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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-27

n
money! That is the way the
more aggressive newspapers
spoke of James Murdoch,
known TO his friends as big Jim"
The statement was substantially true.
Murdoch conducted the private negoti-
atlons with the men of political promi-
nenee whose favor was necessary to
the consummation of the General
Transportation deal, and Lucius Stage,
the financier, was his principal
Everything was going well, except
that Murdoch was obliged to avoid the
injunetions and other legal missiles
aimed at him by certain men whom
the deal would ruin. He was supposed
10 have fed out of the state. In fact,
he was hidden in his own residence,
which was besleged both day and
night by an army of process servers.
who were there upon orders. though
most of them believed that the house
was as empty as 1t seemed to be.
Neither Stage nor any other man
prominent in the deal dared to 60 to
Murdock's house openly. and this peril
BECAME presently serious annoyance
because Murdoch did not have the
money which he was supposed to be
''handling." The cash was in the hands
of Lucius Stage, who was extremely
anxious to transfer it to his agent
Upon certain day, when the emer-
gency had become extremely pressing,
Stagg had a consultation with his law
yers, Harding. Leroy & Stevens, and as
n result the firms chief clerk was dis
patched upon very remarkable err
rand. In the disguise of tramp aud
with the sum of 100000 in money
belt he went to Murdock's house about
10 o'clock In the evening and succeed
cd in getting into the yard without at
tracing the attention of the process
servers
A key of the side door was hidden I'M
der the mat in the vestibule, and Will
mot was cropping for it in the darkness
when strong hand was suddenly laid
upon his throat, and his head was
drawn back until Ii rested upon the
shoulder OF some one who stood behind
him.
"Who-who's that| gasped Wilmot
i'm a choked whisper.
"Jes' me; only jes' Bill" was the
reply. "An' this thing that I'm dig
gin into your left kidney is only my re-
volvet See? So don't be frightened.
What you dom here?" rq
Wilmot remembered his disguise.
81 was thinking that | might get
something to eat" he stammered.
Bill stopped TO reflect upon this state
ment. Il
81 Gliess that's right" said he. 81
guess you're only a hobo. took you
for fly cop. But 1t seems that done
you an injustice. Open that door"
isn't it locked" faltered Wilmot.
at was before / called responded !
Bill. "Open it, an be blamed spry."
Wilmot Obeyed and was pushed for
ward into the dark interior of the
house. As the instrument OF propul-
sion was the barrel Of Bills revolver |
there was no disposition on the clerks |
part TO delay the proceedings. The |
muzzlc of the weapon was exactly |
upon the money belt. and any undue |
precipitancy on Bills part would have
wrecked fortune A 1eeting thought |
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cHANcERY NOTICE.
STATE or ILLINOIS,

NVIf1F IN.
Alexander County.
10 the Alexander county circuit court. Feb.
ruary term, A. D., 1905. In chancery sitting.
Bin in chancery to quiet title.
James g Bedwell, complain ant, vs. Fontaine
II. Albright, the unknown heirs Of Allen j..
Daniel deceased. Mrs. Edward b. Mickey
Mrs. Edward 4. Day and the unknown heirs
The above named defendants are hereby noti-
fed that said complainant has this day filed
in said court o certain bill iD chancery 10 quiet
title against them. and that summons has is
sued thereon returnable on the first day Of the
next term Of said court, 10 be holden at the
court house In Cairo, Illinois, on be 18th day
of February next.
Cairo, Illinois, January 18th. A D., 1876.
LEE v. DAVIS, Clerk.
Lsnsdeu and Leek, Complaipant's solicitors
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-27

indianapolis, Muneie, Cincinnati.
Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland and
points in Ohio, indiana and Illinois.
Through sieepers from ST. Louis 10
New York, Boston and Washington.
Trains leave Cairo as FolIows:
No. 200 a. IN. Eastern mail and
express. M. Carmel. Vincennes, Pa
ris, Danyile. Indianapolis, Cincinnati
New York. Boston. Direct connections
with the famous KnickerbOcker spec.
isl.
No. 800 p. m. Mail and express
Carmi. Evansville. Vincennek, Indf-
annapolis. Louisville, Chicago. Terrs
Haute and Cincinnati. Local sleeper
from Vlncennes TO indianapolis $3.50
p. NJ, 100 D. m.
No. 54-Local accommodation
Mound City. Grand Chain and Yienas.
Trains Arrive at Cairo as Follows:
No, 55-11:00 a. N. .Vienua and
Cairo accommodation.
No. S-12:a0 p. m, Vincennes and
Cairo mail and express.
No. s-7:45 p. m. DanSilie and
Cairo mall and express
All trains daily except Sunday. Fok
full information and particulars a.
10 rates. tickets. limits. etc, call os
write Elmer Smith. ticket agent J.
NJ. stone, 7. p. A., Cairo. III. G. Il
HIlleary, A. 9. p A., st. Louis 10.
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Commercial Ave. and Eight Street
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.
OFFICERS.

