Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-05
Items from All Over tho State o;
Matters Of Interest to Our
Readers.
Happenings Of the Week from Cairo to
Chicago Carefully Compiled for
Busy Men.
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.

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Daisy Staat, 20, of Phoenix, was
killed by Grand Trunk train while
on her way to the home Of q neigh.
Dor.
A vestibule guard, against which
Conductor J. NJ. Graham, of Galesburg.
was leaning on fast train. broke nine
miles west OF kewanee. and he fell to
the ground. He escaped serious in.
jury.
Fritz Zerbert, a farmer residing near
Jacob. was hit on the head and killed
by Benjamin Deckenhardt, farm
hand. The men had been building q
house and had dispute about lumber.
Deckenhardt escaped.
T. NJ. Bunch, aged "A, q veteran Of
the Civil War and a prominent resi-.
dent Of Arcola, died suddenly Sunday.
Invitations had been issued for the
celebration Of his golden wedding an.
niversary. which was to take place
Wednesday.
DR.. w. J. Miller. up to q recent pc.
Rod engaged In the practice Of his
profession as dentist In Chicago,
died suddenly at his home In Gales.
burg. He was veteran OF the naval
service in the Civil War and was "a
years Of age.
The department store Of Bucosky
Guerlis. on East Church street, Harris.
burg. was destroyed by fire. The loss
on the stock Is $500, on the building.
which was owned by Chief OF Police
Gibbons. $4,000. Insurance on the
whole. $4.l0O.
Though poisoned by eating minced
ham. Robert Reed. so years old. a coal
miner, refused all medical aid on the
theory OF his religion that his trouble
would be cured by having faith. and
died In HerrIn. He was member OF
the Church Of God.
| At public sale OF blooded cattle at
Willowdale farm at Vandalia. George
c. Council sold eighty.six head. includ.
Ing twenty-five calves. for S2i,j50. or
an average OF about $2SS apiece. One
bull sold for $1,000. Buyers were pres.
ent from all parts Of the United
| States.
Seth Roberts, aged %, shot his wife
at a circus playing In Marion, and
then fired bullet through his head.
He died later. The woman was shot
In the face, but may recover. Roberts
learned that his wife was In side.
show, sent word for her to come out,
and when she appeared fred.
The body Of Colonel Thomas Smell.
the eccentric millionaire. whose will
has been the subject OF 30 much sen.
sational litigation, has been transfer.
red from the receiving vault In the
Clinton Cemetery to the new mauso.
leum, costing $4,000. Just completed
by his disinherited son. Richard.
Frank Ruga. an Italian coal miner,
was shot and instantly killed by a fel.
low workman named Joe Fizziano at
South Wilmington as the result OF a
quarrel. The murderer fred two shots
through the window OF the house
where he and five other Italians
boarded. The man has not been cap.
tured.
The body OF an infant boy was
found In an abandoned well at Barn.
hill by Oliver Forbes. At the coroner's
inquest evidence was given placing
suspicion on a young woman. and her
relatives testified that birth had
taken place. The infant was wrapped
In white cloth and inclosed In
gunny bag, at the bottom OF which
were two bricks.
Elgin women have the habit of tax.
ing or their hats In church. The cru.
SADIE begun three weeks ago by Rev.
A. +. Purkiss to secure the elimination
Of feminine headgear during services
at the First Baptist Church Sunday
show results not alone at that edifice
but among all congregations of the
city except Catholic and Episcopal. A
dozen ministers We're unanimous in
their declaration that fewer women
wore their hats during services last
Sunday than have since they came to
Elgin.
Captain" George Wellington Street.
er, the notorious Chicago squatter, has
anchored his boat, the Carrie D." in
the Illinois and Michigan canal near
the Chestnut street bridge In Ottawa.
He Is accompanied by his wife. The
captain" states that he Is on his way
to Lockport to have his boat repaired.
Collector O'Donnell has been asked to
detain the navigator. the charge being
that he has not paid for his boat.
O'Donnell refuses to interfere. Street.
er has been at Bureau for the past
two months, refusing to divulge his
identity, giving his name as George
Wellington. In Ottawa. however, he
has admitted his identity.