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„ > • , , . . • .? service Jaw the Chicago police, fire and TRACTION -yi .1 .V ;• •**.- s» > ' l- •"\-y' - '•' ' Jft « -- State Capital & -•? fW* iVf l-i-'1 •ILLINOIS STATE NEWS tatlonary engineers' departments now. ter. Murphysborb. °T»-»rr»»»» rr^imro~o'6~oa-a o s tinnro «yy • Springfield.--An overwhelming de­ feat of the proposed legislative feature raising the minimum initiation fee of the lodge over the state was the fea­ ture of the session of the Illinois Knights of Pythias. The proposed measure called for the fixing of the fee at $25. It has been $15 heretofore. The following officers were elected: Grand chancellor--Eugene E. Bone, Spring-field. Mount Vernon, . Grand prelate--Jo*hn B. Vaughrv GSarlin- ville. Grand keeper of records and seals-- Henty T. Caldwell, Chicago. Master' of exchequer--Millard F. Dun- lap, Jacksonville. Grand master-at-arms--Charles L. ttit- M. Oma, Grand Inner guard--Joseph Chicago. Grand outer guard--William It; Whit­ field, Sullivan. Grand trustee--John 8. Parsons, Jollet. The proposition to establish employ- have a standing eligible list, the num­ ber of names running up into the hun­ dreds. Hence neither Chief of Police Shippey nor Fire Marshal Horan are ever worried about securing good, stur­ dy men. They are always on hand , bureaus was left to. the judiciary ready . to report for, duty at a mo- committee. Peoria was chosen as the ment's notice. j place for holding the grand lodge of Scarcely a mouth passes but that 1909. new themes of work are suggested to | ---- the civil service commission, tried out Organization of Bank Halted, and either accepted or rejected. It J state Auditor McCullough took sum- was the civil service body which gave mary action in refusing to complete the impetus to the move for an ideal the organization of the proposed Union police force and which eventually re- \ Savings bank, in the village of Morgan suited in the formation of .Chicago's Park, Cook county. As a result of the famous "beauty squad" of coppers un auditor's stand, taken upon the advice der the direction of Maj. Boudet, a of the attorney general's department soldier who has seen service in th* , mandamus pl-oeeedings against the au- Cuban campaign in the Spanisli-Ameri ditor are threatened, to force him to can war. Maj. Boudet and his Illinois Y. M. C. A. Elects. The Illinois Young Men's Christian association, at their annual convention in this city, elected the following offi­ cers for the ensuing year: Vice-presidents--C. S. Kilbourne, presi­ dent of the Aurori association: H. T. Cunningham, president of the Centralis association; Ashley J. Elliott, chairman of the Peoria Railroad Men'S association; H. O. Stone, president of the Blooming- ton association; President R. E, Hler- onymus of Eureka college. Secretary--R. C. Smedley, secretary of the Freeport association. Assistant secretaries--Oscar Jones of the Illinois Wesleyan university. Normal, and Roger F. Little of the University of Illinois, Champaign. Invitations were received from East St. Louis, Freeport, Belleville and the University of Illinois, Champaign, to hold the convention next year in their cities. The matter is left with the ex­ ecutive committee, who will decide later. Rev. layette Thompson of the Lindell Avenue M. E. church of St. Louis led the Bible study, the subject beihg, "The Nation and the Book.*' "The Nation's New Comers" was the title for the open parliament, which was participated in by a number of the members. The object of the'discus­ sion was how to deal with the foreign immigration. 'beauty squad" issue the desired authority for the new institution to open for business. AST of Pittsburg they look upon the man who goes to Chicago as brave. A woman vis' itor is hailed as a her­ oine upon her return. They regard Chicago as the frontier of the United States, teeming With wild f holdups, ghastly murders, the mecca for confidence men and desperado gangs. Such is not the case to-day. Perhaps it was a quarter of a century ago, but the present-day Chicago is perhaps the most carefully guarded city in the country. The why and wherefore of this greatly improved condition is 5,000 JdBttoicn-atbletfs. And the reason for the athletic force is the civil ser- l&w with its physical require- wM«h the man who would be- some a "cop " must equal or excel to a. foil-Hedged minion of the head the list of Chicago policemen- \ In the judgment of Auditor McCul- ideals and the force is proud of them., lough, affirmed by Attorney General The beauty squad pays more attention Stead, the proposed Union Savings to soldierly tactics than other sections lacve a perfect chest, heart, longs, his les must fee strong, his bones well knitted, mus, be ai