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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-26
PERKINS HAD POISON.
Evidence In the Lawrence Case Shows
a Drug Store Purchase.

Kansas City, Kan, July 26.-The
hearing before Judge Smith Mcpherson
of the United States district court upon
the application of attorneys for the in
surance companies to have the body of
L. H. Perkins of Lawrence exhumed
and examined to discover whether or
not he died from poison. was continued
Thursday, after considerable testimony
had been taken, until Tuesday, August
G. The continuance was granted upon
petition of attorneys for Mr.. Perkins
estate. who argued that the United
States court had no Jurisdiction in the
case. The matter of jurisdiction will
be argued at the August hearing.
The insurance companies attorneys
contended that the fall from the house
did not cause the death of Mr. Perkins
and introduced evidence to show that
death was due to some form of opium
poisoning.
ed 8 medical referee by the Mutual Life
Insurance company, testified that it was
his opinion that Mr.. Perkins came to
his death from some form of opium
poisoning, probably morphine.
Upon what do you base your opin-
1on?'' c. F. Hutchings asked.
Upon the written report that DR..
Simmons made to the insurance COM
pany's physicians" he answered, the
circumstances of his death and my
knowledge of Mr.. Perkins"
Here a copy of DR.. Simmons report
was offered as evidence and DR.. Mum
explained it to the court.
I'm his report" he continued, 'Dr.
Simmons says that on his arrival,
about fifteen minutes after the acct
dent, he found Mr.. Perkins pulse at
100 and his patient unconscious. Had
Mr. Perkins been suffering from
cerebral injury he would have had a
slow pulse. not more than 40 or SO.
He says that the pulse finally dropped
to 104 and that death was due to re-
spiratory paralysis. His respiration
was fairly normal. although slow. But
at intervals there was almost a cessa-
ton There were about eight reSpira-
tons a minute. All these are the ordi-
nary indications of opium poisoning.
The pupils of the eyes were contracted.
anotner poison symptom. A dtlated
pupil would accompany a cerebral in
jury. There was no bleeding or
broken bones that showed injury from
the fall-no fracture of the bones of
the neck. There were no burns about
the mouth or other indications of any
poison other than opium"
Mr.. Hutchings often interrupted the
witness with questions on the cross ex-
animation. He questioned him about
medical authorities and asked him if
he thought it was impossible for such
q fall to cause death.
Next. to impossible" was the reply.
'He fell no great distance, the ground
was soft and one of his legs struck the
ground first. The worst that could be
expected would be a broken leg. But
there were no bones broken unless a
couple of ribs. Had he struck his
head it would not have caused death
30 soon unless the neck was broken.
There was no dislocation of the bones
of the neck"
do you mean to say that a con-
cussion would not cause death?" Mr..
Hutchings asked
ct don't believe a simple conclusion
ever kills"
what do you mean by a simple
conclusion? How many kinds of con-
cussions are there ?" Mr.. Hutchings
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MARKETS TODAY.
Clear Weather Brings Out Sell
ing of Wheat.
This Causes the Prices to Sag
Somewhat.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Quoted as Steady to Ten
Cents Lower.
Hogs Are Again About Five
Cents Higher.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 26.-WHEAT-Clear
weather throughout the United States and
Canada brought out realizing sales in the
local wheat market today. which resulted
in considerable weakness. The market
was also bearishly affected by moder-
ate decline at Liverpool September wheat
opened A@3sc lower, at 92ssQ92Ac, and
sold off to 917sQ92c.- Minneapolis, Duluth
and Chicago reported receipts of 257 cars
CORN-Cooler weather in the southwest
had weakening effect on the corn mar
ket and the weakness was accumulated by
the break in wheat. The volume of trade
small. September corn opened a
shade higher to 1s@2sc lower, at 535kM
$3.50, and sold off to 53ss@531zc
OATS-Trade in oats was very quiet and
the market was easy because of the weak
ness in wheat and corn. September oats
opened unchanged to 1sc lower, at $3.50
range.
VISIONS-Provisions were firm on
moderate purchases of lard by a local
packer. "A scent advance in live hogs was
a buIlish influence. September pork was
up 212c,s at $l6.5712. Lard and ribs were
each up 21scs at $9.3215 and $SS5 respec-
WHEAT-Cash: No 2 red, eo6s1c: No. 8
RED. SSQ90c; No. hard, S9690c; No. 3 hard.
SSgS9e;.Ne. spring, 97c@S1.O0
CORNING. 3, 53Nc
RYE-Cash: S5G87c
BARLEY-Cash: 55G83c
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asked.

