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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
ADDITIONAL SOCIETY.

Informal Dance at Alexander Club
A NEST enjoyable and largely al
tended informal dance was given at
the Alexander club on Seventh street
last right A goodly share of the
| younger members availed themselves
Of the entertainment night feature
and entertained their young lady
friends
Those present were Mr. and Mrs
r. T. Aisthorpe. Wilbur Thistlewood.
l.. f. Denison, C.. L. Barr. c. c. Ter.
rell. H, N. Calhoun. ALI Haynes and
Egbert Kerth; Misses Iona Swoboda
Edith Hill, Quindara Jones. Nell
Lind, Emma, Carey. Marian Carey
Maude Hastings. Leila Hastings.
Mary Huette, Ethel Charles. Madge
Zimmerman Alice Strong and Luella
f. Riekert of Waterloo, H.. Elizabath
Bolton Of Memphis and Edna Aiken
and Edith Aiken Of Benton, M;
Messrs. Norman Halliday, Byron C.
Herbert w. J. Cochran William
Howe, John Ladd Horton Crehan
Grin Rule. Edward Lewis Charles
Gilhofer, Harry Becker, Louis Block,
Henry Steinel. Elmer Brown, Fred
Halliday Morris levy, Clements
Blom, Leo. ]. Kleb, Selden Fisher
Hunter Bird. ], L. Randall Phillip
Oris Hastings, Hal Ais
thorpe. Gilbert Casey and D. L.
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ADJUSTMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Strong Saturday Attraction.

An unusually strong Saturday at
traction is offered at the Cairo opera
house this afternoon and night wheE
The Music Master and What a
Small Boy Can DO" will be shown.
The former is said to be highly inter
esting and dramatic film and is re
plete with rich comedy There is con
siderable OF a plot which tells Of the
finally successful efforts of young
man to become the husband of the
heroine OF the story To be able to
even see her it is necessary that he
disguise himself as a female music
instructor So successful was his dis
guise that the girls father is smitten.
Then in order TO keep from being ex-
posed as the sly old dog that he is.
he has to consent to the marriage.
The other subject is equally as inter
estiug.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

depth in some places % feet from
the dock line at 2 feet In the west
fork % the old Chicago river, there
was shown To be only IL feet in sew
eral places. All other points the depth
is ~ feet, with a maximum Of "a feet,
During the past seventeen years. ex-
eept for turning basis. less than $3.50,
GOO has been expended in improving
the Chicago river, and SOL 900 Of that
amount was expended in the purchase
of projecting land. The government
engineer, Col. Bixby has put the tom
mage receipts OF the two harbors,
Calumet and Chicago. barring iron
ore, ct 1.50G7S1 tons less than in
1905 than was received in 1889 in the
old river alone.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
The Grand Jury.

The grand jury concluded lis work
yesterday morning returning true
bills in several cares and were dis
charged by the court They re
turned true bills as follows:
Henry NJ BoIes assault with intent
70 murder-$J0O bond.
Richard Lee and Edward Brooks
burglary and larceny 5000 bond
Louis Mathy alias Poston, larceny
5000 bond
VIM. Abenathie fourishing deadly
weapon, certified to county court
Peter Thooman permitting prisoner
to escape. certified to county court,
The case of Peter Thooman con
Germs the people of Cairo more than
ordinarily. He was until some months
ago enc of the police officers of
Cairo One day Chief Egan received
word from Engineer Ulen. Of
Mounds that his tGrleusl fireman
had been held M" by a Cairo police
officer at the Half Way House. The
Chief did not believe II and wrote
Mr. Ulen for particulars. Mr.. Ulen
replied stating that the fireman had
been at the place named and was
armed with pistol On seeing the
officer he offered to leave the pistol
with the barkeeper who, however. as
sured him the uniformed man was
street car conductor and there was
no danger of arrest The fireman
started to leave the place and when
doing so looked back aud saw the
barkeeper motioning to the officer.
The latter came up and arrested him
took his pistol and s. and told him
to come down town in a day or two
and pay him S. more and ne. the
officer. would FIX" It. The fireman
did ccme and pay the officer s. more
and got his pistol back The officer
in question Ulen wrote the chief was
ThoOman The latter held a com.
mission as deputy sheriff at the time
He had laid off police duty for some
days and when he again reported for
duty the chief told him he could not
serve until he had cleared himself of
the charges made against him,
which he failed to do It is upon
this presentation that the grand jury
found the true bill yesterday
Thooman has not been IN the city
for some days
Young Abefnathie is charged with
being very drunk and very disorderly
at Mcclure last Sunday, dispensing
free whiskev and shooting at. or
threatening to shoot. several people.
until his wife and friends induced him
TO 90 home.
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NEWS or THE SCHOOLS
The ttinhest Salary.

