Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-14
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.
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.


The Elgin National Watch Company
has reduced its working hours to four
days a week.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Charles
r. Meyed Vinegar Company at Frecport.
Loss 100000.
The Chicago and Alton shops have in
creased the hours and force in the ma
chinery department at Bloomington.
Harry Iaynes. living near Plainvicw,
says he killed a wildcat in the timber Of
Macoupin county. The animal was freed
by his dogs, and Jaynes. thinking that it
was possum or coon. shot 1t.
When Mrs. Otto Swanson Of Kewanee
went to the barn to call her husband at
noon the other day she found his dead
body hanging from a rafter. While de-
spondent he had committed suicide.
Gov. Denecn has announced the ap-
pointment Of John Dunlap. formerly State
mine inspector for the Ninth district OF
Illinois, to State inspector Of the Third
district. with headquarters at Peoria.
Stricken with apoplcxy while playing
cards ut a party In the town Of ~.
George, near Kankakcc. Mrs. Aurelia La
noue was carried from the table and TAX
en- TO her home. where she died few
hours later.
Robert Mum. who gave himself up vol
unfairly to the police In Pueblo. Colo,
pleaded guilty TO the charge Of numbering
William Eothe In saloon in Litchfcld
July 4. 1907. and was sentenced to TWEEN
~ years In Chester pcnitentiary. lie said
his conscience hurt him.
Maurice Shunick and John Murray.
both living near Eleanor. lost their way
and Shunick, exhausted and unable TO
travel further. fell and was frozen to
death. His body was found within few
rods Of the depot. Murray reached his
home after having spent the night In a
haystack.
Merritt q. Chance. chief clerk Of the
Postofice Department. has been appoint
ed by the President auditor for the Post
office Department, TO succeed Col. y. q.
Timne. who resigns TO 20 into private
business In the West. Mr.. Chance IL
from Illinois. having been born In Mount
Vernon In 1850.
Dan Stevenson. the Kansas City min
Ing promoter, who was shot by Attorney
d. Il. Hewitt of TaylOrvillc six weeks
ago. sued Hewitt for $2j.OOO damages for
personal injuries. \ li.calibcr bullet en-
| tered Stcy"nsOn's back and affected the
spine 20 that one Of his lower limbs IL
paralyzcd permanently.
Prof. j.. 4. Dillon. dancing teacher,
| who was chained TO post on the public
square IN Harrisburg because he wouLi
not work on the streets while shock,e,l
In payment of n 500 fine for gambling.
has brought suit IN the Saline county Cir
cult Court against Mayor &. T.. DyipC-
ton for 5000 damages.
Tho Secrc,ory q, s,o,o hos ,,oo,o, A..
Chicago. NI,wn,Lco and Ca, p,,,,.,.
comnanv Th. 90 mia, s,,or /, 80 nno
OOO It nronoscs IN cons,rr., ro;,,,,,,
from Winnehoco comm, 81, ,ro L,,..,.
line bc,wccn Iuno,s ,n5 w;,a",,.'
thence southcosicrIy 4, IIli,o,, ,h..,,.n
the counties OF Winncbago. Oglc, DcIialb.
Nan". Kendall, VIII and Kankakec to
som" point ON the Indiana line. In Kanka-
k"e county.
poss,n.cr ,r,in M noc -, ,,o ,u;,.,.
Central was wr.oL,J G,o ,,i,o. ,,L 20
RcllevilIc nj ni,bt and a ,,,,nInaa 80
mn s.;cn,ers hoI a ,,rro,,, o,o,,a e., l.,
iury and death Tho ,r.;n No. ,,o,',,,,',
while runpipg n, n Good ,o,o =, 80, ,,,,,
four nosscnycr coaches ,o,, r,o,u ,i,,i,,
,rucks ro,,eJ ovcr n, Tho lii. 30 ,hD ,.a,.
| The Messengers were nonic.s,r,oL., h,,,
no one was hurt. The wreck IL believed
| to have been caused by IA defective switch.
Amnsa q. CamnbclI tho wealth., W.
consin h,mbcr morcbont co,v;.,oL -, In
inc DR. BENJAMIN y Harris In IN. Oh,
her OF Commerce buiIdin, In Chioon" T.,
IoOG WAS sentenced IN tho non;,on,i,r,,
for ono year nv JuJye winJos ia ,,.,',
found ruilty by n iurv NJ mo,s,on.h,or
Sent 81 ,OO7 Thc iurv woS So ;mnra,.
| ed with the nIea on rho nn,ri,,on ,o,,,
| made in comnholI,s hobols ,b,, /, ,o,,I,,
no, SIGN n verdict unless II cou,J o,tonl,
| 70 il n recommendation ,hot his sen,onco
be only a year.
ON comnloint If q. IL y pocors
Ernest Edmmnds was orrcstod In n,o,n,
in,ton chorooJ Win ,mho,,,ir, a., ''',
Of SIo5 Edmunds was nm nttondo,, ~
IN, central hosnitaI for insane NJ Jaorson
| rIu, when the romnloinont wos comn;,,a1
m his ward lilo alleged that Will IN
the institution. or about the time no wns
committed, Edmunds took the money. I'd.
munds was placed under $500 bond in
Souirc Overs court. Edmunds' friends