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News Items from Various States
and Territories.
ILLINOIS.
s Rev James Robson, the Oldest minister
of the Christian church in Illinois, wal
buried at Secor recently, aged ninety y-one
years He had been minister for ove1
ffty-fve years
The records of the Office of the Secretary
of State show that there a<e more thar
eight Thousand notaries public in the State
of Illinois.
Mrs Simon Gallagher, wife of promi.
nent miller of Sheibyville, committed
suicide the other evening by hanging. Do.
mest1c trouble was the cause.
The principal business block of Delavar
was burned few mornings ago. Loss
Sc, 600; partially insured.
The Illinois Miners Protective Associa
tion met at Springfield recently. The ad
dress Of President Mel Laughlin showed thai
the condition Of the miners has been mucl
improved during the last year. He recon-
mended continuance of joint meeting.
and the settlement Of all difficulties b,
arbitration.
Fred Swanson, Of Rockford, fell on the
rollers of a straw-cutting machine few
days ago and his left arm was drawn into
the knives and chopped off little by little
until the shoulder was reached, before The
machine was stopped
Frank Wetzel, medical student, com.
mitted suicide in Chicago recently by shoot.
ing himself. He had been in bad health, and
lefta request that his remains be cremated
Andrew Fsetzell, the grandson of {
Swedish historian, was given two months ir
the bridewell at Chicago few days ago fol
stealing box containing ten dollars in pen
MES.
s Edward Lukes, an old citizen of Bloom
lngton, committed suicide the other morn.
ing by taking laudanum, Jhe act being
caused by family and pecuniary troubles
The Illinois Society of Engineers and Sur.
veyors at its annual session in Springfield 8
few days ago elected G. G. E lott, of Gil
man, president
The printing establishment of H. W. Rok
ker, State printer, at Springfield, was de-
sJroyed by frc the other day, and valuable
documents and manuscripts were de.
stroyed Loss. 100000
Mrs. Bridget Nihill, of Hudson, died the
other night She had just passed her one
hundredth birthday, and had long been {
residentof the county
The State Board OF Charities met few
days ago at Kankakee and estimated that il
would take 81, 100000 annually from JULY
1, 1889, to keep the State institutions run
ming. It was decided to hold the State
Conference of Charities in Chicago nex1
October.
IOWA.
Mrs. Maria Fackerell died at Clinton the
other morning, aged ninety years. She ha6
been married sixty -four years, her husband
surviving her
r. G. Stebbins, restaurateur at Mason City
assigned recently, with liabilities of 800
600; assets, 5000
John Leonard, a brakeman on the Illinois
Central. was run over by the cars at Nashus
the other night and killed His home wa
in Waterloo, and he leaves wife and two
children.
Three hundred Iowa manufacturers, lob
bers, farmers and general shippers were
represented in the recent shippers conven
hon at Des Moines Apermanento organiza
tion was effected by the election of Samue
Mahon, of Ottumwa, President; Frank C
Letts, of Marshalltown, Secretary, and J
O. Stewart, Treasurer.
Judge Kinne recently imposed fines ag
gregating $1,000 on nine Benton Count,
saloon-keepers at Vinton.
II Iowa gets from Uncle Sam what h,
owes her as direct war tax it will amour
to $452, ,OSS.
Mrs. Josephson, prominent witness in
the Arensdorf case, was fatally injured by
being thrown from wagon at Sioux City
few days ago.
Since the opening of the Orphans Home
in Davenport in 1864 there have been re
ceiyed 1,496 soldiers orphans; of thes.
nlnety-hve per cent are good and usefu
.tizens, a credit to the communities il
which they live, and many OF them occupy
ing positions OF trust nee the home wa
opened to INDECENT children in 1875 ther,
have been received from forty eight coun
ties 542 children
Anton Heebe, who died in Dubuque re
Gently, was the owner of the first brewery
building in Iowa. He established himself il
Dubuque in 1S47.
The Agricultural Institute closed a two
days session atMason City recently. Res
olutions were adopted indorsing Governor
Larrabee's message recommending that the
Legislature propriate funds to build and
repair the necessary buildings on the agri
cultural farm at Ames and indorsing th,
Dairy law.
George Knapp's little child at Waterloo
drank some washing fluid containing con
centrated lye the her day and died.
The State fremen's tournament will b,
held in Ringwood Park, between Lyons ant
Clinton, June - to 15 Committees hav,
begun active preparations, and some entire
have been made. Five thousand dollars il
prizes will be given
The Warren County grand jury adjourned
the other day without finding single in.
dictment. This was something new in tn,
history of the county.
The jury in the second trial of Barne,
Kennedy, at Dubuque, for the murder of hi
wife, reported verdict of guilty recently
and fixed the punishment at death.
WISCONSIN,.
The Wausau Law and Land Associatio,
recently purchased of c. T. Colman, of T.
Crosse, recently tract of land in Taylo
County on which it is estimated there is 81,
million feet of standing pine, paying there.
for $50. 900.
At recent meeting in Milwaukee of the
State Central Committee of the Prohibi
ton party it was decided to hold Stat,
convention for the nomination of Stat,
officers and delegates to the National con
vention May % and "a at Madison
There lives in Shawano County, nea
shaWano, an old man, ninety three year
of age He has had four wives and twenty
seven children-all boys His grandfathe
lived to be one hundred and twenty fv,
years of age
Thomas Dolan, formerly an engineer O
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, hal
sued that corporation for 500, 900 damages
Tor injuries sus aimed in an accident be