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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25
TONS0RIAL GEM RAZORS, 4
PAUL q. Schulz & SONS, AGENTS.

house, had their front entirely clearet
and there was nothing to show fol
their victory. But The Cairo Chill
dren's Home has the $40 gold piece
| which the firm won and donated C
that institution
| The work Of taking mp the seats ~
the wharf, where the thousands sat
land Witnessed the fire works and boa
begun yesterday, but was Interrupted
began yesterday. but was interrupted
by the rain,
Some of the electric displays whica
We're put up for the occasion win
remain Chief among these is the
electric trimming on the steel arch at
Eighth and Commercial. This grand
structure will probably be lighted 'up
at frequent intervals, Oiher features
will be Mr. Gilberts Christmas tree
at the While Horse Ian; Solomon
electric front, the festoons in front of
Tracy &Sebilie's place on Eighth
street, aud at Rubby's Toggery. These
features in he city's electric display
are Of metropolitan character ana
will be pleasing to the eye. Curry
Bros. were the first to Introduce elec
trlc signs in Cairo, with their vari-
colored wheel. There is a long line
of electric festoons also in front of
The Halliday running through the
terrace park en- The river front. which
will probably also he permitted to re-
main as a permanent ornament.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE,
L. LAZARUS,
z. |. NASSAUER
June 10, 1907.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the City Council of The
City of Cairo, Illinois, has by Ord
nance No. al, approved May 31st
1907. ordered a special assessment t.
/ be made for the improvement OF
Washington avenue from the north
line of Second street to the north line
of Thirty-fifth street, in the City OF
Cairo. Illinois, by the construction
thereon of a vitrified brick pavement,
brick catch-basins and manholes and
concrete curbs and cutters and has
also ordered the levying and collection
of a special tax upon contiguous prop.
erty to pay the whole of the cost of
said improvement, and that said ordi-
nance is on file in the office of the
City Clerk of the said City of Cairo
that the entire cost of said improve.
ment, which is the sum OF One Hun
dred and Twenty-nine THOUSAND. Six
Hundred and Fifty-three Dollars and
Ninety-seven Cents ($129.G53.97) Is.
by the terms of said Ordinance No.
l4l. approved May 31st 1907. to be
raid by special assessment. and that
the said City cf Cairo has applied to
the County Court Of Alexander Coun-
~. Illinois. for an assessment of the
entire cost of said Improvement. ae-
cording TO benefits. and in accordance
with the provisions Of said Ordinance
No 1fl. and An assessment thereof
having been made and returned to
said Court. the final hearing thereon
will be held al the July Probate Term.
A. ID. 1907 of said Court, on The Mon
day. the 18Th day Of July. A. D. 1907. !
or as soon thereafter as the business |
Of the Court will permit.
All persons desiring so TO do may
fle objections to said Court before
said day and may appear on the hear
ing and make their defense.
The said assessment is payable in
en- annual installments and all in
itallments except The first viii bear
interest al the rate Of five per CEN.
yer annum.
Dated. Cairo. Illinois. June 25th
s07.
WALTER WARDER.
Commissioner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25

" J. Cochran, the druggist. has
removed to the Armory building on
Washington avenue near Tenth
street
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25
MUNsEYs NEW IDEA
The Two-for-a.ouarter Magazine is the
Largest Ever Published.

An innovation that is without ques-
ton the greatest hat ever happened
in magazine publication has come with
the first appearance of the newest
Munsey idea for July. Like all of
Mr.. Munsey's Undertakings. it is a
! little startling, but it will grow on you.
Briefly, 1t is a magazine in Two vol
urhes-under separate covers. but I'M
der one name. The name is The Scrap
Book-a magic name thai made 4
great magazine a great success from
the start. Mr.. Munsey says there isn't
room enough within one cover to make
big enough and strong enough maya.
zine TO satisfy the readers of today.
The Scrap Book in it's new form Is
the largest magazine ever published
the biggest moneys worth to be had.
Its conception seems only natural 10
the man who base achieved fame by
sizing up the wants of the reading
public and then filling the want.
Two Parts Under One Name.
The first section of his largest mag
hHiiiN thN "olAN haa tNri ofeH II piat-
tically an all-illusrrated magazine-not
in the sense that it carries no text
but that II is better and more pro-
fusely illustrated than any s5-called
I'LL strated magazine now published. /
The Other Half.
The Cher half is 100 pages of pure /
fction-the kind that tugs at the heart !
strings. the characters in which take
the form of life and become your
acquaintance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25
HOW BELLEv|LLE \
WON THE FIGHT
ACCUSE CENTRALIA OF "UNDER.
GROUND WORK" BUT FOR
GIVES THEM.
$1,000 WERE IN CAIRO
Belleville Relied on Cairo and ST.
Louis, But Claims These Desert
ed Her For Centralia--
Officers Meet In January.

