The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-23
THE ROUGHS.
THEIR ANNIVERSARY EAEK
CISES.
We briefly alluded yesterday 70 the
celebration by the Rough and Ready ire
company. on Tuesday night last, Of The

company, on Tuesday night last, oil the
18th anniversary Of that crgan'zaAoh
but the festivities wcrc ot SO rt'y char
act,r a. to demand more than "a passing
notice.
Th'r9 "a nobody vb' con .' thing.
about nn ouginc house with h ''cf tnst"
than Joe Ncrfun, Charley Frank, John
KUhler Louis Blattau, Chr ORTIZ, and
number more Of tho Rough boys aud
these boys, who run with the
machine, got up tho engine housc in gala
style They decorated 1t wish Chinese
lanterns aud made it look uec q country
b-ilo on fsir.1ay--as pr.tty as good
looking house could be made TO lo,h ~
it: .hoviest hit and tucker.
Tho Delta band on tn, roof ct tho
! building woke musical echoes IN the
ueichhorhOoI during couple of houts,
and succeeded In congrcsstins within
est-shot Of tho charming noises made by
the band, more men, women, boys and
girls than wo care TO state.
At abou, 10 o'clock the band retired
| from the roof to the room On the fret floor
whore n lunch had been prepared. When
We say thu, that luuch vanished We but.
expires, = tAiu. idea of tho lightning rap
iiity Of lis departure. We saw /. b.. =
| moment.
After the isnch had been disposed Of
and = little Milwaukee beer had been
taken il, after the Del:as had tuned their
horns to several tunes and the Couccrdis
had gwen to the company taste Of i.s
mos. eKeol,en vocal Inusic,there were calls
for speeches.
10 response 10 several calls, Mr.. OIcrly
male few remark. about fro, and pro.
7cr.y, and self-sArdcing deyolen to duty,
and the future Of Cairo, and 80 forth
There was then Gpplsuso, and music by
the band, the kettle drum taking louder
than the big horn. The big drum sound
cd like stage thunder and the cymesl.
clAsped with great industry after
which there WAS good song spl7nlidiy
sung by the C5ucgrlis, Sehlesinger lead
ing.
Then loud cries for Bros, brough. ,hs
gentleman 70 BIZ. feet, aud for time b,
spoke 10 the poin. and tho hes, kind o
good sense az he always doss. Then To-
applause again, and the Deltss al,
the Concortia, followed by cries 70
Mayor Wood.
His Honor va, q little backward, bu
the boys d. !ss, brought. him t. time an,
to hi, feet, and made him speak. he OK
pressed his appreciation of the ercellenc
Of the Cairo ire department in a hand
some manner, aud, as chief executive c
tho city, thankei tho boys sor their yea
Applause again, and the Deliss and ID
COncordia.
Then tho cries were for Schuh, sn
Schulz had 10 respond. lie said be va
contemplating the possibility Of becomin
q candidate for the Legislature, bu. La
no. ye. fully msdo up HE mind to DO =
when he did he would practice speaking
but ua.il then he would DO nothing else bj
sing. But he did. lie paid few han,
some compliments 20 the Rolghs, and vi
= warmly applaLded.
Mr.. II Myers, treasurer Of tho con
psny, was very attentive 10 the fe gues
present, and was, as no always 10, the so
- Of the company. Beerwar! also contr.
u,ed his share to the pleasures Of the occ
). non. Taken al in all, i: was jolly o
, casion. We shall no. look upon its Ill
sgsin-for year.