The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-05
The Daily Bulletin.
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GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS
Additional locals on third page.

~, Mr.. Nat Prouty celebrated his fifty
fourth birthday Tuesday night, by enter
tanning a number of friends in royal man.
ner.
ice, wood and kindling, at City Brew
cry, Jacob Klee. If
Remember the Musicale tonight at
the residence of ]. NJ. Lansden, Esq, and
the refreshments that will be served by the
young ladies of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Ben Barnhill desires his customers
to know that he has opened his meat shop
again, corner Washington and 14th street
1t will be open morning and evening
through the summer. 1t
Yesterday negro named Thomas
jackson was arrested by Chief Myers and
jailed to await the arrival of an officer
from New Madrid where he is wanted for
burglary A reward ST S25 was offered for
his capture
From the report of the librarian to the
City Council at its last meeting, it appears
that the number of books in the Library
are 1887; number taken out during the
fiscal year. 1913; numbered received as
donations, 40.
All the contractors having obligated
themselves to do certain filling on various
streets in the city have been instructed to
60 to work as soon as possible. There is
considerable of this kind of work to be
done, but how can it be done in this kind
of weather.
MIR. George II. Bslock, formerly of
the firm of Blelock & Co., this city, but for
last ten years or longer in business in New
ioFk, passed through the city Tuesday on
his way south from St. Louis where he had
Visited his brother who built what is known
as the bIeIock house, corner of Seventh and
Walnut.
--Dr' Strong lett yesterday afternoon by
raj Tor Cleveland, Ohio, in response to
telegram sunImoning him at once to the
bedside Of his aged father who had been
lying at the point of death for several days.
lhs telegram did not state that the old
gentleman had died, but that was the Dr's.
presumption.
There is an unexpendcd balance of six
thousand six hundred and forty. one dollars
anu eleven cents in the City Treasury from
iastyears tax levy, after all the expenses Of
Inc city government and all claims AGAINST
the city that fell due during the year were
paid. So much for the senseless cry about
the city living beyond her income.
MIR, Benjamin Rosenwater was in the
city several days last week and this and
lett Tuesday night. He reports his soan
mandatory at Eureka Springs in -four
ishlng condition, though not yet as fully
developed as it is intended to be. He l,f,
Eureka Springs Friday of last week, and
says about Mr.. Koeher that he was much
improved, though there was doubt of hi:
ultimate recovery.
Mr. Stevens, Superintendent of the
wabash road, was in the city week or ten
uays ago and in conversation with the
Mayor he said that the promised filling or
commercial Avenue, by the company
would not be abandoned on account Of tb,
feceiVership of the ROAD, but would be don,
al soon as practicable The dir r., H..
work will probably be taken '.,... .s,, ..,
incline at the point.
In the County Court yes,.,l4y ,-., On.
tested tax cases were on trial a. r,y ,-...
the court listened to argument f...,.. ".
Mulkey for the plaintiffs, in the fg,e.,l.
and from Mr.. Linegar for the bondholdsr
in the afternoon. This morning Mr. Mul
key will close the argument for the plain
tifs. States Attorney Leek appears 70
the County Collector and made his arpu
ment Tuesday. The cases will probably b
concluded to-day.
1t will not be very long now befor
the Comique will have to close its doors Oh
Council.meeting rights, for the want o