Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-09-17
ILLINOIS
BREVITIES

at the ST. Charles Training School for
Boys made successful dash for lib
erty. One of the boys stole key from
a guard and liberated the others
Alton.-This city has been awarded
the state convention of the Illinois
Association of Supervisors, County
and Probate Clerks and County Audi.
tors. The dates were fixed at Ssptem-
Der q, % and o.
Cairo.-The Cai<o terminal of the
ississippi-Warrior service (Federal
Barge line) is complete and waiting
for the beginning of operations this
month. 1t will be used for interchange
of freight through agreement with the
Illinois Central railroad.
Peoria.-Tfe trustees of Bradley
Polytechnic university here are pre-
pairing for a drive to increase the
endowment fund OF the institution.
Enlargement plans are under consider
ation, and it is necessary to obtain
$1,0OOOOO to provide for the eXpan-
sion.
DuquOin.-The opponents of the
commission form of city government
in DuquOin won the special election
on that proposition by a majority Of
al. The commission form, was adopt
ed two years ago. A new mayor and
complete roster of city officials will
be elected in April.
Danville.-FOurteen hundred head
of sheep were burned to death when
lightning struck a large barn on the
E. G. Stephens farm, near Muncio.
Three thousand head Of sheep were
in che barn, but volunteers succeeded
in herding 1000 of the animals out
to safety. The loss to the barn, hay,
farm implements and sheep will total
more than $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures which cost the
government approximately $1,000 were
sold at Camp Grant for as low
as A. cents on the dollar. Six hun
dred buildings and their equipment
and salvaged army supplies are be-
ing sold at auction. Camp quarter
masters office estimated the value of
a 80 by 60 building at $4,000. 1t sold
for $105. This does not include the
| plumbing and heating. Buildings 43
| by 40 was bid in at 5000 to $345 !;
| others, 43 by 100. sold at $3.50.
Springield.-Dr w. A Stoker of
| Centralia has been named to succeed
| DR.. Eugene Coin as superintendent of
! the Kankakee state hospital, according
| to Fred Whip, fiscal supervisor of
the department of welfare. Doctor
Stoker was formerly superintendent of
the Anna state hospital at Anna, and
before coming to Illinois was superin-
| tendent of q similar institution in
| Indiana. DR.. Eugene Cohn, superin-
tendent of the Kankakee state hospi-
tai, resigned, effective October 10, says
dispatch from Kankakee.
| Olney.-That part of the world
above the tropic of Cancer, which in
| cludes the north temperate zone, con-
tains no other known plot of ground
Richland county, near here, according
to DR.. Robert Ridgway, its Ownep.
Bird Haven" he says, boasts Il
greater variety of trees than any othe.'
Is acres in that vast expanse. Near
est that record" DR.. Ridgway said, lis
that of a much larger area in Japan,
near Sapporo, central Yezo, where So
kinds. of trees are growing" Bird
Haven, DR.. Ridgway's records show,
has 20 native species and varieties
growing naturally
Springfeld.-A decided decrease in
the number of cases of infantile paraly-
sis in Illinois is shown in the reports
TO the state department of public
health. During last week but IS cases
were reported to the department as
against % for the week preceding. One
of these was in Harristown township,
Macon county. During the week, Us
cases of diphtheria were reported 10
the state department of public health,
Of which So were from Chicago aud
three from Decatur. Springfield re-
ported five of the ninety-nine cases of
scarlet fever and Chicago forty-three
Of typhoid fever, there were 81 cases.
of which Chicago reported nine, and
30 cases of pneumonia, of which Chi
cago reported II.
Springfield.-The state highway de-
partment awarded contracts for 81
miles of hard surfaced roads in various
parts of the state, at a total cost OF
1898, 986.46, exclusive of cement, which
will be furnished by the state at a
cost of $1,000 a mile. The awards
were made on bids received by the
department August %. Bids on al
additional 20 miles are pending
Among the awards made are: Route 4
Will county, GIL miles; Powers
Thompson Construction company
Joliet; $151, 7O4.O7. Section Is, Mclean
county, 1856 miles III. K. Rhodes, Lin
1 coin; $148, 5267O. Route 10, section
10, Piatt-Macon counties, 6.76 miles
Charles w. Clark company Clinton
S131 99O.03. Route 6, section IA, De
Kalb county, 46 miles; William A
Jacks, Chicago; S9,924.6O. Bids ar
still pending on several stretches O.
roads until an investigation is made
by the department.
Aurora.-The housing campaign, en-
gineered by the Association Of Com
merce, is proving a great success
Twenty-Five workingmen, through tn,
cooperation of the business firms, hav
let contracts for new homes, an,
many more are expected before TIN
close of the call.
Big Rock.-The date for the annua