The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-02-18
STATE NEWS.
A Resume Of the Principal Items Of
News in Three Grea. States


The Rev. G. II. Taylor is conducting a
religious revival at Tolono.
William Burns. Of Galena, was burned
10 death In hotel fire near Duluth, MINI.
The Plat County Prohibition Convcn-
tion will be held nc Monticello, February 10
and n.
AT Quincy, Frederick Brown, young
farmer, ended spree by taking morphine
and dying.
--Nich,las III. Ridgclcy, aprcsident OF the
Ridgclcy National Bank. at springfield, died,
ag, 81 years.
"A half lozcn firms at L1nark were burn
ed out. The los j. $4,000, with about S2o,-
600 insurance.
Mike Lynch. the SLAYER OF Detective Hal
loran, began his thirty-hsc-year term at
Joliet Tuesday.
Fire In the waroroom OF the Hyncs Car
riagc Company, at Quincy, caused a loss OF
S2s,0OO; fully insured.
a quatcrly dividend OF 2pcr cent, pay
able March I, has been declared by the Chi
cago and Alton Road.
- Mr.. Clarence VI. Weed. OF Champaign,
has been appointed cntomologist OF the OHIO
State Board of Agriculture.
lNii'Ns u hiiN't ~
ing at Lincoln. was found dead in his bed.
He leaves 10000 worth of property.
One hundred delegates were present AT
Galcsburg, 40 the first state convention Of
the Young Women'- Christian Association.
Capt. John u. Davis, of Rock Island,
wants Minneapolis business men Ia Join him
In building boat 10 run between Minncapo-
lis and II. Louis
The wife OF Joseph c. Mackin, now In
the penltentiary for PERJURY. visited Governor
Oglesby, presumably IN relation 10 securing
pardon for her husband.
a postotlicc has been established at Cal
umct Cook county with John G. Vaughan
postmaster; also at South Granville, Wash
ingion county, with Henry Strauss postmas-
ter.
Frank Flowers was arrested NJ Prince.
ton for shooting and MORALLY wounding a
saloon-kceper al spring Valley, Bureau
county, in qnarrc arising over a game OF
cards.
III. &. Case, Of Rockford, sold his interest
In the Hotel Holland property for $4,000, TO
NJ. NJ. Townc, Of Harvard. who will take
possession al once Mr.. Case goes to Gales
burg.
The cholera Is epidemic among the hogs
near Lena, aud large numbers arc Tying.
One farmer has lost fifty-two hogs. A dew
eases are reported IN the adjoining township
OF stockton.
The State of Illinois paid during the
month of January for conveying siXty-cight
conyicts % the pcnitcntlary and nine 90 the
Reform School, being somewhat above the
monthly average.
"A rcquistion was issued by Governor
Oglcsby upon the Governor OF Missouri Tor
the return OF James Foster Fan Burns and
James Martin, who recently robbed the
bank al rskilwa.
Taylor +. Evans, whose relatives reside
near Argenta, was found dead In his bed ut
the -. Charles Hotel, Decatur. The cause
OF his death j. n mystery. A sister, Ida
Morris, lives at Maroi.
The motion for new trial for William
+. Westbrook, for the murder OF William
Gross at Blue Mount, was denied by Judge
&. II. Smith, In Circuit Court az Decatur,
aud day of execution set for Friday, March
80.
AT Springfield, Mrs. l.. :. Rounds, Of
Chicago, President Of the Illinois Associa-
ton OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, addressed large audience on tlic
work Of the organization and it, aims for the
future.
Driven TO desperation by poverty. Ed
ward skiVcr, Of Decatur, having young
wife, committed suicide by taking poison.
The couple had been compelled 10 yacatc
house where they were unable TO pay the
rent.