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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

in the Drainage District, about one
half of which has been sold TO the
Greer-Willzinson Lumber Company for
its mamoth new plant, When a de.
mand was created for this tract in
March of this year it was Mr.. Hart
man who promptly came forward and
advanced the money 10 purchase the
tract that it might be held exclusive
ny for manufacturing purposes.
Mr.. Parsons, on The other hand, as
general agent of the Cairo Tust Prop.
erty, notwithstanding the fact that he
had a bona fde offer at an advance
of 50 per cent for a considerable por.
ton of the land and on which he had
given verbal option. succeeded In
having the right 10 purchase surrend.
cred and sold the land to Mr. Hart
man at price which wouli put the
property within easy reach of any
manufacturer wishing to locate in
Cairo.
Mr. Hartman then, in turn, issued
two years option TO the Industrial
Board of the Commercial Club agree
ing TO sell at cost price TO any manu-
featuring concern this valuable tract
As result the tract was kept intact
ana the wisdom of such acton is
proved when in less than six months
from the time of the transaction not
ed above one half OF the property is
sold for exactly the purpose for which
1t was reserved.
Mr. Hartman and Mayor Parsons
considered their own Interests al:o-
sether secondary to the possible pub
lie benefit that might result and The
Bulletin takes this occasion to move
a rising vote Of thanks In their favor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

volumlnnus correspondence and MOTH
ing was thought of a letter ten or
twelve pages in length Nowadays
newspapers furnish the medium for
general items, leaving only the per
sonal field for the local writer, and
stenography has SO firm a hold thai
business men have ceased 10 bore
themselves and friends with long and
useless ep sizes. Il Is an age Of aes
ton. NOT retrospee ion. News becomes
history almos5 before it can be writ
ten. People are living more in the
present and less in the past.
Even the field of travel. once play
ing 80 important a part In letter writ
ing, has become stale. Formerly the
traveller was expected to furnish his
f. eujt with descriptions OF places
visited but now thai so many more
people have visited these cites. and
these who have not are furnished with
"a literature on the subject. this
,opie is decidedly on the wane, An
illustrated postal with line of writ
ing furn shes all necessary informa-
ton in the best possible manner to
all concerned. A few years ago let
ters from places of interest in England
and en- the continent were published
in the newspapers. bur now so many
have been over the Atlantic that other
peoples views do not attract attention
The man who likes 10 write Is rare
ly' found A few young men attempt
TO keep up a desultory correspondence
but the lisr grows smaller as the years
20 by. An occasional letter 20 an n
innate friend is all that remains by
the time he is settled IN business.
Many womeA write, but their number
IS decreasing, and correspondence is
confined almost entirely &c members
at their own sex. With his spirit pre-
Yalent. it cannot be Ing before the
! growing d.staste will make letter wrlr
ing, as it used to be known one OF
the lost arts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
FACTS AND FANCIES
Unpleasant Reminder

Two or three men last night at the
Halliday. discussing the recent eclipse.
and for a while the argument was
very strong. Finally ore member OF
the party exclaimed rather angr'ly;
Don't tell me that the las. to,al
eclipse was in 1867, for ! know posi-
lively that ii was in 1869 Why. | was
just 8 years old at the time. and re-
call the day as though il were yester-
day | rem amber going out In the
yard WIN little Peter. q cclored boy,
the son Of an old retainer Suddenly
his boy exclaimed Look here. Mars
John, il $40 is gett dark | looked
around and sure enough it was
saw tae negroes come trooping in
from the iieldes, ana alte- they had
learned the hour Of the day. fell on
their knees and begun TO pray. The
chickens actually Looked frightened
and fairly made the barnyard echo
with their cackling. Then they went
to roost like the chickens are wont
to do. and
Say" interrupted one of the party,
do you remember that you told u2 in
St Louis the other day? 1t was
about your having been born ten vas
after the surrender. and how You had
often heard your father, in your lit
tie New England home. tell Of the
sorry sight presented by Lee and his
army"
You fellows make me tired.
don't mind confessing that 1 heard my
father tell Of the total eclipse in 1863,
and II wanted to gain a little glory
BY telling Of having witnessed the
wonderful sight. what earthly harm
could come Of ID? But really did
sec the eclipse tha-other morning
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
A NEW ! INDUSTRY.

