Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-20
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

Andrew Iilhvinkn. miner employee
in u nine Ut Reading. was crushed g.
death by II for ton rock falling on hi
Guy Jones. son of a Cartcrvllc farmc
living near the Big Muddy River, shot y
large black wolf and captured litter OF
six cubs.
Unable to bear the dependency occa-
stoned by the death of her husband two
weeks before. Mrs. Pauline Maurice. ~
years old. Of Covington. saturated her
clothing with kerosene and burned her.
self TO death.
Mistaking his wife of four months for
burglar when she returned to their bed
room. where she had left him asleep for
few minutes. Roy Matthews. a young
farmer. living one mile south Of Mattoon,
shot aud MORALLY wounded her.
Mrs. Mary Moran Of Frceport. who as.
serts that she II u sister Of Il. ]. (1.ucky)
Baldwin. hns not announced her inicn-
ton to contest the will Of the late horse
man. She expects q legacy under the
ve.'.gating.
Mrs. d. Richard Estill. ~ years old.
wife Of brief period. died In Greenvicw
after a lingering illness Of consumption.
She recently returned from the East.
where she went In search Of benefit In
health. but found no Improvement. Sur
viving is the husband.
Lucille. the t-year.old daughter of Mrs.
Nellie Aldrich Of pann. fell into tub of
scalding hot water aud was fcarfully
burned. Mrs. Aldrich was preparing TO
scnld some clothes and had just finished
heating the water when the child came
running in and fell into it.
As burlington fast mail No. IL WAS
pulling into the Mendoza station. Sntur-
day night, ear Of Chicago papers was
found to be- on fire. The ear was set out
of The train and the fire department call
I'd. but despite their efforts the car and
It's contents were nll destroyed.
President Edmund !. James was re-
elected head of the University of Illinois
by the board Of trustees. W. J.. Abbott
Of Chicago was reelected president of
the board. II. \. Ilnugan of Chicago
treasurer. =. W. Shattuck comptroller
and W. J.. Pillsbury secretary and regis.
trar.
The police are seeking Salvatore MisiO-
no. whose name was signed to u note
pinned to the clothing Of Frank Carey.
found murdered in the railroad yards In
blooming. The note read Murder was
made because he tried to rob me. I am
afraid and going to Chicago. ! am in
nOcent."
Henry Clay Claypool. postmaster of
Morris. was stricken with apoplcxy ut II
O'Clock the other night and died few
moments later Al the time Of the stroke
he was comforting the highest Knights
Tcmplar degree In the asylum Of Bancy
Comnnndcry on n novitiate. he being the
eminent commander of the body.
President Taft. through his private
secretary, has sent letter of acknowl-
"dpenwnt TO Joseph Giles of Waukegan,
who named his little son. born at II u. IN,
March !, william Howard Taft Giles. In
the letter. which was received Tuesday,
the President thanks Mr.. Giles aud sends
his best wishes for the baby's welfare.
Paul Raymond. who was indicted by
the September grand jury for abduction
and wife abandonment, has been located
in 1t. Joseph, Mo-. and will return 10
In company with sheriff IL.
l.. Jones to answer the charges preferred
against him. Raymond Is accused of
clipping from the city with Daisy Crow
der. aged II years.
Cupid has been declared victor after
- struggle that lasted forty years. and
BntchtOwn has lost Its most famous
who welded the the other day
his sweetheart Of twO.score years ago Ia
the person OF sprightly widow Of o.
Four decades ago August Flagge cO,irtcd
and lost his heart to a schoolgirl of that
but rival won the maiden.
Reports emanating from Zciglcr. Joe
Iaiter's famous mining town. give rise
TO the belief that Letter will shortly dis
pose Of his property there. together with
several thousand acres of rich coal land.
II indeed he has not already done 80. The
mine has been sealed since the recent
In which twcnty-six were killed
ana Il is said that the property has been
offered for sale.
James McKittrick Of Tower IIill has =.
purchased what Is known as the Bliss
farm, lying west Of Pana. consisting of
100 acres. The consideration was xl4.-
500. 4. =. Burt has closed deal for
the Bacon farm east of Pana and will
move thereon In few weeks. 1t is Mr. .
Bur's intention to cut the property up
into lots for residences, each lot to con-
tain from two to five acres.
The annual meeting of the Peoria and
Pekin Union Railroad was held in Peoria
the other day, All the officers were re-
elected. While no definite action was
taken, the recommendation of the present
that the sum of about SI5O.-
000 be- expended on improvements will
probably be approved. The proposed new
bridge across the Illinois ut Peoria ap-
pears now to be Il certainty,
Sherman Potts of Lovington, who as
saulted Evangelist BILLY" Sunday in the
Tabernacle in Springfield, has been sent
to the State Hospital for the Insane at
Knnkakee. Potts was found insane by
a commission In the County Court. Potts
told the court that he was opposed 10
to the Jacksonville hospital.
where he served three months in I3OI.
Russell Shields, 5-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. II. a. Shields of Greenfield.
was badly burned by powder. lie was
playing with Tommy Foster, 10 year-old
son of neighbor. Tommy was playing
with n 22-caliber rife, in which was
flank cartridge. lie did not see young
Shields as he entered the door and fired
he rifle directly into the face of the boy.
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