Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-23
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


aged 20 years. was struck by a Chicago
and Northwestern train while walking
along the track at Freeport and killed.
Mrs. Phoebe Layton. Go years old, was
fatally burned in Shelbyvillc by the explo-
sion Of an alcohol stove. She was alone
at the time and before help came was
dead.
The business building and stock Of gen.
cral merchandise of Il. W. Carroll OF
Fanchcr was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000. The fire originated from defec-
tive fue.
The department store Of l.. W. Cline n
Co.. the largest business block in Litch.
field, was destroyed by fire, and the entire
west side of the square was threatened
for time. Loss $4,000.
On petition filed by creditors. the
Goldstcin .Iewelry Company was forced
into bankruptcy In Peoria. l.. w. Ali.
son was appointcr receiver. Liabilities
are given at 100000. with no assets.
While walking along the right of way
of the Alton road near Odell George
Kepler Of Laporte. Ind. dodsed north
bound train and was struck by a south.
bound Alton train. lie was insanity
killed.
Leo Gerber of st. Louis and Miss
Mary Nchoff Of Carlyle were married the
other day. As the bridal pair boarded the
train sheriff served papers on the bride.
groom in suit for $25,OOO filed by for.
mer sweetheart.
A binding snowstorm caused coils
ion between passenger train and
freight train on the Wabash railroad near
Edwardsvillc. Andrew Ilcrrck. engineer
of the passenger, was severely injured and
all the passengers were shaken or bruised.
Stopping up the cracks around the
doors and windows with rags, then I'M
screwing the gas chandelier, Frank Trip.
fstt. an employe of the Monroe Drug
Company In Quincy, stretched himself
upon a couch, where he was asphyxiated.
James A. Rose. Secretary Of State, In
his biennial report sent to the Legisla.
ture the other day, says that in the two
years ending Oct. l last the fees collect.
ed by his Office amounted to $02O,S Au.
tomobile license fees amounted to $50, SS4.
In court at Springfield the authorities
of St. Marys Academy at NauvOo filed
an answer to the suit Of eastern bonding
companies, setting forth that the notes
for $7OO.OOO bearing Endorsement Of y. X.
Kieren were never sanctioned by the acad.
envy.
The Navy Department gave ont in
Washington the rating of the midshipmen
of the second section Of the class of 1907
who are to become ensigns on Feb. II,
Among the cadets and his rating in
class of Section AZ is Roy T.. Enrich,
Galesburg, H., twentieth.
Pleading guilty to the charge of en-.
bezzlemcnt and giving as an excuse that
he took the money to build home for
himself and his bride. Wesley A. Martin
formerly a Granite City banker. was sen.
fenced to five years In the federal prison
at Leavenworth, Kan. Martin appropri.
ated $4,000 of the banks money.
Frederick I.ettkeer, who was sent ia
the refOrmatOry in Pontiac from Chicago
twenty years ago, was taken back to that
institution recently at the age of 40 years,
and now, bereft of all reason, is TO be
taken to the institution for the criminal
insane at Chester, where he will in all
probability spend the remainder Of his
days.
Moses Calhoun, 12-year.old Oconee boy
held for the death of his playmate, Bert
Linn, Dec. IA, was discharged after an
extended hearing before Police Magistrate
| Tallman in Shelbyville. Calhoun and
Linn quarreled. Calhoun threw chunk
| of dirt and Linn dropped dead. There
was no mark on the body to show where
dirt had hit. The defense alleged fright
| caused death.
Flirting forms the basis of damage
suit in the Circuit Court In Decatur, a
railroad being defendant and Mrs. 10.
sephins Andrews the complainant. Engi-
neer Ewing and Fireman Drischell were
operating a freight train into the city
when 1t struck and killed Mrs. Andrews
cow on a straight stretch Of track. She
alleges the animal could have been seen
In time had not the engineer been hang
ing outside of the cab on ono side and
the fireman on the other trying to 6irt
with two women.
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