Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-07

except one Of $40 denomination
Some papers were legible, although
badly scorched.
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.
Fire destroyed the First Methodist
Church In Galesburg. with q loss Ct
$4,000.
Colonel Ira c. Copley. Of Aurora,
bought a controlling interest Of the
Eigin Daily Courier.
william Codney, 20 years old, Of Ro.
chelle. was killed at Sterling while at.
tempting to board train.
The Galesburg city council unani.
mously invited President Taft to stop
there on the occasion Of his trip
West.
Adam Swartz. a farmer OF Wapella,
was decapitated by an interurban car
while driving over the tracks near
there.
william Brown, until 1905 counsel
for the Chicago & Alton Railroad,
died In Jacksonville at the age of 10
years.
Helen PETE. years old, died In La
Sale from burns received when her
clothing was ignited by bonfire,
near which she was playing.
While bathing In a public pool at
Wing Park, Elgin, little George Popp.
five years old, became strangled and
drowned before his struggles were no.
tlced by spectators.
3. w. Strong. of Pontiac, secretary
OF the Illinois Grain Dealers Associa-
ton, said: THE best crop prospect
that l ever saw Is now between Pom.
tiac and Kankakee."
The Kirkland postoflice was broken
into and the safe blown open at 2 q.
m. the other day. About $50 In
stamps and money was taken before
the job was completed. They left
some money untouched and dropped
some papers taken from the postof.
flee in going leaving Il trail.
Bert Holcomb was killed and vii.
liam Shorthose and John Cass were
seriously injured when an automobile.
owned and driven by Shorthose.
crashed into bridge In Bloomington.
A coroner's jury charged the owner of
the machine with reckless driving. A
further investigation will follow.
Mark Bassett, the former Illinois
newspaper man and prospective editor
OF the Tulsa Daily News, died In Tul.
81, Okla. as the result Of bullet
wound inflicted Sunday morning last,
when he was found unconscious In
the rooms OF local printing shop,
having been shot In the head. The
body WIS shipped to Tuscola for bur.
ial.
With q change In the name OF a
town or village the Postoflice Depart
ment has nothing to do. This was
the announcement made officially In
the case OF an Illinois town. The
change In the name of Rockefeller.
to that of Area, does not change the
name of the postoAice. No request
has been made to change the name of
the pOstofilce and the department has
no intention of acting.
Score one for the fantastic femi.
nine. The prevailing styles In hair
dressing undoubtedly saved the life
of Miss Frances Thurman, of Urbana,
for when glass showcase ten feet
square, weighing more than 100
pounds, fell upon her head she was
only Jared and frightened. The
young woman was busting case In
,hnt all u,ha 20
the force was broken by her couture.
The case itself was sadly damaged,
the glass doors breaking.
Daniel Mcnamara, a veteran of the
civil war, who says he lives near Pc.
ora, has, according to his own story,
walked all the way from Illinois to
Washington in search of employment.
He appeared on the streets of Wash.
ingtOn a few days ago and accosted
Congressman Rainey with the request
that he produce him job in the gov.
eminent service. Mcnamara appar.
emily Is about 20 years of age. He
says he started from Chicago on June
10 and walked TO Washington at the
rate Of nineteen miles day.
Hundreds of veterans were in at.
tendance at the annual encampment of
the Department OF Illinois, United
Spanish War Veterans, in Elgin, ON.
GERS for the coming year yere elected
as follows: Department commander,
w. II. Mcintosh, Rockford; depart.
ment senior vice commander, A. w.
f. Siebel, Chicago; department Jun.
Tor vice commander BENJAMIN. r.
Hall, Streator; department inspector,
Colonel Green, Aurora; department
surgeon, 7. w. Bath. Bloomington;
department chaplain, G.. F.. Rupert.
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