Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-09
Items from All Over the State Of
Matters Of Interest to Our
Readers.
Happenings Of the Week from Cairo to
Chicago Carefully Compiled for
Busy Men.
All Over the Stutc,

! The billiard hall of +. T.. Brown nc
Sterling was entered and robbed Of 500.
The thief escaped.
james Kennedy. n wcll-known young
man of rana, was run over and killed
by train. lie was ~ years of age.
! by removing the plate glass from
| front window. burglars secured $500 and
goods from the store of Lee Carter In
llcrnsby.
Frank Hicks. aged ~. was shot by Al.
bert Dcpcw. aged II. and almost instantly
killed In Ramsey. They had been hunt
ing. and were playing with the gun.
Peter Keeper. u German resident of
Centraliu. committed suicide by asphyx-
iation. lie was ~ years of age and had
been respondent since the death of his
wife two years ago.
At the point of a revolver Deborah Me-
Mahon. a Sterling telephone girl. was
held up and robbed of earnings. Freder.
lex Simons Of Peoria was relieved Of $SS.
During the month there Inns been q car
nival OF robberies and holdups In Sterling.
TO an increase Of wages from 81 to
so a month. which he could not under.
stand. II attributed the insanity Of Philip
Couture. a painter ut the Illinois Eastern
hospital In kankakcc. who was adjutlged
insane and committed to the same institu.
ton.
Mrs. Arthur Keiglcy was shot down ON
the street In Percy and her husband has
been arrested for the offcnse. Although
seriously injured. Mrs. Kcigley lns Inn
proved. After the shooting Eeiglcy fed
from the officers. but was orcrtakcn at
Tamaroa and returned to Percy. lie was
bound over to the grand jury and lodged
In the county Jail. The couple had been
twice separated.
George u. Bradford. merchant Of
Wnverly. committed suicide NJ his hons
after sending his wife to the basement
on the pretcxt of looking after the fur
mace. lie shot himself In the head. dying
instantly. Ovcrwork was the cause. Ills
family had intended sending him south for
his health. lie owned large stores In
Wnverly. Grccnville and other cities. lie
was ~ years Of age.
\ desperate attempt to blnckmail \. X.
Ellis. the leading merchant Of William
son county. was foilcd ~ Cartcrville by
n Chicago detective. who landed Murray
Mcllnn.y. nm cx-conyict. aud Mrs. Minnie
Lauder In Jail. The woman was caught
az the place where anonymous letters had
been instructing Mr.. Ellis to hide ~ 800
on penalty of death and after her arrest
she implicated MclIancy.
An important ruling was made by
Judge Clcnd"nin OF Monmouth In the re-
cent trial of John W. Gau for violation
.t la. .lpa, a.,t L.. t..t t..I I'm.
jury that II the defendant was found
guilty of selling Intoxicating liquor To u
minor or mn intoxicated person he should
likewise be- found guilty of maintaining u
nuisance, The jury followed instructions
and th" case will be appealed.
In Kcwnnec Joseph S"lph the other
night was awakened by his dog. which
frnntlcnlly jumped upon his bed. The
man saw that the dwelling was Oh fire.
Nearly stiled. he succeeded IN getting
fresh air by breaking n window and made
his escape just before the walls fell In.
Death would have been certain had the
dog not aroused his master. Selph was
the only person IN the house at the time.
\ warrant was sworn out by Milk In
spctor Blye charging Mrs. J. Is. Harthol-
omew. ''h''f III liie "N''oSl'" soci"ty SET
~ Peoria. nnd wife OF III" president ~
ID" Avery Manufacturing company ana
lf the bartholomew Automobile Company,
with Violating the riiA statute which I'M
poses lic"ns" fee of 81 annually for OPP
Grating dairy. Mrs. bartholomew owns
four cows and sells the milk for pin
'''''''' '"' '"S' WIS S'''''" OUT o' COURT
Smar'lhg under the r'prlmands OF his
teacher, VINO misiook MS s"lsltiveness for
obslinacy, ana deeply srieved by the gibcs
oi ais schoollnntcs. lHul Herak. Jr" IT
wears OLD killed hlilscli IN chicago. NJ
ter writing two notes IN 'h" Hungarian
lahgnag" explaining MS intentions TO COM
mil suicide ana giving directions for tho
disposal oi MS body' he went To the rear
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toy l"hrrh has announced the APP
p"in'm"n' OF Dr. walter u. Schussler of
orlahd rs u member OF the State hoard
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