The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-14
MOUND CITY. O.
Mound city, October 10. 1905.
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/ John Porter Nesbitt, who has been
out west for several months in pur-
suit of that priceless boon, good health
has returned home, He was at Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, for, The greater
portion of the time he was away.
When he left here he was hardly more
than the shadow OF man and on
reaching Colorado was compelled to
/ lie up in a hospital for Two months.
Now he is the very image Of health
ana says he fe5ls better in every
way han for fifteen wears He Obj
serves fhai the vest has little no rec-
ommend ii outside Of pure water and
wholesome tir TO men IN independent
circumstances. and that it is no place
1 for poor men who hope 10 better their
circumstance. He declares EN-
lphaticaliy that one acre Of Pulaski
county laad is worth TEN of Colorado
! land for agriculture or forfeiture
purposes. that il costs 81 an acre 20
igr.gate the land ont there, without
which the soil would not sprout peas.
His motto Of advice Is: Young man,
ay in Pulaski county and prosper
with less hard work and Inconvenience
than are necessary in any section
west Of Kansas City.
Mrs Hester NJ. Smith, the most
efficient and best informed county
superin endent in Illinois, has spent
most Of this week in as5e9d ng the
State Teachers association in session
in Chicago
The river man of the Globe Demo
crat said the steamers Kit Carson and
Scotia had arrived in st, Louis on
their way 10 Mound City 10 be re-
paired.
The eleganr residences Of Judge w
A. Wall. o. l. Bartlett and Mrs Frey
have been rendered more elegant by
The substitution of eranlJoid walks for
brick ones.
Mound city Is experiencing sea-
son Of unusual activity in the way of
-he Improvements OF residence prop
ry. I, seems that nearly everybody
who owns a home, or even jenemeat
property here. Is doing something 10
enhanc ,its appearance. comfort and
value
The furniture factory which has
been idle for several weel-. has re-
-nmed operations. -
The achers throuehou. the county
are au-ic patiag an inleres lug meet
iur OF tbeig association on Saturday,
the li'h inst
John Hogan. Of Cairo. the well
known road builder. has been awarded
iha contract for pairing the govern
ment road from Mound CITY 20 Mounds
and from The National ceme-ery TO
Cache river bridge.
The mayor of Olmsred has shut
down a ght lid on the Sunday selling
dram shops What the Sunday fisher
men viii DO for bait from now on I
cannot say
JAKE Blum lately returned from an
extended bus ne-s trip 70 New York
CITY
Joseph Bowers. one Of the North
Main strcet Erocsrs. has had his bust
ness house and residence combined
materially added to and thoroughly
enovaied. The building is now
;v-os story one. The rooms upstairs
eill De- used for residence purposes.
They have been fitted up Ia elegant
manner and are ab5u az pretty q
aur suite in town Th.i stairway j. 2
very Substantial aai eoOd looking one
aud The ant IT, house is in thorough
order. The Improvements on the
srCIe section include q handsome glass
front aud a spacious. siOntly cen
strucied front porch Mr. Bower is
well housed and has reason TO BE-
proud Of his quarters
Alex Pet-ss. Tor NAM yeas fo7e- /
man for the aoBad City Furniture /