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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Special warrant No. 10.

Notice Public notice is hereby
given that the county court OF AleXan
der county, Illinois. has rendered q
judgment for a special tax upon prop
erty benefited by the following i'm
Iproyement: For the construction OF
a vltrified brick pavement with a com
bination concrete curb and gutter on
each side thereof, upon Washington
avenue, in the city of Cairo, Illinois
from the north line of Second street
to the north line of Thirty-fifth street
In said city of Cairo, and for the c~n
struction of brick maIholes and brick
catch basins in and upon said Washing
ton Avenue and for the construction
of other local improvements upon SAID
Washington avenue, between the north
line Of Second street and the north
Iline of Thirty.fifth street in said city
of Cairo, under Ordinance No. al Ct
said City of Cairo, as will more fully
appear from the certified copy Of III
Judgment on file in my office that the
warrant for the collection Of sucH
special tax is in the hands of the un
dersigned.
Said special tax is levied to be paid
in ten annual installments, aud the
amount of the first installment thereof
is the sum of Thirteen Thousand, Five
Hundred and Fifty-Three Dollars and
Nfnety-seven Cents CS13,553,97, an
the said installment will become due
and payable on the second day Of Jan
uarv A. D., 1909.
The nine remaining installments OF
said special tax are for the sum of
Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred az,
q00l Dollars each. and the same be
come due and payable on the second
day of January. A. d. 1910, the second
day of January, A. d. 1911, the second
day of January. A. D. 1912, the SECOND
day Of January, A. D, 1913, the second
day Of January, A. d. 1914, the second
day Of January, A. ID. 1915, the second
day Of January. A. d. 1916, the second
DAY of January, A. ID. 1917. and the
second day of January, A. d. 1918, re
spectively. and each and all of said
ten C0D installments bear interest a.
the rate Of five 90 per cent per an
mum from the 9Th day of May. A. D
1908. payable annually at the same
time that the said several installments
become due and payable. respectively
All persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount as
sessed, at the city treasurer's office
at the Alexander County Nationa
Bank. No. sol Commercial avenue, n
the city Of Cairo. Illinois. within thirty
600 days from the date hereof.
Dated this cath day of June, A. d.
1908.
THOMAS E. MAHONEY,
City Treasurer.
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!: NEWS OF THE RIVERS !
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The river marked 1873 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall OF 0.5 of foot in "a hours.
The Peters Lee from Cincinnati
was in port yesterday from a. m. ii |
IL a. m. taking freight for Memphis
and way POINTS.
The Fritz went to the lower river
with two empties
The Dick Fowler from and to Padu-
cab was in port yesterday on coed
time with Capt Mark Cole on the
roof.
The John a. Wood came ort from
st Louis light and will return today
with coal.
The City of Saltillo arrived from ST
Louis at p. m bound for the Ten
nessee river. She cleared at p. ne.
having made liberal additions here.
She had eighty-four round trip passen-
gers from st. Louis for Waterloo,
Ala
The Sadie Lee leaves Memphis to-
day for Cairo and will turn back from
here Friday She had only is pack
ages of sundries for Memphis on her
last trip.
The City of Memphis just off the
Paducah ways has resumed her trale
between Cape Glrardeau and st.
Louis.
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TAFT BUSY YESTERDAY
Attending to Department Matters
Conference With Burton-Vorys
Will Not Be Chairman.