&s ast j
The Bulletin has unusual pleasure
this morning in anoHnceing as a GER
tainty the selection OF this city as a
manufacturing point by one Of the
largest lumber dealers in the west.
AS appears in the news section Of
this mornings issue. the Greer Wilk-
insUn Lumber Company. Of Indian
apoliss allied with the Alexander
Stewart Lumber Company. Of Wan
sau, Wis, has, after careful inves-
tigatien OF more than one point, de
cided that in natural advantages and
general facilities the City of Cairo
ranks first in the Mississippi valley
A fact we'll known to its citizens,
but the source Of the greatest salts
faction when confirmed by unbiased
exrers III the trade which plays such
an important part IN the commercial
life Of the city
Without demand for bonus, without
request for special privilege an amount
exceed NC 100000 Is to he invested Ak
this point and employment win be Of
ferca to ros less than 200 men, many
Of them being brought here from for
cign points TO the growth and adj
vancement OF Cairo.
The parties to the new undertaking
are all men Of wealth and Judgment
who have made success In their line
for a number OF years Being obliged
by failure in timber supply 10 aban
den one OF It's planning mills in a
northern state the company has sought
suitable site nearer the point Of
origin Of all timber products and yet
within easy commaD,l Of the market.
No city IN sthe United States and
probably in the world. combines these
two prime requisites to the lumber
business to the degree that our own
city "a Cairo does and II is but reason
able 70 suppoae that the lead Of this
Greer-Wilkinson Lumber Company AM
the ACCOMPLISHMENTS Lumber Com
pany will be promptly followed b
their several lines.
Cairo has plenty Of room for then
all and II keeps an open house t
every branch Of the lumber and MANI
Featuring trade. To the Greer Wilkh
son Lumber Company and It's allie
corporations II extends the warmcs
Kind Of welcome at this time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Familiarity breeds contempt for
mosquitoes
Few pesple who 90 in the air uac
an airship.
Some men would rather be in poll
tics than be right
What man has done woman thinks
she can do better
one blow startes the trouble-and
occasionally ends IT,
Shortly after marriage man ac,
duires the habit of listening.
Many a mans financial goose has
been cooked in jack POT
White lies are apt to lsaye black
marks On a mans reputation
Fortunes wheel reYolyes for the
man who puts his shoulder to IT,
Lots of men who attend the races
can't win even little sympathy.
long pedigree will not protect a
cog from the small boy with a tin
can.
IL Is 10 much easier To pull fellow
mon down than II Is To boost him up.
A wife's yearning capacity IL us-
ually far III excess Of her husbands
earning capacity.
After forging his way ~ the front
many man has found himself behind
the bars.
sDid YOU ever notice hat the man
who wines and The man who wins
are not the same2
Isn't It fact that the congrega-
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
ILLINOIS HEALTHFuL

The number Of old folks in Illinois
who celebrate their reunions, birth.
days. etc, calls attention 10 the fact
that Illinois Is wonderfully heal hful
state You can 90 anywhere in m nois
and find the old patrlarchs whose
boards are covered with the frosts Of
so or 30 winters. You can find cee-
hrations where the representative Of
five generations appear on the platfor
al one time. You can find grand.
mothers who look like young misses
they are SO well preserved. You can
find men Of so or ~ years Of age who
are open for an engagement tu run
foot races or dance country jig All
Of these are indications Of the health.
giving qualities Of the broad prairies
of the state of Illinois, We even have
men who are 70 70 rs years ~ axe
who are still looking for political pref
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
PUBLIC SPIRIT THAT COUNTS

N In alloting the credit for the sue
cefsful conclusion Of the big deal
which secures for Cairo one Of the
largest manufacturing establishments
tn the West the citizens of Cairo have
especial reason 10 extend their apprc-
citation NJ Mr. Dauisl Hartman and
ASnswr lItcrsr Rarscaus Mra Hartman
ths owner Ok tue Pecan Grove
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday cir
crlation for one year ending De
cember 81, 1904 ..............t 1915
Average daily and Sunday cir
lation for first six months Of the
year, 1906 ................. 2o45
Average daily and Sunday cir
cnlation for month of July,
1905 Observation-Disclosures 1e5
Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation for month OF August, 1905. 216t
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
FIGHTING FEVER.

