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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Remember today that q cents buys
a guaranteed % cent tooth brush and
a - cent bottle of standard tooth
paste at c. II. Beane's. No doubt
some one will overlook this chance
and few days later pay % cents for
the tooth brush alone.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

After an ldleness of IS months, the
old oren hearth department of the
Illinois Steel Co. plant at South Chi
caso was rc-opened Tuesday and 1000
men resumed work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

The Journals large special issue
which illustrates interesting features
of the l.. A, w electric system, with
much descriptive matter Of value to
the public, will appear Thursday morn
ing, Dec. 3
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

for a calendar patterned after proce-
dure in the Senate. whereby the roll or
bills will be called frequently for pass
age under unanimous consent. rms
would obviate the necessity of mem
bers going to the Speaker and asking
to be recognized for the purpose OF
asking unanimous consent for the pass
age of a bill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Miss Mary Dexter. who has been
visiting Miss Ruth Richards at the
National Home returned yesterday t.
Boston. Miss Richards accompanied
her and will visit at Buzzard's Bay for
a week
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Lawrence Bros. yesterday rnorniny
started crew Of men 10 Work VII their
timber land at Roach river. The com.
pany is planning to cut on both Roach
river and Enchanted this season
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

A. +. Palmer of Pittston arriy.,
home yesterday from Nova Scn,s
where he has been engaged In bny,.,
furS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Rev. f. W. Plant left Yesterday after
noon for few days stay in Boston
While there he will attend the MiSsiJIar
Council of the First Derartmer'. repre-.
senting the New England states.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Hon. Oliver b. Clason was at A.
| gusta yesterday to attend fGeatr.
| Of the trustees Of the STATE Nn.r.7'
| School
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

A. $. Young Of Portland. rorro4,,
manager Of the johnson HpuSe u,
in the city yesterday on his way :,
Vassalboro.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Mrs. B. f. kidder. who has bsa,
passing the summer with relatives 4,
this vicinity, returned yesterday ID h.,
home in Columbus
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Cars will leave Depot square begin
ming today, on the even hour and half
hour for Augusta. Cars win have for
Waterville and Lewiston at half past
the hour
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02
MESSAGES OF HARMONY
To BE Carried by Rep. Mckinley from
Speaker to President. elect.

Hot Spring. Va. Dec. '1.-Represen-
, tative william B. Mckinley, ex-ehair-
man OF, the Republican Congress,ona'
committee, and a close personal friend
of Speaker Cannon. Is to visit Presi-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

A dispatch from New York states
that Mrs. Ellen Cowper. the actress
and author. who shot herself at the St
Regis hotel last Friday, died late Mon
DAY night in the Presbyterian hospital
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Miss Eleanor B. Danforth ente.,,
Miss Chamberlayne's boarding scba,,
in Boston Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

Il. NJ. Dollon advertis"s d very liberal
and important cut in prices of she4e
OF course You will read the ad. fcr
particulars.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

When G. Il. Morse GO. advertise
Havana filled" JOG. cigar don't d5yt,
II, but try it. May surprise yon with
its excellence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02
GARDINER,

Harold Ballard Is III at his home ,,,.,
stomach trouble 'a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02
westbrook Democratic Nominations.

Westbrook. Me-. Dec. 1.-The Demo-
Gratis of this city tonight nominated
Elvin A. Leighton for mayor and
Eugene l.. Harmon for city clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02
CANNON PLEDGES.

(Continued from Page One.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
WOULD RATHER
HAVE SUICIOED
THAN RETURN VERDICT OF
GUILTY AGAINST JOHN r..
WALSH-JuROR PALMER is
NOW A PHYSICAL WRECK.

