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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-10

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-10

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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19

Don't forget the class meeting al
The NJ. Il. church every Sunday morn.
ing at $3.50 A hearty welcome is ex.
tended to all.
School closed Wednesday to be
closed until Monday on account Of
the street fair
Health is good az present
The doctors are almost out OF a
job.
The bulletin boy Is doing a rush.
ing business here. Don't fail to see
Allen Richards for Cairo Bulletin.
w T. Lorrins moved to our city this
week.
Miss iona Mcdowell of East 81.
Louis was the guest Of her sister Mrs.
Birdie Burns OF this city on Wedncs-
day.
W. T. Lorrins was shivesced In
great shape on Monday night The
boys got the treat as usual.
Mrs. Della Hughes left for home
on Saturday.
S. II. Rees Is sowing grass seed this
week.
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THE BIG TREES.
a Wondrous and Awe-lnspiring Pro.
duct Of Nature, Found Only In
California.

CALIFORNIA; attractions are mostly
Of its own Kind. peculiar TO the state
and Of none Is this 40 omphaiically
true as that unique product the BIG
Trees. The age Of these colossi is
from 1900 10 1000 years. The Mari.
Dosa Grove. which can be visited
while en- route 10 the Yosemite. con
tains some Of the lIrgcst. In the Cal
averas Grove are from ninety 10 one
hundred q huge size Near Santa
Cruz s. q beautiful grove II redwood
Big Trees which will well employ a
days visit. These can be best reach
Cd b. the Unicn Pacific whose fast
trains from Missouri river reach Cali
fornia 16 hours ahead Of all compel
itors
Pamphlets and maps describing the
wonders Of California. and fun infOr-
nation about the most comfortable
and direct route 10 the Pacific Coast.
can be obtained Of J. II. Lcthrop, G.
A, 903 Olive street, 81. Louis, No.
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Grand Chain, Oct. 1s.

Grand Chain, Oct. 1s.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Carter Of Bel.
KNAPP spent Monday in our town, the
guest OF Mrs. r. G. McGill.
X. p Evers left for visit with
relatives in Kansas on Monday.
DR., 0. r. Martin of Belknap was
called here Monday in council with
Dr. Doty in the case of Edgar Berry.
son of James Berry.
Miss May Metzger visited her sis
ter, Miss Dol!ie, in Cairo last week.
Miss Annie Barthol is doing the
Fair in st. Louis this week.
Rev. Smith of indianapolis. Ind. but
formerly if this place, is here visit
ing oldtime friends.
Frederick Trueman of Cleveland,
o., lectured here in the Congregation.
al church on Monday night to
large audience. His subject was, "Da.
vid Copperfeld' in four acts. His
impersonation of the various charac
tiers was wonderfully true 70 life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19
HARRISBURG.
1899 1890 -
Oct. 1s, 1904.

Oct. 1s, 1904.
Mrs NJ. +. Cooper Of Princeton, Ind.
who has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. F. ~ CRANE, returned home Sa.-
urday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bair. a
l0-pound girl, Saturday night.
A. o. Hearne and wife returned
home Saturday from visit to the
Worlds fair
Mrs. John WATSON and daughter,
Miss Lacy. returned home Saturday
from a visit to the Worlds fair.
John Butler of Carml is visiting
his uncle. J. r. Metcalf. this week.
Mrs. w. o. Weeden who has been
visiting her mother. Mr.. John Was
son. returned to her home in Marion
Monday.
A large crowd went from here to
st. Louis Monday to attend the
Worlds fair Among these were DR.
J. r. Mitchell and wife, DIR. ]. H. Be-
ker and wife. Aaron Guard ami faml-
ly. Charles Guard and wife, Misses
Haley and Mae Praither, Brack weav-
er and wife. ID. w. Choisser and wife.
Bailey Williams. John Vinson, Frank
Robb. Charles Hughes. Mack Sewel.
Mrs. Archie Ochle, Mrs. L. S. Bsrger.
w. A. McHIaney and family, J. H.
Wooloott and wife, Albert Lancaster,
DIR. o. A. Mitchell and wife.
Mr. and Mrs f. s. WATSON Of Col
conda spent Monday in the city the
guests of the lat.er's sister, Mrs.
Gold Hughes.
A fishing party composed Of Misses
Stella Wilson. Doudine Nyberg. Cath
rine Parker, Oracle Coker, Mabel Rob
inson, Vera Martin. Mary Gaskins.
Louise Taylor. Faith Sloan and
Me-srs. Ed Wilson. an1 St Claire
B0tler. spent the day Saturday hsh-
ing on the creek near here. All re-
port an enjoyable lime
The neighbOrs and friends Of Mrs.
Julia Lee gathered a. her new home
on jackson an1 Walnut Saturday eve
Ming and gave her g surprise in the
way Of a house warming
". W Kilg0re Of Broughton has
purchase the Excelsior hotel in this !
city and will take charge next Mon |
day This formerly vas ore Of the
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ANNA.
Oct. 1e, 1904.

