Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-21
ALL OVER THE STATE.


In CsJeaburg.
DIR. Sarah Hackctt Stevenson Is dead
In Chicago after six years illness fol-
lowing a stroke of paralysis.
DR.. G. A. Andreen. president of Au.
gustana College. has declined the call
to chair In Iowa University, but may
accept later.
Henry Seton. pioneer settler. died
at his home in Brownstown. He was
10 years old and was Sheriff Of Fay.
cite County in the COS.
John and Charles Yeager, Of Pitts
field. were killed by lightning while
itting under tree with their father,
John Yaeger, Sr. The father. who
was stunned, is expected to recover.
At the regular meeting Of the State
Board Of Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners Orville F. Berry Of
Carthage was sworn in as q member
Of the board and was elected chair
man.
Injuries suffered when he fell on
his back and head seven years ago. In.
Turing his spinal column, are given 40
the cause Of the insanity Of Hubert
r. Glsss, q wealthy Joliet restaur-
anter.
The Law and Order League Of Rock
Falls began investigating the books Of
all financial officers Of that city the
other day. especially the records Of
the municipal lighting plant. where an
expert accountant Is at work.
J. p. Enslow. Of Atwater, hauled q
load Of wool to Carlinviile Thursday
which netted him 1896. The wagon
was pulled by four horses and was
probably the heaviest load of wool
ever marketed in Macoupin County.
While filling the position OF a man
who was late for work at the Federal
Lead Works In Alton, where he 10
foreman. william Prentiss. Of Bunker
Hill. suffered injuries the causes Of
which are not known, and died In q
hospital In Alton ten days after the
accident.
Adam Ross, s years old. Of Peoria.
while on fishing expedition with 9th.
er members Of his family. waded into
Farm creek near Its mouth and the
Illinois River and was swallowed up
by quicksands. The boys body was
only recovered after strenuous and In
cessant labor.
Lured outside the door Of her hus.
bands saloon. 1913 Collins street. Jol-
let. to gaze upon three dozen smashed
eggs which robbers had designedly
dropped, Mrs. r. Rosenthal returned
In time to see the men running away
with 5000 which had been In the cash
drawer. She gave chase, yelling for
her husband. or other aid. but the men
streaked It down side street and dis.
appeared.
An alarm OF fire sent over 200 miles
In q circuit and returned to u point
ten blocks from the starting point
The Wabash agent at Edwardsville
Junction wired the superintendent In
Decatur. 100 miles away; he called
Poag, the nearest station to Edwards.
vile that had long.distance tele-
phone. and from there the warning
was given to Edwardsville.
Through the efforts Of Visitation
Agent Virden. Of the State Board of
Charities. II. L. GOodbar, Of Spring
field. who was arrested for forcing his
S.year.old son to support him by beg
ging, confessed Thursday that he had
visited a number Of cities In Illinois
and nearby States and compelled his
son to solicit aims. Upon q plea that
he would return to his family and
abandon the practice he was released.
The refusal of the Rev. Charles
Evans to vacate the pulpit OF the Con.
gregational Church at Wayne. al
though the congregation has voted
twice to accept his resignation, has
disrupted the church and split the vii
lage into two factions. When request
lister agreed to seek another pastor
ate. In this he has been unsuccessful,
and half OF the members threaten to
leave the church,
81 tried to desert my baby. I am
homeless and could not care for 1t. My
husband left me eight months ago, and
my parents moved away from Colches-
ter while | was gone and did not
leave their address, tried to do what
was right by the baby and came to
| Quincy to get some family to adopt
it," Such was the explanation made
by Mrs. Annie Taylor, of Colchester
when taken from Burlington train
| just as the train was pulling out. OH
GERS Requet and Ernst had few min
utes before discovered 3-weeks.old
baby boy on seat in the depot wait
| ing ROOM Mrs Taylor Is % years old.
| w. IL. Mortimer, superintendent of
construction at the Elgin State Hos.
pital. retired Wednesday, his resigna.
| tion having been asked for. The at
tendants who have resigned say they
will file charges with the civil service
board regarding their grievance
against Miss Curry Breckenridge. The
latter is daughter of the late Senator
Breckenridge, of Kentucky.
Society circles at Jacksonville were
stirred by the report that Mrs. Lima
Cherry, wife of a millionaire contrac.
tor. and Peter HaXton, their chauffeur,
had been missing for several days.