Chicago. Jan. 2o.-A special dis
patch 70 the Journal from Harvard
m. says that Ebert Palmer. the
Juror. who stool ont so long for the
acquittal OF John r. Walsh banker
convicted saturday contemplated
suicide rather than return a verdict
.of guilty
This fact was stated in an AFFIDAVIT
by C. j. Hendricks. a local lawyer
who recounts q conversation held by
hm a.ith Palmer
Il 90 not believe Walsh MAS tech
r.cally guilty Is The statement made
.by Palmer t5 the lawyer. according t.
.an affidavit of the latter
Il was tortured By sieep'essness
and hal ! known mat ] could have
changed my mind when questioned
lbs Judge Anderson should have
.dcue SD. would have blown ont nos
brains rather than present mf verdict
.in court
Palmer is az his farm Eve miles
Outside of Harvard a physical wreck
Hendricks affidavit has been sent e.
inc attorneys Of Walsh.
Charit DaFey. The second itr1i
VINO held ont for walsh in Tire earlier
.hslofine. declared that no undue
pressure was brought 70 bear uuon
Palmer by the ether jurors
Fifteen minutes after the jrr re
Tired We took a ballot on holding
walsh guilty on au counts Tnr frr
sulif ton 20 tao un rne frsf ballot
oUt it q stare to saw ihal Fa
Nor and ] switched azai1zt W1.sl
after sfanding BY bin almost to fh
last Both r. us began o. vote for g
verdict OF guilty On fle eariy ballots
taken on separate C01nfs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
ENGINEERS ARE
READY FOR WORK
ON SURVEY FOR BIG FOUR LINE
FROM PADUCAh TO
METROPOLIS.
SEEK SOUTHERN OUTLET
Crew Has Suite Of Offices in Paducah
and viii Remain There For
Several Months.

The naducah News-Democrat Of
last evening says
AS stated exclusively in the News
Democrat last week civil engineers
for the Big -Four railroad have air,
rived here to begin the WORK at once
en- the survey for the line TO extend
from this city to the point where the
bridge wilt be built just below Me-
trcpolis
The crew is headed by Chief Engi.
.neer Mark Wymond, Of Chicago HE
has refined suite az offices In the
American German National bank
building on lower Broadway which
viii be his headquarters
NO information has been given out
hy the engineers, but it is known
that they are here to survey the
route into this city the line having
been completed to Metropolis As
stated last week the road is seeking
"a southern outlet
It Ii said that the crew will be
here two months and maybe longer.
Several men will be worked as assist
ants to the engineers. Mr. Wymond
had charge Of the crew that surveyed
ta route to Metropolis
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
IS
HEIR TO FORTUNE
BESSIE SMITH, NEGRESS, BENEFIT
GARY OF THOMAS KINGS
ESTATE.
VALUED AT $4,000
King Was Aged White Man and 4
Bachelor-Came to Cairo In
1863-Was Born in
England.

Bessie Smith. negress residing at
80 Ninth street lis the heiress Of prop
erty valued between $4,000 and So
loco, by the death Of Thomas King. an
tagged white man for whom she ha
served as housekeeper
King was a bachelor and had resid
al in Cairo since 1863 He was II
years OF age and was born in Eng
land. He spent his childhood days in
an orphan asylum and so for as he
ever knew he had no living relatives
las a young man he learned the trade
OF tailoring in England which he fol
lowed diligently after he came 70
Cairo, amassing a competency By
means OF frugal economy. His estate
includes several pieces OF Cairo real
estate and stock in a Chicago depart
ment store and a sanitarium located
in that city.
For a year the decedent had been
in poor health due to cancer which
resulted from a fall down stairs. The
cancer was removed but the advanced
age Of the patient precluded posi-.
bility Of his recovery.
Phillip Lehning is in charge of the
funeral arrangements and the iispost
ltion OF the property.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
special Warrant No. 9.


Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex
ander county, Illinois, has rendered q
Judgment for a special assessment
upon property benefited by the fol
lowing improvements For the con
.sructlon OF vitrided tile pipe sewers
house connections and inlets and
brick mauholes IN Douglas street
Fourteenth street, Fifteenth street
Cedar street. Locust street, Pine
street and jefferson avenue, in the
City Of Cairo. Illinois. and for filline
said streets and avenue with earth,
from lot line TO lot lire and to the
grade Of said streets and avenue, as
established by ordinance. the sewei
in said Douglas street extending from
a point 81 feet east of the west lin
Of Washington avenue to point y
feet west of the east line Of Jot
ferson avenue. and the filling or
said Douglas street extending from
Walnut street to jefferson avenue
the sewer in said Fourteenth street
extending from a manhole at the In
telsection of Fourteenth and Poplar
streets TO a point Is feet west Of the
east line Of jefferson avenue. and the
filling on said Fourteenth street ex
tending from Walnut street 20 Jeffer
son avenue: The sewer in said Fiji
teenth street extending from a man
hole af the intersection Of Fifteenth
and Locust streets to a point 50i feci
west II the west line of Locust street
at,a 80 fH.-r ~ said Fifteenth street
extending from a point TAP Feet west
cs CEDAR street TO jefferson avenue
fhe sewer in said Cedar street extend
iag from o manholC ia a sCwcr to lc
Constructed in Twelfth street to 8
uianhole in 2 sewer 10 be CONSTRUCTED
fn Fourteenth street. and the filing
IN said Cedar street extending from
Twelfth street 20 the north line o.
Center street. the sewer in saii
Locust street extending from a sewer
TO be eoustricfed in Twelfth streci
~ sewer to be Constructed in
Seventeenth street. ami the filing On
Sid focust street extending from
Twelfth street 70 Seventeenth street
the sewer n said Pine street extent
Ing from q sever TO be constructed IA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
TRAMPS ATTACK
MISSOURI MAN
WAS ON HIS WAY TO MISSISSIPPI
THROUGH WOODS WEST OF
CITY WHEN STOPPED AND
SHOT At.

a citizen OF Birds Point No
named Mcdonald, had marrow es-
cane from being shot to death last
night when passing through tie cot
tonwocds west Of the city going to-
ward the Mississippi river to take a
skn ferry for home. Some distance
feyond the levee he came upon two
men i'm the road. enc Of them asked
him for d match. Yes said Mr Nc
Donald and handed the man match.
The fellow reached Tor it with one
hand and with the ether presented a
revolver ordering Mr. Mcdonald to
throw up his bands. Tho latter
turned and ran and was shot in the
back. tie bullet p.oving it's way
through the skin several inches.
The shootist seemingly fearing a
counter attack then sprang into the
woods. hut fred again when Melon.
,ii started toward the city The
wounded man reached here a little
tlc worse lol his experience, had
DIS wound dressed ana notified the
police Officers Casey ana Th0man
went to the locality indicated by Mr..
Mcdonald. but found no one. they
ti. however. gather ln seven sus-
lerts iu the lower end OF the city
end Officers Hasey and Hotheinz
found three aIl of whom were placed
iG JAIL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
CORONER'S JURY
ACQU|TS WADE
SAYS He WAS JUSTIFIED IN KILL
ING LEE GRtGGS SUNDAY
NIGHT-ALL THE ESTlMONY
FAVORED OFFICER.

The coroners jury in the case Of
Lee Griggs the negro killed BY OH,
cer John Wade early yesterday morn
ing. acquitted the officer after exam
ming number of witnesses. The
jury was composed q W Il. McEwen.
foreman. r. J. Coleman Roy Clark.
Richard Taylor. Walter Noonaa ios
eph Mulyin.
The witnesses examined were Mar.
tin Temple Joseph BoaZ George
Bradley. Joe Price ANA John Amber
son. The examination OF witnesses
attracted a large crowd 1t was brief
and the deliberations cf the jury were
much briefef The testimony was al
one way. indicating that there was
had feeling between the officer and
the dead man. that the latter had
threatened to do the former bodily
harm. The officer stated that he AMI
his fellow officer Bradley were go-
Tag along the street, and before they
reached Thirty second and CONNER
cial. Bradley went ahead when Wade
reached the corner he beard aome
one ccming behind him and on turn
ing saw Criggs advancing with hand
raised holding a knife The officer
SAYS he drew his gun quickly ana
emptied IT,
An examination Of the body showed
that four OF the five bullets fired had
taken enect-o ne through the heart,
one above and one below the heart,
ana one III the head Death musf
have been instantaneous. The llnif5
IS as picked up uea. She body.
The jury returned the following yer
dict. "We, the undersigned jurors.
sworn 10 inquire into the death q
.es Griggs on oath find that he came
to his death by bullets fred from 2
revolver held in the hands OF Police
Officer John Wade We further bnt
that the said John Wade was justified
in the act. and we therefore eXoner
ate him from all blame. The said
shooting took place at the corner Of
Thirty-second street and Commercial
in Cairo. Alexander county Illinois
about 1915 a. m, January 20, 19oS.'
one Of the witnesses testified they
were selling beer in a room over the
saloon Sunday night
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21

