The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-21
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention Of Events Concerning
the People of Cairo and
Vicinity.

Frank TORY writes from st Peters
burg. Fla. where he went for hi
health, that he is improving rapidly
and is feeling much better,
/ Frederick Bross is now yice-presi
I dent Of the Bo,1ad Jewelry company
of st. Louis. He was travelling rep
resentative of the firm for seYera
years.
The Central Union or Bell tele
phone company, has asked the city
council Of Mound City for a franchise
in that town. The council tabled the
ordinance
Drs. John r Walsh aud f. F. Cor
don have been appointed by Judge
Dewey as commission TO inquire
into the sanity of A b. Stewart better
know as Bat" Stewart
Cache is the name of new village,
a plat Of which has been filed with the
county recorder 1t is situated about
mile above Beech Ridge where the
Thebes branch Of the Illinois Cen
trial crosses the Mobile 4 Ohio
The third petition to incorporate
Future City as a village has been re
fused BY Judge Dewey The petition
was not drawn up according to law,
the boundaries Of the proposed vii
lage NOT being properly described.
Two cases We're before Judge Robin,
son yesterday John Carrot was fined
$40 for disorderly conduct and is serv,
iug a Jail sentence John Lucus was
fined So for ragrancy and given
stay OFFICER Wilson made both ar,
rests.
Mr. Austin Hin and Miss Margaret
Walters were recently married at
Campbell. No. The groom was for,
merry bookkeeper at the Andrew Lohr
Bottling Works ana the bride was
Il one time employed as milliner at
Mrs. Brackets millinery store.
Mrs julian S Jackson will enter
tain at her home on Seventh street
This afternoon in honor OF Mrs, c, r
Woodward Of Lockport n Y
Prof T C. Clendenen will speak at
the Y. NJ c A. rooms Sunday after
noon on the subject Value OF Edu-
cational Ideas
T. II. Smith. better known as
Pap Smith. who has been running
IN engine on the Mobile & Ohio
railroad for nearly thirty years and
was known as the Oldest engineer on
the road. died at his home in jack
son Tenn. Tuesday morning at the
age Of rs years.
An absolutely hre-proof asbestos
curtain has been ordered for the
Cairo opera house and will be install
ed in few days. This, with the other
Improvements which have been made,
viii make the Cairo theatre entirely
iafe from fire aud patrons will feel no
lesitancy in attending performances
1t this popular play house.
A new indoor game Of ball is now
being played at the Alexander club
I is known as town ball" and affords
much amusement The rules govern
ing the game are similar to those Of
town ball and when
batter is put ont each player adj
yances in position until he finally gets
to bat The game is meeting with
much favor as any number Of players
nay participate
The Royal Neighbofs lodge an aux
iliary of the Modern Woodmen. held
their regular meeting last night in
alexander hall after which refresh
ments were served and a general good
time had by those present. The social
part of the evening was In honor Of
DR. and Mrs F. NJ Harrelll, who leave
for Texas in few days, where they
go for the latter's health. Mrs Har.
rell was presented a handsome tea
set by members Of the lodge
A leap year reception will be held
1t the desidence Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Cunningham on Tuesday
ayening January 90. by the gentle
men members of the Presbyterian
church It is said that the affair will
be generally entirely by the mas
culine members who viii attend to
the serving and all minor details
Some unusual features are expected
md some Of those who expect to
attend and are not in the confidence
IF the leaders are whispering ques.
ions about cigars. pipes and few
If mans closest companions.
Welded IN CHICAGO.