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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID. Grisham went to
Olney the first Of the week for visit
with relatives. They will also spend
some time at West Salem.
Mrs Helen Bratton was the guest Of
friends in Decatur Sunday
Little Alline Toler entertained &
few Of her little friends Saturday after.
noon, the occasion being her third
birthday.
Misses Cora Robinson and May Tul
lis returned "Wednesday from st. Louis
Hon. John M, Herbert and Joseph
Van Clooster, Of Murphysboro, were
in Anna Saturday.
Misses Carrie milford. Abbie
Brown and Elizabeth Sifford were
guests of Mrs. n. Loomis at Makanda
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Anna Toer was called ia An
ma Wednesday on account of the Illness
Of Mrs. N. e. McElhaney
! Mrs. Henry Vilm and children ami
Mrs. Frances Duff will depart Monday
for visit with friends in Summit
Vile, Ind
Misses Nealie and Myrtle Coffman
returned Thursday from a months
visit In Norris City, ILL.,
Mrs. Mary A. Toler died Wednes
day at her residence on Lincoln street
aged about'S1 years. Funeral service,
were conducted Friday by Rev. p
| A. Hoar, followed BY interment at tn,
Anna cemetery
4 Mrs NJ Harris returned Friday from
weeks visit IN 81, louis with her sis
ter, Mrs Otto Swer
. Miss Aada Bouton and Willis "A
Hurthins were married Wednssda,
evening At the home Of the bride
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09

warrants issued therefor. then
the City Engineer saallf on CT be-
fsre he hrsi day Of Apil thereafter
make return 10 the Coumy Col
lector of the County OF Alex
ander and State of Illinois. in the
manner prescribed by Law. who shall
thereupon proceed 20 collect the same
according to the statute in such case
made and provided,
Section 5. Thai all ordinances or
parts of ord nancas conflicting with
this ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section G. This ordinance shall be
in force from and after IFS passage.
Adopted October ,. A. d. 1898
Approved October A, A. d. 1905. +
GEORGE PARSONS. 4
Mayor I
Attest: r. A. HATCHER,
City Clerk
Published in the Cairo Bulletin DC
tober 9, 1905.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09
ORDINANCE NO. 27.

