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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
Couldn't BE Worse.

Gaussip-There' a new baby at
Mugleys house and it takes after the
mother
KnOX--Ah! lucky child!
Gaussip-Er-- apparently you've
never seen Mrs. Mugley.
Knox No; but I've seen Mugley.
Philadelphia Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

There was nothing in the talk about
lifting the Sunday lld'' last week. The
saloons were closed as tight yester
day as usual. Mayor Parsons has re.
peatedly declared that they shall not
open on Sundays during the remainder
of his administration and he seems de-
termined to stand by that declaration
Nor are there any saloon men who
are at all FESTIVE under the restraint
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
oSTEOPATHs REJOICE.

New York. June -OsteOpaihs
gained "A point today by The decision of
the Supreme Court in Brooklyn sus.
tanning a peremptory writ of manda-
mus. granted by Judge Dickey. in
which the board OF health was or,
dcred to accept a death certificate is
sued by Ir Charles s. Banded. OF Nc.
us Hancock street
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

There's no use crying over split
milk, but some timely precautions are
in order not to spill any more in the
same place and manner. The Teentn
street sewer situation calls FOR time
ly attention in order that last sea
at the next high-water season.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
Better Results Possible,

Two Irishmen were passing by
jewellers store that had lot Of UNI
set precious stones In the window.
They stopped and looked at them,
when Pat said to Mike, How would
you like to have your pick?"
No. said Mike. 81 would rath-
Ell have me shovel. Judge Libra
nv
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May Circulation.

The above Is correct statement
of the circulation of the Cairo Bulle.
tin for the, year 1907 and for the
month OF May 1908,
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day OF June 1903.
LEO j. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

The Alexander club having decide
favorably upon the proposition to set
a Saturday luncheon to business men
take the next step. 1t is well not to
permit the enthusiasm in a good
movement to die-and that this is a
good movement for the city seems t
be unquestionable
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

The Bulletin is on sale at the follow
Ing places:
coleman's 2t4 Eighth Street.
Halliday House News stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

It may be true. as Gov. Wilson In
Inmates that there was politics in the
prosecution Of Caleb Powers. There
was also politics in the assassination
of Goebel, and there is some reason TO
believe that there's politics in the
pardoning of Powers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
a Precious Relic.

81 presume you carry a memento o
some sort in that locket of yours"
precisely u is a lock of my hus
bands hair"
"Hut your husband is still alive"
"Yes, but his hair is All gone"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
NOTHING 10 CJino To.

The bibulous citizens were having a
hard time getting home.
IF there were only trees in this
street" moaned one.
That's It," assented the other. II
always did deplore the deforestation
of our fair land Exchange
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

B. w PROCTOR, of Benton, HI
authorizes his announcement as a
Democratic candidate FOR Representa-
tive In the Fiftieth Senatorial DIS
trict, at the primary election to lie
held Saturday, Aug. s. 1908.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
eomPERs SLIGHTLY Ill.

Chicago. June 1f-Samuel Gompcrs.
president Of the American Federation
of Labor. IS in at the Kaiserhof Hotel
here with a slight infection of the leg
His physician reports that the allment
Is not serious.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
Planning the House.

Planning the House.
Whene'er young pair halts before
The windows of a carpet store.
You may Surmise
The what's and why's.
| think | need say nothing more.
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INVITING a Nightmare,

Wifey-Oh, John. I've such a splen-
did idea for a new gown. It's going to
be a dream.
Hubby-Yes, and that's all it's going
to be. take my word for it-Bsston
Transcript
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

Announcement is made that Score
tary Taft is TO retire from the cabinet
July /. and some people are wonder
ing what in the world he will do to
kill time. after so many years in active
public service.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

The Cairo Labor Journal has chang
ed hands again. II has gone back to
its founder. d. A. Council, who de.
clares that he has thoroughly fumi.
gated the office and washed the type
in concentrated I've, so that even the
fumes from the cigarettes left by the
Rev Sam Small have entirely disap
peared."
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number OF complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letIn printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1907 ..........2116
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of May 1908 2o28
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
ALWAYS a WAY.

