The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-07
STATE NEWS.
a Resume Of the Principal Items Of
News in Three Great Statea
ILLINOIS.

Reuben Meyers Of Morrison, aged sixty
year, was instantly killed by stroke Of
| lightning.
Two valuable bor)ks belonging 70 Wal
ter Merriman. farmer living near Dixon,
were killed by lightning. ~
William Compton, an unmarried farmer,
residing three miles west Of Tolono. was run
down by Wabash tram and instantly killed
while intoxicated.
Joseph Enbank. an cmploye OF the Mon
arch Distillery Of Peoria, was smothcred TO
death In corn bin. lie was unmarried, and
recently came 10 that city.
Alfred A., son Of William Huey, OF ST.
Mary's Township. wss bitten by rabid dog
and mad stone was applied which adhered
several hours. drawing off quantity OF
poisonous matter. IL Is thought the boy viii
recover. The dog was killed.
AT Moline the Grand Noble Arch Knpke,
Illinois Druids, appointed August Klein. OF
Peoria, grand outside guard; III. Koah. q
Peru, grand inside guard, and elected and
appointed officers. They were installed BY
Past Noble Grand Arch John 9. Meyer, Of
Chicago. tE
Ia man who has been working on farm
near Cantrali, was arrested on suspicion OF
being William J. West, who IL wanted at
Leesyille, La, for the murder Of A. NJ. Win
free I'm Vernon Parish I'm 1883. The prisoner
says his name is Tom Turpin. lie will be
held for identification.
The little son of Calvin Selby, of Fair
mount, died In great agony Of blood poison
Ing caused Dy killing potato bugs with his
bare fingers He had slight cuts on his
hands. ana the poison from the insect mix
Ing with the blood caused his body 10 swell
up until almost twice It's natural size.
"A man giving the name Of James Clark,
claiming TO hail from Pittsburg, Pa. was
arrested AT Coyington, Ind, and brought 70
Pana in custody OF Constable Roseberry.
Clark Is charged with stealing q horse
belonging 10 Doug Dickinson, OF that city,
June 10. The horse was found In Clark's
possession. He says he traded for him.
Wabash County is said 10 have just Or
ganized band OF regulators, who, like the
"White Caps" propose TO fog all drunken,
profigate husbands and WIFE, beaters- IL il
learned that several Of tins class were noti-
ii ed what they should expect II they per-
sisted in their present course. The authori-
ties seem 10 be Indifferent and rather favor
the organization.
DIR. Crosby, wcll-known young man Of
Lincoln, died IRON lockjaw. While out
riding.wIth his afiianced he was thrown from
his buggy and sustained severe shock 20
his spine. The matter was not considered
dangerous, and lie was able 10 call on his
betrothed later. While engaged I'm conyer-
sation he was seized with lockjaw, and,
despite the efforts Of physicians, the attack
proved fatal.
Another gas well has Detn found at
Herscher. fourteen miles southwest OF Kan
kakee. IL has been burning two days
steadily and throws q flame six inches In
diameter over ten feet In the air. Excite
ment prevails in that locality, and the
Natural Gas Company will sink other wells
at once. The first well is shallow one, but
has furnished small light for number OF
months.
&C. III. Law of Taylorville, H., was
arrested and placed in Jail at Olney for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. Mr..
Law purported 10 pc special deputy OF the
order of National Association of Stationary
Engineers, and was going around the country
organizing lodges and obtaining money with
out authority from the corresponding secre-
tary Of that order. who has denounced him
as fraud and swindler.
Miss Eunice Christopher, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Christopher, living near
Divernon, was found in well on the farm,
drowned. she went TO bed M usual, and
nothing was seen out Of the way with her,
but when called for breakfast she mad not
responded, and a search revealed the above
fact. 1t is supposed TO DO suicide, she hav-
Ing been easily tracked 10 the well, which
was about half mile from the house. Miss
Christopher was teacher OF acknowledged
ability and quite popular N the community.
She was about q years old. No cause is
known for the act.