The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-15
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention of Events Concerning
the People Of Cairo and
Vicinity,

a dancing class az Bristol Hall to-
night
A baby girl was born To Mr. AMI
Mrs Michael Reisman, Of 2So2 Com.
mercial avenue yesterday
The Ladies Aid Society of the Cal
vary Baptist church win meet this
afternoon with Mrs. VIM Batty HOG
Washington avenue
The petition for the Incorporation
OF Future City will be passed upon By
Judge w 5. Dewey today unless a
continuance is asked
Another candidate has appeared In
I the field for election as a member 81
the board Of education, in the person
OF Mrs. Nora Walmer, of CO. Cedar
street
Miss Jennie Magee. of ST Louis,
formerly Of Cairo, daughter Of Mrs
Ida Magae, will marry MIR John
Thompson Clement Tuesday, April
&c, at st. Louis. She Is a niece pt
George r. Magee, Of this city
It's keep in the middle of the
read, on Eighth street between Rail
road ana Ohio Leyee streets The
material for the Grinstead building on
the south. and work on the Winter
huildmg on the north prevents the
using of sidewalks on this much trav
eled thoroughfare
Paducah builders are experiencing
much trouble in procuring sand The
sand digger at that place was useless
for a time on accouu, Of high waite
but an extension was built on the
suction pipe and everything was work
ing nicely until the high wind last
week beached the digger Bmldins
OF all kinds where sand is used is sus.
pended
The following are tha donations to
the Childrens Home since the last
report AIRS Clarence Keaton, cloth
ing; Mrs, Bash. bread, Ladies Ala
Presbyterian church, bread, pies and
meat, Mrs Hebsacker bread Mrs
H Meyer, So; Bulletin loco copies By
laws and constitution for Children
Home society; Mrs A. Comngs, Eas
ter eggs and hair ribbons a friend
Of the homeless. $1,000
The following climate and crop bul
letin for the week ending April II
has been issued for Illinois by the
~ s. department Of agriculture
Weather unfayorable for farm work
too wet; season very backward; some
oats sown wheat in good condition
and improving hut many fields dam
aged in river bottoms and lowlands:
corn spelling in crib pastures and
meadows starting; outlook promising
fruit prospects assuring, especially for
apples: peaches generally killed some
gardens made. and early potatoes
planted
Last night about S:i5 O'Clock
portion of the first floor of the build
ing at 1913 Commercial avenue. oc
cuped by the Cairo Lime and Cement
company. gave way and about 1000
sacks Of cement were precipitated
into the basement below The damp
ness Of the cellar had caused the
joist sto decay at the ends and the
heavy pressure OF seven or eight cars
caused the floor to give way. There
was no water in the basement and the
loss will not amount TO much A.
force of men were busy last night re-
moving the cement to other quarters
About twenty-five Knights Of
Pylhias went 90 Niena from Cairo last
night to institute a lodge at tina. place
a special train on the Big Four left
al G.l5 p, M and crowds were picked
mp At all The stations between here
and Vienna The X of p hand from ,
Mound CITY accompanied the Knight,
and glorious big time was antic /
pated The tran was expected to rc /
turn about e o'clock his morning
Mr. 81 yesterday Of This city va .
named at the Cairo Presby.criy
Nashville III, yesterday as comm.
sioner 10 the general assembly of tho /
which meets Al Buffalo. n y. onMa,
r. The Presbytery will meet ID
Mount "a r;ii Ia.
Mount Vernon, September The pc |
tliion of the Cumberland Pre- byterlar
church to join the Cairo Presybte>
was placed in the hands Of commit (
toe.