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The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08


TWO STORY HOUSE ON FORTY
second street, next to corner of Whita-
kerr just completed at cost of oyer
$1,000, A bargain at $1,700. Norman
Beckett, Providence building.
TAKE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
and enjoy one of the loveliest locations
in Florida, overlooking beautiful lake
whose waters equal the Poland (see
analysis). charming house, completely
furnished. all included with boat, wind
mill, stable, boat house and orange
grove. Price, $500; easy terms. Apply
to owner. l.. r. Greasy, on premises,
opposite hotel. Altamonte Springs, or
Geo. H. Chaplin, Florida House, st.
Augustine.
FORTUNE TO BE MADE AT
Greenville; the Crescent mineral
spring. pavilion, six houses, barn. or
chards and twenty-seven acres of
house lots within city limits for $500.
though $4,000 cash was refused for
portion when Greenville had half pres
ent population. VIM. Goldsmith, Jr.,
Greenville, s. C., Will show It. Geo.
II. Chaplin, Florida House, st. Angus
tine.
MORE MONEY IN POULTRY
than oranges. The Terry or cordova
Vineyard, where Mr.. Terry expended
5000, short drive from Ponce de
Leon; many Scuppernong and Niagara
grapes; forty acres enclosed In chicken
wire for game preserve or mammoth
poultry plant; house, barn and she'd
price 81. 400. $500 cash, balance per
cent; see pictures In illustrated csta-
logue, mailed. Geo. n Chaplin, Flor
ia House, ~. Augustine.
COUNTRY HOME on sALT Wa
ter creek. ten acres Land, nice cottage.
OutbuhdingN, fFuit trees. etc., on alec
tric rsad, q Good bargain. Norman
Beckett.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
PHOTOGRAPHY.

PHOTOGRAPHS ENLARGED IN
crayon, pastel, watercolor or oil. Call
and see samples and get my prices.
Different grades and prices; but "the
best is always cheapest at Wilson'S
Studio, Al Bull street. Both phones.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
EMPLOYMENT WANTED.


YOUNG LADY DESIRES PO-
sition as stenographer or assistant no
references. Address Steno, care of
Morning News.
YOUNG GIRL WOULD LIKE PO-
sition in bakery; make herself useful,
also we'll experienced. Address NJ,
Morning News.
CAPABLE AND EXPERIENCED
cotton man is open for position: thor
ough office man and bookkeeper. Ad-
dress, Rushjap, News.
BOOKKEEPER, LATE OF NEW
York, good writer, neat and clean:
double entry; moderate salary. Hur-
ley. care of this paper.
WANTED. POSITION AS FORE
man of planning mill or band resaw
fller Address Foreman" in care of
this office.
YOUNG LADY WHO UNDER
stands stenography and single entry
bookkeeping desires a position in Of
flee to make herself generally useful;
salary moderate. Industrious, this of
fico.
COLORED MAN, AGE 20. NOW OC-
cupying position as second cook,
wants situation in hotel where he can
learn the trade: is intelligent and
trustworthy; good recommendations.
d. NJ McLendon. 701 West Broad
street, Savannah, Ga,
FAMILY WASHING WANTED BY
good laundress. 615 Waldburg lane,
west.
A GOOD COOK CAN BE FOUND
at 266 Randolph street.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

THE SAVANNAH DISTRICT MES
senger Company is prepared to move
anything movable on short notice; pi-
amos and furniture packing and NOV
ing done by experts: telephone ..
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
PERSONAL.