Washington. June 30.-Talt spent
the greater portion OF the day dis
posing of departmental matters. He,
however, had a political conference
with Theodore Burton, OF Cleveland
who presented his name to the Chica
20 convention for the presidency.
At the conclusion of the conference,
Burton sal dthat a number of ques
tions were considered by Taft and
himself concerning which he could
not talk. He said. however, that
while Mr.. Vorys may be identified
with the campaign. he will not b.
chairman of the national committee.
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A score Of leading citizens made al
inspection trip to Birds Point, Mo,
Yesterday afternoon. accompanying
Col w. s. Mitchell, OF the govern
ment engineer department at st
Louis. who came down here for that
purpose.
The trip was maze after a dinner
given at The Halliday by Presid mt
Smith OF the Cairo Commercial club,
at which Col. Mitchell was the guest
of honor. with Congressman Russell,
(of Charleston, Mo- Congressman
Chapman (of Vienna, I'D Congress-
man Thistlewood tof Cairo, Mayor
Parsons (of Cairo. Or. w. F. Grin
stead, Chas. S Carey president OF
Cairo Lumber Exchange), John s.
Aisthorpe president of Cairo Board
of Trade) could not attend the dinner
but was with the party in the ro-
tunda
After the dinner these gentlemen
with a number of others including w.
.B. Huette. W. J. Johnston p. T. Ian
gan. c. F. Miller, F. H. Atwood. Phil
.C. Braclay, j. B. Magee VIM Me
Hale. Geo. B. Wearen, Mr.. Luby agent
of the Iron Mountain at Birds P int.
Mr.. Miller. In charge of river york
Tor the company and several other
officials constituted the party on the
steamer Marquaud which left here at
$3.50 D. m. and returned at p. m The
boat ran slowly along the Missouri
bank where the abrasions had taken
place, and there seemed to be dis
position of the old river to show of
as the party came along, for great
hunks of earth fell away from the
bank sending the muddy water hlgh
in the air The boat ran TO Big Lake
Bayou some distance above Birds
Point. where the water was coming
through in torrent from the bend
above cutting across the long neck
of land known as Dog Tooth. This
Col. Mitchell seemed to think a
more dangerous place than Birds
Point for the river threatens here e
make a new channel for itself which
will send II against the Illinois shore
above Cairo. Some work has beer
done by the government in Dog Tooth
Bend 10 check this, but more will b'
necessary.
Mir Luby. agent of the Iron Noun
tain. was provided with a blue print
showing the conditions at Birds Point
II showed that during the last two
weeks about fifteen acres had been
cut away covering shore line Of
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MISSISSIPPI TO HAVE TRIAL

Philadelphia, Pa, June 30,--The
battleship Mississippi left the navy
yard here today for Newport, r. I,
where she is to be given her final
trial in about two weeks The Miss
issippi will be placed in commission
early in the fall and will be a valuable
addition to the navy. She is a sister
ship of the Idaho and though not
so large as some of the battleships
recently completed she will carry a
heavy armament and should be able
TO give good account Of herself in an
engagement with any of the fighting
machines now aaoat
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Chi.dren's amateur night drew b e
audience to the opera house last might
and much interest was developed n
the contest There We're a consider.
able number Of contestants for the
cash prizes. The first prize was
aw' rded to Olive June Martin. for a
pretty song second prize was divided
between Charlotte Taylor and Clar.
euca Wuuderlich, both of whom sang
eXeeliently The third prize was
given to Warder Corey for a clever
recitation, Thursday the Old Fiddlers
Contest will take place and Friday
the adult amateurs contest. Tonight
the subjects of the pictures will b.
Lady Audley's Secret" and "Adyen-
lures of Mr.. Trouble
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Cairoites generally Will be more
pleased over the dennite announce
ment which comes through Mayor
Parsons that the Illinois Central
comIany is about to begin operations
in connection with its depot az Second
and Ohio streets. The mayor has ma
more or less correspondence with ONT
ciaIs of the company on TINS ahu
other matters for some time raSt ana
at Il recent meeting of the city coun-
ell stated that the company had MADE
an appropriation for the improvement
indicated. Yesterday His Honor re-
.ceived further proof that the company
means business in the following letter
from Superintendent \. Z. Cliff:
Carbonate. H.. June %, 1908.
Honorable Geo. Parsons.
Mayor. Cairo, Ill.
Dear Sir: 1t is with great pleasure
/ take this means CT informing you
that we have the necessary authority
To remodel our pass niger depot OF
yCur city.
we intend to commence this Work
at once. in fact wifi do so as soon d
ye are able to get the material on
the ground. For your lntorhla' io',
will state that the building viii De OF
brick I would be very much oblged
to Won if YOU will forward me by r.
turn mail the usual builders permit
so that there will be no delay "htn
the material arrives This permit
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Y. p. C. U. TO MEET.