"Fido shakes the water over every
thing in the house"
why don't you correct him.
"Oh. We couldn't correct little Fido
We've arranged to give him his bath
with a yacuum-cleaner
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

Spring Gun.-Defendant so arranged
gun within his trunk that his land
lady, inspired with curiosity, opening
it, was killed by its discharge De.
PENDANT was convicted of murder in
the second degree; but beause of
some legal technlality in the seec
ton Of the jury, his conviction was IA
yersed. However. the Washington Su,
preme Court, in State VS. Mariaudyille,
- Pacific Reporter 939, remarked that
a warning by accused to decedent
would be no defense, unless her act
was with intention to cause self de-
struction nor would lack Of intent to
kill the particular person who fell Il
victim be- any excuse.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

II seems that We are to have as
many June brides as We have had
rains and foods this season. In both
cases the record will be broken.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

Advertising in The Bulletin is profit
able to the advertiser because II has
the highest class circulation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

Have The Bulletin on your break
fast table every morning. 1t will cost
you only two sents per day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

Judicial Paternalsm. - The trial
Judge had refused a new trial saying
that he thought that another jury
might give even heavier damages. The
New York Supreme Court, in Rogers
VS.. Macbeth, los New York supple
ment "A, stamped the decision of the
trial court, as 'paternalism foreign to
judicial function" and said: III the
defendant chose TO hazard another
trial. it was not for the court to seek
to save him from himself by withhold
ing from him that which the court
thought he was entitled TO receive"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

hate to back up monologue with
three carloads of SCENERY"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
Seems WasteFui,

so you don't like the modern star
SYSTEM"
mo" answered the manager. 81
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

Board of County Commissioners
J. ]. JENNELLE, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

out. They have one hote
building far superior to anything OF
the kind-and to our shame be II
spoken--to be found in Evansville
eligibility of the location for a great
city, but ii will take time, aud labor
There is no doubt as to the
| and energy and greenbacks.
The Ohio river runs further into
| Dixie now than ii did twenty years
| ago, an immense bar having been
| formed on the Illinois shore, which
| requires boats going to St. Louis to
make circuit of two or three miles
farther than when we last visited this
great meeting of the waters. tin
other words the Mississippi had
moved so far southwardly as to shift
a portion OF Missouri over to the Hi
nois side.)
Hon. William II. Green was called
upon by a large number of prominent
citizens, regardless of politics. to be
come a candidate for circuit judge to
succeed Judge Mulkey. resigned In
a letter published in the Democrat.
Mr.. Green agreed to make the race
A Democratic county urecinct con
vention was held at the court house
in Cairo on October 10th TO. nominate
offices. Fred Bross was temporary
chairman. and John Fl. Oberly and
M. B. Harrell. temporary secretaries.
Various committees were appointed, |
after which the convention went into
permanent organization. with Col |
John $. Hacker in the chair The
resolutions committee reported in |
favor of indorsing the policy of Presi- !
dent Andrew Johnson. The report !
was unanimously adopted The fol
lowing nominations were made;
County Judge A. c. Hodges; associate
justices. John Howiey and JAS Me |
Critic; coJnty clerk. J. G. Lynch; !
county surveyor. s Delaney: county
superintendent OF schools, Joel G.
Morgan; county treasurer y Hun
saker.
The steamer AIilbrey passed up to
he Tennessee river on Oct 10th hav-
ng the Twelfth Tennessee infantry l.
IN board.
At a special election for aldermen
IN Oct. goth, W, A. Redman was
'leeted in the First ward; D. J. Baker.
IT.. in the Second ward, Dennis De
Inc in the Third, ana John W. Tro.
'er in the Fourth
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

Speaking CT Mayor Parsons as a
candidate for congress at the August
primaries the Southern Illinois Herald
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
Hair Raising.

Miss BlondlCck-How dare you
tell people my hair is bleached? You
Rnow it Is false.
Miss Ravenswin-Yes, dear. |
know 1t is. | told them it was
bleached before you got it.-Phils-
delphia Inquirer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
JUST A FEW MINUTES
WITH THE FUNNY MAN
The Fishing LIN.

