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Chicago eagle., 1916-11-18
THE SANITARY District
OF CHICAGO
STEEL BRIDGE.

Sealed proposals for Erecting and
Completing the Superstructure Of a
double.track plate girder Electric Rail.
way Bridge SO feet long will be re.
ceived by the Clerk OF The Sanitary
District of Chicago at the Office OF the
said District at Room 700, No. 80
South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, I'LL.
nOis. until 12 m, standard time, on
Thursday, November 23, 1916. and will
be publicly opened by the Board OF
Trustees of said Sanitary District at
a meeting to. be held on that day or
at the first meeting thereafter.
Said bridge Is to be located at Lam.
bert Station, Cook County, Illinois.
and will carry the tracks of the Chi.
cago and Joliet Electric Railway,
across the Calumet.Sag Channel Of
said Sanitary District.
All proposals must be made upon
blank forms of proposal attached to
contract and specifications, which.
with the plans, may be obtained upon
application at the Office OF said SAM
tary District. A deposit Of Five Dol.
lars ($5.OO) will be required for each
set OF plans and specifications taken
out. Said sum of Five Dollars ($5.0O)
will be refunded provided said plans
and specifications are returned In
good condition within fifteen (l5)
days after the date on which said
proposals are opened.
The Board of Trustees of said Sani-
tary District will reserve the right to
reject any or all proposals.
THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHI
CAGO,
BY JOHN McGILLEN, Clerk.
Chicago, November 13, 1916.
Charles Il. Doyle. the veteran letter
carrier, Is universally esteemed In
public and private life.
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Corsiglia Brothers fine restaurant.
at the Southwest corner Of Orleans &
Illinois streets. is a great favorite with
hundreds OF the big business men and
manufacturers In the vicinity. Cor.
siglia Brothers have long held a great
name for their unrivaled Italian cook.
Chicago eagle., 1916-11-18

Rose transparent soap for bath and
toilet purposes is a product Of this
brain. "Kirk's Flake" a white laun-
dry soap compounded entirely from
vegetable oils, without the aid Of any
animal fats whatever, Is another
brand due to the skill and inventive
genius of the present executive when
holding the important Office Of chief
chemist.
1t is little wonder then, that when
the stockholders came to elect presi.
dent, that one combining such quail
ties, who had for long years been
identified with the house, whose en-
ergy, whose initiative, whose executive
ability and genius for organization
had been developed and reached
their full fruition in promoting the
productive power of the mandatory
in which all we're interested, that Mr..
Holloway was called to the highest
Office in the gift Of the company.
Such recognition Is in line with
the best commercial and industrial
thought, but It still comes in the pa-
ture of a surprise that, in reality, a
man can work himself up" without
pull"
10 Typical Chicago Story.
It's tale that can not be too often
told, tale that is typically Chicago
story, stimulating to the ambition Of
every boy in the public schools Of
this city, and, more than ever, to
those boys forced to leave school be.
fore they have gained more than the
rudiments Of an education. For in
the story Of the rise Of the house Of
Kirk, and the successful life Of the
present president, any boy can learn
that the way to make good is to work,
work, work, loyalty. faithfully, hope.
as the American record, owing to the
due course. -
Chicago eagle., 1916-11-18

Richard M. Hennessey. the we'll
known building contractor, has an
honored record for ability and EN-.
cheney.
A. Cherney, the we'll known team.
ing contractor II 1870 East Grand ave.
nue.. is much talked Of for County
Commissioner.
The Ohio Sandstone Company has
a deservedly high reputation for its
building stone and stone curbing.
All plants Of the Chicago Pneumatic
Tool Company, manufacturers Of Lit.
tie Giant trucks, are working at full
capacity, according to w. o. Duntley,
president of the concern. At the rate
orders are coming in factory add.
tions will have to be made in the near
future.
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The American Cast Iron Pipe Com
pany stands for quality and service.
The wonderful organization Of its big
plant is responsible for the great rep.
utation enjoyed by its products.
w. s. Tothill, the great manufac.
turer of gymnasium and playground
apparatus, at 1915 Webster avenue.
has national reputation because Of
the excellence and reliability Of his
products.
William II. Baker made q good rec.
ord on the Sanitary Board.
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Byrne Brothers Dredging and En-
gineering Company win praise be
cause of their reasonable figures and
splendid work.
Chicago eagle., 1916-11-18
CONTRACTORS
The Leading Contractors and Engineers
of Chicago and the Work They
Are Doing