Was aington. d. <. June 50.-Pre-
variations are complete for entertain
ing the twentieth annual convention
II The National Young Peoples Chris
fian Union Of the Universalist church
which is 20 begin a weeks session in
tafs eify tomorrow Several hundred
delegates representing all parts Of the
eonntry are expected. Well known
Iensers of the denomination. iuc'ud
sne Rev. d.. Frank o. Han Of New
YORK etty and Rev Or John Coleman
ADAMS Of Hartford Conn. Viii be in
ATTENDANCE and deliver ADDRESSES
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL READY
TO BEGIN REMODELING
ITS PASSENGER STATION
BuiIdinu Will be of Brick Material to be Put on
Ground as Soon as Possible Building
Permit Asked For

shovld include the necessary plumb
ing and heating and we, of course,
will be governed by your city ordi-
nanccs Knowing that yourself as
well as the citizens of Cairo will BE-
glad to learn of this Improvement and
trusting to receive the necessary per
Yours respectfully.
A. +. CLIFF,
superintendent
In reply to the foregoing the mayor
notified Mr. Gift that for an improve
ment such as was contemplated no
special permit from the city authori-
ties was required under the orli-
nances of this city.
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OF OLD
RATES MEANS SAVING

Chicago, June Cot was an.
nounced here today that the railroads
Of the middle west have decided to
restore the old RACES on package
freight, putting into force again the
former minimum charges for ship
ments OF this character. The move
means a saving of thousands of dol
lars annually to shippers of this see
tinn.
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RE TRACTS STATEMENT
Former Treasurer Of Michigan Con
sents to Be Adjud Gated Bank
rupt After Denying Insolvency.

Detroit. Mich. June 30.-It is stated
that the attorney for former stat"
Treasurer Glazier. h5rs consented to
the filing in the United States court
CT a document signed by Glazier. with
drawing his answer in the bankruptcy
proceedings. in which he denied he
was bankrupt. and substituting there
fore an admission on insolvency an j
consenting to be adjudicated bank
rupt.
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CONGRESSMAN HASKlNS
LOSES DENOMINATION.

st. Johnsbury, Vt. June 30.-Con.
gresham Kittredge Haskins, who for
nearly eight years mas represented
the Second congressional district
was defeated for denomination today
by Frank II. Plumley. Several Yeas
ago Plumley acted as umpire Of
claims brought by Great Britain aud
other countries against Venezuela. He
is a graduate of the University Of
Michigan.
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FOOLS aradlse.

The old schoolmen of the Middle
Ages used TO say that there were three
places for persons not good enough
for heaven-N) for those good people
who had died before the advent OF the
Redeem er; (21 for infants dying with
out baptism. and ~ for idiots and
others who we're not Of sound mind
y. Y. American
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AMERICAN GIRL BECOMES
WIFE OF GERMAN COUNT

Detroit, Mich, June 30.-The we'd
ding OF Miss Mary Joy Newland to
Count Minno Frederick Limberg
Stirum took place this evening at the
residence of the brides sister in this
city. Miss Newland was unattended,
but the count was attended by Baron
Won Stumm, secretary of the German
embassy at Washington. Limberg is
a member of the Royal Guards of En-
peror Williams court.
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Detailed plans for the proposed i'm
provement have not been given out;
but it was stated some time ago, when
representatives OF the company were
here to inspect the situation and de-
termine what ought to be done, that
the present building would be very
considerably enlarged; a second story
added aud extensions made both
northward and westward also that the
platform conditions would be changed
so as to afford protection to the
travelling public from danger in board
ing or alighting from Grains. The de-
velopment OF the plans, and their
execution. will be looked for with
much interest by people OF Caro- gen
orally.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01
pou with Artificial Ear.

\ shoemaker of Philadelphia has
dog which recently had one of its ears
cut of by a tram-car The dog is a
10, and. therefore, it has been sup
tiled with an artificial ear made of
leather aud covered with curly brown
hair to give it a natural appearance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01
EDWARD WILSON
CUTS HIS THROAT
MOBILE & OHIO ENGINEER AFTER
TWO WEEKS SPREE AT
-EMPTS SUICIDE.
HERO OF MURDER CASE
Which Aroused Much Public lndgna-
ton in Cairo a Decade Ago
Fellow Employees Have
Feared Him.

