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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28
JOHN HENRY
IN A STREET CAR
BY HUGH McHUGH
George v. Hobart
BY HUGH McHUGH
George ". Hobart)

Throw me in the cellar and batter
down the matches.
I'm wreck in the key Of G fiat.
| ! side-stepped in among a bunch o.
language yesterday and ever
since I've been sitting on the ragged
edge with my feet hanging over
was on my way down TO Wal
/ street to help j. Pierpont Morgan buy
IA couple of railroads and all the world
seemed as blithe and gay as a love
clinch from Laura Jean Libbeys
latest.
When climbed into the cable-car |
felt like a man who had mailed money
to himself the night before.
| was aces.
And then somebody blew out my
gas
AT the next corner two society flash
lights Topped in and sat next to me.
They had lot of words they wanted
to use and they started in.
The ear stopped and two more of
the zoos leading ladies jumped the
hurdles and came down the aisle.
They SAT on the other side of me.
In minute they began to bite the
dictionary.
Their efforts aroused the energies
of three women who sat opposite me,
and they proceeded to beat the Eng
lish language black and blue,
In minute the air was so full Of
talk that the grip germs had to pull
out on the platform and chew the con
ductor
The next one to me on my left
started in;
oh, yes; we discharged our cook
day before yesterday. but there's an
other coming this evening, and
So" rA
Her friend broke away and was up
and back to the center with this:
Il was coming down Broadway
this morning and | saw Julia Mar
loves leading man. I'm sure II was
him, because | saw the show once in
Chicago and he has the lovellest eyes
1 ever looked att"
walk out. kick the motorman in the
upset the car and send in
fire call, but | passed it up.
just sat there and bit my nails like |
the heavy villain in one OF Corse Pay |
tons ten. TWEEN. thir dramas
That "loyeliest eyes speech had |
me groggy.
Whenever | hear a woman turn on |
that "loyeliest eyes" gag about an
actor | always feel that swift slap
from a wet dish-rag would look well
On her back hair.
Then the bunch across the aisle got
he flag.
Well. you know" says the broad
ady who paid for one seat and was
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VERDICT or CORONER'S JURY IN
CASE OF BODY FOUND IN
RIVER.
Skull Crushed BY Blow and Huge
Stone Tied To Neck--Rody
Could Not Be Identi-
fled.

Strong evidences of murder were
developed by the coroner's inquest
over the remains Of the white man
found at Metal Bound on the Missouri
shore opposite Cairo several days ago.
The inquest wars held by Coroner How
ell, OF Charleston. Mo Nothing was
found on the body to lead to Identified
ton, but there was strong proof that
death had resulted from murderous
assault. The body was bruised in
many places and the skull was
crushed apparently by blow from a
club A stone about two feet long and
Is pounds was tied around
the neck. the weight of which the
bouyancy of the body mad overcome.
The coroner's jury after due DELHI
GRAFTON, declares that the man was
murdered.
AS before stated, the body was
clothed only in underclothing. with
slippers on the feet. The man was 5
feet s inches, weight 100 pounds hair
gray, with short gray mustache.
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staunch Friends of the Rivers.

ST. Louis Waterways Journal says;
Two OF the very truest friends of The
river and steamboats, IN St. Louis are
the J. c. Grant Chemical Company of
East St Louis and the Banner Buggy
company. Mr. Rogers, manage of the
Grant company. directs everything pos.
sible to go by river, and is the owner
of a pretty little gasoline boat, which
his statesmen use in drumming up
trade on the river, and Commodore
Russell Gardner of the Banner Buggy
company has a decided weakness for
the river. almost practically living
on his pretty steam pleasure yacht.
the Annie Russell
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Lake erie and ohio River Canal.