| asked.
Then followed a series of rapid fire
| questions and answers between the
witness and the attorney. Both grew
angry and Judge Mcpherson suggested
at last that it was too hot to quarrel
DR.. Mum said he had twice exam
ined M. Perkins and found his ply
steal condition good. When asked if Mr.
Perkins had not told him that he had
never been refused a life insurance
policy the attorneys for the defense
objected on the grounds that the Kan
sas laws of evidence did not allow a
physician to testify to statements made
by a patient. For twenty minutes the
lawyers argued the question. Judge
| Mcpherson. after consulting opin-
ions, overruled the objection.
HE told me he had never been de-
MED a policy" the witness said.
At the close of the croSs-examina-
ton Mr.. Hutchings said:
"You have testified for insurance
companies before, haven't your
mo, SIR
Were you not one of the star wit
nesses for the insurance companies in
the Hillmon case ?"
NO sir, 1 never testified in a court
before in an insurance case"
Gentlemen, let's keep the Hillmon
case out of this interrupted Judge
Mcpherson.
At the judges request, DR.. Mum
then told what condition the body of
Mr.. Perkins would be found in If ex-
humed.
''If he came to his death from a fall
there would be plain evidences of it,
he said "There would be injuries to
a postmortem examination. The body
structures would show displacement
and there would be blood clots if cere-
braI injuries caused death. A chemi-
cal analysis of the contents of the
stomach, and other organs and of the
blood would show the presence of
poison If death were caused by NOR
phine or other opiates."
Those conditions would be all clear
~ indicated as long as ten weeks after
death, say?" asked the judge.
Yes
How would you make an analysis
for morphine poisoning? asked Mr..
Hutchings.
There are number of ways"
Tell me one way"
well, don't know that I cam"
did you ever make such an analys-
is?"
mo"
What books tell how to make such
an analysis.
Here the physician enumerated sew
eral medical authorities.
John T. Moore, the next witness, said
he had been a druggist in Lawrence for
50 years and was manager of the store
of Woodward & Co., in Lawrence.
Did you see Mr.. Perkins June 1,
1922 Mr. Dean asked.
Yes, sir"
Did you sell him any morphine on
that date?"
Yes, sold him seven or eight grains
of morphine. 1 supposed he wanted it to
poison gophers."
Mr.. Moore said that he sold the poison
on a prescription given him by Mr.
Perkins July Z. 1906 signed by DIR. Sim
mons. He said at that time he had also
sold Mr.. Perkins about seven grains of
morphine but that the prescription
called for a dozen. He said that Mr.
Perkins had once told him that he used
the drug on potatoes to poison gophers
The attorneys for the defense asked if
Mr.. Perkins had not gone into the drug
store for the purpose of asking what
material could be mixed with mortar
to give it the appearance of terra Gotta.
He said they had talked of that. The
prescription was offered in evidence and
Mr.. Moore identified as his writing the
words, Il. H. P. for gophers." written
across one corner.
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HIS FAMILY ALL DYING.
sorrowful Fate That Hovers Over an
Erie Mans Home.

Z Erie, Kan, July fe5o l2Fred Williams of
this place is having more than his share
of bad luck. Early this spring his
father died. Soon afterward his little
daughter years old became afflicted
with cancerous growth in the head.
She grew steadily Worse A few days
ago his wife, who was almost worn out
with the care of the child ruptured an
internal blood vessel and died She
was buried last evening and the physi-
clans have given up all hope of saving
the little one whose. death is 1onked for
hourly.
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WAS AN EASY VICTIM.
A. *. Garhart Relieved of SOS by a
Merry Stranger at the Train.

Junction City, Kan, July 26.-While
Aaron K. Garhart, of Hobart, Ind, was
boarding the Union Pacific excursion
train last night for Salina, he was ac-
costed by a large man, who showed him
back from the steps, saying:
This is not your train"
Mr.. Garhart found out that it was his
train and got on a few minutes after
wards. but when settled in seat in a
car he discovered that his pocketbook
was. gone. The pocketbook contained
between SIS and $40 in money and a
draft for SIS on the Corn Exchange
Bank of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-26
WE'RE NOT THE BANDITS.
Sweeney and York Accused of Murder
Prove an Alibi

