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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
STRAWHUN LEFT A LETTER
THAT INDICATES SUICIDE
Missing Secretary-Treasurer Of Mine-Worker S
Union Lays His Trouble to Being
Good Fellow

lsood bond, and that we would atten
to renewal Ct same at this boar,
m citing and the last sub .distrlct con
vention ord red the board TO investl
lgate and see hat financial affairs wer,
In. proper shape. hence the shortag,
of s4,699.50.
There is no one who deplores Tho
lexisting cond lions NOR. than myself
aud | feel as il | am due certain
amount OF censure even though have
only been president since he Sth OF
| December Very oftsn we have toe
much confidence in our fellow beings
and there Is no doubt but Strawhun
gained the utmost confidence OF all
who were in close tCCch with him and
especially mys H.
"Strawhun was bonded in the u. s.
Fidelity and Guaranty company for
81 geo. This bond EXPIRED on Novem-
Der /, 1906, and after going over ac,
counts we find his shortage amount
on November |. 1906, to be s797. &c
which we will make claim for at
Ionce
The foregoing is from the Murphys-
boro Independent and throws another
interesting ray of light upon the dis
appearance of p. II. Strawhun II is
evident from this letter hat Straw.
hun left Murphysbolo intending never
to return, and tried to create the i'm
preston that he intended 10 commit
suicide. With this idea in mind he
came 20 Cairo and deposited his
clothing where it was found, within
easy view of the Waterman of the
Barrett feet. making sure that they
would be found. 1t was a clever
enough ruse and would perhaps have
been accepted, or foul play would
have been strongly suspected had he
not drawn that 81 500 from the Muir
physboro bank just before leaving
that city A man who is bent on sui
eide does not steal a large sum of
money just before doing away with
for he has no use for cash
where he is bound to so.
Furthermore. Strawhun seeks to
Justify his theft by presenting a bill
for various sums he loaned TO in
livdual members of the union at diff.
rerent times. This also must be re-
garded as weak spot In the suicide
heory.
There have been no efforts to track !
strawhpn. but it would probably not |
be difficult to locate and catch him
t the men ne robbed had a mind to |
10 so.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
UNDERSTANDINGS


new entertainment had come.
The street was filed with cedar
blocks which were to be used In paw
Ing, They We're the finest playthings
so smooth and interesting ana
sweet smelling!
In front OF Nellie's house was 4
particularly large pile, and prompt
~ In the afternoon OF the day they
were dumped there she and Laura
and Emile set to work to build a
fine house.
Up and down the street different
groups of children were building
residences until 1t seemed a whole
village was springing up like mush-
rooms.
The girls resolved to have their
house high and snug. and better
than amy one else's." 1t was to havs
two rooms and grand doorway,
with sort OF wings opening out to-
ward Nellie's own front door.
At first they got along swimming
~. The foundations were laid. in
Guiding the inside partition and the
wings to the door and the girls work.
ed like beavers. Row after row went
on and then Emilie's mother came
and said Emile would have to go
home and do some errands.
No sooner had Emile disappeared
with many backward glances than
Mrs. Martin called Laura. That near
ly broke both OF their hearts, but
Laura soon found that she could re-
turn In half an hour or SO after the
dressmaker had fitted her new
clothes
However. Nellie worked ON and
got up as high as her own neck all
the way around.
Then she sat down outside the
door to read for few minutes and
saw John Moore coming up the
street, knocking at all the houses
and talking to the children as he
came along.
Nellie didn't like him and she was
sorry somehow to see him come to-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
NEW RED CLOVER is FOUND.
Product of the Black Soil OF Russia
to Be introduced.

Washington.-The bureau Of plant
industry has been experimenting with
new form of red clover which came
from the black soil region Of Russia.
The plant is practically hairless and
therefore does not hold dust like the
common red clover.
For this reason II Is beliered that It
will make better forage plant for
horses, since it will he much less like,
~ cause heaves and will be cleaner
and more convenient 10 handle Bloat-
ing in cattle is perhaps due in part
10 the presence of hairs on common
clover If this be true the trouble
would be obvisted by feeding them
the new hairless Orei clover
Another objection TO the common
red clover is that 1t natures much
earlier than timothy. with which II is
usually sown. 1t is thus impossible
20 harvest the mixture at a time when
the full value OF both the clover and
timothy can be obtained
The new Orel clover natures two
weeks later than the common red
kind or at the same time with the
timothy and at season when the
farmers attention is not so impera-
lively demanded for his corn and also
at a time when in the most Of the
clover belt the weather is more favor
able for harvesting the crop without
injury BY rain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
Would uneartb Garden Of Eden.

