Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.


works at Eign has been announced.
Those to be most affected are the experts
doing piece work.
\ Christmas present. triplcts arrived
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Donovan OF Normandic. The couple have
now fourteen children.
a special election for Congressman in
the Twcnty-iifth District owing TO tho
death of George W. Smith of Murphys.
boro has been called by Gov Denecn. 10
will be held Feb. -. zoos.
by dynamite explosion in Ottawa ups
ward of a dozen houses were wrecked and
glass was shattered in more than fifty
homes. Several persons were injured. but
none fatally. The property loss exceeds
$4,000.
Miss Johanna Gucntz, q BcllcvillO
teacher. tore the burning Santa Claus
makeup from Andrew TIL. one Of her
pupils. and prevented n panic among her
class. Miss Gucntz and the boy both
were painfully burned.
Martin Diller Of Sterling. member %
Company T.. Sixth regiment. Illinois mi.
litin. officially reported dead two months
ago. has returned home. surprising his rel.
ntives and the militia officials. lie re-
fuses to state where he has been.
Petitions are now being circulated in
Carlyle township TO have the local option
question submitted to the voters nj the
spring election. There are nine saloons
IN Carlyle. The ant.snloon forces IRE nc.
tive IN other parts Of the county also.
Willie Howard. III years OLD. pleaded
guilty in the Circuit Court In Spring
field TO forcing nm entrance to his fathers
store. lie was fined 500 and costs aud
sentenced to Jail for one day. The father
appeared in court rs the prosecuting wit.
ness.
Thinking himself III with malarial fever
and that he would not get well. Fred =.
Chnt,e shot himself In the left chest twice
while alone and was for two hours with.
out medical attendance In n log hut near
Amcs. lie was brought to Waterloo be-
fore he died.
Fred Schottc. hermit. residing In n
cabin In the timber south Of licdbud. com.
mi'tcd suicide by shooting himself. lilo
had avoided his fellow men for twenty.
five years. after q love affair In youth.
His desire Of death was brought about by
fear Of povcr'y In his old age.
Mrs. N'bcccn' Hutchinson, Chicago.
ANA George u. llorr and Mrs. Mary krci.
DER OF Rockford mr." among the heirs tn
the Slo.oH' cstaf" OF Mrs. Suliah Bear,
hermit OF 'h"noa. who was found dead
in her home recently. The will has been
y heavy snow'iorm tied 'ip the trolley
in''rurbnn lines, d"inornIia"d the iclc-
graph ana t'l"phon" service OF central
ILLINOIS, ana caused heavy damage to fruit
'i""s' al" To broken limbs, \ special train
win iin"mcn Went over III" Chicago and
ANoh INES 10 repair broken wires anu
PICK up prostrn'" poles,
Mrs. Russell Story of I,oston. who u,
year ago. against the wishes Of her rar-
en's married t'issrl story. an Adventure
or, who took her to Denver. appealed to
supervisor linrath for aid In Joliet ~
sh" was III cohdl'ioh bordering on star.
'ation. Five weeks ago her husband de-
serted her and her baby, then only a few
days old.
~ A. Griffin NJ C,rmi Inns n ON, TINT
IL attracting The nt,.ntion of the noi.L.
bor.. \ few weeks ago pussy WI, u
snowy white felin" that was the pride OF
the community AMI JOY To the owner.
She was taken sick n few days ago. and
after taking medicine changed its coat
to n dark brown. and finally to jet
black. The change Is attributed to the
drugs given.
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n ci,v CHARGE of nrocurinc whist Gas :.
minor and. pleading guilty, was fined 500
and costs. There are four State cases
against him on the same charge.
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TO the notice the salesman 70 whom the
shoes belonged declared he womb wiI,ino.
~ give the pricc of the goods far tho nri,-
ilcge of seeing the thicf's face whom ho
tries some of those shoes ON his riohy foo,
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