From the reports 1t would seem that
he authorities have the yellow fever
situation well in hand in New Orleans
This victory marks the advance which
has been made In the trs atment Of dis
aase and the prevention OF contagior
In later years. The total number
of deaths at the last report was PSI
While this appears az first glance 9
considerable mortality it must be re
GiembeTed thai New Orleans is
own of some 30e.000 inhabitants ami
has this is only about one death t.
zach | zoe of the population for q
perica of three or four months.
y quite likely that the attention that
1as been given to sanction and the
are which the inhabitants of New
Orleans have exercised during this
lime has lessened tiied cath rate from
Ither causes, probably 10 a greater
sxteai han the number III deaths from
elbow fever e'alamities cf this kind
ire severe lessons administered by
Providence to induce communities III
clean house and properly care fOs
heir inhabitants While this scourgc
II yellow fever Is q severe ordeal
rer the Crescent City to pass through
ii may result IN d new order Of things
which in the ng run viii save many
more lives than Will bc lost in tHr
q =
n more ago Memphis. enu. p~
through ster ID &c conjagion whici
1as been Raeanallsd by any similar
plague in this country About one-fifth
Of the population of that city was
gipei out in few short weeks. The
plague had had been invited by The in.
attention to cleanliness and to drain,
age and when the scourge came il was
1nly 10 be expected When frost came
pnefifth Of the population Of the city
Yere dead Thousands II those who
lea were refugees In all parts Of this
soun.ry The city was bankru% prop
arty was scarcely worth occupying
he charter was abandoned, the office,
4 mayor and councilmen were va
atsl and there was calamitioui
tate DC affairs with no promise Of I
| uture. A commission was appoinfec
BY the governor GO take charge Of tht
affairs Of the city as a receiver is ap
pointed % straighten out tho AFFAIR."
II bankrupt railway company. Thii
commission took IN hand The matte
Of restoring The G ty aud II did its worl
we'll The finest system Of drainag,
VIA installed. Every breeding place
pf disease and eontagion was hunte,
out AMI eliminated a reaction tool
| place and the city Of Memphis ha
| arisen and grown upon it's own ruin
until II is one Of the greatest ard bes
and most beautiful cities Of the mic
| lie west If New Orleans win 10
! low the example OF It's sister citv
4 II Will continue to be a great city an
become even greater than II Ia q
present. The problems 10 solve in D.
der To bring this about are diffcu
and the obstacles 10 overcome 4
making d healthy city of New Orlean
will be found hard to combat, bt
nothing Ii impossible and no expens
or effort should be spared to bring
| better condition, fact perfec
condition IN New Orleans. Sprini
field State Register.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

ermeht and who seem 10 think they
are still in the heydey Of their youth.
Illinois Is a great state for many
things. and It's healthfnl climate is
not one OF the least Of is great adj
vantages.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

n the average man wuz ez bizzy
peerin' into the future about his own
affairs ez he is tryin' to figger out
who'll git the presidential nominations
three years hence. observed the Po-
h.ek Philosopher, thered be heap
more vacant rooms in the poorhouses
throughout the kentry
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

Hcllister's Rocky Mountain Tea
never fails 70 tone the stomach, reg
ulae the kidneys, stimulate the liver
and cleanse the blood, A great tonic
and muscle producing remedy 50
cents. Tea or Tablets. r @. Schua
Il Sons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

Gladys( with enthusiasm Yes;
she's an awfully Sweet girl and SO
good 10 her mother
Gerald lhastilyl--l don't believe l
care 10 meet her.
Gladys Don't jump al hasty conclu-
sions. Hers is a rare case. She's
pretty also.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
Unfit For Privacy.

First Magnate-Why didn't You
take Gugins into your new ice trust?
Second Magnate-oh he's TOO chick
en- hearted
First Observation-Disclosures, IS
he?
Second Magnate-Sure. Why, III
bet tia, Teller has sent conscience
money to the Un,tCl States Treasury.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

ton Of a wide-awake preacher IS sci
dom caught mapping?
Many man who is unable to do
the things he would is too lazy TO do
the things he could.
What a pity that the truth is the
nest disagrceable thing one can say
aboCt scme people.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

Why suffer with headache, const-
patton. stomach. Kidney and liver
troubles, when HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea win cure you? No
money wanted unless you are cured.
- cents. Tea or Tablets. 2. 6.
Schuh & Sons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

Cairo is again recognized as the
finest manufacturing site in the Mis-
sissippi Valley
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

There is room for a lozen more
factories in the Drainage District Onc
two more are pointed this way, too
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
Letter Writing

The gentle art Of letter writing is
rapidly losing ort. said a reader.
"A few years ago many spent good
part Of their leisure in keeping up a
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

A 100000 industry that demands
no bonus and asks only the ordinary
privileges and rights of business is
something like it now
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

It looks some ike Greater Cairo
This morning. doesn't it?
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

Public interest first, private require
ments second. will win every time
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

Could Afford 1t Then.
f I possessed ten million plunks
IA pack my gripsack and may trunks
some cheap seaside hisei I'd seek
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

4 The Bulletin Is on sale at the fol
lowing places:
Coieffan's, ala Eighth street.
Hafitday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 sixth street.
Union News o., Union depot.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
August, 1905.

