The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-10
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MOUND CITY, I'LL.
Mound City, Dec. g. 1906.

a benefit ball, given for charity's
| AXE, was success, so thinks
| Blind Tom" the violinist A large
crowd of Mound Citys elect partici
pated in the light fantastic al the
Fireman's Hall Friday evening and
danced until a late hour. Blind Tom.
q gifted musician, received the pro-
ceeds which was not a small sum.
showing that Mound City people gen.
orally are charitable as wen as their
many other attainments or virtues.
Jchn Warner, a cher connected
with the Joe Lutz Butcher market
some time ago. but now of Cairo,
was shaking hands with acquaint.
lance Saturday.
superintendent r. B Cotter of the
Metal Bound Package company, left
today Saturday for st. Louis in the
interest of the company.
Editor H. G. Ashbaugh spent Satur-
day in Ullin looking after the inter
ests of the Enterprise in that city.
Editor Mathis, Of he Ullin News, has
decided to discontinue publication and
has sold some material as we'll as the
subscription list TO Editor Ashbaugh
Charles Wehrenberg, Sr and
Frank Kreitner spent Saturday in
Grand Chain relative to the business
interests there.
Hite Hillerich. one of Mound City's |
popular young men who has been con
nected with lumber concerns of |
Louisville. Ky. and Hamilton. Ohio. |
for some few months past, has re
turned TO spend the holidays at home |
with his father, Mr. Henry Hllerch.
and with his friends
The pleasure seekers will find en-
tertainment Thursday evening, De.
cember 13th, at the opera house. The
popular DePew- Burdatte Stock com
pany put on as an opening bill "A
Man of Mystery Our manager. John
i. Belts is TO be congratulated in Sc
curing such talent The company will Il
show three nights.
There will be an election of city h
athers occur in Mound CITY next {
april and as yet there are no en-.
husiastc aspirants as have been
leard Of If the people are as wise Il
n their choice of officers in the com.
ng election as they have been here.
ofore, Mound CITY will in the future
'e enjoying the prosperity that has I
ways been its share in the indus q
rial mercantile and social fell. y
Your spondent in a trip over q
'ulaski county finds that principally |
wo-thirds of the good farming lands Ii
re now sowed in wheat and that the H.
respects for wheat next season, If an n
ycragc crop is realized, will amount i
} great deal more than is imagined hi
the practical observer Pulaski Il
nuniy could well be called wheat n
enter as its own yield amount to- Il
well the question is easily answered.
SIX any wheat grower for a glimpse n
his bank account v
Ihe sacriice sale at John Porte In
G bit' Clothing store may be all II
a, = word sacrifice" implies as Al
In e az the ore Saturday night IA
as evident that something was going +,
Of that nature from the size of fl
g c-owd massed in, out and arcund pl
S place Of business. &,
The Ladies Aid society Of the Con-
egational church hold their annual III
ir and festival mex Tuesday even Ia
g in the Fi-eman's hall The good ST
dies will be prepared to serve sup r
II TO those wishing to dine out at ac
ON $50 to 7:30 al
Main street Ions mp equal to gooi mi
Dking main dressed in a new suit OF
ts-'im wen" cloths now that the
hereto walks and crossings are
mplctcd and he CITIZENS of the Sec
q ana Third wards are inviting
cir ncighhors la come ms and try -
cm-ou both -ides Of the street as 81
: as the lcve-. Steps would have 10
en- built up to the top of the levee Ia
I the council overlooked this issue mi
their efforts TO procure a proper rl'
ainage and sewerage system. which Sc
the way. is what Mound City is no
~ anticipating