The bill to incorporate Lake Erie
and Ohio river ship canal passed the
Isenate Tuesday by a vote of II toll.
Senator Kean of New Jersey was the
only Republican voting against it;
five Democrats supported it, while ten
voted against it, Col. Vance referred
to this in his talk at Mayor Parsons
reception Tuesday night. as one of the
important events in the development
of water way commerce. the good in
fuence of which would be felt all
along the rivers.
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compelled by Nature TO use three,
you know there's only FIVE in our
family. and so ! take just five slices
Of stale bread and have a bowl OF
water ready In which I've dropped a
pinch Of salt. Then I take a piece of
butter about the size Of a walnut and
thoroughly grease the bottom of a
frying-pan: then beat five eggs to a
froth. and"
I'm hoping the conductor will come
In and give us all tip to take to
the timber because the cops are going
20 pinch the room, but there's nothing
doing.
one Of the danes on my right finds
her voice and passes tt around---
oh. ! think its a perfect fright
always did detest electric hue. any
way II is so unbecoming. and
then
I've just decided that this-laaE
ought 10 make Mp as a sWede servant
girl and play the part. vixen her friend
hooks In.
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the while VITA talk about foulard 9
crepe de chine and guimpes!
| Wouldn't it lead you to padc
cell?
Sayl was down and out-no
ding!
wanted to get up and fight I
door'tender, but | couldn't
One of the conversationalists "
sitting on my overcoat.
felt that ii got up and called
coat back to Papa she might lose /
thread of her story, and the jar wot
be something frightful.
So | sat still and saved her life
The one on my right must have be
the Lady President of The Hamni
Club.
She was talking about some oil.
girl and she didn't do a thing to &
absent one.
She said she was svelte.
| suppose that's Dago for a shine
That's the way with some WON
They can't come right out and call E
other woman a polish They have
beat around the bush and chase tn
friends TO the swamps by throw
things like "syete" at them. Tush
tried 10 due" the foreign tattle
my right ana by SO doing I'm next
this on my left:
"Oh, yes; think politics is just
lovely, | don't know whether
rather be a Democrat or a RepuI
can. but ! think-oh! just look at
hat that woman has on Isn't thai
fright? Wonder if she trimmed
herself OF course she did; you
tell by"
I'm gasping for breath when
broad lady across the aisle gets
floor:
mo. indeeal | didn't have f
vaccinated. Why. she's too small
and don't you know my sisters \
bands brothers child was vaccinai 4
and she is younger than our Eliza,
| don't just care. don't want
Then the sweet girlish thing on
left gave me the corkscrew jab.
IL was the finish:
Isn't that lovely? Well, as |
telling you. Charlie came last nj
and brought Mr.. StoreclOse with /
Mr.. StoreclOse is awfully nice.
plays the mandolin Just TOO sweet
and"
MeiLto the oyster bedsl No
garroting a mandol
not any in mine.
When I want 10 tahe a course
music III climb into a public lib
and read how Badly Sloane wrote
Tiger Lily with one hand tied bel
him and his feet on the piano.
So ! fell on the car and cray
home TO mother.
Copyright. 1871. BY c " Dillingham;
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Lecture Toniuht.

Or, Quirey will deliver a lecture to
night at Cairo Baptist church which
will probably attract a large audience
of the gentle sex His subject Is How
TO Get Husband and How TO Manage
Him II may be a.sume1 as a matter
of course that DIR. Quirey has had un.
usual advantages in the study Of this
subject, else he would not attempt to
lecture upon it TO those who generally
know much about Il by instinct. TIe
purpose Of the lecture is TO raise funds
for new Baptist church house at
Mound City hence a mall admi.s sion
will be charged
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Much Produce Business.

The packets have much business OF
The farmers to handle which can only
be handled by this method At all
events. the people of the Ohio valley
realize that in The end the only way TO
get their products to the market
whether they be from the soil or the
mine, Is by the river. Hence the con-
slant cry for the finishing of the
lock dam system Of the river. which
will assure them contingencies.-Cin.
einnati CommercialTribu
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Assistant Enaineer Leaves.

Assistant City Engineer Nutier. WHO
Ia been doing valuable work for sew.
eral months pat under the direction
Of CRY Engineer Thisliewood. in max.
ing surveys and estimates for the vari.
Gus street improvements in which the
city authorities are engaged. resigned
hi position yesterday and left la e
night for the new town OF Chaffes,
Mo. not far from Cape Girardeau
where the Frisco railroad is putting in
great terminal. He viii be employed
on that road under the direction OF
Superintendent Elliott Mr.. Nuter
proved him.elf a competent. painstak
ing. hard working assistant to our
city engineer.
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PROGRAM At PARK
culVer's Egyptian Band Will Present
Program at ST. Mary's Park
Tonight.