Sixteenth street to JET son avenue.
and the filling on said Pin street OK
tonding from Jefferson avenre TO
Seventeenth street; the sewer N said
Jefferson avenue extending from
sewer to be constructed in Fourt zenith
street TO Pine street, and the Sling
on said jefferson avenue extend 1g
from the north line Of Douglas street
Ia Pine street, all in the City
Cairo, Illinois, under Ordinance n
1909 of said City of Cairo as will NOR
fully appear from the certified CO.
1T tho Judgment on file in my Office
that the warrant for the collection I
such special assessment is in t.
bands Of the undersigned.
said special assessment is levied -
ho paid in ten annual installments.
M the amount Of the first insta =
ment thereof rs the sum Of Thsoe
Thousand Three Hundred and Nine
Dollars and Six Cents, t$$309.oGl and
the said installment became and was
due ana payable of the second day Of
January. A d. 1908 and is now due
md uhpaid The nine remaining IN
stallments Of said special assessment
are for the svm 81 ThirtyTwo Hun
dpd (3200) Dollars each, and the
same become de and payable on the
second day Of January A d. 1908,
the second day Of January A. p. 1910.
the second day Of January, A. y. 1911,
the second day Of January, A. p. 1912.
the second day Of January, A. D. 1913,
the second day Of January, a. D. 1911,
the second day Of January, a. y. 1919,
Vie second day Of January, A. u. 1916,
and the second day Of January, A. y.
1917. respectively and each and all CT
sid ten instalImeuts bear interest ut
the rate of five % per cent. per an
lnum from the i0th day Of September,
4. D. 1907, payable annually at the
same time that the said several in
tallmcuts become due and payable,
respectively.
All persons interested are hereby
rctified to call anil pay the amount
3gsessed at the City Treasurers
office. 1T the Alexander County Ma
ltional Bank. No sol Commercial ave
hue, i'll tha city Or Cairo, Illinois,
within thirty 900 days from the date
hereof
Dated this seventh day of January
VA n. 1907.
THOMAS E. MAHONEY,
City Treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Special w dffdHt w. y
Notice. Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex
ander county, Illinois. has rendered a
Judgment for a special assessment mp
Icn property benefited by the following
improvement: For the construction
Of vitirihed tile pipe sewers and In
let's and brick manholes in and upon
Sixteenth street and Seventeenth
street. IN the city of Cairo, Illinois
Ard for filing said streets with earth
from lot line to lot line and to the
grade Of said streets, as established
nv ordinance. the sewer in said Six
teenth street extending from man
hole in q proposed sewer located Is
feet west Of the west line Of Wash
Iington avenue, to d point IS feet west
II the east line CT Pine street and
the filing on said Sixteenth street ex-
tending from Washington avenue to
Pine street, and the sewer in sail
Seventeenth street extending from 4
manhole in the intersection of said
street and Walnut street to Pine
street. and the filling on said Seven
teenth street extending from Walnut
street to Pine street, all in said city
Of Cairo. Illinois. under Ordinance No.
ITO of said city of Cairo, as VIII more
fully appear from the certified copy OF
the Judgment on file in my office:
that the warrant for the collection of
such special assessment is In the
bands OF the undersigned.
Said special assessment is leviea
and the amount OF the first install.
nent thereof is the sum Of Twenty
six Hundred and Twenty Dollars and
Eighty-Nine Cents. (s2620Ss), AMI
he said installment became and was
lue and payable on the second day
lot January 4. D. 1908. and is now
due and unpaid. The nine remaining
installments Of said special assess
ment are for the sum of Two Thou
sand f20001 Dollars each. and the
same become due and payable on the
second day Of January, a. ID. 1909.
the second dag Of January. A. D. 1910.
the Second Nd4 VI Jan h1i - - - A"aif
the second day Of January. 4. ID. 1912.
the second day of January. a. d. 1913.
the second day Of January. a D. 1914.
The second DAY OF January A. D. 1915.
che second day Of January a D. 1916.
and the second day Of IaDuary. A. d.
1917. respectively. and each and all
Z said ten instailments bear interest
AZ the rate Ct five 60 per cent per
tnnum from the 10th day Of Septem-
Der. :. y. 1907. PAYABLE annually al
the same time that the said several
fnstallments become due and payable.
respectively.
All persons interested are hereby
notified 10 call and pay the amount
assessed. at the CITY Treasurer's Of
Tee. al the Alexander County National
sank No. sol Commercial avenue.
n the city Of Cairo. illinois. within
hirty (3ol days frCm the date hereof.
Dated this seventh day Of January.
s. D. 1908.
THOMAS r. MAHONEY.
City Treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
44a1aa44s4sssas2ss2asasess
!: NEWS OF THE RIVERS /:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Tie river magked geA feet on tht
Cairo guage last evening, showing !
rise of 1a foot in ~ honfs
Rising rivers were reported iron
points above here yesterday as fol
lows. Evansville l.6. Mt. Vernon OF
Paducah IL. Kansas City o.
The John S Summers came up yes
terday with barge Of logs for the
Weis Peterson Lumber Company.
The Fred Hartweg brought two
harges OF logs for the Singer Company
from the lower river yesterday
The u. S. snagbcat John n. Ma
comb cleared for Natchez yesterday
The Beaver went south with two
empties and the Wash Honshell went
south light.
The Dick Fowler from and to Pa
eucah was in and out on time yes
terday.
The Three States brought up car
go OF corn for the Halliday elevator
The Nellie cleared for Tennessee
river with an empty barge for ties.
The Peters Lee is on her way vi
from Memphis bound for ST. Louis.
The Stacker Lee will start in the
Memphis Cairo and Cincinnati trade
leaving Memphis Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
TIME TO ACT.
Don't Wait, for the Fatal Stages Of
Kidney IIIness-Profit BY Cairo
Peoples Experiences.