Oct. 10. 1904.
Beverage Dewey of Cairo spent
Sunday in Anna.
Mrs. A. ID. Bouton and daughter.
Ada. returned Monday from visi.
with Mrs. c. V. scastone at West La
fayette. Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry vim were he
guests of relatives in Ava Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Irene Cook is spending this
week with Cairo relatives.
Miss Minnie Holloman visited her
parents in Golden Saturday and sun
day.
Mrs. Lon Alger of Quincy. ILL.,. is
visiting relatives in Anna and DON
COLA this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burlingmeyer Of
Vincennes, Ind. are the guests Of the
family Of A. X. Vansickle
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Alden and Robert
H. Alden aad family returned Friday
night from a sojourn in Colorado, Cal.
ifOrnia and Wyoming.
Rev. James E. Craighesd. who was
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19

best hotels in the city. but upon the
retirement of Mrs. O2chman it has
been closed nearly all summer. The
new management proposes to main
tain its former good reputation.
Henry j. La Nair Of Nashville.
Tenn, has accepted a position as
salesman in the Famous clothing store
of This city.
A. d. Martin is in indianapolis this
week on business,
Quite a number from this city went
over to Eldorado yesterday monday
to hear Secretary James a. Rose
speak.
Tom Hughes and wife, who have
been visiting relatives in Belknap. re-
turned home Saturday.
A. c. Clark and wife, will Start for
St Louis Wednesday morning.
Mrs. W. a. Mallcnee and daughter
returned from ST. Louis Monday.
Loren Felts and wife OF Johnson
City are IN the city visiting friends
and preparing 10 move their effects
90 the former place.
Senator Pleasant r. Chapman is In
Saline county making speeches in the
interest of his candidacy for con
gress.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19
BELKNAP.
BeIknsp. Oct. II.

Belknsp, Oct. II.
Mrs. Burns and daughter returned
from st. Louis Friday.
The frs. Of the grand lectures at
the church was a success.
Lester Burns was in our city thurs
day. He has been in Charlottesville
Mo- for the past three years.
There win b. republican speakirg
in our city OF Thursday evening. Oc-
toJer IS. at 1880. Jgdge A. K. Wick
ers Of Vienna will address the people.
All the republicans should turn on.
and give this gentleman a hearing.
Mr.. J. s. Hogg OF Vienna was in
our midst Friday
Dir. J. Z. Evers Of Grand Chain was
IN our city October g. He was here
trying 10 buy properly 50 we under.
stand.
Joe Hawkins left for Harrisburg on
Thursday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19

