Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-30
Items from All Over the State Of
Matters Of Interest to Our
Readers.
Happenings Of the Week from Cairo 10
Chicago Carefully Compiled for
Busy Men.
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

l.. w. Zine q Co.. VINO SUFFERED $iVVs
400 fire loss in Litchfeld, have decided to
'ebuild.
Fire. which Is thought to have been Of
.ncendiary origin. destroyed the Robin
Ton school in Mt. Vernon.
Peter Zimmerman. an old man. commit
led suicide. in Frecport by slashing his
throat with razor. lie declared his life
lad been a failure.
The council of administration Of the
Spanisl,-A merican War Veterans has de-
sided that the department encampment
July 2 and will be held at Elgin.
Deaf and unable to hear an approach.
ing train. "Nick" Weldon, a pioneer resi-.
dent of Polo. was killed BY an Illinois
Central freight. lie was IS years old.
Leaving word that drink had wrecked
his life, Frank Bobb turned on the gas In
Lis room In Freeport hotel and was
unconscious when discovered. lie IL In
dy ing condition.
Fire at Salem destroyed Q millinery
store building and contents and damaged
the Democrat newspaper Office, two gro
cery stores and the building occupied By
the National bank.
The Moultrie County Farmers Insti.
tuts will be held in sullivan Feb. 3. 4
and s. In the court house. Among the
speakers will be Prof. Hopkins, the Uni.
versity Of Illinois soil expert.
The Rev. q. Il. Van Horne Of Rock.
ford. q member Of the Rock River con-
ference and past chaplain Of the Illinois
Department Of the q. A. H., Is to wed
Mrs. George W. Wells In February.
"A glove factory will be removed from
Cullom to Greenvillc. The managers agree
that the nay roll shall average $1,000 per
month, In consideration Of which they are
to receive bonus Of $500 from the
citizens.
Patrick Pentcrgast, 40 years a resident
Of Rossville, - years old. died from the
effects of buttcrmilk. lilo drank large
quantity Of the milk after eating heavy
meal and shortly aftcrward was taken
seriously III.
While skating at Keithsburs Elof Fa-
ferdahl, a stenographer In the employ OF
the engineering gang constructing tho
Iowa Central bridge. drowned In tho
river. The victim was 10 years old. He
lived in Burlington, Iowa.
George +. and Charles ID. Neher, en-.
gagged In numbering In Mississippi, are
planning a stock company, with a capital
.a., a., SI0,Iv,;,,o los ~" r,anmsso,"r.
~ handles ovc cases md wooden nroducts
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An honor that has been accorded to
but few Americans has been conferred
upon a Clinton boy by the Venezuelan
government. Gen. Gomez. the new presi.
ora,,om y, "R"s, 80 poWnor,, "so ~. r .,,
Washington NJ tho JInitoA Stoto. ,ht,,
noinh,n oIso hon"roI Hns,., TnoS DID,
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In the Circuit Court OF Fulton county
Judge John A. Gray rendered a decision
that under the local option law the deliv-
cry OF intoxicants In anti'saloon territory
after being purchased In wet" territory
does not constitute violation OF the
no made in "dry" ,srr,torv :, w." t., nv.
,her construed that mail ~ ,o,snh"n. ~.
dsrs from "drv" tsrrItorv could hs do,,,.
ersd legally.
When flames enveloped his toddling
brother, the 0-year'old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Thompson OF Richview dash
ed water on the burning lad, then carried
him almost half mile to ncighbor's
house. The youths coolness and display
OF bravery probably saved the youngsters
life. The mother was absent when the
.hs,c Ia wa. Janrsrou.,v hr,, ~I' "Sa.,
Tho had and hoSv o"''S' ~'''
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Miss Anna Kelly, the Tolono school
teacher who was sued by William Burke
father of a boy she whipped In class
won her case In the Federal Court when
Judge Francis NJ. Wright ruled she would