Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-28

trail Railroad from the State of ILL.,
nois, and on which the road has sue
cessfully escaped taxation for more
than half century, Is promised
through bill to be presented to the
legislature by Representative John o.
Hruby. Not only has the road sold
the land upon which vast sums in
taxes have accumulated, only to be
wiped out without payment, but the
sales are declared to have been by
contract in order that taxes might be
evaded in future also. The taxes thus
evaded according to Representative
Hruby, will aggregate 100000. He
promises to offer also a resolution or.
dering the attorney general to pro.
coed with such legal steps as may be
necessary to collect this sum.
~eoA
Carl +. Forsburg Is making an aggres.
sive campaign for the Democratic nom.
ination for alderman in the Twenty.
second Ward and his candidacy is get.
ting stronger every day. He is good
man to send to the council.
Chicago never had better City
Clerk than Francis ID. Connery and his
denomination and reelection Is urged
by all who believe In rewarding faith.
full and efficient public officials.
John +. Smulski's long and honor.
able career as public official, bust.
ness man and a citizen has endeared
him to the citizens Of Chicago, IRE.
spective Of party politics.
Harrison and Free Lunch Is the cry
Of the Barnacles' Union.
Joseph e. Flanagan, the we'll known
Twenty.sixth Ward Democrat and
member of the big art glass firm of
Flanagan and Biedenweg, is a strong
supporter of Andrew J. Graham for
mayor.
Irwin II. Hazen, the popular and
we'll known attorney, Is a candidate for
the Republican nomination for alder.
man in the Thirty.fifth Ward and he
deserves to be nominated at the pri.
maries and elected ut the polls In
April. 1t Is men Of force and ability
like Mr.. HAGEN that the people need
to represent them In the city council
and his nomination and election will
never be regretted by the voters OF
the Thirty.fifth Ward. He has always
worked hard for the success of his
party in the ward and he has behind
him the solid support OF the young
men In the ward. Mr.. Hazen Is thor.
oughly acquainted with the conditions
Of the ward and all its various inter.
ests and Is qualified In every way to
represent It In the city council NJ.
Hazen was raised on farm in East.
ern Ohio. At the age Of 16 his father
died, leaving him the oldest of fam.
lily Of eight boys. He made his way
through college by teaching school,
graduated at the Ohio Nothern Uni.
versity In 1896, and later graduated
In the law department Of the same
university. Later he came to Chicago
and was admitted to the bar January
IL, 1897, since which time he has built
up large practice, and Ia we'll and
favorably known throughout Chicago
and particularly in the Thirty.fffth
Ward, where he has been active In
Republican politics for many years
Mr., Hazen is married and lives al
1856 West End avenue. He made q
splendid race for the Republican nom
ination for alderman two years ago
He ran second In field of seven and
beat the man who ran third by 70(
votes.
Judge Edward o. Browns grand rec
ord on the bench has earned for him
the confidence and highest esteem of
all Chicagoans.
Cooper Lyon, the popular manager
of the well known firm of Bishop and
Babcock, stands In the front ranks OF
Chicago's ablest business men and
most highly respected citizens.
Joseph c. Blaha. the popular young
legislator from the Nineteenth District
can be depended upon to work hard
in the interests of the people down in
Springfield.
At a meeting OF the committee or
engineering of the Sanitary District OF
Chicago on Monday all bids for trans
formers were rejected. A resolution
was then adopted instructing the CHIEF
clerk to readvertise for bids as pei
specifications regarding the machinery
desired. The committee also rejected