Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-05-07
ILLINOIS
StateNews

The state department of health
gives out the following statement
on disease conditions in various
localities of the state: Scarlet fever,
294, of which Chicago had 49,: Boards
town ;. Urbana 3. OblOng t. Cicero IL.
haywood b Oak Park 3. Canton 3,
Galva 3 OgleSby 4. Decatur l.. Frank
lin ;, Peoria 10, Springfield 4. East St
Louis D. Pekin ,. Rockford 4. Diph-
liberia 242, of which Chicago had 1914.
Kewanee >. Carbonate !. St. Charles
3, Peoria 4. Joliet 3. Smallpox 165, of
which Chicago had s, Clear Greek pre-
cinct. Alexander county. Z: ThebeS 4.
Urbana >, Evanston 3. Jerseyville 8,
| HillSboro ;, Bloomington 4. Tamato
| precinct, Perry county. 3: EldoradO 4,
! Harrisburg 3, Harrisburg township 3.
| Springfield 3, MarisSa g. Marion +,
| Plaintield 4, Millstadt g. Sterling 3,
| Rockford ;. Typhoid fever 9. of which
! Chicago had 3. Epidemic meningitis.
| Chicago /: lethargic encephalitiS 4. of
| which Chicago had 8, Bushnell I;
! pneumonia 202, of which Chicago had
| 1872; influenza -, of which Chicago
had o..
Are YOU a good livestock Judge?
! Ii so, you may win a prize at
the Illinois judging contest, which is
20 be held in the stock judging pa
viliOn at the University of Illinois
| May 1914. With the motto. The best
| judging contest ever held in Illinois,"
| plans have been completed which
| point 10 this being perhaps the most
complete judging contest ever staged
| in the state. The event is command
| ing unusual interest among farm boys,
| high school students of agriculture,
breeders of live stock, etc, all over
! the state, us we'll as among the stu
! dents at the university. Already a
large number of prizes and trophies
have been offered to the winners in
| the contest.
Being skeptical of the security of
banks Jean Gregurck of Orient, de-
viSed an unusual method in saving his
money. His wife's grave was utilized
TO cache his savings. His wife died
| about six years ago and since that
| time Gregurck has been seen going TO
the cemetery practically every Sunday
and it was supposed he was making
the uipS to properly care for his
| Wife'S grave. Recently he began max
| ing preparations to visit his former
home in Europe and another reason
for hrs frequent visits to the cemetery
| was disclosed. From a hole he dug in
the grave he was seen to take a box
in which was contained $1,000.
Milk buyers who purposely mis-
read tests, paying some producers
more and others under the cor
rect amount, were warned for the sec
ond time by the division of foods and
dairies that persons found guilty of
these violations Will lose their licenses.
Testers in some parts of the state
have been misleading the Babcock
test, according to reports. AS a result
some producers are being paid more
than their milk is worth and to make
up for it others are being paid less.
De Kalb county, ready to test
its vigilance committees, awaits OnlS
the cooperation of Chicago ban
dts. In every village and city in the
county men who saw~war service have
banded together, chosen leaders
armed themselves with shotgunS, re-
vOlvers. automatics and police whis-
ties, and are prepared to shoot or cap
ture all marauderS The vigilantes
are making no secret of their vigil
They have posted bulletins in every
conspicuous place in the county.
Milk prices must be raised il
the Illinois Milk Dealers assOcia
ton grants the demand of the milk
wagon drivers union, according to 6
statement of association officials. The
statement said: THE industry can
not operate on a siX-day plan without
adding one more man for every six. i
means II per cent added to the cos