For sidewalk on Thirty-seeond
street from Commercial avenue 10 Sy
camore street. in the city Of Cairo,
county of Alexander and state Of III.
inois
BE II ordained by the city council
of the city Of Cairo:
Section ] That local Improve
ment shall be made within the city
of Cairo county of Alexander and
state Of Illinois, the nature. character,
locality and desc ription Of which local
improvement is as follows
That a cement sidewalk six feet in
width. be constructed on the south
side Of Thirtysccond street from Com
mercial avenue TO Sycamore street ad-
joining the sidewalk line, in the city
Of Cairo. in front Of the following do
scribed lots. blocks. tracts or parcels
OF land. viz:
First addition lot 8. block 81. 100
front feet
First addition. lot 3. block 81. %
front feet
First addition. lot 10. block 81, %
front feet.
First addition. lot II, block 81, q
front feet.
First addition, lot Il. block 81, 25
front feet
First addition. lot IL, block u %
front feet M
First addition. lot IA. block 81. %
front feet
First addition, lot Il. block 81. "
front feet
First addition, lot 10, block 81, 25
front feet.
First addition, lot II block 81. IS
front feet
First addition, lot 49,, block 81, 25
front feet tsY n-a
First addition, lot ~ block 81, y
front feet .Hs stf
First addition. lot 20, block 81, 25
front feet.
First addition lot II. block 81, 100
front feet.
First addition, lot $, block Sc, 100
front feet.
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FIRST addition. lot .. block Sc. 5
froag feet
Fps, addition lot 70, block So 3
front feet
FIRST addition. lot Il. block Sc. Is
front fees.
First addition, 10, y. block 90. %
front feet.
First addition, lot y. block 80 as
front feet
First addition. lot Il. block 50. IS
front feet.
First addition, lot IS block sc, 25
Firt addition, lot ie. block SO. Is
front feet.
First addition, lot II, block SO, %
First addition, lot IS, block 80. IS
front feet
First addition lot 10, block Sc. Is
front feeee
Ftrss addition, lot 20, block 80. .
front feet
First addition, lot p, block se. 100
front feet.
specifications For Cement Sidewalk.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
a. follows. viz foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down or
filling up the natural surface Of the
ground to within eight and one half
inches below the grade, which founda-
ton shall consist OF the surface of the
ground as above prepared. upon whica
shall be laid layer of cinders four
inches in depth. On the foundation
ihns prepared there shall be placed
layer Of hydraulic cement concrete.
four inches in thickness, composed Of
lone part cement, equal in quality To
the best Portland cement. and two
parts OF The hest clean. course, sharp
sand. After mixing said cement and
sand dry five parts Of broken stone.
crushed TO size SO as To pass through
@ ring Of two lid one-half inches in
ternal diameter, shall be added there
TO, and then water added in sufficient
quantity as will give surplus of mois-
ture when rammed. Before the layer
last described has set, layer or fin
ishlng coat. shall be placed thereon
Lone half inch in thickness, to be made
OF one part Of cement. equal In quail
liy TO the best Portland cement, and
/ one parf of torpedo gravel
Said sidewalk shall he laid to d
grade hereby established ais follows,
! tnwit.
The outer curb Of said sidewalk 10
be AZ an elevation three feet below the
\ elevation Of the top surface of GER
tain stone monument near the south
west corner of Commercial avenue and
Sixth street in said city on Cairo.
4 Section q That said sidewalk shall
] be paid for by special taxation OF the
LOT, lots or parcel of land upon the
line where such sidewalk Is ordered,
/ BY levyng the whole cost thereof upon
each of theslofs blocks .pr parcels of
land touching upon the line Of such
sidewalk in proportion III their front
age on such sidewalk. In other words.
each lot, lots or parcel Of land shall
! Concluded on sixth pagel
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mother, Mrs. A. d. Bouton. After the
ceremony dainty refreshments were
served. The young couple went to
housekeeping in a cottage on Chestnut
street, which the gromm had lately
purchased.
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ifoat Ie2'-
First addition, lot SC. block p. 20
front fee
First addition, lot s5. block p, 25
front feet.
First addition, lot 81, block p. 25
front feet.
First addition. lot 80, block p. p
front feet.
First addition, lot 50 block q. 25
front feet
First addition, lot 81, block %. rs
front feet.
First addition. lot 80. block n, %
front feet.
First addition, lot 20. block %, %
front feet
First addition. lot IS, block 27 100
front feet.
First addition, lot /, block 50, 100
front feet.
First addition, lot 40. block SO. 25
front feet
First addition, lot 80. block SO. %
front feet
First addition, lot Sc, block 50. q
front feet.
First addition. lot IS, block 50, %
front feet
First ADDITION, lot 81, block 50. p
front feet.
First addition, lot SO, block SO, 25
front feet
First addition. lot 80. block 80, 25
front feet.
First addition, lot 81, block 80, Is
front feet.
First addition, lot 80, block 50, Is
front feet
First addition, lot 80, block SO, %
front feet.
First addition lot %. block 80 100
front feet.
First addition, lot l, block 40, 100
front feet
| Frss addition, lot 40, block 40, Is
front feet.
First addition, lot 49, block 40, Is
front feet.
FIRST addition, lot So, block 4o. 25
front feet.
First addition, lot 81. block 40, IS
front feet
First addition, lot SO, block 40, Is
front feet
First addition, lot IS, block 40, Is
front feet.
First addition, lot "a, block 40, IS
front feet.
First addition, lot 80, block 10, .
front feet.
First addition, lot 80, block 4), Is
front feet.
First addition. lot 81, block 40, %
front feet
First addition, lot 30, block 40. %
front feet
First addition. lot 20, block 40. 25
front feet.
First addition lot % block 49, 100
front feet
First addition, lot l. block Y, 100
front feet.
First addition, lot 81, block u. Is
4 front feet
First addition, lot 81. block Y, %
front feet
FIRST addition, lot 30, block ~. rs
front feet
First addition, lot %, block u. Is
| front feet.
| First addition, lot rs, block u, rs
front feet
First addition. lot y. block 1925
front feet
First addition. lot ~, block ", Is
front feet
First addition. lot 26. block r. IS
front feet
First addition lot Is, block ", S47
front feet
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A CEMENT
SIDEWALK.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows, viz: A foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down OF
filling up the natural surface Of the
ground to within eight and one-halt
inches below the grade, which founda
on shall consist of the surface of the
ground as above prepared, upon which
shall be laid a layer of cinders -four
incnes in depth On the foundation
thus prepared there shall be placed
a layer of hydraulic cement concrete
four inches in thickness. composed oil
one part cement, equal in quality tc
the best Portland cement, and tive
! parts of the best clean. coarse, SHARP
sand. After mixing said cement AM
sand dry, five parts Of broken stone
: crushed to size to pass through 9
ring of two and one-half inches in
{ ternal diameter, shall be added thereto
| and then water added in sufficient
J quantity as will give surplus Of mois
ture when rammed. Before the layer
, last described has set, layer OF
finishing coat shall be placed thereon
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09

