Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-12
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

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Springtield-Th circuit court next
week has five murder eases ON it's
docket. Judge f.. S. Smith expects
busy week. The murder eases are
Roscoe ROulon. Ode Jones and Roy
Watkins. II year old youths ehargefd
with killing Henry Drischel. Chicago
& Alton pumping station agent az the
station north of Springfield on August
IL; Joseph Bernard, negro. charged
with the murder of colored compan-
ion, jules Ronblow near Thayer, May
81; RAY Wells, accused Of the muir
der of his father-in-law Addison Mar
tin. near Chatham. on September ~.
Wells ease is doeketed for Friday |
Demands Thursday and Roulon, Jones
and Watkins on Tuesday.
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Illiopolis.- Father Daw. rector of
the Visitation church. is Wrathy. And I
justly so successful mission week I
Melted the church Il neat little snm
in donations. Arriving at the church /
in the golden ray of dawn, Father
Daw found some one had preceded
him Yes, and the miScreant had
carried away everything detachable.
including the strong box. Church
services were suspended whilst the
congregation searched for the inter.
TOPPER.
Springfield -- Persons wishing 10
send Christmas gifts 10 soldiers in (
France. are urged by the federal
to place them in The mails
not later than November 10 This is
necessary, they claim in order tn
insure Christmas morning delivery
in France
Quincy One aged woman and six
old soldiers died at the Old Soldiers
Home here during the month Of Aug
ust according to a report of the in
stitution The oldest was Sc years
and the Youngest u.
Springfield. Teachers pensions in 7
The state Of Illinois for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1917 amounted to
Sl21,Di9 according to report Of
The fund trustees Full annuities We're
paid to ll2 teachers and 33 were paid
under the disability clause. The total
5i5, included 226 who were
aided 10 the list in the year +
Springfield Ten farmers in Sang
. mon county have been allowed eX-
emptiOn by the district appeal board.
Their names were certified back to
me county exemption boards as dis
charged on industrial grounds
Virden-This city faces water
famine as result of the Macon river
going dry A five foot well Is being
lug from which II Is hoped enough
water can be obtained to avert disas-
e,.
Springfield The State Board of
equalization has a new man at the
lelm today. He Is William ii. Malone.
II Park Ridge Malone succeeds Louis
}. Hirscheimer who was deposed by
Of the board for alleged one
nan rule. Opponents OF EIirscheimer
claim he has practically transacted
the business Of the board single
handed They assert members of the
BOARD We're not even consulted in The
matter of assessment Of railroads
Springfield. -Goyernor FRANK o,
Lowden holds the Civil war veterans
Of Springfield in high esteem today.
Stephenson Post, No, 30, g.. A r.,
have rendered their services 20 the
governor IN a. letter TO Governor
Lowden the veterans reiterate their
loyal support of the government in
the war and declare they propose to
form from the ranks Of the Grand
Army of the Republic a company of
home guards. They pledge hem
selves TO answer any call made by
The governor. IN his reply TO the vel
erans, Governor Lowden said; II
am not surprised as such a tender
coming from the men who showed by
their deeds of 81 10 90 their loyalty
% the union
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