The highest salary paid 10 any wa
man in the government service goes
to Miss Estelle Reel who, as sunerin
tendent OF all the Indian schools in
the country receives from the nation
each year So 600 and her expenses.
The latter is a considerable item, for
she spends nest OF her time travelling
from one Indian school To another. In
the more ermote parts Of the country
she covers hundreds of miles on
horseback not other means OF travel
being available-Ex.
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Memorial DAY.

The Office of public instruction will
issue a booklet as usual to asst the
schools in the observance of Mem
orial Day. May 80. 1t is urged that
leach school plant a tree to be known
as Grand Army Memorial Tree. "
Each year. the school should gather
about this tree and strew flowers un-
der II while the pupils repeat the
names of the soldiers of the district
with appropriate verses, 1t is urged
also that each school shalt make II
permanent record of the names of
these soldiers. Old soldiers and mem.
bers of the Relief Corps may obtain
copies Of the booklet upon application
10 the state school superintendent,
F G. Blair Springfield,
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Cairo Aidrome to Omen Monday

Amusement lovers are looking for
ward with much pleasure to the open
ing OF the Summer Airdome on Sixth
street next Monday night when Man
ager ID. l.. Williamson will offer to his
patrons for two weeks engagement
one OF the best stock companies in the
country. A strong feature in connec
ton with the presentation 5of the lat
est and most popular plays will be the
vaudeville numbers to be introduced
between the acts.
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In the opinion OF Courier-Journal
1t Is not to the credit of Governor
Hughes and Governor Johnson that
they should permit such an insuffer-
able conceit to 90 to the public that
s'under no circumstance" would
either Of them accept the nomination
far vice president 1t believes the
vice presidency of the United States
Is big enough to be considered an
hoAui by any man. Correct 'Bryan.
aud lohnsonr would do very well for
1905
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A school board may levy a tax Of
not to exceed two ana one half pei
cent to repair a burned school house
without submitting the question to a
vote Of the people.
School boards have authority 70 tlX
the hours for opening and closing
scholl A teacher is not authorized
TO detain pupils after school has been
dismissed
graduate of the eighth grade is
one who has completed the required
work OF the eighth grade. He should
be given a certificate to this effect by
teacher, school board or county su-
perintendent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

This mroning series of excerpts
from Cairo in 1854" is begun. These
excerpts are from the Cairo City
Times of that year. The Times was
the third paper published In Cairo OF
which any files or record are at hand
The first paper was the Delta" pub
iished in April 1913, by Add. Fl. San
derss 1t lived about eighteen months,
The second was "The Sun" published
in May 1851 by F. w. Rawlings. II
lived about year. Extracts We're
given from these papers in The Bull
letin for several months past The
Times was published by VIM. A. Hack
er. father OF Capt John s. Hacker.
of the steamer Three States, who was
printer himself during his boyhooa
learning the trade in The Bulletin Of
fee during the seventies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
Goes TO JURY
THIS MORNING
TRIAL OF LOUIS NELLuM FOR
KILLING PAT DoUGHERTY
CONCLUDED YESTERDAY
FORMER CAIRO OFFICER
Charged BY Grand Jury With uniaw-
fully Releasing Prisoner
Prisoner Gave Up $40
Other Cases.

The case of The People VS. Lonis
the circuit court all of yesterday and
will still be ON deck whel COAT
| opens this morning Tue evidence
was all taken yesterday ,ha argu
ment concluded and the court viii
give its instructions to she niry his
morning and send il out to deliberate.
As stated yesterday morning the
jury was filled the evening before
AFTER John White Cleo. Horace
Cornell Beech Ridge, John Comet,
Robt Thornberry tCairol. Elsie
Akens tSanduskyl Jas Oliver ]. ".
Whitlock Ben Warner Pleas Buch-
anan. Tullis Hughes. VIM Daily
(Cairol. AT opening of court yester>
day morning the attorneys presented
their case pro and con, and then
the taking of testimony was begun,
which took up all Of the morning SOS,
sion and short time after noon, The
argument was concluded about 4 50
when court adjourned till this morn.
ing.
Although three important witnesses
for the people were not present, a
negro man and woman named Hall
aud a negro named Tucker. still
States Attorney Wilson succeeded in
presenting some strong testimony
against Nellum, showing that he fol-
lowed DoughertF as the latter was
going back down town. and struck
at him with n pick missed him.
and when Dougherty turned struck
again hurying the point of the pick
in his brain.
Nellum testified in his own behalf
that Dougherty chased him
with a pistol, and on his return
down the avenue, when he came to
where Nellum was at or near Seven
teenth street, said I've got YOU now
vou -- ." attempting to
lraW his pistol. when he Nellum
struck him with the pick This state
nent does not taltey with that made
IN the night Of the murder by the |
Hall Woman and ner husband and
Ter husband and by Tucker, who, for |
,ome reason left the city shortly be !
ore they were TO be called to testify. |
The case will probably 20 10 the |
rry by o'clock this morning and n
peedy verdict is looked for.
The next case set for trial this /
morning is that of VIM Cunningham
Who broke into Bob Hewitt's resi-
lence recently and-stole a watch, $50, /
n bills. a silver dollar and an eye
lass.
Then comes the case of VIM Far
ngron who broke into Habeb
Iieha's place of business and ste he
light pounds of tobacco. Il pounds of
aeon and twists Of tobacco.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