Jackson, Miss.-Prof. Clinton Nc
Mlckle. a Kansas scientist and ar
chaeolOgist. is so confident that the
Garden OF Eden was located in the
Yazoo valley of this state. that he
wants to organize a stock company
for the purpose Of making extensive
excavations on the farm of w A.
Henry, a planter. about seven miles
south of Yazoo City. lie thinks he
can unearth the ruins Of a once-spien-
did city erected shortly after the expul.
sion Of Adam and Eve from the gar
den. Prof McMickle says he has con
elusive evidence. based on the book
Of Genesis and Greek and Egg ptisn
records that Yszoo county was the
birthplace 81 man. and Il will only
be necessary 10 dig the required
deuth in order TO find proof Of his
beisf.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
wnlie's Lion Hunting.

when | grow up" said Willie. Il
am going to Africa and kill lions
with q spear"
why not Mil them with a gun,
WILLIE" asked his father.
why. all the natives Kill lions
with a spear. you know. and would
nj want TO have the advantage OF
them. would want to fight the lions
hand to hand"
But suppose yOd ran upon two
lions" said wiIlie's father While
you we're fighting one hand 10 hand.
the other could slip NJ behind and
bite piece out Of the back of your
neck"
That put the matter in a new
light. Willie thought over IL whilo
and then decided perhaps after ali II
VS. better TO be a pirate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
MATTERY RODE HIS AIRSHIP
ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER
Failed to Make the Return Trip Because the
Steering Machine Got Out of Order
Thousands of Strangers Here

One Of the biggest crowds in
Cairos history poured into Cairo yes
terday by trainloads. boatloads
wagons automobiles and every
method of locomotion the attraction
being Capt Mattery's sirship.
The weather was ideal and the
crowd for the main part was well be-
haved and orderly saunteFing along
the streets in the pleasant sunshine
or taking a ride on the cleo rie cars.
the Cairo Traction company having
ont all its rolling stock for the occa.
sion
II is estimated that at a con serva-
tive calculation 5000 strangers spent
the day in Cairo Interest. of course.
centered about the aigship headquar.
ters al Fourth and Walnut streets
ami immense crowds gathered there
to await ne flight Of the aerial navi-
gator.
u was about O'Clock when Capt,
Nattery came ont and boarded the
hip arrsyed in his regulation street
costume and looking as unconcerned
a II about 10 board a street car. a
signal was given and the great air
ship was let loose rising rapidly. the
captain waving a graceful adieu TO
hf immense crowds who were strain
Ing their necks TO watch him. Out KY
the airship scared over house-tOps
AMI tree-tops. the paddles Of the run
ming gear Tapping away as the rider
steered the machine. over the Ohio
river the machine stopped at a great
height and whi.led about slowly but
finally geered eastward again and
vas over the Kentucky shore quickly
being lost TO sight.
u. VI. Shoub the manager Of the at
traction stated to The Bulletin last 1
night that the scoring gear OF the !
airship got cut OF order and Capt
Maitery therefore was unable 10
steer the balloon back 10 Cairo
A message was received here last
evening hat Mattery aud he airship
landed near La Center lie arrived
~ Cairo about 1880 p. N. in a skin
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
WEALTH UNDER RIVER
PLAN TO RECLAIM LOGS SUNK IN
THE MISSISSIPPI.
Search VIII Extend Over $50 Miles OF
Great Watereoursr--May Recover
Millions OF Feet OF valua'
BILE Lumber.