The Beaver Electric Construction
new Boston Store, Mohawk Street
Sub.Station for the Sanitary District
OF Chicago. and the Northwest" Gen.
Grating station for the Commonwealth
Edison Company. The following are
q few OF the installations made by
them the past year: 500 Terminal
Depot. Sanitary District Halsted
Street Sub. Station. Commonwealth
Edison Co. Fisk Street Station, SAM.
tsry District seth Street Station, Sterl.
ing.Hydraulic Co Plant, c. B. & @.
r. r. Depot. Galesburg. Illincis, c.
& A. r. II. Depot Bloomington, iii.
nois. Power and Sub.Station Equip.
ment at Crane Company's New Plant.
Marshall & Huschart deserve the
good reputation Of their municipal
shop and manual training school
work. They are at the top.
The Beaver Electric Construction
Company OF 80 North La Sale street
stands high among the contracting en-.
gineers Of the country. The work OF
this company and its engineers is
praised everywhere.
~eS
The Lynchburg Foundry Co. en-
Joys a high and we'll deserved reputa.
ton in Chicago for the output OF its
great plant Its fittings for water, gas
s-a culverts are in great demand.
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The Klemp.Simpson Company excel
in iron and steel construction.
william II. Lyman, the popular for
mer senator and alderman, Is at the
head Of the big public contracting
firm OF w. II. Lyman & Co.
Chicago eagle., 1916-11-18
THE CHICAGO EAGLE.

ket on Jefferson street from 18th to
Maxwell.
Jefferson street north Of Randolph
and Desplaines street. scene Of an.
archist RIOT
Hull House. SIS South Halsted st
Humboldt Park.
Humboldt, Lief Ericsson. Reuter- and
kosciusko monuments in Humboldt
Park.
Police monument tHaymarket). IN
Union Park.
Fire tablet (1S71. 1877 DeKoven
street.
Chicago eagle., 1916-11-18

ing. Their Spaghetti and Ravioli have
won we'll deserved regulations on &C.
count of their excellence.
There are no more criminals. Every
cold.blooded murderer and thief is q
moron" now days according to the
pestiferous reformers who are running
things in Chicago. A woman is slain
in her kitchen. The murderer IL
caught. Don't hang him, he's .
moron shout the reformers." and he
is not hanged. A mother and her babe
are killed by q brute. "He 10 q moron"
declare the reformers. It 10 bad
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
HARRISON LETTER.

JEFF Howard has filed his silo.
Jim Shuck has finished his home
The material cost $500.
II. d. Lloyd bot 10 sheep for $50
and COW for $S5, all from B. b
Cartwright
Miss Ruby Marsh is home a few
days from her school at Clark
Lucy Marie Wigham celebrated a
birthday recently. She brought a
nice cake and some grapes to
school and everybody had a nice
treat.
w. p. Vance traded a pair of
mules for Percheron mares and
for a colt, from o. c. Lee.
w. NJ. Bryson has purchased a new
auto.
Jim Shuck moved his smoke,
house and built a new coal house tc
it.
JEFF Howard hot a pair OF two,
year-old mules from Bruce Edwards
Bill Parks is filling his silO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Jones went to
Sturgeon Wednesday.
Mrs. Virgil Dixon visited her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Jones, over
Sunday
James Terry and family and
Frank Taylor and mother motored
down from Sturgeon Sunday and
spent the day with Homer Wigham
and family.
A revival meeting is in progress
at Liberty Church.
j. r. Hayes left Sunday for Kan.
sas, to attend the funeral of his
brother.
The people of Harrison District
are getting their Goa. IN the bin fol
winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