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FOR MOVING FURNITURE, Pr
amos and iron safes or anything NOV
able, we have all experienced help and
experts fourteen years in the business.
The Benton Transfer Company, 214
Jefferson street; Bell phone 10; Geor-
gia phone 1701. j. w. Benton, mana
ger.
WILL RENovATE MOSS AND
cotton mattresses at $3.50 apiece; new
mattresses made to order at right
prices; immediate attention given to
all orders and work guaranteed. j. r,
Dooner, 331 Drayton; Bell phone 1876;
Georgia phone. 2S41.
FLOWER SEEDS, FRESH; PLANT
at once; also grass seeds, sunhower
and canary seed, at Gardners, Is
Broughton street.
F. CHRIS KRAMER, WHEEL
wright and general blacksmith. Paint
ing and trimming, horseshoeing, rub
Der tires. $40 st. Julian. west.
MILLERs OFFICE DESKS, THE
largest assortment and cheapest prices
in the city: Office table and chairs;
Office shades a speciality; office floor
coverings; linoleums and runners; try
US. 207 Brcughton, west.
I BUILD BUGGIES, CARTS,
trucks, wagons to order. Workman
ship the best. Prices to reach all. r.
Chris Kramer, $40 St Julian. west.
FIVE-POUND BOXES FINE AS
sorted candy, 75c, 81, and $3.50, at Het-
terichs 40 State street, west.
GREEN, THE EXPERT VUL-
canizNsr, makes a speciality of vulcaniz-
ing automobile tires, casing and tubes;
phones 1884.
sAwMILL WORK GIVEN EsPE-
cial attention by Mingledorff & Co.
Write or phone 55S.
GREEN, THE EXPERT VUL-
canizer, sells bicycles. tires, sundries,
at cheapest prices; punctures repaired,
1sc.
THOMPSON'S TRAINER COM
pany; we are moving people when
moving furniture and pianos: it Is
natural for all to say they are reliable;
but it means more to be able to say,
/ am a thorough, experienced mover;
ask those that l have moved about our
service; office 30 Whitaker street !;
Georgia phone 1717; Bell phone 1874. w.
H. Thompson, manager.
FURNITURE FOR CASH, FURNT-
ture for credit; everything for home;
straightforward dealing with all; we
want your continued patronage and TO
x
"you" your moneys worth" Miller's,
207 Broughton, west.
FLOWER POTS, PLANT FOOD
bone -four, garden trowels, at Gard.
ner's, IS Broughton street, east.
REPAIRING WATCHES AND ALL
kinds Of jewelry attended to promptly
by J. & c. N. Thomas. corner Whit
aker and State streets.
HAYWOOD BROS. AND WAKE
field Company's go-carts and baby
carriages are on sale at Miller's: also
their folding carts; mattings and mat
ting remnants az noney-saying prices.
207 Broughton. west.
oNE-PoUND BOX FINE AssoRT.
ed candles or chocolates, 25c. az Bet.
terich's, 40 State street. west.
MILLERs DOES UPHoLsTERINo
and recovering Of furniture AZ l0wesi
prices; we sell upholstery goods, va
make your Old rockers, chairs, sofas
eta., look like new. 201 BrOughtonl
west
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

BEFORE SAYING GOODBYE
phone the Union Transfer Company to
handle your baggage; quick service,
day or night. Phones Alb
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
AGENTS WAITED.

AGENTS WANTED FOR THIS OLD
established society. Pays for losg o.
time ~ accident, sickness or death.
PTOlits be terms % agents. Address
National Benevolent Society, New York
Life building Kansas City. Mo.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
FOR LEASE.

FOR LEASE OR RENT, THUN-
derbolt Park Course, together with
grand stand and judges stand;
grounds are suitable for football, base
ball and other athletic sports; ready
for use in any weather; the elegant
Tivoli building can be secured in this
connection; terms moderate. NJ. j.
Doyle.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
ron NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR RENT, WELL ESTABLISHED
bar, equipped with new fixtures. corner
Barnard and Congress streets, facing
City Market. Apply to Horace Rivers.
Drayton and St. Julian streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

THE RELIABLE BICYCLE STORE.
202 Jefferson. corner Oglethorpe ave-
nue., sells what wears the best, while
others sell what sells the best.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

SHOES HALF SOLED AND HEEL
ed for so cents while you wait; best
white oak leather used. D. Epstein, IL
Drayton street Georgia phone 2S0S
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

ENGAGE HANSON FOR THE
theater. german or a drive; good
horses, polite drivers. Phones 413,
Union Transfer Company.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.

