Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-30
ILLI II OIS
BREVITIES


warded to Washington. They are scat
tered throughout the state and parents
and physicians have been urged TO be
on the lookout for symptoms of the
disease. The report shows that one
case was reported from Springfield
out SIX were UNDER quarantine One
case was reported from Elkhart town.
ship, Logan county; one from Tallula,
one from Jacksonville and another
from Waverly precinct in Morgan
county. Of the total of 80 cases of
scarlet fever, Is were in the city of
Chicago. OF the JOG cases of diphthe-
ria 50 were from Chicago.
PeOria.-The twenty ninth annual
convention of the Christian EndeavOr
society of Illinois closed its session
with final recognition service held at
the Central Christian church. At the
close of the services 104 members of
the union Signified their intention of
entering the ministry and missionary
heId, 40 per cent of the volunteers be-
ing men. The officers installed were
President, George Witt, Chicago, for
mer president of the Chicago city or
ganiZation of the society; first vice
president, Robert II. COwling, Mount
Carmel; second vice president, Miss
Margaret Mclean, Chicago; secretary,
Geneva Duran, Chicago, and treasurer,
Charles Hildebrandt. Chicago.
East st. LouiS.-Farm advisers in IS
Illinois and Missouri counties near the
st. Louis market are making a survey
OF the counties in the district to To-
cate points for butter. cheese and con-
denSing plants for the Cooperative
Milk Producers association. The as
ISOLATION has purchased a building
here for use as a main receiving
plant of the organization. The small
auxiliary plants will take care of the
distribution of the surplus milk and
also will offer assistance in getting
the milk to the retail consumer in
better shape. The Cooperative assO-
citation is composed of 1900 farmers.
1t was organized late this spring
Waukegan.-Halfa hundred farmers
living southwest of. this city sought to
Lynch Charles Flament, an aged farm
er and his son, Peter, who were
wounded in a shotgun battle with
nelghbOrS in an argument over a herd
of cattle. The farmers, armed with
rifles and shotguns and dragging a
rope, swOOped down upon the Flament
farm just as the sheriff and two depu-
ties were removing the pair to a hos
pital. Drawing revolvers, the three
officials forced the crowd back and
rushed the wounded men into an auto
mobile.
ringield.-Miners' examinations
to be held during the month of August
were announced by the miners ex-
aiming board as follows: August 6,
Belleville; August s, Harrisburg; Au-
gust 9, Herrin; August IL, Zeigler;
August II, DuquOin; August Is, Staun-
ton; August Is, Taylorville; August
10, Danville; August 20, LaSalle; Au-
gust -, Peoria, and August %, Spring
field.
Decatur-Carter r. Scroggin, prom
inent farmer and stockman, who died
at his home near HarriStown, left his
entire estate, estimated at 100000,
for the founding of home for orphan
boys. The will provides that the es-
tate shall be administered by three
trustees, the income going to Mr..
Scroggin's widow until her death,
when the home is to be established on
the Scroggin homestead farm of 1000
acres.
Urbana.-The appointments of Dean
Henry Craig Jones of the University
of West Virginia and Prof. George w.
Goble of the University of Kentucky,
respectively, as dean and professor
in the University of Illinois College of
Law, are announced. Accession of
these two men of national prominence
is part of the plan for the immediate
strengthening and expansion Of the
Illini claw school,"
Rockford body of man
roughly dressed, with bullet wound
in the head, was found in the Rock
river here. Police have not deter
mined whether it is a case Of murder
or suicide. The victim has not been
identified.
as the result of the long stretch of
extremely hot weather, the dealers
increased the price to $3.50 per 1000
pounds, the highest ever recorded
here
Chicago.-The Michigan Avenue
Trust company, a state bank with de-
posits of $3,7OO,OOO, was closed by the
state auditor pending an examination
of its affairs.
Notwithstanding from heart trouble
and overwork, Warden E. J. Murphy
of the Joliet penitentiary entered the
Presbyterian hospital at Chicago for
medical care.
Decatur.-Aubrey Milligan, promi-
nent farmer of Deland, was fatally in
iured when he fell on a pitchfork
handle, which penetrated his abdomen.
Rockford.-One of the largest school
buildings in Illinois is to be erected in
Rockford this fall. 1t will have a
length of 316 feet, depth of 272 feet,
and will contain more than 100000
cubic feet of space. The structure will
cost more than S5OOOOO 1t will be
known as the West Side Junior high
school.
mington.-Farmers of central
Illinois have lost enormously by the