Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-18
News Breuities
Of Illinois
ILLINOIS coNeREssMEN
Conaressmen-at-Larae.


5-xAdolph j. SABBATH ...................-D.
6-James r. Buckley ................-.-..D
7-xM. Alfred Michaelson ....-....-......R 4
9-xFred A Britten .......................R
lo-xCarl r. Chindblom ........-.....-...R K
T-Frank r. Reid .......................R.
12-xCharles E. Fuller ...............R
13-xJohn c. Mckenzie ...............R.
HExWilliam J. Graham ........--.."R-
1o-xEdward j. King ...-.........--...R
16-William E. Hull .......................R
n-xFrank H. Funk ............--.......R
1S-William p. Holiday ...........-...--.R
19-xAllen F. Moore .......................R
21-J Earl Major ....-.............-....-...D
Pc F.. Campbell ......................-..D.
23-William w Arnold ..................D.
N-xThomas S. Williams .................R-
25-xEdward f. Denison ..................R.
xRe-elected.
Chicago.-Although the Democrats
made a clean sweep in Chicago and
| Cook county. Illinois. as "a state. went
Republican, and elected the state
| ticket by more than 10000 majority.
| The downstate turned in lead Cor
| Oscar Nelson for state treasurer, head
| ing the state ticket, for approximately
| 215,OOO.
Winchester.-A Circuit court jury
| gave Elmer Mitchell the record verdict
of $4,000 damages against the Central
| Illinois Public Service company. Mitch
| ell narrowly escaped electrocutiOn, it
was said, when he came in contact
with a high tension wire carrying 49,
| 900 volts lying in a road. He lay I'M
conscious in hospital for many weeks
| and was q patient for six months, 1T
was declared. The utility company
will take the case to the Appellate
court.
Springfeld.-Re of the
Illinois Agricultural association and
| county farm bureaus met with the ILL
! nois tax commission for a hearing on
| the assessment of farm lands. Agri-
cultural interests contend the assess
ment as fixed by the boards of review
in some counties is too high, and the
state tax commission is asked to re
| duce them.
FreepOrt.-That the American flag
be engraved on a granite slab to mark
| his grave is one of the requests made
in the will of Matt Trask, picturesque
| horseman, former plains scout and vet
eran of the Civil war, who died at the
age of seventy-seven. Trask, with his
flowing hair and large sOmbrero was
familiar figure at race meetings for
many years.
Elgin.-The Elgin National Watch
Company donated $1,000 to the $4,000
fund which is being raised by the FL
gin Health center, accompanied by the
following note: 1.-The company is al
ways interested in anything which is
for the manifest benefit of Elgin, and
it's employees resident there"
show that an average of 12O babies die
for every 1000 live births in % coun-
ties and five large cities in Illinois,
DR.. Isaac d. Rawlings director of the
state department of health, urged wom-
| ems clubs, chambers of commerce and
other organizations to unite In a con-
certed plea for adequate appropria-
tons TO save infant life.
Sterling. - The Whiteside county
board of supervisors has received
refund on various stretches of road in
the county taken over by the state
highway division. The roads were
built with state and county funds.
Peoria.-Yielding to the pressure
from the owners of motor vehicles,
the city council has repealed the ordi-
nance requiring a tax for the use of
the street department. Car owners
objected to the collection of tax
by the state and also one by the city.
Quincy.-A community celebration.
marking the opening of Route 81, the
new hard road between Quincy and
Clayton, is planned for November 10
or 20. A motor parade and a cum
munity dinner will be the chief fea-
lures, according to tentative plans.
Ottawa.-The Public Health Nurs-
ing organization has undertaken to
raise a fund of $500 to pay for the
upkeep of Il public health nurse in OF
tawa during the coming year and to
pay the office rent and other incidental
expenses.
Danville.-A memorial bridge and
monument was dedicated ON ARMS
tice day. The bridge is at the north
end of Gilbert street and was erected
ut cost of 100000.
Elgin.-Twenty-three cows and five
horses burned to death i'm a fire that
wiped out several barns and sheds on
| the farm of Henry Hungst, near Elgin.
The loss is estimated at near $4,000.
Aurora.-A contract for drilling an
artesian well for the city has been lei
to the S. b. Greiger Contracting com
pany. The maximum, cost will be SOS.
$50.
Observation-Disclosures Republicans viii
hold approximately 40 of the 81 seats
IN the next senate and from 80 to o.
of the 153 seats i'm the lower house.
Springfield.-The art extension com
mittee of the University of Illinois is
planning 10 enlist the aid of all anna
teur photographers of the state in its
search for 100 beauty spots that may
be chosen as worthy of the sightseers
or tourists attention. All entries fol
the contest must he made by the first
of the year to Mrs. Mary f. Aleshire
Plymouth, chairman of competitions.
Mount Carroll.-Dr. e. #. Graft
twenty-four years old. chiropractor
disappeared from his home here, leav
: ing his wife and three small children
without funds.