The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-04
STATE NEWS.
A Resume Of the Principal Items Of
News in Three Great Statea
ILLINOIS.

Springfield knights OF Pythias have dcd-
icated their new hall.
The corner stone OF 81. Elizabeth's Hos
pital az Danyile has been laid.
Joseph Frazier weIl-known farmer
residing near Bourbonnais was sunstruck,
and viii probably die
Patrick Bradley was instantly killed az
the Mantle mines near Decatur by large
mas Of stone falling on him.
Vincent Rice and saraphine Turpinnic,
italian laborcrs, were drowned while bathing
In the Nermllion River az La sale.
The Northwestern Gun Association. com
posed OF gun clubs from Iowa, Missouri and
Illinois, held shooting tournament at Car
thage.
DR. &. w. Henry, OF Vermont Ill, was
drowned while attempting 10 cross swol-
len creek. His horse and roadsart have not
been found.
Henry shiffcrly, young German farm
hand, committed suicide because girl OF I'D,
with whom lac was In love, refused 10 marry
him this year.
George Miller, living near Tioga. while
on his way home from Warsaw, was held up
by highway robbers. The thieves secured
but little cash.
--Ameeting OF the young business men of
CentIalia was held and arrangements started
for forming a stock company, with capital
OF $4,000, 10 bore for natural gas or OIL.
AT Lincoln. Carroll Stokes, the ten-year-
son Of IT, III. Stokescditor OF the Times, was
driving some cows 60 pasture, when the
horse lac was riding fell, injurlng the lad 30
badly that he died In AN hour.
Henry w. DAVIS. OF FaiTmonnt has n
hairless colt that Is attracting great deal OF
attention. One OF +. r. Barnun's agents
has been here and offered large sum for IL.
IL has not a hair on its body.
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points IN Hancock county are greatly dis
couraged over the outlook. Grapes are
rotting on the vines I'm large quantities. and
IL Is feared the crop will be very short.
Two notorious men named Kemp and
Howe, OF indianapolis, Were arrested at
Georgetown for the burglary OF Snowden's
store at Ridge Farm. They were clothed in
some OF the stolen goods when arrested.
The city OF Napcryillc not being IN iinan-
cial condition 10 build system OF water
works, the city Council has Let contracts for
the building of cisternS. distributed properly
throughout the city, TO supply the town With
water In ease Of fire.
AS the 81. Louis express was approach
ing the Santc l'e crossing near Monmouth q
man was seen 10 run down the embankmcnt
10 the 81. Louis track in front OF the express.
lie was run down and instantly killed. he
was about fifty years old and stranger.
AT Dekalb. Frank Mahon, an employe
In the wire factory, was found dead In the
creek west of town, the body lying IN about
six inches OF water. IL j. not known how
he met DEATH but from various marks found
ON the body IL is thought that murder has
been committed.
John and Ben Ailts, OF Pckin aged and
years, while out after pond lilies east OF the
city. wandered away and were lost by their
companions They were found by farmer
named German while hunting lost cattle In
tall. wild grass several miles south of the
city, nearly famished.
AT Centralia the grocery shore OF Wag-
goncr q Carncs was robned I'd Brown,
who was in the store late, was accused OF the
work and finally confessed, turning over a
key with which hc had unlocked the door and
the money aud goods hc had taken. He was
placed In jail for trial.
The two thieves that stole the horse and
buggy at Mount Pulaski during democratic
rally, were captured in Pekin by the local
police. They gave their names rs Louis
Koch and William Leonard. They acknow-
edged their guilt and were taken 10 Logan
County by Chief OF Police Shoehan.
John keenan,, OF Mattoon, road master
on the Illinois A 81 Louis. and Daniel De
lnncy section boss of the Middlcsworth Sec
tion OF the road were thrown from hand
car while In rapid motion this week and
both sustained serious II not fatal injuries.
Keenan, was taken 10 home 40 Nation.