The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-12
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention of Events Concerning
the people of Cairo and
Vicinity.

Judge VIM n. Butler has moved
into his new residence on Upper Wal
nut street. which is one of the incest
in the city.
Robert Huffman was brought from
Olive Branch yesterday by Jailer Rig
Gle and placed in the county Jail He
is charged with abandoning his fam
lily.
The Cairo Milling company has a
fine new wagon, which viii be used IN
delivering their product to the Cairo
trade. 1t was made by the Oehler
Wagon works
Lancaster 4 Rice have moved their
stock OF wall paper pictures, mould.
ings. ETC. to the building on Eighth
street formerly occupied by the I'M
perial Candy company
Mr.. p. G. Barclay, agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
yesterday paid the insurance on the
life Of the late John A. Haynes
amounting to s4,500
The recently elected officers of the
Woman's Missionary society Of the
Presbyterian church are as follows,
President Mrs. f. s. Dewey; vice
president, Mrs William Davidson;
secretary, Mrs. J. NJ Lansden treas.
lrer, Mrs, George Clark.
Mr. j G Crowley, secretary Of the
Citizens Building and Loan assoeia
ton, is busily engaged in preparing
Ills semi-annual report The annual
stockholders meeting OF this associa
ion will be held on Monday evening.
March 2lst, as stated in another col.
umn
Eggs are now retailing at Is cents
Ier dozen and are very plentiful. This
IS considered very cheap price for
gigs during the Lenten season, but 1t
is expected the price will advance just
before Easter During January they
we're 80 cents per dozen and hard to
get at that price.
The sharply contested case of the
United States vs. p. W. Sutherland
from Lawrence county. was fought to
close yesterday for the de
fendant. His attorney Mr.. s c. Lewis.
certainly deserves great credit as the
barge OF the court against Mr.. Suth.
3rland of fraudulent use Of the mails,
is very serious one His success
yas apparent in that he was offered
mother fee before leaving the court
ro0m which he was compelled to de
line.
Charges Of yagrancy were preferred
igainst Julius Walker. Ed Snorton, @
R. Chapman Jim Peyton and John
McGorey in Judge Robnsons court
yesterday Snorton and McGorey
we're dismissed Walker was fined SIS
md given a stay to leave town. while
Chapman and Peyton were fined $40
each and put in Jail The arrests were
made by Officers Mcnamara. Nichols
and Donoghue Rose Penny was ar
rested by Officer Nichols for street
walking and went to jail in default of
payment of a $40 fine
The city prisoners were busily en-.
gagged yesterday sweeping off Ohio
Leyee street pavement, There were
six negroes and one white prisoner
/ welding the brooms and shovels.
4 marriage license was issued yes
terday to George W. Nelson. aged "a
and Mrs Maud King aged p. both of
Cairo. They were united in marriage
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon BY Rev
( Z. A. Sickles. of the Calvary Baptist
church at his residence. Mr.. Nelson
is employed at + r Langan's min and
the couple will make their home in
Cairo.
Sir James A. Miller. Of 22i5 Wal.
nut street Yesterday purchased the
Goe farm at Villa Ridge from Henry
tioe for S5.i50 This includes twenty
one acres of ground. houses and fur
nishings farm Implements. etc. Mr.
Miller purchased the property for a
summer residence and will not occupy
the place until about May !. when
he viii move his family there to re-
main during the summer months. Tho
place is an ideal spot for spending
summer vacation and the propert,
IS one of the most desirable in tina
lection.
Mr. A. c. Hickman, publisher oI
the Tribune at Freeburg. Illinois, was
in the city yesterday with his wife
They were called here as witnesse
10 the federal court to testify in thu
! case Of the United States VS.. T. J
Carter ind Geo. r Campbell. VIII,
are accused of robbing the postoffic
at Dongola. Mr.. Hickman formerl,