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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
ILLINOIS CENTRAL SUITS
COMPROMISED IN PADUCAH
Macarthur Bros, Contractors for the Cairo-Pa-
ducah Division Accept Settlement of
Suit for $4,000

work was done and came here to
be present at the trial scheduled for
today, but which will not some off,
the litigation being dismissed as
compromised" Mr. Touman is well
known here and met many of his old
friends yesterday. He base been elect
ed mayor of the Oklahoma city three
times since locating there, and is one
of the big men Of the new state He
was accompanied here by Attorney
Griggs, of Lincoln, Neb., the latter be
ing one of the out-of-town lawyers
looking after the Macarthur inter
ests
! The litigation was being hard
fought and II trial had been entered
into today ii would have taken UNI
til the last of this week or first of
next to finish with the large number
of witnesses, and the volumnous doc.
uments to be used. The array of legal
talent on both sides was one of brill.
lance and an unusually important and
interesting piece of litigation woull
have been witnessed had II been en-
tered into. ea rsr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
GROWING INTEREST
In Evangelstlc Work OF Rev. sam
Small at Cairo Baptist Church
Large Audience Present.

Last night Rev. Sam Small seemed
to get thoroughly warmed up to his
work as an evangelist at Cairo Bap-
fist church. The night before was
merely a skirmish; last night he got
into action in fine style. His sermon
was a rare treat to those who heard
It, 1t dwelt largely with the scientific
objections which men make against
believing in christianity showing the
inlpossihility OF science In all Its
forms to save men from sin. Mr..
Small proved himself quite as great
N the pulpit as he is on, the lecture
platform and he was listened to with
rapt attention by an audience which
almost taxed the capacity of the
church The singing was also a fea-
tnre of the service. In the audience
were the pastors OF four other
churches and a goodly representation
of their members.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31

Il Is ! Rsrs Privilege q WIsnteesihe
MIikwssd sbseass Move. Y

To witness migration Of the milk
weed butterfly " 4 rare privilege. Tor
II Is our only species In America that
does migrate. and honsred wsse 40
In its royal progress. bound for me
Caroiinas or the gulf states. a rol-
licking. happy 60 lucky sort OF crowd
they seemed.
An amazing and interesting spec
tacle we found these frall, airy v0y-
ayers on that sunny afternoon when.
by 4 OF the clock THAT strikes Ill tho
time unless its gong Is tenderly wrap
ped In cotton batting,) they driftsd
to MS in hundreds, like autumn leaves
released from their moorings afoat on
summer winds.
rs swallows soaring. curving, drop
ping into the chimney depths at twt-
light. thus the butterflies rose and
fell rose and circled higher higher,
up to the very tree-t0ps: then came
tumbling back among the leaves, sett-
ling and unsettling themselves fuseily
airily. noiselessly, as though mere
contact with branch made them re-
coil; II not just the right place-uD
and away. slowly and with dignity:
their selections were daintily made.
On the twigs they strung them
selves like beads, one upon another;
or rather, the comparison might veil
be made, they hung In punches ~
droops the yellow laburnum. the pur-
pie wistaria, the fragrant locust bios
som. Precisely like that they hung.
bearing down by their weight All
around the tree the fine fringe Of the
spruce, freighting II with Christmas
gifts before the time OF fruitage.
Whether or not somnolence. indk-
ference to fate. or wing weariness
ruled the butterfly mind | cannot tell,
but stood among the swarm.1E
thousands, at the very least count
and plucked them Ok, one by one.
experimenting with them and setting
them again on the twigs.
Set upon my hand, this or that one
would remain as placed 1t for per-
haps ten second. Another would. at
the unloosing Of its wings, tiutter
instantly upward. | set them upon
my dress. to which they ciung ratn-
err longer than to my hand: but not
any kind of experimenting greatly
disturbed them. Going the rounds,
attempted to count them as far as |
could reach, but gave It up when 4
had numbered something over three
hundred. for they seemed always on
the move. settling, rising. iiutteFing
about, mixing themselves in many
-Harper's.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
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!. MOUNDS, I'LL.
January 80, 1908.

