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didate for Judge OF the superior
Court. is a clear headed lawyer and
wen fitted to discharge the judicial
duties which VIII be placed on his
shoulders after November tn.
Alderman John J. Bradley, so taI
has never lost out In any political bat
tie he has entered, and that means
that he viii be elected as one Of the
Trustees Of the Drainage Canal on
November It'll.
Hon. Frank wenter is ever guard
full of the interest of the people and
by reason Of that fact he stands pat
with all the newspapers in Cook coun-
ty. and they will assist to elect him
President Of the new Drainage Canal
Board.
One of the Leading Colored Repub-
Iican Politicians is a great chum o.
Col. Poney Moore. He spends much
of his time in his joint and some
night the police will drag him In, In
their raid on that notorious sink hole
of iniquity.
Last Sunday the members and
friends Of Queen Esther Mission, 6O4O
State street, rendered a free will Of
fering to its pastor, Mrs. Rev. Mary
Lark-Hin. Well on to $50 was lifted
for her benefit, which sum viii great
" aid or assist her in her evangei-
cal work.
Miss Edna Gray, Of st. Paul, $500
clerk and stenographer in the Patent
once at Washington. was recently
promoted as a recognition OF her
faithful and eficient service. There
are two other Afro-American copyists
in this department, eight messengers
and twenty laborers.
The Douglsss Centre Club had an
excellent program, Sunday afternoon,
and a large crowd attended. Mrs.
Fannie Barrier Williams paper on the
NEGRO In Art" was very interesting,
while the tenor solo by Mr.. ]. Gray
Lucas, and piano solo by Miss Ida
Hall were also applauded.
Attorney Dan Morgan Smith, one o
William Randolph Hearst's shouters
and leaders has been appointed As
sistant Corporation Counsel Of Chi
cago. In 1902 Mr.. Smith made a
hopeless race for Congress in the
Third Congressional District, but with
the advertising he then received
forced himself In line for new honors.
Major Edgar B. Tolman, candidate
to succeed the late Judge Henry NJ.
Shepard, is one Of the most profound
and popular lawyers in this city, and
1t Is almost a foregone conclusion that
with his untarnished record as Cor
poration Counsel, the people will see
to 1t that he Is elected one Of the
judges of Cook county.
Through the efforts of the Western
Negro Press Association, the Pope at
Rome has used his influence against
lynching and burning in the U. s.,
and it can be said that no Catholic
can be found participating in mob
violence and that no Negro Catholic
is ever lynched. What's the matter
with the protestants?-Ex.
Chas. H. Smiley's fame as the lead
ing and the most popular caterer ir
the west is keeping him on the jump.
Wednesday evening he Lit out for Ra-
cine, Wis, where he served a select
party, and on Thursday morning, ].
Hockey Smiley went to Aurora with
special car loaded down with good
things which were dished up to the
bloods Of that city.
Wednesday evening Rev. d. p. Rob-
erts, the up-todate and honorable pas
tor Of Quinn chapel, was rendered a
reception In honor Of his return to
1t for another year, by its members
and friends. It was a delightful, az
fair and well attended and It demon
stratcd one fact that Rev. Roberts In
one years time BY his business-like
methods has won shis way into the
hearts Of the people of Chicago.
The recital to be given by Mr.. W
Kemper Harreld at Bethel church
Monday evening October 9th, who
win be assisted by some Of the best
musical talent In this city promises to
be q very hne affair. The proceeds
are to. assist the musical department
Of the church, and Mrs. Annie w.
Fits and Mrs. Emma Kalfus and the
other ladies connected with It are
working very hard to make It q sue