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f ^ % t < r ^ 4 „ , • r i r v , WILL DEVOTE LIFE TO GHARITY. lwWWI>WWWIIWWIinWl>HWWllWWWWHlWIWWIIWWWWHWWIfWHWHWnWWWl>WWHHfl S:: y->?•'>* ••• •: -V" P~£* After a spectacular and sensational career as a young widow under sus­ picion of having poisoned two hus­ bands, as a woman of ripened beauty and word-wide reputation fighting for feer second husband's entire estate, as a -determined defendant in a suit to col­ lect $20,000 in lawyer's fees, as a poet, author, social beauty, and desperate de­ fender of her impeached character, Mrs. Minnie 'Wallace Walkup Ketcham will retire from the gayeties, frivolities, "troubles and storms of the world and ill devote the remainder of her life to1 •charitable work in a hospital for crip­ pled children, which she will build in Chicago. Her decision has just been •announced and already architects are work on the plans. It is stated that a number of promi­ nent Chicago philanthropists are in­ terested in the scheme, and that it will be one of the largest and best appoint­ ed institutions of the kind in the coun­ try. When ft is completed Mrsv Ketcham will retire from the world, will take up her residence in a suite of apartments Ib t^ie hospital, and will live there -quietly, doing what she can for the -crippled inmates for the rest of her fife. Into the institution Mrs. Ketcham will put her entire fortune. After the building is completed the remainder of ir her money will be used as an endow­ ment fund, ' 4»» •-- Sp**d of Railway* Train*. Thirty to forty miles an hour lis the rule for railroad trains in Russia; in Siberia, fifteen twenty. Capt. Streeter's Famsus Claim. LAKE, MICHIGAN The Chicago land to which Capt. •fctreeter lays -claim extends from the Cnicago river north to Chicago avenue and east of St. Clair street and north <of Chicago avenue from the west line of the Lake Shore drive east to the lake. It comprises approximately 1(0 acres. Running to the lake, the lanr from Indiana to Erie streets is owned by the Ogden estate; from Erie to Su­ perior street, by the Newberry Library General Walter L. Newberry and N. K. Fairbank; from Superior street to Chi­ cago avenue, by John V. Farwell; from Chicago avenue to Pearson court, by the City of Chicago; from Pearson to Chestnut street, by Mrs. Healy, and from Chestnut to Oak street, by Gen. Fitz Simons, the Alminflingers and H. N. Cooper as the representative of the Pine Street Land Association. Eugene H. Fishburn of Ogden, Sheldon & Co., placed $25,000 an acre as a fair valua­ tion on the property claimed by Street- er, or $4,000,000 for the tract. The contest over the possession of this land has caused the murder of one man and the inception of apparently endless litigation. Doctors la Germany. To every 10,000 of the population of the German empire there are on the average 48 medical men. America's Veteraiv Statesman. Galusha A. Grow, who announces his Intention of retiring from public life at the end of his present term, has been a member of congress at large since 1894, and is one of the most distin­ guished statesmen of Pennsylvania. He lives at Glen wood, in Susquehanna county, and is descended from Connec­ ticut ancestors. He was first elected to Congress as long ago as 1850, and at that timp served twelve years as rep­ resentative. In 1851 he had the dis­ tinction of being the youngest member of Congress. Mr. Grow will be 79 years old next August. The Greatest of Iron Dome*. The great > dome of the capital at Washington is the only considerable dome of iron in the world. It is a vast hollow sphere weighing 8,000,300 pounds--more than 4,000 tons, or al­ most the weight of 70,000 full grown persons, or about equal to 1,000 ladened «oal cars of four tons each, which, if strung out one behind the other, would occupy a mile and a half of track. On the very top of the dome the allegori­ cal figure of "America," weighing 13,- 985 pounds, lifts its proud head high in the air. TROLLEY ROAD OVER ICE. Since time immemorial the Russians have used the River Neva, at St. Pe­ tersburg, as their most popular winter street. The broad stream is covered for months with ice ten or twenty feet are spiked to them are made fast by a trolley road was laid on the ice, and has furnished no end of pleasure to the people of the Russian