CONCLUDED on sixth page.l
The evening world., 1905-07-24
COTTON SCARS IN
EXCITED MARKET
Rains Menace Crops and Shorts
Buy While the Bulls Are Active
in Trading-Big Advance in
the South.

There was an advance OF about 81 a
bale in the cotton market to-day. ac-
companied by considerable activity and
excitement as leading bull interests sup
ported the market and shorts covered,
owing to apprehension that heavy rains
reported in the Central and Western
belt would cause further damage 70 the
crop.
There was an enormous unloading
OF October and December in the
local pit at the start which was attrIb-
uted to bull intercsTs that lave been
supporting the maISr: for some days
past. The South also was a free seller.
Private advices contained numerous
complaints as 10 the crop conditions in
Central Valleys and Texas, while the
weather map showed considerable rain
west OF the Mississippi River.
The opening prices were: July, 1917
bid, 1880 ashed; August, 1911 bid Sep
TENDER, 1913 TO 1913; October, 1920 10
1881; November, 1898 to 1894; Decem
Der. 1905 to 1893; January, HOP to II. O3:
February. HOS asked: March, lilo ask
cd; April, 1l.l2 bid.
The evening world., 1905-07-24
ACTIVE, BUT
THE PRICES DOWN

Wheat VAS active in The market to-
day and a general collapse in prices all
around marked the opening of trading.
September fell TO 90 lis, 2 3-S under the
final prices of Saturday. The good
weather In the northwest, a belief that
the reports OF crop damage has beer
exaggerated for speculative purposes
and an unwieldly long Interest Were
he factions contributing most TO the
early weakness.
At Chicago what opened weak, IN
sympathy with the Minneapolis mar
ket, and on splendid weather which ex-
isted all Over wheat sections. July
broke 2 5~b and September 3 3R on
tirst sales. The Minneapolis market
was on 4 cents, Corn was weak In all
the markets,
New York's opening prices were
80 3-S.
nhicago's opening prices were: Sep,
teihner - IA 10 81 l-@; December. So il
10 81 is. September corn "A rs 10
"a 3-a' December, AZ "a to AZ rs.
Now York $ closing prices were:
Wheat-MnY 99 "a nominal: July, 81
nominal, September, ~ is bid: Deem
Der, 81 is hid Corl-Judy, SO IA nom
nal september, n 3-4 nominal.
CAl2agG's closing Prices were: Wheat
-Iuly, IS rs; Sep'em5er. 81 3-s bid; De-
ceTbor, 81 "a bbi; NV. 70 rnm'nal
DIT r - IS; Jolly, 90. ~ Les Sep,
90 o.. bii' seu:emher. old, "a rs
to 30; December, offered. Al "a
The evening world., 1905-07-24
RUNAWAY team
UPSETS BABY
CART ON WALK
Lucky Infant Escapes I'm.
hurt, but Other Damage
Is Done.