Early yesterday morning f lward
Wilson, residing on tie west sid OF
the city north of Twentydrst street
cit his throat, or stabbed himself
several times in the threat with
suicidal intent and a; late ho;r
last night he was said to lie still in
danger of losing his lie
Wilson is an engineer IN charge Of
switch engine in the Mobile & Ohio
yards at this point He is over fo.ty
years old and married, having wife
and one or two children He has n,
been at work for two weeks and ha
been on a spree. 1t is said He cane
home about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. went up stairs, ana in a little
while came down again, bleeding pro-
fusely from several wounds in his
throat, which he had inflicted with
an ordinary pocket knife Mrs. Wi
son was Mortified, but maintain Ter
presence of mind sufficiently to hurry
for aid 1t was some time before the
presence of surgeons could be s.
cured and the wounded man lost much
blood Drs Gordon and Men mer
dressed his wounds which We're in
the nature OF stabs rather than
slashes, Wilson was resin as ca y
as could be expected and there was
a chance for his recovery las nisi t.
Edward Wilson is the principal in
what is known as one of Alexander
county's most sensational murder
cases-one of several such cases
wherein the accused was acquitted by
extraordinary methods not approved
by the general public He killed a
man named Rue about ten years ago
in the saloon at the northwest cor
ner of Twentieth and Poplar streets,
then kept by other parties. Rue was
a perfect stranger to Wilson and had
gone into the back room and sat down
at a table after taking drink at the
bar on Wilson's invitation; no un-
pleasant words having passed be-
tween them. Wilson followed him in
to the back room went up behind him
and reaching over his shoulder thrust
knife into his breast, Rue died in
a few minutes. On trial Wilson was
acquitted by what has been always
referred to with more or less con
tempt as "the Elco jury" although
possibly the jury was not altogether
TO blame in this case any more than
were the juries in the other cases.
But even to this day the Wilson
case" stands forth in the minds OF
citizens generally as the first and
probably the worst of series OF
gross miscarriages Of justice in muir
der cases that blacken the court rec
ords of this county.
Wilson has been regarded as dan
gerous man since then, whenever he
was drinking. When sober he is
perfectly harmless and good
hearted fellow" said one who knew
him well last evening; but the boys
who work with him watch him pretty
close. When he has a few drinks in
him he would kill a man for the fun
of il and whenever he acts a little
funny his fellows DO not give him any
chance but grab Mp anything that
happens to be at hand for self de
fense-a coupling PIN or crow bar
Several times he narrowly escaped
being knocked in the head He knew
they wouldn't take any chances with
him and restrained himself
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01

A product called Kodol has now
been made which completely digests
al food. 1t relieves the weak stomach
wholly and instantly, yet permits one
10 what he wants.
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Observation-Disclosures
THE WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was fair with a gentle
breeze from the northwest. The gov
ernment bulletin reported rain from
Il points none heavy but it EXTENDED
ever the river valleys above and be
low. Extremes of temperature were
los al Phoenix. Ariz., and As at Hell
ena, Bismark and San Francisco.
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MEMORIAL TO CLEVELAND.

Buffalo. y. Y. June 30.-A move
ment was started here 10 erect fit
ting monument to President Cleve-
land. The aldermen passed a resolu-
ton for the project. Prominent men
are giving heaty support.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01

cation is in no sense political. favor
the settlement of international dis
putes by judicial procedures and
favor such Institutions a. will
create an equalization in the indus
trial and economic life of the nation.
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Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio. at Evansville and Mt
Vernon. no material change during
the next 3 ehours. At Paducah and
Cairo. will continue falling for sew
eral days.
The Tennessee, from Florence To
below Johnsonville. will rise slightly
during the next "a TO As hours.
The Mississippi from below st
Louis to Cairo. viii continue falling
fer 2 or days.
The Wabash, at Mt Carmel. viii
continue to fall slowly curing the next
As hours.
W. E BARRON.
Official in Charge.
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TURNERBUND PLATFORM
Denounces Prohibition ard Endorses
Principle of individual Liberty
Other Declarations.

Chicago, June 3o.-The denuncia-
ton of prohibition and the endorse
ment of the principle Of individual
liberty we're the leading features in
the platform adopted by the North
American Tumerbund here today.
The resolutions protest against the
censorship by postmasters of Social
istie newspapers, declare the crgani-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01
Only Two Kinds.