least five feet eight inches In not more than six feet five inches. Jteoearaa* is taking physical tests must tip the •siea between ISO and 250 pounds. Oiwrsu T. muscular weakness and poor physique SB* acsanfioonta bie barriers to the man with a for a place among the "finest." Every :n the body undergoes a test, which is mode by the use of machines and weights. The Cfckago policeman must be able to carry himself WD, he must be shifty on his feet, quick to think ••d act. His eyes and ears must be perfect and MS family tree must be absolutely devoid of hereditary diseases. In fact the Chicago force to-day is one which de­ mands that a man be a soldier, athlete and min- law combined. During certain months each year examinations are conducted and dur­ ing the fiscal twelvemonth 6,000 men were ex­ amined. Of this number about one-half were suc­ cessful. First the doctor looks over the appli­ cants, then the physical examiner takes the men In hand and puts them through the most rigid tests required anywhere iritfae world. After that the written examination is given in which each applicant's education is brought to the fore. X/Ivll service tests are severe and absolutely Mnest# It is up to the applicant himself to pass the tests. You cannot be appointed upon the Chicago police force by possessing acquaintance with a man "with a pull." So great has been the success of the system installed by President El­ ton Lower of the civil service commission and his aides--H. D. Fargo and M. L. McKinley--that to­ day every city of any size in the United States has Its eyes focused upon the details and meth­ ods employed by the Chicagoans. .Since President Lower became the leading light m the work of giving Chicago an efficient police force, great strides have been taken by the city toward making its citizens absolutely safe from criminals. Physical Examiner Edward G. Westlake is in • measure responsible for bringing out the best hod ly qualifications in the men who are turned Over to him for inspection. fiays Examiner' Westlake: Stage fright during the physical examination toone of the worst setbacks which the tests meet. When a man becomes 'flustered,' knowing that a good job depends upon his every movement, it is quite natural that the best he knows will not push itself to the surface. Hence it is the duty of the examiner to allay the fears of the applicant as much as possible. "Consequently I have fc$nd that it helps men to do their best by applying suggestions and occa­ sionally allowing a man to lay off for a few mo­ ments until he can compose himself. When the "period of embarrassment passes, as it invariably does, the best that is in the applicant is bound Ito come out. The men take the tests purely upon their own merits and perhaps the most severe of the weight-lifting requirements is that of lifting * 30-pound dumb-bell from a lying posture, the jeight being held back of the applicant's head, •his la stomach muscles. It does not DOCTOR GIV/NG MEDICAL TE6TJ. m-J f > ABDO/1JNAL MUJCLEtS T£nJ7 , bank cannot be established with a capital of $25,000, as proposed, for the reason that a petition already is on file for the submission to the voters of Morgan Park of a proposition for annexation with Cook county. The city of Chicago voted favorably upon the proposition and it was to be sub- j mitted to the Morgan Park citizens. seem difficult to the observer, but try it Just once and you'll feel that passing the physical test is far from easy." Mr. Westlake is a newspaper man on the staff of the Chicago Evening Post and his 20 years in the newspaper business, part of which was spent in knocking about in police districts as a reporter, taught him much regarding the needs of the de­ partment. Before he entered a newspaper office, he served as a railroad fireman. The constitu­ tion which that rigorous vocation gave him, along with an enviable muscular development, has stood him in good stead in demonstrating the use of the tests before admiring gatherings of would- be "cops." Firemen and stationary engineers are also in­ cluded in the civil service physical, tests and to­ day Chief Horan of the fire department is work­ ing hard with the civil service officials to have the standards raised so that an even sturdier force may be secured to battle with Chicago con- flagratiohs. Following is a table, showing what Is required in the way of height and weight be­ fore the strength and agility tests are given: Minimum Clr- Helght. 5 feet 8 Inchc 9 10 " 11. " 1 " a - 3 " 4 " 5 " Minimum " ference - Minimum " Maximum of Chest Weight Weight Quiescent. 