The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-12
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention of Events Concerning
the People Of Cairo and
Vicinity.


board will be held at $50 o'clock this
/ afternoon at the home.
The brewery has received another
ear of malt and are preparing TO raise
steam to operate machinery for drir-
I ing the 300 foot We'll
/ Mrs Frank Thomas won the prize Of
4 $40 for selecting the name "Tri-sta;e
Cafe. for the new restaurant to be-
opened by John Grimes, on CONNER
cial avenue, soon
A son was born April s to Mr. and
Mrs James NJ Mclean Of lndianapo.
lis Mrs Mclean was formerly Miss
Maud Dupree. of this city, and is a
sister OF Mrs Stephen Potter
Miss Katherine Ward. who visited
Miss Gussie Steinhouse a few years
ago died at her home in Greenyille
Texas, Easter Sunday She made
many friends during her stay in Cairo
The Cairo Eagles. who went to Muir,
physboro Sunday had a good time
and were royalty treated A lodge
Of about 100 was organized, Fully
thirty-iiye Cairo Eagles participated
in the work
Tonight is the second regular
monthly meeting OF the city council.
The committees on police, Jail and fire
and pumps and water supply, and the
board Of health were in session last
night arranging matters for the con
sheraton Of the city fathers
Superintendent ] A Frink. Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
and Assistant Superntendents Martin
Calvin, s Il Miller and William O
Shourd have returned from St Louis
where they attended a meeting OF
superintendent of the company
Alderman Fuller complains that All
derman Mulcahey IS one Of his most
enthusiastic opponents in the Sixth
ward. although he (Fullerl lahor2d
hard to elect Mulcahey year ago A.
derman Mulcahey's reason for oppos
ing Fuller is that the latter is against
the administration
II is reported that Mrs Phelps
widow Of the late A. O Phelps. has
recently married a wealthy Oklahoma
man. said to be a millionaire. who il
greatly Interested in Oklahoma's ex.
hibit the Worlds Fair and in look
ing after said interest occupies a suit
Of fourteen rooms in the Odd Fellows
building at St Louis.
Miss Winifred O'Shea was very
agreeably surprised last evening by q
party of her young friends calling d
her home 22l4 Walnut street to spenC
the evening. the occasion being her
thir;eenth birthday The young folks
passed the time very pleasantly play
ing games and dancing after which
refreshments were served
Incorporation papers were issued
yesterday for the Field, Wearen com
pany OF Cairo The capital stock 4.
$4,000. and the object is TO engage
in the wholesale grocery business The
incorporators are Smith Fields n b
Morris and George B. Wearen The (
company will occupy the Grinstead 1
building being erected on the corner
of Eighth and Leyee streets.
Cards announcing the approaching I
marriage Of Miss Gail Myers. of Pig I.
gott, ARR. TO Mr. Edgar McHaney. = /
young attorney of Little Rock. have
been received 10y friends Of Miss My I.
ers in this city. The young lady wa,
formerly a resident OF Cairo and has 4
many friends here. The wedding viii /
he solemnized April 90 and the couple 4
will reside in Little Rock
A special meeting of Ascalon lodge
No. 81 and Cairo lodge No. l73, X .
of r. was held al Ascaon hall last
night 10 arrange for a grip to Vienna
next Thursday. the 18th. TO institute
a lodge at that place A specia
train will leave Cairo at p. m. OH
the Biz Four and will pick up
crowd Of Mounds and Mound City
knights at the latter place Al, visit
ing members in the city are invited
to attend
Word was received Saturday from
Miss Bessie Turner. who was called
to Columbus, Ohio, by the illness OF
her uncle Mr. John Hoglen announc-
ing his death The funeral took plac
at Dayton Yesterday The deceased is
well known in this city. having visited
his niece Mrs f. f. Ellis. in 1892.
Street thermometers yesterday reg
stored the following temperatures