The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-30
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention Of Events Concerning
the People OF Cairo and
Vicinity.

Mr.. and Mrs. JOSeph t0atA, OF +ll
Twentyninth street, are rejoicing
over the arrival Of a baby boy al their
home
The preliminary trial Of Frank J.
Waiter and Bob Williams charged
with killing John Blackman will be-
held this afternoon
1t is reported that Captain Wallace
D. Famsley. well known in this city
will be married on April % to youns
lady in Smithland, Ky
The preliminary hearing Of the ease
.of Robert Barry the Cairo boy who
is charged with murder in ST Louis.
was continued from Monday until TO-
lay,
Parthenia Rebekah Degree lodge
No 229, is practicing aud making al
engagements To attend the big meeting
1f Odd Fellows. which viii he held
in Carbonate next month
Il was reported here last night that
The Halfway house north of town had
burned but the report could not be
verified. Telephone communication
with the place could not be obtained
Work on the brewery is being
pushed as rapidly as possible a force
lf men being busily engaged last night
riveting the big beer kettles and do.
ing such other work as was possible
It is reported that a gang Of tramps
re making their headquarters just
,eloS the city between the railroad
racks Il il thought the high water
las driven chem from the cotton woods
lelow town
Sol Winston the negro who was ar
ested by Illinois Central OFFICER
Smith for stealing railroad iron
beaded guilty in the county court yes.
erday and was fined $40 ana costs
md twenty four hours in Jail
Il il said that two Chicago capital
sts were in the city yesterday in con
ultaton with Mayor Winter regard
ms the establishment of an electric
light system in Cairo What The ont
ONE Of their investigation will be
las not been ascertained
Wagons loads Of extra beds. mat
resses and pillows were taken ta
he Halliday yesterday to furnish
accommodations for the teachers who
ill re here tomorrow to attend the
aeetine Of the Southern Illinois
Teachers Association
Prof T. &. Clendenen received word
yesterday from Prof, Spencer super
atendent of Lawrence county schools
t LawrenceviIle that the teachers Of
rs county are waterbound and viii in
II probability be prevented from at
lending the Southern Illinois Teach
rs Association here this week
The negro Alto TAYLOR, who is
harged with burglarizing the resi-
ence Of Mr. Samuel White Sunday
esterday afternoon before Judge Rob
nson Ills bond was placed at $500
nd tie was placed in the county Jail
o await the action of the grand jury
Engine No. 81 Of the Big Four local
reight, due to arrive In Cairo at 1890
: m. was ditched al Oaktown yester
az caused by the tracks giving ava,
u result of the recent rains The
ngine was standing on side tract
aiting for orders and when the banh
gan Gazing the engineer and fire
,9an escaped
One Of the men who was implicatel
a the robbing OF a safe at Uncle Joe's
alo,ln, al coo Comm rcial avenue
en- weeks ago has returned to Cairo
nd llas been here several days un
1olested Notwithstanding he was fin
d 5000 on the ragrancy charge pre-
rrcd against him al the time of his
rial aud was given a stay to- leave
own
Considerable complaint has recently
leen made regarding the profaue Ian
uage which is heard frequently m
lhio leyee street where half drunken
aen congregate on the corners neat
entral Union station Sunday after
Don several ladies visited the Han.
az hotel and Central Union station
| nd ON their way to or from thes'
ilaces they were subjected to the in
ignity Of listening 10 the yicst o
aths, and obscene language
Ed Harris, Frank James. Howell
icBridc and John Lewis. who ver,
| IDENTIFIED by Brakeman Muton of tho
lobile and Ohio as tine men who sho
] nd robbed him at leyee junction las
| Wednesday night were given a pr,
! iminary hearing before Judge Rol
nson yesterday morning Bond wa
liked at $500 each and they are IL
he county Jail awaiting the action q
he grand jury The prisoners are al
negroes.
Fire department No ] wa Gale
the old Singer housa Al the C0rpe
Thirtyfourth and Poplar street
bout il.20 yesterday morning
mail hole was burned in the r0
hich was quickly oxiiagHshed.
There IS on display IN the attractiy
how Windows Of r. Smyta and con
any at 5oa-50j Ohio Levee street
| eanflfnI picinro. the nriein4I of Mhir