with Clyde that he can operate 1t so
well and that it looks so nearly nat
ural.
The wedding bells rang forth soft
and low Saturday night and two Of
our very excellent young people were
pronounced husband and wife. This
time it was the lot to made so happy
of Mr.. Bruce Ridgeway and Miss
Frances Powell We would cheer
them on to noble deeds and high
ideals. They come of two of the
county's very best families. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ridgeway will make their flu
ture home on a farm near Molino,
where, we understand, the groom
has been patching for some time.
No wonder he married young in life
since he got the consent of his
wife.
Do not crowd yourself too much
of duties. Overlooking knocks out a
few people, undertaking rusts out
hundreds. No loading at all makes
drones out of multitudes. What we
started to say is, that continual
hardships rob one of sweetness of
character, nobility of purpose and
magnanimity of mind. We have to
have some play, some sunshine,
some Representing spirit, If we
would be at our best. Cheerful, sun
shining, Representing spirit in
that happy, buoyant, blissful way
is the best tonic body and mind can
enjoy, night or day.
o. F. Ellis sold Wheeler Cant Is
2OO-pound hogs and delivered Tues
day at $1,000 per cwt.
Earl Berrey sold to Wheeler
CAN'T and delivered Tuesday twelve
SO pound lambs at $500 per cwt.
Wheeler CAN'T was in our midst
last week and first of this taking
orders for wheat fertilizer. He sold
several tons to each of the following:
Milton Householder, Sterling P. Car
ter and VIM. F. Whitley.
Everybody will be delighted to
learn that a new steel bridge across
Fish Branch, three-fourths of a mile
north of Skinner, is an assured fact.
By being a little patient we at last
secured the best possible. The gray
ell for abutments will soon be put on
the grounds, early thereafter they
will be put in, approaches filled and
bridge erected. The old wooden
structure has been a dangerous old
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
sToY-LEwIs ENGAGEMENT.
Prominent Young People to BE We'd
ded at The Blattner Home on Oc-
tober ii.

The engagement of Miss Ruth
Lewis to MIR. Julian G. Stoy was an
nounced Saturday afternoon at re-
ception given by the brides sister,
Mrs. Stanley Blattner, at her home
on West Anderson street. The we'd
ding will be solemnized at the Blat-
ner home on Saturday, October IA.
The method Mrs. BlattHer employ
ed in announcing the engagement
was novel. When all the guests had
assembled an express wagon rumbled
up and the driver brought a large
package for Miss Lottie Cornett, one
of the guests Packed in several
boxes, each carefully wrapped, was
"jack-in-the-box," which few open,
disclosing a bit of verse that told of
the approaching wedding.
Miss Lewis is the youngest daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis,
and is considered one of the most
comely young women of our city.
MI. olOg 10 lHe sun OlamI' JOhH OIOy
of Augusta, Georgia. He is gradu-
ate of the Richmond Academy at Au-
gusta. and of the Mississippi Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College.
He has taught in the Mississippi
schools and the last three years has
been a member of the Missouri Mil
itary Academy faculty. He was
elected teacher of Manual Training
in Mcmillan High School this year
and also will direct the Mcmillan
Band and Orchestra.
Scores of friends extend congrat-
ulations to this splendid young coup
lie in advance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
HOLLENSVILLE NEWS

Hollensville, Mo-, Sept. Ia. P.
Rudasill and wife have gone to Seat
tie, Wash, to see S. N. Sears and
family.
Mrs. w. o. Dowell, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. C. Berrey, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Mum
dy and F. l.. MCGEE attended the
Convention at Vandalia last week.
Arthur and Charles Dowell have
been using their new Ford car for
two weeks, but Bryan Reade, Ben
Cant and Frank MCGEE are still
waiting
The Midway C. w. B. M. will give
an interesting and instructive enter
tainment at the church the first Sun
day night.
Dave Roberts is building a new
barn.
Miss Josie Mundy of Moline was
the guest of relatives and friends
here last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
BENTON CITY LETTER

Benton City. Mo-, Sept 12.-Mr.
and Mrs. A. f. Romans kept house
last week for Mr.. and Mrs. AL Coil
while the latter were visiting rela-
tiVes in South Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Wendell and
son returned to their home In st.
Louis Monday after a weeks visit at
DR.. Douglass and other relatives.
The union revival meeting began
Monday night at the Presbyterian
Church.
The public school at this place will
give an ice cram social Saturday
night. Everybody invited.
Ed. Head and family and VIM.
Coil and family were guests at Ed
Northcutt's Sunday.
Mrs. A. c. Billiard and Mrs. Gale
Douglass and two little daughters
were guests at DR.. Douglass Sunday.
The ladies of the Christian Church
served lunch at Chas. Hildebrand's
sale Tuesday.
Robert Dews and Edward Doug
lass left Monday night for Mexico to
enter Mcmillan High School.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
To Democrats of Audrain Count