FOR SALE, ELEVEN HUNDRED
acres choice timber; on railroad, price
cheap if taken at once. Address Rail
road" care News.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.

HUBERT 0. YOUNG, CONTRACT
or and builder; jobbing a speciality;
Bell phone 445; plans and specifica-
tions on application. 112 Henry street,
east, Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

FINE LOT OF MUSICAL INSTRU-
ments at low prices. ]. T. Wilensky,
jeweler and optician, the place to save
pairing a speciality. 10 Broughton street,
east. Old gold and silver bought or ex-
changed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
CLASSIFIED ADVERT lSEMEHTS.
PERSONAL.


"CAN u DO THINGSY THEN
buy the little mascotte business: one
of the best stands in town, 20 East
Broughton; become financially indie
pendent; keep away from costly bank
rupt concerns; no genius needed; sim
ply a man who can and will work;
very little cash will buy the business.
For terms apply to E. f. Fegeas, law
yer, 116 Bull street.
DON'T READ THIS; SOME PEo-
pie say, Why can M. A. Stokes sell
ribbon and hosiery so cheap? Why?
Because they are direct selling agents
for the makers of these goods and
make a speciality of them; put all the
attention, time and money in them;
caterers to the largest to the smallest
dealers, as we'll as the retail trade en-
ables them to make a price that no
other house in the United States will
match; If you are not customer, call
or write for samples, as they deliver
all ribbon to any part of the United
States. Address all orders to M. A.
Stokes Ribbon Store, Savannah, Ga.
KNAPP's. ExPECToRA7NT is A
specific for coughs. colds and Group.
positively cures. Manufactured by w.
o. Cubbedge. 25c.
HOME MADE BROKEN CANDY,
fresh-made every day, 10c a pound at
Hetterich's, ITO state street, west.
WE SUPPLY HANSOMs AND
first-class Surveys for driving, shop
ping, visiting or quick calls; good
horses; polite drivers. Phones 413,
Union Transfer Company.
THE BEST JEWELRY AT THE
cheapest price at J. g. c. N. Thomas;
we handle fine goods and do not get
fancy prices.
HOT STUFF STOVES AT LESS
than cost: closing out our stock OF
wood, coal and hot stun stoves at less
than cost Savannah Crockery and
Hardware Company, s05 BrouRhton,
west
WATCHES. CLOCKS AND LADIES
stick pins. brooches, necklaces, rings.
hair pins and al kinds Of leWelry
a. J. a 9, N. Thomas. corner stats
and Whitaker.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
MONEY TO LOAN.

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THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company invites appli-
cations for loans at lowest interest
rates on first class improved business
and residence properties in Savannah.
Address Edw. M. Durant. special loan
agent, Atlanta, Ga.
MONEY!! IF you NEED 1T CALL
at once without the least trouble or
inconvenience to you, on your furni-
ture, piano, horse, hack, or other Sc
curities, without removing the same
from your house. My charges are rea-
sonable. You can renew or reduce the
loan. Louis Muhlberg, Note and Mort
gage Broker, 225 Congress street, west
Georgia phone 1892.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
HELP wANTED-FEMALn.

WANTED. A FIRsT-cLASs COOK,
20 DO washing and ironing for family
Of three; good wages assured. Apply
Col. Anderson, Fl Screven.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

PLUGS PUT IN WHILE YOU
wait for 10 cents. Williams Bicycle
Company.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
Personal.

| BABY WARDROBES. CARRIAGE
supplies, drawn-work and Battenberg.
| made at II Duffy. west
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

WILL RENOvATE MOSS AND
cotton mattresses at $3.50 apiece; new
mattresses made to order at right
prices; immediate attention given to
all orders and work guaranteed. j. r.
Dooner, 331 Drayton; Bell phone 1875;
Georgia phone, 2841.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

FOR MOVING FURNITURE, Pr
amos and iron safes or anything NOV
able, we have all experienced help and
experts fourteen years in the business.
The Benton Transfer Company, ia
Jefferson street; Bell phone 10; Geor-
gia phone 1901. ]. w. Benton, mana
ger
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

FLOWER SEEDS, FRESH; PLANT
at once; also grass seeds, sunfiower
and canary seed, at Gardners, Is
Broughton street.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
MEDICAL.