capital. The ties are set into the ice, and after the rails thick, and here not only the skaterB and sleigh riders go for pleasure, but a great proportion of traffic is diverted, great loads of merchandise, fuel, etc., being hauled in mammoth sledges. With the advent of King Trolley, the Ice-bound river has been put to a new use. As soon as winter set, this year, PrnriUh Policemen. Patrolmen McGreevy and Ryan yes­ terday arrested two women in this city on the charge of raising their skirts too high while crossing a street. The arrested women were the Misses Car­ rie Trexler and 'Dorothy Stewart. While attempting to cross Main street at Genesee street yesterday they en­ countered a pool of water and stepped into it before they realized its depth. There was no dust to blind the police­ men's eyes, and when the women raised their skirts to avoid wetting them the policemen were so shocked that they promptly arrested them.' •Legal proceedings, in which dress rer formers will be interested, will now be Instituted, it is said, to prevent such arrests in the future.--Buffalo Corres­ pondence New York Sun. Ha* Lone Record of Service. The city of Easton, Pa., claims the distinction of having the oldest super­ intendent of public instruction in the United States. He is William White Oottlngham and he has been superin­ tendent of the public sahoola of &a«ton (Ince 1H$S. ̂ pouring water around and over them. Thus they are cemented down and practically made a part of the river's surface Up and down the level track the cars whizz at ti^mendous speed upon what is, probably, the nearest to the ideal roadbed that has yet been found. i&erinpn Bands. v Very few people know how or where German street bands spring from; but they may be interested to know that it is a regular business, carried on by agents who are of the same nationality and who are fairly well established V>n this side. Most of them who come over are from the Black Forest, and have a little knowledge of brass in­ struments, and they immediately make for an agent of this description. He keeps all kinds o^f brass instruments in his house, and can turn out his German bands by the dozen. 8t*el Pens From England. Of the steel pens imported in Ger­ many 97 per cent come from England and only 1.6 per cent from France." Salary of Chief Oonner. A chief gunner, with a salary of $1,800 a year, is the best paid uncom­ missioned officer in the navy. Pictorial Postal Cards. Forty-six of the postcards sold Germany last year were of I torial variety. SCOTS GREYS CUT UP BY BOERS *•< Burghers Surround a Detach­ ment of the Famous Regiment r~ TAKE FORTY-SIX PRISONERS. British Captives Taken in the Fight Are Released bj Order of the Afrikander Commander--Londoners Display Much Interest In the Kews. \ A Boer coup,1 resulting in the demoralization of one of the crack British dragoon regiments, the Scots Greys, was reported at London from South Africa. A part of Lord Kitchen­ er's dispatch to the War Office was made public, as follows: "General Gilbert Hamilton, while moving toward Nigel on Feb. 18, en­ gaged the enemy at Klipdam. Part of the Second Dragoons becoming de­ tached from the remainder of the com­ mand, were surrounded and cut off. Two officers were severely wounded and two men were killed and six wounded. Forty-six others were cap­ tured, but have since been released. Hamilton was unable to dislodge the enemy, who held a strong position. He continued his march to Nigel." Unofficial dispatches concerning the engagement give the names of the wounded officers as Major C. M. W. Feilden and Captain E. Ussher. No recent news from South Africa has aroused so much interest as is shown in this engagement, because of the prominence of the regiment en­ gaged. The Second Dragoons are known as the Royal Scots Greys, and the detachment therefore was, from one of the best equipped regiments in the service. The Scots Greys have formed a part, of General Hamilton's column in recent operations, and when sent into service originally in South Africa were a part of Major General Braba- zon's brigade with Lord Roberts and under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. P. Alexander. BUSINESS CONDITIONS GOOD. Storms on the Atlantic Coast Fall to Check Consumptive Demand. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: "Along the Atlantic coast business was checked temporarily by the storm, and some interior points also suffered from unfavorable weather, but con­ sumptive demands give no evidence of abatement. Prices of perishable goods advanced sharply, the whole range of staple commodities tended upward. Jobbing trade in spring lines of wear­ ing apparel is of ample proportions, and all heavy hardware and products of iron feel the pressure In that indus­ try. Prospects are most encouraging as to the labQr situation. The hide mar­ ket is weak and dull, with the quality of Chicago receipts deteriorating. Woolen and worsted fabrics for fall have received less attention, but sales are still fully up to the average. Farm staples are remarkably well main­ tained at the recent advance in quo­ tations. Cotton added a small fraction to its price and ruled quiet during the week at the highest position of the crop year. Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported for February aggre­ gated $6,697,881, of which $3,404,627 were in manufacturing, $2,892,142 in trading, and $401,112 in other commer­ cial lines. Failures for the week num­ ber 250 in the United States, against 253 last year, and 31 in Canada, against 39 latet year." All Qalet In Samoa. "The nations of Germany and the Upited States are dwelling in brotherly tranquillity in the south sea." said Dr. Solf, the governor of German Samoa, who has arrived in Berlin on six months' leave of absence. "The inter­ national situation in Samoa is abso­ lutely cloudless, and the ever-present possibility of native feuds suggests only a remote prospect of strife." Levi Z. Letter 8®rIou«ly 111. Levi Z. Leiter is seriously ill at his home in Dupont .Circle, Washington city, with rheumatic gout, accom­ panied by fever. Three physicians held a consultation in regard to his case, tals condition is not critical, but gives rise to some anxiety. Kentucky Confederate Home. A dispatch from Frankfort, Ky., says the state senate by unanimous vote adopted a bill offered by Senator Cole­ man of Trimble County making an annual appropriation of $10,000 for the establishment of a home for indigent confederate soldiers of Kentucky. Fl(htln| In Colombia. Panama, Colombia, dispatch: It is positively known here that the forces under the government general, Castro, and the revolutionary general, Herrera, are fighting. Varied and numerous re­ ports have reached here of this engage­ ment, but they all lack confirmation. Financially Knitted, He Dies. Lincoln, 111., special: Paul Smith, a wealthy grain dealer doing business at several points in this county, was no­ tified by- a sheriff that he was finan­ cially involved to the extent of $100,- 000 and late last evening from the shock caused by the public discovery ol his financial embarrassment died from heart failure. Nash, Wright A Co., grain dealers of Chicago, took Judg­ ment against Mr. Smith, who alsd* filed mortgages in favor of Lincoln National bank. Mr. Smith's liabilities are $100,- 000; assets, $50,000. United States Warns Russia. A sensation was caused in diplomat­ ic circles at Pekin. China, when it became known that the United States, through Secretary of State John Hay, had sent a note to the Rus­ sian and Chinese governments follow­ ing closely along the lines of the An­ glo-Japanese treaty of Jan. 20. The note is a distinct Warning to both China and Russia that the United States will not permit the integrity of the empire to be molested in favor of one nation to the detriment of an­ other. MUSCULAR SORENESS. As the result of over-exertion mad exposure to heat and cold, or from whatever cause, may be treated suc­ cessfully by the timely application of St. Jacob's OIL A thorough rubbing Is necessary. The Oil should be applied vigorously, for at least twenty min­ utes, two or three times daily, when all pain, soreness, stiffness will be re­ moved in twenty-four hours. It will also strengthen and harden the mus­ cles. Football players, gymnasts, and all athletes will find St. Jacob's Oil superior to any other remedy for out­ ward application, for the reason that its action is more rapid and its effect permanent. Thousands of people all over the world use and recommend St. Jacob's Oil for muscular soreness. A twenty-five cent bottle is quite suffi­ cient to |>rove its efficacy. In cases