Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-02
Items from All Over the State Of
Matters Of Interest to Our
Readers.
Happenings Of the Week from Cairo to
Chicago Carefully Compiled for
Busy Men.
MINOR STATE ITEMS.
Andrew Carnegie has given $1,000 for

'hlfIcS buyers. lily 'lerk oil Nlbnny.
was burned to death while attempting to
kndlc n fire with Kerosene.
burglars entered the Illinois Southern
railway station at Nashville and stole
eight eases. or 30 dozen. of eggs that had
been placed there for shipment.
Fire destroyed all the coal mine build.
ings AT Salem. except the hoisting tower.
The miners were all out of the mine at the
time of the fire. The mine is owned by
the Salem National Bank.
An increase of S2,OS0. 1865 in the last
two months in the deposits in the State
banks of Illinois is shown In state
ment issued by State Auditor Mccullough
from reports submitted to his office.
James Simpson. while walking with
Coroner e. NJ. Fry in Sterling, remarked:
Il am ~ years old to-day and feeling
frisky." and dropped dead in the coroner's
arms of heart trouble moment later.
Fifty boys. from 10 to 10 years old, at
a mass meeting at the Sterling Y. NJ. q.
A.. signed a pledge to cease reading dime
novels and cheap literature. This mum.
Der 10 expected to be increased to 200.
l.. r. Alexander. IA farmer. residing
east of Charleston. was accidentally shot
while limiting quail by a companion. Will
McNlorris. Several shot struck Alcxan-
dcr's face and one entered his left eye.
Edward wclch. head brakeman of an
Illinois Central south.bound freight train,
was found lying beside the track near For
rrston. probably fatally injured. 1t Ii
believed he was pushed of the train by
tramps.
The Livingston county grand jury ut
its January session will investigate the
death Of Willie llamlin. an inmate Of the
Illinois state rcformatory at Pontiac, who
died Of injuries alleged to have been In
flictcd by guards.
After II search Of eighteen years, extend
ing over two continents. Frank Hust-
niyer. wealthy business man OF Nenia,
Ohio found his brother Edward In Ke-
vance. working rs n porter. Edward ran
away to l,razil when a boy.
Charged with wife dcsertion. Fred Da-
Wis. arrested NJ Paragould. Ark, was lo,lg-
ed in jcil ut Cnrni. Some weeks ago he
married Mrs. Rosa Stokes of that city.
lie Is alleged to have left her. after OBJ
tanning control Of key money.
While William Thompson. SO years old.
treasurer. Is lying seriously i'll at his
home. Rockford school trustees have dis
covered that x2.UN of the school fund
has disappeared. During lapscs of con.
seriousness Thompson has murmurcd
| about the funds.
Fire of unknown origin totally destroy.
ed the town hail OF Golden Gate NJ an
early hour the other morning and also
burned the pool room of Luke Crows. The
hall was insured for $500. The pool room
had recently been vacated as saloon,
owing to the prohibition victory.
DR.. Logan l.. Cox. member of the Muir
physb0ro board of health. has been ar
rested charged with murder for the death
of Mrs. Josephine eagle at her home IN
Marion. In an ante-mortcm declaration
Mrs. Cable charged that DR.. Cox perform
ed on her two criminal operations.
William Kenny. u years old. son of
John Il. Kenny of NATION, died as a re-
suit OF a gunshot wound received while
hunting. The accidental discharge Of u
shotgun In the hands of Page North, II
years old. caused the accident. North In
the youngest licensed hunter In the coun-
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