Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-09

four years as bailiff In Judge Bren.
tanO's court. followed by u year M
chief Clerk In the North Town COllec.
tors office. In 1874. and again In 1870.
he was elected M Representative to
the General Assembly. When he had
completed that service he was promOt.
cd tO the Illinois Senate for one term.
In I!O2 he was elected state Treasurer
lie completed that service In January.
iOO!. AMI In December OF the same yeur
he was appointed postmaster Of Chica.
20. lie II Il member Of both the County
and state Republican Committees.
lie In u bachelor living with his
father. Captain Gustave Bussc. ut 39i
Scdgwick street. Ills ability to make
friends that stick Is probably not sur
passed by that Of any other man In
public Office In Chicago to-day. In boy.
hood u friend died leaving him a BE-
quest Of u horse and an express wagon.
which he developed later into retail
coal business.
Mr.. Busa II u member Of the Union
League. Chicago Athletic. Illinois Ath.
lctic. Gcrn,nnia. Hamilton and Mar.
p,,rttc Clubs.
One Of the plnnKs In the Dunno
Hearst platform Ii said to be the elm.
lEatIOn Of Roger &. sullivan. Harry u.
~ ss.1 Toll
Democratic politics.
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Chicago II too big u city to 10 run
II. village much longer.
DUNES high license money procured
from the raising of saloon licenses from
$500 to SiiOO per year was going to
b" spent on Il larger police force. But
II wasn't. There are 3,1S6 patrolnlcn
now. against 1900 pntrolmcn ten years
ago. The high license money went for
raises In city Hall salaries.
The Republican nominee for City
Treasurer, General Edward Clluton
Young, was born March ]. ls,i2. at -.
Joseph. Mo. In business h. IL connect,
al with the silk house of Bedding Bros
Il CO., and with the Bedding HILL Man.
ufacturing Company. hut hc Is known
chiefly because of his military record
lie studied Inv AMI taught school be-
fore entering the West Point Military
Academy. from which he graduated III
1887. lie only remained In the army Il
few months, and early In lsSs married
Mary Il. Belding and NJ once entered
the employment of Bedding liros. 4
90. Later he was made n member Oi
the firm.
In 1870 he entered tho Illinois M
tlonal Guard as captain, and three
years later was promoted to major Of
tho First Illinois Cavalry. At the end
Of three more years he was made colo
mel and led his regiment In the Span
isl.Amcrican war. Last May he was
promoted To biigadicr general, To sue
coed General james b. Smith. aud still
retains TINT position. lie lives nj OH
Pleasant avenue and Is the father oi
four children.
With the men who will h. amonp
the also ran" II Dunno wins this
spring will h. the Anti.IIcarst Demo,
Gratis who are supporting him now.
$3.50
Market and Franklin streets both
need bridges ana need them badly,
Pass the 2-cent mile railroad bill
How the reform newspapers hate Il
80" railroad fares reduced
J. II, Bruce IL running II combined
Liquid Tank and Freight Car Com
pany" at ~ Dearborn street. The Eagl,
would like to hear from people whI
have done any business with Mr.. Bru,y
aud his &. H. Il. Il +. &. 4. Writ,
plainly and unrservedly.
%ESaA
The Democrats are giving M thell
traction fight.
~e~
4 famine of Holsters Is reported from
the Fast, \ raid on political head
quarters in Chicago would give i'm
mediate relief.
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The Democrats are said To have rails
ed campaign fund Of SllO,3'i2.5O ia!
the Dunno campaign.
Busse Will get AN immense l'ofsl
vote.
~SA
Arthur W. Fulton, the popular Re
publican nominee for alderman In thu
Thirteenth Ward should receive tn,