Mr. James G.. Speir died at his HON !
on Front street Wednesday January
goth, 1908, about 500 p. m. He was
about "A years old, was a veteran OF
the Civil War and had spent most of
his life in Pulaski county The funer-
al arrangements have not been com
pleted but will occur Saturday, Febru.
AIRY Isl.
Mrs Hettie Fish, of the Citizen, has
just returned from an extended visit
to Wisconsin. She is looking rosy
and reports pleasant trip.
Mr.. Jed Williams, who has been
laid up sick for so long. is able to be
cut again.
Mr.. Oren Crawford was able t.
make his regular trip as engineer on
the l. c. today.
r. B. Goe and Walter Hudson. at.
tended Y NJ. c. A. meeting at d;
lQuoin Tuesday The object of the
meeting was to devise ways ana
means of organizing Y. NJ c. A. in
that city. Over 200 have agreed to
take out membership in case the as
ISOLATION is started and quite a sun
of money has been raised and it is an
assured fact that Du Quoin will have
an active Y. NJ. c. A. In a few days.
Mr.. John Smoot has begun laying
the foundation of his new home In
iThistlewood's new addition. Contrac.
tor r. ". Hanes has the contract.
Mr. Uriah Butler, of Villa Ridge,
was in town yesterday called to the
Fbedsde of Comrade Speir.
Large quantities of vegetable seed,
especially beans and peas, are being
received by our local dealers. Early
in February is the time to SOW ycur
Iearly peas.
A new set OF triple silver plated in
struments for the Y. M. C. A. baud
came in Tuesday 1t is a fine set OF
instrumest and the boys are WORKING
hard and the band will he an organiza
ton that the people of Mounds will be
proud of. There are now 16 members
who are supplied with fine instru
ments. r. b. Goe has beautiful
Conn trumpet cornet and Fred Kiser
has ordered another like it. Worth
Healey has a new Conn slide from
bone of the same make. II is certain
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
FISH WITH STRONG sroMAcns.
Curious Things Are Found In Than,
Pocket Knives, Kings, Ac.

Curious things are often found in
fish. While discharemg d fare Of cod
fish from the schooner Winnie III.
Getchell, at Glonchesters Mass, Ia
1886. Capt. John MI f(setchell found
imbedded in the thick flesh Of a large
cod a knife of curious workmanship.
The fish was caught on the northeast
part OF Georges Bay. In Is fathoms
OF water, and was apparently
healthy. The knife was not found
until sometime after the fish had been
cured When found. the knife blade
was closed. and the small. or poster
Tor end OF the handle was nearest
the tail OF the fish, the flesh at this
place being about two and half
inches thick. The knife when closed
was three and Ave eignths inches
long.
In 1884 Capt McEachern or the
Gloucester schooner A. r. Gifyord
found knife-one OF the kind known
to fishermen as haddock ripper
In the stomach OF forty-f 1--WE pound
cod which had been caught on the LIE
Have Bank.
Lars Petersen. an able seaman OF
the steamship Hypatia, which arrived
In New York in 1908 from St. Locia,
made a curious ind on the voyage.
After the vessel left 81. Lucia large
gray shark was seen following 1t. For
two days II continued 10 the wake
of the ship. when Petersen resolved
to get It. Procuring a large hook.
he baited IL with salt pork. and after
some difficulty landed the monster.
which measured almost twelve feet
from tip to tip. Upon opening its
stomach Petersen discovered there 4
ring with the initials L. Fl. q. en-
grayed on the inside.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
FEBRUARY
Data, Covering So Years, Compiled
From Weather Bureau Records
at Cairo, Illinois.

