The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
CARBONDALE.
FRIDAY.

MIR and Mrs. A. r. Vancil are visit
Inc the families of r. j. Miller and
f. M. Watson
Senator'S Dan Campbell and CA
Mueller, both of Chicago, were in the
city yesterday, the LATER attending
the senatorial convention in Cairo
The State Normal university closed
yesterday at noon in order to present
the faculty and such of the students
as desired to attend the Southern IL.
linois Teachers association in Cairo
Those attending are: President
Parkinson, Profs. Browne, Allen,
Shryock, Wertz, Hammond, Smith, Da.
Wis, Ellis and Colyer
NJ B. Hawkins transacted business
today in Mound City
Superintendent and Mrs. c. L. Ew
ing returned yesterday evening from
st. Louis.
George l.. Hagler transacted bus
mess yesterday in Murphysboro
The Farmers Relief association
wbQ recently secured a franchise to
run telephone line into the city and
who already have quite an extensive
system in the country, yesterday pnr.
chased a complete outfit for the new
service.
Reports received this morning
from Heiger indicate that the labor
problem at that new town recently
constructed by Joe Letter, reached q
serious point this morning Letter
has refused to recognize the labor
unions and as the mine workers re.
fused to work the conditions are
9Tave. The new mining year begins
today and for weeks it Is claimed
hat imported help from Chicago
Mostly Italians as top men and col.
)red men for miners, have been TAX
IN to the town and this morning were
nut to work
County Surveyor W, f. Hughes Is
n Herrin on business,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse j. Winters and
laughter. Helen, left this morning
or Villa Ridge, whore they will visit
bAf. Winters mother, Mrs. Laura H.
spencer.
Attorney A, l.. Spiller returned last
light from an extended trip through
northern Illinois and southern Wis
eOnsin.
Misses Grace and Jennie McCourt
daughters Of Assistant General Su.
)erintendent H. McCOurt, of Mem
,hls. Tenn. are guests during Easter
If Miss Babel Bowyn.
Rev. II. G. Bennett is assisting Rev
A. j. Reynolds in services at the
christian church in De Soto
A contingent of about thirty Nor
nal students departed this, morning
for'Cair5 to attend the Southern ILL.
aois Teachers association.
G. H. Goodall, of Marion. was trans
lcting business in the city yesterday
lfternoon.
Lewis Mccoy, of Golconda, was q
city visitor today
The sad intelligence reached this
city this morning of the death at mid
night last night of Allen Penrod, at
Ills home two miles southwest of
9oskydell, of blood poisoning Mr.
oenrod had been a sufferer for some
weeks with general debility, but not
until the present week was his con
lition considered serious. Mr.. Pen
rod was about AZ years old. He had
been identified with the schools Of
Jackson county for over 20 years AMI
his time was considered one of tie
best instructors and disclplinarians
If the section. Five years ago he
abandoned school work and since has
been a fruit solicitor and farmer He
leaves a wife and one son. Judge w
f. Ellis. of Murphysboro, and Prof
Il. W. Beecher, Of Buncombe, are
br0thersin-law of Mr. Pcnrod. The
funeral will be held Sunday from the
Congregational church at Makanda
interment probably taking place at
the Zimmerman cemetery.