In a dash on Court street. Brooklyn.
to-day a team of horses, frightened by
a passing automobile. dragged a heavy
truck along the sidewalk and roadway.
injuring a baby. a oma u man and
n horse and wrecking two wagons and
a baby carriage.
The horses were attached to a wagon
owned by Gustave Selmer, of No. S34
Lexington avenue, Brooklyn. and were
driven by Charles Selmer. his con. Sell
mer left the team standing in front of
No. 600 o street while he went in
doors. The putting or a passing auto
mobile stampeded the team and. taking
TO the sidewalk. they started on a run
up the street.
In front of No. sos Court stree. Mrs.
Mary Mcdonald, OF No. $40 Clinton
street, had left a baby cab containing
her son Tommy, eleven months old. The
cab was directly in the path OF the
runaways. and one Of the horses stepped
INTO the vehicle, smashing the carriage
90 pieces and iniuring Tommy.
Tommy, slightly bruised. was thrown
out of the way OF any greater harm
and was snatched up and c~omfqrted by
the excited mother, who rushed out of
the store.
continuing along the Sidewalk the
wagon tore down the awnings in front
Of Nos. 800 and sos Cour street, as we'll
as one at No. $40. where a number of
barrels and boxes were smashed into
kidding wood Turning into the road
way the team crashed into a light one
horsed wagon driven by Gus Beiben-
klau. inturing the driver. fracturins
three of the horses legs and wrecking
the wagon
AS the team dashed toward Hamilton
avenue Mrs. Julia Deoni. of No. 40
Grant, street. became alarmed and
tainted. narrowly escaping being
trampled upon.
Policeman William Gresham. at the
Hamilton avenue crossing. sprang at
the team dropping one and hanging on
to the other until it stopped 100 feet
further, after it had broken the har-
nen.
The evening world., 1905-07-24
STABBED And h.
shot AGENT
OF STRIKERS
Business Agent of National
Teamsters Union Fatally In
jured BY Strike Breakers.

Walking Delegate George W. Prescott,
of the National Transfers Union, was
shot and stabbed, probably fatally.
at Richmond Terrace. West Brighton.
5 l., to-day while arguing with W
nOn-union tcamsters, Nicholas Sesneso.
twenty-five years old, OF Tumpkinsv!lle,
and Charles Rossi. ioviy-two years old.
of StupletOu, both OF whom are locked
UP pending the result OF Prcscott's in
juries. SO serious is the injured mans
condition considered that Coroner
Schafrr has been sent FOR TO take an
~ante-morteTn statement.
For n week there has been a strike
by the forty drivers employed by Jo-
seph Johnson X Co., on the Job OF
carting STONE in Richmond Terrace.
To-day Prescott, who is t~wenty-s!x
years old. and lived at No. 446 West
Twenty-seventh street, Manhattan,
went over to Slater Island to try to set
tie ht trouble. IL - said TO have
urged Ross. and $ dEcll. who had been
hired as strIke-DreaN,rs Friday. to Join
in the ngI, for ) a day instead Oh sL.u.
Inc argument is SAID to ave descend.
The police accuse S"EursU o. shooting
the business gent with a 3s-CaliDre re-
NolvCr, the bullet striking betwren the
NTH and sixth ribs On the left side.
colt IN the right side. There were no
witnesses TO TIE quarrel, and tho two
men accused refused to ak when ar
rested and locked M at the West
Brighton station. Prescott was taken
Unconscious TO S.. NinCent's Hospital
NJ I FE-s n~=fHn
The evening world., 1905-07-24
DIDN'T SUPPORT
WIFE PROPERLY
Dr.. Mckenzie Is a DisordeTIy
Person, Says Judge Foster,
for Failing to Provide for Her
and the Children.