Occasional attacks Of backache. IT.
regular urination. headaches and
ldizzy spells are common early symp-
toms OF kidney disorders. IT'S an
Terror to neglect these ills. The at
Itacks may pass of for time but
return with greater intensity. If
There are symptoms or dropsy-pury
swelling below the eyes, bloating Of
limbs aud ankles, or any part Of the
body, dent delay a minute. Begin
taking Doan's Kidney Pills and keep
iup the treatment until the kidneys
are well, when your old time health
and vigor will return. Cures IN Cairo
lproye the effectiveness Of this great
kidney remedy.
B. Stapleton, retired. 425 Thirty
second street. Cairo. H., says; "A
short time ago my hands and feet be-
gan to swell and | was not able TO
wear any shoes or use my hands for
few days My back ached severely
and my kidneys were irregular, the
isecreticns being too frequent aud
lscalded in passing. treated with a
doctor but he failed TO relieve me.
A nelghbor advised me TO try Doan's
Kidney Pills and procured a supply
at Schuh's drug store. began to inn
.Drove after a few doses and continued
their use until cured"
For sale by all Dealers Price 80
cents Foster-AIilburn Co. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
State'
Remember the name-DCan's- and
take no other
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio at Evansville will con
tinue rising for "a TO Sc hours. Their
fan. AT Paducah and Cairo. will con
tinue rising for three or four days
reaching a stage Of about 2s feet al
Cairo.
The Tennessee from Florence to be
low Jacksonville. will continue falling
for three or four days.
The Mississippi from = below 81
Louis TO slightly above Cairo will con
tinue falling during the next As hours
The Wabash at Mt. Carmel will con
tinue falling.
Note: A little ice is reported in the
Mississippi river this morning a.
Chester, and light floating ice at Cap
Girardeau.
MoNTROSE w. HAYES.
Local. Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
death Of A
YOUNG GIRL
MISS HAZEL KENNEDY OF
MOUNDS SUCCUMBS TIC
RRlGHT'S DISEASE AFTER
LONG ILLNESS.

