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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-17
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGFIBORS
MCCLURE, ILL.
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JulX 16. 1903.

I A. &. wills OF Du QuOin, represent
ing the soda works, spent Saturday
here and scored good order for
that firm
John T. Watkins of Cairo, candidate
J for nomination on Republican ticket
for circuit clerk spent day here
getting acquainted with the voters.
John is a grtat mixer and has a way
Of getting there and he takes well
here
I Mrs. J, Galley. Miss Beulah Culley
md Miss Maud McRayen We're visi g
ing in Carbonate Monday
Miss Ruth and VIII Carmack, who
We're in Wayside visiting their sister,
have returned.
, Mr., and Mrs Koch and child of
Cape Girardeau, Mo, spent Sunday
here visiting friends
Mrs. Paul Baker and children, after
, spending a few days here have return
ed to Anna, 1t is expected that Mrs.
Baker will move here in the near
future.
Mr. Joseph Bench was in Cairo first
Of the week
f Paaskel of Chester, Ill. has placed
a fine new organ in the M K. church
for the use OF the Sunday school,
The following visitors were here
from Anna Sunday: Doc. Otrich, Geo
MattinEly J. l.. Hammond
Victor Dixon and +. O'Brien Of
Peoria, were here Sunday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Sharpe and child of Hunt
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
McLinn.
Ross Skiles, the barber, has had his
shop painted and repaired which adds
much to its appearance.
G. A. Marchildon, of Thebes was
visitor here Tuesday.
Last Sunday the ball team went to
Delta and easily defeated the team
there. Next Sunday the limo ball
team plays here and spirited gam
is looked for
Logan Williams and family left here
Wednesday for limo, Mo, where they
will reside. Logan having accepted
good position on the Frisco system
Leon Culley, Robert Frasure and
Charles Sharmore were the represen-
tatives of the Mcclure NJ. B. A. lodge
to the rally and district convention at
Cairo Tuesday
Tuesday was the most trying day
of this season, the heat was oppressive
and several of our citizens had toI
take out. A much needed rain in the
evening was welcomed by all al I'll
cooled things off nicely.
Frank Lisk and family who have
been away the past month in Golden
with a very sick child, has returned
and the child much improved in
health
Tom Kelley has been offered posi-
ton on his brothers. farm and will ac-
cept same and move there in the
near future, quitting railroading foy
good
Bill Spaulding is baing hay for DR..
r. II. McRaven and Joseph Bunch,
about ! Stons.
L. B. Lenson, of Cape Girardeau,
Mo, is spending "A few days here over.
seeing the wheat .threashing.
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Batteries-Boyle and Yeager; Allen
and Simon.
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GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME
Steamer City Of Muskoeee Arrives at
TT. Smith. Ark With Muskoeee !
Boosters on Board.


TT Smith, Ark. July 16rrThe Mus
kogee Boosters to 1.-THE number, OF
tweniy-one arrived in the city this
afternoon to meet the City of Musko-
gees built hBs popular subscription on
the part OF the people Of lLuskogee- TO
demonstrate TO the government that
the Arkansas is navigable from Little
Rock to Muskogee
The boosters were met by recep-
ton committee and brass band. Dur
ing the afternoon they gave a recep-
ton TO Ft. Smithians who desired to
inspect the boat Al o'clock they
were taken through the city in auto.
mobiles an in the evening were ten.
dered a banquet at the Hotel Main. at
which the usua toasts were ex.
changed
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MOUND CITY
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July is, 1903.

