. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 66 The American Florist. Aug. 5, Relnberg for Governor. A testimonial banquet was given to Peter Reinberg on the evening of July 27 by the democrats of Chicago, most of whom were from the Twenty-sixth ward, which he represents as alderman, and a five-pointed diamond star was presented as a testimonial. In pinning the star on Mr. Reinberg's coat Mayor Harrison said, "The gold in this badge is not purer than your heart, and the gems are not more brilliant than the smile with which you greet your friends. If the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 66 The American Florist. Aug. 5, Relnberg for Governor. A testimonial banquet was given to Peter Reinberg on the evening of July 27 by the democrats of Chicago, most of whom were from the Twenty-sixth ward, which he represents as alderman, and a five-pointed diamond star was presented as a testimonial. In pinning the star on Mr. Reinberg's coat Mayor Harrison said, "The gold in this badge is not purer than your heart, and the gems are not more brilliant than the smile with which you greet your friends. If the people of Chicago ap- preciate you at your true worth as a man and as a public olBcial, you will hold a much higher ofEcei than you do ; Speeches were made by enthu- siastic admirers of the alderman, one of whom predicted that he would be the next democratic governor of Illinois. Phil Foley Flshln'. Someone has been slandering Phil Foley. He did go fishing; he did get sunburned till his nose peeled like a dry onion; and he did ship home some fish. As to who caught those fish I refuse to state. Observe the illus- trations. In the center he will be seen hard at work fishing; at the left he is again hard at work helping get dinner; at the right he is again hard at work watching for the coffee to boil. If these pictures are not suffi- cient evidence that Foley went fishing, the readers of The American Florist must be very skeptical. There was another occurrence which caused considerable anxiety, but we succeeded in getting outside of the state without being captured, and we have legal advice that the offense is not extraditable. In explanation it should be stated that the lake where the offense was committed is some four miles long and a mile wide. There is a dam at the lower end which is very carefully watched night and day and is used for regulating the supply of water to operate the paper mills be- low. Foley was really not to blame for what happened as it was done, no
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