where muscular soreness is compli­ cated with any disease which requires an alterative, Vogeler's Curative Compound should be taken. This is prepared by the proprietors of St. Ja­ cob's Oil, Baltimore, Md., who will send a sample free on application. Enterprising Editor. Senator Deboe of Kentucky tells an interesting story concerning a,n enter­ prising editor who ran a paper down in Hardin county, of that state, "The State Fair association," said the senator, "offered a prize of $10 in gold for each of the best samples of corn, oats and tobacs^. This otter gave the edftor an idea. He advertised that he would give a year's subscription-- worth $2--for the best samples of corn, oats and tobacco that were brought to him within a certain time. The coun­ try people jumped at the opportunity to get a year's reading matter on such easy terms. Every farmer in Hardin county brought his contribution, and when all the samples had been depos­ ited the wise editor had a barnful of stuff. On a certain day the corn, oats and tobacco were spread upon tables which ran along three sides of the courthouse square, and after a very prolonged examination the prize was duly awarded. Then the editor picked out the finest ears of corn, the heaviest heads of oats and the best twists of tobacco, and sent these selections to the state fair. He got the $30 in gold, and besides that he sold enough stuff to the hotel proprietor to pay his board for six months." Another Man Altogether. Valley, Mo., Feb. 24th--There Is a man in this town who has undergone a most remarkable physical change in the last few months. His name is Perry Nelson and those who knew him but a short time ago are amazed at his present condition. He had not been feeling well for 6ome time and suspecting that the trouble came from his kidneys, which he knew were not any too strong, he determined to try a kidney medicine. Dodd's Kidney Pills were highly recommended and Mr. Nelson began a treatment of them. He was reward­ ed by a complete restoration to vigor­ ous good health. He says: "I used six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and they have helped me a great deal. I feel like another man and can recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills very highly." Memento of Famous Fight. The cremation of the body of the late Dr. Robert Grimes of Cheyenne has revealed the bullet received by him at the Meeker massacre, where he dis­ tinguished himself, as in many other Indian engagements, as "Fighting Bob, the doctor." Then it was thought the wound would be ffttal, but Dr. Grimes recovered, and for twenty years car­ ried the missile which the surgeons were unable to locate. The lead but­ ton weighed more than die ashes of the deceased. Kdneatlon la Guatemala. In Guatemala primary instruction is obligatory for all children of from six to fourteen years of age, and that giv­ en by the state is laical and gratuitous. In 1900 instruction was being impart­ ed in 1,419 national schools, distribut­ ed thus: 493 for boys, 494 for girls, 384 for both boys and girls, 9 kinder­ gartens and 39 night schools. In Winter Use Allen's Foot-Base, a powder. Your feet feel uncomfort­ able. nervous, and often cold and damp. If you have Chilblains, sweat­ ing, sore feet or tight shoes,, try Al­ len's Foot-Ease. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Gen. Wheeler's Philosophy. Gen. Joseph Wheeler told a boys' military company at Philadelphia that if all people were good there would be no necessity for war. 'N WHEN VOIR GROCER HATS he -does not have Defiance Starch, you may be sure he la afraid to keep It until his stock of 12 oz. packages are sold. De­ fiance Starch Is not only better than any other Cold Water Starch, but contains H ox. to the packacs and ells for same money as 12 oz brands Immense Area of Texas. There are 244 counties in Texas. New York has sixty-one, Pennsylvania Bixty-seven, and Massachusetts four­ teen--a total of 142 only. Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest drop8y specialists in the world. Read their adver­ tisement in another column of this paper. A woman's club in Berlin offers a prize of 1,000 marks for the best "cate­ chism of the woman question." The 2i000 Mormons in Germany are total abstainers from alcohol, coffee, tea and worldly amusements. WHY IT 16 THE BEST is because made by an entirely different process. Defiance Starch la unlike any other, better and one-thlr.