heN, j. w BflttOn, VINO ~ VlSltlh-
relatives in the county, will preach
at the NJ. f. church here SUNDAY
morning and evening July 10Th.
Geo. Belts made a business trip 10
Cairo Wednesday.
A large crowd of Cairo Woodmen
and Royal Neighbors passed through
here Wednesday morning en- route u
Kentucky to attend the NJ w. A
picnic A number Of young men from
this city left also "Wednesday after
noon to attend the picnic.
Mrs. Albert Aliff has opened a gro
Gerry and notion store in the Earl
building on Upper Main street and
viii reside there also,
Or. j. F. Hargau made a pr0fes.
siona trip to Holloway. Ky. Wcdnea-
day.
Miss Matte Monkey left "Wednesday
for her home at East Prairie, Mo
after visiting Mr. and Mrs Geo. Belts
and family for several weeks.
Mas Sol Davis returned home Wed,
nesday from three weeks visit
with relatives in Chicago
Miss Helen Boyd left Wednesday
for visit with her grandmother at
Tamaroa.
A party composed OF Mr.. and Mrs.
f.. r. yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Schiller, Mr. and Mrs. John r. Eetts,
daughter Allie, ami son Arthur, Mrs.
Hattie Fish and Miss Cora Fullerton
spem Wednesday O. d hshing trip at
Sandy Slough.
Mrs. MAID Maddox and children, 50
h'issc@ Helen end frieda Miller and
Master James Miller left Wednesday
for tho formers home at Orkney after
a few weeks visi' with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Miller here.
Mrs. I. Sullivan and guests, Miss
Ida Browner of Villa Ridge and Miss
Nellie Browner, of Chicago, returned
Wednesday from q visit with Nh
Geo, Robinson and family at Gale.
Mrs. John jones' who has been the
guest Of friends and relatives here
the past few weeks returned % her
home at Memphis Wednesday. She
was accompanied by Miss Opal Starks
who will visit friends there.
w. 5. Walker and son Pal, left
Tuesday for their home at Ports
mouth Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe. G. Rhine left
Wednesday for few weeks trip
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-17
CHALLENGED TO DUEL
Violent Scene in the Portuguese
House If Peers at Lisbon In
dcates Bloodshed

Lisbon, July ls.-There was viz.
lent scene in the horse of peers to-
day during the consideration of the
advances of money 20 the members g
tn royal house which resulted in ths
sending and acceptance Of a che
lenze to iight duel Alfonso Costa
thethe Republican leader. charged 2,
was impossible to probe these scan
sjais 10 tho bottom SO long as certain
ministers, who had been compromised
in the past, were sitting as judges
He named Count Penha-Garcia as
such a minister. -whereupon the ehal.
lengu followed.
Tho duel was fought today. During
the fourth bout the count WAS wound.
81 IN the arm bat bis injury Is not
ssioas There has been. no. reeon-
citation between tbs two mea.
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At Milwaukee.
WESTERN LEAGUE,
At Lincoln.
At Pueblo.
At Denver,


As home rum swatter Manager
Jack Dunn of Baltimore will never
win more than eight cases of shoes
Two "bowees' for the circuit in Is
years. one in 1895 and one this sea
son r. Jacks record.
Jake Becklcy now with Kansas
City, had two teeth knocked out re-
Gently. Jake was dreaming of the
time he played with the Hot Swat
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At Philadelphia.

Batteries Plank and Powers .
Donovan and Schmidt
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THREE | LEAGUE.
At Determination.

--4fl4-iAt Bloomington.
j. bloomington, July l6.-Blooming
ton found Weakley in the last two n.
ningsa
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At New York.

CHESHIRE and Kleinow;
Dineen. Graham, Petty and Spencer
aud Blue.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
At indianapolis.
At Columbus
At Kansas City.

Kansas City ....,....,..,...... :
ST Paul ....... ......,......,.. 2
Called in the seventh inning so that
the visitors might catch their train.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-17

Batteries-Higgins and Wilson.
Weakley aud Wilkins.
Game called in the eighth inning
on account of rain
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-17
At Peoria.

AT Peoria.
Peoria, July 16.-Rain halted the
game in the fifth inning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-17
At Washington.
At Boston.

Batteries-Morgan, CicOtte and Cat.
rigan; Altrock aud Sullivan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

The young friends Of Dorothy Gift
ford We're invited to the home Of her
aunt, Mrs. James Diamond, Monday
afternoon in honor of her 18th BIRTH
day anniversary. The time was passed
in playing various games and the
young people were served with re-
freshments of cake, candy, fancy
crackers and lemonade. The guests
were: Llewellyn Cobb, Clyde Benson,
Gladys Robinson, Alma Robinson, AL
ton Diamond, George Moulton, Arthur
Mouiton, Fred Dickinson, Marguerite
Jackson, Zeta Proctor, Bosworth and
Wendall Pinkham, Rodney Howard,
Violet French, Naomi Watts. Iona
Bishop Jean Robinson, Marguerite
Brown, George Brown, Leone Wood,
Harland Maxwell, Mary McIlroy, Clin-
ton Weber, Bessie and Mildred Ben
son. Ida Maxwell, Hazel Hayden and
Elwood Kinds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
GARDINER.
BOLD D BURGLARY !! R ! . .
+ Ff3 & F.,a.;
Store Of L.. A. Bhings,&
Co. Entered Tuesday.
Safe Opened, Money and Cigars
!. Taken by the Burglars.
City Marshal Cults and Deputy
Sheriff Burns Working on Case.