The following data issued to show
the conditions that have prevailed
during the month In question, for the
above period of years, but must not
be construed as forecast OF the
weather conditions for the coming
month.
| Temperature.
! Mean or normal temperature, so
degrees.
The warmest month was that of
1882, with an average of 40 degrees.
The coolest month was that of
1899, with an average of n degrees.
The highest temperature was rs
degrees, on February Gath, 1890.
The lowest temperature was IA de-
/ rees below zero on February 18th,
1899.
The earliest date on which first
killing" frost occurred in autumn,
|Sept. 80, 1899.
Average date ON which first kill
ing" frost occurred in spring, March
10Th.
The latest date on which last kill
ling" frost occurred in spring, April
10, 1887.
Precipitation--Ran or Melted Snow.
Average for the month, 3.44 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more, 10.
The greatest monthly precipitation
1914 inches in 1882.
The least monthly precipitation was
OPS inches in 1877.
The greatest amount of precipta
ton recorded in any "a consecutive
hours was 2.83 inches on Feb. Goth,
21st, 1874.
The greatest amount of snowfall
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
(record extending to winter Of 1884
IS only was 6.1 inches on February
10th, 1900
Relative Humidity.
Average Z a. m, 81 average Z p
m, II.
Clouds and Weather.
Average NUMBER OF cleaf dayS,
partly cloudy days 10: cloudy days, IL.
Wind.
The prevailing winds are from the
north.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 10 miles,
The highest velocity of the wind
was GG miles from the southwest on
February 7th, 1904.
MONTROSE w. HAYES,
Local Forecaster
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
Ole Virginny."

"Ole virginny."
War Eagle appears to be about as
good a wrestler as Bill Squires is a
fighter.
John CAMEL will rec live a bonus II
the Cincinnati team f,llshes on, two,
three.
Bill Papke has started training and
win not fight again until he meets
Hugo Kelly.
The southern league will have
three Sunday ball ) owns this season.
New Orleans. Menu his and Mobile.
The Pacific Coas ,eague magnates
have decided to c ontinue af a four
team organizations.
Zbysco and PfJudubbany are sup
POSED to be the greatest wrestlers in
Europe. If nam 8 count for anything
they should be 9lard nuts to crack.
The Canadix boxing champion
ships will be held In Toronto under
the direct coz ntrol OF the Canadian
Amateur Athy stic union.
Billy Nolsf 1. former manager of
Battling Nelf on. says the Dane is s25.-
coo poorer than he vas a year ago.
due to bad investments in mines and
other ente fprises.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
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January 80, 1908.

Mrs. Schcenborn, of Levngs was
shopping In town Wednesday,
r. l.. Thompson. an expert en-
graver of New York is at the jewelry
store of A. l.. Compton for few
days.
d. H. Mills made a business trip to
Mounds Wednesday.
Miss Mary Dougherty of Cairo, is
the guest of her father Mr.. John L.
Dougherty.
Hon. william Warder, Democratic
nominee for congressman, OF Marion,
was In town ON business Wednesday.
Wednesday afternoon about $3.50
fire destroyed house owned by Dan.
lei Hogan and occupied byy Cal Bias
(colored) and his family. The mother
had left the house and gone down
town locking a girl and boy, aged 4
and IA years respectively, in the
building, The doors were broken in
and the two children rescued but not
until the boy had been so badly
burned that he will die. He inhaled
the flames besides his flesh fell off
when touched.
II. Calvin of Levings, was bust.
ness caller here Wednesday.
The I.edies Aid oi the Episcopal
church met at the home of Mrs. E. G.
Moss Wednesday afternoon and will
meet atrtBe home of Mrs. e. A. Hays
next week, while that of the Congre-
rational church met at Mrs Carrie
Spencers residence and will meet at
the home Of Mrs, Jos. fullerton next
week
Mrs. Hattie Fish and daughter,
Hazel. returned Wednesday from a
few weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Chicago and Eau Claire,
wis.
Mr. A, J. Kerlin was a Cairo visitor
Wednesday.
Miss Ida Sitter. OF Mounds was
shopping in town "Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Porter and son, Chas.
BURNING have moved into the
Meecham property on Fourth street.
A. j. Siefert was Cairo business
caller Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. f. church
met at the home of Mrs. Hattie Muir
ply Wednesday afternoon and will be
entertained at the home of Mrs. Clip
Hughes next week
Miss Marietta Taylor of Cairo, was
the guest of Miss Agnes Cahill We'd
nesday.
Sal Prindle. of villa Ridge was in
town on business Wednesday.
Miss Nellie McMurtrie and mother
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31