(Belleville Morning Record.)
Make up your mind boys,
For the next years meet;
All vote for Belleville,
Do not hesitate.
No other place on earth
/ Would be good for your retreat
Like Belleville. dear old Belleville.
In 1908, nineteen eight
With this chorus and the Invest
bunch of live wires little old Cairo
ever saw, Beleyile captured the 1908
convention of the Egyptian Hustlers
right from under the nose CT Centralia.
And ii was q close shave, Belleville
winning out on the second ballot by a
vote Of l47 to lao, after the local boys
nearly suffered heart failure because
the first ballot showed d tie vote Of
| rs for the chief contestants, with II
/ fer Harrisburg ANA 3 for Metropolis.
Before the second ballot was taken
many lefe the hall and this accounts
for the drop in the number of votes
cast on the second ndllOt.
Centralia went after the plum with
q vengeance Now that it Is all over
Belleyllle smiles at some Of the under
ground work the Centraliates wer
& lily Of, but Belleville was sure wor-
ried until the woes We're counted
BelleyilIe relied largely on Cairo
ana St Louis. BY reason of being
near neighhors most OF the Cairo
mon went over to Centralia, and ST.
Louis failed 10 show up as expected. |
Consequently Belleville had to hustle,
and she did 1t.
Hoarse tired and worn. but happy, /
the Bellevile rooters returned home |
last evening on the regular l. c. pas
senger 4 few seTenades were given |
and then the boosters went off to bed, |
TO which many had been total strang-
ers during he three most strenuous
days.
And now the Belleyille Hustlers
and the whole city must begin to get
things in shape for 1908.
The dates OF the convention will be
liked in the coming meeting of the Oft
GERS and executive committee in this
city some time in January. II is
probable that the convention will be
held in the month Of June. about this
Time.
Fifteen thousand visitors is the esti- !
nate of what the convention meant {
o Cairo. The ample hotel facilities !
II that city were taxed to the utmost $
ma thousands were cared for in pri a
ate homes. There Is every reason i
or the prediction that Belleville will a
'et an even greater number of visitors t
nd the city must be prepared to take s
are CT them. Belleyille has an es- s
ablished reputation for Hospitality Il
fhich must be upheld in 1908 at all fl
dds. n
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25
WILL MEET TONIGHT.

All chairmen OF Hustlers commit
tees are requested 10 meet at the
Commercial Club rooms this CTues
day. evening at s O'Clock. TO make
final reports. All who have claims
against the committees are requested
TO present. same. and all who are delin-
quent In their subscriptions TO the
Hustlers funds should pay same az
once in order that a clean settlement
may be made
W. J. JOHNSTON.
Chairman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25

WORK or DisMANTLlNc PRO.
csEDs SLoWLY--NUMRER OF
ELEc TRIc DECORATIONS
WILL NOT BE TAKEN DOWN.

On account of the continuous rain
slow progress is being made in remov-
ing the Hustler oonyeniences and dec
orations from the streets and public
places of he city However little
more remains aside from the electric
lights The cutters ran red as blood
again yesterday with the ee9oring from
the draperies thai remained where The
rain could get ct hem
Fry & Rossman. winners OF the first
prize for the best decorated business
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25
NOTICE, CONTRACTORS

Bids for the erection Of a School
Building at Futrre City viii be re-
ceiTed by the undersigned until July
10th, 1907. Plans and specifications
can be seen a. the Secreiary's Office
A certified check for 10 per cent Of the
amount bid must accompany all pro.
posals- The Board Of Education re
serves the right to reject any or an
bids. BOARD OF EDUCATION.
By Edward L. Gilbert. its Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25
NOTICE.