LADIES! CHICHESTER'S ENG
fish Pennyroyal Pills are the best:
safe, reliable: take no other send &c
stamps for particulars; relief for la
dies" i'll the letter by return mail; ask
your druggist. Chichester Chemical
Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.
KNAPP'S EXPECTORANT is A
household remedy where there are
children with coughs, colds, Group; it
will positively cure. Manufactured by
W. o. Cubbedge; Csc a bottle.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

rates. Williams Bicycle Company.
ARE YOUR FEET TROUBLING
you? If so, call on me; cure ingrow-
ing nails, corns and all diseases of the
feet without pain; charges reasonable;
can give the best reference; patients
treated at residences; orders can be left
at Livingston's Pharmacy, No. 26
Broughton street, vest both phones
293 Lem Davis, surgeon chiropodist.
THE EAGLE SPECIAL $40. OAK
man & O'Niel, 141 Drayton.
WHITE CURTAIN POLES, 1OC AT
Miller's; brass curtain rods, 10c; white
enamel, green enamel and blue enamel
iron beds, with springs, for IS; white
enamel dressers and washstands POI
Broughton. west.
]. T. WILENSKY, JEWELER AND
optician, makes a speciality of fine
watch and jewelry repairing. His
prices are reasonable for guaranteed
work. Eyes examined free. SpectacleS
from 25 cents up. u Broughton street.
east. Bring your old gold and get cash.
CLOTHES CLEANED, PRESSED
and repaired: also alter and repair Ia
dies skirts and jackets. d. Epstein.
112 Drayton street. Georgia phone 2S0S.
OUR REPAIR DEPARTMENT,
does all kinds of jewelry repair work
and does it well, and at a reasonable
cost; let us clean and regulate your
watch. Koch & Sylvan. 46 Whitaker.
IF YOU NEED NEW TIRES ON
your old Wheel let us have the oppor-
tunity of showing you the biggest line
of bicycle tires in Savannah; all prices
all the popular makes. Oakman &
O'Niel, 141 Drayton.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
FOR Observation-Disclosures.


MAKE YOUR FRUIT PERFECT:
attend to your fruit trees at once:
my preparation will do away with
spraying or hunting for worms in the
trunks of the trees, and ] guarantee
that after the plum or peach tree has
heen inoculated with my preparation
that ii viii need no further attention
for two years to come. except your
usual trimming, fertilizing and cultiv
walton: ] have sold all my peaches at
from 81 to 81 per bushel, while
the whole country around had nothing
but rotten. worm-eaten fruit; L have
made a speciality of buying out worm
out peach orchards where nothing could
be realized on account of the worms
and by subjecting them to treatment
with my incubator have raised
large, sound and healthy crop OF
peaches every season; if my directions
are carefully followed l guarantee
sound crop Of peaches or plums; nov
is the time to order: don't wait until
the fruit sets; price so cents per. pack
age: order now and save your fruit.
Charles F. Schneider. Milton, Fla.
LADIES, WEDNESDAY AND
Thursday only, l pound paper, l pen.
rs envelopes, l bottle ink, for 25c cash.
J. w. Fretwell's Sons.
FOR SALE, ONE SET (31 'VOLS.)
Encyclopedia Britannica, just re-
ceived, at a great sacrifice. For fur
Their information address Box %, this
office.
WE SELL GOOD NEW BICYCLES
at cut rates. Plugs put in 10 cents.
Williams Bicycle Company.
FOR SALE. SEA ISLAND COTTON
seed; time and prolific yearly selected
good ginner. T. j. Hamlin, James Is
land. S. c.
FOR SALE, OLD ESTABLISHED
cigar store; best location in city; suit
able to connect another line. Address
A. NJ. this office.
SETTINGS OF BARRED PLY
mouth Rock, Leghorn, Brahma, Ban
tam, Silver spanged, chicken eggs. J.
Gardner, Agt., IS Broughton street.
east.
GAS STOVE, PERFECT ORDER,
a. ]. c. Humphreys stove repair shop.
JEFFERSON and Jones streets; Bell
phone.
SAFES-ALL SIZES AND STYLES.
only the best fire-proof and at low
est prices; we are agents for the York
Safe and Lock Company, York. Pa.
Jake Lippman, corner Congress and
Barnard.
ROUGH BOARDS, $500 PER
thousand feet. Reppard- Snedeker &c
Co., lumber yard. Atlantic Coast Line
crossing and Henry street, Savannah,
Ga.
FOR SALE. THE BEST LOCATED.
ready furnished boarding house in the
city; restaurant and kitchen, complete;
doing a fine business; parties leaving
city: price and terms to suit pur-
chaser. Address w, News Office.
FOR SALE. 200 BROKE MULES
from to 1900 lbs. 100 3 and year old
mules, unbrokn. 125 2 and year old
Hereford, Durham and Devon bull. 50
broke horses and mares; Stock all
on feed. W. j. station, Beeville, Tex.
ALL KINDS OF STERLING Sill
yer novelties at very low prices. Koch
G. Sylvan, as Whitaker.
FOR SALE. TWO ENGINES. UP
right and horizontal; also two Knowles
and Worthington pump In good re-
pair. Mingledorff & Co.
For Additional Chsaps See Page 7
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