- more for 10 cents. Herr Krupp, the German gun manu­ facturer, has a fortune of nearly $60,- 000,000 and 80,u00 employes. Few people ever really want a thing until they see others chasing after it. WHEN YOU GO TO BUT BLUING, for Russ Bleaching Blue. Made by The Bum company. South Bend, Ind. An old bachelor says that matrimony Is the best cooking school. ILLINOIS ITEMS m i., * Marriage is often a successful educational institution. The Republican convention for Lee county, has been called to meet June 2, at Amboy. Vera Johnson, 7 years Old, died at Moline, as the result of injuries re­ ceived while coasting. Charles Webb, aged 21, fell on a saw­ mill carriage and was drawn on the saw s^nd killed in Perry county. , W. J. McAlpine was awarded the con­ tract for building a county courthouse at Sycamore. His bid was $89,359. The Moline molders' union, about 400 strong, has made a demand for an increase in minimum wage to $2.75. They hope to secure it peaceably, but may strike in two weeks. Every molder in Moline is a member of the union. Wesley E. Hawley, who killed Po­ liceman Ben Martin in Mowequa, has been indicted by the grand Jury of Shelby county for murder. He has asked the court to appoint a lawyer to defend him. The result of the two days' session of the missionary counci! of the Meth­ odist church was the appointment of a committee at the closing meeting to tour the Union and conduct a crusade to conquer the country with their pleats for recognition of the value of mis­ sionary work. The fifth annual convention of the Mine Managers' association, of Illinois, convened in Springfield, recommended that the organization be made a na­ tional one; that organizers be placed in the field to extend the ramifications of the organization, and that a com­ mittee be appointed to secure the rec­ ognition of the organization by the Illinois Operators' association. Mrs. Minerva Hauser, 56 years, and her son, McClelland HauBer, 25, of Eb- bert, Jasper county, were run down in Effingham by a train. Mrs. Hauser was killed instantly and her son is fatally injured. Owing to the taking in by the tele­ phone trust of the lines of southern Illinois, a meeting was held at Ben­ ton, at which a complete reorganisa­ tion was affected, to go into effect April 1. The First National bank of Collins- ville will open for business on Monday, March 3. J. W. Alexander, principal of the Douglass school, Murphyboro, has been selected to deliver the opening oration at the dedicatory exercises of the new industrial school for negro children at Bldorado, 111. Mrs. Adelaide M. Helhake has in­ stituted suit against the Quincy hu­ mane society, claiming $5,000 damages for the loss of her son, Carl A. Hel­ hake, who was drowned in the swim­ ming pool constructed by the Humane society last July. President J. F. Porter, of the Alton Railway, Gas and Electric company, announces that his company will spend upward of $100,000 in improvements, railway extensions, etc., in Alton this year. The gas plant is to be improved and will be made one of the best in southern Illinois. City Attorney Fred C. Mortimer, of Springfield, has been appointed public administrator of Sangamon county, to succeed E. S. Robinson, resigned. The jury in the case of Annie Sims against M. A. Jones returned a verdict finding the defendant not guilty, The plaintiff sought to recover $700, which, she claimed, Jones secured from her while acting as ber agent in a real es­ tate deal. The new addition to the plant of the Illinois Box company at the glass works has been completed at Alton. The addition provides for an increase in the output of the plant by nearly 50 per cent- The March term of the Christian county circuit court will be convened Monday, March 10. 