The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-04-07
STATE NEWS.
A Resume Of the Principal Items Of
News In Three Great Statea


George Gregg, a printer In Paris, aeci-
IDENTIFY shot and killed himself.
M. Marty, an old resident at Nauyoo,
hanged himself on account OF family
troubles
Joseph Phillips wife, residing IN a
small noase boat at Mound City, was hor-
ribly assaulted by negro.
Joel Lathrop. young farmer near Chcs-
teryillc committed suicide by poison ON ac-
count Of financial troubles.
Miss Amelia Skinner, a young lady
living near Hampshire, committed suicide
by hanging herself while temporarily In
sane.
Notice was received al the office OF the
Secretary Of the State Board OF Health that
scarlet fever was prevailing in the Village
OF Normal.
The grand jury, al Freeport, returned
indictments against George Becker for
bigamy, and Theodore Wigren for false I'M
prlsonment.
AT Mount Carroll, Joseph Holman, an
old settler Of that locality, was chokcd TO
death while eating dinner from accidentally
swallowing ser Of false teeth.
Delegates representing $4,000 Illinois
miners are having meeting at Ottawa
with operators to discuss an increase OF
wages asked for by the former.
Rev. J. A. Souders, the Hamilton school
teacher who expelled four young ladies
from scho oil for dancing, has been called TO
the pastorate OF church at Rock Island.
Local shippers on the Rock Island Road
were notified that, In accordance with the
xtstil mt
carry liquor into Iowa without the custom
AIRY permit.
Frederick Becker. prosperous farmer
OF harrington, hung himself In his barn. He
has been suffering from cancer for some
time, and IL ~ thought that the knowledge
that he could not be cured caused him TO XII
himself
Loyalty Lodge No. rei, knights of Pyth-
ias, with twenty-five charter members has
been instituted at Grecnview by Deputy
Grand Chancellor OFT, assisted by represent
atives Of the order from Petersburg and
Bloomington.
The Rev. H. Cotton, of Shirland, has ten
dered his resignation AS pastor Of the Con-
gregatlonal Church there, TO take effect
April /. He Is the oldest clergyman In
that section, and probably In the State, being
% years oil age.
The grand jury at Wheaton has returned
an indictment against Homer Michaels for
burglary. IL seems that Mclmels or an al
legged accomplish inycutod dynamite gun,
which, IL Is claimed, will blow a hole in al
most any 'burglar-proof' safe.
w. +. Schepeler has been ordained TO tho
Episcopal pastoratc Of st. Paul's Church In
Rantoul. Bishop Seymour conducted the or
dination ceremony, several prominent clergy
men assisting In the services schcpeler has
been preaching at ST. Paul's for several
months.
John II. Lane, OF Chicago, and Miss Le-
nora Il. Thomas, OF la Crosse, WIS.,, were
married on the stage In Patterson's Opera
House at Mount Carroll, at the close of the
play, Rev. Il. Wells performing the cert-
mony. The bride and groom are both pfom-
nent members OF the Globe Theatre Com
pany.
DIR. Andrew Archer was arrested I'm
Homer, and lodged In the county Jail In UI-
bana 70 await the arrival Of officers from
Clinton, where he Is wanted for horses steal
ing last September. DIR. Archer dropped
down like meteor into the village of Plnlo
few days ago and began the practice OF his
profession.
Two prominent physicians OF Port Byron,
Drs Morgan and Meiriman, have long enter
tanned very hostile feelings toward each
other. The matter eliminated recently by
Merriman horsewhipplng Morgan on the pub
lie highway. Proceedings have been begun
against Merriman, but postponed OH account
OF Morgan's condition.