Public notice is hereby given that
the late firm of Lazarus a Mas,
sauer' which went out of existence
on the formation of the corporation
known as "Lazarus-Nassauer Co" has
since that time been in liquidation
and settlement, and all their remain
ing assets, consisting of outstanding
accounts, real estate and claims, of
the said late firm, have this day been
sold and transferred to Philip Mas
sauer who will adjust and settle all
the matters appertaining to said old
firm. collect all the outstanding
claims, and assume all the indebted
ness of the said late firm of 'Iazar-
us q Nassauer"
l.. LAZARUS,
p. |. NASSAUER.
Tune 10 1917
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-25

FOR sALE-A Steam rug with
model screw propeller, go #. long, II
Fl. beam, 5 #. depth, built from select
ed white oak. It carries compound
engine ex12, stroke 7La, Scotch Ma
riHe boiler built in 1904, steam pres
sure $50 lbs. For further particulars
write or see JOS. 8. Reed, 1905 Ohio
St. Cairo, Ill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
POINT PLEASANT STORIES
Many People Are Catching Fish Gaio
at the Resort.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
DIR. Schrader and wife and w. F.
Mailer and wife of Springfield were at
the Point over Sunday.
James Quirk of the Quirk Milling
company, Minneapolis, with Mrs. Quirk,
drove over from Waterville for Sunday.
f. r. Deudonne and wife and j. Jen-
nison and wife of GAINESVILLE came over
Sunday in their automobile.
r. w. Griffis and wife and child, Miss
Hill and Miss Riley of Omaha, arrived
Monday morning and occupy the Van
Brunt cottage.
O.. c. Strickland of Saginaw, Mich.
with his brother, A. w. Strickland OF
Mankato tried his luck fishing in Madi-
son Lake Monday.
Roy Hetzel and wife and child OF
Avoca. Iowa. left for home last night
after two weeks stay at the Point. They
made many friends. Roy is star fish
erman.
w. S. Putnam of Des Moines leaves
today for the south.
Joe S. Sykes of Omaha and Mrs.
Sykes will leave for home on the third
They are annual visitors and always
have good time.
A. C. McCurdy of st. Paul and wife
and Mrs E. NJ. Prouty spent Sunday at
the Point They return next week.
DR.. Owen of Omaha left for home
Sunday night carrying with him a
dozen fine bass-his own catch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05

are County Attorney w. A. Plymat of
this city and County Attorney Harry
Z. Plymat of RolIa, N. d.; and the
daughters are Mrs. L. W. Wells of
Cheyenne Wells, Col, formerly of AM
boy, and Mrs. Genevieve Meehelke, who
is teacher in the Duluth public schools,
at Duluth The deceased also leaves one
brother, Ninton A. PIymat of Osakis,
Mimi, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Me
Reynolds of Los Angeles, Cal, and Mrs.
Hattie Lockwood of Norwich, n. ID.
A particularly sad feature, and one
that illustrates the old proverb that it
never rains but it pours, is the fact that
the wife of the brother at Osakis died
this morning. A telegram to this effect
was received during the early morning
hours. ......
The death of Judge Plymat leaves a
vacancy in the community that it will
be difficult to fill. He was.a man of so
many parts and of so versatile charac-
ter that he filled many palces at the
same time. He was a man of sterling
worth and integrity, of lofty thoughts,
and one who was mindful of the rights,
weaknesses and sorrows of his fellow
man. He was public spirited, and ready
at all times to lift his voice in favor
of anything that Injured for the benefit
of Mankato. He was a kind husband
and indulgent father, and gave his chill
dren that greatest of all blessings-a
good education-so that they have been
able to fill important places in the
world. The sympathy of all will be ex-
tended to the sorrowing family.
Arrangements for the funeral will be
announced later, and it will doubtless
be attended by many of the organiza
lions to which the deceased belonged.
The interment will be made in the fam
lily lot at the Garden City cemetery.
1t was decided this afternoon that
funeral services will be held at the Pres
byterian church Tuesday afternoon at
one o'clock, and that Rev. A. E. Fill
more will have charge of them. The SER
vices will not be in charge of any of
the organizations of which the deceased
was a member.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
RAPIDAN RIPPLES