Accounts OF Corporations and In
dividuals especially solicited.
Exchange furnished in any part
of the world.
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Strictly Savings Bank.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS
DIRECTORS.

Interest paid on time deposits at
the rate Of three per cent per
annum.
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P.J PURCELL

General Insurance Agent.Inilnsss f Sa.
nado, Plate Glass. Ofiice--Miller Schulz build
ing, Nos. 1919 Washington Avenue. Telephone
10. Cairo. Illinois.
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QUESTION Of imnortance.

Housework is for today; homework
is for eternity. and every father and
mother must make the choice as to
which shall receive the most careful
attention --Henry.
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ILLINOISCENTRAL R.R.GO

Winter Tourist Rates to Denver Cello
RADIO Springs and Pueblo, Col.
s46.65 round trip from Cairo. Tick
Its sold daily TO and including April
30th, limited to return June 1gt, 1s04.
Winter tourist rates to the follow
ing named points and rates named
are sold daily until April 3Oth, hmlted
to return June LIST, 1905:
sl050 Aberdeen, Miss; 'Durant,
Miss.
s14.00 Jackson, Miss.
$500 McComb, Miss
1000 Hammond, La. s
SELLS New Orleans. fsf
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A, II. HANSON
General Passenger AgenI
]. Il JONES,

]. Il JONES.
Ticket Agent.
The Fast Trains.
To, California are run over the UnioM
Pacific. Via Omaha is hours quicker
to San Francisco than any other line.
No change OF roads. no detours, The
Overland Route" all the way. Be sure
your ticket reads over the Union Pa
ciflc. Inquire OF j. III. Lothrop, G. A.,
sO5 Olive street, st. Louis. Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-27
ARDS
Cash Grocery { Meat Market
WILLIAM ARD, PRopRIEroa.
2703 Commercial ave. Bell Phone Brown 2eii.

Light House soap, bars ... csc
German soap large size) bars. .25c
Lenox soap, bars for, ..... 25c
Best New Orleans Golden Gate)
syrup, per gallon ...... Goo
Good flour, Our Special at. -. 75e
Fresh country eggs, per dozen. Csc
Country Butter Always on Hand.
All Meats Killed in Cairo.
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Bill, the Back
Number
BY HOWARD FIELDING
Copyright. taos, BIZ Charles W. Hooke
BY HOWARD FIELDING
Copyright. 1905, BIZ Charles W. Hooke

!" HE man who handles the
money" That is the way the
more aggressive newspapers
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
Lewis and Clark Exposition.

During the Lewis and Clark Exposi-
ton the Southern Pacific Company will
sell round trip tickets to Portland, limit
thirty days, at one and one-third fair for
round trip. For parties OF ten or more
travelling on one ticket, one fare for the
round trip. For organized parties of one
hundred or more, individual tickets at
one fare for round trip. Stopovers OF ten
dayL will oo given at Portland on all one
way tickets reading through that point
duri sho exposition. Tickets must be
dere itei wsth Joint Agent at Portland
and char IF fifty cents will be made
Tor the eXtept1on of time. 4l-45
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
Grand Street Parade at Noon.
Performances Afternoon and Eveniug
Prices: Children is Cents, Adults rs Cents.
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes flaming city is saved by
dynamiting space that the fire can't
cross. Sometimes cough hangs on SO
long you feel as if nothing but dynamite
would cure it. q. T. Gray, of Calhoun,
Ga, writes: my wife had very aggra-
waited cough, which kept her awake
nights. Two physicians could not help
her; so she took DIR. Kings New Dis
coverv for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds, which eased her cough. gave her
sleep, and fnall, glIed her." Strictly
scientific cure fcT bronchitis and La
Grippe At ALLIE Z NoodwaI g deug
store. price soc ar III g1arante ] 1'aial
bottle free.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
Do Not be Imposed Upon.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account efthe great mer,
and popularity of Foley's Honey ami
Tar many limitations are offered for the
gen uine. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar
and refuse any substitute offered as 10
other preparation will give the same salts
faction. It is mildly laxative. 1t con-
tains no opiates and is safest for children
and delicate persons. For sale by Gra-
ham & Workman. !,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
Terrific Race With Death

