The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-03
HUSTLERS MEETING.
AT Anna Next Week Will be Bet
ter Than a Big Circus
ALL KINDS OF ADJUSTMENTS
PLANNED-cAlRo TO LAND
1906 CONVENTION.

The committee appointed Thursday
night At a meeting of the directors Of
the Commercial club TO secure funds
by subscription. TO send a large dele
cation to Anna next week when the
Egyptian Hustlers meet there. in an
effort to secure the meeting next year
for this city, met with a large degree
of success
To give the Cairo people some idea
what the Hustlers meeting means for
the place where it is held the follow
ing is taken from this weeks issue Of
The Anna Talk:
Everybody is preparing for the third
annual meet of the Egyptian Hustlers
which win be held here next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. Interior
and exterior decorations have begUl:,
committee meeting are doubling up
and altogether there is every indica-
don that Anna is going TO do some.
thing
The Hustlers are coming with their
wives ana friends. Various estimates
by those who have seen similar meets
show that eight or ten thousand peo-
pie win be here. The number is nos
| likely to be less than S,000 it might
be $4,000.
Preparations are being made to en-.
certain the crowd, big or little. No
chances are being taken.
Jonesboro and Anna residents have
responded handsomely in the matter
II furnishing rooms. There will be
plenty Of eating places.
The Mnrphysboro and the Carbon
dale concert bands will be here Thurs
day and will give concerts Thursday
evening from I to O'Clock on stands
20 be erected in the heart of the city,
/, At s o'clock the minstrel performance
given recently by the men viii be re
D peated most of the specialties being
! provided this time BY the Hustlers
/ The MINISTRIES will occupy about .
!. Ihours after which the Hustlers' hall
win be given at the pavilion. Admis
, SIGN 10 all of these events, also to
i whatever may be provided at one OF
the churches that night. will be by
lcard Fridays events at the fail
I grounds are numerous and the enter
tainment win be like three ring cir
Gus and then some
Thursday morning. the first day viii
V be a shooting tournament at 8 O'Clock
There arc five prizes in this contest
4 Thursday afternoon at O'Clock I'll,
b. address OF welcome will be followe,
d BY a response by President Hook
d muth Of the Hustlers. Then a paradi
Il of the citizens and Hustlers to the fail
ground where a baseball game be
4, tween the Merchants VS. Hustlers vii
p. be played Prize silver loving cur
p. This will be followed BY the funn.
al mule relay race.
IN Friday morning the Hustlers' con
81 yention will take place at the oper
ID house and numerous prizes will b
ia awarded.
~ The farmer who shows the hes
h matched team at the fair grounds vii
Id get a good prize, and there will be
be Harvesting contest for women at tn
se Fair grounds on Friday in addition t
he the numerous athletic events, anon
Ia which is a mile relay race to be ru
III III quarters for loving cup to be II
tanned by winning team one year. Tn
or fire works, a magnificent display pre-
to vided by the Hustlers, Will take plac
n, at the fair grounds Friday night an
er these will be followed by banquet a
IL the same place. Band concerts durin
it Tie evening will enliven the EVENT.
to EIustlefs and their wives are u b
at admitted to the refreshment booth
BY cards.
at The farmer attending Friday wit
the largest family will get one'hors
- breaking plow.
Friday afternoon az 1880 the bi
w Mardi Gras parade by Hustlers, cit
M zens and visitors will take place
M There are numerous prizes for dect
n rated vehicles, for handsome and grc
"A tesque costumes, groups and so on.
n Carbonate will be here with sp'
cial train and brass band and Mul
"A Dhyshoro has informed the Hustler
N thar they are coming 500 strong. TIL
n Golden band will be here during tn
I'M lhree days, having been employed b
" The local committee.
NJ Messrs. Il. c. Allen and w j. Johr
n son 90 to Anna this morning 10 ope
n headquarters for the Cairo delegatio
n and TO make arrangements for boos
II ing Cairo.
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