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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
WEDDING WAS
STRENUOUS ONE
Boy Is Years and Girl IL Years
Married in Waiting Room
RUSHED TOC0URT HOUSE
FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE AFTER
PARTY HAD BEEN RELEASED
FROM DETENTION CAR BY
DR.. PALMER

What was by long odds the most
novel and unique wedding ever pulled
off in Cairo. occurred yesterday even
ing at 6 o'clock in the mems waiting
room at the Central Union station.
when Miss Francis Phillips, aged II
years became the wife Of Everett Hoo
ker. aged rs years.
The wedding. while performed un-
der informal circumstances was most
formal. Dr. George Thomas Palmer.
assistant secretary of the state board
of health, and Sheriff James A. Roche
We're the Witnesses and Judge W. s.
Dewey officiated.
When Billy Bryan's train pulled in
from Thebes yesterday afternoon a
party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Hooker, parents of the bridegroom
and Mr.. Henry Phillips, father Of the
bride and the happy young couple
stepped off, only to be headed by the
quarantine Officers and locked up in
the detention car.
In the excitement OF the approach
ing wedding they had overlooked the
necessary health permits.
The bride groom 10 be and the
bride 70 be protested to the treatment
and politely informed the officer that
they wanted to get "hitched."
DR. Palmer was told of the circum-
stances and took immediate action.
He took the party under his protect.
ing wing and hustled the members
OFF to the court house. He wanted to
hire a cab but he young couple ex-
planned thar as this was their honey
moon, they had rather ride on a street
car. So on the car they piled and
the motorman pulled her wide open
and made through run to the court
house
1t took much time ana trouble to
get a marriage license owing TO the
tender ages OF the parties concerned
but finally with the consent Of the
mother ami the two fathers 1t was Sc.
cured
The wedding would have been per.
| formed at the court house but IT was
feared that the train would be missed
| SO Judge Dewey was summoned and
the whole bunch made rush for the
depot Billy Bryan the conductor of
1.-THE Thebes train, was hunted up and
he agreed TO hold the train long
enough for the affair to be pulled off
Then before an interested and
| rather amazed crowd Miss Frances
! Phillips became Mrs Everett Hooker
and the strenuous wedding was over
The groom invited everybody 10 liss
the bride and Billy Bryan told the
engineer 10 tie the whistle down and
let her blow all the way into Mcclure
where the couple will reside with tht
grooms parents
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
NEW LEAGUE SUGGESTED
And President Brown Issues Official
Call For Meeting at vincennes
on the oath,

President Charles Brown, Of Padu.
can, yesterday made the official call
for a meeting of the Kitty league al
Vlncennes, Ind, on Sunday the 24th
Ho VIII be Ia attendance and also will
Capt. w =. Greaney and Dan Me
Carthy of the local association On
account OF The failure of Princeton il
hold mp and the general slump IN al
tendance, it Is more than probable {
new league will be formed, the name
Kitty league 10 he retained.
II Is assured that there will be lea
que In 1906. with Cairo Paducah an,
Nfnccnnes as members.
Don't neglect your advertising II |
a. important Az carrying stock.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
Rowing Club for Cairo

John 5. Aisthofpe has not abandon.
"a his hopes of organizing a number
II rowing clubs among the young ath-
letes Of this city Several weeks ago
Mr.. Aisthorpe announced his inten-
ions and since that time considerable
interest has been taken in the pro,
iect but no definite action taken The
matter may be brought up at the next
board meeting Of the Elks and Alexau.
ler clubs. Cairo's fine water course
presents tine advantages for a rowing
club and there IL little doubt that once
started the Sport would become quite
popular.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
EPISODE
OF the Civil War Recalled By the ri.
naneing of Cole Younser's Line.

Kansas city, Mo, September Is
Cole Younger, promoter of the aiectcic
line which is TO pass through the old
home counties of the James BOYS and
Noungers and thence to Jefferson CITY
with a probability of later being OK.
tended to ST. Louis, says that The
money to finance his project is being
furnished by Eastern capitalists. II
is understood however, that Senator
Elkins, of West Virginia, is furnishing
the greater part. Why Senator Elkins
should befriend the ex-outlaw is
story that dates back To the days Of
the Civil War when Elkins was resi-
dent of Missouri. AT the outbreak OF
the war Tlkins enlisted In the federal
army. The Younger boys and Frank
and Jesse James were then members
of the Quantrell band. During the raid
Elkins fell into the hands of the guev.
rilla chieftain and the order was given
to take him To the rear which to
Quantreli parlance meant death
Cole Younger and Frank James
overlook the squad conveying Elkins
70 his death and upon promise to be
responsible for the carrying out of
Quantrell's orders secured possession
of the prisoner About this time the
guerrilla band engaged troop of
federal soldiers and in the excitement
Younger and James allowed Elkns,
who was an old friend. TO escape Ell
kins never forgot the kindness. and in
later years frequently showed his graf
ltude to the ex-outlaws, being instru
mental in securing Cole Younger's par
don from the Minnesota penitentiary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
Tuesday afternoon,
Weather Conditions

