Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-31
All Over the State.

tive at Nickerson.
James Kirk, 40 years old. farmer of
Sandridge, is dead. While working on
his farm he fell on the prongs Of a hay
fork, sustaining fatal injuries.
As result of the bounty Of % cents
for the scalps Of groundhogs. 5000 scalps
have been returned to the township clerks
Of Carroll county since July /.
Claude Boyd. aged II years. was shot
and. it Is thought fatally injured at Stoy
by Frank Myers, a professional gambler,
in quarrel over card game.
Andrew Russell Of Jacksonville has
announced himself as candidate for the
Republican nomination for State Treas
urer at the convention to be held in
1908.
Will Lewis fell between freight cars on
the Chicago, Hamilton and Dayton while
performing his duties as yardmaster at
Decatur, his head being severed from the
body.
Fire which started in a steam laundry
in Harrisburg destroyed six business
houses before II could be brought under
control. The loss Is 100000. only partly
insured.
Judge Cochrane Of Sullivan granted a
change Of venue to Decatur In the case Of
Fred II. Magill and his bride. accused Of
| the murder Of the first Mrs. Magill at
Clinton.
Police Magistrate Alfred Pcndall Of
Carmi, who has fined over 300 drunks
within the last year. was fined for drunk
enncss after he had spent the night in tho
calaboose.
Daniel Morfoot died at his residence.
two miles north of Carrollton. lie was
born In Yorkshire. England. Oct. II. 1919.
and came TO Greene county with his par.
ents when years old, and had resided
there ever since.
The Illinois Bankers Association has
offered reward OF 500 for the arrest
Of Felix Il. Tate. Decatur manufic.
turer accused Of forging the names Of
farmers to notes and selling the paper TO
Chicago banks.
Damage of 100000 was caused BY a
| fire that destroyed four buildings on Old
| Vine street. more commonly known ~
Whisky Shutc. in Harrisburg. The in.
surance ON the property destroyed does
not exceed $4,000.
After an acquaintance Of four days
William Babcock, ~. Thompson, and
Mrs. Jessie Denny Incl, 20. were mar
ried in Mount Carroll. The former IN
a pcddcr Of mops,icks aud the latter IL
rcputed to be wealthy.
The S.ycar-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert William. who lived five miles south
Of Mount Pulaski. was kicked in Tho
mouth by horse. Ills front teeth were
lao. .I..1 .
was split open. 1t Is believed that he
will recover.
The apple crop in southern Illinois IL
a failure this year. There are few
apples Of the early varieties, but none of
the late. An experienced apple buyer has
recently gone over the territory and says
that there will not be n crop sufficient 10
supply local demand.
Gov. Dencen has offered reward Of
500 for the capture of the murderer OF
james l.. Williams. who was mysteriously
killed In Mount Vernon. Citizens have
added 800 10 the amount offered by tho
Governor. There il no clew to the slayer.
The mysterious woman seems to have van
ished.
As the result Of disagreement between
the members of the village board of Pc
oria Heights. q suburb OF Peoria. and tho
Peoria Railway Company, the village
board. Of which Harry Buttrck. an off.
cial Of the railway company. il president.
has ordered that the company tear up the
tracks.
The grand jury will convene Sept. . to
investigate the operations of the alleged
hail Same thcn vL,n,,
The order calling for the inQuisiti0n was
issued by Judge Heard at Mount Carroll.
Several members Of the combine who were
indicted last March and pleaded guilty
are expected to testify and will ask for
immunity in return for this service.
A fortune of $4,000 Is pursuing
Charles Girton, vendcr of patent n,edi.
zines, who Is travelling through central
Illinois driving n horse of uncertain age
and q wagon of uncertain stability. q.
w. Shelby, q distant relative of Girton's,
IL conducting the search for the Young
man, who Is the only heir of Henry Cir
ton. wealthy undertaken of indianapolis.
Search through Ncrmlion county level
opcd that young Girton had been there
the previous week, but had continued on
his way.
That alfalfa can be raised in that sec
ton of Illinois has been demonstrated
this year by number Of Coles county
farmers. James Bradley, with five acres:
II. Place forty acres; Charles Westrup,
fifteen acres, and Ed Champion, with
twenty acres, are some Of the farmers
who have experimental, They have JUST
harvested their second crop and expect
TO harvest another before frost. The crop
will average about ton aud q half an
acre, and ms it sells in the markets for
about $40 ton, the grower realizes
about Si5 an acre IN one season.
Gov, Doncen has been selected 10 de-
liver an address on Deep Water Was of
Illinois" at the annual convention of The
Illinois Mayors Association at Blooming
ton, Sept 10,
believing his ncishbors disikcd him
and disapprovod of his actions. Henry
Van Buskirk, wcIl-known farmer of Car
roll county, blew out his brains with
revolver in order to get evcn."
William Jennings Bryan was in the