6heriff Frank Zipprlch has purchased the Bernard Kingseneriff farm near Kampsville; consideration $7,519. A. W. Baxter has made application to the board of county commissioners of Calhoun county for a franchise to operate a ferry near the mouth of the Illinois river. At the next regular meeting of the town trustees a committee of Hardin citizens will urge the establishment of waterworks. After a protracted dispute between the patrons of the Clifton Terrace post office regarding the appointment of a new postmaster, George Hadley re­ ceived his commission. In the circuit court judgment by confession was rendered in favor of the Third National Bank against the city of Mount Vernon for the sum of" $6,005.68 on old claims held by the bank against the municipality. Rev. W. A. Smith, presiding elder of the Springfield district of the Meth­ odist church, dedicated a new church at Palmer and succeeded In raising enough money to pay off all indebted­ ness. The Hapgood Plow company will es­ tablish a new foundry in Alton for ma­ king Iron castings for farm machinery. John Hempfling, Sr., a veteran of the Mexican war and a member of the Jacob E. Sauen post, No. 563, of the G. A. R.. by whom he was held in high esteem as a comrade, died at Waterloo, aged 80 years. He was one of the prominent retired business men of Waterloo, a stanch Republican and a fine politician. Funeral, will be Mon­ day afternoon after Service in the Evangelical church in Waterloo ceme­ tery. 1 The Marlon County Democratic cen­ tral committee has completed arrange­ ments for holding the primary elec­ tion on March 22. A petition will be put in circulation among the residents of North Alton calling on the village board to submit to a vote of the people the question of annexing the village of Alton. The Springfield recruiting officer for the regular army Is making a special effort to secure colored recruits for service in the Philippines and in Cuba. They are wanted for the Ninth and Tenth cavalry. The E. Wade farm, near Decatur, which contained eighty acres, was sold at auction to David Patterson at $80 an acre. The Peoria Mineral company, whicb is boring for oil in Tazewell county, at a depth of 720 feet, struck a 40-foot vein of lead ore. The first 15 feet of it is said to be very good, while the rest assays at 16% per cent. Steps are to be taken by the company, to develop the find. Everett, the 13-year-old son of Lee Brewer, residing six miles southeast of Carbondale, was accidentally shot by his brother, Louis, aged 18, with a shotgun. Everett was holding his in­ fant s'ster and the shot took effect in both of his arms, one of which is so badly lacerated that it is thought am­ putation will be necessary. The babe was not seriously hurt. Anderson Brothers have purchased land near the canning factory site on the river front in Mortland's south ad­ dition, and will move their sawmill and hoop factory from Degerlia to Har­ din ih April. It Is stated that Thomas Farley will not be the manager of the Decatur baseball clutp in the "Three Eye" league. Early last fall he was engaged for that duty, but friction has arisen and Farley will not come back. Mayor George D. Locke has issued a proclamation requesting all citizens of Jerseyville to be vaccinated Immedi­ ately for the protection of the public health. A permit was Issued at Chicago for the construction of what Is planned to be the largest office building in the world. The building is ; rojected by the First National bank officers, and will house when completed 9,000 peo­ ple. It will cost $3,000,000. The Democratic county central com­ mittee at Jonesboro called a primary lor the 31st of May. William A. Tyler died recently at Binghamton, N. Y., and left an estate of $70,000. Edward P. Kirby of Jack­ sonville was named as one of the ex­ ecutors and was bequeathed the sum of $4,000. James Wood and Ivan Wood, also of Jacksonville, will each receive $3,000. An instrument bearing the signature of President James K. Polk and two bearing signatures of President Millard Fillmore were filed for record In the recorder's office at Salem. They are both land patents from the govern­ ment, the one issued by President Polk being to Lemuel Butler for forty acres of land in Meacham township, and bears date of June 10, 1848. The other two are forty acres to Seneca Sparling and sixty-nine acres to Rutherford Duncan, both *n Omega township. They are dated May 16, 1862, and December lb, 1852, respectively. Charles R. Morrison of Mount Ver­ non. chancellor commander of Jeffer­ son lodge, Knights of Pythias, is recov­ ering from a severe illness. Daniel Crabtree of Webber township celebrated his 101st birthday anniver­ sary recently, and Is remarkably well preserved for a man of his age. He re­ tains full use of his mental