Minneapolis, MINI. logging opera
! lions in Minnesota have now advanced
TO the point whore not only the dead
and down timber is utilized to the ut
most, but steps are now being taken
for the reclamation Of the "deadheads"
| or sunken logs at the bottom OF the
Mississippi river, Fabulous wealth,
represented by the untold number of
logs that nave been accommodating
along the river for decades, awaits the
men who reclaim it from the depths
Ii is believed that the river bottom
is literally paved with logs from St
Anthony's falls almost to its source.
For the last 40 years from 500000,OO0
to 600,000,000 feet Of logs have been
hoated down the river, and the num-
Der that have gone to the bottom Is
beyond estimating. For more than ESQ
miles the bottom of the river is lined
with logs
1t has been demonstrated that loss
may be raised with great profit. Wal
lace A. Burt and others have been
visibility of hosting these logs, and
with that object in view have laid
their plans before a number OF the
leading lumbermen, The plan is TO
raise the logs by hosting
plan is to raise the logs by hosting
engines and land them ashore, where
government official will scale and
record the marks on them. When the
original owner can be found he will be
compensated for the logs at the rate
of eight dollars per 1000 feet This
represents just so much velvet" to
the owners. and still leaves margin
of profit to the holsters, who can find
a ready market for the reclaimed logs
at from s12 to s14 per 1000 feet.
The logs that became deadheads or
"sinkers are chiefly of the small Nor
way pine variety, known to lumber
men as pig iron" Norway. The sell
dom get to be more than eight to IL
inches through at the butt and are
heavy and soggy. Rivermen say that |
a great many of these sink before /
leaving the landing. a few of them I
deadhead ii down stream for a way, T
one end bobbing above the water. I'M |
til, thoroughly water.seaked, they sink I
to rise rs more. Some of these bob
bers succeed in reaching the mills I
but large percentage Of them go to
he bottom.
1t is generally believed that hol
ow log will not sink, but that is an
erroneous impression, for great
many hollow butted pine logs are
among the deadhead class. BY strik-
ng against the bank repeatedly the
butt becomes filled with sand and
gravel, and soon the log goes down.
Rotten logs also sink readily and
become practically worthless after
hort time. The other logs, 1t is said,
10 not lose much in value by being
even IL they have been un
er water for many years They are
ever of the high grade variety, but
re we'll worth recaiming.
The men who have interested them,
elves In the retaining project are
repairing to begin operations as soon
S the ice goes out In the spring.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
GIRLS
| ARDY TOMMY

Tommy Brown was always late Il
school. lie was such needless DO,
that he usually forgo the time and
played along the way Nothing could
cure him OF this bad habit. Ever
when his teacher kept him in from q
ball game, In which he was catcher
to make him write thousand times
Remember this: Be punctual as the
sun, though others lag" he was late
the very. next morning,
One dreadful day, when he was q
whole hour late. Miss Amy sent him
into the girls room to stand on q
stool for two hours and wear card
printed in big red letters: "Tardy
Tommy"
After that Tommy thought he
never would be late again. But he
soon forgot.
At last his mother thought she
would teach him lesson.
Tommy" she said one day,
would you like to give the boys a
sailing picnic to ldlewild on Satur-
day."
Would II" cried Tommy. Well,
| guess May ask the whole push.
mother?"
oh. Tommy, dear, why are you
SO slangy? Yes, ask all the boys.
Let me see, there are twelve of you,
are there not? Give me the list
and will telephone to their
mothers.
Saturday was clear and cool, and
Tommy was at the wharf bright and
early. Not boy was there. Nine
o'clock came. Still not boy was to
be seen
Mother said Tommy, where
do you think those fellows are7
They're as mean as mud to be late at
my party"
"Oh, WELL Tommy, they are only
little late, and that does not count,
you know"
Tommy looked rather queer, for
that was his own daily excuse.
BY quarter past nine Sammy
Bangs came; at half past, Jack and
LED thompson, still later the three
Masoner boys. At half past ten only
seven of the party of twelve were on
hand.
How those waiting boys did fuss
and fume. The breeze was fine for
sailing. but Mrs. Brown said 1t
would be impossible to start without
all the guests
Every little while Tommy growi- |
ed, Those are Just the rudest fell |
lows; catch me asking them to q
sail again."
"Oh, surely not rude, Tommy; |
only a little late, you know" Mrs.
Brown would reply.
All aboard, boys" called the
skipper. IF you want a run to Idle
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29

with his airship safe and sound.
The attraction proved pleasing
success TO the crowd who did not
seem TO consider the failure Of the
aeronaut to make the return trip to
Cairo as any breach Of contract and
everybody seemed satisfied.
Capt. Mattery will have his airship
moved to Cairo and from here will
go to Coney Island. New York. where
he is to make ascents under the
management of Billy Cleveland OF
minstrel fame
The Illinois Central brought in
train No 81 ia four sections yester.
day as follows: First section of 10
cars. second section from Centralia
with 10 cats. third section from Belle
vile of cars. fourth section from
Eidorado Of II cars. the entire crowd
from point, north on the Illinois Cen.
tral being abou' 2.200 persons. The
Memphis train brought in about 200
passengers The Pig Four between
100 and 500, the steamer Dick Fowler
about 500. the steamer J. 5. about
500.
the hotels rex aurants and saloons
diI rushing business and so did the
patrol wagons which were kept busy
lining mp those who fell by the way
side and their name was legion
r-Dt Matter called at The Bulle
fin office late last night He said he
landed about six miles inland across
he river in Kentucky. some distance
from anv human habitation. He saws
he waited for an hour or two before |
anv one came and was then hauled /
Ia the river in a wagon crossing over /
in skin He viii leave tonight for /
Chicago. he claims that the wind 1
was vciy strong in the upper atmos-
phcre, says Il was fully p miles per /
hour lalthough e. seemed TO be less i
han half hat on the eroundD. He
-ays his steering apparatus GIT out
d order and he could not return ON
hat account. but claims that he sue
70 ded in holding the ship against
he wind for a time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
ON THE RIVERS
Excursion Day on the River--The
Williams Has Bad Boilers
I'll Harry Brown Here Today.

