Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-04
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his bedroom window, three stories
high, and died soon afterward.
1t is estimated that 10000 old set.
tiers attended the annual reunion of
the Ogle County Old Settlers AssOcia.
ton.
The Law and Order League of Rock
Falls has begun an investigation OF
the books of all the officials Of that
town.
Owners of Freeport billiard halls
have petitioned the City Council to :
allow them to remain open on Sun.
days.
BY the will Of the late Richard
Dampman, Freeport. all relatives who
may contest the will are disinherited
for life.
Drinking large quantity Of Ice
water. following exposure to the sun.
caused the death OF Paul Lebeau at
Kankakee.
Chicago labor leaders, traction ON.
Gals and the street car public rejoice
over the settlement of the street car
wage controversy.
In a fire which started from the ex.
plosion of gasoline stove Mrs. Marion
Steele. an invalid. was burned to death
In her home at Elizabethtown.
An oil gusher. which Is one Of the
strongest in southern Illinois. has
been struck on the Knight farm, nine
miles southwest OF Lawrenceville.
Lucille Hovey. aged 8 years. was
burned to death at Belvidere when
her clothes were set aflre by a burning
match which she had dropped on her
dress.
Attempting to start fire In the
kitchen range by the use of kerosene.
Mrs. John Martini OF lie Claire re-
ceived burns which resulted in her
death.
Lewis Olinger. OF Beecher City, IS
years old. was instantly killed by q
B. & o. freight train on a trestle over
the Kaskaskia river, northwest Of Ell.
fingham.
Endeavoring to avoid being struck
by freight train. II. p. Parker. a
farmer Of West Frankfort. was killed
when he stepped In front Of fast
passenger train.
Falling from scaffold on which he
was working. James Stafford. a Gran.
lite City plasterer. was instantly killed.
although he fell less than five feet,
on his neck.
II as been announced that Bishop
Goodsell. OF New York. will preside
at the Rock River Methodist Episco.
pal conference, which will open at
Rockford on Sept. 20.
George Hoffman. engineer Of mo.
tor boat. arose to start his engine
when near the Henry dam, the boat
swerved with the eddes and he fell
out and was drowned.
Leaning over a well, Albert Howard
OF Alton dropped an indelible pencil
into the water. with the result that
the single pencil colored the water.
making 1t UNIT for use.
The board of review has secured q
certified list of automobile owners In
Peoria for the Secretary Of State and
has commenced arranging a schedule
for taxing the machines.
BY the overturning OF a skin on
which he was riding with his father
and two brothers Chester Schultz, II
years old. was drowned In the Illinois
river near Wesley City.
BY tho capsizing OF his gasoline
launch John Eastman and his guests.
John Stafford and Walter Minis. OF
Grafton, had narrow escape from
drowning In the Illinois river.
At Aurora, just as she was clapping
her hands for Joy at Joke she had
played on an elder sister. Alice Roach,
aged 4 years, was instantly killed
when struck by bolt of lightning.
Because he insisted on paying court
to Miss Mary Rorem. pretty school
teacher of Ottawa, after she had told
him to stay away from her, Jacob
Pearson, wealthy farmer, was ar
rested.
BY the death of a relative, Samuel
Garner, bootback OF Kankakee, has
fallen heir to tract of eighty acres
near st. Louis valued at $4,000, and
has given away his stand to become a
farmer.
Police over the entire State have
been asked to look for Miss Maud
beautiful 2l.year.old
girl who disappeared from the home of
her aunt in Chicago, whom she was
George Rutledge, of Mount Vernon,
L is reported, found a perfectly formed
oval pearl In the Wabash River. Some
,f his friends say he sold 1t for $4,000.
They declare 1t Is the largest perfect
pearl ever taken from stream.
A proposition to abolish the Mat
Don district of the Methodist Epis-
opal Church will come up at the next
meeting of the church of the state
md 1t is probable that the district
will be merged with another district.