The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-28
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention of Events Concerning
the People of Cairo and
Vicinity

The drive well being sunk at the
new brewery has reached a depth Of
60 feet where rock or gravel was
struck The contractors are now
preparing to drill the well deeper.
Mr. W. W Orr has not moved his
grocery store j Tlirtythiri as was
stated and dos nor contemplate da-
ing 50
Mr.. Herman c. Schuh has sold 70
Mr.. John Hodges his residence prop
orty on the west side of Sycamore
street. between Tweary-tifth anil
Twenty-sixth streets for $500
julius ChoIat Leona Reynolds, ana
Thomas jones. three drunks, were ar
rested hy Officers Donohue and War
Sins yesterday
Prizes 1t the auchre given hy the
Ladies' Sewing circle of ST Joseph
parish Tuesday night were won bv
Mrs Martin Egan. Miss Nellie Jones
Sir W E Walker and Nr. James
Mccormick
Insurance Adiusters Whittemore
Casswe.l and Walsh are in the city
in connection with settling the fire
Toss Of ellis Bros Of The Fair. q
Bernstein. al 9ll Commercial avenue
ana NJ Y Tuncr, Of Division street
Tie W c. r. e. will meet at the
residence OF Mrs W. D. Hatcher
on Walnut street this afternoon at
O'Clock
A meeting OF the Central Building
and Loan Association was held las-
night a the Office of tho secretary
Mr NJ C Metgger The usual routine
busiuess was transacted
A number of peopl viewed the
Lawrence by moonlight last night
and some few expressed their iHtea
ton Of arising before daylight an1
seeing the boat pass up the Mississip
pi this moraus The moonlight view
of the vessel was not a satisfying one
for though the moon shone brightly
the little destroyer looked hike con
fused mass ot blackness.
Col f L. Harris. the genial travel
ing passenger agent of the Mobile
and Ohio railroad. is in the city look
ing after the interests OF the excur
sion which is being run by his road
TO ST. Louis today and which VIII
doubtless be well paronized MI
Harris says the much talked OF high
water at East ST. Louis will not inter
fere with the excursion ANA he says
that the talk of cxorhitant prices f0I
accommodations IN the Worlds fail
city is all tommy rot" Mr. Harris
claims the supply Of food and rooms
at reasonable prices will be ample
ana thousands of the latter Will re
main unoccupiod during the OPENING
week Of the fair
The Mound city street fair il In
progress and reports are to the effect
that 1t Is the larg and best ever
Given in Mound City The attendance
s large and everything is moving
along smoothly Tomorrow and Sat
urjay Will be the big days
Nearly one hundred tickets were
sold for the Mobile and Ohio ezcue
sion to s. louis on the early morning
train.
Mir Parker Halliday has been elect
ED to succeed Mr viii Milne as ra
eardins clerk and cashier of the loca
Order OF Railway Clerks Of Ameficl
Jacob Held has been chosad a deIa
gate to represent the order at the
national convention 10 be held in ST
Louis in June About SIS was nat.e
By the ball given at X NJ. X. c hal
recently by the order
The following officers have ba
elected by the directors of the Cair
Builling ana Loan Association. lien
y Haseniaeeer president. w. p
Gre3ney, vicc-presidcnt Jas II. Gal
ligan treasurer: A. Comings. secra
tary The latter has served in this
capacity for The past twenty-five year
as also has directors p A CoAanf am
H L. SDaldiug