for" preceding the name of the
office, or the direction TO vote for
two, etc, contained distinguishing
marks, and could not Be counted.
Also that, where the ballots were of
the regulation size when cast they
could not be rejected because they
were clipped after they We're voted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
At the Arcade,

At the Arcade on Eighth street. the
bin this afternoon and evening Will
be The Gendarme's Honor" a strong
dramatic picture. and "Aerobatic
Pins a funny comedy feature The
attendance at this popular theater is
growing each day andjustifes in every
respect the excellence of the perform
anceS given.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC 0Ys

BELf LIME ears due to leave Second 81. a..
ing north on Commercial Ave-, every + nj
utes from q. m. to II y. IN.
Going aorth on Walnut vt every 10 miunts
from sos IN. to 1858 p. m.
POPLAR ST, LINE Holhrook Ave car
Ave. At 5:57; az 6;f2 6:sT; 7;t2 H. m AUD q.
same dinntes every hons until i0;f7 and III
y m.
Going west on Twenty Eighth st. ~ o,s..
G;iJ; o;S4 6st9; and 1904 IA .Aad on szn,e inin
at.s every bour until IONA and 1904 y. m.
Poplar 1t. CARS due To pass St.. Mary'a
Is minutes AFTER leaving second vt.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north ON walnut
II 40 p. pl. 1874 u. m; j 80 q. m,; q 80 g. d.
80 q. m. a 30 u. M; s 30 %, IN.
North on Commensurate y. tn, 100
~. % =. N. 800 n. IN. 200 "a. IA. n. III.
Belt aud Owl cars are dus to pass Yves
Ihirtv fourth st. /, minutes after iaasina
Second st.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
TODAY IN HISTORY
May IS.


12S4-London Fishmongers' company
founded
1643-Royalists victorious >at battle
of Stratfon.
1763-Fort Sandusky, Ohio, taken by
Indians.
1s01-WilIiam H. Seward, President
LincoIn's secretary of state
born In Florida, NJ Y. Died in
Auburn N. Y. Oct. 10. 1872
1s24-I1eyi p Morton. twenty-second
vice president of the e. S
born.
ls41-Twenty- five lives lost by fa'l
of rock from Cape Diamond
Quebec
1s62-Fast day at Richmond Va.
1s7I--Vendome Column. erected By
Napoleon L to eommemoI at
his victories. pulled down by
the Communists In Paris.
1856 British evacuation of Suakin
completed.
Isss-Greaf loss of property by fire
in Quebec.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
April Circulation.

The above Is correct statement
of the circulation of The Cairo Bulie-
tin for the year 1907 and for the
month of April 1908.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this fourth day OF April 1908.
LEO ]. KLEB.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
The Bulletin 10 on sale Mt the
lowing places:
Coieman's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.

The city engineer and his in
spectors on the Washington avenue
Improvement are all right. Let them
insist upon first class work in every
respect. People have much oftener
cause to complain OF not enough care
than of too much care, In their be-
half The track pavement on the
avenue is evidence of this.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

A witty writer has observed with
much truth that every man is. in n
sense. three different men. In the
FIRST place. he is the mau he thinks
himself to be; in the second place. he
is the man other persons Think him
to be: and. finally, h is the man that
be really is.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
Pearls in Australian Waters.

