The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-08
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS


About 100 telephones of the Bah
company were put out of service last
night by the fire All telephones north
Of Fourteenth street and east Of Syc-
amore street were burned out. a
special man has been sent for to re-
pair the damage.
Bids were opened Monday after
noon for the erection of a two-s DRY
building ON Oak street at Mounds by
Mr.. ]. T. Jones. The bids were as
follows: d. n. Harris. Mound city.
So $50; c. l.. Miller villa Ridge, 81,
1t0; w H. Brelsford Mounds, $500;
Austin and Son, Mound Cry, $3.775.
Tho contract was awarded 10 Mr.
Brelsfcrd
Bids for the new residence of Sam
uel White which will Ne erected on
Sixth street were opened Yesterday
morning and were as follows. Thos
Ferguson s3,l90: Casper Velingsmey.
er. s3,065.50. William Schatz. s3.04s
These figures do not include plumbing
)r heating apparatus. The dwelling
will be nine room. two story strue-
ture and will have all modern i'm
1royements.
Messrs, Al. Anderson and Samuel
Sollenberger have purchased the
barber sdop at the corner Of Fourth
aud Railroad sireeta formerly CON
Quoted by Mr. Charles Malinski. who
viii leave soon for Hot Springs for
his health He has been confined to
his home with rheumatism for some
time and was forced to give up the
business. The present proprietors
We're employed by Mr. Charles Wun-
ierlich.
Mrs b. J. Putnam. who recently
lived with her son at No. 526 FIT
teenth street. died a. the home of an
other son. j. r. f. Standard in St.
Louis Sunday afternoon. February ).
Her remains Were brought 10 Elco,
where she lived for many years, and
buried Monday afternoon. She was
about 20 years of age and was one Of
the old residents Of the county. and
woman highly respected by all who
knew her She was an aunt Of Mrs
Casper Yost Of this city
The Sewing circle Of St Patrick's
church met Yesterday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. J. Beno on lower
avenue and spent the
time playing progressive euchre. Sew
persons participated in the
games and prizes were won by Mrs.
J Crehan, Mrs Edith Walsh and Miss
Elizabeth Keefe of st Louis The
prizes were a Venetian vase. one-half
dozen American Beauty roses and
plate. Mrs Frank
Sehaaf entertains the club next week
There were two attractions al the
opera house last night. one being the
production OF Arizona" and the 9TH
ar a well-known railroad man sitting
IN the parquet circle with the propri
piress Of one OF the Thirteenth street
resorts The couple attracted cOnsid-
srable attention and were the sub
iect of many scaih.ng and uncompn-
nentary remarks. Criticism of the
opera house management for refus
ne TO order the couple from the
house or have them elected. was most
severe AMI some patrons Of the the
Tier announced their intention Of re-
away from the play house
n the future if such persons were /
permitted 10 enter the place and oc-
'upy -eats among the best people Of
he city. The man and woman were
orderly enough and there Is
10 complain IN that score. but it was
he general opinion expressst las, I
right thai they saould not be allowed !
o remain ia the theatre. Manager ,
was offered assistance IN I
.jecting them from the house if they /
efusei 10 z, peaceably. but he sas- /
a that he did not desire so cause .
Int trouble and for that reacon al Z
owed them 10 remain throughout he +