The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-28
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention Of Events Concerning
the People of Cairo and
Vicinity.

The drive well being sunk at the
new brewery has reached a depth ot
fi feet where rock OF gravel was
struck. The contractors are now
preparing to drill the wen deeper
Mr. ". W. Orr has not moved his
grocery store D. Thtry-third as was
stated and docs not contemplate do
ing So
Mr. Herman C. schuh has sold 20
Mr.. John Hodges his residence prop
crty ou the west side Of sycamoI5
street. between Twcutynfth ann
Twenty-sixth streets for $500
Julus Cholat, Leona Reynolds aud
Thomas Jonfs. three DRINKS. were ar
rested by Officers Donohue and Wat
Eins yesterday.
Prizes az she euchre given by the
Ladies Sewing circle 81 St. Joseph
parish Tuesday night were Won hy
Mrs. Martin Egau, Miss Nellie Jones
MIR " r. Walker ana Mr. James
Mccormick
Insurance Ajiusters Whiuemore.
Casswell and Walsh are in the city
in connection with settling the fire
loss OF Ellis Bros of The Fair II
Bernstein. at 9ll Commercial avenue
ana VI u Turner Of Division street
The N e. r. Il. win meet at the
residence OF Mrs J. W. p Hatcher
43l Walnut street this afternoon at
O'Clock
A meeting OF the Central Bmlding
and Loan Association was held las,
might al the Office of the secretary
Mr. N. &. Meuger The usual routine
business was transacted
A number Of people viewed the
Lawrence by moonlight last night
and some few expressed their intea
ton of arising before daylight ana
seeing the boat pass up the Nississip
pi this morning The moonlight view
Of the vessel was not a satisfying one
for though the moon shone brightly
The little destroyer looked lilse con
fused mass Of blackness
Col F L. Harris. the genial travel
ing passenger agent of the Mobile
and Ohio railroad, is in the city look
ms after the interests of the excur
sion which is being run By his road
20 ST. Louis today and which Will
doubtless be well patronized Mr.
Harris says the much talked Of high
water at East St. Louis viii not inter
tere with the excursion and he say
that the talk OF exorbitant prices foI
accommodations in the Worlds fan
city is all tommy rot Mr.. Harris
claims the supply OF food and rooms
az reasonable prices will he ample
ana thousands Of the latter will he
main unoceppied during the opening
week Of the fair
The Mound City street fair is IN
progress and reports are to the effect
that it is the largst and best ever
given in Mound City The attendance
is large aud everything is moving
along smoothly Tomorrow and sat
ur5Iay will be the big days
Nearly one hundred tickets were
sold for the Mobile ana Ohio excu,
sion to St. Louis on the early morning
train
Mr. Parker Halliday has been elect
ed to succeed Mr.. VIII Milne as RI
c.rding clerk and cashier of the loca
order of Railway Clerks Of America
Jacob Held has been chosad a dol
gate to represent the order at tho
national convention TO be hell in 81
Louis in June Abou; SIS was net;e.
by the ball given at X NJ X. C hal
recently by the order
The following officers have bee.
elected by the directors Of the Cair
Building and Loan Association Hen
ry Haseniaeger president w p
Grcaney vice.prcsidcnt; JAS II. Gal
lisau treasurer; A. Comings. sscre
tary The latter has served in thi
capacity for Tho past twenty-five year
as also has directors p A. Conant ant
H f. SpadIng