Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
News Of Municipal Administration Given
Briefly and to the Point for
Eagle Readers.
Useful Information, Interesting Facts and
Personal Gossip Tersely Told By
One Who Knows.
NEW LIBRARIAN PROMISES RE.
EORMq

Will take up MS active duties next
Monday prepared to make many
changes in the methods Of his prede.
cessors In the public library.
One Of the first things to which the
librarian viii turn attention is the ex.
tension of branch libraries.
At the meeting Of the library board
compromise was agreed on between
the trustees who favored a $4,000 sal.
airy for Mr.. Legler and those who ia.
vored q $1,000 salary. 1t was agreed
to start the librarian at $4,000 year.
CITY sEALER FINDS SHORT
MEASURES.
Introduction of an ordinance to com.
pei commission merchants to sell all
dry commodities, including fruit, by
weight is contemplated by City Sealer
HIGHLANDER as result Of visits last
week to the South Water and West
Randolph street markets. In seventy.
five places visited Mr.. HIGHLANDER said
he found bushels and half bushels un.
der weight, and one merchant even
made a distinction between "bushel"
and full bushel." Mr.. HIGHLANDER
collected twenty-five bushels Of
peaches. pears and other fruits, either
paying for or conhscating them. and
other fruits. He yesterday notified the
Bureau Of Charities to distribute these
among the poor.
Mr.. HIGHLANDER has not yet decided
whether to start suit against violators.
HARRY RUBENs
has a fine record for probity and
strictly honorable methods. He has
made himself respected In every walk
in life which he has been engaged.
ADAMS A. GOODR ICH
Ii regarded by everybody 40 synonym
for honor and integrity.
BENJAMIN +. RlCHOLN0N
10 q Chlcagoan In the truest sense Of
the word. Progressive, publlc.spiritej
and active. he possesses the best ut.
tributes Of true citizenship.
HON. FRED w. UPRAM
10 pleasant and genial Of manner,
obliging aud faithful to bis promises,
and therefore popular and respected.
An
ARBA N. WATERMAN
can refer with pride to q ,ne record
40 well a. an honored name in this
community.
PLINY B. SMITH
has the highest ideals Of honorable
citixenship and II true to them. There
ID no man In Chicago who stands nigh.
er In public esteem.
JAMES @. DOOLEY
10 man Of sterling qualities of head
and heart; successful In all his under
takings
MARTIN J. BRERN
never falters when once his mind II
made up 40 to the right and the wronl
OF q question. He 10 always on thu
right side, regardless Of all other con
alterations or consequences.
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HOMER q. TINsMAN
has always been known 40 q man O,
bis word.
FRED A. BUSHC
man Of true worth and sterling In
tegrity, 10 Justly regarded as one o.
Chicago's valued citizens.
FRANK o. LOWDEN
in all walks Of life has been stead
fast to the old adage. and proved II
truth: "Honesty ID the best policy.
EDWARD TILDEN
ID as good and true a citizen az eve
called Chicago his home. Every dut
Of citizenship has always been faith
fully discharged by him.
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COL. w. H. BALDWIN
has the deserved reputation Of bein
one Of the most capable and reliabl
men of affairs In Chicago.
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VIRGIL NJ. BRAND
has proven by his successful caree
that brains. experience and integrit
form an Irresistible combination In an
line of business.
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JOSEPH rHEURER
knows how to make friends and to n
tain them. He 10 man for whom q
who know him have the highest n
spect.
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4. W. MILLER
possesses all Of those solid and estiml
Bile qualities which make the most ~
ful citlSen.
HENRY UTPATEL
enjoys q widespread and wsll.sarne