150 pounds 190 pounds 35 Inches 155 " 196 35% " 36 160 " 200 35% " 36 165 " 205 37 170 " 215 37V4 •' 175 " 220 " 38 " 180 " 230 " 39 " 185 " 235 40 " 190 " 196 V 240 250 * : Before the applicants face Physical Examiner Westlake, they are scrutinized by physicians and records show that 6u per cent, are rejected. To show some of the men's overestimation of their qualifications it is recorded that recently 1,500 filed applications in a bunch and of this number only 370 succeeded in emerging unscathed from the medical, physical and mental tests. Mr. Westlake lays out a table of tests, showing the figures which indicate meritorious perform­ ances. The table: Strength ~ . Test. Capacity of lungs 290 Strength of back 245 Strength ot legs !!'.!!!!!! 600 Strength of upper arm (H. P.) 10-10 Strength of fore arm (R. L.) ' ' "68-67 Pectorals oo Traction pull [ c? Dumb bells !..!!!!!".! 50 Abdominal muscle* . . nt Adductors 14K Rope .. ' ioo Ladder !£! AgiUty * io« Condition (Excellent, Good, Poor) '.'.'.'.'.'.'!.'!!."!!aood Successful applicants must be able to expand their lungs about four inches, exhibit strength of back, legs, upper and lower arm. Then there is a test of the pectoral muscles, a traction pull, the lifting of dumb-bells weighing 60 and 70 pounds, testing of the abdominal muscles by the lifting of a 30-pound weight behind the head from a prostrate to a sitting posture. Following these tests come rope and ladder climbing, which, with the agility examination com­ plete the physical work. Then the applican's condition is marked "excellent," "good," "poor." As a result of the requirements of the civil HOMESTEADS OF SMALL SIZE of the force and is per­ haps some­ thing of an experim en t in the prop­ osition of in- trod u c i n g military tac­ tics into the work of the policemen. Maj. Boudet's charges perform a manual of arms, which, if anything is more complicated than that which the soldier is compelled to learn. • One of the prettiest sights imaginable is the series of evolutions which these policemen carry out. There are some tax-paying Chicagoans who scoff at pretty evolutions, but they, Maj. Boudet claims, are not of the far-seeing class. He points out that the drilling of policemen in this manner teaches them to handle themselves with grace and ease and makes them abler in the duties they per­ form. Only recently the beauty squad, about 100 strong, gave militiamen of the First Illinois infantry, sta­ tioned at Chicago, a drill exhibition in the big First Regiment armory. So perfect were the evo­ lutions that even the soldiers were awed. The po­ licemen formed revolving wedges, hollow squares, five-pointed stars, circles and other ingenious for­ mations, the perfection of which had taken them months to accomplish. The squad is formed on the order of a military company. There is Maj. Boudet at the head, a first and second lieutenant and the regulation number of sergeants and corporals. Gaining a place on the Chicago police force to­ day is perhaps as difficult a feat as the average man of middle age would care to attempt, and for that reason the department is composed of the best physiques that the city can furnish. The same is true of the fire department, the efficiency of which is evidenced by the fact that during the past fiscal year every conflagration in Chicago was put under control before the fire could spread to adjacent buildings. The medical test, which firemen as well as po­ licemen undergo, follows: IS THE RESPIRING MURMUR clear and distinct over both Lungs? Is the character of the Respiration Full'," Easy' and Regular? t Are there any indications of Disease of the' Organs' of Respiration or their Appendages? U IS THE CHARACTER of the Heart's action Uni­ form, tree and Steady? Are ita Sounds and Rhythm Regular and Normal?!!!!!! Are there any Indications of Disease of this Organ or of the Blood Vessels? IS THE SIGHT Good? !!!*.!!!!!".! Is the Hearing Good? !!!!!!!!!!!!*! 18 tTnnKn mT Y.'i°"\N.T "u.bi>ect to Cough! Expectora-. J J ' a r L J r L ^ H r e a t h l n g , o r P a l p i t a t i o n ? the Brain and Nervous fejstem in a lfealthu State? ^»r£U?T<Sr- ^P'n!i'"'ord ever been diseased?....!! TnV,.?,. ANT *!as had any serous Illness or 8fate expressly what effect, if any, is per- i fil ^ ? A ^eart- Lungs, Kidneys or other Limb" "to °r-Kans' or the Skln- Eyes, Ears, êe" successfully VMclna'ted?.'.".'.".V.".'.'.*.'