The above IS a correct statement III
the circulation Of the Cairo Bulletin
daily and Sunday for the year 1901.
and for the first eight months Of the
year, 1905.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this LIST day Of September, 1905.
(Seal) LEO. ]. KLEB.
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05

BY the laying OF approximately one
nile OF switch track in the drainage
u strict fro mits main line to the pro
posed site of the eer-WiIkinson
Lumber Company, the Illinois Central
has opened up an area OF territory
suitable to manufacturing purposes
which can not help but be the means
of attracting many such industries to
This point This track. with extensions
which may be easily made from it, will
be the direct feeder of no less than
$50 acres of fat. flie surface which
viii make ideal mill sites and lum-
Der yards. The territory is tributary
to the Big Four on the east and it is
reasonable to suppose that the lat
ter railway will not be far behind its
competitor in extending similar pri
vileges.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
Not EmbexzEenrerst.

hear your cashier Is In trouble,
iaid the first bank president.
Yes. said the second bank president,
le's charged with stealing
Oh. then he didn't get much, eh2
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
Alexander
National
Bank

Commercial Ave. and Eighth Street,
CAIRO, ILLINOIS
Capital ................... 100000
Surplus and undivided profits, $4,000
Officers
~. n. Duuer. s.s.s.s. s.sFEcSluenL
Chas. Feuchter, IT.. Vice President
j. II. Galligan. .............. Cashier
II. Spencer. ...... Assistant Cashier
Accounts c's corporations and indivld-
uals especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part OF the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
THE FIRST LESSON

Tie boy who returns to rs school
duties determined 10 take advantage
OF the educational advantages offered
him, and cognizan, of the fact thar
his future depends upon his attention
10 his school duties. is certain 10 sue.
coed. YET simple as is This little lesson.
II IS one of the hardest to impress
upon the juvenile mind Boys will be
boys, and it is much the same with
the girls But the lesson should be
constantly Taught, jnst the same.
Some of the boys and girls learn L.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
SPEARS AID PASTE.
lnnuendo.

lnnuendo.
George Mabel's fet are so small
GrayceDo you think so?
George Yes, don't YOU?
GrayccI think her shoes are.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
A Very Rare Case.

And camp there for it least a week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
STRICTLY A SAVINGS BANK.
CAIRO. ILLINOIS.
Officers


Directors
q. A. Buder J. III. GallIgan
Thos. Boyd w. X. Gho!son
Q. M Osterloh G. o. Patier
VIM. Kluge Q. v. Men
Chas. Teuchter Jr. N. b. Thlstlewood
David s.. Lansden.
interest paid on time deposits II the
rate d three psr cent pss annun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-05
Alexander County
Savings Bank

Capital. .....I..,. .....h... $4,000
Surplus and undivided profits, $4,000
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
WHEAT REMAINS FIRM
 BEAR MOVEMENTFAILS
 CORN MARKETSTRONG
MARKET CONDITIONS IN PRovIs IONS REMAIN uN-
 CHANGED.

Cotton Hammered Down to 7.51, But at This Figure There Was Big De mand-Little Change in Present Conditions Looked for.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
PROBATE NOTICE.

In the Probate Court of the Coun- ty of Cochise, Territory of Arizona. In the matter of the Estate of Isa- bella Conyers, Deceased. Notice of hearing petition.
 Notice is hereby given that Isabella Wild has filed in this court her peti- ton praying for letters of admInistra- ton of the estate of Isabella Conyers, deceased, and that same will be heard on Tuesday, the 18th day of April. A. D. 1905, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the court room of said court, III Tombstone, County of Co., chise, Territory of Arizona. and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
 Dated March 7th, 1905.
 FRANK W. GOODBODY,
 Clerk
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08

(By Private Wire to Frank ]. Graf,
 Broker. Copper Queen Hotel Bldg)
 Boston. April 7-Copper-United States Mining, the active stock today, the buying of this and Bingham be- ing based on rumor of consolidation of all the Bingham companies. All ouez was strong in the early datings. but a few orders to sell near the close broke the price point. Copper Range remained about stationary. with only few transactions. Greene was the second most active stock and the talk is very bullish of it. The buying IS in good volume and by the right peo- pie.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
New York Cotton
(By Private Wire to Frank J. Graf. Broker, Copper Queen Hotel Bldg.

