Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
ILLINOIS
State News

Springfield. --Announcement of addi-
tional road and bridge work. for which
contracts are to be let, has been made
by the state division of highways. The
work advertised included 20 miles of
grading, and the construction of two
steer bridges, one steel and concrete
bridge and nine concrete bridges. The
grading Is apportsned among the
highways and counties as follows: On
thf EfiinghamFairfeld highway, about
four miles I'm Eflingham county, and
about five miles in Clay and Wayne
counties. On the Mount Vernon-Fair-
field highway, about mile and
third In Wayne county. On the Spring
held-Danville highway, about three
miles In Champaign and Plat coun-
ties; and one and one.half miles I'm
Macon county. On the Vandalia- Cairo
highway, five and fourth miles I'm
Union county. Bridge work will be as
follows: One 25O-foot steel and con-
crete bridge on the Efin iam-Fairfield
highway in Clay county; four concrete
bridges In Wayne and Clay counties.
same highway. On the Mount Vernon.
Fairfield highway, one steel bridge and
four concrete bridges In Platt county.
Besides these, bids are asked on about
one-half mile of earth road construc-
ton In Green county near Hillyiew, and
on third mile of concrete road in
Franklin county, near Deering City.
Joliet.-Attempts to crowd into the
next few years all the education. ply
Steal development and play lost by the
nineteen.year.old daughter of Mrs.
Mary kolwiszki of Joliet during her II
years Imprisonment has been planned.
The child. locked IN n basement be-
cause of her crippled body, was found
by health authorities. She is unable
to walk or talk and her eyes CLEAN un.
naturally. City health officials are
completing details of their investiga.
tion, preparatory to opening prosecu.
tion of those responsible. officials said
they had learned that the girl was
placed In the cellar when she was two
years old. They said she had the phys.
icnl appearance of n child of six and
her face was gaunt and discolored. The
girl was found In crib In corner of
the cellar covered with a quilt. The
only light came from one small win.
dow. The girls stepfather, Steve
Earn. is railroad employee.
Springfield. - Actual construction
work on the Illinois waterway, for
which an expenditure OF S20OOO,OOO
was authorized In an amendment to the
state constitution voted In 1908, will
begin the middle Of October, II was
announced by Director Frank I. Ben.
nett of the state department Of public
works and buildings. The first work
will be done ut Marseilles and Starved
Rock. The project. the elimination OF
over 100 years Of agitation, will eX.
tend from Lockport, on the Des PLANES
river, to La Sale, on the Illinois river,
n distance of 60 miles. and will con-
meet approximately $1,000 miles Of i'm.
proved waterways In the Mississippi
valley and make continuing navigation
between the Mississippi river and the
Great Lakes.
pringtield-Despite the strike set.
Element. Illinois coal mines are work.
ing but part time. II IL due to short.
age of coal cars, q report of the state
department of mines and minerals says.
The car shortage has been prevalent
for months, the report states, and Is re-
ducing the output Of some of the
mines to 30 per cent of normal. VII.
Hanson, Franklin and Saline counties,
the three largest coal producing coun
ties In the state, are the hardest hit,
the report says. Central Illinois Jared
better, but was also affected To Consid.
cradle extent.
ChlcagO.-Adjt. Gen. Frank s. Dick.
son announced the appointment of Col.
william Il. Swanson, Chicago. to the
command of the Second Illinois infan.
try, and that of Col. Arson l.. Bolte,
Chicago, to the command of the First
Illinois infantry. Colonel Swanson was
formerly OF the Eleventh infantry and
Colonel Bolte of the Third reserve mi.
litla.
prngfeld.-Guard against the pre-.
vaillng summer flu is Il warning
which is issued To residents of Illinois
by DR.. c. st. Clair Drake, state dlrec.
tor of public health. The development
of the epidemic Is matter of consider.
able concern in all parts of Illinois. A
large number Of cases are under treat.
ment In Springfield and vicinity.
Champaign.-Denial that prospective
students of the University of Illinois
We're unable to find roomng accommo.
datlons in Urbnna and Champaign was
made by university officials.
Quincy.-Eight deaths occurred at
the old soldiers and sailors home at
Quincy during the month of August, n
report shows. The oldest was eighty
and the youngest seventy-four.
Sterllng.-Lincoln highway paving
between Dixon and Sterling has been
completed and the road is now open
to travel.
Chlcago.-Omcials of Bunte Broth.
ers, cOnfectiOners, and three whole.
sale grocery houses were indicted by
the federal grand jury, charged with
profiteering in sugar The grocery
houses named are the Empire Grocery
company, Hadesman Brothers and the
Henderson Taylor company.
prlngfeld.-There were psf or.
rests in Springfield during the month
Of August, police records show. This
is large increase over preceding
months. Dlsordcrly conduct charge
predOminated, Speed vioIators and
larceny came next.