The pearl is the best known Of Aus.
tralian gems, and for many years
thousands OF dollars worth have been
secured in Queensland. The oyster
fisheries of Thursday island have
been the chief source of supply. but
pearls are found all along the Queens.
lind coast
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF. the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1907 .....2i1'
Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month of April
1908 2028
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
CAIRO IN 1864.
l....+....%...-..........
from the Cairo CITY Times. J


The first number or the Times, q
weekly newspaper, was Issued on
May 31gt. BY William A. Hacker and
Len G. Faxon, The salutatory an.
lnouaces that the paper would be
radically Democratic but that those
OF the opposite tWhigl party who
may desire TO use its columns might
lido SO. the editors reserying the right
of reviewing their assertions in a
calm and fair manner disproving
them The editors do not propose
to he the euloglsts of any man who
may happen to call himself a Demo-
erat, ar denouuce any man who may
be SO unfortunate as to be a Whig."
The editor welcomed in Cairo, his
friends Hon. John Dougherty, VIM.
]. Allen. John A. Logan and Sec.
Dougherty on their way from Thebes
court tc Caledonia, and took Cairo en-
route.
The first number of the Times an
nounees that ST Patrick's church
would be sufficiently near compile
|tion by June 18th, as to be ready for
service. The church was constructed
in st. Louis at a cost of $4,000
Also. that the New School Presby-
teffans had secured lots upon which
to build. and hal in contemplation the |
erection OF a church In the fall
Col, 3. Stats Taylor, agent for the
Cairo Trust Property company adj
vertlsed lots for sale He enumerated |
the advantages Of Cairo. and gave
reasons why it was certain /
10 become thriving city.
Editor Hacker attended circuit
anurt in Caledonia and met several
bid friends Of the bar. Judge Parish,
III able and efficient judge was on
he bench Our old friend. John A. i
Logan, whom we first met when he !
was only twelve years of age, at
which time he demanded and re.
seiyed our highest respect because ,
ne wore a pair of boots is performing !
With universal acceptability, the |
nties OF states attorney" Col. John
the Father of the Bar.
was there also Kuykendall of John !
ION. r NJ Rawlings of Thebes. Allen. /
simons, II. NJ. Smith and others.
Telegraphic news announced that
he steamship Asia had arrived at !
New York on June End. having left !
liverpool Nav Goth A dispatch to 7
he London Times stated that the !
lllied armies had bombaried Sebas- !
opol for four days. ,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
KILLED BY PLAYMATE.

Eau Claire, Wis. May I5.-Ger-
truie the 13-year-old daughter OF
Oramel Knapp, of Brunswick, was az
cidentally shot and killed today by
Henry Droege, a playmate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
LEGAL DECISIONS
Observation-Disclosures

Compliance With Condition of In
suranee Policy BY Mortgage the
case OF Union Inst for Savings V.
Phoenix ms Co. 81 Northeastern
Reporter 99l, n policy of insurance
was Issued to mortgaeor containing
clause for payment of loss to the
morteaeee as its interest may an-
pear. Another provision related to
notice of loss and arbitration. The
Supreme Judicial Court of Massa.
ehusetts held that the primary duty
rested upon the mortgagor. but that
on bis failure to take action the mort
gagee fiight 10 so, aud that compn-
anee by one or the other was neces-
sary before an action could be
brought.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
superintendent Cannon

SUPERINTENDENT Cannon of TN
Water company, says the company il
prepared To do whatever the city au
thorities shall declare, after due de-
liberation, is fair, In the matter OF
putting In and maintaining snppis
pipes between street mains and lot
lines. The matter will probably como
up for action at the next council
meeting The CAIRO city Gas com
pany has been putting in and main
tanning such pipes IN its own service,
all along. and there do not seem 10
be any very strong reasons why the
Water company should not do so.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
A Word from Josh Wise.

let well 'nuff alone. II is suffl-
Gent that tn thimblerigger In0ws
which shell the peas under"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

Compare The Bulletins society
coiuma with the other Cairo papers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
Arrest Of vaorant Without War

Arrest of vagrsnt Without War.
rant-The Penal Code of California
holds yagraney a mIsdemeanor which
may be committed in the presence az
an officer and may subject the vag-
rant to arrest without warrant. 4
report came to the officers that de-
|fendant who had been known TO them
for several months as a vagrant. had
assaulted and beaten a man. Being
unable TO arrest him on the battrey.
without warrant. they arrested him
las 4 yagfant. In People Y. Craig. 81
Pacific Exporter. 9s7. the California
supreme Court held that. although
defendant would not have been arrest.
ed had he confined himself to vae-
rancy, his arrest for that offense.
when the circumstances of the batter
became known. vas rightful
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
DistineuIshIna marks On election

Distinguishing marks On Election
6aiiots-The statutes Of Tennessee
provide that in all election ballots
shall be of certain dimensions. and
that. II any picture. sign mark. etc
is placed thereon. the ballots shan
not be counted. In Cross I. Kaath-
ley, los Southwestern Reporter. g54.
the Supreme Court Of Tennessee he'd
that ballots containing the word
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
sIearaphy.

