The broad ax., 1905-03-04

Mrs. Jane Fans, aged 70, has grad
uated from the elementary grade, HILL
house Evening school, Boston, with
honors. She Is an ex-slave. Anxious to
learn to read, she recently applied for
instruction. With child's primer she
made good progress, and can now read
the bible anu newspapers She secured
the prize awarded among $50 pupils.
Mrs. Edward Ford Of New Orleans,
La, who has spent the past four
months with friends in this city, LEFT
for her home In the South the frst Of
the week. Mrs. Ford is a most charm
ing lady to meet, and she win be
wfned and dined by her many friends
when she revisits Chicago next sum-
mer.
Thosmas & Barrett, the popular
high sheriff Of Cook County, is looking
and feeling better than he has for
many years. He was greatly benefited
by his trip through the South and
since his return home he has set the
pace for all the boys around the Sher-
ir's once, in dispatching business in
connection with that once. Sheriff
Barrett is firm in his opinion that
Judge Dunno is a winner and that he
will be the next Mayor or Chicago"
One Of the many lady friends Of
this paper who is full of Race Pride"
needed the services of a lawyer last
week and she was on the eve Of en-
gaging Little I'd Alexander to transact
some law business for her, but when
she learned that he is dishonest and
that he hung us up for five dollars,
the lady backed back and declared
that she would not permit rascals
CLAIMING To b. lawyers to handle one
cent of her money"
Herman Molner, Democratic candi-
date for Alderman in the 18th Ward,
is an up-to-date business man. Mr..
Molner is President Of the Illinois
Moulding 90, manufacturers Of pic
ture frames, mouldings and art nov
cities, Wesu 22nd street and Western
avenue, and he will make a useful
member Of the new city council.
State senator Edward J. Rainey,
who is a thorough gentleman and a
practical man of affairs, was this week
selected by the majority of the Judges
of the CIrcuit Court as South Park
Commissioner. The citizens gener-
ally should feel proud Of the fact that
a gentleman like Senator Rainey will
be permitted to serve them in such an
honorable capacity.
Alderman Stanley H. Kunze: Il
want to say right now that Judge
Dunne, anu his running mates on the
ticket wnl be elected by forty to
fifty thousand majority" John NJ.
Harlan will not be in it, and the boys
can make lots Of easy money by bett-
ing on -e Democratic standard bear
ers."
The ladies Of the Order Of the
Eastern Star, who had charge Of the
refreshment end of the last Knight
Templars Charity Ball, have through
the secretary of the committee, Mrs.
Louise Webb, ALP Armour avenue,
caused to be written letter of thanks
to The Broad Az for the publicity 1t
gave to the affair. More than forty
dollars was cleared by the ladies on
that occasion.
The members Of the Appomattox
Club gave a masquerade ball at their
club rooms, Monday evening. Col. B.
F. Moseley was masked as Johan HOch,
who has been married to more wead-
minded women than any other gentle
man In this country, and who should
be given his liberty, owing TO the
record he has made in this respect,
and Mrs. v. N. Blackwell, who is so
fair and voluptuous, chung close to
the side Of Colonel Moseley, so that
he would not nirt too strongly with
the other lovely ladies who flOcked
around him.
F. l. Barnett, who jumped over a
dead man and his comm while attend
ing a wake, a few years ago in order
to get out Of the way Of some Of the
relatives Of the dead man 50 that they
would not ask him for some pension
money, wants to become minister to
Hayti. II President Roosevelt should
decide to select old man Barnett for
that position, many Of the Senators
would be forced to rush out Of the
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