Judge Warren w. Foster. In General
Sessions. to-day affirmed the decision
OF City Magistrate Pool declaring DR.,
James C. Mckenzie, Of No. 432 West
Twenty-second street. a disorderly per-
son Tor failing to provide for his wife
and three children. Under Judge Pos
ter's ruling DR.. Mckenzie will have to
furnish bonds to guarantee the payment
OF so a week.
DR.. Mckenzie, who Is forty-seven
years old, has been a practising physi-
clan twenty-five years. He has been
married seventeen years and has three
children. In May last Mrs. Mckenzie
applied TO the Commissioner OF Charities
for support for herself and children, al
leging that her husband had refused TO
support her and she and her children
We're liable to become public charges.
Through Assistant Corporation Couu-
sci Herman Steiftel the arrest of DR..
Mckenzie was caused, and after a pro
tracted examination City Magistrate
Pool, despite the objections Of DR.. Nc
Kennels counsel, Wingate & Cullen, OF
No. 20 NASSAU street, decided that the
physician should pay his wife $50 a
week.
In the examination before City Mag
~istrate Pool Mrs. Mckenzie swore che
was forced to leave her husband be-
cause Of his cruelty toward her. on
one occasion he tried 10 choke her. Mrs,
Mckenzie said h a her husband owned
real estate valued at more than $4,000.
Mary Frazer Mckenzie, fifteen years
old, the eldest child OF the couple, cor
robOrated her mothers testimony. She
testified that her father had often
abused her mother and had threatened
TO send her to an insane asylum.
DR., Mckenzie denied his w1fe's allie
cations, and declared her last child.
which was born in Jersey City in 1901,
was not his but the child of a former
employee. He said that he was always
willing TO provide a home for his chill
dren n had treated his wife as he
thought he should treat the mother Of
his children. but not, as he thought, "a
man hould treat his wife"
Mrs Mckenzie, with her children. is
now living at No. $40 West F'orty-sev-
enth street.
The evening world., 1905-07-24
STOCKS DULL
WITH PRICES UP
Reading, St. Paul, the Pacifics
and Steel the Leaders in a
Professional Market-Bonds
in Fair Demand.

Trading was ~listless in the stock mar
ket to-day. the dealings being wholly
professional. Prices, however. ruled
stronger. During the preliminary run
the list was very irregular and fell of
TO low figures. hut this was followed
by a general advance. The closing was
firm, nearly all of tho issues showing
gains.
Reading was much sought and ruled
strong. 1t gained in all l SIS per cent.
ana held most OF that up to the final
hour. st Paul also received attention
and was pushed up to us "a, a gain
Of 2 per cent
The Poetic issues, Union, Southern
and Northern, were well taken and
shared in the general run of high
prizes, Union reached l2S 3-S, an Id
vance of l 3-S per cent Southern went
To "a Ia, a ga gain, while Northern
added : per cent. going TO pol lie.
The Steel stocks were strong, the
common being up rs per cent. while
the preferred figured point higher,
IlIhO!s Central gained 2 polnts,
Loulsyille liz, Copper 5-S, Smelling
rs, Metropolitan Securities / 3-S, Mis-
solf Pacific 3-i and AtchisOn l per
The Granger stocks also showed a
generally Improved tone and were
Government bonds were unchanged.
Other bonds quiet and firm.
The evening world., 1905-07-24
THREE SMALL
BOYS HURT BY
SCARED TEAM