The Fishing Trip.
tbs now that you yearn for a spot by
pool
Where the fish
Gayly swish
In the depths clear and cool.
SO you take a day OFF and you go TO a
nook
Where the flies
Supervise.
And you simmer and cook.
Then you long for a place by a power.
full fan
And skidoo
Hitherto
Just as fast as you can.
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TAME
Continued from First Page)

which few We're admitted and little
was made known. one of the chiei
| conferences Of the day was upon the
platform, and while this was informal
| it brought about clear understand
ing that the document was already
| drafted in accordance with the views
of the president and Taft and would
go before the convention in substan,
tiaaly its present form. Ii is now
generally conceded that Senator Hop
kins will be chairman of The platform
committee, the only doubt being as
to whetehr the Illinois delegation
will select him as a member OF that
committee
Taft and DollVer.
TAFT OF Ohio. Deliver of Iowa
There are many politicians in Chi
.cago tonight predicting that these
names will constitute tile next Repub
liean national ticket. aud some be
lieye that the Iowa man is as sure of
the second prize as is the Ohio man
of the first The situation does not
Justify SO strong a Characterization,
but the Dolliycr boom is manfestiug
such positive vitality and has grown
SO rapidly during the last tweuty-four
hours as to Justify giving Dolliyer the
center of the stage in placing the char.
acters who are taking part in the vice
presidential drama now being staged
other vice presidential develop,
ments of the day ara the increased
prominence given to Vice President
Fairbanks as a candidate to succeed
and a falling off in the Cor
telyou boom.
Present Indications are tina Secre
tarE Cortelyous name will not be
presented to the convention. He has
IRON the first been largely dependent
upon the New York delegation, and
auw that it SENS practically impos
.iJle FOR him to secure the endorse
meut O fthat delegation it is possible
lAa5 his candidacy may not be furth-
ar pressed. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Collidee said today that ii
i became evident that his chief could
rot secure the nomination withor;
a light for it, he would not per
nit the mention of his name in the
oayentiCn.
Fairbanks Sentiment Grows.
The growth Of Fairbanks sentiment
mas been due to the fact that for the |
irst time some Of the Indiana dele
gates ana other prominent men of that |
state have today discussed the chances |
IF willing second place when tho !
light for first place Is over, The stu
alton in Indiana is the reverse of the |
situation Of Iowa
While in the latter state. the Re |
publican leaders Tea iemura fZ2 !
ION in the case Of Delivers selec |
Ion for the vice presidency. in the
.ormer they desire the denomination |
IF Fairbanks 10 maintain the political /
ouiiiLrium now existing m the state. |
rhcy also urg, the retention Of Fair |
banks as a source of strength with /
HE voters and becaasc or his gen
orally acknowledged successful al /
of the Office for the /
present term. II is the opinion or /
many that if the nomination of the
vice presidential candidate should
be long DELAYED Fairbanks would
lrove the most available compromise
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
CAIRO IN 1865.

(From the Cairo Daily Democrat.
published by the Cairo Democrat Go.
John H. oberIv was senior editor, ard
Ed S. Trover, local editor)
On Oct 18th fire destroyed "Canter-
bury Hall, theater on the west 81 ic
| of Comercial avenue above Fourth
street The fire then spread north
| destroying Hutchinson's grocery
store. the Grant House, the shoe store
of A. F. Smith and the Coffee build
| ing. On Fourth street the fire spread
to Hickey's bakery which was wholly
consumed. The excellent work OF
the firemen and citizens prevent Il
further destruction
The local editor OF the Evansville
Journal having recently passed
through Cairo. wrote to his paper L
was our first visit 20 this Infamous
place since 1914 and of course. the
change is great, wonderful A few
dilapidated woolen buildings. sub
merged by the great food of the
Mississippi of that year. constituted
the already far famed city of Cairo.
The river front, for a few
squares. presents rather a handsome
appearance. but back from the river
the city stands far below TIE high
water mark, and during the spring
floods several steam pumps are re-
quired to keep the city from drowning
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County Illinois.
Population 16,147.

Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk. r. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. THOMAS T.. MAHONEY
City Attorney. FRANK MOORE.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN.
Police Magistrate. A. J. ROSS.
Chief Of Police, NJ. S. EAGAN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

The reason a girl gets mad with
man for kissing her is she would get
madden with him II he didn't want
to,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
Playing Safe.

I've gotten a great deal of pleas
ure from anticipating the trip"
More, possibly, than you'll get from
the trip itself"
That's what | think. SO I've decid.
ed to stay at home and save tho
money"
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Alexander County, Population a2,467.

