Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-06-10
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BREVITIES

for the stricken areas. The reports
were given TO the Illinois Red Cross re
lief committee and the Illinois flood
relief committee, which are cO-Operat-
ing in the raising of funds to assist
flood sufferers. In the district be-
tween MeredOsia on the Illinois river
and Spankey Ranch in Jersey county,
just below Kampaville, there was
total flooded area of 5000 acres, ac-
cOrding to a report. The loss in this
area, including the depreciation in the
market value of flooded lands, the de-
structiOn of levees and damage to
buildings, machinery, crops, ETC. is es-
timated at So, 761 600 A total of 241
farm families, or 1.446 individuals, and
80 town or city families, including $50
individuals, were driven from their
homes by the high water. In Lawrence
county a survey shows that 10000
acres of wheat were destroyed in that
county and lie families are in need of
assistance in the way of seed grains
and feed for stock.
CliItOn.-MilliOns of white ants
which are rapidly completing the 6e-
StrHctiOn of the house of G. L.
Sprague, west of here, have extended
operations to the dwelling of c. F.
Weld, across the road from the
lily has been forced TO vacate
and has appealed to the Uni
versity of Illinois for aid. All the
hardwood flooring has been honey
cOmbed and stills and Notwithstanding
have been so thoroughly penetrated
that pieces collapse when picked up.
finger pushed against the wood in
places will pierce it and the slightest
pressure crumbles it.
VincenneS, Ind.-FOur persons were
killed an one was seriously injured
when an automobile in which they
! were riding was struck by a Chicago
| & Eastern Illinois passenger train at
Busseren crossing, ten miles south of
| here. The dead are Alvin Hardin,
forty-five years old, garage owner, of
| Danville, Ill.,; Mrs. Fannie Hardin,
| forty years old, wife of Alvin Hardin
Mrs. Leslie English, sister of Mrs.
Hardin, and her three-year-Old daugh-
ter, Berry Lou English, also of Dan
| vile, Ill.
ChicagO.-Amendmen in the Illinois
criminal code, the stressing to all mem
| berS of the bar of their prime re-
spOnsibility and obligation to help
keep the courts clean and efficient for
the punishment of criminals, new leg
islatiOn for crime punishment and the
increasing of requirements for en-
trance to the bar by applicants were
leading points in reports of committees
of the Illinois State Bar association in
its fOrty-siXth annual meeting at Chi
| cagO.
JOliet.-A recent initiation meeting
of the Ku KluX Klan, which was de
clared to be the largest gathering OF
the Khan ever held, did not end until
approaching dawn dimmed the fiery
| cross high over the aSSemblage. 1t was
said that every city north of Spring
field in Illinois and many points il
Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana were rep
resented. The number in attendance
was estimated at from 10000 to 90,
600.
Washington, d. C.-The United
States Supreme court granted WiScOn
sins application to bring suit agains
Illinois and the Chicago sanitary dis
trict to prevent the diversion Of water
through the Chicago drainage canal.
Naperville.-St. Peter and Paul.
Catholic church at Naperville burned
to the ground, with a loss of $4,000
Many pariShiOnerS believe the blaze t
have been of incendiary origin.
ChicagO.-At its present rate o
growth Chicago will pass Paris in popu
lation and become the third larges
! city of the world in 1924, according
to Frederick Rex, municipal referenc
librarian. Chicago is increasing a
the rate of 1885 a month, Mr.. Re,
said At this rate it is estimated tn
city will have 11,311 more resident
than Paris March 1, 1924
Lena.-Purchase by the United Utili
ties company of Lena of the MonrO
(Wis) Light and Power company
to be effected July l. The company i
developing a hydrOelectric plant on tn
PecatOnica river at MartintOwn, Wis
and will furnish electricity TO u town
in northern Illinois and southern wis
cOnsin.
PlanO.-James NJ. Sears, prOminen
ly identified with the development G
the Fox River valley and owner of on
of the largest tracts of farm land
. the state, is dead here. He wa
born on a pioneer farm three miles frOl
, ! Plano in 1888.
Washington, d. ca joint resOlI
, ton making Immediately availabl
100000 for restoring and repairin
levees on the Mississippi river aboy
Carlo, H., was passed by the house an
, sent to the senate.
: ROckfOrd.-ChriStian EndeavOrerS
: Illinois will hold their annual stat
! convention at Rockford June % and :
:. and July l and =.
Mount CarrOll.-The contract hs
) been let for an ADDITION to the Franc,
: Sinner academy to be known as w
: liam Parker Mckee hall. 1t will co
. approximately 100000 and will pc
NIT considerably larger enrolment
students than at present.
r Acknowledgements are for unpr
n cedentedly large crops of cherrie
: apples, plums and pears in northel
Illinois, Much of the fruit now Sc
ting will have to be removed in ord
v not to burden the trees with too heav