Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-03-12

hime Of his son, Z. b. Eden, In Sulli-
van. He was SO years old.
BRIEF STATE HAPPEMINos.
Paul Riis Of Delavan, Wis, has been
appointed superintendent of the Rock
ford township park system.
Rev. A. Z. Martin OF Davenport, Ia,
has been asked to take the pastorate
Of the First Christian church In Ke-
vance.
George Fritzen, a farmer of Ell Paso,
was killed while walking on the rail.
road near that place. Fritzen was deaf
and dumb.
william Farnham, As years old, died
at Morrison from barb wire scratch
received on his thumb a week before.
Blood poisoning developed.
Three cars in a Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul freight train jumped the
track at Oglesby. Two brakemen, Tony
Mills and Edward Tulis. were killed.
Two stores in Golconda, w. II. Cars
and W. s. Catson's were robbed Of
large amount of valuable stock In the
night. A safe was cracked and much
money taken.
The State Board OF Live Stock Com.
missioners has authorized the appoint
ment by State Veterinarian J. NJ.
Wright OF c. +. Reimer OF Marshall as
assistant State veterinarian.
The sum Of 100000 was placed on
loan In Whiteside county on farm
mortgages and In real estate deals, be.
ing the annual first Of March business,
some at AZ per cent interest.
Engineer Guy venters died from In.
juries received In Chicago and East
ern Illinois wreck at Benton. Conduct
| or Fred Bagley Is believed to be fatal
ly hurt. Fireman Nesselrod and Brake
men Thomson and Doris also were
hurt.
The Grand Central hotel, the largest
building OF the kind In Fairfield, was
destroyed by fire. II was owned by X.
c. Marshall, formerly of West Plains.
Mo. The fire was caused by defective
flue In the kitchen.
Cleveland Riley. aged 20. who while
Intoxicated shot and killed his brother,
Frank Riley. aged %, Sunday. Oct. 81,
pleaded guilty to murder In McLeans.
boro and was sentenced TO thirty years
In the penitentiary.
President Kemp of Illinois Wesleyan
University In Bloomington received
word the other day that a friend whose
name was withheld, had donated $780,
900 for the erection Of a, library build
Ing for the institution.
Mrs. Marian Niece died at her home
at Colchester OF pneumonia. She would
have been 104 years old the ed OF this
month. She was the stepmother OF
the late w. +. Niece. former member
Of Congress from this district.
A Jury In the criminal court in Chi
cago acquitted Estelle Stout of the
charge OF killing Henry Hornberger.
But one ballot was taken and this after
only half an hour had been consumed
In the consideration Of the evidence.
The Illinois National Guard will not
hold Its annual tour of duty at Camp
Lincoln, Springfield. this year. This
has been decided upon by officers OF
the guard, and the soldiers probably
will mobilize at Danville or Ottawa.
The Gordon mill at Lawrenceville
burned. The origin of the fire is un.
known. The Simpson lumber yards,
adjoining the mill, was considerably
damaged. 1t was by hard work of the
fire department that the fire did not
spread. The loss is probably $50.
900.
Joe Reeves, aged 81, farmer living
six miles east OF Carmi, was tickled to
death. Reeves attended lodge meet.
ing of the Farmers Union and laughed
continuously at the initiation cere.
mOny Of a rebellious candidate. The
following day he died. Heart disease,
superinduced by excessive laughter,
caused the death, according to the Cor.
oner's verdict.
The directors OF the proposed new
electric line to be known as the Illinois
Oil and Coal Belt Railway, and to run
from Terre Haute to Cairo, met at
Flora and elected General j, II. Camp.
bell OF McLeansboro president and
Joseph W. Crowley of Robinson vice
president. Construction will begin by
June |.
The Odin Coal Company broke all
former records the other day In the
matter OF hosting coal, having mined
and brought to the top 1,ll6 tons. This
Is sufficient to load train of forty.
two cars. This mine has been in oper.
alton since 1886 and has never shut
down ON account of a strike. N. b.
Morrison of Odin has been Its presi
dent continuously