The discovery was made yesterday
morning that sometime during the
night the store of H. A. Billings & Co.
456-458 Water street had been entered
by burglars and SAG in small change
taken from the safe and a box of cigars
from the show counter. City Marshal
Cults and Deputy Sheriff Burns are
working on the case although they
have but scant clues to guide them as
the burglars left nothing about the
store. which might lead to their
identification.
There are two theories in regard to
the burglary. One is that the store
was entered by professionals, who
knew the combination to the safe and
unlocked it and that they were
frightened away before getting some
S44 in bills. which was in an iron
drawer in the safe next to where the
cigar box reposed from which a
portion Of the stolen money was taken.
This theory is borne out by the state
ment Of c. NJ. Day Of the firm that he
is quite positive that he locked the safe
before leaving the store for the night.
The ether theory is that the break was
done by amateurs to whom the work
of burglary and safe robbing was
enteirely new and that they came in
looking for petty plumber like the box
of cigars. which they took and finding
that the safe door was not locked and
opened readily they also took what
change they could find in the cigar box
which was in the safe, and the cash
drawer, which was always placed in
the safe at the close of the days BUSH
ness.
The first attempt at entrance was
made at window at the rear of the
store. Here the screen was pried off
and a pane Of glass broken, which
enabled the burglars to see that the
window had been discontinued and the
wall behind it sheathed up when the
recent repairs were made upon the
store. The entrance was finally made
through the window in front of the
store and directly over the safe. One
of the big lights of glass was broken
and the burglars apparently craWled
in over the top of the three bars, which
run across the lower part of the
window and landed upon the safe.
The burglary was first discovered by
Eugene Chase, the head clerk at the
store, who arrived at $50 yesterday
morning to open the store. AS he
came down Winter Street he could see
that the window had been broken and
he also noticed big crowd around the
store. Mrs. Samuel Marston. who
lives in the tenement over the store
was awakened at about 1.30 yesterday
morning by the barking of her dog.
She listened a few moments and
heard sounds which she thought were
in the cellar. AS her husband is fire.
man at one of the shoe shops and
works nights there was no one whom
she could call to investigate and as the
noise ceased a few moments later she
thought no more of it until she
learned in the morning that the store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
UNDOUBTEDLY SILVIA.
Badly Decomposed Body Found
Wednesday Afternoon on River Bank.

A badly decomposed body was found
about 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
on the bank of the river just below the
Oaklands and almost directly opposite
the Knickerbocker ice houses. The body
was lying partly on it's back. The skull
was completely bare OF flesh and the
arms were gone, but the leg bones were
protruding and the trunk was fairly
we'll covered with flesh, although it
was badly decomposed. At first glance
it was impossible to tell whether the
body was that of q man or woman, as
the frame was apparently thathM a
very short person and from the Npbsi-
ton in which the trunk was lying the
hips looked larger than those of a
man.
The body was first discovered by
John Abbott. Abbott was walking
along the railroad track when a heavy
freight train came along In order to
avoid it he jumped the track and slip
ping, slid to the bank below. He then
decided to walk along the shore for
the remainder of his trip and he had
proceeded but short distance when
he stumbled across the body. He at
once notified Deputy Sheriff Burns and
City Marshal Cults and word was dis
patched to Coroner f. M. Henderson of
Hallowell.
The body was turned over to Ames-
bury & Wakefield and removed to their
undertaking rooms. DIR. B. e. Lamb
examined the body and decided that it
was that of a man of about five feet
in height. The piece of alpaca cloth,
which was clinging to the body and
which was the sole article of clothing
that had not been washed from the
body. was found to be when the body
was turned over, a part of mans
shirt. Coroner Henderson gave it as his
opinion that the body had been in the
water for several months and had only
recently been washed ashore where it
was found.
There was little doubt in the minds
of the officers present at the eXamina-
ton that the body was that of Joseph
Silvia, a deck hand, who fell overheard
from the steamer Ransom E. Fuller,
while she was making the landing at
Gardiner one day early in November.
One of Silvia's friends stated to the
Journal reporter after the examna-
ton of the remains that Silvia was
not over five feet in height and that a
black alpaca shirt was one of his ar
ticles of clothing on the day that he
fell overheard. The river was dragged
for a number of days in search of
Silvia's body but the searchers were
unable to find it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
Waterville Z; Cony r. .....---@
An Unsatisfactory Ending.