Three boys were badly hurt and a
score other youngsters a narrow es-
capes from the wheels OF a heavy truck
this afternoon when the horses drawing
it took fright n oolted up and along
the pavement OF Twelfth street, be-
tween First e and Avenue A.
The team and truck, wned by
Manner & Co.. importers, OF No. 36+
Washington street. We're standing in
front Of No. 1873 East Twelfth street
while the horses We're being fed. AS the
drive took off the oat bags and began
adjusting the brides the team slied at
a tin can kicked under them and bolted
up on the pavement, which was crowded
with children. Three We're severely in
tured. They are Charles Werner, six
years old, of No. AZ east Twelfth
street; Louis Flower, eleven, OF No. AS,
Louis Rice. twelve, OF No. SO7
Grand street.
The three boys were hurled to the
middle of the street and lay there I'M
conscious until ambLiances came from
Bellevue Hospital. The driver OF the
truck fed and the police have been un-
able to find any trace of him.
The boys were taken to the hospital
in a precarious condition.
The evening world., 1905-07-24
Gets
A STAY UNTIL
next OCTOBER
Lawyer Will Not Go to Chair
Until New Appeal
Is Heard.

Justice Denis O'Rricn, of the Court Of
Appeals, to-day granted an order stay
ing the execution of Lawyer Albert L.
Patrick, convicted of the murder of
Millionaire William NJ. Rice, pending
the heAring md determination of the
motion FOR a rcargument of his case.
The hearing on this motion has been
set for Oct. >.
Ex-senator David b. Hill and Edgar
j. Kohler. OF No. ~ Broadway. counsel
for Patrick, have asked the Court OF
Appeals for a reargumcnt on the ground
that important Joints were overlook ed
by a majJrity of the Court in affirming
the conviction. The arpncation for 4
stay pending the hearing Of the motion
by the Court of Appeals, which is now
enjoying its summer recess. was made
before Justice O'Brien at Waterown on
Saturday, and notice of the stay. with
a copy of the papers. was served on
District Attorney jerome to-day.
UnofhC.Ll information q. this story
reached SIG Sing Prison early to-day.
Warden johnson "Is away AMI MS
secretary, Mr.. Hickey. said Patriot,
would not receive the naw5 unit. The
warden returned, unless one of MS law
yers should visit The prison. Patrick :
VIE is expected al the prison To. MOI
row.
At Albany to-day ex-senator Hill
said:
After affirming uhe conviction in the
patrick murder case last month by a
Eote OF -FOUR to three the Court of An
peais adjourned until October. So We
were unable, from lack of time and
opportunity. to make any formal mo-
non Tor u r~eIrgument. So the papers
toi a rtargumtut OF the case were pr
pared, printed and filed with the clerk
or the court. and the stay granted by
Justice OBr!cn. The papers set forth
overlooked. misunderstood or INSULT
ciently. considered by the majority OF The
The evening world., 1905-07-24
WOMAN'S FIST
ROUTED GIANT
Catcher Bowerman. Struck in
Camp Stool Row on Ferry
boat, Has Mrs. Heyman Ar
~rested-Accident, She Says.

Frank Bowerman, catcher Of tbs
to-day on a Staten Island ferry-boat,
and later he appeared as complainant
against her in the Centre Street Court
before Magistrate Baker.
Bowerman. who is 6 feet tall. strong
and husky. lives on Staten Island, and
while coming to Manhattan on the
ferry-boat Castleton ran foul OF Mrs,
place, Brooklyn, who with her daughter
sat on the upper deck.
Mrs. Heyman n her daughter occu-
pied camp stools, as did Mr.. Heyman.
while Mrs. Heyman's feet rested on
the rungs of an extra stool.
While the family was admiring the
scenery of the Brooklyn shore MIS-. Hey
mar got n severe shock. A rude man
had grabbed the camp stool on which
her feet reposed. 1t was Bowerman,
Mrs. Heyman, according to the story
odd Magistrate Baker. got offended and
striking out with her left hand landed
a good one in the neighborhood of Bow
erman's jugular. The fracas attracted
a crowd nd Bowerman went to another
part of the boat. When the Castleton
arrived at the Battery he called a po-
liccman and had Mrs. Heyman ar
rested.
In court Mrs. Heyman denied etrik.
ing the Giant catcher. She said she
was waving her hand excitedly and 4,
accidentally came in contact with Bow
ermln's face and neck. Mrs. Heyman's
explanation satisfied Magistrate Baker
and he discharged her.