The largest and most important
litigation ever brought in the Pa,
ducah circuit court was settled yes.
terday on compromise between the
parties hereto, 1t being the action Of
Macarthur brothers, the big rail
road contractors of Chicago. against
the Illinois Central railroad, for
$1S7,000. BY the settlement the con.
tractors get an enormous sum of
money, while their attorneys here.
Hendrick, Miller and Marble, Will
receive the largest fee ever received
by a Paducah firm. 1t running way
up into the thousands of dollars, says
the Paducah Register.
The Macarthur brothers con.
structed for the Illinois Central rail-
road, the new division running ont
of Paducah to Cairo. III. The work
was done several years ago, and on
completion, the railroad refused to
make final settlement, having an
alleged counter-claim of $4,000
against thecontractors, who brought
suit W lOTCe settlement. Inc con-
tractors claimed $685. 900 was due
them, part of 1t as a balance for the
work, part as reimbursement for
money they paid out in getting the
right of way from farmers for the
Illinois Central, and part as bonus
the contractors would have gotten
had they finished the division within
the contracted time they claiming
they could not complete the road by
the mentioned date because the ILL
nois Central would not deliver the ma
terial promptly. hence they were kept
out of the bonus. The suit was set for
trial today in the Paducah court, but
the interested parties made
a settlement by which the Well known
Paducah law firm gets an enormous
feet. The figures of the s sttlement
are not given out
Mr.. A. e. Toumen, now. OF Shio.
tuck, Oklahoma, was sup srlntendent
for the MacArthurs at the time the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
sIsetre-Mspns, and Il. u.e.

IN engineering works the electro
magnet is taking very prominent
place. This device dispenses with
hooks. sings and other iifting sp-
paratas BY throwing a switch con-
trolling the current the magnet is en-
erg!zed and thereby attaches itself TO
the bars. castings. scrap or pig iron
which II Is desired 10 iift The mag
net poles are shaped according to the
nature Of the material 10 be raised.
For heavy rails they are oblonk and
are slung from the crane hook bv
short chain Castings weighing over
two tons are successfully handled by
electro magnets. Another use TO
which the electro magnet Is put IL In
breaking old castings so that they
may be melted and utilized. To &C
compiIsh this the magnet Is made to
lift and drop a steel bali weighing
from one to SIX tons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
ArTsLL AND NEIL READY.

San Francisco. Jan. 30.-The sale
of seats for the Aftell-Neil fight to-
morrow night indicates that a large
crowd will see the battle for the
featherweight championship. The ar.
ticles call for twenty-round go at
122 pounds. the featherweight limit
Neil is impatient for the battle to be-
sin. as he wishes 20 wipe out the
blot placed on his record by his re.
cent defeat at the hands of Owen
Moran. All reports show that both
fighters are in excellent trim and a
fast and lively battle is expected.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31

s NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS I


I0f Mounds, were in town Wednesday.
Mrs. A. J. Dougherty is on the sick
list this week.
Mr. Wawt Wright OF Villa Ridge,
was a business caller here Wednes
day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
SOL o PLANS OF GUNS.

kssen- Jan. 30.-An official Of the
Krupp Gun Works whose name was
not gi en-, was arrested here today on
char &c Of betraying military secrets
It is q eclared that he sold plans Of Ger
tasp cups which the Krupps are build
ing .fof italy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31
SPORTS
FIGHTS TONIGHT.

Abe Attell VS.. frankie Neil, 20
rounds, at San Francisco.
Freddie Welsh VS.. Charley Neary,
10 rounds. at Milwaukee.
Mike Schreck VS.. Tony Ross, 10
rounds, at New Orleans.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31

Teacher Eddy, what makes the
grass grovY
Eddy-The grass has blades an
with these II cuts its way through the
Eround-C1sxslsnd Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31

Have you heard from your sister
since she went ahroady"
she has sent me seventeen picture
pos. cards. but haven't heard from
her. --Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31

Monroe, La, has taken the place
Of Mobile in the Cotton States league.
Ted Sullivan. the genial baseball
veteran, has written a play called
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-31

|ly we'll equipped band. n. b. Goe
has been appointed leader and is drill
ing the boys.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-29