The Z. B. of F., colored society,
Is erecting creditable building on
Main street, between East First and
East Second. 1t is to be two stor.
les high, the first floor to be let for
business uses and the second to ar
ford quarters for benevolent societies
IF the secret variety.
Mrs Ebbs, wife of Captain Harry
Gibbs. lately enjoyed a stay of sew
oral days with her mother in St.
Louis.
Mrs. Mamie Wright visited friends
in Cairo. among them Mrs Frank
Finley, on Saturday
Miss Allie Mertz has returned from
1 ten-days' look at the exposition.
Otto Caubel and family of Sandus.
Ey, have been the guests OF Mr.. John
lead and family.
Mrs. Dora Armstrong who lately
sustained severe case of lagrippe.
IS convalescent.
Mrs. Ella Watkins has spent a week
1t the Fair.
Miss Williams of Wicklffe, a sis
,er TO Mr. Thomas Williams, has
been the guest of that gentleman and
Mrs. Williams.
Lovers of the light fantastic will
rememb9r that entertainment of that
sort Is announced TO be given at Lei.
digh's hall at Meridian on Halloween
evening, the 27th inst.
Miss Blanch Hogan has made a Wis.
IL of several days with friends in Chi
cago.
Mr.. Charles Jones of Joppa has
been here to see his sister, Miss Jes
sic, who is attending the Lowell pub
lie school.
Alex James has returned to his
home in Belleville, H., after a visit
Of two weeks with his cousin, win
Kreitner.
Ben Zimmerscheid of the Big Four
office has returned from n visit with
his parents in Edwardsvlle, III. He
was at the Fair for q few days.
Mrs. William Wilson is back from
he, exposition.
Mrs Mary Conley and her two
daughters, Misses Mollle and Kate,
ately enjoyed trip to the famous
in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin are
a visit from their daughter,
Hrs. Key Mason, of Paragould, Ark
A. NJ. Stein and family of Denver,
,olo., who spent several days with
elatives in this city and in Mt. Car
ael. have returned to their home
ir, Stein is a brother to Mrs. j. S.
filler, wife of the Big Four station
gent.
At the November election the vot-
rs of Pulaski county will be asked
o cast their ballots on the question '
repeating the present road law AMI
for a new arrangement.
he road law as at present construct.
.. provides for two road sommission-
RS and a clerk in each of the FIVE
Dad districts OF the county. The ;
ost Of maintaining these road dis
TITS III cbtAaAAte mas bttn dUVfOA1- !
lately $3.50 year. The plan to be
resented to the voters is to abolish !,
ne district commissioners and en- :
over the county commissioners to !.
ppoint a superintendent for each dis :,
-ict. BY this plan. If approved of by :,
lie voters. the county commissioners :,
i'll be held directly responsible for
he condition of the roads. and the ex-
ense Of looking after them will be :
realty reduced.
The Misses Ida Sitter, Augusta
and Hazel Kennedy Of
iounds drove to this city on Sunday .
'ternoon to mingle with friends =
The game of ball in this city on :
inday afternoon was between the :
ound City Blums gad TIE Athletics =
Cairo. The latter defeated the for ?
er by such ridiculously overwhelm- :
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, OF the contracting parties bring suit
against him for issuing the license
and prove that he or she lis not OF
legal age. According TO a state law
the clerk would be compelled 10 pay
a fine OF $500 for issuing marriage
license In case of this kind. Rather
than take the risk OF being fined
$500, he compells both the parties to
answer, under oath, certain questions
that appear in this book, This done
he issues the license. Now, If any
persons should swear falsely as to
their age and relationship, the blame
would rest upon them and the clerk
would not be liable TO the fine.
Your full name, please" Is the
clerks first request made OF the appll-
cant, The name of the young man is
carefully written in the blank space
prepared for II.
THE name of the bride. please, ["
then asks the clerk, and likewise il
is carefully recorded in the space al.
lotted to it. The name of the city.
county and state in which each par.
ty resides Is next written immediate.
ly following the name. Next, they
swear that they are of legal age, the
bride over IS and the groom over 81,
according to the Illinois state mar
riage law They then affirm that they
are not related, or If SO, to what OK
tent. In this state, first cousins can
not marry.
After answering these questions
the clerk administers the following
oath, to which the contracting parties
and the clerk attach their names:
:. ..............., being duly sworn
depose and gay that they are ac-
quainted with the contents Of the
above application for marriage II
cense subscribed to by them, and that
The statements contained in the said
application are true to the best OF
heir ability. Subscribed to and
worn before me this -. 49,. day OF
........., in the year of ON Lord
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGIBORS

elected chairman of the Home Mis-
sion committee at the last session OF
the presbytery, left Monday to attend
meeting of the synod a. Rock Is.
land
Mrs. Augusta Ullerback who has
been visiting In Anna for few days.
returned to her home in Cordell. Okla,
Tuesday morning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19

HOW MARRIAGE LICENSES
ARE OBTAINED IN CAIRO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RI u !. !. . sssss