The following program has been ar.
ranged and will be presented by Gull
ver's Egyptian band at St. Mary's park
tonight
l. March, Aristo-A. NJ Laurens.
2. Serenade, The Empress
Southwell
3. March, Unique-A NJ. Laurens.
4. Southern Breezes. A Love Pic
ture-F. p Atherton
3. March. De Molay-R B. Hall.
lntermssion.
6. March. Dalla R b. Hall.
Z. Schottische. Ijenora-W. II.
Kiefer.
$. Medley Overture. Gala Days
A. NJ. Laurens.
9. Waltz. Where Flowers Irvine
A. VI. Laurens.
10. March, Fortuns--A. VI. Lau.
rens.
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oh, yes; | think IL will look pc
fectly sweet! 1t is a foulard in OF
or those new neliotrope tints, mat
with a crepe de chine chemisette, wi
second vest peeping out on eth
side of the front over an embroidere
satin vest and cut In scallops on II
edge, finished with a null ruche
white chiffon, and the sleeves are ju
too tight for any use, and the skirt
too long for any good, and | declal
the lining is too sweet! and | just hal
to wear it out on the street and get
soiled, and | was going to have it mad
with a tunic and Mrs Wigwag-
that's my brotherin-law first cousi
she had hers made to wear wit
guimpes-and they are so economical
and"
Think of guy having to ride foI
miles and get mis- forehead famed al
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28
Business ON the suez Canal.

The gross tonnage of the ships
which passed throuh the suez canal
in the first quarter of the present
year was 934.345 tons. aginst 5,-l39.-
424 tons in 1905 and 4,64S.529 tons in
1904. The net tonnage in the three
years. respectively, was 3,527 .243, g..
701 ,l45 and 3,30G.539 tons The ton
mage dues received were $j,242 900 in
1906. ST. 96S.lS1 in 1905. The passen-
ger receipts in the two years amount
ed TO $1s9.003 and $12S,9 $40 respective
ly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

The Coca Cola Bottlipg Works, W.
E. Mccarthy manager, is a new Cairo
industry located at 597 Commercial
avenue. The concern has the exclu-
sive right to bottle and sell Coca Cola
the refreshing summer drink in Cairo
and vicinity and has secured an excel
lent start. Orders are coming in from
all neighboring towns and it is now
on sale in most of the saloons and at
Soda fountains.
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No Race Suicide.

The president may speak of race
suicide. and it may perhaps prevail in
many of our cities. brit Cairo, at least
one portion Of Cairo. can safely plead
mot guilty to the charge. On one
block in the lower par, of the city
there resides eight families, and TWEEN.
ry-fve children ranging in ages from
s months to IA years No one has ever
undertaken 10 estimate the number OF
canine pets in the vicinity.
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Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio at Evansville and Mt. Yer
non. will rise slowly during the next
3G to IS hours. At Paducah and Cairo.
vii continue falling during The next
two or three days.
The Tennessee At Florence. will con
tinue rising during the next Sc hours.
At. Johnsonville. not much change dur.
ing the next "a hours. then rise.
The Mississippi from Chester 10 Cal
70. will continue falling during the
next &c to IS hours
p II. SMYTH.
Local Forecaster.
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Through Pure Wantonness.

Lat night about o'clock, a pug
dog, a poor hungry appearing little
pug. was seen dashng madly up Com
mercial avenue. it's hair a veritable
mass af flame Some person had out
of pure wantonnegs poured coal oil
or some other highly inflammable ma
terial on the animal and set fire to IT..
II was first seen near Third street on
Commercial avenue and disappeared
up the street. II Is not known who
committed the act
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28
FILE THREE DEEDS
For Record Of Transfers OF Real Es.
tate in Circuit Clerks Office
Yesterday.

The following deed were fled for
record in Circuit Clerk DayiE office
yesterday:
Spirus n Yates 81 TX. TO the Clay
City Mfg Co. quit claim deed for lots
G. : and 3. block 6. village Of Cache.
Tha consideration was .i00.
Henry Tia senjaegar. ct TX. TO the
Cairo AMI Thebe. railroad. warranty
deed for lot H. block IS. city. Con-
sideration $3.50.
John Beck. e uN. 10 he Cairo and
Thebes railroad company warranty
q I'd Cor lots q 70 %. block a.. ciy
Consideration ss.00a.
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Forecasts for Today.

Cairo and vicinity Showers and
local thunderstorms; no decided
change in temperature.
orally fair except probably local thun-
der storms north portion.
Kentucky and Tennessea-Showers
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SEEKING LOCATION
Citizens Of Cincinnati May Erect Big
Building in Cairo For Plumb
ING and Gas Fixtures.

Two men from Cincinnati were In
Cairo yesterday looking for a location
Tor an establishment to handle gas
fixtures and plumbing Thep expect %
put up big building If they decide 10
locate here anf were in conference
with those representing the A. o. II
owning lots on the easferly slide Of
Washington avenue between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets. on which they
would erect a two story brick building
to meet The needs Of their business
The gentlemen vent 10 Memphis from
here ard viii return 10 Cairo on the
5th or 9th Of next month.
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May Deputize Conductors.