Death was fast approaching" writes
Ralph F.. Fernandez, of Tampa. Fla,
describing his fearful race with death,
"as result of liver trouble and heart
disease, which had robbed me of sleep
and of all interest in life. I had tried
many differ ent doctors and several med
icines. bnt got no benefit, until hegan
to use Electric Bitters. So wonderful
was their effect that in three days I felt
liFe new man, and today I am cured OF
all my troubles" Guaranteed at Allen
q Woodward's drug store; price SOC.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
Juggling With Dynamite.

Is no more dangerous than TO neglect
kidney disorders. Foley's kidney Cure
corrects irregularities and has cured many
severe cases after other treatment has
failed. 1t builds up the worn ont tissues
and restores health and vigor. ~ was
troubled with kidney complaint for about
two years." writes A. H. Davis, of Mt.
Sterling. Iowa. but two bottles of
FoIey's Kidney Cure effected a perma-
nent rure.'' For sale by Graham &
Wortham.H
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
Warning.

You cannot have good health unless
your kidneys are sound. for the kidneys
filter the blood of ofimpurities which other
wise act as irritating poisons and break
down the delicate organs of the hody and
cause serious trouble. If you have kid
ney or bladder trouble and do not use
Foley's Kidney Cure, you will have only
yourself to blame results, as it posi-
lively cures all forms of kidney and hlad-
der diseases. For sac by Grananl &
Wortham.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
A Creeping Death.

Blood poison creeps up towards the
heart, causing death. J. E. Stearne,
Belle Plaine, Minn., writes that friend
injured his hand, which
swelled up like blood poisoning. Buck
lens Arnica Salve drew out the poison,
healed the wound, and saved his life.
Best in the world for hurns and sores.
25c at Allen & Woodward's drug store.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.

Lo" rnpnd trip rates have been piare,
effect between Portland and William.
etre Valley points, In either direction
Tickets will be sold
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS,
and llmite-t to return on or tetore the
IL, low iny N>nia,
RATE TO OR From takv .I;Is. $3 CO.
Call on southern PAsitir Co.'s Agents
for particulars.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
Artistic Dressmakine .

Ladies wishing artistic dressmaking at
reasonable prices, should call on Mrs. T..
Estes, Of San Francisco, at the residence
of Gene Simpson, Corvallis. Indep.
Phone No. 254. 4Otf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
THE FAR-AWAY PHILIPPINES.

All will remember Major c. B. Hardin of the
20 Inf, who was commandant at OAC previous to
his change to the Philippines less than year ago.
Since going the Islands he has carried on enter
tanning correspondence with John Allen, of this
city. Mr. Allen recently received letter from the
major who at present is stationed on the Island of
Malahi in charge of the government prison. Ac-
comparing the letter was picture of the prisons.
These prisons, contrary to what we would expect
are ordinary thatched huts, and are surrounded
by barbed wire fences It is necessary to guard
them night and day. The prisoners under charge
of Major Hardin are half natives and half white
men. Just before writing Mr. Allen the prison.
ers had an entertainment among themselves, and
the major has sent the following prison-inspired
verse that was rected on this occasion in faraway
Malahi.
PARoDY-A PICTURE NO ARTIST CAN PAINT.
Once there Deutscher boys Louie and Mike,
They wanted how the boys in blue "hike''
they recruiting Office and held up their hands,
And they shipped them away from their native land
Out to the Philippines wild GooGoos to fight,
And the shoves and picks, Zach Gott,' fright!
And the day they first landed they seen such sight
Twas picture artist paint.
You seldom 'Bobtas'' stage
lust now in "NIa1ahi it all the rage;
We've studied for weeks in ''barbedwire cage
Learned all this foolshness, page after page;
loose now, in sporty fine cloths
But when the shows to the ''stockade" goes
And the look faces slam the gate goes
Is picture no artist can paint.
Picture Jacks down in the bay
Picture the they work day by day,
Picture the sentry with greatb big gun
Ready o shoot you the minute you run,
Picture yourself with bullet in your head,
Picture yourself on the ground nearly dead,
Now that is picture make you feel faint
That's picture artist paint.
PARODY-DOLLY GREY
Now done about enough for tonight,
For we've done very best to you right;
On Island called "Maahi," )" far away.
Goodbye Dolly, must leave you;
How would you like to with u.s.
To the place where stationed,
Every morning lots of ''rocks to bust?
When get back to "Fisco,'
Five dollars from "Uncle" will get
And we'll go saoon
And with beer our thirsts we'll
Composed and sung by Merrill and Smith, Comedians
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26
0. c. IT. STEAMERS

