Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-23
ALL OVER THE STATE.

| hiOilzO w UsOn. was kiIlcu on Inc IbUriiHg-
ton tracks at Mount Vernon when run
over by hand car.
Ralph Bingham. the 1l-ycHr.old son of
John Bingham. wel'.known merchant
of Bingham. was thrown from hors,
and dra eyed to death.
Charles Howard. ~ years oid. con.
yict in the Joliet pcnitcn iary. cIudcd the
| vigilance of his guard willie working IL
a stone quarry and escaped.
i Mayor Bussc of Chicago has signed the
phone ordnance granting a twcnty.ycar
franchise TO the Chicago Telephone Com
pany and calling for changes IA rates and
service.
After being out twenty.four hours. the
jury in the case Of John Collier. charged
with having shot and killed Alphonse
Jolly. his fathcrin-law. brought in %
verdict Of acquttal in 1ana.
Edward Scope is dying at In Sale
hospital following the accidental dis
charge Of a 32.calibcr revolver while
shooting rats in barn. Seepe Is IL
years old and resides in Peru.
John 4. Amachcr Of Ilollendnle. .
chcesemaker. was killed by the accidental
discharge Of his gun while hunting alone.
lie dropped the gun while lighting HE
pipe, and the accidental explosion result
| ed.
| On account OF the remarkable slump IL
hog values. the Continental Park Pack
ing Company In bloomington has shut
down Its plant. II will be closed until
there Ii a more settled condition Of the
market.
Herbert Spence. who was hit over the
head with a fence picket In Norris City.
In u quarrel with Nelson Ilcaly over the
organization of u band. died three hours
later. llealy has not been seen since the
quarrel. 1t is said. Both youths were
| ~ years old.
The resignation Of William ApbIctt.
| Mayor OF Tower hin. has been accepted
by the Common Council. Alderman Sci.
by was appointed to the vacancy. Ap.
bctt. who also was superintendent of tho
Century Coal Companys mine. will co
to Springfield.
\ plank placed across the sidewalk In
| Oakley avenue near West Twcni y.fourtt
| street. Chicago, by mishcicvo,is boys caus-
I'd the death Of II. =. Briggs. ~ years
old. Mr.. Briggs trirpcd on the plank
and fell. Ills head struck a brick. caus-
ing fracture of his skull. lie died In
stantly.
Aroused by the blowing Of the safe In
the posioilicc at Fithian. william Ray
attacked the four robbers single handed.
His shots brought other citizens to his
aid and n heavy exchange of revolver
bullets and buckshot followed. The veg
gemen were routed before they obtained
anything Of value.
Because his brothers leased him, Roy
Gardner. 10 years old, tried TO commit
suicide by throwing himself into the ILL
nois river at Peoria. The attempt was
thwarted by spectators just as the boy
went beneath the water. The boy says
his grown brothers tainted him about
being sickly and delicate.
Ernest \. Scrogin, attorney for the
Anti.Saloon League. gave the following
resume Of the result OF the vote In iii.
nois on the question OF licensing saloons
under the new local option law: "Out
Of no precincts which voted on the qnes.
tion." said Mr.. scrogin, lao voted
against license. while but twenty voted
for license" There were ?GO saloons ex-
listing In these precincts. Of which 10O
WcTc Notcu out VI uusiuVsS'
8. 8. Dingce, postmaster at Wilmctte.
has forwarded his resignation to Wash
ington. Edward Drury, assistant In tho
Office. IL slated for the place. Congress-
man George u. Foss. who stood sponsor
for Mr.. Dingee, ~ said TO have recon-
mended Drury to the President. MIR. Din
gees resignation follows an investigation
of the Office by postal authorities, EXTEND
Ing over three years. Charges were fled
at Washington In which Mr.. Dingee was
represented as padding" the receipts OF
his Office by pushing the business Of thu
local office into the Chicago territory.
4 novel elopement Of two prominent
Harrisburg young people Is the sensation
of the Saline county town. Miss Myrtle
Reynolds, daughter OF Postmaster Rey-
nolds, was leaving the city for visit
with friends In Carmi. At the depot her
sweetheart. Frank +, Skaggs, young
druggist, the son Of Mayor Chas. l..
Skaggs, arrived as the train was pulling
out. lie swung on to the rear coach and
by the time the pair arrived at Carmi a
wedding was arranged. \ license was
procured, the ceremony performed and
the young husband and wife left for a
bridal tour to IT. Louis.
The robbery of the police station In
| Clinton IL the latest sensation In he
Witt county. 4 gambling house was
raided and an expensive layout captured
and stored In room above the police
office, which IL used MS the council cham-
her. After the outfit had been on hand
for some time II suddenly disappeared.
The police declare they do not know how
1t got away. 1t Is limited the outfit was
stolen by gambler, and the charge In
made that he engaged liveryman to haul
It to Decatur. The latter asserted tho
gambler owed him bill, 10. instead OF
delivering the goods, he retained them.
The Chicago board of education has
won victory In its fight against exist
ence Of secret societies In the high schools.
The board some time ago took action
against these organizations, declaring
them prejudicial to the interests of the
schools. Some of the members of the
societies sought an injunction preventing
the board from proceeding against the So
cieties. The Appellate Court has dis
missed the suit for the injunction, declar-
Ing the societies to be something apart
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