Oswego, Kan, July 26.-J. P.
Sweeney of Weir City, and Joe York,
the two suspects. who were arrested
on a charge of being bandits who held
up a Frisco freight train near Cherry
vale, and shot and killed two harvest
hands on the train whom they tried to
rob- have been released
After a Sweating" County Attorney
Pyle decided that they were innocent.
They satisfactorily proved that they
STAYED at a farm house east of Coffey-
Vile the night the crime was COM
mitted.
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kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, July 26--Close-WHE 1AA u
Receipts today, 1876 cars. Market 12dic
lower, with quotations as follows: Sept
S4s4c; Dec. S7a4c; May; 92asc; . Cash; NJ no ;
hard, S46SSc; No. 3 hard, S2Qsdc' NO Z
red, SIC; No. red, S34S4c.
CORN-Market unchanged to 1zc lower:
Sept, 4S1sc; Dec. 445sc; May, 46c Cash:
NO 3 mixed, 1870; No. mixed, 49Ac; NO.
white soc; No. 3 white. SOC.
OATS-Market unchanged; no. wnlte'
471h64Sc; No. 2 mixed. 451zQ461zc
RYE-No. 2, 76@7Sc.
HAY-Timothy weak. Prairie 25c lower
Choice timothy. $11.00@11.50; choice prairie
BUTTER-Market firm. Creamery 24c;
packing, 1S15c.
EGGS-Market firm Extras, 1sc; firsts'
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New york Produce Market.

New York July 26.-BUTTER-Fancy
creamery steady Others dull, easy ana
"a CCSHI1EESE-Fairly firm. State full cream
coIored and white small best, 12slc; same
large colored, 121kc; same white, 12Ac;
same. fair to good. 11AQ12c; same, infer
Tor S1lM1O1zc; Skins, 1Q9Ac.
Observation-Disclosures Western selected,
finest 1SS019c; average best, 1712Q1Sc; Of
ficial prices firsts, 1SG1S13c:
DraSsed nouitry steady. Western chick
ems i7G22c; turkeys, 10@14c; fowls, 12q15c.
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or fo- the Orient.

San Francisco, Cal, July 26.-The
steamer Siberia. which sailed yester-
day afternoon for the Orient, carried
a number of prominent persons as
passengers, including Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Straus, Con-
gresham Nicholas Longworth of
Ohio. and wife. Governor Carter of
Hawaii Commanders Hughes and
sears and Lieutenant Commander Gill
lis of the United States navy and five
-inspectors of steam vessels.
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Kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 26.-CATTLE-
Receipts today. 6,OO0 head. including 5000
head of southerns. Market steady to 10c
lower. Native steers, S. 00D7. 15; southern
steers, $3.50G4.75 southern cows. s. 25@3. 60;
ers and feeders. s3.OoG5. IS; bulls. 81 75@4.50;
calves, s350d5. IS: western fed steers, 81
@5.SS5: western fed cows, S2.75@4.25
HOGS-Receipts today. 5000 head. Mar
ket SC higher. Bulk of sales, Sc. 10@6. 30;
heavy. $6.05d6. 1914; packers, Sc. 10000
pigs and lights, s620G6.35.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head
Market steady. Muttons. S. $4,000; lambs.
$6.50G97. 40: range wethers, $5.25G6. %; fed
5065 ~
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800 Topeka. July 26.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS 49,. sc. 7O05. 95
HEAVY .....-..................5 7Oa5. 81
stays sl0oai5o less han no.s. o.S sSSSd.
me 10 EGGS EGGS AND POULTRY.
S GLEg sd sAa6 s9 sOs s az.
BULLS. GOOD ::................ 800 asa
co S!S Eis GSM a101 .: : 3S5 Ss.Sg
u l-A- liz West Laurent street, V-s
POUTRY[ Itn,Gns Oh pound. 1Se; hens.
ers. &c; spring chickens. Sc; ducks. Sc;
s EEGsG,sCFresh country. lie.
BUTTER-FresSha S S9Tn IT 1920.
BUTCHER s1EE Rst .......aOO a5o
G c0Ms fAfR .:::::::: s ssS S5.sS
cALT rERSUirs XNiD vEGETxs sioG 90"
Furnished by s.. E. Lug; go ilan. AveI
GMo1NsEPer box, ss'5Oas05s 80
BANANAS-Medium sized punches 500:
"a TIS6MATOES-Per 4-bsDket crate, si25
APFLES-Per bu- box, $500; per 1-S blu.
O PSEiAACHEs-Elberta, per 4-basket crate.
si SUMMER soUAsH-Per 1s-bu. basket,
CABgAGEaper II. PC:
MRlzAHfEKRMEhEo ' e" s ssSo
CANTALUPES-Per crate, 92.%
pT.ANTS-Cabbage. per 100 &c. tOmas
toes, per 100. 40c; sweet potatoes. per 100.
'O FULL CREAM cHEEsE-Kansas Y. A.,
swiss. 1Sc; Brick, Ice; Limburger. 16c;
Daisy zoe lb.; bulls. 16c; Dairy Twin, to
box Ice: Wisconsin white. 1910.
TETTIJCE-Our gardeners are now fur
nishing us with nice field lettuce. Quote:
Per diamond basket, SOC.
RADISH ES-Round, per doz, 15c; long,
per doz., 15c: 5-dcz. lots and over. per
ot Green ONIONS-Per dog. punches. 25c.
NEW ,TURNIPS-Per doz. punches, SOC
BEETS-Per doz. punches, 35c
SPINACH-Per bu, 75c.
PIEPLANT-Per ib. &c.
WAX BEANS-Per 1-3 blu. box. Coo; per
diamond basket. soc. e
sCUCIJMBERS-Pers 1-3 box COO: per
doz $50 40c; per 1k-bu. basket CO.,
NEW POTATOES-Sacked, per bushaL
soc.
Grain Market.
FURNISHED by ]. B. Billiard. corner Of
Kansas ave. and Curtis St.1
wHEAT-No. p 7s@eOc: No. 3. 7s07Sc:.
No. A. 72076c.
o4TSNo. ?. 4oc: No. 3. 4sc.
Topeka Hide Market
tPrices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston EDUCATIONAL
Topeka. July &c.
GREEN SALT CURED. :.Ss4e
NO HORSE -S@-5OctS ~
No. / TALLOW ..-....'..--...'..-.---.--.
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Chicago live stock Market

