Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-11-04
Observation-Disclosures
News Breuifies
of Illinois

LII sOHie instances IneSe streams, III
properly harnessed, could be made to
light and farm buildings, pump water
or do other useful things. 'The first
requirement in a water power project
is that there be flowing or falling
water" said Mr. Kelleher. 1.-THE
varies; first, with the amount of water
flowing, and second, with the amount
of fall. 1t requires about one cubic
foot of water per second, falling
through height of ten feet, to make
available one theoretical horse power"
Springfeld.-Adjt. Gen. Carlos E.
Black has received a communication
from the adjutant general of the army,
stating that Gov Len Small IS request
ed to select two candidates from
among the enlisted men of the Nation
al Guard of the state, and to desig-
examination which is to be held in
March, 1923. The appointments which
will be available in July of next year,
will be awarded to the qualified cam
didates in the order of merit estab-
lished at this examination, which is
competitive among all National Guard
candidates throughout the United
States.
Urbana.-A substitute alloy, Compel
ing with platinum in everything but
beauty, is pushing its influence rapidly
forward. This complex combination of
rene different metals has been named
Illium, in honor of the University of
Illinois, at which place the expert
ments developing it were carried on
by Professor s. w. Parr. The latter,
Of the university's chemistry depart
ment, first worked out the process of
manufacturing the metal in the years
previous to 1912 1t has the same
metallic qualities as platinum and gold,
and is the only metallic substitute for
those two.
Plainfield.-The Illinois Traction sys-
tenn may absorb the Aurora, Plainfield
& Joliet Electric line. The city council
was informed that the deal might go
through if the buying company was eX-
empted from paving assessments by
Plainfield. Representative of the trac-
ton system are said to have been adj
vised there could be no change in the
position of the city, no matter which
company was owner.
Duquoin.-Twenty-o mail pouches,
containing first class, registered and
parcel post mail, were cut open in the
Illinois Central railroad baggage room
and rified. The mail was left
there during the night and when the
post office wagon called for it the
CLERK found man cutting away at
one of the pouches. He escaped. Pos
tai inspectors are at work on the
case.
CantOn.-After blocking all COM
munication with the outside world by
cutting telephone wires, six bandits de-
mOlished the vault of the New Canton
State bank with four charges of ex-
contents, $500 in each and a few Lib
erty bonds The entire village was
aroused by the explosions and two
men fired at the bandits.
ringfield.-While climatic condi-
tons last week were ideal for farm
late-sown fall grain and pastures and
20 replenish the supply of stock water,
according to the weekly crop report for
Illinois issued by A. J. Surrat, govern
ment agricultural statistician. Farm
work has progressed rapidly except
xvboro n &c, co,,,axvbot dry for y,Ioxr,;po
Paris.-The following officers were
elected at the closing session of the
Aesculapian society of the Wabash
valley: President, Dr. G. E. Wilkin-
son, Danville; vice president, Dr. NJ
r.. Combs, Terre Haute, Ind; secre-
tary-treasurer, HI. N. Rafferty,, Robin
son, Ill. The semi-annual meeting wiz
be held next May in Mattoon.
Springfeld-A bridge estimated to
cost $1S5,O00, which will replace one
at First avenue, Sterling, is to be
built soon, the state highway division
has announced. The structure now
standing will belong to the contractor
who is awarded the bid, it was an
nounced
Elgin.-The story of the rise of A.
d. Martin, hardware merchant, from
bankruptcy to possession of an estate
worth upwards of 100000 was told
here with the filing of his will, which
bequeaths the entire estate to the
widow, and at her death to the Old
Peoples home.
ROckford.-W endell Phillips Loomis
has received seven medals for coura-
geous service during the World war; He
has just received two, one gold and one
silver, from the British Royal Air force
for distinguished service He was a
first lieutenant in the British air force
Kewanee.--Rev. ]. l.. Mellott has re-
signed the passionate of Atkinson Con-
gregational church to work in the
Mont Glare church, CHICAGO.
Stockton.-"Baby is in the tank and
won't come out and play with me-"
lsped Inez. four-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhard Lau. to her
mother. The mother ran to the water
tank, large trough at which live stock
was watered, and founi the baby.
Irene, two years old, dead in about
eighteen inches of water.
Pana.-Bereft of her own puppies a
hound dog owned by Walter Lyle. a
farmer of Cold Spring township, near
here, has taken under her care litter
of Figs left motherless by the death OF
their brood sow.