Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-10
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Miss. His wife killed herself about a
year ago.
According to information given out by
State Treasurer John +. Smulski, the
interest on State funds covering q period
of one year and nine months, ending with
the quarter Sept. 80. 1908. amounts to
1888, 1JS.JJ.
Because he swore falsely to the age of
his child bride. Frank Ellsworth Of Bloom
ington was fined $500 and sentenced to
one year in the Dewitt county jail. The
girl, Carrie Ioortman. who Is but IL,
was fined 500, but received no Jail sem
tence.
The Kane county grand jury began a
sweeping inquiry into alleged wholesale
violations of the local option law In st.
Charles, Geneva and Batavia townships,
the object being to wipe out the blind
pigs" that may have been established In
dry territory since the April election.
Mrs. Matt Berna of Elgin. who admin
istered poison to three Of her children,
two Of whom died. and took nearly
fatal dose herself. three weeks ago, was
adjudged insane by Judge Claim Of the
Circuit Court and will be taken to the
northern hospital for the insane ut Elgin.
Scott Bib, the negro who fought in the
courts for eleven years to force the admis-
sion Of his children to the white schools
Of Alton. and who won his case In the Su-
preme Court Of the State, has given up
the contest with the school board and has
entered his three younger children IN one
Of the negro schools.
The daylight limited Of the Illinois
Central railroad between Chicago and
st. Louis was wrecked near Springfield,
and piece of the engine struck and kill
ed Elizabeth Mcclure. : years old, who
was playing 200 feet away from the
track. Ethel Barrymore. the actress. was
dragged through the window Of q wrecked
car by porter.
The firm of Cassidy X Gray Of Quincy
and Chicago, commission men, made IN
assignment In favor of William II. Go
vert, attorney for the company, leaving
liabilities Of 100000 or more to patrons
In Astoria. The firm had branch offices
In forty-two cities In Illinois and Iowa.
The capital stock Is 100000 and the
liabilities are expected to reach that sum.
Balm for a broken heart to the extent
| OF $50 was thought sufficient by Mrs.
Pinkney Robertson of Christian county.
after suing Clayton Teator for $1,000
when he failed to marry her. She claim
cd that he asked her TO come to his house
and can quantity of peaches, giving her
the belief that he would marry her when
the fruit was put up. \ settlement has
been effected.
In saving the life of shot frer. Ste
ven Fisher. night pit boss at mine No. 4,
Harrisburg lost his own life by being
crushed under fall Of slate. Fisher saw
the danger the workman was in by the
cracking of the slate overhead and rushed
into the entry to warn him when the slate
gave way. killing him instantly. His
body was taken to Dcs Moines, Iowa, his
former home.
While an automobile party was pass
ing through a small town near Sullivan
they ran into group of chickens out In
the middle of the road 4 hen In at
tempting to get out Nof the road of the
machine flew into the lap of one Of the
lady occupants and deposited an egg. The
egg was unbrokcn and was given by the
party to storekeeper In the town, and
| 1t has been placed on exhibition.
Because he gave his wife glass OF
beer, Rufus Porter, a resident of Cham
paign county, was fined 500 and costs.
lie was arrested on charge of selling
intoxicating liquor In dry" territory.
He denied that he had sold my liquor,
saying that his only dealing with intoxi-
cants was to give his wife glass of beer.
As the law forbids any one to give away
intoxicants he was convicted out Of his
own mouth.
| T.. NJ. Vail OF Henry county cures him
self of various bodily ills by fasting. He
has been a victim of rheumatism, and all
other remedies failing, he decided to alb
stain from food For two weeks he re-.
Trained from eating, and the rheumatism
he says, left him. lie lost seven pounds
during his fasting period but experienced
no i'll effects otherwise. lie drinks large
quantities of water while fasting, but
takes no food of any kind
Reports of second crop of fruit and
berries are coming in from various points
in central Illinois. The long continued
drought and warm weather are thought to
| VI Ttspouslblt' ~ 80 'N'i''NN VI " Hi's-
sides county has seventy-fve cherry trees
which are in full bloom. Mrs. j. w. Bell
Of Rock Falls has gathered the second
crop OF raspberrcs during the past few
days. Not in years has there been such
a happening in that portion of the State.
Charles Rodemcyer, former wagon
manufacturer moved his family and
household effects from Sixth and Abby
street, Alton, to another house a block
away. Rodemeyer, in fit of compassion
for the horse hauling the loads in such
warm weather, unhitched the animal and
himself took hold Of the shafts. He said
he was able to stand 1t. and wished to
save the horseaesh. After three hours
work in the harness he had all of the
household goods moved. He made about
dozen trips.
An indictment charging John s. Hall Of
| NATION, n well-known criminal lawyer,
with an attempt to bride Frank Berry,
town clerk of Nation township, to allow
him (HalD to get access to the ballots
cast on April 20, the date Of the local
option election that made Nation dry
territory, was returned by the city court
grand jury. Attorney Hall was arrested
at once and is out on $500 bond At
torney Hall has practiced in Nation fif-
teen years and his family Is one Of the