The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-22
STATE NEWS.
A Resume Of the Principal Items
Of News in Three Great
States.
ILLINOIS.


AT Fairbury, William Rlghtsol Jr. was
Killed In the cooperative coal Shaft by a shoe
striking the top part OF his body.
Reuben McMurry. woll-known citizen
Of White heath. oied from the effect of falling
over an iron railing. The fall OF twelve feet
broke his neck.
Anthony stewart a conductor on the
Peoria, DecaturN Evansville Road, fell from
a box ear az chcstoryalc and broke his neck.
lie leaves n family in Nation.
AT Galtoa while Ross Gordon. we'll
known farmer, was crossing the Illinois Cen
tril In a buggy he was struck by an engine
and fatally injured. His horse was killed IN
stantly.
burglars raidcd Cameron recently, Mi
ciacl Kennedy was robbed OF money. che KS
and notes amounting 90 $1,000 and n gold
watch and chain. The 90 was also burglar
lied OF nun her OF tickets and a small
amount OF money.
~ Mrs Fred kohler. wife o. wealthy far.
mer residing near kankakeo die nom iuu-
ries received by team OF horses running
away. Mr.. kohler viii probably die al,o,
and "a Young man who was IN the wagon
with them Is badly injured.
-. w. Moore superintendent Of the ma.
sOnry work on the b iGge bting constructed
over the Ohio River al cairo, caught his foot
while attempting ID Jump from one barre %
another, fell into the iiSer and was drowned.
lie was single man aud liytd in Baltimore.
Charles Martin and Mary Gordon, OF
Rockford. went 10 Dubuque on a Grand Ar
my OF thu Republic excursion. and ~ cr hey
reached that place suddenly resolved 10 be-
come man and wife. The eNi morning they
announced their marriage To the surprise OF
their iricn 4.
AT Urhana Miss I.a1ore Goodsroed was
attacked with an epilrpt iit aud fell over q
stove, up>ettlng q large kettle OF boiling pre-
serves upon herself. She was 80 badly scald-
cd that the flesh dropped off her arms from
the shoulders down. Her injuries are not
necessarily fatal.
Two farm laborcrs, named Joseph Simms
and Thomas Dcnahee were found dead three
and onc-half miles north of jacksonville, on
the Chicago y Alton track. They We're fear
fully mangled, bur had not lccn Killed long.
They were workingmen, and were on their
way nome 10 Fairfield.
The Chicago Diamond Drill Prospecting
Company struck artcsian well No. 2nt the
prospecting shaft just north OF the city OF
Monticello ~ i depth % III feet. The water
was thrown above the surface some distance.
This /, the second well Of this kind they have
struck while prospecting for coal.
"A cloudburst struck Quincy doing
much damage. Scarcely a tree IN the city
escaped. Numbers OF houses and outbuild.
ings were unroofcd and demolished. The
storm lasted not more than ten minutes, but
did more damage than any storm for years.
The corn j. somewhat injured IN places, but
not destroyed.
John 4. Paige, Mayor Of Joliet was APP
pointed superintendent 81 the water works
40 the regular meeting 81 the cIty council
Ills salary will be $500 year. lie had
promised 90 resign the mayorshlp il hc were
given this position. and VIII do so. Who his
successor Will he Il not known. but 10 is ru-
mored that II Will b. Alderman Haley, OF the
Fifth Ward.
-. $. Dudley. n wcl-known farmer OF
Hammond, has disappeared. Some time ago
lac decided his large farm u his minor chill
dren, md then had bill filed In court to set
the deed aside. When nc heard OF the nomi
nation OF Harrison he secluded himself in a
dark room and began TO write poetry. about
three weeks ago lac left home without say ing
a word 60 any one.
John Server, clerk in store in Eliza
beethoven. had been paying attention 10
Miss Joe Terrell. lie was Objectionable 90
her parents and she regarded him with dis
favor. lie proposed TO her and WIS rejected.
whercupOn he drew "a revolver and fiio1
three shots &C her. two OF them taking effect.
lie then placed the pistol 10 his breast and
fired twice. lie cannot live, and the girls
wounds are OF such serious nature That
they may result fatally.