second, but Shaw struck out and
Cony's inning was over. Labrack start
ed off with scorching two-bagger
and went to third on a clean single by
Farnham. Labrack scored on the throw
in and Farnham went to second. Eos.
ter got a hit and stole second. Farm
ham came home from third on q
sacrifice hit by Higgins. Beedy was
out O'Connor to Fitzgerald.
With the score to in favor of the
home team, Cony came to bat in the
sixth with a determination to win. w.
Smith was out on a foul fly to Beedy
G. Smith got single and went to Sec
ond when Huntington was hit by
pitched ball. He went to third on hit
by Hathorn and scored on an error
made by Bowler. Maddox flied out.
CConnor took first on an error by
Whitaker and both Huntington and
Hathorn scored. Fitzgerald was out
Whitaker to Farnham This ended the
run getting for Cony. In Waterville's
half three men We're out in order and
the score stood to in favor of the
visitors.
The last inning opened with Hendee
at bat. He went to first base on an
error by Brann, but was thrown out
when he attempted to steal. Shaw
went to first on an error by Beedy. W.
Smith hit to the pitcher and Shaw
was caught at second G. Smith ended
it by dying to Beedy. Labrack was the
first up for WaterviIle. He went to
first on an error by Fitzgerald and
stole second. Farnham made a nice
single and Labrack by some fast
sprinting scored. F'arnham stole Sec
ond and Foster sacrificed him to third.
Higgins caught a fine one for two
sacks scoring Farnham. This tied the
score. Beedy was out Huntington to
Fitzgerald.
The game was then called. as the
Colby team wished to practice. The
score: s.r, - .- A. 49, ~ -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
w. c. Z. U. Meeting.

The Soldiers and Sailors branch of
the W. c. T. U. held it's regular meet
ing in G. A. r. hall Tuesday evening,
there being small number present
on account of the Maine Conference
now in session at Augusta. After
devotional exercises. the regular or
der of business occupied a short time
for disposal. There were remarks for
the good of the order bNs Mrs. Towle
and Chaplain Burrage,, after which
the meeting was brought to close.
Next Tuesday evening Phillip Malloy
will give a concert with his phono-
graph, and it is understood that other
entertainment will be given also.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. George Kimball, Miss
Clara Maxwell, Miss Grace Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Longfellow,
Fred Shaw, f. E. Wood, Miss Bea-
trice Dudley, Mrs. Nina Harmon, Mr..
and Mrs. John Foster, Miss leila Muir
ray, Miss Maud Taylor, Joseph Heon,
Carl Hartman. Carl Kinds, Homer
Whitney, Mrs. Sadie Benson. E. B.
Martin, Il. 3. Fairbanks. Miss Annie
Lindsay, Miss Nichols, Frank Cobb
and John Young from this place at
tended the Easter ball given by the
Canton Augusta at Augusta Monday
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
GARDINER HIGH WINS.
Finds the "Yannigans" Rather An
Easy Proposition.

The Gardiner High school team defeat
ed a local team called the Yannigans
yesterday afternoon on Quimby field by
a score of to 1. The High school team
showed up well at bat and in the field,
hitting the ball hard and fielding well.
The High school pitchers did finely, hold
ing their opponents down to two scattered
singles. Whalen nailed four men on sec
ond and caught a good game for the YAM
nigans. Reed showed his good Judgment
by working the High school pitchers for
three free passes to first. and Faulkner
played good all-around ball. For the
winners Capt. Perry. Eastman and Chase
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
Charles Merrill,

Word has been received of the death
by heart failure April II of Charles
Merrill at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
He was born in Hallowell, July 20, 1889,
son of the late Ambrose and Harriet
Dodge Merrill and brother of the late
Ellen H. Atkins and John F. Merrill.
A widow, Abbie A., three daughters,
Misses Emily S., Edith j., of Brooklyn,
Mrs Harrison of Paris, France, and a
brother, John F. Merrill of San Fran
cisco, survive
The funeral was held at his late
home Sunday afternoon. Interment
was Monday morning in Greenwood
cemetery, Brooklyn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