Since the shooting ARRAY last Sun
day afternoon. the Cairo Electric and
Traction company has been seriously
considering a plan by which their con
ductors may be deputized as special
officers, with the power to make ar
rests. 1t is said this plan has proved
very successful in many of the larger
cities where II has been put into prac
tice.
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A dispatch from Vicksburg says:
Positive announcement has been
made that the Ffnnie dry docks, now
at Paducah are to be permanently sta.
tones at Vicksburg This will give
Vicksburg the only dry dock be tween
New Orleans and the Ohio river. The
business league gave the dock people
a bonus of $500 to come here. 1t had
at first been intended to sell stock in
the company TO local citizens. Owing
to the still water harbor this will be
an ideal place for the docks. II is
believed the location will lead to a
boat building industry"
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Republicans VIII Meet.

The Republican senatorial commit.
tee. of the First senatorial district of
Illinois, will meet at ! p. m. Friday
afternoon at The Halliday TO select
the time and place of holding the
senatorial convention. Judge w. S.
Dewey is Alexander county's repre-.
sentative,
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The George Lee had 1886 packages
FOR Memphis on her trim down the
o. her day She will De here today On
her way back 10 Cincinnati. with 735
bales of colon and a good Passenger
list for Ohio river points. Among
her passengers are r. c. Lewis. trav-
cling passenger agent Of the Leo
Zinc. and Mrs. Lewis.
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Clarence Kinkby-Ain't seen not
o. Nose Johnsing lately. Anyt
done harpen TO him. huh7
g. Washington COle-Yessah. \
done suffeTin' from a fit OBJ abs
mindedness: he came around to
club las week wif only a safety re
Puck
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THE WEATHER
Observation-Disclosures

Yesterday was warm but not hot,
unless one chose to make 1t SO. The
sky was Bit cloudy much of the
lime, but not enough to shut out the
sun. The maximum temperature was
81, higher than it had been for two
weeks; the minimum was 70 and al Z
p. m. it was S4 Measurable rain was
reported from an even dozen places
in yesterdays bulletin.
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w. c. r. u. Meets.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet today at the residence
of Mrs. j w. d Hatcher on lowe
Walnut street. Meeting will be called
TO order at 3 p. m. ..4
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Need More Room.

The management of the Greater
Cairo Skating rink are considering
plan to enlarge the capacity of the
building owing to the large crowds in
daily attendance at the rink
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Central Committee to Meet.

A meeting of the Republican county
central committee, called to be held
for the purpose Of calling the primary
election under the recent law, will be
held at the court house Monday, July
2. at 1880 p. IN.
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Nineteen Children.

Nineteen little children, twelve of
whom are girls and seven moys. rang,
ing in ages from IS months to -.
years. are now being taken care of at
the Children's Home. ta.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

DR.. GTaeme VI. Hammond-the well
known New York expert in nervous
diseages. has paper in the July num-
Der OF HarPer's Bazaar In which he
scores the present enthus asm for
bridge-whist as being largely respon.
sihle for many Of the nervous break
downs among women.
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MUST ABANDON PLANTS.

Philadelphia. June 27.-Thc beard
Of health today directed the owners ~
% slaughter house 10 abandon their
es' Adjustments because Of unsanitary
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TO TBE ptI6liC

All persons in debt to the firm Of
seherick and Finley are requested TO
call and make settlement at the office
Of cotter Brothers and Company.
THOMAS coTTER, Trustee.
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Sun and Moon.
Washinoton Bulletin.

Washington, ID. c. June 27.-Illinois
Partly cloudy Thursday, showers
and cooler in north; Friday, showers
and cooler in the south, fresh to south
winds.
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Very Trying.

Ms Neybere-l bought a new piaos
OF music for my daughter 10 play ans
/ think she'll master IL soon. She was
trying all the afternoon
Miss Pepper-lndeed, she vas. ye4y.
-Iit-5lts
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


A. L. H. Miller. As ,....... Dyer, Tenn.
Celeste o, Boyd, II -. WIckliffe, Ky.
Clyde r. Coleman, 20 6Carterville, III.
Anna B. Hill, 25 -. Granville. III.
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The persistent man usually wins
The Try again" fellow is as lucky" IN
Fsnt advertising as be is In al otbe'
thlngz
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

To have your advertisement read
by the greatest number Of people n
must appear In TAs BuIissin-
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The Fulton came out from Louis
vile light and returned with thirteen
empties, left here by the Harry Brown.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

Wallace Gore. who has been visiting
his parents in St Louis for several
days has returned home
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

Miss Mary Orr. OF Memphis, Texas
Is the guest of her uncle. J. j. Wiley
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HE WAS MURDERED ION THE RIVERS
Finne Dry Docks to Be Renewed
From Paducah to vcksburg--
Lake Erie Canal Co. Incor.
porated.