! ARH^CIDIVEYS"normad?CeS °' SUr*Cal °P«r»«onT.... HABITS IW'1'1, Scrofula, RheZto?! !.. . HAmiH use of Stimulants and Tobacco University Tax Case Is Argued. Arguments were made before the supreme court on the question of taxa­ tion of certain property of Northwest­ ern university. The case was an ap­ peal taken by John J. Hanberg, col­ lector of Cook county, from the judg- ! ment of the circuit court of the same f county. W. F. Struckman and A. C. Wenbau appeared for Collector Han­ berg and John P. Wilson and H. H Miller for the university. The ques­ tion involved was whether Northwest­ ern university is exempted by the terms of the amendment of 1855 to this charter from taxation of its prop­ erty acquired since that time. The j circuit court of Cook county decided that the charter granted the univer­ sity exempted the institution from pay­ ing taxes on all property acquired after that date as well as the property which it owned at the time when the amendment to the charter was made. Two Conventions at Capital. Springfield entertained two big con­ ventions in a week. The thirty-sixth annual convention of the Young Men's Christian Association of Illinois and the annual meeting of the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, assembled in this city. Six hundred delegates were present at the Y. M. C. A. meeting and several hundred attended the lodge convention. Coming simultane­ ously, the entertainment facilities of the city were taxed, yet not to the over-crowding point. Citizens interest­ ed in the work of the JT. M. C. A. re­ sponded to the local association's re­ quest for accommodations and the larger portion of the dele&atea^jwere entertained at the homes of local resi­ dents. The majority of the K. of P. delegates were housed in hotels al­ though a number were entertained in private homes. Knights and Ladies Elect. The feature of the convention of the Knights and Ladies of Honor was the election of officers for the ensuing year, as follows: Grand protector--H. G. Dlllenberg, Au­ rora. Vice-grand--Ephraim Sutton, Belle­ ville. Grand secretary--A. J. Frledrich, Chi­ cago. Grand treasurer--Fred Heintz, Chicago. Grand chaplain--Mrs. Harriet Westfall, St. Charles. Grand guide--Mrs. Mary Mooney, Chi­ cago. Grand guardian--George Lauterbach, Chicago. Grand sentinel--George Glase, Chicago. Grand trustees--George Cramer, George French and John Ernest, all of Chicago. Supreme representative--Max Heldel- melr, Chicago. A new constitution and by-laws were adopted. Medals to Illinois Heroes. The Carnegie hero fund commission recognized several Illinoisans as hav­ ing performed acts of heroism deserv­ ing recognition. These Include: Keith A. Catto, Decatur, student, bronze medal. Edwin A. Collins, Chicago, bronze medal. Fred K. Berg, Peoria, bronze medal and 12,000 for education. Olaf A. Young,, Viola, bronze medal and f1,000 toward home. Franklin 11. Holdridge, Nepoqset, sllyar medal. Illinois Towns Import Water. The continuous drought of more than 50 days in the inland towns of Illinois, tributary to Alton, forced the residents of that section to send away for water for cooking and drinking purposes. Each, day a train of five cars was sent out from Alton loaded with water for the various towns in the blighted district. Pfench Government to Aid Working, to Provide for Future. % 5|Thei* jSp no country in the worl<} irtere tM land is so subdivided as in Plrance. Nevertheless, the rural dis­ tricts are being deserted for the larger cities, and now thoughtful politicians, headed by M. Ribot, are trying to plan ^^gtUa^jUai jQ^uliUau "Jjsu& to the A bill passed in the chamber last spring is now beginning to come into operation. Its object is to give town and country laborers an opportunity to acquire on easy terms a plot of land Afcd a homestead. This plan* it is ar- Sfred, is a better provision for the eve­ ning of life than any old age pension fund.. , The plot of land must not cost more than |240, its exteiit being limited to a little over half an acre. The in­ tending purchaser must be the possessor of 240 francs ($48); which if he has it not, is provided by the state, and the moment he deposits the money he becomes proprietor of the holding. He must insure his life and must undertake that he and his chil­ dren will cultivate the land. Each district has its own "guarantee" com­ pany and intermediary which act for the state. Each company must have a capital of $40,000, of which half is to be held In reserve. A capital of $20,- 000,000 has been set aside for loans at two per cent; The original idea was to provide these homes for workers aged 60 or 60 years. But it has been decided to give younger people a chance--for instance, soldiers having completed their serv­ ice--who will marry and bring up a family on the land. Example is more powerful than pre­ cept; whereof you reprove another he unblamable yourself.