Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-09
Neus Breuities
of Illinois
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Sprlngneld.-SOaring prices OF build
ing materials are retarding work on
state buildings now under construction
and diScouraging the starting of work
on new structures, according 10 state
| officials. Contracts have not been let
on a proposed new armOry at Peoria,
and Architect Martin said his depart
ment was not working on the plans for
this building, declaring the apprOpria-
ton was not large enough to build an
armOry of the kind desired under the
present prices of materials. Work on
| extensions TO the Alton State hospital
is suspended because of a sympathetic
strike among the plumbers. An APP
preparation of S650.000 is tied up
there. The state is planning armOrieS
at Danville and Kankakee. a group of
buildings at the Soldiers and Orphans
home at Normal, a pow er plant at the
normal school at Charleston and con-
templates the expenditure of large
sum at the State Hospital for Epilep-
tics at Dixon.
ChicagO.-The Illinois Agricultural
association and county farm bureaus
over the state are cooperating in re-
organization campaigns seeking TO re-
new memberships for another three
year period Campaigns are now be-
ing made in eight counties, and ten
other counties are conducting educa-
tiOnal campaigns in preparation for
actual canvaSSing. Macon, MOultrie,
Coles, Christian. Clark, Jersey, Edgar
and Randolph counties are now max
ing final canvasses. Campaigns are
practically ready to begin in Logan,
Livingston. Knox, Henry, Mclean,
Grundy. Champaign. VermiIiOn, Mercer
and Rock Island counties.
Springtield.-Free physical eXamina
tionS by experts on the medical staff of
the state department of public health
will be given 10 all adults visiting the
state fair who desire it. Isaac u.
Rawlings. director of public health, de-
ciared. Arrangements have been com
| pleted for making blood and muscle
tests. for taking blood pressure and
for registering the height of every per-
son who presents himself at the spe-
cial booth at the fair grounds.
Delavan.-COl. Albert L. Cuthbert-
son, commanding the One Hundred
Thirtieth infantry. Illinois National
Guard, and connected with the state
military forces for IS years. has been
| appointed member of the general staff
of the War department, to handle the
training of the state militia to pro-
mote effectiveness in handling riots,
local disturbances. and in actual war.
His headquarters will be in Washing
ton, -. C..
Evanston. - The Evanston Street
Railway company, in an executive
meeting, decided to 90 before the com
merce commission and the city coun-
Gil and petition that the carfare be re-
duced. Riders on Evanston street cars
now pay Z cents in cash or buy tickets
which cost 6 cents each. The company
plans to cut the price of tickets, when
sold in lots Of less than IL, to 52
cents Eleven will be sold for % cents.
Springfield.-L. l.. EmmerSOn, secre-
tary of state, has granted permission
to the Terre Haute, Indianapolis u
Eastern Traction company to do bust
| ness in Illinois. The purpose of the
company is to supply electric trans
mission and sell electric current. 1t
yill employ 1897 $50 in this state. The
company has bought a leasehOld of
a railroad from Sanford, Ind to
Paris, III.
{ Kewanee-A lively contest for the
vacancy on the Circuit bench of the
Fourteenth district, caused by the death
of Judge f. c. Graves, is IN sight
Candidates thus far mentioned for the
position are Judge l.. f. Telleen
$ Cambridge; Judge William BlOdgett
Morrison; Judge G.. Q. DeitZ, Moline
} Attorney John Root, Galva, and At
tOrney c. Dudley Marshall, Rock Is
! land.
Chicago - City Sealer william
| Stock went on the war path against
: cheating grOcers, peddlers. butchers
: and other dealers. Aided by his frs
e deputy, William Cluett, the sealer ap
I peared personally in the municipal
courts with the result that nearly ion
offenders were fined on charges o.
n short weight and other methods o.
/ cheating consumers.
Y Urbana-September IL to 10 ha:
) been chosen as the date for diStric
y seed corn meetings, starting in south
err Illinois, it was announced by ]. c
Hackleman of the University of Hi
: nOiS The following is the schedule
n for these meetings: September IL
5 Southern Illinois (place to be select
/ ed) ; l., Springfield; 13, Galesburg Il
Morris; 10, Urbana
ST. Charles.-BecauSe the ground h
J. donated several years ago for a cit,
d | playground and athletic field is nov
If in the center of a rapidly growing res
If idence district, f. ]. Baker Of 81
Charles will purchase a much large
tract farther out and donate 1t in
a. stead.
d Chicago-The body of Mrs. Nelli
j. Grant Jones, only daughter of UlySse
l. s. Grant, who died at her home il
It Chicago was taken to Springfield 70
burial.
Springfield-Col. John V. ClinniI
)I commander of the One Hundred an
~ Thirtieth infantry of the Thirty-thir
division in France, who served fO
N more than % years in the Illinois n;
G. tional Guard in ali ranks from privat
n to colonel, has been placed on the r.
If tired list of the Illinois Nations
1s Guard, with rank of brigadier genera
The retiring order marks the passin