Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


plant IN Sterling was sold TO Charles X.
White Of Memphis. Tenn. The cons,lcra-
ton was s.Oo.OO0.
William X. Hawthorne. ~ years old,
| OF Elgin. passenger conductor on the Chi
cngo. Milwaukee and ~. Paul railroad
died suddenly on his train at Spaulding.
The body was taken back to Elgn for
OH inquest.
Helen Dixon. former treasurer Of the
Second Christian church. who was con-
victed of embczzling church funds. has
been serving as secretary for the Illinois
poultry show. which held its annual ex-
hibition In bloomington.
sam l.. Brush. president of the ILL.,
nois Anti-SaloOn League. announces him
self an independent candidate for Con-
sress for the Twcnty-fifth Illinois Div
trict at the special election to be held
Feb. IL.
The Home Cigar Company. with q cap
itai stock Of $1OOO.OOO. was organixed
In Peoria. with 13S independent manu-
facturcrs Of Illinois. Indiana, Ohio. Mis-
souri, and Iowa subscribing. The avowed
purpose Of the organization IL to Eight
| the cigar trust.
Postmaster Campbell reported that the
total number Of transactions In the money
| order division Of the Chicago post0ffice
for the year 1907 was i1.Diy.!jyD. com
pared with a total Of II .:2:. l43 transact
tions for 1900, an increase Of 3.UI per
cent.
The bodies Of Clarence Sniler md his
wife were found In their burning home in
Carbondale. Both had been shot. II In
believed that Sniter killed his wife. set
fire to the house. and then killed him
| Hclf. II " known that they Ind quar-
keeping.
Rudolph lsch has sued Rudolph Wit.
zhc. elder Of the .imish church ut Peoria,
for xiOtNW damages ON account OF al!eg-
ed prosecutions growing out Of a war In
the church. The elder II accused Of hnv-
Ing said publicly TINT lsch was "the
DEVILS own child' and with having turn
81 lscl's family against him by threats
Of 'uncommunication.'
| The executive committee Of the Swc,-
isl,..Americnn Republican League Of iii
nois met In Aurora and passed resOlm-
tions fnvoring n direct primary law and
in,lorsing Gov. Dcnccn's fight for such
n measure. Twenty-Five counties were
represented. The league will hold iix
State convention In Aurora March D.
with $50 delegates present.
| John +. Sims. executor Of the will ~
tho late Mrs. Flcttn Wittcmeyer Of New
ton, reported that h. found among her
effects forty $40 gold pieces which shc
had sccretcd In hollow stick of wood
which she kept for years on u shelf IN
her pantry. She was ~ years old an,i
her estate. valued NJ S2O.WO. will 20 ~
ncphews and nicccs In California.
4 letter III" us distinct as though,
branded with an iron shows on the fore
head Of the 2.months.old daughter Of Mr..
mud Mrs. Henry Hartman Of Alton.
Ncighbors gather daily at the Hart man
HON" Ia view the unusual birthmnrk,
which IL exactly IN the middle Of the fore.
head and which hns become more plainly
visible within the last few weeks. Ply
sicians say the birthmark will disappear
within two or three years.
Miss Gertrude Zimmerman. II, daugh-
ter Of u farmer near Fairfield. had a mar
row escape from death by being gored by
nm Infatuated bull. She was crossing a
field when the beast attacked her. SIc
ran. but was overtaken. thrown to the
ground and iramplcd ON by the animal.
which had recently been dehorned as dan
gerOus. The girls cries Of distress brought
assistance and the animal was driven
away. Miss Zimmerman was badly lnc.
Grated. and was frightened into Mysteries.
She will recover.
Frank Rightnnur and Pearl Smith have
just been married In Champaign county
Jacob WOOlfOrl, post mastcr at Cation,
wagered $40 that the bridegroom could
not walk eight miles 10 the county seat,
procure his license and walk back In time
TO have the ceremony performed at M
agreed time. ltightnaur accepted, and
won. although he had Il close cnll from
losing, owing To the condition Of the
roads. The wager attracted much atten-
ton among the friends Of the principals
and large delegation awaited the return
of Rightnaur with the license.
Alderman j. Niles Wheeler of Geneva
former editor Of the Patrol. the only tenn
pPrance paper in Kane county, is that
city's first martyr to the cause of tenn
perance. Being II radical advocate. b,
proposed the establishment of white
list" to contain the names of all The
youths between the ages Of II and ~ 10
be posted in every saloon. Leaving the
council chamber for home the other night
he passed Hamilton aud West Fourth
streets, where big are light is hung
Az the bulky alderman's form emerge,
into the light It became target for the
boys, and eggs came from all sides. Trees
and fences hid the throwers. When Al.
derman Wheeler reached safety he was
smeared from head TO foot.
Major Henry Ward Wells, "a years
old, a veteran attorney of Peoria and one
OF the trainers of the Illinois c0nstii,,-
ton In 1870, died at his home In PeoI ia,
Major Wells was the author of a mum.
Der of legal works, among them being
"Replevin," Mechanics Lien" and "Pat-
ent Laws"
Thieves entered the residence of SAM
uel Schwartz In Waukegan and took xG,,
600 worth of jewelry, mostly diamonds.
The police are baiiied, as there are ma
signs OF ingress or egress. There was
no sign of search for valuables. Nv
erything showed the thief knew exact
" where to lind what be wanted.