Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-24


Yates. by Mrs. Suzanne Small. sister Of
Len Small of kankakcc, has been hung In
the Governors Office at the capitol In
Springfield.
vcrmilion county is waging war against
unmuzzlcd dogs. Two persons have al
ready died from bydrophObn. Mrs. Su-
san Moulton. the second victim. was Bit
ten three weeks ago on the left arm. Or
ders have been issued to the bloomington
police TO kill every unmuzzled dog, and
the CANNES are being disposed Of by the
hundred.
Judge Heard has ordered an offer Of
$1.SJO.OOO by the Royal Insurance Com
pany for the entire remaining assets Of
port, which failed as result Of the San
Francisco fire. and for which the Chicago
Title and Trust Company was appointed
receiver, put on file. Larger bids IRE e.
pected.
Harlem. a Chicago suburb, II to ne
Harlem no more, but Forest Park, and
under that name. removed from all ass0-
Citations with memories Of abandoned race
tracks, concert halls and summer gar
dens. The real estate men expect =
boom In the suburb. Official action has
been taken by the village trustees and the
new name formally adopted.
Harry Crawford Of Oakland was acci-
dentally shot and. II r. thought, fatally
injured by his twin brother. Charles
Crawford. The lads. y years old. were
visiting their grandfather. John Crawford.
north Of Oakland. They had gone into
discarded room. where they found the
weapon. and while they were examining
II the weapon was discharged.
Driven by the lack Of escorts, due 70
the fact that most Of the young men Of
the town have gone to the big cities .
make their fortune. fifteen young women
Of llillsboro danced In mems attire and
escorted an equal number Of girls to Q
dance. In the small hours Of the morn
Ing they took the young women to their
homes and then made their own way home
alone.
Two Of gang Of boys who attempted
to wreck the Grand Trunk flyer ut Forty
ninth and Lincoln streets. Chicago, were
arrested by the police Of the stock yards
station. The boys admitted having aided
In Swearing the tracks with soft soap and
then throwing ties across the tracks to
make sure that wreck would occur.
They told the police that they wanted
to scc what wreck looked like"
Word comes from DR.. W. Il. Taylor,
superintendent OF the WatertOwn asylum.
that Mrs. Mary Mckinney Of Aledo. who
was tried In the Peoria county Circuit
Court In June. l!Nhi. for gross cruelty
to her ward. Stella Grady. II former Chi
cngo founding, il n physical wreck. Mrs.
Mckinney was found to bc insane and
was committed to the WATERFOWL asylum
for treatment. After being cured. shc
was 10 begin serving her term In the pen
itentiary.
\ suit has been filed by George w.
Anderson Of bloomington against his NON,
George =. Anderson. In the Sangamon
county Circat Court. seeking to collect
salary n, the rate Of x12 per week ana
which IL alleged to amount TO xi.OW. Six
years ago. according to the petition of the
father. he agreed to work In his sons
tailor shop. and they drew up q contract
by which the father was 10 be paid ST. 4
week. In all that time hut 500 was
paid to the complainant. who now brings
suit TO collect the balance.
Entering her house Mrs. u. r. Free
man Of ltichlnnd township was cnmcshcd
In the coils Of large blacksnake. which
measured seven feet In length. but the
plucky woman seized the reptile In her
hands. dashed II TO the floor. and ran 10
the telephone TO call for help. while the
unwelcom" visitor dashed its body about
the room In a iii of rage. 40 surprised
was Mrs. Freeman upon being attacked
by the snake thai for moment she cOuld
not realize her dangerous position. and
before she could begin 10 defend herself
the reptiles body had slidcd from thu
door. coilcd about her neck and was b..
ginning 10 slranglc her. by an almost
superhnman effort she unwound tn.
snakes tightening coil and close the houss
in order to imprson the reptile until
help arrived
Failing from exhaustion into the San,
sGmon river from n bridge sirincor 10
N..ich he had chung when his launch be-
Gan 10 sink, Henry Hartman, ~ years
Old. one of party of four, was drowned
twelve milcs'norlh of Springfield. Hart
man and three other young men Were
making n pleasure "trip in lIartmnn's
gasoline launch on the SangamOn river
when the accident occurred, The river
was high and the Aunch's cabin struck
the bridge NJ ChinHnapin Hill, When Tho
craft began 90 take water Hartman
grasprd the bridge strinS"r. the launch
and his three companions meanwhile h.
ing swept down the stream. ilarira.