Miss Hazel Kennedy, daughter OF
Postmaster Mark Kennedy of Mounds
died at | o'clock yesterday morning
at the family residence in Mounds.
The decedent was sufferer for
many months with Brght's disease.
She was a bright. attractive girl aged
p years. and her death is greatly de-
plored by her many friends In
Mounds and Cairo.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at , o'clock at the Congrega-
ticnal church and interment will be at
Beech Grove cemetery
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
MUST ANSWER CHARGE
OF Assault-count 5zeehenyi Beat
PHOTOGRAPHED Who Tried to Get
SNAPSHOT With a Cane

New York Jan gas an outcome
OF a Gaming he IS alleged to have
given 10 a jealous photographer try
ing 20 get a snapshot Of himself aud
briie-to-be Count Lsszlo Szechenli
who is 10 marry Miss Glady Wander.
bit Monday next vas today served
with 2 summons 70 appear To police
ccurt tomorrow afternoon to answer
the charge Of assault Edmund T.
Reilly a professional Photographic.
Is the complainant
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
SIMPLE WASH CURES ECZEMA.
itching. Burning Skin Disease Routed
Without Use Of Injurious Drugs.

Great inventors often have been
praised for surrensering the secrets
ol their discoveries. Practically the
same thing happened in the medical
world in the case of Dr. Decatur ~
Dennis. the eminent skin specialist
o. Chicago.
nr Dennis 90 Dis oan office prac-
ucc discovered that pure vegetable
OH OF wintergreen. property mixed
with other simple remedies was prac-
tealiy sure specific of Eczema.
psoriasis. tatbers itch salt rheum,
and other itching s.il diseases. But
fhe oii Of wintcrgreen alone was
found Ineffective II required other
.mHl Ingredient such as gl5ccr.ne
end tH,mo compounded with the
enterenen 20 produce the real &C.
zema cure
This c-mpr ricl %. ID D. Pre-
tisl positively takes away the
lt.f at oucl-the instant 81 e arpii si
tl1 skin. This ..- lahie liquid
Foes away with deleterio-s drrEs 50
rms used in en- attempt to doctcr the
s.rrI where's .raern science has
.-.mined that e-eHa is drst and
i ff- time "a skin f.sase
. raa aauf to Elnr more lleat
urts ct u ID q Prescription
tr 70 rur srare $50 rouch for this
r.-s- Herman G. seluh.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-21
RECEIVES A
GOOD PROMOTION
A. G. ABEL. FORMERLY OF
CAIRO APPOINTED TO OFFICE
WITH THE IRON MOUNTAIN
RAILROAD.

A. G. Abel. former freight agent
Tor the Mobile Ohio railroad il
Cairo and at present right-of-was
agent for the Missouri Pacific at St
Louis has been promoted to the office
of superintendent Of the Valley divi
sion of the Iron Mountain road witt
headquarters at Monroe La.
Mr.. Abel viii assume bis neW
duties at once. His Cairo friends are
much gratifed at this merited recog
milton OF his faithful services and
superior capabilities.
Mr. Abel will visit his mother
&C. f. Abel and his brothers. Of this
city at an early date