Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-03-03
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS
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progress. and are now on the scene
The strike is in the factory Of the
E. q. Opener Bag company and has got
beyond the control of the officials.
The order from the governor was
sent to Assistant Adjutart General
Shand, who at once ordered out q mi
litia company and a cavalry troop
from Springfield with instructions to
get under way to the seat of trouble.
Ore company each from Decatur and
Shelbyville were also sent out
The appeal to Governor Deneen was
made by Sheriff j. r. Smith OF Chris
tian county, who declared he was un-
tS lie to cope with the situation and
could obtain 70 more deputies. He
said disorder had been prevalent and
he feared renewal of the riots.
The E. z. company has been having
trouble with its men over the question
of open shop and cut down its force
until only sixty remained. Former
employees who are locked out have
been making demonstrations against
those who remained at work.
Looking up 10 see who was coming
into his law Office at Belleville, Judge
l.. T. Turner saw before him a
stranger with muddy boots, battered
slouch hat and faded overceat, carry
ing an egg basket covered with pa
per. 81 don't want any country eggs, :"
said Turner. Il have hens Of my
own" 81 amt got eggs. My names
Bill Hagemann and I live near Le-
banon, Ill. l just bought Dave Muir
phys 240 acre farm for 500 an acre.
l want you to draw up the deed.
Here's the bill of sale and the money
to pay for the land" said the stranger,
uncovering the basket and handing
the lawyer 4 roll of bills, amounting
to $4,000.
After thirty-nine years Of litigation,
citizens Of Amboy are rejoicing over
cago, burlington and Quincy railroad
bonds. The tax was voted April 5, 1872,
and consisted Of 200 bonds of $500
each, due in ten years at 10 per cent
interest. The taxpayers believed Am
boy would be terminal of a division
Of the company, where shops and a
roundhouGe would be built, but this
did not prove to be the case. When
the first installment became due the
taxpayers rebelled, but were beaten
eventually in the courts. The total
cost of the original $4,000 indebted
ness was 100000.
Representative Hull introduced In
the house bill which provides that
no boy under ten years shall sell pa
pers or anything else in any public
place, nor shall he follow the profess
sion of bootblack. The same inhibi-
tions apply to all girls under four
teen years. The measure was drafted
by committee representing the
Chicago board Of education, the Con-
sumers League Of Illinois, the Juven-
lie Protective Association of Chicago,
the Mothers Congress of Illinois, and
the Illinois Federation of Women's
Club.
Members of the Fourth Presbyterian
church in Chicago were pleased to
learn that nineteen of the congrega-
tion had promised to donate $3.50 900
for new church and clubhouse in
Lake Shore drive. Dr. John T. Stone
is the pastor. At the meeting OF the
1t was voted to erect a
new church to cost $500, 900. The plans
approved included not only new
church, bat also a building for the
Sunday schools, mems club, young
women's club and other organizations
Fifty years ago last Tuesday the
Chicago Board of Underwriters was
chartered by the state, and Its golden
jubilee was celebrated by a notable
banquet at the LaSalle. Nearly 300
were present, including all the class
l members, representatives OF the
horne offices and western departments
of the board companies, and officers
of the other large city boards and i'm
portant underwriting organizations.
An extraordinary damage case has
been filed in the Douglas county cir
cult court, Walter Ellis suing Miss
Mary Davis because she shot him. He
asks $4,000 damages. According to
the story told by the complainant, he
called upon the woman, and, after q
quarrel. she drew a revolver and shot
him. The bullet lodged In his side
and he has been in serious condition
since.
The critical illness of two of the
states witnesses at Bloomington halt
ed the trial of Homer Shepherd, the
Moultrie county banker, who is ac-
cused of killing his best friend, Ralph
Foster, mistaking him for a burglar.
The jury disagreed in the first trial
and a change of venue to Piatt coun-
ty was granted.
Disbarment proceedings have been
instituted ii the supreme court at
Springfield against Attorney Oliver M.
Olson of Wheaton on the ground that
he attempted to aid persons in an ef-
fort to break Jail and also that he COL
lected money from clients and failed
to aid them in their fight for liberty.
Life was kicked out of Joseph Dor
sinski at Centralia by four men. Dor
sinski, according to the police, was
accused of killing dog belonging
to one of his assailants. His denial
of the charge was followed by the fatal
The quartette is under arrest
pending the coroner's inquest.
Tony Cichi SIM was arrested in La
Sale county and Is now on his way
back to Greensburg, Pa, to answer to
the charge of killing Deputy Sheriff
George Ridgeway at Greensburg, Pa,
December 5, in a quarrel during a
strike.
After establishing record for talk
Ing three days and three nights with
out stopping, Samuel Hall Of Beaver
vile was adjudged insane and taken
to the asylum at Kankakee. He be-
came mentally unbalanced over reli-
gion.