Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-09-25
ILLINOIS
News
Happenings


Dlxon.-Groundhog day was rcent-
ly observed in Lee county. A unique
campaign was conducted by farmers
with their sons and hired help, to OK
terminate the little animals upon the
faUnS. The gas from carbon bisul-
phide was introduced into the burrows
ana this proves eflcacious in destroy
ing the pests. Some owners of motor
vehicles also adopted the plan of d.
verting the fumes from the gasoline
engine exhaust into the openings. The
animals are very prolific and when u
farm Is honcycombcd with them. the
value Of the land Is greatly reduced.
Springficld.-Prizes won Mt the 1920
Illinois state fair have served to add
much impetus to the work of Sangamon
county boys and girls who are inter-
Ssted in agricultural and live stock
clubs. according to |. \. Madden, San
CANON county farm adviser. Fifty
three club members of the county who
exhibited stock Mt the state fair this
year carried off ~ ribbons of which
90 were blue, making an unusually
good showing. Mr.. Madden says.
Bloomington.-As n direct result Of
worrying over the coal situation, VIII
liam II. Johnson. aged fifty-four, shot
and killed himself In warehouse Mt
bloomington. Owing to the pressure
Of customers for COnl the last few
weeks, with the inability of the COM
pany to get coal enough To keep mp
with the demands. Mr. Johnson had
worked himself into state Of nerv-
Gus exhaustion. leading to derunge-
mcnt. his physician states.
ingiiold.-COndition of the corn
crop in Illinois on September I was
estimated nj ~ per cent normal, indl.
eating n crop of about PSI $4,000
bushels, as compared with 3O1 100000
bushels produced last year and 3lI,-
$4,000, the average of the five years
19li.1S. The estimate was made by
the United States department of agrl-
culture bureau of crop estimates, in
cooperation with the state department
of agriculture.
Carlnvillc.-Elcction Judges and
clerks in one precinct of MncOupin
county waited ut the polls all day for
some one tn appear and cast ballot
NJ the state primary, but they waited
I'm vain. "NO votcs," was their report
They had forgotten" To vote them
selves. 1t was Cahokin. the first CAPT.
tai of Illinois. precinct No. !, that
maintained this strict neutrality In the
primary contest.
Observation-Disclosures was an inCreas,
Of approximately $4,000 in receipts OF
gates ut the Illinois state fair Of 1920
according 90 report, which has beer
given TO Charles Adkins, director %
agriculture, which Is subject TO re
vision. All departments included II
the report show increases. with the OK
ception of money received from tick
cts, which are sold Mt the general Of
fees.
Misunderstanding to the assess
ment records of Williamson count,
there Is one township that has scvera
thousand inhabitants without n slngl,
watch, clock or sewing machine, bu
that township which includes portions
| of Johnston City, White Ash ant
| Pittsburgh, Is long on amusement
This township, which keeps time b,
sundial, has ia pianos and 81 or
gans.
Springileld.-Thc constitutional con
yention. at recess for weeks. recon
vcncd only to adjourn until after elec
tion. II will rccOnvcne November
and, by resolution of the rules com
| mittcc, will remain in continuous SEES
| sion. six days each week until IN,
! constitution Is drafted.
| Chicag0.-Iohn Fitzpatrick was re
elected president of the Chicago Fed
| Grafton of Labor for the fourteenth
consecutive term and Edward y. Mock
els was selected secretary for the eight
zenith time ut the annual election 81
| officers.
Decatur.-This city Is facing Il seri
Gus strngcncy in municipal accounts
the taxes being $4,000 short of nc
tual needs. 1t has been found ncces
sary to levy 0 number of special take
to increase the funds, else many dc
partments must be seriously curtniled
Lltchield.--FOr the second time II
| its history Montgomery county hal
been given n clean bill by Il gran,
| jury. The inquisitorial body met anC
| adjourned, having had no cas's to in
| veStigate.
| Kanknkee.-An midcntlfied negro
| believed to be from Chicago Heights
| was shot to death by n posse whicl
had surrounded him after he had beer
caught robbing residence near Bon
| field.
| AurOrG.-The Aurora Elks hav
| launched campaign to raise $4,000
for the construction of building.
lot costing $4,000 has been purchased
Harrisburg.-ThcG alatia bank wa
wrecked by safeblOwcrs, but the rob
hers failed to reach the inner vault
An overcharge of nitroglycerin CON
pletely demolished the bank bulldin
and woke the entire town. The rol
hers fled without trying to reach tn
safe.
Springfield. States Senate
Lawrence Y. sherman of this city
facing the alternative Of n years CON
plete rest from work or bllndnes.
Specialists have decided there is n
| other help for him as he has almOs