FOR SALE, ONE SET (S1 vOLS.)
Encyclopedia Britannica, just re-
ceived, at a great sacrifice. For fur
Their information address Box %, this
Office
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
ruRPENTINn LOCATIONS.

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FOR SALE, TWO TURPENTINE
stills in good condition. Mill Haven
Company.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

LADIES', WEDNESDAY AND
Thursday only l pound paper. l pen,
rs envelopes bottle ink, for Csc cash.
]. w. FretMelPs Sons.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
ENGINES AND BOILERS.

ENGINES AND BOILERS, ALL
sizes: we have in stock 10 to rs horse
power; can supply larger sizes on short
notice. Hartfelder- Garbutt Co. S01-
S03-305 Bay street. west.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

FOR SALE. SEA ISLAND COTTON
seed: time and prolific yearly selected
good ginner. T. j. Hamlin, James Is
land. S. c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

WE REPAIR BICYCLES AT CUT
rates. Williams BIcycle Company.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

F. CHRIS KRAMER, WHEEL
wright and general blacksmith. Paint
ing and trimming. horseshoeing, rub
Der tires. $40 st. Julian. west.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

WANTED, COMPETENT GRO
Gerry clerk; good place to right party;
references required; state wages. N.
L., News Office
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

WANTED, FIRST CLASS WHEEL
wright. p. o. Conner. East Broad
and President streets
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

MILLER'S OFFICE DESKS, THE
largest assortment and cheapest prices
in the city: office table and chairs;
Office shades a speciality; office floor
coverings; linoleums and runners; try
us. 2O7 BrouRhton, west.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
HELP WANTED-MALE.

WANTED, A NEAT BOY ABOUT
IA or Is, to go errands. Kenner &
Britton, 116 Broughton, west.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

WANTED, DOUBLE ENTRY
bookkeeper, young man, experienced,
rapid and accurate; If not in possession
of these requirements do not apply;
address in own handwriting, stating
salary expected. Grocer, care of Morn
ing News.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

GREEN, THE EXPERT VUL-
canizN.r, makes a speciality of vulcaniz-
ing automobile tires. casing and tubes;
phones 1884.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
FOR RENT-oFTICEs.

TwO-ROOM OFFICE, NO. 325 LIB
erty street, east. Apply to ]. r.
Brooks, Is Bay street, west.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
FOR RENT-sToREs.