Alexander County, Population 22,467.
County Clerk, JESSE f. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, LEE h, DAVIS.
Sheriff FRANK Il. DAVIS
States Attorney, ALEX. WILSON
County Superintendent Of Schools,
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor aud Treasurer, FRED y.
NELLIS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

At a special election for aldermen
on Oct. goth, W, a. Redman was
elected in the First ward; D. J. Baker
Jr.. in the Second ward Dennis De
vine in the Third, and John W Tro
yer in the Fourth
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13

has been further complicated by
the quarrel Of Senators Nelson and
Clapp with Pres. Roosevelt over the
appointment of Trust-Buster Purdy
as federal Judge. All the factions,
however. favor Roosevelt and Taft
as his legatee.
The North Dakota stalwarts, I'M
der the lead of Mckenzie, repre-
senting the transcontinental rail-
roads and j. J. Hill, are continu-
ing their contest with the progress
sives, but both sides are careful
to keep in line with Roosevelt and
his policies.
South Dakota and Wisconsin
have internal complications re-
volving around Senators Gamble
and Kittredge, in the former, and
LaFollette, in the latter, but both
states are safely republican so far
as the election Of president is con-
cerned, with Taft or any other
Roosevelt republican leader.
All the Northwest favors tariff
revision and antitrust legislation
and strongly so, but is not likely
to be disaffected by any declara-
ton able to pass muster at a Roose-
velt-controlled convention.
Contests are on in North Da-
kota and Wisconsin for representa-
ton on the national committee, but
only in a purely local way, and will
be settled in the state delegation
meetings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13

the affairs of men which taken at
the flood leads on to fortune"
Slater ten years ago was re-
porter on the Sioux City Iowa)
Journal owned by Congressman
Perkins, but a tide in his affairs
bore him on junketing trip to
Walla Walla, where fate welcomed
him with a job as managing editor
of the Union.
Levi Ankcny, who owned the
paper, yearned for a senatorship
Statter's political gifts hepled him
to get it. Senator Ankeny made
him his secretary and later Secre-
tary Shaw took him as secretary
and finally promoted him to second
assistant. AS lie was one of the
Taft campaign managers, the anti
Taft men naturally objected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13
TOLMAN FANS OUT
CAN GOODYEAR HIT?

After a somewhat active prelim'
mary campaign, w. w. Tolman is
out with an announcement of his
withdrawal from the race for con-
gress from this district on the
democratic ticket.
Mr.. Tolman modestly eliminates
himself for the singular reason that
he has become certain of election
and could not afford to waste two
years in congress from his law
practice.
While not hitehrto regarded as
a humorist Mr.. 1olman appears in
this instance to have qualified for
that enviable classification beyond
all manner of doubt. He was an
ardent candidate while there was
a prospect of losing, but with the
certainty of winning he expe-
riences a twinge of economy that
makes him falter in the course
with the prize already in his
grasp.
Apparently it has fallen to the
lot of the democratic party of
eastern Washington to furnish an
instance unique in the political his
tory of the United States, especial
ly as it concerns the democratic
party.
There is another version of the
story that might read differently
and in the reading demonstrate Mr..
Tolman to be more of a party pa
triot than his announced devotion
to personal gain seems to imply. II
may be that somebody has shown
Mr.. Tolman that he is not the
strongest man the democrats
might put forth this fall and that
Mr. Tolman has abided by that de
cree, modestly hiding his self sac
rifice under the guise of selfish con-
Germ for the emoluments to be de-
rived from his profession here in
Spokane what time he was serving
his country down in Washington,
d. G.
Howe'er it be, the result for the
moment seemingly leaves William
Goodyear, of Colfax, apparently
alone in the democratic congress
sional field for this district. But
don't put down any big bets on
William. He is fitting against the
field subject to the wishes of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13

democratic party. Before this fall
rolls around the republicans will
awake to the fact that the DEM
ocracy of this end of the state is
playing fairly fine and foxy game
of straight politics over here in the
sagebrush. And it may be that
presently William will discover
that he also cannot afford to lose
the time from his sanctum required
to wrestle with national legislative
problems across the continent.
Spokane democratic leaders are
not inclined to countenance these
assumptions, and disclaim any per.
sonal ambitions in the matter 9TH
er than to see the strongest man
put up. If asked as to whether
William has inaugurated anything
in the nature of conflagration
with his candidacy they refuse to
be interviewed. AS a matter of
fact, William hasn't heated the
sand to any great extent, but no
body is kicking. Everybody is do
ing a lot of thinking, however,
among them William himself. He
is after the office only if the peo
pie and the party want him. If
better man shows up it would
bruise no hide off the back of
William.
Meanwhile, as previously init
mated, everybody is working. 1t
may be a squeeze play and maybe
clean hit. The democrats want
the score.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13
CHURCHSERVCES