A trough of low barometer, or gen.
eral disturbance extends from South
ern Texas northeastward 10 the upper
Mississippi valley. with minor dis
turbances central in southern Mime
sofa and northern Oklahoma. An
area of high barometer centers off the
New England coast A second "high"
attended by temperatures ranging as
low az freezing point centers in the
middle Pacific slope,
Within the last rwenty-four hours
rain has fallen in the middle. Atlantic
and New England states, lower Ohio
valley along the immediate gulf coast
n middle Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braslia. Colorado, northern Utah, cen
tral-northern Montana Minnesota and
Illinois. Since Saturday morning thu
rainfall has been very heavy at scat
tered points in southwestern Illinois
Missouri and northern Indiana.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

TALES OF FIGHT
Witnesses Claim that Anderson
Had No Revolver
GUYMON WENT TO SHOP
AND FRIENDS OF ANDERSON SAY
HE GOT A oUN-cLERk AT
HOTEL LET HIM HAVE KEY
STILL ALIVE

When the Preliminary hearing of
Alya Guymon and James Gilmore,
in connection with the tragic shooting
of Albert Anderson. the barber, comes
up next Wednesday some interesting
developments are promised.
Yesterd';y afternoon Gilmore was
released under 81 900 bond and Guy
mon placed under $4,000 bond by Judge
Ross He was unable 10 fill the bond
and is in the county Jail
Anderson was still alive az O'Clock
this morning and was conscious most
Of the time yesterday His friends
We're greatly concerned for his re-
covery last evening as a result of a
statement in an evening paper In
which DR. Clark was quoted as hav-
ing said that there was no chance for
his recovery. DR.. Clark said at mid
night that II was impossible TO tell at
the present what the result OF his in
iuries would be.
Several stories of the shooting was
circulated yesterday Some of them
say that Anderson did nor have a re-
yolyer, and that after the first trouble
he left the Union hotel and went after
gun at the barber ship, The story
told TO the Bulletin by Charles Cash.
he night clerk at the Illinois hotel
in some respects corroborates this.
Cash sad that about twenty minutes
before the shooting Guymon came TO
him and asked for the key TO the bar
Der shop adjoining. He handed ii to
him and Guymon went in and came
our few minutes later locked the
door and handed him the key, with
the words, thank you.
Slim" Blake. another barber claims
TO have seen the shooting and says
that Anderson did not have al gun
and that both of the other men were
| armed.
| Others who saw the shooting last
night told stories that do not conclde
with the story given out by Guymon
The police and States Attorney VIII
son are still at work on the case ant
hope TO have The straight OF ii in !
| short while.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
Died Enom Mornhine

An unknown carpentsr who was
working on The Miami Powder com.
pauies new building at Santa Fee,
died Sunday night from morphine
poisoning.
The unfortunate man took an over
dose Of the drug 70 relieve pain.
Coroner MeManuS OF Cairo. held an in
quest. but it was impossible to iden-
'ify him. as the card bearing his name
was 50 worn that the name. number
and address could not be read He
vas member Of the American FEEDER
alton of labor, ana had only been ar
Santa Fee a short time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
River Enrecas,

The Ohio-At Evansville and Mi
Vernon will commence rising TUESDAY
and continue TO rise for several DAYS
az Padncah viii continue to fall dur.
ing me next "a 10 ~ hours, then rise
lor several days. AZ Caro win rise
rapidly during The next 4S hours and
VIII continue 70 rise for several days
The Tennessee From Florence tc
the mouth no material change during
the next SO hours.
The Mississippi From below n
Louis to Cairo will rise rapidly dur
ing the next 35 hours
p n. sMYTH,
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
TRAFFIC
Department Of the c. & A. is Being
Reorgsnized-Several Changes

Chicago, Ill.,. Sept Reorganiz-
alton of the traffic department of The
Chicago and Alton will be affected
October l., when Samuel Stohr, for
mer general freight agent of the Great
Western road, will become the assist
ant general freight agent Of the Chi
cago Il Alton IN Chicago SUGGESTING
~ Quackenbusch, who will be tfans-
ferred TO similar office in Peoria.
G. A. Chisiam, now assistant gen
eral freight agent Of the Alton h Pc
ora, viii go to st. Louis with the same
title, succeeding 3. r. Yoakup, who
resigned.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
Biz Real Estate Deal.