How many persons. young men es
pecially, know how a marriage license
Is procured In the state Of Illinois. or
more properly, In Ca!.o. the county
seat OF Alexander count
We venture to say thlt there are
many who are not familiar with the
legal detail, nninteresting, perhaps
but nevertheless necessary before q
man can marry the woman of his
choice.
Two Young people find that they
love each other, or at least they think
they do, and come to the conclusion
that they can never be perfectly hap
by and contented except as life part
ners. For example, they start for
the court house at Cairo, which. of
course, will represent any county seat
in the state of Illinois, and go before
the county clerk for the purpose of
securing license 10 marry Per-
haps the parties i've in Cairo, again
they may live In the county often
in the adjoining states of Kentucky
and Missouri, and they may reside
in or near any town or city In the
United States or her possessions.
No matter where they reside, il they
wish to marry in Cairo or any town
IN Alexander county, they are requir-
ed to come to the court house Ia or
der TO get a license.
Suppose, the contracting parties de-
eide to marry in Cairo. They make
their appearance at the court house,
and at the southwest end OF the hall
ON the first floor they find door on
which are Tie words, County Clerk.
Through that door they enter and
make known to the clerk the purpose
Of their call, although the clerk or
one of his deputies are aware of THAI
as they enter and even before the
young man speaks.
factions Louder Than Words"
There on the clerks desk is Alex !
lnder county's "Gretna Green" box |
4 little green leather-bound volume |
which differs somewhat from the |
)onderous volumes in which court en- |
-rieS arc made. 1t is much smaller |
md apparently does not wear the som
Der. ultra legal air that seems to en-
;hroud the dry old court house rec
,rds X has an appearance of cheer !
illness, which especially becomes il, /
or this little volume is Cupid's day
jook, and withal, the most import
mt book In the court house. When in
Is accustomed place, II Hes upon the
Jerks desk. and there would seem
o be no occasion for anyone but the
.lerk himself to handle it, and he,
,nly, when compelled to do so By
hose wounded by Cupid's darts. Ney.
rtheless, ii is disturbed. Newspaper
eporters make dive for ii as soon
s they enter the office. Grave and
distinguished lawyers ana cxultine
arsons open il ont of pure absent'
ana occasionally inquisi-
i've visitors peep into 1t just to see
that is in 1t. No matter how much
is handled, it rarely leaves the
Jerks desk. On its back are the
ords, Applications for Marriage L. |
ense' t
Now. this is the book the clerk OPP ;
MS when the young man states the
ature of his errand The primary q
urpose of this book il the protection +
the county clerk. For instance, {
20 persons appear before the clerk
al apply for a marriage license. They i
ate that they are of legal age. The i
erik issues the license. A short L
me afterwards the parents of one {
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ing odds that the vanqulshed min,
We're wellnigh scandalized. 1t is il
the Mound City boys to play irespec
table game, and they actually put III
that sort when the whole team get II
: the notion and go in for keeps. ;
When they get walloping such as
| they sustained on Sunday, it is be
cause a majority of them either get
into state Of Indifference, crank
ness or downright Incidence They
should pull together and afford efforts
that are worthy Of being looked al
or disband-they have humbugged
large crowds Of onlookers clear up To
the limit
villa Ridge have announced to their
friends that they will give an enter
tainment at Grange hall on Friday
evening, the 21st inst Miss Myrtle
Parker of Vienna viii read number
of selections and good vocal and
instrumental music will be afforded
by local talent.
The Orpheum Stock company win
make a weeks stand az the Opera
aouse, beginning this (Mondayl ey.
aning.
Miss Bessie Ashbrocker of Cole
City, Mo, has been visiting Miss
Pear. Shannon, her cousin.
Lawyer l.. NJ. Bradley has returned
from a stay OF two weeks with his
family in st. Louis
j. w Read, proprietor of the news
depot, has an attack of lumbago In
the small part of the back that we'll
nigh renders him an invalid.
This season is record-breaker in
tho way Of house building, Mound
City is enjoying the variety of pros
perity that prospers.
There Is not an empty house In
town, unless already spoken for.
T. M. Ford of the big dry goods
store. spent last week at the Fair in
st. Louis.
Mrs. Katie Moll has gone TO Cairo
for permanent residence.
Joe Lutz has been to the s..
louis exposition.
Miss Pearl Shannon is visiting re
atives in Cole City. Mo.
Harry Handley and family have
ipent a week viewing the attractions
II st. Louis.
Miss Edna Stiles, of Memphis, is
,isiting Mound City relations.
Hugh Conley and Frank McCrack |
IN have been doing the exposition for
/ few days.
Miss Retta McGil of Houston Tex
s the guest of Robert c. McGill.
Edward Westermann and bride
ave finished their wedding tour and
eturned home.
A. w. Williamson and wife have
een viewing the popular attractions
n st. Louis.
Walt Hutchinson, editor of the En-.
erprse, accompanied by his wife,
as been looking AT the big Fair in
It. Louis.
Ed Nelson of Metropolis was among
he erstwhile friends here few days
60
Mrs. Joe Mertz has been visiting
er friend, Mrs. b. II. Wing in Cairo.
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Miss Rlchgirl- Really, ia, It is cruel
20 ask GEORGE 70 wait untl spring He
says If cur marriage is postponed he'll
die.
Old Gcntleman-Oh. well, III lend
BIZ. enough &c pay his board New
YORK Wnehl%
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19