Yesterday was excursion day in the
Cairo harbor The y. s" ana
Louisiana did a rousing big business,
taking fully five thousand people out
on the river 70 see the airship and
enjoy the river breeze. The day was
fine and all seemed to have good
: time The Louisiana took an excnr-
sion out last night and was away till
midnight, going mp and down the har
Dor. brilliantly illuminated.
The Harry Brown will be at Mound
City this morning with big tow of
coal for the lower river. The tug
Thesus is ordered 70 meet her there
70 help her through the bridge at this
point.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29

The above letter was found in the
office of p II. Strawhun, the missing
secretary and treasurer OF the United
Mine Workers of America, by Presi
dent G. V. Rodman Friday morning
This lett.r would tend to strengthen
the suicide theory. But the fact still
remains that Strawhun drew $1,000
Just before leaving Murphysboro, and
II he committed suicide it is difficult
to understand why he needed the
$500
The following stat ment was made
by President G. V. Rodman to a rep
of the Murphysboro hide
pendent:
In June, 1906. when the board
meeting was held Secretary,treasursr
P. H. Strawhun was not short in his
accounts and all shortage has occurred
in the last nine months. AT that
the board decided that bond
should be raised To two thousand
dollars, and in charge OF James KEEL
lsy, who was president at that time,
| as president OF subdistrict. s'nce
the 9Th of December, knowing the ac
ton that the board had taken, na,ur-
ally thought that Strawhun had
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29

The j. n Macomb is on her way VI
from eMmphis bound for st. Louis OF
a snag pulling trip.
The Russell Lord from st. Louis
went to Padncah with two empties.
The Sprague came up from New
Orleans early yesterday morning and
passed to Louisville with 90 empty
boats. II barges, one model barge
and one fuel barge
The Stacker Lee was In port an
hour yesterday bound for St Louis
from eMmphis. with fair trip She
did little here.
The river marked $50 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall OF 0f in "a hours
The City of SaltilIo arrived from
ST Louis at Il a.. m. yesterday and
cleared for Riverton two hours later.
having put off several hundred pack
ages here,
The Annie Russell came mp from
Hickman for supplies.
The Three States brought several
hundred people from Kentucky and
Missouri yesterday and went after
CON last night
The W. w. O'Neil arrived from the
lower river with empties yesterday
Afternoon landing them below the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
The Williams Laid up.

The big towboat JOS b Williams is
laid up above Memphis having her
boilers repaired She was on her
way up with 20 empties and at Mem
rhis was inspected Her boilers were
found to be in bad condition by the
inspectors on. her arrival there and
she Il having FIVE new sheets and sew.
eral iines put in. Ii Is expected she
will be delayed four or five days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
STRIPPED OF HIS CLOTHES.

Georgeiown. Ky. Apffi 2s.-Thougt
"hirled around lofty shaft revolvina
=" lines minui ami stripped II
every Festige Of clothing save hi,
shoes and hosiery. Charles MALLORY
vas only slightly injured al the In
dana OIL CYmrsHfs r-Gr ~ .efe
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
Increasing Length Of Life.

The length Of life IL steadily IN.
oreasing. The age % mental and
physical maturity has advanced from
i've 10 seven years. Twenty-Five used
10 be the full bl0ssoming time OF
VOmanh0Od- Nov IL Il conceded 70
be 30 and after.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29

FOR skL6-A Steam Tug with
nocei screw propeller. so II. long. II
f. beam. 5 e. depth. built from select
ed white oak. II carries compound
engine ssl2 stroke re. Scotch Ma
rine boiled built in 1904. steam pres
sure $50 isz For further particulars
write or see JOS 3. Reed. zoos Ohio
st., Cairo. ~,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
MAKING A TOTAL or

HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN CRED.
1T ON BOOKS FOR THIS AMOUNT.
WHILE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. BE.
ING A GOOD FELLOW HAS CAUSED
NE TO QUIT THIS EARTH. AND |
HAVE GONE WITH THE BELIEF
THAT | HAVE DONE NOTHING
WRONG, EXCEPT BE A GOOD Eel
LOW, AND HOPE THAT WHO
TAKES MY PLACE WILL HANDLE
THE OFFICE so AS He WILL NOT
HAVE TO QUIT THIS LIFE AS l
DID. PLEASE GIVE ME CREDIT
FOR THE ABOVE BILL WHICH is
TRUE. SIGNED,
CAT
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
MuRPHYsBoRo, Ill, 1907.

