Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-01-20

Former Senator Who 10 Candid,
ing over Of the telegraph lines by sec. |
ton 5267 Of the revised statutes,
which provides that the government
may for postal, military or other pur'
poses, purchase telegraph lines oper.
ating in the United States at an ap.
praised value.
Bernard F. Weber, well known In
the public and business life Of Chica-
go, has announced his candidacy for
the democratic nomination for alder.
man in the Twenty.sixth ward and In.
tends to put up an aggressive and
winning fight. Mr.. Weber IL well
known to the citizens Of the Twenty.
sixth ward and no man Is more popu.
lar In the ward. He served In the city
council before and his record as alder.
man is one that he and his friends can
always point to with pride. He showed
himself to be public official who Is at
| all times looking out for the interests
of the people. He served two terms
| in the council and of the many good
things he accomplished for the people
while there two In particular stand
out as showing the kind Of a public
official he was. One Of them was the
single fare ordinance which helped
build up the city SO well and also
saved the people money. Mr.. Weber
was the original single fare alderman.
The other important work he accom-.
plished was the trolley ordinance. Mr..
Weber Is the father Of the present
trolley system in Chicago. He intro.
duced the first ordinance into the
council and after hard fight through
his efforts It was passed. He Is the
kind Of a man the people need in the
city council. Mr.. Weber has been fol
years in the real estate and brick
business and this. coupled with his
public record. makes his candidacy
one that appeals to oil classes Of vo
tiers. A successful business man and Q
man of experience in public affairs
like Mr. Weber Is the right man tC
send to the city council.
CONGRESSMAN Lynden Evans was en-
dorsed for reelection last Friday
evening at a meeting OF the Demo
cratic organization OF the 9th Con
gressional district. The meeting was
held at Meyers Hall, Sheffield avenue
and Diversey boulevard. John Nc
Gillen was In the chair.
George w. Paullin, the popular fur
rier and sanitary trustee. is the choice
OF thousands of Republicans through
out the Tenth district for Congress
this year. He would prove a sure
winner.
George Mills Rogers stands fore
most among Chicago's ablest law
yers and public spirited citizens.
Edward F. Dunno Is the choice Of
the Democratic rank and file for gov
ernor and that he will win is almos,
certainty.
Cook county never had an ADLER
: harder working or more consideration,
public official than County Judge Johi
T.. owens.
At the annual meeting OF the Chi
cago Clearing House Association OF
: Tuesday officers were reelected an,
! the Peoples Trust & Savings Banl
:. was admitted to membership. The OF
! fetal roster of the Clearing House 1
I as follows: President, l.. A. GODDARD
vice president, +. II. Rawson; man
3 ager, w. ID. c. Street; assistant man
ager, T. c. Stibbs: Clearing Hous
committee, James b. Forgan, OrsoI
Smith, Ernest A. Hamill, John j
Mitchell and George NJ. Reynolds.
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| No man in public life In Illinoi
. stands higher in the estimation of tn,
people than Former United State
Senator Albert j. Hopkins. His abb
and brilliant record is known to all
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Cheaper ice for Chicago next sum
mer,
Chicago's poor will have plenty O
. ice during the hot months withou
having to pay exorbitant prices for
If plan introduced in the council
Monday night by Alderman Cermal
Is carried out, The suggestion tina
the city make ice was really frs
made by the Liquor Dealers Protec
tive Association some months ago
Alderman Cermak had the letter tax
en- from the files and sent to a com
nittee. Tuesday he called on thu
mayor TO talk over the plan. AS a re
suit Of this conference part Of thu
/. municipal ice handling may be pu
: In force at once.
The house OF correction has fo
several years harvested ice from
; clean pond OF lake water at the bride