The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-26
NOTES OF HUsTLERs

The vote cast by The Hustlers at
tae opera house in this city at the
| selection of the next meeting place
was the largest ever cast by the asso-
citation It was 312, being 14S for
BeITeville. 14S for Centralia, II for
Harrisburg and s for Metropolis This
does not represent the membership
Of the organization by great deal.
| ion the enrolled membership is over
500.
Ohio street cleared of freight cars
was pleasant experience to people
passing up and down that thorough
fare II will probaly not be long till
ii will be that way always.
Nearly thousand japanese Liant.
ems were destroyed by the rain of
Thursday evening. The street illumi-
nation, grand as it was, would have
been very much more beautiful had
these decorations been saved. They
bad been hung on every light on the
west side and many on the east side
of Commercial avenue. Enough were
left to decorate. Eighth street with
them and the effect was fine.
The steamer Three States made
friends of all on board during the
boat races because it took her pas |
sengers for an excursion to Birds I
Point and Wickliffe afterward with I
cut extra charge The Three States
and Fowler also had a little run UP
10 the bridge and return which some
Of the passengers thought was race.
There was one man on board the 4
Three States GS years old, who had
leyer before been on any boat,
The Aver Manufacturing company,
II Eighth street had some elaborate
decorations out in honor of the
iustlers.
One of the most impressive build
ugs on Commercial avenue was that
# the Denison-Gholson Dry Goods
Il is in itself one of the
argest and finest buildings in the city I
nd was attractively decorated for the !,
Tus lers Il.
Chas r. Miller has his Hustler =,
ecorations still ND and as they are
cry pretty nobody will be apt to kick :
bout it, -
Chairman Phil Barclay. of the Ac- !,
mmodations committee. worried a :,
reat deal about getting room for all -
10 visitors, and he put in consider !,
bic hard and effective work also
ith the result that he placed all
,mers satisfactorily and had rooms
# for several hundred more.
The banks of the city gave proof
lively interest in the Hnstlers
Get. The Alexander County Ma y,
1nal bank had the greatest wall :,
'ace. fronting on Eighth ana Com -
ercial The Eighth street side, 100 =
ct. was literally decorated with -
ICE butterflies in gay colors between -
9 windows and banners and bunting -
lore al the entrance and over the
mt The Cairo National bank and
{ First Bank and Trust company =.
Il attractive displays on their
mis-
Flack & May hadn't much chance !,
/ big display. but they had ="
city one and were in harmony with
? crowd.
Al. the glass bulbs were removed
sierday from the electric wires on 80.
streets and the wires are being
zen down Charley Feuchier. Jr
& Joe Curry are to be- credited with
3 splendid feature Of the occasion.
rhe Fair always has something nice
look at u j.. I'm fac. one Of the
81 attractive business places in the
r every day IN the year. But Man VIZ
r Newman made Il more 50 with
Hnsilers' coiors
- on Washington avenue Els 4 So.
,aney had a 50-foot store front 5
ofed 10 favorable expression for DOT
visitors. cas-
!. s. Haas could not resist the gen ma
holiday spirit and put oat some Ne
site decoration TO let people knox Hot
his heart was in The right place. he'll
he Rhodes Burford Co. used rel the
white rsrpentine Fsper with hue esr
q IN the biz show windows and IN reo
store aho