The man who carries his bills neat
iy folded In pocketbook and his
odd change in purse Is never so lib
eral as the man who carries his bills
In wad In his vest and his odd
change loose In his trousers pocket
Somoryille Journal.
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When all the questions have been
satisfactorily answered, the clerk or
his deputy Issues q marriage license.
This iG neatly printed white paper
with picture of wedding engraved
at the top. A fee of 81 is charged
and this gees to the county and is re.
ported to the board of county commis-
sioners by the clerk.
When a marriage license is issued
here, the marriage ceremony must be
performed in the county.
Very few days pass without en-.
,tlos being made in the Cupid day
book, which is open from s to G
O'Clock every day except Sunday and
licenses arc sometimes issued even
Gu that day.
AS a rule. The prospective groom
has informed himself as 10 the re.
quiremcnts Of the law when he pre-
rents himself for license, but OF.
ten he Is not.
On several occasions the clerk or
his deputies have been Weakened from
their midnight slumberg to issue
license.
When the parties are not Of legal
age it is necessary that either the
parent or guardian should give their
consent in writing.
The requirements for obtaining a
license are simpler in iii
nois than in nearly any state Of the
union, and Cairo is the "Gretna
Green" of this sectica CT the country.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19

American Travellers Good spenders.
1t is estimated that about 4.50J trav-
elcrs from the United States have
visited Greece during each OF the last
four years. and have annually left
about 81 100000 in the kingdom.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19

The Barkeep's Percentaoe

rae men who draw the beer from
legs in Munich restaurants get no pay
from the proprietor They are re-
sponslble fer certain number OF
glasses each keg; whatever they can
sell beyond that. by not quite illliDg
the mugs. Is theirs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19

IN 1873 In Germany 1900 600 trees
aTo sald to have been destroyed in
the Hartg forest alone by two small
species OF beetles. The lorvao bur.
row beneath tie bark and thur cause
the Injury to tho growing trees.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-19
The Morning After

Sold Everywhere. In boxes 1oc. and &c.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19

to get the record, has confirmed the
nomination. The case has been
carefully covered up to this time,
but, since the object sought has
, been attained, there can be no tu-
, ture incentive for keeping the mat
ter covered up and it would be a
wise plan to proceed in such a man
ner that the entire record would be
brought out.
The people want to know the
facts; they want to be able to judge
for themselves whether this is or is
not a proper appointment. They
want to know wether the president
has been deceived or whether the
case was so cleared up that nothing
remained against the appointee. If
there be nothing against him, the
people would like to learn what it
was that caused every department
dealing with the appointment to
hesitate so long before indorsing it.
Again, people who patronize the
Office wish to know whether we
have fit man in the position of
assayer-in-charge, and in the inter-
est of the business of the Office the
boint should be cleared up.
Mr.. Woolley. with the co-opera-
ton of his supporters, should be
able to get the record released.
The department could have no OBJ
ject in suppressing the record if the
defence were DESTROYS of having it
made public. Will all those who
contributed statements, or afidavits
in the interest of the defense unite
in a request to the department to
make the entire record public?
Perhaps they would do that, and
probably their example would be
followed by those making state
ments to the special agent. The
department could not then refuse
to publish the record if it were
shown that it was necessary to clear
up the standing of the appointee.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19

.
hill is complete or practically so
and pudding has probably begun.
The work of putting in the new
head gate was completed last Mon
day night. There is now but one
thing that needs cause anxiety, and
that is the financial end of the bus
mess. IF money can be raised on
bonds or otherwise to keep the
work moving, the canals will be
running good heads of water by the
18th of April, and they will have
ample time to season and settle be-
fore the irrigation season opens.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19
A Happy Romance

Wednesday at 800 p. m. Miss
Harriet N. Zeigler of Danville,
Iowa, alighted in Caldwell from the
west bound passenger train. At
the station she met George w. Fon-
ner, a faithful and devoted lover Of
eight years standing. Mr.. Former
had been living in California until
recently, when he came to Idaho
and was soon overcome bv that
sweet influence which belongs to
the Gem of the Mountains and i'm
peIs every young man who comes
here to marry and settle down in
comfort and happiness. So he ap-
pealed to his old sweetheart, and
like sensible woman she Welded,
These loving twain were made one
at the Methodist Parsonage, Rev,
lehman officiating, that same dav
May happiness and prosperity attend
them in their Payette home where
all the fruits of earth come forth in
abundance and flourish in perfec.
ton.