Corn is growing. Small grain is
looking fine but generally light on
the ground.
Charles M. Yaeger has been doing
some thing
County Surveyor Brooks ran lines
for the new road on the Kasota hill
a few days ago.
Mr.. P. Runkel had Mr. Brooks lay
out an extensive tile drain this week
Practically everybody having tile
land are perfectly satisfied with it.
|. l.. Van Sickle of Dallas, Wis, and
son Guy r. of the train dispatcher's
force of Harvey, n. d., have been Wis
ting at the home of w. w. Weller.
Guy r. Van Sickle went to White
Hall, Wis, Thursday morning.
went to Blair, Wis, few days ago.
Mrs Weller and daughter, Corda, who
have been visiting friends and relatives
at White Hall, Wis, have returned.
An ice cream social will be held at
Julius Just's place next Saturday ev-
ening the 10Th of June.
Mrs. Skrabeck attended the wedding
of her niece at Hanska.
The r. N. A. of Rapidan are getting
along nicely regardless of the report
sent out by a certain sorehead that
they had had row and broken up.
Miss Ethel Cheney has had very
severe attack of appendicitis.
We We're very sorry to learn that
Miss Myrtle Wood was obliged to un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
July 5-12-19. 1867.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-SS. In probate court.
In the matter of the estate of ChriStoph
Frank deceased.
Whereas. an instrument in writing, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament of
ChriStoph Frank deceased. late of said Coun-
ty. has been delivered to this court:
And whereas. Herman II. Frank has filed
Herewith his petition, representing among
other things that said Christoph Frank. died
in said county. on the 2ist day of May. 1907
testate, and that said petitioner is the Execu-
tor named in said last Will and Testament,
and praying that the said instrument may be
admitted to probate. and that letters tesla
me ntary be issued thereon to himself.
1t is ordered that the proofs of said inStru-
ment and the said petition be heard before
this COURT at the Probate Office in the
city of Mankato. in said county on
Monday the 10Th day of July. A. d.. 1907.
at . o'clock in the afternoon. when all persons
interested may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said Instrument:
And it is further ordered. that notice of the
time and place of said hearing be given to all
persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing. in the Mankato
Free Press, weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 1st day of July
A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court.
Probate Court Seal] WIN. f. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05

into the Minnesota itself, that rain
storm of any magnitude makes itself
felt Immediately.
Many farmers belieye that the con-
dition will become permanent unless
further ditching is prohibited, and y yes
terday delegation of twenty five or
thirty business men and farmers, head
ed by G.. n. Cosgrove and G. M. Tous-
ley of LIE Sueur, and Charles Schwartz
of Lake Prairie township, came to
st. Peter to enlist the aid of Congress-
man c. r. Davis. The latter informed
his visitors that the federal government
was powerless to act in the matter, but
advised the land owners to agitate the
next legislature to alter the drainage
laws. Speaking on the subject he said:
"The state legislature can supply a
remedy. If, for example, it would re-
store the old law prohibiting the drain
ing of meandered lakes, the result would
be beneficial. Then, too, it might mem
orialize congress to improve the Min
nesota river with a view to making it
navigable. If there is to be good stage
of water in the stream it can, by
Strengthening it's course, rip-rapping GER
tain portions and dilling others, be made
nayigable for long distance. A dixie
as North Mankato would expedite the
flow of water in the spring and if the
matter is properly presented to the riv-
ers and harbors committee of congress
| am sure that assistance can be OBJ
tanned !"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
MAKE JOHN ID. APPEAR.