Chicago, July 6-CATTLE-Receipts to-
day, 5000 head Market steady Beeves,
81 4O07.30; COWS. 81. 40G5 %; heifers, 81. 400
$40; calves, $5.O067. %; good to prime steers,
So 70Gl7. 30; poor to medium, 81. 1905 Is; stock
ers and feeders, s.. 60@4. 80.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket &C higher. Light, Sc. 106650; mixed,
s60od6.45; heavy. $5.60d6.S5; rough, $500
SIS pigs, $5.75@6.3 5; good to choice heavy,
Sc. 25G6. 80 bulk, sc. 15GI6. IS.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head
Market weak. Native and western. So 50G
$50; yearlings, $6.00d665; lambs and west
ern, So. soar 30
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t-hicaeo Produce Market.

Chicago, Ill, July 26.-CHEESE-Mark
easy. Daisies, 131zc; Twins, 12Q1ZAc;
Young Americas, 1910.
POULTRY-Alive poultry. firmer. Tur-
KEYS. 12c; chickens, 11@111zc; springs, Is
BIIJiTTER-Marlxet steady. Creamery, q
@241kc; dairy, 1S12@221sc -.
EGGs~Market steady. Fresh, 1aa141kc
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6rol.er.s Fest Colt Recten.

Liverpool, July 26.-Richard Gro
ker's three-year-old colt Orby, winner
of the derby. was beaten here today in
the race for the Atlantic stakes by
Linacre, Earlston and Easten. in the
order named
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Cotton Market

M G al[sf to- Tex, July 2s.-CoTToN-
New York. July 2S.-COTTON-sales TO-
Gay gay I,oO0 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
81 - ~ points lower. MiddIing uplands-
$500; middling gulf s1325. 1''''i''S'
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New York Sugar and Coree

u n ouESdF and NOTee.
lew NeW ork, July 26-SUGAR-Raw sugar
ssleady Fair refining, SO. 37lI3. 42Ib: cenfrf-
i llf IS test, s.. SO; molasses SUGAR 81 i5iL
no HeTined * sugar gd steady Crushed
COFFEE-Market steady. No Rt,
SIC; No. Santos. 7%c 80 ANiO'
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unsettled and heavy. Cleveland, Lorain
and Wheeling preferred sold at an ad-
vance of 10 points.
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liverpool cables Wheat 1sGHAd lower;
corn unchanged. al 49,,
second cables: Wheat AgSsd lower; corn
unchanged of.o,-, o..
oats, 4. :, 4.-... vuhaa+
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat, IS; corn,
i' estimated Tina at Chicago tomorrow: Wheat
80: corn, 10; oats. u oo, .
Northwest car lots of wheat today, 2Z2
d Closing &c cables: Wheat A@asd lower;
corn I'D lower.
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Furnished by j. e. Gall, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Phone 4S6 ]
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wall St. New York. July 26-sTo e So
opening dealings and with some heslta-
ton, showing both gains and losses uses.
transactions were light. Union Pacing
opened up = point and then re. reacted LED z z
point' Brooklyn. Rapid Transit rose IA
points. Mexican Central q point ana UNI Uni
led States Steel Is point, while Colorado
Southern declined 1 point
Prices moved upwards after the cary
hesitation, but the sluggishness OF the
Hartman Pacifics proved discouragal ag
and the advance and the activity haIteo
Reading rose IL points, Colorado tue d
and American Cotton OH IA points ana
United states Steel 1 point. st. Louis
Southwestern fell 1 point.
Prices went down under the leadership
of Union Pacific, which declined IA
points Prices hardened slightly before
noon
Prices slowly Improved, Southern Pa
cific, Atch.son and Great Northern pre-
ferred rising 1 point over last night and
Cotton Oil points. Utah Copper fell IA
points Trading was small and the
movement sluggish.
Southern Railway. preferred yielded 31<
points and New York Central and Erie
point. This kept the tone of the market
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chicago Market.
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Sralns. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Phone 4Sei
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Kansas City, July IS.
CATTLE-Receipts today. 5000 head.
Market slow and steady.
HOGS@Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket 5D71hc higher. Bulk of sales, $6loQo.SO;
top $685.. $3.50
SHEEP Receipts today, 1000 head
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Tonelka Nrarkef
Topeka, July &c