There are. after all. only two Kinds
Of people in the wurld-those who are
trying 10 keep their names ont OF the
newspapers and those whe are trying
to get theirs in.
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A Iabor-Savlno Scheme.

John. said the newly married bust
ness man. "Yessir." responded the of
fee boy. Call up my wife every Is min
utes. and humble lovey-dOvey. tootsey
wootsey. about seven or eight times.
Exchange
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lrrepressible LAUGHTER.

Stage Manager (at rehearsaD
you laughed at The death scene. You
mustn't do that
Actor-With the salary you give me,
can only greet death with Joy.
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At the Arcade.

Double Suicide" and Mr.. Booze
will be the subjects at the Arcade on
Eighth street this afternoon and to.
night.
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Sun and Moon.

Mote: The above sun and moon
record is for Illinois and approx
mates the record at Cairo within q
few minutes
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A new bill will be put on this after
noon and tonight at the Pathe o.
Eighth street.
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A Lady's Limit,

How long did the fight with your
husband last?" About tin minute 3,
yer honor Sure no lady would keep
at it any longer '-Harrer's We KY
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Masl,lnnton Forecast.

Wa hinston June 30 -I-IINO s.
Fair "Wednesday and Thursday; light
TO fresa northwest winds
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The Bulletins Advertising rates are
the lowest when circulation is consid-
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Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and Vicinity: Fair; not much
change III temperature.
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
soecial Warrant No. II.


Not,ce: Pubic notice IS hereby
given that the county court Ct Alex
ander county, II inois has rendere /
iud sment for a special tax upon prop
erty benefited by tie following i'm
proYement: Fer the construction of
yitfled tile pire sewers, house en-
nections and inle.s and brick man
holes in Twenty-secC nd and We st
TWIN y-sc cond streets, Tw II y-third
and West Twenty-t' ird streets. TWEEN
ty-fourth and West Twenti # ur h
streets, Twenty-GftA and West TWEEN
tvffth streets, Twenty s,X.h and
Wast Twentysixth streets. Twenty
seventh aud West Twon y sew nth
streets Charles and Walnut streets,
in the city Of Cairo Il,inc Is, and for
filling the untitled portions of said
streets with earth from let line to lot
line and to the grades of the sa d
streets as now established by ord.-
nance. under Ordinaee No. l27 of said
city of Cairo, as will more fully ar-
pear from the ceri3ed copy OF the
Judgment on file in my office; that t e
warrant for the collection Of svch
special tax il in the hands If the I'm
,deTsigned.
S,id special tax is levied to BE- rad
In ten annual instalm fts, and
the amount of the first ins'allment
thereof is the sum eff Eight THOUSAND
and Eighty-Four Dollars aud Twenty.
Six Cents ($S0S4.2Gl and the sa Il in.
stalment- will become due and payable
on the 2nd day of January, A. d. 1909
The nine remaining installments Of
said special tax are for tie sum o.
Seven Thousand Six Hundred Dollar.
(S760000) each. and the same become
due and payable on the 2nd day O.
January, A. ID. 1910, the 2ld day of
January, A. D. 1871. the gnd day Of
January. A. d. 1912, the 2nd day q
January, A. d. 1918, the End day Of
January, A. d. 1914. the 2nd day of
January, A. D., 1915, the End day of
January, A. d. 1916 the 2nd day #
January, A. D. 1917 and the 2nd day
of January, A, y, 1918, respectively,
and each and all Of said ten install
ments bear interest at the rate of five
90 per cent per annum from tire 9Th
day Of May, A. D. 1908 payable an
tnvally at the same time that the said
several installments become due and
payable, respectively
sv,+
notified to call and pay the amount as
sessed, at the city treasurer's office.
at the Alexander County Nationa
Bank, No. sol Commercial avenue, Il
the city of Cairo, Illinois within
thirty 600 days from the date hereof.
Dated this oath day of June, A. D.
j19OS.
THOMAS e, MAHONEY.
CITY Treasurer.
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nnPpy nougnt.

The habit of happy thought would
transform the commonest life into har
mony aud beauty. Success Magazine
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01

There Is Always a Right Side.
The man who. is anxious to praise
finds little that deserves blaue.