Judge Lands has made the declara-
ton that John ID. Rockefeller must APP
pear before his court in Chicago and
answer the questions put to him by
Judge lands does not propose to bend
the knee to the oil magnate and per-
nit him to shirk the responsibility
which is his, he being the president
of the Standard Oil company, and as
such official he should be in a posi-
ton to know something of the COM
pany's transactions. Judge Lands is
taking the right course and the people
will applaud him.
John S. Miller, attorney for the
Standard Oil company, made an appeal
to have Mr.. Rockefeller excused from
forth the oil kings age, his great
wealth and the many important affairs
that required his constant attention.
John ID. is not so old but that he can
travel in his palace car to Chicago, and the
fact that he is immensely wealthy
should not make him immune from
answering the summons of the court.
He certainly could leave off playing
golf long enough to perform his duty
as witness in Judge lands court.
However, we are not surprised that
Rockefeller should attempt to evade
the summons. Naturally he does not
want to take his place on the wit
ness stand and become the target for
innumerable questions which will have
a bearing on the transactions of the
octopus. Rockefeller knows that these
queries will place him in an embarras-
sing position and we don't blame him
for wishing to avoid court appearance.
But his wealth should cut no figure
in this case He is entitled to no more
consideration than poor man would be
given in the present instance.
What surprises us most is that
any attorney at law should have the
brazen effrontery to ask for immuni-
ty for his client, basing his plea upon
the latter's wealth. 1t is true that
many silly, hair-brained and half ak-
ed, nonsensical society people worship
gold a great deal more than they do
the God that gave us this beautiful
world to live in, but we did not sus-
pect that lawyer who has achieved
such a great reputation as Mr.. Miller
has would 90 into court and put up
such silly shally, baseless plea for
his client as the press reports say he
did. Mr.. Rockefeller should be made
to come to the center the same as any
poor man would be forced to do,
were he called on to be witness IN
court
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
July 5-12-19. 1907.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL,

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth SIS. In Probate Court
In the matter OF the estate of VIM. n, Ply
mat deceased
Whereas an instrument in writing purport-
ing to be the last will and test ament of VIM
N Plymat. deceased, late of said County
has been delivered to this Court:
And Whereas. Harry E. Piymat and Waite +
A. Plymat have filed Herewith their petition
representing among other things, that said
VIM. n. Plymat died in said County. on the 18th
day of June. 1907. teState, and that said petit
tioners are the executors named i'm said last
Will and Testament. and wing that the
said instrument may be admitted to probate
and that letters teStamentary be issued there
on to them.
1t Is Ordered. That the proofs of said in
Strument and the said petition be heard be-
fore this Court, at the Probate Office in the
City of Mankato in said County,on Saturday
the 9th day of July, A. d.. 1907, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. when all persons in
tereSted may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said instrument:
And 1t Is Further Ordered. That notice of
the time and place of said hearing he given
to all persons interested. by publishing this
order once in each week for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the
Mankato Free Press, q weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato. in said
county.
Dated at Mankato. the Bird day of July.
A. d., 1907.
By the Court
probate Court SeaL] VIM. L. HUGHES.
Judge OF Probate.
w. A. Plymat. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
KERNS AND HEBRON
Cele bration OF dependence Day
Notes and Personal Gossip.

! Mrs. John Wright and daughter of
Bemidii arrived in this vicinity last
week to make an extended visit with
relatives and friends, this being their
| former home.
Miss Elsie Trask will start for Seat
tle.s Wash. this week to attend the
National C. Z. convention and visit
friends in that part of the country.
The people of Kerns are preparing for
big celebration an the Fourth. A
splendid program is being prepared.
Professor Alfred Torngren will deliver
the grafton. The Kerns band will furnish
music and all kinds of amusements
will be on hand. A ball game between
the two fast teams of Kerns and He
bron, foot races, horse races, sack races
and all kinds of sports. Picnic in the
Fletcher grove near the school house.
Come everybody and have a good time.
Rev. and Mrs. Brown have been visit
ing in Mapleton and vicinity for about
two weeks.
That fine children's day program was
repeated last Sunday morning at the
Kerns church. A large audience was
present. There was an abundance of
flowers and great credit is due Miss
Ella Randall and others for the great
care in training the young people, and
for the splendid program.
William Spears is building new
residence on his farm.
William Sharp and family attended
the Mills wedding near Garden City a
week ago. Mr.. Sharp's young people al
so attended the parcel shower for Mss
Mills before the wedding Miss Mills
was we'll known in this vicinity and all
will join in congratulations and well
wishes for the future.
Miss Lula Hodson, teacher at Luverne,
arrived home last Thursday after spend
ing about a month visiting her sisters
family, Mrs. Grain, near Lake Benton.
The farmers near the river, whose
crops are under water are rejoicing to
see the water going down. Many of
them have lost everything. 1t seems
that if the state has ordered large
bitches to be emptied into the Mime
sofa river as is reported, the state ought
to recompense the people along the river
for their loss during this freshet