factultles, and physically is stronger than a ma­ jority of men not half so old. He can walk eight or ten miles without fatigue, and puts in a full day's work on the farm each day in the week. Rev. E. B. Johnson of Donipban, Mo., has accepted the call to the vacant pastorate of the First Cumberland PreBbyterlan church In Mounc Vernon. He will enter upon his duties about April 1. In thsu^roll of honor" giving official recognition to those distinguishing themselves by some unusual act of bra­ very in the Spanish-American war, re­ cently approved by President Roose­ velt, Is the name of Capt. Edward Lee Baker of Springfield, who served In the Philippines as sergeant major of the tenth cavalry. The act which won for Capt. Baker promotion and notice in military circles was the daring rescue of a fallen soldier In the taking of a Spanish stronghold in Cuba. The midwinter session of the Marion County Teachers' Association was held in Salem, with 125 teachers in attend­ ance. The Alton Railway, Gas and Electric company has awarded the contract for the construction of a steel gas-holder with a capacity of 100,000 cubic feet of gas. Katie Hess, aged 5 years, daughter of Jacob Hess, a wealthy farmer resid­ ing at Washington, Tazewell county, died from the effects of a shotgun wound in her side. The hired man re­ turned from a hunt and laid his shot­ gun loaded and cocked on the kitchen table. The 6-year-old boy of Mr. Hess picked up the gun, when tue father shouted to him to put It down and in so doing the weapon was discharged, the entire load penetrating the left side of his little sister. County Judge R. J. McElvaine of Murphysboro has announced himself as a candidate for the state legislature on the Republican ticket. Hon. George W. Smith has made of­ ficial announcement of his candidacy for re-election as congressman from the Twenty-fifth district. The public library board of Carroll- ton has adopted plans for the Carnegie library building submitted by Herbert E. Hewitt of Peoria. The building will be two stories in height and will In­ clude an auditorium and annex capable of seating 350 people. The Farmers' Co-operative company, which has .been doing business at Bethaito the last year, has been so successful that it has been decided to branch out, and it Ls being planned to make the compafiy dealers In all kinds of goods needed on the farm. The company has paid good dividends and the owners of the stock have been enabled to aeeure the highest market prices for their products. A pension of $8 a month, dating from September 17. 1900, has been allowed to Mrs. Mary Clowers of Alton, widow Of George Glower* W' . ,4^ .U•< !,. -zcfc -k F ^ * y '% ^4 */j The state auditor of public accounts has issued a permit to organize the Commercial Trust and Savings Bank at Danville. The bank will open for business with a capital of $100,000. Willie Anderson, a driver in the Val­ ley and Gulf coal mine, east of Sparta, became tangled in the chain gear of his car and had his thigh bone broken. The jury in the case of T. K. Gore vs. the Chicago & Alton railroad com­ pany for $5,000 damages for the loss of a foot while attempting to board ap:>*^L train at Joliet awarded the plaintiff- $5,304. Mr. Gore ls a son. of el-Stater 1 ^ Auditor Gore of Carlinvllle. Burglars broke Into the postoffice at£ Oconee but only succeeded In 20 cents in cash. They also visited th« IVS; " & A* stores of John Hinton and J. M. Baas,. ' > using dynamite to blow open the safes, and securing about $50. Anthony Alderson, one of the pl<m- -Nf-'i;) .• - eer settlers of Christian county, died ° ^ at his home, southeast of Pana, of- pneumonia. He was born in York-;~£'yfi| shire, England, Feb. 9, 1824, and cam* -/M' •/] to America in 1849. , \ The county Democratic central com- mittee met at Carrollton and fixed the'- time for holding the Democratic pri-~ ' .'•••6 mary election for Saturday, March 29. ?•]% Jos. Seendermann, one of the most •• prominent farmers of Tamalco town­ ship, died at his home north of Keyes- f port, aged 69 years. , A petition has been circulated among:. \ the farmers living northeast of Boul- ' f der asking for the establishment of a»$•*'#§; i rural mail route out of that place, ' $ In the county court at Edwardsvillo D. E. Burroughs, conservator of Dan­ iel C. Burroughs, spendthrift, who< was recently retored to his rights by a jury, reported a balance In his h a n d s d u e h i s w a r d o f $ 3 , 1 8 1 . 