FURNISHED by Charles Violin Packing Co
Yards close at neon Saturday.
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by ]. E. GAN. ,Commissions.
trC Urls Provisions Cotton and Stocks.
S5ffica ITO West Sixth street. Phone 4S6-l
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Open High

Kansas City Grain Market.
Furnished By ]. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street. Phone 1856
Kansas City, July g.
H. Omen High LOW Close Yes
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Kansas City 1--we Stock Sales Today
1.-THE following sales were made today at
the stock yards. kansasCity MO-, ana
telephoned to The Topeka State journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co. live stock com,
mission merchants. with offices at an
markets.1
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-16
Stocks - BondSA Cereals
ACUTE DEPRESSION GRAIN WAS WEAK
Cold Weather in Northwest Caused
Decline in corn-Sump in Stocks
Affected Wheat.

Chicago Nov. Is. 4 WHEAT
Opened weak and because Of the
fresh slump in stocks became still
weaker as trading progressed.
The news of the day was generally
favorable to the bears. The foreign
grain markets closed weak, and
prices throughout this country We're
easy all day. Volume Of trade was
lsmall. Bradstrcets report showing
lexnortsof six million bushels, caused
isome buying late in the day by shorts.
The close was weak, with December
13s0olh lower; No. 2 red, 9Gls M97Ss:
No. 3 red, 94SsM971s; No. 2 hard,
lG7tB q 10G9s No. 3 hard 9fla 09S9s;
May, 1929 az December opened
.o5h az highest 1855 lowest s37si
closing 94AM8s.
CORN Weak, prices declined over
d cent from the high point because Of
cold weather in the northwest, the
break in wheat and the unsettled
financial situation Many reports
were received of the poor condition of
the new crop but little heed was paid
10 them. At the close December was
off 81 OK; No. 2, So; No. 3 So; No ?
yellow, co; NO yellow CO. Decem-
Ter opened 55@1s; highest 5ala low.
est 54l4, closing 5l9s@al May 555s
GA.
OATS Trade was light and prices
weak because of the decline in wheat
and corn. December closed u lower
No. 8 white, 45@47. December opened
fGA highest IA lowest i4A clos
inG 4Gas May 491a
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-16

said Board, in open session. viii open,
examine and publicly declare the said
bids or proposals.
I Tho contractor whose bid may be
accepted shall enter into "A contract
with the said CRY of Cairo FOR the
construction OF the said improvement
in accordance with the terms and. re.
,quireneets of trc said ordinance and
bail also enter into bond payable
10 tic said 0iy, in the sum of fifty
'5el per contum az the amount Of
his bid. with security to be approved
by the said Board. conditioned for the
fsithful pcrioImancs, in all respects
! his said contract and for holding
ltaa said city harmless. etc. and be
hail also bind himself. in his said
contract and bond( to guarantee his
said work for the period ct two t2)
years from and after the acceptance
a the same by the said Board and its
confirmation by the court.
The contractor, TO whom the con
tract for the construction of the inn
,prsvcmcnt shall De- awarded ard who
ihall 10 the work. viii be paid in
lends ~ thr city hearing interest at
TIE rat ri five 80 per ccntum per
lunuia iroms tho. respective dates.
Blanks for bids or proposals. VIII be
furnished on application 10 the CITY
/ Engineer at his office Aforesaid
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board of Local I'm.
pruycucnts Of the City of CairoIlilHoi7
1 Attest
ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary Of Board
Cairo. Illinois. November II. 1901