Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-12
NEWS FROM ILLINOIS.
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.
All Over the state,


general stores at Russclvillc. Loss $780,
900.
William Ncsbit. 10. of Normandy. aud
| Ellen Myers. ~. of Buda. were married
in Sterling Wednesday.
Bryant. little son of Mrs Laura Ken.
nedy of Victoria. is dead from a blow
from a club thrown by his brother ut q
COW.
The southern Illinois soldiers and sail.
ors' reunion at Anna elected officers,
choosing Gen. James II. Martin Of Salem
for president
The safe in the postofiice at Van Pat
ten was dynamited the other night, the
thieves getting large quantity Of stamps
aud some change.
The Illinois Association of Fourth
Glass Postmasters adjourned to meet in
Springfield next year. l.. Il. jackson Of
Dunlap was elected president.
An explosion occurred In the National
mines Of Eldorado. killing the two shot.
fircrs, Oscar Poland of Rockford. Tenn,
and man known as Jasonville. of jason
vile, Ind.
Mrs. +. w. Baker and her 7.yeav.Old
daughter were buried In the same casket
In Streator. The mother while insane
drowned herself and her daughter recent
~ near Los Angeles. Cal.
Rev. Mr.. Matthews. pastor Of the Park
Place Baptist church. Aurora. has been
given a sum Of money with which to pur-
chase an automobile In appreciation Of
his work in an anti-vicc crusade.
Henry +. Maiwurm Of Chicago was re-
elected president and Michael J. Mct'ar.
thy Of Chicago was reelected secretary
of the Liquor Dealers Protective Asso-
ciation of Illinois at Rock Island.
Fire broke ont in the plant of the In
diana box factory. located in the north
crn part of Cairo. aud 10000 feet Of
lumber was destroyed before the conila-
grafton was under control. The lows IL
over $4,000.
Broom corn prices IRE booming. Nine
crops in the Arthur district have been
sold at 800 per ton. while many other
farmers who were offered this figure de-
clincd TO sell. hoping for $40 to so
more. This Is much higher than u year
ago. the price in 1905 ranging about xS:'
TO 500.
The tenth annual reunion of the Eighth
Illinois infantry was held at the statc
house in Springfield and Gen. Lloyd
Wheaton. L. =. A.. retired, was reelected
president. Gen. Wheaton Is III at his
home In Chicago
Frank J. Constantine. the Chicago
murderer. has been assigned 10 the shirt
department ~ the Joliet prnitcntiary. lie
will be- compelled 10 learn to operate "a
sowing machine. to iamiliarizc himself
with til" making of the garments which
he and other ronvicts wear. Reports are
To III" effect that Constantine i taking
his Imprisonment philosoplically.
I'rnmmin i. GRAZ, who for several
years was pastor of the Ridgcwood Rap
list church of Joliet. Is charged with
iraudnlcntly changing the age given in
an Insurance application from ~ TO AZ
years In order To get the advance OF $40
from the applicant, j. T.. Berst. When
III" American Assurance Company dis.
covered the real age his application was
refused. Graf kept tho money
w. Edward barnes, who was to have
come into possession Of S1O.OOO the bulk
OF his fathers estate, within few
months, when he became 10 years old. was
killed Instantly in attempting TO alight
from an Alton train before il stopped at
the State fair grounds station In Spring
field. Tie fell under the wheels. lie was
u son of the late \. u, barnes. president
of til" First National bank, IaylOryillc.
4. !, Kramer, u young vegetarian en-
thusast. has started from Chicago 10
walk to San Francisco. lie declares that
BE- intends to walk eight hours day. to
subslst on vegetable food. and to earn his
way, departing from Chicago pennlcss.
lie expects TO reach san Francisco Jan.
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plied for n marrinu. license In Nncounin
county To wed Miss Rosn Rhoates of
Chesterfield. The next day he returned