had been broken into. The night
watch passed the store shortly before
l O'clock and saw no signs of anything
wrong about the place.
The Billings store has not been
broken into for five years. The burg
liars at that time proved to be small
boys and they were speedily appre-
hended and sent to the reform school
for a term of years.
Yesterday afternoon City Marshal
Cults arrested two boys who were on
the street at an early hour in the
morning and were thought possibly to
have some connection with the break.
The boys. who were aged about 13 and
Is although very badly frightened told
a straight story when brought before
Judge Larrabee and We're allowed to
go after a thorough examination
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Much to the dissatisfaction Of the
spectators as well as the players OF
both teams, the Waterville High-Cony
game yesterday afternoon on the
Alumni field, was stopped at the end OF
the seventh, when the score was tie, to
permit the Colby team to practice. The
game was an interesting one, both
teams playing great ball and the result
had it been played out, would have
been in doubt until the last. The game
was advertised to begin at 1.30 o'clock,
but on account Of some misunderstand-
ing the Cony team We're not in their
uniforms when they arrived and this
caused a delay of about one-half hour.
The teams were evenly matched, al
though the local boys made many
needless errors. They appeared to lose
their heads at times, throwing wild
and the result was that many runs
We're made by Cony. Nine errors were
credited to the home team. Waterville
was uut1ielded by the visitors, but
batted the ball hard when hits meant
runs.
Whitaker, the Waterville pitcher,
played a fine game, striking out seven
men in the seven innings. He was ably
supported by Labrack behind the bat.
Higgins played a star game at short
and tied the game in the seventh with
man at third, with his fine two
Dagger.
Hendee, the Augusta pitcher, fielded
lis position in fine shape, having two
putouts and five assists to his credit.
The Cony intield played well.
('OnV first hat MGGIDS drew
pass. O'Connor hit to Beedy, who
threw wild to first and both men
scored Fitzgerald was out Beedy to
Farnham. Hendee famed, as did Shaw.
For Waterville Labrack struck ont.
Farnham got a hit and reached second
on an error by Hathorn. Foster got Il
hit and scored Farnham. Higgins
struck out. Foster got a pretty two
Dagger, scoring Foster. Whitaker was
out Hendee to Fitzgerald. In the sec
ond inning Cony went out in order. In
Waterville's half, with two lnen out,
Brann was presented with a base on
balls but LabracS hit an easy grounder
to the pitcher and it was over
In the third Hathorn reached first
by an error, to second and third by an
error by Mcmahon and came home OH
an error by Bowler. Maddox struck
out O'Connor reached first on an error
by Bowler and took second on all at
tempted putOut. He scored on fine
tWo-ba gger by Fitzgerald. The next
two men went out in order. Tarnham
was the first up for Waterville, but
was put out O'Connor to Fitzgerald.
Foster walked, but in trying to steal
second was caught. Higgins batted an
easy one to the pitcher.
The fourth opened with the score to
9 in favor of the down river team. w.
Smith made single and reached sec
ond on an error by Brann. The next
three men all flied out. Beedy went
out on foul fly to Fitzgerald. Whit
taker and McMahon We're easy outs.
In the fifth Maddox flied to Higgins.
UConncr took first on an error by
Farnham. Fitzgerald struck out. Hen
dee walked, advancing O'Connor to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
Daniel Donahue.

The Home was notified yesterday of
the death of Daniel. Donahue. a men,
Der of this Home on furlough to Wor-
cester, which took place there on Tues
day. April 81. Mr.. Donahue was born
in Ireland 81 years ago and followed
the occupation of wheelwright. He en-
listed in Co. G, Goth Mass, Inf, at
Worcester, April 10, 1851, and was
mustered out in November, 1866. He
was admitted to the Home from Man
chester, NJ H., July IS, 1876.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
The following members left the HON.

The following members left the Home
yesterday on furloughs: Patrick Hef-
fern to Providence; John Claffy to
Hartford, Conn; Christian Daehler TO
New York City; Henry Gregg TO
Corinna; Joseph Allen to Old Town:
John Hurley to Gloucester; William F.
Costello to Allston, Mass; Patrick
Cassidy to Togus lake; and Jeremiah
Hennessey, Henry w. Crombie, TIM
othy Daley, Thomas w. Cahill,
Thomas Travers and Charles d. Jones
to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

The barge Franklin, which has been
dscharging coal IT the wharf Of A. R.
Hayes & Co., at Randolph and the
schooner Evie B. Hall, which has dis
charged a cargo Of hard pine from
Darien for the Oakland Manufacturing
Co., We're towed down river yesterday
morning. The schooner Norumbega,
which has been waiting for the barge
to get away was locked yesterday at
the Hayes wharf in Randolph. The
EVE B. Hall will go from here to
Satilla river and bring back another
cargo of hard pine for the Oakland
Manufacturing Co.