Steamer Oregona, leaves Cor
wallis, Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays, for Portland and all
way points at 6 a. m. For rates,
etc., call on
A. ]. SHIRLEY, Agent.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26

GAzETTE--Iudependent phone No
433.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10

our robes are good for nothing. Very
well, we will not trade with you. See
YOU have crossed the line, and your
goods are on the big Queens land and
therefore belong to her. Sect yonder
come some Indians who are going to
take them.
The speaker pointed to the south and,
10! along the rivers bank there came up.
out of marsh-like depression, some
three score of pony riders who were
plainly between US and the cairn which
marked the boundary line.
Bonhomme's face Paled- He had not
thought the Sioux. after their late chas-
tisement, would dare an overt act Of
hostility. His action was as prompt as
it was brave He called to his men, of
whom he had ten in attendance, to put
themselves under arms and rePel any
attempt to take the goods
With military precision his guards
and freighters seized their weapons and
took position behind their wagons. They
were armed with repeaters and prepared
to put up stiff fight, and Bonhomme,
with a commanding gesture, sent his
late visitors scuttling away to their tepees.
AS the squad of wild riders Clattered
4-.,,,,-J sc NO corr- from thor v-t~T1--
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
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vice even though they be hereditary foes.
Thus, while they still hostiles certain incidents
of my early frontiering put both Spotted Tail and
Sitting Bull on the list of my friends
Something than year after General Miles
had chased Sitting Bull into Canada it was my
fortune to be of the party of Raymond BOnhOmme
Indian trader, who went north with train" of
goods to buy buffalo robes of the Sioux under this
doughty chief We left Fort Benton in the last
week of September, the report that Sitting
Bulls Indians had made a big kill at Pak-oghkee
Lake, in what is the Province of Assniboia.
We moved as far as the Crossing on Milk River
and there camped to stone heap :. earn
which marked the United States boundary
Here BonhOmme sent forward a half breed scout
10 find the Sioux and report his readiness to trade
with them After four days th5 messenger returned
to that Sitting Bull camped at Grass COule5
some forty miles distant, and that the Chief
Indians would there await the traders coming
This was not what we wanted as 2oGIomme had no
license TO trade in Canada and SO word de-
satched to Sitting Bu that if the Sioux wished to
trade their robes i would be necessary for them to
move down to the Line
There wer= some days of delay and then came
Sitting 5.,i! and hundred more of his Sioux.
The came strnging down Milk River in little
eluads. leading ponies packed with robes, and
pitched their tepees mile or SO above us where
there was better grass than at our camp
After a deCorous wait of twenty-four hours,
which chiefly to prove that parties the
ground anxious to trade, Bonhomme made
the first move, that the etiquette of the
situation. The second morning he sent a messenger
to inform Sitting Bull that would call on him
when the four hands high
AS my status that of a visitor. BOnhomme
kindly asked me to accompany him and his inter
prefer this visit to the Chief Presently Sitting
Bull sent word that he would receive the time
appointed, and at about eleven o'clock A. we
stopped through the tayOpa of his lodge to find
OF middle age, stern face and semi-cvilized dress
seated upon a robe at the back of the tepee, and
at his left Pretty Bear, a subchef of fighting fame
Sitting Bull reached hand to each of us and babe
be seated in his front.
We knew well that he could talk English but
also that it his usual whim not to do so. And
so the conversation have to record came to Bon
homme through his interpreter.
Well he said you have to trade with
me?'
We have driven up here, - answered Bonhomme
thinking you might have some robes to swap"
And why could you not come to ne on Grass
Coulee?" asked the Chief
| think you should know said Bonhomme
that cannot go far into Canada with our
goods, which over there would be liable to seizure
Wecan trade safely with you only on our own ground
You can we have crossed the line little This
was to get water and good grass, and for no other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10