The Mcclure, farm one of the larg
.est in Alexander county mas been sold
by Mrs Leonora Mcclure to Murray
Dean Of st. Louis. receiving in ex.
change property in that city. The con.
sideration was $50 2G5. The farm con
aims 435 acres and has a handsome
brick residence upon it, which Is one
of the finest homes in Alexander cuun-
y Mrs. Mcclure received block
lot stores and flats at Easton and Page
avenues, on the south side of ST.
Louis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
COLUMBUS GETS REMNANT
Easily Wins From Other Teams in
American Association League.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 1S.-With
the close of the season, Columbus cap.
tured the American Association PEN
nant for 1905 with easy stride. Al.
though easily in lead, the Ohio team
made its tinalsvictory complete by TAX
ing the last game today. Columbus
closed the season with 100 games to
her credit and with only fifty-two
lost
Other clubs finished in the order
named. Milwaukee,, Minneapolis,
Louisville. st, Paul. Indianapolis, To
ledo and Kansas City
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
THE CAIRO BULLETIN
CHRONOLOGICAL
Sspt. 10 In histerr.

1bs1--Henry III OF France was born at
Fontalnebleau. assassinated 1883.
Iss5-On this day the great plague in Lon
don reached its worst. over ZOO dying
and about 1o.eoo IN the week ending
this day.
1s2l-Gibert Haven. NJ. L. bishop. born In
Maiden. Mass died there iSS0.
Ts4-Iast and most noted battle of VIA
chester.
1sSi - James Abram Garfield. twentieth
president OF the United States, died at
Elberon. NJ T.. born 1881.
fss5 : Alex III Richie formerly well
known artist and engraver. died In
New Haven; born 1872
zsol- President Mckinley buried In Wood
lawn cemetery at Canton. o.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
REED sMooT
Brought to Light Again BY the Wis.
consin M. E.. Conference.

Madison, Wis, Sept. 1S. THE Metho.
DIST Episcopal conference adopted re.
solution asking the United States sen.
ate 70 declare seat OF Reed smoot
Mormonist, vacant and for constItl.
tional amendment prohibiting ploy
gamy also commenting President
Roosevelt for bringing the Russian
Japanese war TO close.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

w. O. Bruce. the white hoy who re-
ceived the load Of shot fired from a
shot gun by a negro, George Martin,
Saturday night. which was intended
for 4 negro named Charles Mitchell.
died from the effects of the wound at
$3.50 O'Clock last evening at st. Mary's
Infirmary II has developed that four
negroes were wounded by Martin S
reckless shooting, one negro was
shot through the nose, two in the arm
and one In the leg,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
Opening Of St. Joseph's School

N Ioseph's parochiai school open
ed Yesterday morning with a large at
tendance Al the mass in which di,
Vine assistance was implored for the
teachers airi pupils, he church was
er9Wle4 for tee pres eut school Is
hth a.e aid auarers, but thr nrw
scaoaa -aase Tli 3e really fc 0cell-
pSHeg III q lew Nceis
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
Klnd Words Eor caIro Man.

The Paducah sun says: Mr. Dan
Williamson. manager of the Cairo
Opera house. was in the city today en-.
route TO Hopkinsville. Mr. Williamson
has embarked in the theatrical bush
ness right this year In the parlance
of the profession he is the angel for
the Polly Primrose" company which
comes 10 The Kentucky tonight He
has many friends in Paducah who hope
his venture will be very successful
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
Washinaton Forecast.

Washington. Sept lS.--The follow.
ing is the forecast Tor Illinois for the
next "a hours:
Showers and thundcrstorms, cooler
Tuesday; Wednesday fair; fresh south
west 10 west winds,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
LITTLE DAMAGE FROM RISE

East 81 Louis, Sept. 1s--The sud
den high siage Of the Mississippi
river has done comparatively ~
damage alag The river front and l.
fear Is iclt that The water may en-
croach Ia The city az occurred dwinf
The great food or 1905, ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Rouoht Grocerp store

A. 5 Magner has bought The stock
.Of groceries formerly owned by Mr..
John p Mockler, 2Sli Poplar street
and VIII continue the business in a
way that promises satisfaction to the
buyer Of good things for the table.
His IF ends and the public in general
viii DO wen do well 10 see his grocer.
les and prices.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

The ladies Of the Cairo Baptist
church arc arranging for 40 entertain
ment 70 be held At the residence Of
Mrs, u &, Stcincl on upper Washing.
ton Avenue. a baby show ~ be held
In the afternoon. ana SAcert OF
old Songs IN ihc evening Ii viii
probably bo held Thursday. !
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
HEAVY RAIN FALL.

