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Belleville strike and varied Illinois news items
Belleville carriers on strike. Fayette county farmer yields 1513 pounds of wool from 15 sheep. Peoria cigars worth over 500000 dollars produced annually. Bunker votes to build its own electric plant. Springfield traveler Jos Murphy heir to 15000 pounds in England. Miners' Union of Freeburg to join July 8 parade. Edwardsville firm to supply White House flag staff. 12000 U.S. mules sold for 1200000 dollars. Ivesdale hemp farming expands. Staunton stores drop 8 oclock summer closing. Lightning strikes fatal at Moneaqua grave. Greenville gold pen fraud fined. Belleville post office May receipts. Greenup approves new waterworks. Mt Vernon allocates funds for lights water sewerage streets. Shurtleff College endowment reaches 50000 dollars. Northern towns to be connected by independent telephone lines. Clarkesville incident with slain city marshal amid mob lynching. Frank Greenwood proves 35 mile run in 8 hours 15 minutes. Carlyle paper mill hailed as major project. Chicago and Alton miners urge State Board of Arbitration. End.