The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-10
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention of Events Concerning
the people Of Cairo and
Vicinity

terday to John b Simpson and Rachel
W Brock both of Birds Point
Mr.. Chris Mertz who has been a
resident of this county for many
years. died on his farm in Dog Tooth
Bend on Tuesday
The w. G T q will meet at :
O'Clock this afternoon with Mrs Wm,
Davidson on Tenth street
Unless better FIRE protection is given
Paducah. it is said that insurance
rates will be advanced about p pei
cent in that city
A noyena for the single and married
men Of ST Josephs parish will begin
on next Sunday. Services will he held
every evening for nine days
The sewing circle Of ST. Patricks
church will meet at the residence Of
Mrs. Frank Schaaf on lower Walnut
street tomorrow afternoon.
Julian Lewis. son of Prof J c.
Lewis Of the Sumner school Is nurs.
ing a fractured leg which he received
by jumping og a swiftly moving street
car.
Miss Marion Wright will entertain
the Thursday afternoon card club at
the residence Of her uncle, Mr. NJ c
Wright. 901 Walnut street this after
noon
The Daughters Of Rebekah are pre-
barring to give a mask sociable at SAT
ford hall on April l. for the benefit
of the Orphans Odd Fellows home
at NATION.
AZ the regular meeting OF Ascalon
lodge No. 81 X Of p tonight Judge
W. 5. Dewey will make an interesting
talk to the members on subject not
pertaining to the order
Brick work on the foundation OF
me Of the cottages being erected by
Potter Saup at 1911 Washington avenue
II progressing rapidly and the old
house on the adjoining lot is being
moved preparatory TO building a mod
ern cottage on the site
In the federal court Yesterday J +
Brown WAS sentenced to six months
imnrisonmeut in the ST. Clair county
Jail for sending obscene letters tlroue,
the mail James Becker OF Makanda
was acquitted of the charge of selling
liquor without a license Four in-
lictments were returned bv the grand
ury.
Mr. GAYLORD Davidson, OF Quincy
H. superintendent of agencies of the
Mutual life Insurance company OF
New York. was in the city yesterday
He appointed Mr. f. ). Dewey the
afro agent of the company and the
latter viii establish himself in some
neat office for business. within the
next few days
The case against Winter Brothers
for erecting frame building in the
ire limits of the city without asking
permission OF the council came mp in
'ity Magistrate Robinsons office yes
terday morning and was continued
lill next Tuesday. pending the action
)f the city council In the meantime
he building operations have stopped
The ri Rev George Franklin Sey
nur bishop of Springfield. will visit
afro on Palm Sunday March p of
ciating al the Church OF the Redeem
ar at morning service and at st. MI
rhael's. colored mission. in the even
ng The Saturday previous Bishop
seymour will visit and Monday night
he will spend al Anna
The many friends of Mr. George f.
| lancy the Cairo actor who appeared
lere with the Eben Holden" com
nmy. arc wondering what became ol
'im and will be pleased 10 know that
ne is playing with the Alvin Jusiin.
COMPANY a rural play which is now
touring the states OF New York Mas
achusetts and Maine He sold hi,
interest in the Ehen Holden com
pauy and now owns one third inter
st in the Alvin Joglin' company IN
Per the management OF Wilder RIOS,
md Clancy
Mr. Peter Saup and Mr. 4. Bott,
has purchased the property al 81.
commercial avenue formerly occupie,
| by Fcuchter Bros wholesale whiske,
house which burned recently. Thes,
gentlemen have also bought the lot 81
Sixth street In the rear of X. Lehninei
tailor shop. thus ahordng an Quite
on Sixth street from the other build
ing. Another purchase made by then
is the building at pos Sixth street /,
The rear Of J. COINS clothing Store
now occupied by J. G.. TAYLOR As ;
boarding house Messrs. Saup aus
l'otto have not yet decided what the,
J will do with the property but vii
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