TO Democrats of Audrain County.
The pcrcsent campaign is on and
VIII require considerable money ia
meet the necessary expenditures.
We. therefore. make this appeal
to the Democrats to contribute to
the Democratic Central Committee
their contributions to meet the le-
climate expenses of the committee
IN conducting the campaign.
We have no means to raise money
other than voluntary gifts from the
people who advocate the doctrines
and principles which have been fran.
ed into laws beneficial to their inter.
ests. Donations are expected from
all loyal Democrats to DR.. r. w. Ber-
rey. the Treasurer of the Committee
or one Of the Central Committeeman.
VIM. Vivion, Chairman.
Robt w. Berrey, Sec. and Treas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

trap for years and everybody avoid
ed going over it as much as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Boone of Kan
sas City were here last week as the
guests of their uncle, Flood Patrick,
o. T. Hanley and C. P. Brooks, and
families, returned to their home on
Monday.
Chas Householder sold both of his
farms last week-the $50 acre home
place, $40 per acre, and his 240
acres at Liberty Church, at $50 per
acre, to st. Louis millionaire. We
hope Mr.. Householder will locate
missed very much should they leave.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

John NJ. Day, the bright young son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Day, northwest
of Mexico, with Stanley Wilson OF
Moline, whom we have mentioned
before in this connection, will rep.
resent Audrain County at the Missouri
State Fair this year These BOYS
were the winners in the examination
held before County Superintendent
of Schools w. Clyde Johnson re.
Gently They'll have an interesting
and profitable time at the Fair, and
1t is a distinction worth while. too
We congratulate them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

+. X. Taft, the real estate man,
made trip by auto to the east part
OF the county Monday. Mr.. Taft says
the corn crop prospect looks good
He thinks there will he fine yield
of corn in this county this year.
Land buyers are coming in, too.
They are inquiring about the good
old county that raised the crops this
time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Residents on the Boulevard have
petitioned the City Council to sup
press speeding on that thoroughfare
speed down the autos especially.
That nice oiled road, the Boulevard,
is a great temptation to the auto
speeder.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Fisher school, near Santa Fe, this
county, had a perfect record on
teachers and attendance" and gets
5000 extra school money from the
State. That's a record worth while.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

About $50 students were en-
rolled at Mcmillan Tuesday. The
enrolment will reach near 400 be-
fore long. 'Rah for Mcmillan.
Missouri Military Academy has the
largest enrolment in the history of
the school,
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Real estate is looking up. Do you
notice how the buyers are beginning
to snap up Audrain county lands?
Scan our Centralia letter and notice
how the Iowa buyers are beginning
to come into that locality. It's a
sign of better times and more money,
too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Preparations for Mexico's "Annu-
al Corn Show and Fall Festivities
are progressing nicely. The full pro-
gram will be published soon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Our Skinner correspondent men
tions the marriage Saturday night of
Mr.. Bruce Ridgeway and Miss Fran
ces Powell, two of Audrain county's
most worthy young people. With
scores of others we join in wishing
them a long life and happiness and
prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Our friend j. B. DeVault of the
Martinsburg Oracle is riding in a
new Studebaker car, a beauty it is,
too. He has the county agency for
the Studebaker- auto.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
Ice Cream Social.

Friday evening, Sept. 18th, Jack
son School. Everyone cordially in
yited to be present.
Pupils and Teacher.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Boys and girls, read l.. Roy Fer
ris' nature story in the Message this
week. It's another of his best.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
500 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
Established In 1899. Audrain COun
ty's Favorite Newspaper.

Maine went Republican this week.
Yes, and Texas will go Democratic in
November, too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Hon. Z. A. Shannon was one of the
main speakers at the Auxvasse Old
Settlers Reunion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Misses Ruth Howell and Naomi
Giles of Hawkpoint will be students
in Mcmillan High School of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Bryan Kelso went to Fulton Tues
day where he will resume his studies
in Westminster College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Santa Fe Progress: Latour Hat.
tersley of Victor will spend the win
ter with his sister, Mrs. Cleo Thorn
son, at this place, and will attend
school in Mexico, going back and
forth on the electric car.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

We sell dip and have for 40 years
and think We know the best. Mr.. Har-
rison has tried them all and says ours
is the best. Special price in large
quantities.
GD s. p. Emmons Wool %.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-14
MISUSE OF MONEY IN
CAMPAIGN ALLEGED
The Importation of Voters
Is Also Charged and Ad-
ministration Officials An
nounce That Thorough In
quiry Will Be Made When
Congress Convenes.

