Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
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.
ALL OVER THE STATE.

The Senate has confirmed the appoine-
ment of Omar n. Custer as postmas Ut
Galesburg.
The clothing store of John +. Garm in
Reardstown was entered and $50 In
clothing taken.
While attempting to board a freight
train, Carl II. Lee was struck aud crush
ed to death by fast passenger train on
the next track at Ashdale.
Leroy jenkins. 81 years old. was found
dead on a country road between Buda
and Sheffield lie evidently had died from
effects Of fall from the rig.
Milton II. Ward Of Sterling, a we'll
known auctioneer. and J. II. Buyers, a
horse buyer. Of Ashton, were instantly
killed at Ashton by passenger train on
the Chicago and Northwestern road.
When Miss Nora Phalcn Of Monticello
awakened the other morning she found
her mother. with whom she was sleeping,
dead at her side. Decedent was 80 years
old. Heart trouble caused death.
Gov. Dcncen has issued a requisition
for the return of Charles Il. Brander.
alias Cavanaugh, now under arrest in
Cartegena. Republic Of Colombia, South
America. and wanted In Chicago ON a
charge Of embezzlcment. Brander was
formerly employed In the Office Of the
American Express Company and Is a.
legged to have embezzIed $D0004.
Farmers and dairymcn Of southern Nc
Henry and Lake counties to the number
Of 100 gathered at Round Lake. near
Libertyville. and formed an organization
known as the Farmers Mutual Protec-
tive Association. Ray Paddock was elect
ed president and Clifford White secretary.
a resolution was passed scoring the Chi
cago board Of health and initial steps
taken to fight the ordinance as passed
In Chicago.
Bad craftsmanship on the part OF a
playmate caused the death Of John Natka,
ID years old. lie had stepped TO a tar
get, at which he and four other boys had
been firing a rife, to learn the result Of
his own shot. lie found 1t nearest Of all
TO the bulls eye" and, In high citation,
had stepped to one side. when John Lub-
insky, IL years old. aimed at the target
and fred. The bullet penetrated Natka's
chest. lie was dead when Lubinsky ran
10 him.
W. II. Neece. former Congressman from
Macomb. and one Of the best known men
Of that section. died at Mercy hospital
in Chicago Of Bright's disease. Mr.. Neece
had been In the hospital only day. lie
had been residing ut the Saratoga hotel
and was sent to the hospital by his son,
who came to the city when his fathers
condition became critical. Mr.. Neece was
Is years old and retired from active work
six years ago.
The body of Reuben +. Parrish. the
former Illinois Central agent at Mulkey.
town, who died March II last under mys-
terious circumstances and with whose
murder DIR. u. +. Brnyfch of Mulkey-
town Ia charged. has been cxhumed from
the cemetery at Richview by States Al.
torney Hickman Of Benton. DIR. Howard
Norman of Christopher and DIR. J. \.
White of Richview. The liver, kidneys
and stomach were removed and sent to
East St. Louis for chemical analysis.
No. 2 mine of Spring Valley Coal Com.
pany was destroyed by fire at Princeton,
causing q loss Of $4,000. Twenty five
mules were lost In the disaster. Origin
Of the fire 10 unknown. 1t started at
the bottom Of the pit and spread to all
parts Of the mine. including the steel
tower. Ten men working on the night
shift were trapped by the flames and had
TO escape through the Ne. mine by
connecting passage. Four hundred men
are thrown out Of employment by the
FIRE.
Woolfs Clothing Company, State and
Monroe streets, Chicago, established by
Isaac Woolf. friend Of the newsbOys,"
il In bankruptcy. Judge lands In the
United States District Court appointed
tho American Trust and Savings Bank
receiver for the company. The appoint
ment Of receiver was made on cred
itors' petition In bankruptcy and for the
appointment Of q receiver. The liabili-,
ties OF the concern are estimated at $780,
600. while 1t IL said that the assets
amount to 100000.
The Illinois Commercial Hotel Asso-
citation planned to try to have the Lcgis-
laturc place limit on the damages which
may be collected by hotel patrons for lost
or stolen articles. 1t also was agreed
that buildings shall be equipped with
either iron or rope fire escapes, an de.
manded by the Illinois Commercial Mems
Association and the Travellers Protective
Association.
Four thousand dollars In cash and good
securities was found in tho trunk of Pc
ter Brodince at q Kewance lodging house.
Brodince died at hospital. lie was
thought to be penniless. lie came alone
from Monmouth, year ago.