Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10
NEWS FROM |LL|N 0|S.
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.
State News in Brief.

Leaf brakeman. sustained a broken leg
when an engine struck him.
Charles Howard was killcl by light
ming while ut work in n hay field on his
farm south OF Mount Vernon.
Wilbur Mueller, . years Old. who was
hurt by exploding glnpowder. died at
Highland His hands. arms. face and
chest was terribly burned.
The striking pipcmen at the Wabash
shops in Springfield returned to work
Monday. the company having granted
them an increase of wages from IS to III
cents an hour.
A new record was made In the Circuit
Court in Kankakee when Mrs. Eva Mel.
lanson filed bill for divorce from w. NJ
Nfellanson. An answer was made. the
evidence was heard. and a decree issued
and signed inside Of ten minutes.
Grief over his wife's death caused
Frederick Rinkcr Of Belleville. aged ~
years. to blow his head of with double
barreled shotgun by touching the trigger
with great toe. Mr.. Rinkcr was one
of the wcalthest retired farmers In south.
ern Illinois.
Central Illinois Is badly In need Of
farm hands to aid In the harvesting. The
oats harvest Is now In full blast. and
| the haying Is nearing completion. Many
farmers are Offering 81 per day and board
| for laborcrs. The oats crop Is about
thrce-four,hs the usual yield. The hay
crop IL the best In twenty years.
Adolph l,uegcr. who committed suicide
In Highland by shooting himself In the
right temple with 32.calibcr revolver,
was Treasurer of Madison county for two
terms. lie also served as School Treas.
urcr. City Councilman and chief of the
fire department. lie is survived by o
wife. two daughters and one son: also
his mother. Mrs. Timothy Gruaz. two sis
tcrs and a brother. lie was ~ years old.
Excitement prevails at Mcdora over
the finding of natural gas at a depth OF
go feet on the farm Of Arthur Rich,
west of the Mcdora public school build.
ing. Drilling for oil and gas was com.
mcnccd in Mcdora few days ago under
the direction of the Mcdora oil and Gas
Company. promoted by &. II. Wctmore
of st. Louis. Mr.. Wctmorc asserts that
there are also indications of oil at
depth of about LEO feet.
Leading Rcdmcn from all parts of Hi.
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some new l,cdmen building In Kcwancc.
The block IL one of the finest in Kewance
and cost $4,000. Wilson Brooks Of Chi.
cago. great chief OF records of the Unit.
cd States. was master of ceremonies.
parade mile long. illuminated by red
lights. was one of the features Of the
demonstrations
samuel lands. while working on the
heights just east OF Sterling. overlooking
Rock river. nhcnr'hcd deposit OF arrow
heads. stone spear h"nd' ana an nipple
m'nt resembling stone "x. Inc deposit
was ionnd on the top OF DUN "oV ie't
nbov" IN" river. ihcy were only 1907
ana hnf below the surface OF the carth'
There were more 'hah hundred arrow
heads. made from stones OF four diner
ent colors. being from one inch TO four
inches In length.
Otto Berkcy. aged 20, Of st. Louis.
was drowned In Choutcau Slough, near
Granite city. lie was trying to cross
the slough where u Is ninety Feet wide'
on bridge made OF logs. In the middle
OF the bridge nc stopped 10 Iight MS pipe.
lie lost MS balance ana Tell INTO the
water. berkey called to Herman Meyer.
VINO was on tue pnhk' put Meyer ran TO
a house near by Tor assistance instead
OF going at once 10 the rescue OF the
drowning man.
An unusual romance In brought 10 lieht
hv the death In Pittsfcld Of Mrs. Virgil
Thomas. who married the hoy she had
raised from infancy after death prevent.
e.l him from becoming her son.in.law.
Mrs. Thomas. aged AZ. when n Girl mar.
rie.l William Belford OF Chambersbure.
The couple moved 10 southwest Missouri.
where n daughter was born to them.
LATER they adopted the infant son of nm
other peighbor when Its parents died,
soon afterward he'iord died. When the
daughter was !. years ola Mrs. beliord
gave her consent 10 marriage between
the girl anu I'rgi' Inomas' before u
cense could be issued the girl died.
few days after the funeral Mrs. beiford
married virgil, VINO was twenty years
her junior.
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Is on h's why wes' WIZ" MS zee, oo S,
up ana 10 tue car an'aa. ~ IL IKE TINS.
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