--George Wash Won. ® Two Requisitions Issued. Gov. Deneen issued a requisition upon the governor of New York for the return to Chicago of John O'Brien, alias James Hennessy, wanted there for larceny committed In 1906. The prisoner now is at Sing Sing, having been convicted and sentenced in New York after the alleged commission of the crime in Chicago. A requisition also was issued from the governor's office on the governor of Ohio for the return of Erno Povinger, now under arrest at Cleveland. O., and wanted in Chicago for a confidence game. i New flat tread Licensed. The secretary of state licensed the Chicago & Proviso Railway Company. Capital stock. $5,000. Principal office, Chicago. It is to be constructed from a point in the city of Chicago, Cook county, to a point in the township of Proviso, in said Cook county, together with such branch lines to and from such points as the board of directors may adopt. F. D. Kilmer, J. M. Swanson, H. L. Fearin, William A. Rawson and H. C. Fisher, all residents of Cook county. _ . - ^ **\ -i" *y * •A* iKfc J Illinois Doctors Hold Convention. Fifty members of the Central Illi­ nois Homeopathic Medical association attended the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the organization held in the senate chamber at the state house. Officers for the coming year were elected, an interesting program was given, and at pight a banquet was given the visitors by Springfield phy­ sicians at the country house of the Illini club. Champaign was selected as the next meeting place of the asso­ ciation, the 1909 gathering to be held East St. Louis.--With their parent watching the marriage license and the bride's home, G. R. Cramer Miss Anna Kelly eluded relatives were married. So complete were elopement plans that before the brie groom's parents could intercept pair they were on their way to < fornia for the honeymoon on the cific slope. Cramer has arrange remain in the west. . Cairo.--The suit of Bernard J. bert to break the will of his father,! , Louis Herbert, was begun in the A1-? exander county circuit court. Herbert!! a wealthy wholesale liquor dealer,^ died on September 26, 1906, leaving la an estate valued at $500,000. Bernard #' was cut off with one dollar. Champaign--With her hair from the scalp and tangled in the gearing of a gasoline engine, Miss Ef- fie Pfeisterer, 18 years old, walked into her home ignorant of her condi­ tion. Returning there, she found the hair whirling about with the shaft. Herrin.--In a runaway, while return­ ing from this city to her home at Clif­ ford, Mrs. James Corder, 40 years old, was thrown from her buggy and in­ stantly killed. Her htjehand &nd daughter, who were with her, escaped with slight Injuries. Decatur.--The girl who threw aWay a living baby, after giving birth to it at the Wrabash station, proves to be Gertrude Griffith of Atwood instead of Alice Lewis of East St. Louis, as she first gave her name. Her folks are wealthy farmers. Pontiac.---William Donald Cameron, formerly an agent for the Wabash railroad at Campus, and who is al­ leged to have absconded a short time ago with $250 of funds belonging to that company, has been captured at Fort Worth, Tex. Petersburg.--The opening sessions of the Menard County Farmers' insti­ tute attracted large crowds. Ad­ dresses were made by Assistant High­ way Engineer W. S. Gearhart, Dr. S. A. Forbes and Miss Isabel Bevier, both of Urbana. Breese.--There was a triple golden jubilee celebrated in Breese. Fifty years ago Rev. A. Reineke was or­ dained as a priest, also became pastor of the Catholic church in Breese, and it was 50 years ago that the parish was founded. Quincy.--George Lehmah, the busi­ ness man who disappeared from Mar- cellin, this county, a week ago, was found in a clump of timber near his home, his body badly decomposed. It is supposed that he committed sui­ cide. JOliet.--Many Joliet property own­ ers learned that they are occupying property owned and controlled by the township school trustees. Many of them had been paying taxes on the land for half a century. Duquoin.--The prairie fires which raged throughout this section there next October. Officers named j for a fortnight threatened this city. for the following year were as fol­ lows: President--W. lk. Honn, M. D., Cham­ paign. Vice-president--J. A. Lindqulst, M. D., Springfield. Secrbtary-treasurer--C. S. Bogardus, M. D„ Clinton. What Care of Insane Costs. Fifty-five thousand dollars was ex­ pended for foodstuffs alone at the Northern Hospital for the Insane dur­ ing the last fiscal year. Expenditures for feeding and caring for 1,325 pa­ tients include the following: Salaries and wages, $89,056; food supplies, $55,099; household supplies, $7,707; clothing, $8,569; shop and laundry sup­ plies, $1,418; fuel, light and water, $23,901; hospital and medicinal sup­ plies, $2,160. The average daily con­ sumption of foodstuffs is: Potatoes, 19 bushels; butter, 80 pounds^ sugar, 165 pounds; white bread, 1,305 pounds; meat, 720 pounds; coffee, 55 pounds; eggs, 38 dozen; milk, 200 gallons. Capital Residents Win Land Claims. Three residents of Springfield were successful in the