Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-08

meeting Wednesday it was decided 70
fight the plan of the city to have house.
holders furnish their own garbage cans.
A petition probably will be presented
to the Council by the hoard asking
that the city furnish the cans.
Miles Kehoe left the justice bench
with one of the finest records ever
made by public official.
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Chicago has an able representative
In Congress In honest Phil Knopf.
In the business, political and socinl
world In Chicago James A. Hogan Is
popular with everybody.
James J. Gray. who retired from the
| Office of Clerk Of the Circuit Court on
Monday. was the recipient Of hand.
some testimonial from his fifty.twO
deputy clerks last Saturday. The testi.
moninl. which Is cngrosscd and fran.
ell, reads rs follows:
"The undersigned deputy clerks Of
the Circuit Court of Cook County. iii.
nols, now here In meeting assembled,
approaching the many cOurtesits OK
tended them by James J. Gray, Es'l.,
| during the term Of his office rs Clerk
Of such court. and desiring to extend
to him severally and Jointly a mani
festation Of their feelings ut this time
owing to his retirement from office. dG
now offer the following resolutions:
Resolved. That the deputy clerks
convey to James J. Gray. Esq. upon
his retiring rs Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Cook County. Illinois. their
hearty congratulatlon ut the very able
manner In which he has conducted his
Office. AMI the high degree Of efficiency
during his incumbcncy.
"Be II further resolved. That the
many cOurtcsies extended to Us In the
past are very much appreciated. and
while we regret his parting, we wish
him every success In his future under.
takings, and may his life he happy
ana useful onc.'
Mr.. Gray fcllcitated his deputies
upon the progress toward reform mndt
by them during his term Of office. liz
referred to the scandals that arose dur
Ing the Linn administration and said
that the office had become "byword'
with the public. lie was happy to say
that ny the aid OF his deputies, some
OF the stigma attached to the Office
had been removed
In Walter Clyde Jones the people
Of the Fifth District have representa-
tive In the State Senate who II honest
ana fearless and never afraid to ia
his duty.
The many friends OF Michael II. Nv
her are urging him to come out for the
Democratic nomination for alderman
OF the Twenty-fourth Ward. Mr.. Nv
Der Is one of the hest known and most
popular men in the ward and the Dem
ocrats could nominate no stronger man
City Attorney Ayres Is to retire from
the city Attorneys office on Jan. !, ac
cording to IN agreement which was en-
tered into at the time City ATTORNEY
Smulskl retired from that office. John
Il. Caverly Is to take charge of the of
flee In place of Mr., Ayres. Mr. CnverlI
Is well qualified for the position. III
made u brilliant record rs Justice ol
the Peace, and is II lawyer OF sred,
ability.
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| Herman J. Bauler would make {
winning candidate on the Democratic
ticket for Alderman of the Twenty-sec
Ond Ward.
Benjamin +. Nicholson, the able ut
torney for the West Park Board, Il
one Of the most popular lawyers IL
Chicago.
The sale Of lumpy Jaw cattle mus
he stopped.
| Investigate the Beef Trust and stoI
the sale Of diseased meat!
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! The Illinois Legislature must inves
tigate the Beef Trust or the people vii
know the reaOn why.
Charles r. Newton, ChicagO's Oldest
halter, whose name Is household
word and whose popularity 10 unbound'
ed, IL now at COZ Masonic Temple