Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-11-21
news FROM ILLINOIS.
Items from All Over tho State Of
Matters Of Interest to Our
Readers.
Happenings Of the Week from Cairo to
Chicago Carefully Compiled for
Busy Men.
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.

lNseT III an eIectIOu UHuteT, NeOT8e
Warner. a retired Rockford grocer. is
going without his wig one year.
Only seven women voted at the recent
election in Warren county. the expense to
the county being about SIP each.
Mile Harrof. II years old. was kick
ed to death by colt at the home of her
grandfather, lack Hall, near Murphys-
boro.
The large stables Of the Middlcsworth
Orphans Home at Shelbyvlle were burn
ed the other day. Loss $4,000. Several
cattle persisted.
Neighbors In Colfax found Mrs. Sarah
Bradford dying from the effects Of hard
coal stove gas. which she had been in
haling three days.
John Soladay, IS years old. a former
newspaper man. was instantly killed in
Frceport by taking hold Of a live wire
while In the employ of the Frceport Rail-
way. Light and Power Company.
Sandusky, a small village In the north
ern part Of Alexander county, was threat
eped with destruction by forest fires. One
person. an aged negro, was burned to
death In his cabin. The inhabitants OF
the village saved their homes by hard
work.
President Edmund J. James of the Uni
| versity Of Illinois has issued to tho stu
| dents an address on the subject OF hazing.
In which he declared that the sport will
not bt tolerated and that any student
found guilty of hazing will be dismissed
| from the university.
The schooner Oscar Newhousc sank in
the harbor at WaukcgaD early the other
| day as the result of leak sprung several
| hours before out on the lake. The crew
had a narrow escape. managing to get to
| the boats just In time. The Newhouse
| carried cargo of potatoes.
q. W. Funkhonser. one of tho wealth..
est farmers of Coles county. was indfct-
ed by the grand jury on q charge of fail
Ing to, bury thirty hogs which had died
| from cholera. This Is the first instance
| Of this kind in that section of the State.
| and has caused much talk among farmers
generally.
Martin Kizer was struck by a Rig Four
train In the yards ut Nation. and died
| from his injuries few hours later. IL
| Is believed from letters in his possession
that he was from Madison. Mystery
surrounds the accident. for. although
dressed like a tramp. Kizer carried letters
telling Of land deals.
The Windsor Grain Compnny's new ele-
vator In Windsor, completed less than
month ago, at cost of S1O.OOO. was
burned the other day. The office building
valued at 500. and n dwelling valued Mt
500, and $3.50 worth of corn were also
destroyed. The elevator was insured for
LII. a.
known.
The marriage Of Edward Blevins TO
Miss Kate Norton. both deaf mutcs. took
place 1t the home of Mrs. Henry lin in
Alton. The couple were married by the
Rev. NJ. W. living, who read the service
while his wife translated II TO the deaf
mutes in the sign language. Mrs. living
has become expert In the sign language,
thus aiding her husband In marrying deaf
mutes.
Walter Jones and Albert Jones. two
University Of Illinois students arrested
during fight with Champaign police
while the Iowa victory was being ccle-
brated, paid fines Of $ll each in the local
police court. Charges Of rioting and re-
sisting officers were dismissed by the city
and the students admitted their guilt on
| disOrderly conduct and disturbing the
peace charges.
After a delay Of two years the city Of
| Clinton has finally accepted ms free gift
the $4,000 hospital given to the city by
DIR. John Warner, father of Col. Vcspa-
| sian Warner, United States pension COM
missioner. The expense of operation was
thought TO he too great and the council
refused until the present time to accept
It until the Warner heirs provided fund
for its maintenance.
Becaue ten grains were Jared loose
from an ear OF corn being shipped to an
| Illinois point, u. l.. Pascal OF Clinton,
Iowa. asks 500 damages from the Ameri-
can Express Company. Pascal alleges
the ear, which was the worlds champion
ear OF Reid's yellow corn, was shipped
for exhibition purposes and had been care
| fully packed, but the company was care
less In it's handling.
Mohanna Melak of Kewanee received
word from Egypt that his ascent of the
famous Gizeh pyramid in seven minutes
without assistance, breaks all records that
can be traced Mr.. Melaik. who is Y.
NJ. c, A. physical director. set the new
mark for the difficult climb in August
when on visit to his fathers native
land. The best time before was ten min
utes, made years ago by an Arab.
The annual intercollegiate oratorical
contest of the institutions of Illinois was
held In bloomington recently, H. l.,
Green Of Illinois College of Jacksonville
being awarded first place. His subject
| was "'rhe Intrepid Dominican" Bruce
| Mcclellan, representing Knox OF Gales
burg was awarded second place. and
Glenn Kelly of Eureka third. After the
audience had dispersed following the an
nouncement of the judges decision. a
charge of plagiarism was filed against
Green's grafton and an investigation was
ordered.
Thomas II. Lewis, postmaster at Grant
Works, who was arrested by postal in
spectOrs on the charge of making false re-
ports and embezzling postal funds, waived
examination when arraigned before Com
missioner FOote in Chicago and was held
to the grand jury In bonds of $500.
lie was released later on bond. The ar
rest Of Lewis followed an investigation
which was conducted by Postal Inspec-
tors Elston and Llewellyn. They went to
Grant Works TO make regular inspection
OF the pOstofiice, discovering discrepan-
cies In the Office books and the alleged
facts that Lewis had made false reports