Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-05
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.
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

Earl Morse. aged -. was drowned when
he fell from the Illinois Central bridge
at Rockford into the river.
In Benton Charlie Scarlet. years old.
Killed his S-ycar.old sister while attempt
ing to pull u shotgun by the muzzc from
under the bed
William Schnakn was found dead in
his field near Harrisburg. where he had
gone to cut weeds. The heat and heart
trouble wrr" responsible.
More than u thousand persons heard
u temperance address by Gov Ilanly Of
Indiana NJ th" annual district camp meet
ing of the Mcthodisis AT Lena.
Mrs. Mary Torphy. one Of the pioneers
OF the State. died ut her home in Rock
ford She was 100 years old and had
spent most of her life in Illinois.
While driving in his farm wagon in
kcwanec Henry kcrncr fell dead. His o.
ycar.old son was with him and drove the
wagon containing the body 10 the first
store.
| G. +. Huntington. formerly manager Of
the Ansonia Clock Company in Chicago,
committed suicide by shooting himself In
the temple at the llivcrvicw hospital, 4
| F''"'' UN'Ilu''Vll w NUVhuhee.
| Thousands Of bushels Of peaches are be-
ing gathered IN Calhoun county this year
and shipped to markets. The apple crop
is not so good. but the peach crop has
proven n mortgage raiser.
Cecil Lowandc. equestrian with cir.
Gus. was stabbed In the abdomen by Harry
Parrish, train master for the show. In
kcwancc. Parrish. whose father Is said
to be a wealthy southern man. Is under
arrest.
Clyde Hardy of Leroy was held to the
federal grand jury In bonds of 500 In
bloomington on charge Of riiling the
mails. The theft Is alleged to have been
committed at numerous times during the
past year.
The 2.ycar.old son of Fred Undcrhill.
u grocer of Macomb. was accidentally
drowned IN n ten.gallon jar containing
eight inches of water nj his home. The
child fell into the jar head foremost and
was discovered dead by his mother.
=. i. Ballinger. n laborcr of Rockford.
was fined 800 and costs by Judge Heap
In Chicago on charge of disorlerly con-
duct preferred by his adopted daughter.
Elsie Rottier. ~ years old The girl
said he threatened her with n revolver.
Ruth Kelley. ~ ycnrs old. daughter Of
Robert Kelley Of Mt. Carmel. accompan.
led her father to the barnyard 10 feed
the cows and one of the animals became
frightened and suddenly turned. The
father threw his hand out to protect the
child, forgetting that h. held u knife In
his hand. The blade penetrated the childs
abdomen. making an ugly wound from
which she may NOT recover.
A stick OF dynamite was discovered In
a wheat bundle on the Peter Kohl fnrm
near l,idswny. Thrnshing vas stopped
and all the men left the crew. \ stran-
ger IL operating the machine. aud II IL
believed that enemies plotted to destroy
his rig. The stick of dynamite was dis
covered rs II was nearly in the separator.
and was grabbed aud thrown out by the
feeder" ut the machine.
A central figure Of interest in Illinois
now IL the old lnndlady of Lincoln and
Douglas, who entertained both of these
distinguished men while they were ON
their speaking tour in the now famous
campaign. both men spoke nj Metamora,
and not only Is their landlady, Mrs.
Spears, still living. but the hotel where
they stopped and the beds in which they
slept are still preserved as relics.
Another case In which love overcomes
all difficulties was enacted IN WoOdfOrL
county when John Wcbbcr went to Nc.
cure his license Ia marry Miss Anna
Schroeder. II" found il was necessary
for the bride to have u guardian appoint
ed before u license could be secured. Her
uncle was appointed, and an automobile
was brought into play In order 10 get the
guardian to the county seat gain his
consent. and secure the license, so that
the marriage would come of on schedule
line.
Two years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Hun of I.0gansport, Ind. Iuarrcled and
separated. and Mrs. Hun took her little
gOlden-haired girl with her and came 10
Sterling to reside. Mr.. Hun applied for
divorce The little girl was taken sick
and the doctors reported that she could
not live When the Two parents were
taken into the chamber of the little one,
she begged them again 10 love each other.
The husband will sell his business at To-
gansport and will move TO Sterling to
reside with his wife. Tho child is report
ed to be recovering.
Thos. Brady, ~, was found in his bed
in Forsythcs secondhand clothes shop
in Springfield, whcr" h. sleeps. with his
| head crushed in with an aX. which was
found beside him. Frank sullivan, -,
is missing. sullivan worked for Forsythe
and lived in the rear of the store with
Forsythc. lie went 10 bed Forsythe SAYS,
at 10 20 O'Clock the previous night. At
8 o'clock in the morning Forsythe awoke
and found sullivan gone. lie started an
investigation and found the dead body of
Brady. There is no known cause for the
murder. There is nothing to connect the
murder with the recent riots.
| The probable climax to the strange
case of Robert Caulield, II b0ilermaker
who is suffering from clamor- mania---a
passion for noise--came the other night
when he swallowed two ounces of iodo-
form at the city Jail in Bellcville, where
he had been taken following a desperate
struggle with policeman on n street
car. Caulfield Is in the county hospital.
His chances for recovery are slight. Mon
day the bOilermaker was found near the
Broadway viaduct in Fast st. Louis un.
conscious. lie was taken to st. Mary's
hospital. The quietness of the place caus.
ed him to rave necessarily, and 1t was dc.
:lded to take him to Belleville.