Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14
SHORT STATE ITEMS.

UeOfg" y. flanagan OF NnlCagO mas
been elected president of the freshmen
class of the University Of Wisconsin.
Alderman Jacob Hey of Chicago head
ed n hunting party ut Sterling. in which
he secured sixty rabbits and fifteen quail.
While on the Big Four track near
Mackinaw, William Gillian. a wcll-known
resident. was struck by train and killed.
The large elevator ut Alexander. owned
by llubbs. Lewis Il Kaiser. was complete
ly destroyed By fire. with loss of about
$1,000.
| Henry Thompson was killed by a train
north of Mount Vernon. Ills mind was
dciangcd and when killed he was walking
Oh the track.
Senator and Mrs. G. +. Coleman celc-
bratcd their twenty.iifth wedding ami.
versary In vandalia. There were 40
guests present mt dinner.
| The Pekin. Peoria and Bloomington
lnterurban Railway Company certified to
the Secretary Of State to dissolution Of
corporation and surrendered Its charter.
Lieut.. Gov. Sherman In an address at
the exercises Of the State normal school
criticised President Roosevelt for what he
tut teuueuCteS VI tuC
executive.
Mrs. Bert Boswell. 80 years old. a
bride of two months. drank carbolic acid
Mt her home near Murphysboro and end.
cd her life. Friends can assign no cause
for the net.
The United States War Department
has ordered light house built at Ster.
ling. at the head Of the Ilenncpn canal,
and Rock River at that place will be
made n canal port.
Charles Anderson. who has been camp.
ing along the Rock river between Oregon
and Byron. was foYnd frozen to death.
Anderson served with Company X in the
Porto Rican campaign.
| Owing to the determined opposition Of
its employees Miss Helen Dixon. Just ,re-
leased from prison. will be- prevented from
entering the employ of life insurance
company at bloomington.
| II was announced In Springfield that
Merritt Starr Of Chicago will have charge
Of the suit to be instituted by the State
Of Illinois 20 determine the legal nnviga.
bil,y Of the Dcs PLANES river.
In n game of football between the Col.
umba Athletics Of Chicago and the La
Grange team. Edward Rowe half back Of
the In Grange eleven. was tackled and
| suffered fracture Of the left leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ireu,er. aged residents OF
Mokcna, were suffOcntcd to death In their
home by gas from n hard coal stove. The
old couple had evidently made hard
struggle to reach the door. 4 door Of tho
stove had been left open by mistake.
Faye Graham Magilrs libel suit against
| the Hearst papers was ordered dismissed
by Judge Cochranc IN the DE Witt coun-
,y court on the ground tim, she had failed
to prove publication. The plaintiff had
compiled her evidence In the suit when
the order was given.
Otto Schaeifcr. 81 years old. committed
suicide by hanging himself with bed
sheet In his cell at the criminal insane
asylum In Chester. Schacifcr was sent to
the Joliet pcnitcntinry from Chicago for
burglary. and transferred from there to
the Chester asylum about month ago.
Union potatoes are on sale In Chicago.
| The announcement was made to President
Fitzpatrick of the Chicago Federation OF
Labor by ". W. Scott. local manager OF
the Farmers Union. Whether the union
variety IL better or worse than the non
union product Mr. Scott did not say In
his letter. but he announced that the
Farmers Union has opened store and
was ready to supply the retail trade with
all kinds Of farm produce.
To attract the young men to church the
Rev. J. W. Bailey, pastor Of the Congre.
gatiOnal church ut Ottawa, selected TWEEN
~ Of the prettiest girls in the congrega-
.s- 81 L. Al. LII.
coed the previous organization. The young
women sing sweetly. and the novelty Of
a choir composed wholly Of pretty girls
10 creating much admring comment, and,
It II claimed, has the effect anticipated,
of attracting many young men.
| Two fierce blazes that called out a
quarter of the fire departments appa-
ratus ragged for four hours In Chicago in
tho plants of the Mullen Brewing Com
pany and the TOsetti Brewing Company
at FOrticth and Butler streets. The malt
houses of both breweries and their con-
tents were destroyed at an estimated loss
of $l5OOOO. Five carloads of barrel
beer. 1000 cases of bottled goods and
10000 bushels Of malt were destroyed.
| William 4. and Charles IIcrscher OF
Kcnkakcc county must abstain from
liquor II they hope to inherit their faith
cr's estate, recently left to them. accord
ing to the terms of the WILL just probat-
cd. The estate Is valued mt $4,000. of
which $1,000 will go to each of five chill
diem. The will provides that rs soon aS
the two sons, Henry and Charles, quit
drinking they are to inherit their full
share, but ii is stipulated that each must
| nroyp IN the satisfaction of tho prohnta