C3y Private Wire to Frank J. Graf,
 Broker, Copper Queen Hotel Bldg.
 New York. April 7.-Cotton-Short. ly after the open ing, May sold at sT.60 and July touched s7.51, but there was so much cotton wanted on that basis that the movement to drive the market still lower was abandoned to the exigencies of the situation When shorts tried to cover they found the market in sold out condition and their own demands sent the price up in the late trading four to six points over last nights close. Most of the re- covery was held in the final dealings with the close showing the prevalen- cy of a continued good undertone. We do not expect to see much change from present conditions until we ad- vance further into the new crop sea son and the situation and outlook be- comes more Of . factor ic influencing 2 the attitude of spinners and spot deal CTS as regards laying in further sup plies.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
GREENE STOCK IS
 STILL ADVANCING
 ON BULLISH TALK
UNITED STATES MINING WAS Ac- TIVE ON NEW YORK Ex-
 CHANGE.

Greene Stock Was Bought in Large Volume By the Right Peopie-Resu- lar Dividend of Four Per Cent Was Paid. O
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
chamberlain's Cough Remedy the
 Best and Most Popular.

Mothers buy it for. croupy children, railroad men buy it for severe coughs and elderly people buy it for Ia grippe, Say Moore Bros. Eldon Iowa. We sell more of Chamberlain s Cough Remedy than any other kind It seems to have taken the lead over several other good brands" There is no question but this medicine is the best that can be procured for coughs and colds, whether it be a child or an adult that is afflicted. It always cures and cures quickly. Sold by all dealers in patent medicines.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
Greene Dividend.

4 telegram from New York yester- day stated that Colonel Greene and party, who have been in Mexico, ar rived in New York City on Thursday evening and were enthusiastic in their praise of the Greene properties. The directors of the Greene Consolidated Copper Mining company held their meeting at the office of the company and declared the regular dividend of four per cent
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08

(By Private Wire to Frank J. Graf, Broker, Copper Queen Hotel Building)
 Chicago, April 7.-Pork.-May s12.S7 July s13.15.
 wheat-May, 116.6; July, SIT; Sep itember S2.7.
 Corn-May 4s.1; July 47.6; Septem- Der 47.6
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
THE oRNDoRfF HOTEL.

El Paso is enterrsInIng maKy oi the people from Bisbee, Douglas. Can. neA, and surrounding towns. It is suggested that wken in the Pass cifs they try the Orndorff hctsI. Il has handsomely furnished rooms, ls SO pleasantly situated on the Plaza, and the cuisine of the highest class, that visitors viii be thoroughly sat. is6ed with thsis visit ts the Oradorff
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
New York Quotations.

Anal. S3.3; c. F. |. 562: Mo. Pac. 1O7.4; R. l.. 35.6; R. I. Pfd-. SIS; s. P. 6s.6; U. s. Steel, S7.5; U- s. Steel pfd.. 1921; U. P. 1s2; Santa Fe. S9.6; Santa Fe pfd.. 10s-2; B. R. Transit, 6s.6; T. c. l., 1O1.7; U. s. Leather, 1S.6; St. Paul, 17S.6; Erie. 46-3; Sugar, 1442; N. & w.. s6.2; Ont & w., 61.3; Penn, IA; Read, 9e; So. Ky. 96.5; T.. & P, 5S.2; Wabash, 25.S; Wabash, pfd., 471; B. & O.. 1l0.4; c. G. w., 24; C. & O., 5S.7; Colo. So, 29; Erie pfd., s3; III. Cent, 1924; l.. & N, 143; Mex. Cent, 24.6; M. K. T. (Com.) 32.1; M. K T. (Prefd.), 66.4; Manhat- tan, 1863; Met St. By, l22.2; N. Y. Cent, 162.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-08
COPPE: R

The new edition of the COPPER HANDBOOK lists and describes 3,311 copper mines and copper mining com panies in all parts of the world, cover ing the globe, these descriptions rang ing from two lines to 12 pages each in length, according to importance Of the mines The descriptions are mol padded. but give facts in the most condensed and get-at-able- form.
 There are also afteen miscellaneous chapters. devoted to History, Uses. TerminolOgy, Geography, Geology, Chemistry. Mineralogy, Metallurgy. Finances and Statistics of Copper, rendering the volume a veritabIe ency. clopedia on the subject of Copper and everything pertaining to the metal.