Washington, Nov. IA senatorial
investigation of the alleged misuse of
money in the presidential campaign
was announced definitely today by ad-
ministrative officials. Preliminary plans
have been made and a resolution pro-
viding machinery for the inquiry is
ready to be introduced soon after con-
gress convenes next month.
1t was stated evidence is being col
iected. The plan is to call those ac-
tually in charge of the campaign fin
ances before the senate committee and
investigate details of their transact
tions
Various reports concerning the use of
money in certain states have come to
Democratic headquarters as we'll as to
Republican headquarters.
CONTESTS IN TWO STATES.
An investigation into the alleged at
tempts to colonize illegal voters in In
diana and West Virginia was begun
several weeks ago. In those states
Democratic leaders are planning to
contest the election of United States
senators. Evidence is being gathered
upon which to base contests in. the
election of Harry s. New and 1&rnes
e. Watson as senators from Indiana,
and Representative Howard Sutherland
as senator in West Virginia. New. on
the face Of returns, defeated Majority
Leader Kern, and Watson won from
Senator Taggart. Sutherland in West
Virginia defeated Chiffon.
If the contests are brought they will
be initiated In the new senate, as each
legislative body is the Judge of its own
members. The Democrats will control
the new senate by majority of 70
votes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-14
NEVADA MAN KILLED
BY NEGLECTED BOYS
Case of Lynn and Harold
Lovelace, Aged II and IL
Years, Called for Trial
The Work of Securing
Jury Is Now Under
Way.
Capital News Special Service

Capital News Special Service.)
Twin Falls Nov. 14-The celebrated
boy murder case of southern Idaho in
which Lynn and Harold Lovelace IL
and ~ years old, respectively, are
charged with the murder of Thomas
Hamill. a rancher school teacher, was
in full swing today after the securing
Of jury.
The crime in its retails is one of the
most cold blooded and unusual. Ha-
mill was living, during his summer va
cation, on certain lands he had filed
upon. The alleged boy murderers
visited his cabin among others which
they had robbed. Hamill caught them
stealing at his cabin. Later they
escaped but returned some time after
wards in spirit of revenge and at the
point of q gun held Hamill up. He
grappled with Harold who instructed
his brother to shoot and the boy blew
Hamilrs head off. Later the boys es-
capped, but were trailed. captured and
confessed to the murder. AS their de-
fense they claim they thought Harold's
life was in danger and shot, to save
him.
The trial Is being attended by a
large crowd and great interest Is man
ifeSted.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-14
ONE OF STRONGEST
POSITIONS FALLS
Germans Show Signs of Ac-
tivity in the Champagne
Region, but Paris Reports
ALI Attacks Repulsed-
Fighting on the Eastern
Front.

With important ground on the five
mile front already won from the Ger
mans on the northern edge of the
Somme and in Ancre Brook in north
ern France, the British are fighting on
their new offensive. Already they
have taken over 1000 prisoners.
London confirms the news of the
capture of Beaumont Hamel, one Of the
strongest points in the German de-
fensive line north Of the Ancre. The
British stormed this heavily fortified
position and further south advanced
to the edge of Beaucourt- Sur -Ancre.
Paris reports German activity in the
Champagne region, where an attack on
the French lines near Auberive is de-
clared to have been repulsed.
On the eastern front in the Carpath-
ians, the Russians appear to be holding
their own, Petrograd reporting the re-
pulse of Austro- German attacks in
that vicinity.
Berlin reports that the Russians
have retired from the Gyergyo noun
tains in northern Pennsylvania to the
Rumanian frontier as q result Of a
Teutonic allied attack.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-14
COAL FAMINE IN
MONTANA FEARED

yesterday became a concentrating
point for nearly 800 carloads of coal
from the mines in the Sheridan and
Bear creek districts which, according
to Great Northern railway officials
will be rushed to points in central
and northern Montana, where, 1t is re-
ported coal famine is threatened
Railway officials. it is said, have or
dered that the coal trains be given
right OF way over everything but
through passenger trains. 1t is believ-
ed that the coal shortage situation,
made worse by the present abnormally
cold weather, will be greatly relieved.