Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-25
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.
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Maurice Joyce, the first charter mayor
Of East 1t. Louis, died after an illness Of
Eve weeks.
Charles Mentzer. veteran editor of the
Rock Falls News. and a newspaper man
for the past thirty-fve years, died at
Sterling.
Triplets, the third set, were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur johnson Of Ohio
station Sunday morning. Mrs. johnson
is 30 years old.
a boiler exploded at the Paw Paw tile
works. killing Arthur and Frank Boilers
and seriously injuring Louis Burnett,
Earl Marks and Leslie Elliott.
A resolution was adopted by the Bloom
inston city council to prepare an ordi-
nance increasing saloon licenses from
5000 TO S1.2OO. There are now eighty
saloons in the city.
Curtis Il. Savage. a sewing machine
dealer, died In Rockford from a blow
struck by Remus Potts. a contractor. The
men quarreled over damage done to hitch.
ing posts by Savage's horse.
Prof. James r. Sladc. for forty years
prominent. educator In Illinois. II dead
In East 81. Louis. following a paralytic
stroke. aged 6j years. lie was once State
superintendent Of public instruction.
Lewis u. Barth. chairman of tho
Wayne County Anti.Saloon League. has
begun suit for $4,000 damages against
Bob Jackson. a snloonkeeper Of Mill
Shoals, who. he alleged. assaulted him.
The city election In Olney resulted In a
victory for anti.licenSe, and from now on
the lid" will be on tight. The city coun-
Gil revoked all druggists permits to sell
alcoholic liquors for medical and other
purposes.
States Attorney John McNutt an.
nounced at Nation that he would ask the
April grand jury to reindict Judge Gross
cup and other officials and employees OF
the Central Illinois Traction Company for
the wreck last August.
Owing to the statements made by Mrs.
Florence Kellar Of Bcnrdstown, just be-
fore her death. on March %. her body
was cxhumed. After an examination Mrs.
Sadie Garman was placed on trial before
Judge Cummings. and she was found
guilty Of performing criminal opera.
ton. The woman was indicted for MUIR
der and held TO the October term OF court.
She pleads innocence Of the charge.
Fifty people narrowl. escaped death In
FrcepOrt when crowded street car was
burned because Of defect in the motor.
When the flames burst from the forward
section of the car into the main cOmpart.
ment there was n wild scramble for tho
rear exit. Women and children were
trampled In the panic and but for the
presence of mind Of several men many
lives undoubtedly would have been lost.
Officials Of the Toledo. st. Louis and
New Orleans Railroad Company met In
Cnrmi and elected Nathaniel VI. Burns OF
st. Louis president bet Reid Of Marion,
vice president: Henry Scmplc Ames Of
st. Louis, treasurer. and Thomas W. Hall
Of Carmi, secretary. The company will
build a line from Enngham to Brookport,
tapping fluorspar deposits in the southern
part Of the State. The Wabash interests
are promoting the deal
A suit involving $3.50. which had been
In the courts seven years, and In which
costs and attorneys fees have amounted
to several thousand dollars, was decided
In the Appellate Court Of the southern
Illinois district In Harrisburg. The Rob.
erts. johnson 4 Rand Company of 1t.
Louis sued ID. II. Yezner. a HARRISBURG
merchant. for $3I.4O. Yczner won the nc.
ton. The st. Louis company levied on
$500 worth Of shoes, now damaged by age
and out of style, It Is said. Yezner says
he will bring action for several thousand
dollars damages.
Rev. J. NJ. Francis. chaplain of the I'LL
nois House Of Representatives and pastor
of Grace Lutheran church Of Springfield.
has accepted call to church In Sun
bury, Northumberland county, Pennsyl.
vnnia. His resignation will take effect
May 10.
Lillian Reinier, 3 years old, OF Bart.
lett, who had been left In the care Of her
brother George, 8 years old, in the alb
sence Of their parents the other night, was
shot and fatally wounded by the boy ac-
cidentally discharging his fathers revolv-
err, which he found in dresser drawer.
The bullet struck the child in the abdo-
men, causing her death the following day.
Mrs. Gertie Pierson and Leasurc
O'Neal, held under suspicion Of murder
ing the woman's husband, James l.. Pier
son, by poison last February, were indict-
ed by the grand jury in Champaign ac-
cording to general report. An analysir
Of the contents of the stomach by DIR.
Hektoen and Walter llaines of Chicago Is
said to have shown strychnine in large
quantities.
by brave act Miss Iera Hanson, II
years old, daughter OF Sheriff Sylvester
Hanson, interrupted Jail delivery in
Murphysboro. She was awakened by
storm. and, glancing out the window, was
surprised to see prisoners climbing down
past her window as they escaped from
Jail. Bravely she seized the foot OF
man and held on while she screamed lust
lily to her parents. Her mother went to
her assistance and held to the prisoner
while Sheriff Hanson rushed into the cell
room and prevented seven prisoners from
leaving. Six prisoners escaped
During an alteration between Police
Judge Alfred Pcndell and Chief Of Police
ii. s. Parsons in Carmi over the release
of a prisoner, Judge Pendell, it is claimed,
attempted to shoot the chief and was
knocked down by him and placed in Jail.
There has been i'll feeling between the
two officials for some time.
John II. Sandburg, % years old, a
Galesburg machinist, was strangled to
Nv his fnl taath Tn