The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-29
STATE NEWS.
A Resume Of the Principal Itsms
4 News In Three Great =
States.


Hiram Forester, n jockey boy, was
thrown from his horse aud killed at Carthage.
The old settlers Of Peoria county held
their annual reunion In Central Park, Chi
cago.
--B. #. Campbell, OF Rockford, died from
a rupture caused by $40 pounds OF iron fall
Ing upon his stomach.
Miss Mary Martin, daughter OF the Rev.
James Martin, OF Decatur, was probably
fatally burned by the explosion OF gasoline
stove.
George Gregory broke out OF the county
Jail nj Rockford by cutting an iron bar AZ one
OF the windows. IL Is thought that assistance
was rendered him from outside.
IA report was received at Elgin from Cary
Station that Mrs. Rogers and her brother
and sister were drowned in Fox River
through the capszing Of their boat.
The number OF convicts In the Joliet
Prison Is now lower than for fifteen years
past. The count Is now down 20 1870
against a total OF nearly 900 ten years ago.
"A fatal hog cholera Is spreading in the
district northeast OF Moawequa, where a
great number OF hogs are raised. Hundreds
OF them are dying, and the farmers can find
no remedy 70 stop the disease.
A charter has been granted 10 the.
Galena Electric Light Company which
has been organized with capital OF
$4,000, and will begin laying wire al once.
Arrangements have been made for eighty
seven incandcsccnt lamps, which are 20 be
substituted for gas.
The Patterson family, one Of the most
numerous In Moultrie County, held its fourth
annual reunion nj the fair grounds at Sulli-
van. Several hundred persons were present,
the time being appropriately spent In speech
making, singing and u general social round
up. "Douty" Patterson one Of the hest
known men OF the county Is seriously III.
During the past week the herd u mich
cows belonging ID the firm OF Bacon Bros,
dairymcn OF Streator, have been attacked by
discuss from which some fifteen OF them
have died. James Bond assistant state veter-
mary surgeon, pronounces IL Texas fever.
Precautions have been taken 10 prevent the
spread OF the disease. It Is not known where
the cattle contracted IL.
The cornerstone OF the new church OF
the Christian Union has been laid az Rock
ford. Addresses were made by the pastor,
DIR. Thomas Kerr, by Or. Thomas and Rev
Jenk l.. Jones, OF Chicago. This was the first
Independent Liberal Church I'm Northern
Illinois 10 be established as pcrmanency. Let
tiers OF congrAtulatlOn were read from Robert
Collyer and Broke Hereford.
The Warren County Fair nc Monmouth
was success. The exhibit 81 farm products,
cattle, and horses has never been oXccllcd.
The horses GuldOn, belonging 20 John HOlli-
day, of Kirkwood and Donaldson, belonging
70 Gabby Bros. OF Little York, colllded on the
track, and were both almost instantly killed,
the drivers having a narrow escape. The
horses were valued ~ $1,000.
AT Mt Carroll, Fred ". Kcech, carriage
painter, and Jacob y. Mclaughlin, a black
smith, were arrested and charged with coun-
terfcitng. The captures Were made by w.
III. butcher, deputy marshal and Thomas I.
Porter, secret service agent OF Chicago. In
the garrett of McLnughin's house was found
a workshop and complete outfit for making
bogus silver coin. Tie officers took the pris-
oners % Chicago.
George W. Milllkcn was found guilty Of
the murder OF his vito and sentenced 20 death.
A motion for new trial and 90 set the YER
diet aside Will be made. Hester Annie
Dewcse, by the same verdict was given fifty
years in the peniteniiary as an accomplicc.
All the parties concerned lived ia Hardin
County. but the crime Was committed on the
bank OK the Saline River Just inside the Gal-
latin County line last March.
An attempt was made TO nssassnate Will
liam :. Winchester, n we'll known and
wealthy farmer, living five miles north OF
Vienna. He was sleeping In an adjoining
room alone with the door open. some one
entered IL and struck the old man n terrible
blow on the forehead With an AK, making an
ugly wound four inches long and an inch
deep. The case Is a mystery and no cause
can be assigned for The deed.
AT Mount Carmel John v. Wogan, n
notorious character, was shot and instantly
killed by Officer Ham. Wogan was under
arrest hut attempted 10 escape. The officer
shot 20 brighton him, but, unfortunately for
the prisoner, tho bali lit him in the mouth
and passed through his head. Wogan ran
about twenty-five yards aud dropped dead.
lie was man 81 considerable property, but
was terror % his neigh50rs.