. Louise Montgomery, 4743
Shields avenue, is one Of the strong
women Of the Afro-American race.
She is q popular member Of st. Marks
church, 47th and State streets, and
she is prominently connected with
the Grand United Order Of Oddfel-
lows and Mrs. Montgomery is doing
much good in the world in her quite
and Unassuming way.
Mrs. Florence Lenos, 1882 Dear
born st., is one Of the good Sunday
School teachers and workers in
Bethel Church. Last Sunday Mrs.
Denos wore a beautiful red dress
trimed in white buttons and she
looked very bewitching in her neat
costume while instrucing her class
Of young boys, and she is greatly ad-
mired by the members Of Bethel and
its pastor.
Three coIored men Ralph W. Tyler
Wilbur Jones and George A. Weaver,
have acquired a tract Of land in Ohio,
embracing seYenty-ive acres, pro
nounced by experts to be the finest
oslproducing territory In the state.
The deal promises to be the most
gigantic ever swung by a set Of color
ed men in this country, and while the
purchase price was quite a handsome
sum the investors are sure to realize
thousands Of dollars when the tract
is capitalized and developed.-Ex.
Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray,
claims that he has the names Of
fifty of his flock or members who
have been talking about him that he
intends to compel all Of them to 90
into court and be punished for dicuss-
ing his immoral acts" If Rev.
Abraham Lincoln Murray, proposes
to plug up the mouths Of all the
People who have sit in judgement on
his immoral acts he win have to
employ two hundred thousand Of
icers Of the Law to assist him to do
so.
Mrs. Lydia G. swayze wife Of Mr..
Eugene Swayze died at their resi-
dence, 5O47 Princeton avenue, last
week, after a short illness. Her funeral
took place Sunday. Jan. II, at St
Mary's A. NJ. e. church Of which she
was a faithful worker. The services
we're conducted by Rev. Jesse Woods.
She leaves to mourn her loss a
mother, Mrs. Hannah Walker, q
borther and sister Mrs Jennie Castor.
We desire to thank the minister and
many friends for their many acts Of
kindness shown Us in our bereave-
ment-S.
President Roosevelt, is endeavOring
to become car Of the United States;