DEBTOR TO p. II. STRAWHUN,
FOR MONEY LOANED TO MEM.
5ERS OF OUR UNION, TO THE
AMOUNT AS FOLLOWS:
10 MEN $1oo A PIECE. 81 900
is MEMBERS FROM $25 TO
$50 A PIECE. ............ 555
100 MEMBERS $40 A PIECE J.. 1000
$50 MEMBERS SIS A PIECE $50
1000 MEMBERS FROM CSC TO
So A PIECE 1000
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
saas Of Banana Leaves.

The natives Of Kisiba carry coffee
bsAz- z las q srisd bsas2a leaves
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29

Among the 5000 car drivers in Wen
IA there are zoe 1Bights. 50 b.rons
and four count
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
Always in Demand.

The most profitable business
Morocco IS smuggling ~ firearms.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
IL rrm. Is nsrsa -.

Dr. Johnson-Every man il occa-
sionally what he ought to be per;.et-
uaily.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
New Lights Established.

Cincinnati Ohio April q.
Masters and pilots are hereby noti-
fed that lights have been es ablished
at Twelye-mile Island. Paxter and
Jackson Landings. A daymark has
been put mp at Grassy Flats, on the
left bank one AT Eighteenmile
Island. on the right bank. Sugar
Greek. discontinued.
VIM BRAtlNERSREUTHER.
Commander L. S. NAVY.
Inspector 18th Light House Dist.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
| THE WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Washington Forecast.
Washington, April 2S,--ILLINOISl-
Rain and colder Monday; Tuf sday
fair with north winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-05
Miss Caroline Bunker,

y dispatch was received Thursday
night informing Mrs. Elizabeth STRAIT
ton If tho death of her sister Miss
Caroline Bunker. at Providence. r. /.
Miss Bunker was born in North An
son. % years ago. coming to Fairfield
when Il small girl. Her parents owned
and lived on Bunk"r's Island She
carly showed a natural ability in oil
painting. her spare time being taken
up in that work. Several years ago
she went to Boston where she studied
and taught in oil painting. Becoming
DESTROYS of gaining all the instruction
possible She went to London and Paris
studying under the noted artists. Her
PAINTINGS were praised by all the ex-
p,rts. being exhibited al all the large
museums. At the Art Museum in
Boston her paintings We're given a
place For the last few years she made
her home with her sister. Mrs. Martha
Gilbreth, New York III health caused
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. Church Notices.

Second baptist church. Water street.
Rtv. h. Mower: Morning service ut
ln.3c with sermon: Sunday school at l..
evening service 1t 30
First Baptist church. Elm street: Morn
ing services at 1920 with sermon by Rev
+. G. Whitemore: SUNDAY school at noon
christian Endeavor at GO; evening ser
vice at 80
Free BAPTIST church. Getchell street.
Rev. A. ID. DODGE pastor: Morning wor-
SNIP at 10 - with sermon by the pastor:
sunday school a: noon: Young People
service at ESQ; evening service at :.
ST, Mars church u:piscopaD. Pew.
George i,ruce Nicholson rector I9tE
srhnol At noon; evensong at 30 =. II.
Congregational church. Temple street
Morning worship at 1920 with sermon by
f1rof. Hugh Ross Hatcl. OF Colby College:
sunday school at noon: Christian
Endeavor at $50; evening service at 80.
Winslow Congregational church. Rev.
W. j. Mcneil pastor: Mornin. Worship
at 1870 with sermon hy the pastor; sun
day school at noon: Young Peoples meet
O'Clock.
Christian Science hall. Savings. Eanll
building Services at 1870 A. NJ: subject:
Are Sin. Disease and Death RcHl?"
rhildren'SS SUNDAY school at 1l;43; expert
tnce and testimony meeting Wednesday
at 40 =. NJ. Reading room open daily
except Sunday from to > =. Nj
Advent Christian church. Pearl and
Nudd streets. Rev. r. J. Coolbroth pas
tor: Morning worship at 1880 with ad-
1.4: evening service at 80: prayer and
social service Thursday Mt 80 p NJ.
Methodist Episcopal church. Pleasant
~treet. Rev. c. w. Bradlec: Preaching by
pastors class at l.. Epworth League SEP
vice at $50: evening service at 20. pr;tvol.