Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-07
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

William Long. miner. 30 years old,
was instantly killed at Chris.oph. where
he was employed by the United States
Mining Company, a ear drawn BY mule
running over him. He had no family.
"My father and couldn't agree and
wanted to die" is the reason Mr.. Van
gildcr's 14-ycar.od son gives Tor shoot
ing himself with revolver. lie is now
convalescent. The family lives south of
Alto Pass.
Picking up a loaded shotgun which his
father had just brought in from hunting.
the I-ycar-old son of volncy Whi.ford
of Joncsdalc accidentally shot his mother
In the thigh. It will be necessary to am
putnte the limb.
I'm tired of living" said Henry As.
new. u years old. to his friends in Ster-
ling IAN old man has no place in the
world. I wish I were dead" An hour
later he was found dead. having killed
himself with poison.
William Dever has announced a gift OF
1.15O acres Of farm land. valued at $43.-
80. to the Illinois Wesleyan university
Of bloomington. The institution benefits
Immediately after the death Of the donor,
who is now 20 years Of age.
While at work adjusting machinery in
the stone plant In Anna Cornelius Pei.
ley. a foreman, aged AZ years, was hor-
| ribly manglcd by being caugh, IN a high
| speed lincshaft. both arms being torn
from the body. resulting in his death.
George Casscns. an Edwardsyillc youth
whose parents made him get up and clean
the cutters when the fall time filled them
| with an accumulation Of SCOT. leaves and
sticks. set to work and invented an caves
trough for conveying water. Ills device
was pronounced success and u patent
issued.
Municipal ownership Of n Missouri mule
was brought to pass when k'wancc's po'
lice department acquired the animal OF.
fcrcd rs security by John Bradley for
payment of part of his fine of 81 20. Tho
mule Is aged. but has plenty Of vitality.
| bradley acquired II as wages For choppin2
wood for farmer. who was short OF
cash.
Reform with big Il has hi, Sterling.
Mayor Jansen has camped down the lid
| turned slot machines to the wall, pro-
hibitcd dice shaking for cigars. ordered
the playing of bridge whist for prizes dis
| anu bV'tV'N UlUN'
no longer say patient has an "evcn
chance" for life, as II might he construed
, to mean that gambling was being carried
| on.
Fire destroyed the Baltimore and Ohio
| freight sheds NJ Eighty.siyth street and
Erie avenue, Chicago. Eight freight ears
loaded with merchandise were burned and
the total loss was $4,000. Three tram
men risked their lives In saving many
cars filled with merchandise. Engineer
Frank Edwards and Fireman ALVIN
Thompson with their engine pulled ont
four loaded trains and hauled the burning
ears to place where the iircmen could
throw n stream upon them.
Ground was broken the other day tor
Northwestern uniyersitys engineering
school. near the shore OF Lake Michigan
At the north end of the present campus,
east of the Orrington Lunt library In Nv.
anston. The building. of stone, Is to BE-
three stories and every part Of II has
been planned to meet the purposes for
which II Is intended. Its dimensions will
he I'D by 80 feet, providing enough space,
It IL thought. for the technical depart
ment during the first few years Of its tx.
istence.
Zibc Jones. wealthy farmer living
near Toledo. has been sued for 5000 for
alleged Islander by his G-months.old grand
son. The defendant must answer for re-
marks tending to cast doubt upon the
parentagc of the plaintiff. Before the
child was born Jones is alleged to have
accused his daughter-in-aw with asso-
eating with James Kellar. kellar, az
second plaintiff. also asks 5000 damages,
and Mrs. Nellie Jones' the daughter-in'
law, as third plaintiff, demands an equal
amount. The child's name is Gerald
Jones lie Is n son of Carlton Jones
David ". Pcdcn. an attorney of lilo
polls. was accidentally shot IN the law
office of Lloyd L. Hamilton, N Spring.
field lie was hurried TO the Springfield
hospital. but his recovery Is doubtful. Mr..
Peden was attending conrt AMI had gone
TO Mr.. lIamilton's office with him. While
the latter was in his private office he
heard a shot, and on going 20 The roccp'
ton room found Mr.. Peden lying on tn,
floor The wounded man said he had
reached into his overcoat pocket to get
some papers. when the revolver, which
was in another pocket, was discharged.
SURF Itul'y VI i"iu'uI' WIZ "tS
one of the two members of the State
board of equalization who voted against
the reports of the committee On railroad
and capital stock assessments, issued
statement saying his objection was due
to the apparent fact that the railroad
committee had based its assessment at
railroad property on 20 per cent of the
full valuation OF railroad property instead
of on full valuation lie says this
years assessment is but little greater
than in past years, when assessment on n
20 per cent basis was acknowledged by
resolution.
Judge Humphrey, in the United States
Court at Springfield sustained the de-
murrer of defendants motion for a writ
of injunction and dismissed the bill in
the case of the Alton Water Works Com
pany against Allen 4. Brown, trustee for
the second mortgage bondholders.
Miss Lovna Former of Bourbonnas
was to have been married the other morn
ing, but the groom, Louis Grey, failed
to appear Grey left Kankakee on Sat
urday for his home in Hinsdale. no en-
PLANTATION has been received from him.
The priest was ut the church waiting 10
perform the ceremony when he learned