2 6 , w h i c h " " ' ' p was receipted for by said ward andt ^ t h e c o n s e r v a t o r d i s c h a r g e d . -- : ^ 4 i A mad dog caused considerable oft a scare in North Alton, through theli.) streets of which he ran amuck. Two, or three people had narrow escapes; from the teeth of the animal, but sue- ceeded in getting into shelter. The „ animal was finally killed nearly four •' miles from where it made the first attack. Fire destroyed a large barn near Godfrey, owned by Walter Merriman, The neighbors succeeded In gettingf v, the livestock out, but the other con-» tents, valued at $2,500, were destroyed^, W$|f: - Dr. D. M. Landon has tendered hla ' *j| :if resignation as surgeon at the Illtnol?• -ty. state soldiers' home, to take effect at > any time that suits the convenience " J, £ > m of Supt. Somerville. , , William Schaeffer, a farmer living - ."•i'-fl;' eight miles south of Quincy, lost hty - •M n mm • >*^fi •< -1 t m residence in a fire. The loss is esti­ mated at $3,600, on which there Is no Insurance. Col. Randolph Smith, president of the First National bank and mayor of Flora, has Issued a statement an< nouncing his withdrawal from the rac4 for the Republican nomination fot^ Congress in the Twenty-fourth district^ which is to be decided by primary; May 3. ~*t .•,< Prof. M. E. Churchill of Illinois col- lege, who went to California in search of health, has been engaged to take the place of dean in Pomona college,- S/% J Claremont, Cal., for the remainder of • '/t|, the year. '-T^Sk Harry Figuerla of Springfield In the United States District court entered plea of guilty to the charge of send-*' ing an obscene letter through the malls. He was fined $25 and costs, The Illinois Central is building at:! Champaign three large greenhouse^,, ^ to produce flowers for the decoration'1'^, of station grounds and tables of dining :' J cars of the system! Besides green* houses there will be a capacious nur-*>:^ sery, In which will be produced hardjr plants and trees to be used in the im-»*: provement of the company's property ' at stations. The Democratic county committee of Sangamon county decided to hold th4 county primaries March 15. The coun­ ty convention will be held March 18. The Decatur public library board has received the first $5,000 of the $60,000 Andrew Carnegie has donated for the public library to be erected In that . J| city. ' ':U James B. Young, aged 80 years, diet ; :|f at Galena. He was widely known la business circles, and especially to the pioneers of the Northwest _ ^ ^ %J George T. Gilliam, at one time ^ very prominent attorney of Peoria." was found guilty of obtaining money ^ under false pretenses. - :>M Merritt Chism, convicted wife mur- V;JJ derer, was taken to the Joliet peni-.-t jiy tentiary to commence his 17-year term." With good behavior his time will be> "'J reduced to nine years aad aiâ ' >'i| months. •' The Democratic Congressional com- ̂p 3 mittee met at Jacksonville and fixed "l|| '| upon August 19 as the date for hold- ing the convention. ; i ^ Defiance Starch. H ounces. 10 cents. £• „;Hj In the suit of Barbara Crooney Sj against the Farmers' Federation, the " S ̂ defendant's motion for a new trial was . 'Vi overruled. The woman was recently given judgment for $709.17 on a policy S of $1,000 held by her dead husband. 'rjj Capt. W. C. Short, who fills the? ^ chair of mathematics at Western Mill-'v tary Academy, has been appointed a' second lieutenant in the regular army;-^»^j by the President and has been or- dered to report for duty within twen- ty days. His appointment was urged by the University of Illinois, of which he was a graduate. ' rtj At Chester, Judge Hartsell denied an application for a writ of habeas corpus to secure the release of James French, a prisoner in the southern Illinois pen­ itentiary. This case, like several sim­ ilar ones recently tried, w'as heard on technicalities arising from the work- ings of the Illinois convict parole law. The Granite City proposition to give V Madison county five acres of ground. " •; and to build a $100,000 courthouse the county seat Is moved to that is meeting with much favorable com- ° ment in the western part of the coua»>' .-l^| tT* . S j L. ' %