Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-11-26
ILL OF
BREVITIES


| was undertaken by the Illinois Bank
| ers' association. From the aSSOcia-
| TONS general offices at Chicago were
sent out notices to banks in the PeO-
| ria, Bloomington, Springfield and
| Quincy districts, calling upon the man.
! agementS to enlist the aid of neighbOr-
| ing farmers and, if necessary, to arm
| them. Most of the people in those
| districts have shotguns," NJ. A. Graet-
| finger, secretary of the association, ex-
planned. IF they haven't, and will
| use them when occasion demands we
have recommended that local banks
| furnish the weapons. A plan has been
carefully worked out whereby the
banks, by signals, telephone messages
and alarm systems, should be able to
rouse the whole countryside to arms
when a holdup is attempted"
Waukegan.-Argument of motions
for dismissal of indictments charging
Gov. Len Small and Vernon Curtis with
embezzlement of state funds will open
in Lake county court on December 3.
Attorneys for both the governor and
the state informed Judge Claire c. Ed
wards of their agreement TO start ar
guments on the motions for dismissal
on that date. The agreement between
the opposing attorneys provides for the
governors legal counsel to present be-
fore November 81 TO Fred Mortimer,
the states attorney of SangamOn
county, copies of all motions which
they will present on December 5, so
that the states attorney will be pre-
pared TO go ahead with the argument.
Springfield.-W. c. Johnson of Dan
villet was elected chairman of the
realtors committee of the state depart
ment of registration and education at
the first official meeting of the commit
tee, held recently in Springfield. Jo-
Seph II. Britain of Chicago was select
| ed as secretary of the committee and
Walter J. Reudiger of Bellevlle as
treasurer. The three gentlemen cOnsti-
tute the committee. The committee
was appointed under the provisions of
the act passed by the general assem-
D bly, this year for the purpose of licens-
= | ing real estate brokers.
. ChicagO.-JOy Morton, president of
the Morton Salt company, has given
400 acres of his 2.OOO-acre estate at
J, DOwnerS Grove to the city of Chicago
to be converted into an arbOretum.
+ Trees of every land will be planted
q there. Mr.. Morton will endOw the
Z Institution SO that it always will be
given proper attention. The site con-
sists of an attractive valley through
. which runs the east fork of the Du-
T. -. q
he proposed new Mccormick zoologi-
q ,al gardens in Riverside.
# ChicagO.-The annual meeting OF
the National Association of County
Agricultural Agents will be held al
RI Chicago on Wednesday, November 80
~ during the International Live Stock
r exposition About ninety county farm
o. advisers from as many Illinois cOun
is ties are expected to attend. NJ. L
MOSher of Eureka. WOOdfOrd count!
farm adviser, is president of the as
ISOLATION
ringfield.-Closing of four down
IL state banks by State Auditor Andrew
of Russell during the last month and thu
d, consolidation of two Chicago banks
in while only one new bank was organ
ne lzed during the period, reduced TIN
! number of Illinois state banks TO l.
393 this month. Two months ago I'LL
he 1ois had an even 400 state banks
AT Chicago-The first farmer-Owne
Ell and controlled cooperative cOmmi:
Is sion firm will be established at tn
national stock yards East st. LOui:
lie to open for business on January l. Pre-
'h' ducers in session recently adopted tn
step i'm the national live stock marke
or ing plan of the farmers committee {
eu fifteen.
az Rock Falls.-Permits to seine roug
fish from Rock river and its tributarie
In the vicinity of Rock Falls are b.
ing issued the catch to be sold
consumers at a price not TO eXcee
10 ten cents pound. The work will civ
~ employment to many men.
in
90, Peoria-Otto W. BOttin, Pekin bar
teller, was sent to federal prison
Leavenworth for a year by Jud:
FitzHenry when he entered a plea
IN guilty to embezzlng $1,000 from Il
ion Farmers National bank of Pekin.
sh ROckfOrd.-Complaint that Roc
.e's ford high school girls are addicted
an. cigarette smoking is Indignantly 81
vehemently denied by the school a
thOrities, who declare that girls
ere tempting to smoke would be eXpellt
,xe- Quincy-The Grand Army comm
tial tee, which inspected the Soldiers a
lex Sailors home here, has adopted
resolution recommending the admissi
of World war veterans and tn
welt wives.
YER Peoria.--Mayor Michel and the c
rue council plan to rejuvenate the c
The fire department by mOtOrizing the
ling tire department. Bonds totaling ST.
900 have been sold for the purpose
Springfield.-In his Thanksgiv
proclamation, announcing November
lo0U as the date for observance, Cover
Small urges that the people 'Of
" state "on that day, in their homes g
NV. in their places of worship, give thai
i'u' to Almighty God for the blessings
has bestowed upon us, and make III
BILE supplication for the continual
ond of His divine favor"