Presumably you know, ladies'. that
The proper capcr nowadays is lines
Curves are passe, YOU have got TO take
N your fat This must be done in
one OF three ways. by dieting by ex-
crclses or by means of Marmola Pre-
scription Tablets. The two former
W II keep you busy for months aud
punish YOU pretty severely, the latter
viii cost you "a cents az the druggist S
rho tablets will not make any altcra-
tion in your dict necessary. and yet In
iii probability before YOU have used
up one case. you will be losing from
2 TO lG ounces Of fat day Which
method dp YOU like the best?
If you fancy this pleasant method OF
getting OF the fat. see your druggist
instantly or else write the Marmola
Company Detroit Mich, TO send yor
q case by mall. These cases contain
% generous a quantity of tablets thai
tle treatment is very economical Ii
s. also. quite harmless, foe the tablet
ere made exactly in accordance with
the famous Marmola Prescription
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-29
AGENCY
BEST LAW
EMF FORCEER

Guthrie, Okla, Oct 27. Robert Lo.
zler Agency superintendent.
Dear Sir: IN answer 10 your inqulr,
If am supporting the agency IN thh
campaign. ! viii answer that ! am.
have always been Prohibitionist II
principle, but for reasons felt suffi
aient at the time, voted against pre-
hibiDlon in the election last fall. The
reason am supporting the agenc!
proposition at this time Is this;
The people Of this state by a large
vote have established Prohibition. lt
Is here to stay. The question to be
degided now is, How can we best
enforce the liquor laws?" ! believe
that they can be best enforced
through the agency. There can be no
excuse for the illesitlmate sale Of
liquor for legitimate purposes, and all
others should be dealt with as al
other violations of the law,
| have travelled over the state since
The advent OF Prohibition and in towns
in which ! was well acquainted during
the days of the saloon. and | am frank
TO say that the changes for the bet
ter that have been brought about
would prompt me to vote against ever
establishing the saloon in this state
again.
haye long contended that the 50
loon Is the bane of politics, and an
man who desires better government
can not say that today the condition.
In ibis state are not better than whe
we had saloon 10 deal with in poll
tics Having before us these condi
tions which along with others mari
the progressive spirit OF Oklahom
people let rs do the next thing to bet
ter our condition and vote for tho
permanent establishment of thc
agency for the better enforcement 0
our Prohibition law.
(Slgned) PAUL NESBITT
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-29

uon TO hayc the samo opportunity TO
mHke trades with these Indians as The
CRATER does, and does not subject him
TO the risk of buying r iitle that was
Lought IN the nfst place through
fiand by the CRATER who bags from
she indians and ihen later soils 10 the
farmer or business man.
Now, AZ q matter of truth. there
would be greater danger because the
titles are older. OF loss from the Okla
hOma side Than there would be- from
The indian Territory side Bat there
ie really less danger Of such loss In
Oklahoma thau in any Of the older
stafcs Resi- asslRcip tifit Mere ~ no
danger urdcr the TorfeHs iand sys'
ten. Il is under The abstract system
whore a mad gets titles that belongs
10 someone else. Tho Torrens system
protects the legitimate real estate deal
er He can sell easier because the
purchaser knows The fitio ~ good he
can borrow money easier and sal a
lower rate OF interest becauge the len
Gei knows The security ls safe. that
the state Is behind Il. He can sell
easier and az a better price because
the purchaser knows there Is no dang
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-29
WHAT THE STATE.
AGENCY MEANS.

fnrnish such liquors TO apothecarias. or pharma.
Cists, who are actually and in good faith. engaged
in business 0s such. from the State Agency or
from snch convenient warehouses as he may In hir
discretion establish.
Sec 6. Until otherwise provided by law local
agent shall be appointed by the Governor. at each
local agency, who shan BE- not lass than twcni
years Of age, shall not be addicted to the use
ct Intoxicating liquors as beverage and shall not
have been engaged In the manufacture or sale OF
any vinous spurious or malt liquors or any imita-
tiOn thereof or substitute therefor within Ave
years next preceding his appointment. and who
shall not be practcingphysican. He shall take the
cath prescribed by law and shall execute bond in
the sum OF not less than thousand Isl ,000) dol
lars conditioned that he will not sell any such
liquors. except in the manner provided by law, and
that he viii faithfully account for all moneys or
property that may come into his hands aud do aud
perform all things required to be done or per
formed by him such agent and shall we'll .ui tru
~ perform all judgments, and pay all lines and
penGlteg adiudged against him