Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-07
State News In Brief.


ly. committed suicide in Springfield
rooming house.
Village Marshal Grant of Edgcmont
quit his, JOB when ordered to take his
daughter to the smallpox hospital.
John Scheffel, MINER fell asleep on the
interurban electric line tracks at Litch-
field. and was behcaded by a car.
Earl Mcdonald of Galesburg. 10 years
old. while out hunting was instantly kill.
cd by the accidental discharge Of his
gun.
Evanston's new public library. which
will be completed in few days at a cost
Of 100000. probably will be dedicated
on Sept. II. Half the cost Of the build
ing was given by Andrew Carnegie.
One man was instantly killed and
seven others were dangerously injured In
the wreck of Clover Leaf passenger
train ut Bowman. Two cars Jumped an
open switch and crashed into box car.
Mrs. Scholastica Jehling. the oldest
resident of Waterloo. died at her home
there. She was born In 1921. She Is
survived by eight children, ffty-two
grandchildren and forty.fve great.grand-
children. Six Of her grandchildren were
her pall.bcarcrs.
Hal l.. Mcneil, Jr, an official Of the
Illinois Refrigerator Company, commit.
tod suicide Mt Morrison by shooting. Mr..
Mcneil was well known In Chicago,
where he lived until recently and where
he had been assistant manager of the
clearing house Of the Stock Exchange for
fifteen years.
Tirhtinp dcsncrotciv IN cscopc n swarm
Of mnJdened bees which he had stirred up,
II. W. Latham. n retired merchant of
Litchiield. fell unconscious before aid
could reach him. lie is In n critical con.
dit,on. having been s,ung more than a
hundred times. and hi, face. head, hands
and arms nrc swollen to almost three
times their natural size.
M. r,,o,,r.sr,. 1u,,o,s vo,,,,cor
vo,cro,s' As,oci,,io, ,ho ,nrviy;ny rom.
uant of Gen, Grants old regiment, will
hold n reunion In Paris. Ill.,. OH Oct. 3
and d. An effort Is being made TO have
present Gen, Frederick u. Grant. who
will shortly remove his Headquarters from,
tho Fast to take charge of the Depart.
ment of the Lakes Mt Chicago.
Ia, n q nr,dfora ,yca n vcors.
,h,,,,,, ~ IN, IIIinois IJousc ~ Iicnre.
son,n,,vo. dicd In SnrinyGeld Of kidney
,romh,o or,or nm Hines. Of several weeks.
ue was nas,or of tho Portuguese Pres.
by,erian church of Springfield. and had
been chaplain OF the lower house OF the
State Legislature for many sessions. lie
had q wide acquaintance among legisa-
|
A. sccrct session of tho Aurora CITY
lCounciI n was decided IA stick for n
SiOO ana briJge over Main street or pro.
bihi, tho Auroro. Elrin and Chicago cars
entering Aurora. The Aldermen will also
hold ont for universal transfers and n
transfer station ON the island. The trac.
ton issue has been before the Council
for three or four years. the city recently
securing a decisive decision In the SUI
preme Court against tho company.
Tint ANYTHING will do for n how 10 use
n. a canoe when II IL swimming time was
nrovcd ON A recent dny when n humble,
NJ Youngsters were discovered disportius
,h.msoivos In tho I,Iinois river st peoria
an n numbcr Of cotiins. Tho boys wer,
hovir, heat races In tho cotI,ns md wcr,
nsing them In every other way calculated
to give them amusement. Investigation
proved that the cofiins had been found By
the boys In an old mill, where they ha,
been stored BY an undertaken.
Mrs Hiram wrlvht wifo ~ n formo
,oor Rockbridgo. had n thrilling exneri
once Thursday with n snake While nm az
In. from tho residence r. tho harm sh
orconn,orod a hngo land mocc,sin collie,
In tho cross Rmnr,ny m tho bonse sh
i".dod n sho,cun ro,nrnod ~ where nm
snaLc law "nJ fred the contents Of nm
0rn M tho rontilo t,l,in, n Tho snail
~". XII Zoo, Ian, and n Inches IN diane
,or s,n,,,or moccoS ain wos Li,Iod a,
rho Same farm last vcor nv Mr. Wrirh,
. With n prisoner whom he captured onl
, after a long pistol duel up ana down tn
, main street of the village of Bement,
deputy United States marshal reache,
Danyille and turned his captive over L
the county iail for safekeeping. Tn
prisoner IL Bert Schultz who Is Charge
with the robbery of the postoflice at lilo
: mer. Stamps valued at several hundre
dollars were stolen. Schultz, who Is sal
to have confessed the robbery after hi
capture, will be held to the federal gran
! jury.
As Miss Maude Wright, local collecto
: for the Bell Telephone Company, was RI
! turning to her home in the northern par