Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21
D. E. SULLIVAN.

Court.
ficers were elected: President, George
Z. Cole; vice president, Bernard A
Eckhart, secretary, Shelby NJ. Single.
ton, and treasurer, John c. Black.
Mr.. Cole was formerly president Of
the association, having served in that
capacity for two years, 1901 and 1902.
The presidents and boards of direc.
tors Of the elevated railroads were
sent notices Monday afternoon by L.
E. McGann, commissioner Of public
works. telling them In what way
their method Of handling currents
was corroding city water mains by
electrolysis and demanding correc.
lions.
The notices were sent after re.
port had been made to Mr.. McGann
by Ray Palmer, an engineer employed
to investigate electrolysis in Chicago.
Each letter gives the part Of the
city where the electrical currents Of
each company are destroying the
city's water mains and other pipes.
The Democratic finance committee,
which will collect funds to run the ju.
dietary campaign, was named on Sun.
day. It consists OF sixty.three mem.
bers. Henry Stuckart, city treasurer,
Is chairman. The committee held its
first meeting on Monday at the head
quarters in the Hotel La Sale. At
this meeting the committee was divid.
ed into subcommittee and the col.
lection Of campaign funds has started.
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Judge Edward Osgood Brown Is q
man Of whom Chicago IL proud to
claim as one Of her leading citizens.
Judge John r. Caverly is one of the
ablest, hardest working and most
painstaking men on the Municipal
court bench. More men like him are
needed there.
There Is not an ADLER, better fitted
or more conscientious man on the
bench In Cook county than Judge Kick.
ham Seaman.
William Schumacher, Chicago man.
ager for Rudolph Oelsner, Is to be
congratulated upon the great success
his business Is meeting with every.
day.
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No man In Chicago stands higher In
the estimation OF the people than An.
drew J. Ryan, the well known lawyer
and former city attorney.
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As one of Chicago's leading fnan.
cial and business men, Albert G.
Wheeler can always be found taking
an active part In every movement that
has for Its motive the betterment Of
the city.
James 8. Hopkins. the we'll known
attorney and master.in.chancery
would serve the people well in any
office within their gift.
William Richie has earned by his
long and brilliant record as a lawyer
the highest esteem Of the people Of
Cook county.
Owners Of the buildings used as
polling places In the November Judi.
cial election will be paid for the use
OF the rooms as soon as the election
Is over. This was determined at a
conference between Comptroller John
Il. Traeger and Chief Clerk William
II. Stuart of the Board of Election
Commissioners.
The death Of Mrs. John M. Smyth,
widow of the late John M. Smyth,
caused general sorrow throughout
Chicago. The deceased lady was a
resident of Chicago for over sixty
five years and was renowned for her
many good qualities OF mind and
heart.
Most OF the members OF the county
board were present on Tuesday at
the digging OF the first shovelful of
dirt for the first caisson under the
new county hospital building on the
old hospital grounds, South Wood
and West Harrison streets. Others
present were the county architect,
Paul Gerhardt, and representatives of
the contractors.
The new building will accommo.
date 1900 patients and will cost g..
100000. 1t will contain six ward
wings and an administration section.
Overcrowded conditions at the insti.
tuition for several years caused the
last previous board of commissioners
to put to a vote Of the people a pro-
posal to construct new hospital and