Sioux City, Iowa. Sept. 1S.-All the
records for rainfall ut the weather bu
.reau here have been broken in the past
"A hours. nearly four inches of water
having fallen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank the members
of The knights of Pythias and our 9th
er friends for the many acts Of kind
ness shown US during the Illness and
At The death Of the late Fred Bocde.
MRS. FRED BOEDE,
GEORGE SCHOENRS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

The Manchester Club will be enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon. by Mrs
H. F. Blockley at her home at 407
Washington avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

Miss Cora Mcdonald leaves this
morning for MarysyiIe. Mo, to spend
a vacation OF several weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

The Bulletin guarantees advertisers
double the circulation Of any other
Cairo paper.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

Miss Pauline yanderburgh win leave
today for visit in Charleston. Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
THE WEATHER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Yesterday,s Temperature.
TodaY's Forecast

Cairo and vicinity: Threatening
weather with showers and probably
severe local thunderstorms Tuesday;
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

Walter Ayers of Jacksonville, H.,
has returned TO his home after visit
ing Mr.. John NJ Lansden and family.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

J w. Carnell, Jr, Mrs. G. S. Koch
Ter and son, John. Of Memphis, who
were here to attend The funeral Of the
late Walter Carnen. returned home
yesterday afternoon
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

Karl Miller, of the 1905 graduating
class. of the high school, has gone 10
Champaign to attend the University
Of Illinois Engineering school
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

Harry Melon. OF ST, Louis, is visit
ing friends In the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

has been visiting friends and relative,
for four weeks
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
CAIRO ELKs DEFEATED
Mound City Professionals Were Too
Much For Cairo's Local
Team.

The Cairo "Elks' ball team, better
termed the Has Beens" were defeat
ed by the Mound City Regulars by
the score Of to at Mound City,
Sunday afternoon. The feature was
the work of Eddie Werner at short
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

AS result of an order of the state
board forbiddng railroad men who
come from fever infected states. Hor.
ace Clark, superintendent OF trans
portation, and Mr. H. w. Moore, divis-
ion superintendent, changed the runs
Of The conductors on the Cairo-Oka,
Iona divisions. Until the quarantine
is raised Conductors n. &, DePew and
T d Windrom II this city, will relay
between Cairo and Jackson, Tenn
Conductors II. M Harrison and d
Whelan will take the run from Jackson
to Okalona, Miss Messrs. Harrison
ami Whelan will be obliged to make
their headquarters either in Jackson
or Oklahoma and can not come into
Cairo Others Of the train crews
will be changed accordingly
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

Miss Emma Woodward has returned
from Chicago, having completed a sum
mer course of kindergarten studies
that she will use in connection with
musical instruction Of her young pu
pills.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

G. A, Marchildon anu
Cracker, Of Thebes, were In
gerday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
~RELY PERSONAL