drawing for land in South Dakota. They are: Frank T. Whipp, state audit clerk; George Fu- gate, a motorman on the interurban, and Edwin Brown. The claims • are said to be valued at $5,000 each. The drawing was held the other day and friends of the successful ones received the word. Mr. Fugate held No. 245 and Mr. Brown secured a tract of land on No. 203. A number of other resi­ dents secured numbers from the gov­ ernment, but their names are not in­ cluded in the list that iras announced. Physicians Hold Election. The twenty-seventh annual conven­ tion of the Central Illinois Homeo­ pathic Medical association elected the following officers: President, Dr. W. M. Honn, Champaign; vice-president, Dr. J. A. Lindqulst, Springfield; sec­ retary-treasurer, Dr. C. S. Bogardus, Clinton. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Champaign. Pythian Sisters Elect Officer* The following are the officers elected by the state convention of the Pythian Sisters: Grand chlpf--Ozilla Richardson. StrefAqr. Grand'lisenior--Anna C. Gossett, Ottawa. Grand51 junior--Laura Carnos, Chicago. Grand manager, Alice Dempsey, Har­ vey. . Grand mistress of records and corre­ spondence--I ..enora K. Simpson, Leroy. Grand mistress of finance--Carrie Root, Gardner. Grand protector--Jwnnie Marsh, Spring­ field. Grand outer guard--Alice R. Cotter, Quincy. Grand trustee--Alexlne Murray. Loroy. War Prisoners Hold Reunion. Headed by Dr. J. Little, for ten years secretary of. Jthe organization, mem­ bers of the Illinois Ex-Pensioners of War association, from central Illinois, at White Hall held probably the last gathering of this band of heroes. . It was the tenth annual reunion of the association and thinning ranks, due to the activity of the Reaper, resulted in the decision to meet no more. More than common interest attached to this year's gathering because of the plan to erect a monument at Andersonvllle. Many corn fields were destroyed, en­ tailing losses which will amount to thousands of dollars. ' . Litchfield.--The large barn of Bert Schormick, residing three miles north of the city, and contents, six horses, 20 tons of hay and valuable farming implements, were destroyed by fire. Chesterfield.--Fred Towse, 49 years old, engaged in the furniture and un­ dertaking business here, died of kid­ ney trouble. He was born in this town and had resided here continually:*' Jacksonville.--For selling liquor in anti-saloon territory, John and Dennis Konrad were given the maximum fine, $600, and six months in the county jatf by Judge Russel of Bloomington. < Kewanee.--Harold Arvedson, aged 15, son of well-to-do parents at Gaiva, was killed here in getting off a freight train on which he had been riding la the railroad yards. Shelbyvllle.--While playing In tha barnyard at his home, the two-year' old son of Henry Kesler of Steward- son was stepped on by a horse and instantly killed. Olney.--Zack Williams and Virgil Williams, boys, were instantly killed and seven others were injured by a train at Lawrenceville Junction, east of this city. Peoria.--Half a hundred spectators at a fire in this city were injured when a pile of lumber on which ths persons were standing fell over. Clinton.--Miss Merna Nable, If years old, slipped and fell on the side­ walk while returning from a party and broke her neck, dying instantly. Vandalia.--John Weiss of Mariaat who came to visit his daughter, Mrs* C. C. Owen, dropped dead while aid­ ing relatives in fall plowing. Atkinson.--The building and plant of the Weekly Herald at Atkinson waa destroyed. The paper is owned by Thomas E. Caverley. Lincoln.--Capt. Madigan carried out Mayor Maltby's edict to close up alt gambling houses and wine rooms in the city. Kewanee --Paul Shiblowski, 95 yeara old, and his wife, only a few years younger, were arrested on the charga of running a "blind pig" here. La Salle.--Grief over the death fhrtl weeks ago of her husband is ascribed as the cause of the demise of Mf*. Elizabeth McDonald of Portland, Carlinville.--While driving in the city Hugh Parks fell dead from bis vehicle. Death was thought to hava resulted from heart trouble. ^ Peardstown.--Property to the extent of $12,000 was destroyed by fire here. The blase is thought to have ori& lnated in a gambling room. Pana.--Injuries received in tha Springfield mine when caught between two carb, resulted lri the death o|r Frank Yancy, 17 years old. > Lincoln.--Mrs. Louis Rosenthal, "' years old, one of Lincoln's most prolog inont and pioneer residents, expired of general debility. Hardin.--M. C. Johnson, former treasurer of Calhoun county, has been Indicted for forgery on.U counts by the grand jury. ' > Mount Vernon.--Frank . DawadB^ lost for a week, and thought to Ig dead, returned to his home unex­ pectedly