Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25
AMONG OUR NEroHBoRs.

died suddenly in Paw Paw Of apo
plexy, aged az.
Mrs. Harriet Lahre shot and killed
herself at her home in Pearl City. She
had been married three months.
Capt. Franklin NJ. Needham. OF
Rockford. who served in four Illinois
regiments In the civil war, died,
aged 81.
The proposition to consolidate the
cities Of Sterling and Rock Falls fail.
ed at the election Tuesday. Rock Falls
voting against 1t 212 to 4O3.
Falling in front of team Of horses,
the 22.year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Naugle Of Waynesville was
killed by a wagon wheel crushing his
skull.
Clinging to the ruins OF the free
bridge In Peoria after their skin had
capsized, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bristow
had narrow escape from drowning In
the Illinois river.
At special city election held in
Streator a proposition to issue $4,000
for the building Of new bridge over
the Vermilion river was voted down
by d majority Of 2 to 1.
The report of the expert who exam.
ined the financial books of Rock Falls
says that the books are In a chaotic
condition and that the municipal light.
Ing plant Is running at heavy loss.
At a special election in Blooming
ton 1t was voted by majority OF 397
to issue bonds in the sum Of 100000
to increase the water supply Of the
city. The election followed an excit.
ing campaign.
The Armour Packing Company, of
Chicago. has purchased the plant Of
the Illinois Straw Products Company.
Of Sterling. for $4,000. The COM
pany will make all Its paper and
strawboard there.
Commercial fishermen along the iii.
nois River In central Illinois are IA.
vored by q decision OF Circuit Judge
Higbee In refusing to grant an In.
junction asked by wealthy members
Of Chicago, st. Louis and Indianapolis
clubs controlling lands In that sec.
ton.
Josephine, the 20.months-old daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Grabas,
died at the home Of her parents In
Joliet from the effects Of liquid insect
poison. The child took the bottle
from a bureau while her mother was
In another room and drank part OF Ito
contents.
Spinal meningitis. caused by poison
Ivy with which he came In contact
as he was cutting weeds by the road.
side, on August 80, caused the death
OF John Deany, aged 20 years. OF Pax.
ton. The day following the poisoning
he became seriously III and sank daily
until his death.
Governor Deneen has appointed the
following delegates to represent iii.
nois at the convention OF the Upper
Mississippi River Improvement Asso-
citation In Winona. MIMI. Oct. 6 and
Z: T. A. Herzog. Of Rock Island:
Leaton Irwin. OF Quincy.
Fire In J. J. Richtman's store at
Nauvoo exploded large quantity OF
powder and dynamite. wrecking and
burning several buildings, and killing
Irene Howe. 8 years old. of Kansas.
who was visiting her grandfather.
named Ketchum, who, with three OF
his children, was injured.
The Western Illinois Railroad Com.
pany's property, including the COM
pleted line from Etherley to Victoria,
was bought at masters sale by David
Wine. of Kewanee. The action has
caused a report that the road Is to be.
come link In new interurban line
from Etherley to Kewanee.
Mrs. Anna Lepper, Of Springfield,
filed suit In Quincy for separate main.
tenance against David Lepper, the Wa
bash conductor who recently figured
In $4,000 damage suit brought by
his wife against DR.. Christiana 10.
nantz, who was charged with alienat.
Ing the conductors affections. Mrs.
Lepper was awarded $1,000 damages
In that suit.
At the eighty-sixth session of the
Illinois conference Methodist Episco-
pal Church, which was opened in Mat
toon on recent morning, it was an
nounced that telegram had been re-
ceived telling of the death of Miss
Lizzie Johnson, of Casey, who for
twenty-seyen years as belfast inva-
lid had sewed scripture bookmarks,
the sale of which had profited the
church over 100000. A committee Of
six ministers was appointed to attend
the funeral.
The Chicago husband who hid his
Wifa's clothes In order IN nreyent hon