u
~ssssssssssss1ss
ut to Joppa yes
Civ = re,
latives IA
NJ. r. Farnbs.
st. Louis on bus,
G. A. Marchildon ana.
Cracker, Of Thebes, were in
serday.
A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Smith at Murphysboro Sun.
day morning.
q. w Griffin, Of the Rhodes Burford
Furniture Company. has returned from
3 d trip to Thehes.
Getorge W. Strobe Of Ironton. Tenn.
is the guest of the family of Mr.. c.
b S. Pennebaker
Mrs William Bond Or SAL Cedar
street II stilI confined w her home by
an attack Of illness.
Miss Anna Lake Haynes will arrive
from Chicago Wednesday to visit Mr.
III 5. Antrim and fanny.
Mr.. and Mrs John Miller, of los
Twentieth street, are the guests OF
friends at Pinckneyville, Ill.
Judge w, n. Butler is holding court
IN Murphysbaro ami will be- there
for a couple of weeks longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Terrence OF
Ninth street will 90 10 Creai Springs
today 70 spend several weeks.
A daughter was born Sunday 70
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence w. Smith Of
Murphysboro, formerly of Cairo.
Miss Nellie Waggener, Oh Louisville
KY IL a guest Of MIR. and Mrs. e. n
Aisthorpe Of Twenty-eighth street.
Miss Carrie Lawler of Mound CITY
was the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Will
Derr, Of Thirty-fourth street yester
day,
Lester D. Kennedy, chief clerk Al
tho Halliday, is still confined 10 his
room by threatened attack Of appen
dicitis.
Mr.. Phil saup Of Poplar Bluff. Mo.
formerly Of this city contempiates
moving to the Pacific coast on accom-
of Ill health
-.Judge w. s. Dewey united in mar
riage yesterday afternoon at the cour
house Luther Throp ana Cordie Has
mes, both Of Itllin
Mr.. Rudolph Sondheimer OF Tn,
Sondheimer Lumber company, has re
turned from ten days business tri,
70 points In Texas.
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Rev A. $. vi. Baldridge left 70
Charlottesville Mo, yesterday 10 al
tend Inc annual conference. He viii
return In few days.
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Harry Rosenberg. Of the Grand Lea,
er, left last night for Mudlavia. In,
He will be there probably two or thro
weeks seeking relief from rheuma
tism.
Mrs A. y. Curtis. Of 52e Invent,
fourth street. returned yesterday afte
noon from Springfield. Ill, where sh
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

Eugene Pennebaker. who spent sun.
day with his parents, Mr. ami Mrs.
|C. B. S. Pennebaker. returned to Merid-
ian Miss, where he is engaged with
the NJ and O. engineering staff.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

The best Is always the cheapest
Advertisers use the Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Smith at Murphysboro sun.
day morning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

q. M. Griffin, Of the Rhodes Burford
Furniture Company, has returned from
a trip to Thehes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19
HIS JAGGS Is
OUT O. SIGHT.

has been visiting friends and relatives
for four weeks
Harry Melon. Of ST. Louis. is visit.
ing friends in The city.
Miss Pauline erburgh win leave
today for visit in Charleston, Mo.
Miss Cora Mcdonald leaves this
for Marysyiie, Mo, to spend
a vacation OF several weeks.
Walter Ayers of Jacksonville, HI,
has returned to his home after visit
ing Mr.. John NJ Lansden and family
The Manchester Club will be enter
aimed Wednesday afternoon. by Mrs.
II. F. Blockley at her home at 4o7
avenue.
Karl Miller, of the 1905 graduating
class, of the high school, has gone 10
Champaign TO attend the University
IF Illinois Engineering school.
J. w. Carnell, Jr., Mrs. G. S. Koch
Ter and son, John, Of Memphis, who
we're here to attend the funeral Of the
late Walter Carnen. returned home
yesterday afternoon
Miss Emma Woodward has returned
from Chicago, having completed a sum.
mer course of kindergarten studies
that she will use in connection with
musical instruction Of her young pu
pills.
Eugene Pennebaker. who spent sun.
day with his parents, Mr.. ami Mrs
G. B. S. Pennebaker. returned to Merid-
ian, Miss, where he is engaged with
the M and Q. engineering stan.
j. +. Strong left last night for
tago to attend the wedding Of his
lighter, Miss Florence Stron, 10 Stan
ey Bailey, which will be solemnized
In HAT city Wednesday. Mrs. Strong
has been in Chicago several weeks.
Mrs. T A. Fort. who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Bert II.
Ellis. Of 699 Sixteenth street, left yes.
terday for her home in Batesyille
Ark, accompanied by her two grand
sons. Everett r. and Stanley r. Ellis
Mrs. N ]. Eichenherger, Of $50 Elev
enth street went 10 DuQuoin yester
| day in response TO a message telling oil
the sudden death Of her brother, All
slsstus Mifflin, which occurred yester
day morning She was accompanied
ly her son, Edward Eichenberger.
Miss Lillian and Miss Clara Otis
lot Winfield, Kas., who have been Wis
itfng their uncle, Mr., r. P. Robbins
for four weeks, left yesterday morning
for Troy N. u. TO enter college. The
Misses Otis have been extremely popu
lar visitors with Cairo's younger folk.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-19

Miss Lillian and Miss Clara Otis.
|of Winfield Kas., who have been Wis
ltfng their uncle, Mr., r. P. Robbins,
for four weeks, left yesterday morning
for Troy N. ". 10 enter college. The
Misses Otis have been extremely popu-
lar visitors with Cairo's younger folk