Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
ILLINOIS

NASHVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 13.-The formal
transfer of the Huddleston orphans home
was effected when Matron Weber took
twenty-five children from Ewing to Ir-
vington in this county. their new home.
The institution will be in charge of the
Baptists of southern Illinois, with the
Rev Alfred c. Kelly of Chicago as su-
perintendent. The remodeling and pur-
chase of the building and the campus
cost $1,000 Plans were furnished gratu-
itously by Sanford Hail. Chicago archi-
tect.
MARTINSVILLE ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-The de-
composed body of a man was found in a
thicket near here. The condition of the
body makes identification impossible.
SPRINGFIELD-Upon the recommends
ton of the board of pardons Governor
Deneen commuted the sentence of John
Bowen to expire December 10. Bowen
was convicted of attacking woman In
Williamson county last May and sent TO
the Chester penitentiary for four years.
CARMI-In a drunken quarrel Thomas
Goodman killed his brother, Hugh, by
striking him with a boat oar. With their
father, an aged man, the trio had started
across the Wabash river, when Hugh
accidentally showed the men into he
stream. Angered, the elder brother struck
and killed Hugh.
NORRIS CITY-Misses Birtie Gilman
and Helen Sneed OF McLeansboro visited
relatives here.
Sheriff Grisson of Carmi placed Ben
Healy and Nelson Healy under arrest.
They were taken to Carmi and placed In
JAIL Nelson is held for the murder CT
Herbert Spence.
Assembly No. of the American Health
and Accident association was instituted.
1t was named Patterson assembly, after
its newly elected chairman, George Pat
terscn. Roy Clippinger was elected sec
retary.
JoLIET-Neighbors broke into the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Prueter, aged rs
and n years, respectively, and found them
dead. Gas, escaping from a hard coal
heater. had asphyxiated them. They had
lived alone
HAyANA-Gladys Roberts, years old,
daughter of Mrs James Griffin of Mason
City, was horribly burned while playing
with bonfire.
JACKsONvILLE-Fire destroyed tha
large elevator at Alexander, Morgan
county, owned by Hubbs, Lewis & Kali
ser. The loss was $4,000. partly covered
by insurance.
KEWANEE-The postoffiee at Wood
hall, twenty miles west of here, was
robbed of S400 in cash and stamps.
DOWNERS GROVE-Emil Lenhart, 80
years old, a teamster, was burned TO
death in a fire in the livery stable OF
Fred Fink here. Eight horses were also
burned The loss is $1,000.
SPRINGFIELD-Gove Deneen IS
sued a reauisition on Governor Haskell
of Oklahoma for the return of Martin
Brophy. alias John Leonard, who was be-
ing held in jail at Peoria on the charge
of having murdered Floyd Churchill at
priceville when he overpowered the
guard at the Jail on October 20 and es-
caped. He is under arrest at Wilberton.
Okla. This is the first requisition issued
by the governor of Illinois on the COVER
nor of Oklahoma.
STERLING-The United States war de-
partment has ordered a lighthouse built
here at the head of the Hennepin canal
and Rock river.
MOUNT STERLING-There is large
attendance of teachers at the annual in
stitute. Prof Femley of Normal, ILL.,, Is
in charge.
Mayor and Mrs. j. NJ Murphy held a
reception at the opera house in COM
memoration of the twenty-hfth anniver-
sary of their marriage.