BonhOmme told
them so. He was
plainly out of pa
tience.
g If you can't
bring me better
robes than this, "
he said Il will
have nothing to do
with you
All the Indians
were angry, or pre-
tended to be Their
spokesman declar~
ed that American
traders had always
cheated them and
that Bonhomme,
of whom they had
heard much, was
the worst of the
lot. " You have
come here to cheat
u.s." he said, and
so you say that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10

reason We shall have to move our goods back
for the trading"
Sitting Bulls face grew black with anger You
have ruined this cOuntry-rny country, he declared,
you white people with your senseless laws Why
should we not meet to trade wherever we may see
fit? There was a time when would dare
to interfere with us.
Bonhomne saw that he had taken the wrong
track and made haste to recover ground. At
anv rate" he said did not make the laws of
which you complain You must know that would
be glad to trade with you at any time and any place.
if we might agree on the price of our goods.
This reply seemed to mollify the Chief somewhat,
but he was on his dignity and evidently in no hurry
to begin bargaining
Stay until Tomorrow" he said and maybe
we will talk with you "
As we could accomplish nothing further that day
we got out of Sitting Bulls tepee as gracefully
we might Our situation not without its risks;
bat Sitting Bulls Indians, since their defeat and
exile had laid aside their predatory habits. Trading
with Indians is at all times slow. and unless one is
possessed of great patience is vexatious business.
Bonhomme had been for thirty years trader,
and so was not surprised when forty-eight hours
again elapsed without the visit of a single Indian
to camp
After two days of this lazy business Indians began
to straggle in. At first they brought robes but
wanted to see what goods to be snapped"
Bonhomme declined to show goods under the
circumstances. BRING on your robes" he said
and | will talk with you. If you do not bring
them by tomorrow noon l will hook up my mules
and roll back to the Missouri"
Again a wait of nearly twenty-four hours Then,
just before the hour appointed for starting
south, number of Indians struggled into camp,
leading ponies packed with buffalo robes.
Bonhomme consented to examine the robes which
they spread out for his judgment. IN
doubtedy they were the poorest skins which
the Indians had taken in their fall hunt. There
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10

camp, where all
was quiet, with
men moving as
usual among the
tepees, and ponies
peacefully grazing
all about It was
in this manner
that things hap
pened in that far
country twenty
five years ago
| could speak
the S1OuN, bon
homme could not.
l had many friends
among the Sisse
ton, Oglala, and
other tribes of the
Dakotas; and Bon
homne knew them
only through his
interpreter, whose
influence. l had
readily discovered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10


that they were newcomers, rot OF Sitting Bull S
immediate party
Bonhomme heaved a sigh of relief It's just 4,
bluff" he said Those fellows won't attack, but
want to see if well scare"
Sure enough the squad rode by apparently paying
us no attention; but their bluff proved a serious
one for as they swept past they veered between
our wagons and the mule herd, which, in charge
of wrangler, was grazing some forty rods away IN
a twinkling every Indians blanket was swinging
about his head, and yelling mob rushed at the
mules and stampeded the whole herd. The wrangler
escaped his pony by sharp dash across the river
and toward his own camp.
Firing upon the stampeders could have done no
good and we stood helplessly and watched our
stock driven over the nearby hills BOnhOmme, who
had traded all his life among the Crows Shoshones
and Blacldeet had evidently met with new ez-
Perience 1t looked though his expedition
destined to worse than failure
His nearest recourse for help was Fort Benton
eighty miles away. We had still three riding
ponies my among the number, which were
Picketed close to the wagons We could send "a
courier to BentOn-there were no troops there
and sometime within ten days could expect the
return of freight teams to pull back our wagons.
In the meantime big wagons were on the
Canadian side of the boundary line and it would
be impossible to pull them across with our little
broncos even had they been accustomed to harness.
There was the possibility of attack also. by the
whole force of Indians although it looked to us
that the Sioux had simply set trap to capture
all OF Bonhomme's property without loss to them
selves. There was, at the least, prize money for
some one If the Canadian police should be brought
down to seize our goods In fact the situation was
as eXasPeratingly glOomy as could well happen to
any set of men.
Bonhomme sat upon one Of his wagon
tongues filled with chagrin and with real concern
for the men he had brought into this scrape
stood for time looking away to Sitting Bulls