The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-10-06
STATE NEWS.
A Resume of the Principal Items
Of News in Three Great
States.
ILLINOIS.

The University OF Illinois opened with a
full corps Of teachers and i65 new students.
~. Althon, OF Bellcvllc, was Killed in
NATION, in attempting 10 climb upon
freight train.
AT Walton. Mrs. Ruth, whose son bad
been punished by Miss 10 Flynn, n school
teacher, made an assault on the latter with a
club, cutting and briising her severely.
Mrs. Rosetfe Downs, wife Of one OF Ridge
Townships wealthy farmers, was adjudged
Insane and viii be sent 10 the asylum. Anxi-
ETY. over the illness OK friend was the cause
attributed.
- Melancholy, because her lover had desert
ed her, caused Caroline Calhoun, a glrl OF Is
years, 20 suicide In Peoria. She was an or
pban. She took very large amount OF
arsenic and laudanum.
Elder p. 5. Myers, a prominent elder in
the Duukard Church OF Chicago, and Mrs.
Magdalsna Frantz, one OF the prominent wo-
men OF the Dunkard Church In Plat county,
were united IN marriage Ut the residence OF
Mrs. Frantz.
The swindler calling himscfDr. Williams,
who hecced Farmer Brown out OF q, 800
was traced 10 Collinsvlle after being Joined
by his pal, and both took train cast on the
Nardaia. The team aud buggy they used
were hired al Brighton.
john Jones attempted 70 board passcn-
ger train at the eastern terminus OF the bridge
spanning the Illinois River on the Chicago a.
Alton Railroad near the village OF Pearl. lie
missed bis footing fell and had his head sew
cred under the wheels.
AT Rockford, w. ID. Hcrrick, partner
OF r. II. Conring's, decamped after having
collected several hundred dollars aud gotten
quantity OF goods by the fraudulent use OF
his partners name. lie has been traced 10
Chicago and Conring is hunting for him.
james r. Morrison. a wealthy farmer liv-
Ing five miles north OF Paramount, was in
siantly killed while loading saw logs upon
wagon. The chain by which the legs were
being loaded broke, causing a log TO roll back
over his body, crushing him IN horrible
manner.
The annual reunion Of the survivors OF
the l4th Illinois cavalry, the Sth Illinois in
fantry, and the old soldiers OF Fayette county
took place on the fair grounds at Nandaiia.
There were between four and i've hundred
veterans present. There was an old-fashioned
barbecue. Aheayy rain set ia nj noon and
lasted till night.
The Rev Father Higgins, the very popu-
lar pastor OF 81 James Roman Catholic
Church OF Riyerton, has been transferred 10
Tayloryille aud stonington, the change 10 take
place Oct eth. He has lust completed a new
church ~ Riyerton, and has done q great
work. His successor has not yet been APP
pointed.
Mrs Nancy Kimball died al Elgin, from
Tao result Of an accident which produced par
alysis. She was born in New Hampshire and
lacked four days OF being one hundred and
Que years old. Her husband came 10 Kane
County IN 1899 and she soon after. Two "
her sons were Mayors OF Elgin. Three OF
her eight children survive.
The easi-bound Wabash passenger train
dashed into some freight cars in the switch
yards at Elton. wrecking the engine and sew
eral ears. Engineer Brants Lex was broken.
Fireman Grown jumped into barbed-wrc
ience and was severely injured. and John
Parry, a coal miner, who was riding between
the tender and the baggage ear, was killed.
The negroes OF Joliet had an ox-slaye re-
union and barbecue. The barbecue was in the
old southern style. The following speakers
were present: BishopJ. NJ. Brown OF Wash
ington, ID. c., Hon. A. Clark OF Chicago, Rev.
j. w. Henderson ~ Chicago, Rev. j. /. Laws
OF Galesburg, and Rev. w. q. Trcvan OF Chi
cago. Alright literary entertainment and
banquet was held In the Methodist colored
church.
"A sharper, who Is yet unknown, has
swindlcd Busey's Bank, at Urbana, out OF
$500; ~. w. Helm, OF Danville, "a, 500, and
Gillette 4 Ball, $1,000. by using forged bills
Of sding he secured the payment OF drafts on
Eastern houses for the above amounts. The
drafts bore the name OF kizer Bros, a well.
known grain firm OF Hammond. Helm idcn-
tilted the man at Busey's Bank before he
learned OF his own loss.
AT Freeport David II. Staples was con-
ycted Of attempting 10 kill Charles A. Win
ship, and n sentence OF one year i'm the peni-
Tertiary was recommended. The shooting
took place nj the Brewster house during the
horse-races year ago. Young Staples father
IL many times millionaire OF saltwater,
Mimi. anu Mr.. Winship il prominent citizen
OF Minneapolis, owner OF Butterscotch, a trot-
ter he had entered 40 the races An appeal 10
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