The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-08-17
MICHAEL C. MCDONALD AND HIS
EARTHLY TROUBLES ARE
ENDED.

ENDED.
Last Saturday morning Michael c.
Mcdonald. who was for many years
enc of the controlling factors in the
political affairs in this city and abso
lutte boss among the gambling frater.
nifty. passed away at West Side hos
pital, thus ending all of his earthly
troubles.
Funeral services were held over his
remains at the Church of Our Lady
of Sorrows, Albany Ave-. and Jack
son Blvo., on Monday and his funeral
was largely attended by all national
tiles.
The following were the honorary
and active pail bearers: VIM. A.
Pinkerton, A. S. Trude, George NJ.
shippy, Wesley Shimeal. VIM. Fitz-
gerald. John Condor, NJ. c. Conlon,
John Powers, E. F. Cullerton, William
Skakel, Robert E. Burke, Alexander
Sullivan, Charles (''Parson'D Davies,
DR.. Leonard st. John, Pat Sheedy IN.
W, George NJ. Noyes, P. Page, John
Iunphy, VIM. A. McGarigle, James H.
Hildreth, Thomas Foley, Judge John
Gibbons. Elbridge Hanecy, Charles
Plamondon, Robert NJ. Mitchell Matt
Hogan. George A. Trude. Frank Cain,
L. Ramsey, Nicholas Hunt, John l..
Whitman, E. H. Lauterbach, Ed Alex
aIider. Lieut.. John Hartnett, Thomas
skahen, Dan Doyle, Thos. O'Shaugh-
messy. Harry Holland, Thomas McNal-
Iy. All officers and members of the
Cook County Democracy.
The active pallbearers were: NJ. J..
Comerford, W. w. Boyd, P. H. oDon-
nell. L. Miller, James Koran, Charles
Winship, Edward Maher. Robert Cal
ladine.
The celebrant of the Mass was the
Rev. Robert Mcclure of the Church
of Our Lady of Sorrows, Rev. ]. ].
Jennings of the Church Of the Pre-
sentation, was deacon, and the Rev.
Father MARITIME of St. Anthony's Cap
81 ,subdeacon.
The Rev. Father NJ. ]. Dorney Ut
St. GabrieIs church preached the fu-
neral sermon, who was a personal
friend of NJ. c. Mcdonald and he
spoke in part as follows:
ASK Lyman ]. Gage, great factor
in one of the largest financial institu-
lions in Chicago-he may be here,
for aught / know-for his estimate OF
Mike Mcdonald" said the priest.
Doubtless he will tell you that Mike 8
naper and his word were good. Who
was instrumental in placing Murray
T. Tuley in the common council OF
the city of Chicago? Mike Mcdonald!
Who subsequently had q great share
in placing Murray F. Tuley on the
bench? Mike Mcdonald!
who placed that other great jur-
ist. McAIlister, on the bench? Mike
McDonal5i
who was it that gave to the city
Of Chicago one of its best health com
naissioners and at a time when Chi
cago needed q big man for the posi-
toni refer to DR.. Wickersham?
Mike Mcdonald.
who was it they called the king
Ct the politicians and the gamblers
but who was it whose shrevdnesi
enabled him TO exercise such q pow
er? Mike Mcdonald"
In glowing terms Father Dorney re
ferred to the deeds Of charity and the
beustactions OF Nike Mcdonald.
He associated with gamblers and
others without the pale Of the church
and gave scandal in various ways,
said the speaker. but before his
death he was heartily sorry for It
and he died q true Christian"
In many respects Michael G. Nc
Donald was q cruel. wicked man, that
be failed 70 treat some OF those VIII
were near ana dear TO, him as theg
deserved to be treated but with al
his faults he possessed q big WARN
heart and he was always found con
tending Cor the cixil and political
rights Of the Negro. and he was In
strumsntaI more than any Of the 9th
er Dsmocratic politicians Of Cook
County IN causing cclored voters 70