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Draper Granted New Trial Amid Local Crime and Civic Notes
Jacksonville murderer Draper has been granted a new trial by Judge Shirley. Reports from Worden describe William Schuette killed by a grindstone accident. Rockford sportsmen form a 150-member group to enforce state game laws. Edwardsville coal project begins with sinking work. Champaign hosts the Illinois Farmers Institute with 300 delegates. Champaign enforces bicycle sidewalk rules. Fire Chief Price fined for pedaling on the walk. Mine Examiners to meet in Springfield March 1 to test candidates for mine roles. A large timber wolf pack spotted in Edgar county prompts organized hunt. United Mine Workers convention in Springfield votes to fund General Bradly defense but loses. A horse that eats sheep terrorizes Boone county farmers near Claysville. A $10,000 tax-reporting suit against Henry Brenner seeks to settle tax evasion claims near Quincy. C B Q freight up 800 cars daily. last year grain cars to Chicago total 67,858. livestock cars 68,859. Union Pacific orders removal of women clerks, replacing them with men. Mrs. Cox of Texarkana dies with infant after clothes ignite. Mrs. Reinhardt of Louisville suspected to have swallowed a tadpole. Rushville merchants duped by green goods sample scheme. Shipman Bank robbed. $39 in coins taken. burglars fled before capture.