Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-17
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.

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Andrew lIoniza was sentenced to six
years in the pcnitentary for the murder
of Mrs. Anna Kocui of Granite City.
George W. Mclaskrin. Independent,
was elected mayor of Rock Island Tues
day by majority OF about 40 over
Henry Carse. Republican.
Roy Dugan of waukcgan. and Lyman
Magurn. of Morris. were killed by
fast mail train Oh the Chicago and North.
western Railway q mile east of Ster.
ling.
a message from Gallatin. Mo-. stated
that Earl Chisma. the bloomington boy
shot by posse who was seeking the men
who robbed the posiofficc, Is dead from
his wounds.
After loading a car Of cattle David
Crane. a wealthy land owner and stock
dealer Of Vera. returned home, went to
his barn and hung himself with a halter
strap. No cause for the act is assigned.
Alarcicj Paluski. 20 years old, a bache-
lor. living south Of Nashville, was al
most burned to death on q recent night.
When he awoke the house was cnveloped
In flames. and his feet. hands and head
were terribly burned. He may recover.
At the municipal elections In reoria
Tuesday the Republican ticket. with one
or two minor exceptions. was elected.
Former Mayor II. \. Woodruff succeeds
Mayor Thomas OConnor, winning by .
plurality Of 1900
Galcsburg held Its first election Tues.
day under the general registration law.
and 1t resulted In a decisive victory for
the Peoples party ticket headed bv
George Sandcrson for mayor. Church
people generally supported Sanderson.
Anticipating an increase In the tariff
| oil stockings. Vonde Gehuchle stole sixty
pairs from the factory where he was en-
ploycd In Rockford. When he had his
wife arrested on an affinity charge she
told of the stocking theft. Both are In
Jail.
The Peoples Independent, the anti.
Hopkins ticket. won out In a hot town
election In Aurora Tuesday. by over
1000 votes. William &. Flanagan de-
feating Frank Bicver. candidate for town
clerk. on the Hopkins ticket, by 1850
| votes.
Bert Gunnett, a former Pana citizen.
who resides at vnndalia, and sherman
Fremont Of that city. saved the life Of
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson. who attempted
suicide by jumping into the Okaw River
near V,undalia. Mrs. Hutchinson Ii q
years old.
George w. Kinscr. q prominent bust.
ness man Of Nation. died Friday after.
noon. following an illness Of less than one
week. The immediate cause Of the death
wAS iockjaw resulting from minor op-
Grafton performed upon the patient a
few days ago.
John II. Best, Republican. was de.
featcd for reelection for Mayor Of Quin.
cy, by John Steinbach, Democrat, BY
05S. Steinbach had been mayor for ten
years prior to his defeat by Best two
years ago. The Democrats gain two al.
dermen In the council.
w. 7. Rawleigh, Republican, was
elected mayor Of Freeport over Louis
Bauscher. Democrat. by an estimated
majority Of 125 out Of q total vote OF
4,O77. He will be the first Republican
mayor since 1901. The Democrats prob
ably elected the remainder Of their
ticket.
| ty.f0urth Congressional District met In
Carmi and made arrangements for the
holding Of farmers institute In every
county In the district this fall. The
meeting was addressed BY John NJ. Crebs,
president Of the State Agricultural 10.
ciety.
After the most exciting campaign in
the history Of Springfield, former Lieut..
Gov. l.. y. Sherman was defeated for
mayor Of Springfield by 24O votes. With
him Joseph Zimmerman, Republican can
didate for city treasurer, went to defeat.
The remainder Of the Republican ticket
was elected. Shernan's defeat IL attrib-
uted to the saloon anu brewery interests
OF Springfield and other cities, which
made Q strenuous campaign against the
former lieutenant governor, who early In
the campaign declared for strict enforce
nent Of the law against drsm.shops. in
Guiding Sunday closing.
The exception that proves Elsah the
hsalthiest town In Illinois IL pointed to
BY dwsllsrs there In the death recently
Of Christopher Bestsrfeld, one OF Its old
est citizens. Bssterfeld's death IL the
6rst In two years In Elsah. q small vii
laOs OF but one street between the bluffs
along the Mississippi River twelve miles
above Alton. Elsah has become so famed
for good health that in advertising the
chautauQua assemblies 40 Piasa, the near
eat settlement, its low mortality rate Is
cited a. an inducemsnt for summer guests
to make their h0t-weather homes there.
Bestssfsld died Of dropsy, after ailing
more than two months.
Traac Manager Walter l.. Ross, of the
Chicago and Alton. Clover Leaf, has been
elected vice president Of that system
Mr.. Roas has been In Chicago since the
0honts. Hswley syndicate secured CO.
troll of he Alton = few years ago and
before that was trafic manager for the
Clever Leaf at Toledo. Walter l.. ..oss
vas born at Bloomington, and Is 80 years
cid. He was educated In the public
schools and entered railroad service TWEEN
two-years ago ~ Office boy ,r the Wa
lash. Then be was operator, chief clerk
end cashier for the WABASH and Three
n" roads; clerk In the trainmaster's Of
1ce OF the Wabash, freight agent for the
sans road and the Three IL" general
sseat for the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.
and on June I. 1904. division freight
aaA passenger agent. The same year be
wee sppolnted general passenger agent