FOR RENT, A SMALL STORE
room. with dwelling attached; rent rea-
sonable; corner Whitaker and Wayne.
Apply AIS Bull street.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

ALL KINDS OF STERLING Sill
yer novelties at very low prices. Koch
G. Sylvan, 46 Whitaker.
FOR SALE. TWO ENGINES. up
right and horizontal; also two Knowles
and Worthington pump in good re-
pair MIngledorff & Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

I BUILD BUGGIES, CARTS,
trucks, wagons to order. Workman
ship the best. Prices to reach all. r.
Chris Kramer, 80 st. Julian, west.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

SAWMILL WORK GIVEN EsPE-
cial attention by Mingledorf & Co.
Write or phone 553.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

FOR SALE. THE BEST LOCATED.
ready furnished boarding house in the
city; restaurant and kitchen, complete;
doing a fine business; parties leaving
city; price and terms to suit put
chaser. Address w, News Office.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

sound crop Of peaches or plums; nov
is the time to order: don't wait until
the fruit sets; price so cents per pack
age: order now and save your fruit.
Charles f. Schneider. Milton, Fla.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

WANTED, 1 BLACKSMITH HELP
er, / wheelwright, drivers, men.
steady work: woodcutters, l dairy
man. man for farm, / candy maker. 3
cooks, housegirls. 2 nurses. Wan
dell's 153 West Broad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

MAN TO REPRESENT, PERMA-
nently, thoroughly responsible mercan-
tile house, co-operat tive plan; no book
eanvassing; $500 week first year; 500
cash and full time required: fine op-
portunity. Cooperative, Box $40, Phil
adelphia
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

WANTED, MEN AT THE RELIA-
Bile Bicycle Store, 2o2 Jefferson, corner
Oglethorpe avenue. TO solicit the sale
Of bicycles. Perfect goods and good
sellers.
WANTED. AN EXPERIENCED
sawyer for a small mill state age and
experience and give references. adj
dress Box 6. Savannah Ca.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

KNAPP'S. ExPECToRA1JT is A
specific for coughs. colds and Group.
Take a bottle home tonight It
positively cures. Manufactured by w.
o. Cubbedge. Csc.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

FOR SALE. 200 BROKE MULES
from to 1900 lbs. 100 and year old
mules, unbrokn. 125 2 and year old
Hereford, Durham and Devon bull. 80
broke horses and mares: Stock all
on feed. w. ]. station, Beeville, Tex
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

GREEN, THE EXPERT VUL-
canizer, sells bicycles. tires, sundries,
at cheapest prices; punctures repaired,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

ANY PERSON TO DISTRIBUTE
our samples; $3.50 daily. steady. EN-
nire" 2522 Grand Boul. Chicago.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

FIVE-POUND BOXES FINE AS
sorted candy, 75c, 81, and $3.50, at Het-
terich's. 10 State street. west.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
WANTED-BoARD.

A GOOD COOK CAN BE FOUNI
at 266 Randolph street.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08

Office: Bryan and Whitaker SITS.
Factory: Near 0. S. S. Co.'S. WharveS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-17
MERRILL FOR PRESIDENT
FOURTH WARD SOLON SELECTED
AS THE MAJORITY LEADER AT
YESTERDAYS ALDERMA MO
CAUCUS, 7'.. -.

Alderman A. E. Merrill of the fourth
ward will be presented by the republi-
cans in the city council as their nominee
for the presidency, and as the republi-
cans will have eighteen votes to eight
for the democrats, he will be elected at
the first meeting Of the new council on
Jan. e.. At the same time John H.
Van Nest will be elected vice president.
The selection of Aldermen Merrill
and Van Nest was made at a caucus
held last evening at the city clerk IS
office. David P. Jones, who is still an
alderman and was entitled to a voice
IN the caucus, was the only absentee.
Harry @: McLaskey was placed in NOM
lnation, but received only four votes.
. 1t was the general understanding that
the caucus was only to determine the
nominees for the presidency and vice
presidency, and this tacit agreement
was respected. The formal caucus on
the tasd general Sa republican slate will be
Thus far no formidable candidates
have appeared against any of the pres
ent city officials, and all look for re-
appointment. An exception is the con
test for sealer of weights and measures
In which Ralph Whitney and Frank
Gaylord are supposed to be making a
close race.