Levi P. Morton, the oldest of tie
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

The editor welcomed in Cairo, his
friends, Hon. John nougherty. VIM.
j. Allen. John A. Logan and Sec.
Dougherty on their way from Thebes
court to Caledonia. and took Cairo en-
route
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

Also that the New School Presby-
terians had secured lots upon which
to build and had in contemplation the
erection OF a church In the fall.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

The first number of the Times an.
nounees that ST. Patricks church
would be sufficiently near compile
|tion by June 18th as to be ready for
service The church was constructed
in ST. Louis at cost of $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

Col. 5. Stats Taylor, agent for the
Cairo Trust Property company adj
vertised lots for sale. He enumerated
the advantages of Cairo, and gave
numerous reasons why it was certain
to become a thriving city
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

Telegraphic news announced that
the steamship Asia had arrived at
New York on June End. having left
Liverpool Nav Goth A dispatch to
the London Times stated that the
allied armies had bombarded Sebas-
topol for four days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
LOVER OF BROS PLACES
PRICE ON CATS HEADS
Suck saby's Breath and Garry Disease
into House-crussde Of Chicago
Man.
(Ey Associated Pressl

CHICAGO. May 15.-ROckweil
Sayre. lover OF birds and bitter foe
Of the feline tribe. has placed . price
upon the head Of every cat in Chtca-
go. Drawing the concentrated wrath
of q; least two aristocratic cat Clubs
and unmindful Of the tempest that
may be expected from individual cat
copnoisscurs. Mr.. Sayre has offered
the following bounty: -
For the first hundred cats killed.
10 cents each. For the largest num-
Der Of cats or kittens by asy one per.
son. 81. For the second largest num-
Der, 81. Fer the third iargcst nam,
Der. 81. This offer. which holds
good until December, Is made In let
ter published today from Mr.. Sayrc.
who In a dealer In farm land.
In his letter Mr.. Sayre says: Cats
have more diseases than children.
carry contagious diseases from housc
to house, suck baby's breath. scratch
chi,dren's eyes out. pui nsas into
homes and hairs into coffee and VIC
tuais."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
s23, 100, 900 FOR PUBli-
BUILDINGS APPROPRIATED
Before House ct Representatives
Passed There Wss Sharp Pas.
sage Of Words,
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 10
Under suspension Of the rules the
House today passed the public build
ing bill carrying an appropriation oil
s23, 100000. Mr.. Barthodlt. Missouri
briefly explained It's provisions,
which, he said. would result In Civ
ing work to many now unemployed
In opposing the bin. Mr.. Fitzgerald
of the committee on appropriations
protested against the lack Of oppor
tnnity Afforded to consider 1t In de-
TAIL. He charged that the spoils had
been evenly distsssntsH so 40 to FORE
stall the veto With which he SD
President Roosevelt was credited
with threatening Congress. The
BILL" he said. will go through by
the cohesive power Of public plum
der" r-'
Mr. Jenkins. Wisconsin, vigorously
resented the statement OF Mr.. Fitz-
gerald. The effect Of such language
Mr.. jenkins charged. was that mem
hers OF the House had been pur
chased. He wanted to know how
MANY Democratic Indians" the Re-
publicans got yesterday on the cur
rency bill. through knowledge OF the
fact that In the matter of public
buildings they we're sharing equal,
as well as the Republicans.
With corresponding vigor Mr.. Fitz
gerald disclaimcd making any such
suggestion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
WARM WEATHER BROUGHT
LITTLE ACTIVITY 10 TRADE
Brf little Nee Change n, however,
Noted IN Manufacturing Circles
Textile Situation.

NEW YORK. May Is.-R. g. Dunn
q Ccrrany's weekly review OF trade
iorporroy viii say: Trade condi-
lions are most responsive 10 the
weather az this time Of the year AND
r.o=r SeasanabIc temperature brought
distinct Improvement during tho past
week. Little net change Is noted In
manufacturing activity. so"s. plants
rssuming whilc idIesess was inercas-
Cd elsewhere NV strikers.
Rsyrrs arc assembling at primary
markets to attend special sales ana
S;ocks Of staple goods arc runnins
low IN retail stores because Of con
s-rvstivc purchases. Mercantile COZ
icc,ioas arc u7ore prompt. but trsns-
porting conditions are ., the ieas'
satisfactory point ~ ne year fh"s
Tar ~ Per cent. II the frcish: cara
beiag sdIc.
wade the textile situssica b ssi'l