Children's day will be observed
tomorrow evening at 7:45 at the
Swedish NJ E. church, corner Third
and Washington, with an excellent
program. Rev. John A. Whitman
will preach in the morning at II.
The young people will meet at
p. m.
why Methodists Baptize Chill
dren' will be the subject of DR..
Clarence o. Kimball's sermon at
1890 a. m. tomorrow at Vincent
M. E. church, corner Main and Lin
coin. The sermon will be follow
ed by the baptism of children. To-
morrow is children's day, and an
appropriate program will be render
ed by the Sunday school at 1915.
In the evening, beginning at 1880,
the Sunday school will give beau
tiful presentation of the cantata,
The Festal Queen" The vested
Sunday school choir will sing at
both services. Miss Marguerite
Newman will be the festal queen.
Epworth league at Z p. m.
Mrs. Louise Kelly, Emporia, Kas.,
national worker for the Christian
Women's Board of Missions, will
speak at the Pacific Avenue Chris
tian church, Cook and Pacific, Sun
day morning at II o'clock Preach
ing service at p. m.
First Baptist church, City tenn
Pile, corner First av and Lincoln
The pastor, DR.. Oliver Van Osdel,
will preach at 1890 a, m. on the
"Faithful and True Witness" and
at =. n. on Overcoming by the
Blood of the Lamb" Bible school
at noon; young peoples meeting
z n m
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BREAK MONTANA
BLOCKADE

The first train loads of passen-
gers from over Montana way to
reach Spokane arrived last night
from Missoula at II o'clock with
400 aboard bound for various points
out of Spokane. The train was
made up of 10 day coaches and
sleepers. Another train that is ex-
pected to get through today via
the o. r. & N. and will clear the
line of the marooned passengers.
Early last evening the first N. P.
train came in over the Great
Northern tracks.
The train which brought the ma
rooned ones from Missoula was
made up here and run to 80 miles
west of Missoula. Here it met the
passengers who had been trans
ported in every conceivable sort of
vehicle. The trains yesterday also
brought SO pouches of letter mail
and 500 sacks of second class
matter.
Very little further delay is ex-
pected
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HoU Slater Got
Into Li1,1elight

The liveliest ante-convention pow
WOW of republicans in the Hobbies
of the big hotels focused upon a
young man from the state of Wash
ington holding the proxy of a dele
gate from Alaska, and who was as
sistant of the treasury under Les
lie NJ Shaw of Iowa. 1t was pro-
posed he should be arbiter of the
dispute of the main contest, that OF
the Alabama delegation.
The story back of this circum-
stance, which gave Arthur F. Stat
ter the potlight, proves Shakes
peare's words: There is a tide in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13
Roosevelt T STAMPEDE WILL
SWING INTO BIG TAFTBOOM

in favor of Taft was discussed be-
tween Roosevelt and Knox at a
very recent date.
This alone-carrying the great
Pennsylvania delegation, with its
68 votes-would be an easy starter
for Taft stampede.
The spectacular features Of the
convention will center in the
speeches Tor SPECIFY praising
Roosevelt, and the efforts to STAN
pede the convention; and, in case
this Is not the overshadowing
event, the snowy event will be the
nomination of Taft.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13
Feuds and fuses but
All for Taft

ST. PAUL, June 13.-Republican
ism is so strong in the Northwest
states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
the two Dakotas that nothing is
likely to imperil the chances of the
nominee of the Chicago convention.
The four year feud in Minnesota
that resulted in the election of
Johnson, democrat, governor for
two terms, is still in evidence and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13

Mrs. Mary Krider corrects q re-
port that her suit for divorce from
Alfred J. Krider was refused on ac-l
count OF technical error. The dr.
vorce was granted late Thursdax
afternoon by Judge Sullivan.