The river marked 234 feet on the
Cairo gauge at p. m. yesterday show
ing fall of 04 in "a hours. One year
ago 1t marked 269 feet
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Bernice DAVIS, a son of Robert DAVIS
of Paducah. Ky, was the guest of
friends here yesterday.
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Unknown peruvfana.

In Peru there are still many small,
updVilizsd Indian tribes whose num-
bsrs II Il impossible TO ascertain.
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Bulletin ads pays Ash any
chant that has used its colrmns du
he past year.
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Former Senator Reed Green return
last evening from Chicago where he
has ben on lgal business.
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Miss Iona Swoboda has gone 10
Charleston, Mo. where she will visit
friends for several days.
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The Stacker Lee was in port one
hour yesterday from Memphis bound
fro ST. Louis. She cleared at 6 a. m.
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PURELY PERSONAL


Alfred Corzine of Thebes, spent yes
terday the guest of friends in Cairo
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Mr.. John G. Shofner, a prominent
grain buyer Of Nashville. Tenn, was
a CUES yesterday of The Halliday.
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General and Local Notes

The Sun will be in port today or
tonight from Memphis and return to-
morrow.
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Miss Edith Lazarus, of McCoo,
Miss. is expected to arrive this week
TO visit her sister. Miss Helen Lazarus
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

WIN Davis, who has been the guest
of Festus Barter for the past TWO
weeks will return to his home in Tex
as today.
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REUNION At CAIRO
Meeting to Decide Place and Time
of Reunion to Be Held at
centralia July 6.

| The officers of the Southern Illinois
Soldiers and Sailors organization will
meet in Centralia July 9th to, select
time and place for their twentyfourth
annual reunion. Many of the COM
mittee express desire TO come TO
Greater Cairo this year.
1t will be remembered by many citi
zens that their meeting was held here
twenty years ago General j. S. Mar
tin has been the commander since it's
Organization twenty-foGr years ago.
Chas w Pavey is the senior vice com
mander, N. B. Thistlewood, the junior
vice commander and Louis Krughoff
of Nashville, adjutant
The following letter, calling the
meeting. was received by Capt. N. B.
Thistlewood yesterday:
Headquarters Southern Illinois Sol
diers' and Sailors Reunion Associa-
ton.
Salem, Illinois, June 26th. 1906.
There will be a meeting of the Com
mttee Of this association at the Cen |
tralla House. Centralia, Illinois. on Fri !
day July 9Th a s O'Clock p. m. for the
purpose of deciding when and where
TO hold the twenty-fourth annual re-
union of the association.
BY order of
GENERAL JAS. s. MARTIN.
Commander.
LKRUGHOFF, Adiutant
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T. l.. Hurt of he Rhodes Burford
Furniture company has gone after
some days stay in Cairo. but will
return IN a few days to relieve Mr..
Newman. manager of the company's
Ceiro establishment. for a two weeks
vacation. Mr.. Newman and family
will spend the time with relatives and
friends in Kentucky.
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The City of Saltillo from Riverton
passed 10 ST Loui: about noon yester-
day with far business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

Mrs. Ada Holley from Hoppy. Crit.
visit her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Grace
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

The Dick Fowler was in and out at
the usual hours yesterday from and 10
Paducah.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

The Ferd Hercld arrived from st.
Louis at 2:30 p. M. yesterday and
cleared for Memphis before Midnight,
adding literally here.
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States Attorney Wilson and Judge
w. s. Dewey were passengers to
Thebes last evening on business for
the Cairo &, Thebes railroad.
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The Herman Paepcke went south
with two emptieS
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Too Late to Classify.

FOR RENT-slx room cottage on
Seventh street.
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The Beaver went south yesterday
with two empties.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

Mrs. Dixon c. Williams and daugh-
ter of Chicago. are the guests of the
formers cousin. w. =. Mcknight and
wife. They will remain here several
days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

NJ. ]. Howley and Prof John Snyder
took drive into the county Tuesday
returning Tuesday night They we're
looking ar lot of land coming and
going with view to buying Il for rail
road purposes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-28

Andrew Schroeder, one Of Pulaski
county's leading farmers. was In
Cairo yesterday on business. He
says his section of the country has
had enough rain.