The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-02-25
STATE NEWS.
ILLINOIS.

-Carlinyiile Is now lighted by electricity.
local company has been formed.
jacob Eyer, a dry goods dealer at Me-
Lean, has made an assignment. His liabfli-
ties are 5000.
DIR. v. X. Clark, a veterinary surgeon OF
Shelbyville. sustained fatal injuries In falling
from stable loft.
Charles Parkhurst, the alleged muir
derer Of Station Agent George Powers, was
taken TO Marshall from Sullivan, Ind
The mother Of Department Commander
A. c. sweetzer, q. A. Il. Of H.. Mrs. Mary
r. Sweetzer OF Bloomington, died, aged 10.
Mrs. Zerwikh, OF the village OF Lime
stone. near Peoria, drank cup OF I've, mis-
taking II for wine. She died In great agony.
Mr.. Daniel volintinc, one Of the oldest,
wealthiest and most influential citizens OF
the Fox River Valley, died at his home n
Aurora.
AT saybrook, prominent citizen, John
Trummell, was ssnd-baggcd upon the street
and robbed of 800 In cash. Hewas quite
badly hurt.
An Elgin merchant II. J. Mckee, as-
signed Ga A. ii. Hcaley with $4,000 liabili-
ties, including claim OF j. V. Farwell, OF
Chicago, for $1,000.
AT the annual State convention OF the
Independent Order of Mutual Aid, in session
at Decatur, i25 delegates were present from
the 100 lodges In Illinois.
Henry Weber, Of Quincy, was convicted
in the United States District Court nj Spring
field, Of passing counterfelt gold coin. He
was remandcd 10 Jail for sentence.
Near wapclla, De Witt county, the four
ycar-old daughter OF Richard Gaddis was
burned to death. her clothing igniting from a
burning paper with which she was playing
Mrs. ARA r. Manard, OF Rockford, the
wife Of a we'll known business man, elopcd
with snap advertising agent named Frank
Hurd, Of Independence, Ia, married man.
"A mass meeting OF County Supervisors
was held at Decatur, the principal object be-
Ing 10 secure the elimination Of ambiguous
sections from the statutes governing their
actions
by the bursting OF burrs in new corn
mill mt Broadlands, John G. Hays, well
known farmer, and his son Andrew were
killed, and two other persons seriously
wounded.
Twenty cases OF scarlet fever have
broken out in Philo, and one death has oc-
Cured. The authorities have closed the
public schools. The cases are mostly not OF
q dangerous type.
In the breach Of promise suit OF Miss
Dora Herold, OF Lincoln, against w. n. Til
son, Of Monticello, tried mt Circuit Court nj
the latter place. verdict for $4,000 was rem
dered for plaintiff.
There will be a coal shaft at Monticello
at last. @. G. Brown, of Spr ngfeld, aud Pres
ldent jess, OF tho Riyerton Coal Company,
have leased $40 acres Of land, lying adjacent
to Monticello. A shaft will be sunk ut once.
Henry steinmct, Of Pekin. while SWING
ing over an open hatchway In his fathers
store on rope, fell head first TO the first
floor, eighteen feet below, striking his head
on an iron safe In the descent and crushing
his skull.
Prison officials from various cities Of the
United States and Canada attended three
days course OF instruction mt Joliet peniten-
tiary In the Bertillion system of identi6ca-
ton Of professional criminals, recently intro
duccd there.
During a fit OF coughing Mrs. Lizzie
Walker, widow Of Newman, swallowed a
pm she was holding In her mouth. 1t lodged
In her throat, and IL is impossible to remove
IT, She Is slowly starving TO death and suf-
fers greatly.
The Second Congregational Society Of
Rockford voted unanimously 70 accept the
resignation of their pastor, the Rev. DIR.
Woodbury., 10 take effect nj once. He will
be given a quarters salary. The Doctor will
go TO Minneapolis.