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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
Legislature conaratulates Him.

Lansing, Mich, Jan 7.--Today's ses
sion of the Michigan legislaturewas
marked by the adoption of a resolu
ton congrotulating President James
b. Angel of the University of Michi.
gan upon his eightieth birthday and
Truman H. Newberry of Detroit, upon
his appointment OF the navy in Presi-
dent Rooseyelts cabinet, the reading
of Governor Warmers message, and the
introduction of the civil service bill in
the senate.
The civil service bill provides for a
commission to examine all applicants
for positions in the empty of the state,
and the filling of all positions by APP
pointment of applicants who qualify
in the examinations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
NOTICE.
Sealed Proposals for the Removal Of
Car5a"e for the Year 1879.

Cairo. H.. jan. 9Th. 1909.
Sealed proposals addressed to the
city council Of the city Of Cairo. Iii
nois. viii be received at the Office
Of ;an city clerk up to 7.30 O'Clock
D. D. ruesday. January the 18th.
1905 lr the removal Of all garbage
.ol tie c.ty during the year Of 1909.
t.. garbage. consisting Of all Dc
.csyed fruits vegetables and kitchen
cffals and dead animals from in front
of al RESIDENCE and from the streets
LOT the city of Cairo as may be al
rected by the City Council and Board
of Health
The contractor will be required to
remove all garbage during the
months hereafter named as follows.
yia
For the months Of January Feb
ruary and December. two times each
week. March and April three times
each week. MAY. June July. August
5, ptember. October and November.
six times each week.
The removal of the garbage to be
20 the satisfaction OF the Board Of
Health and deposited not less than
one mile from any inhabited portion
of the city
A bond in the sum Of Five Hun
.dred t5GaD Dollars with approved Sc
.curity must accompany each bid.
The city council reserves the right
no reject any and all bids.
ERNEST WORKMAN.
City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.

Washington. Jan. New republi-
can senators were today given com
mittee assignments TO occupy them
until the Glst congress is opened after
March 4. Cummings Of Iowa, was
made chairman of the committe on
the University Of the United States
and a member Of the cmmittees on
public health and national quarantine
aud additional accommodation for the
library Of congress.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
CAIRO IN 1874
sEEsssssssss.sssssxssssX.s

Charles Cunningham and Miss Anna
NJ. Gwathney We're married at the res.
idence OF the brides mother. on Fen.
ruary 9Th, by Rev. Mr.. Gilbert. rector
OF the Church of the Redeemer
On February llth Mr.. James VI.
Watson, formerly signal service Off
Ger IN Cairo. was united in marriage 10
Miss Jennie Powers. daughter OF Per-
ny Powers. Rev. H. b. Thayer per.
formed the ceremony.
$. T. Wheeler lecturcd at the High
School NOV Stafford school on Feb
uary 10th on Language. Artificial
and Natural" This was the first of
series Of lectures rendered to the ciu-
zens Of Cairo by the Board Of Educa
ton.
Tho Cairo Turner Society gave
grand masquerade ball al Scheer-
hal on February 18th. Ed Buder. T.
G.. Schulz and n. Hebsaeker were
members Of committees.
Lawrence Barrett the eminent ira
gedian and bis company played Rich
ellen on the night Of Feb. 23d to
large and fashionable audience in the
Atheneum.
George fOcum. the ice man tegan
running milk wagon Feb 2sd. deliv-
ering The milk at residences.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
Biography

Queen Helena Of Italy. who won tn
universal praise by the promptness
and generosity with which she r.
spcnded TO the call for help from the
earthquake sufferers Of Sicily and Cal
abria, was born January g. 1873. the
third Of seven daughters Of Prince
Nicholas OF Montenegro. She receiv
ed a liberal education and in her girl
hood was known as the most beauti
ful princess Of all Europe. Victor
Emanuel Of Italy was two wears WOO
Ping her. and their marriage was ceie-
Ibrated in the spring of 1897. Upon
the birth 81 their first child the queen
gave a cradle or $50 in money TO ev-
cry baby born that day in Rome or
Naples. the two principal cities In her
husbands kingdom. The queens love
81 children Is q popular tradition In II.
s'y. Essential a womanly woman
she is perhaps the most attractive and
uHassuming royal parsonage Of tn
dat and certainly she is the most be
loved and admired woman in the
kingdom Of Italy. She cannot be re-
preached with bourgeois tastes. how
ever for when the occasion arises she
presents q bearing not to b. exce1eI
IN the most fastidi0us courts. and it
has been said that she SURPRISES in
majesty Of carriage any other SOW
ereign in Europe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
REGARDING MARINE CORPS.

Washington, Jan. After listen.
ing all afternoon to an explanation by
the officials of the navy department as
TO why the marines We're taken off all
ships OF the navy by executive order.
the consensus of opinion of the mem
beers Of the subcommittee OF the
house committee on naval affairs.
seemed 10 be- that the additional cost
attached 10 such course did not
warrant g.
II is believed that the committee
include In the naval appropriation bin
a Limitation on the appropriation for
the marine corps which will necessi-
tate the marines being put back or
the ships.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08

men have no hope of success except
through Democratic aid.
Surely there must be some Demo
Gratis who voted for Shurtleff fer
speaker who are ashamed of their
votes.
Unless they change their attitude
and defeat the plot against the sta,a
treasury the responsibility will be d.
rect upon them and their party,
THE Republican party as such, ex-
,epting only the Shurileff boilers, If,
indeed, these latter still claim Repub
icanism, has its hands clean"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1908. .. .2os4
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of December
1908 ,2403
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
JUDGE WRIGHT THREATENED.

Washington. Jan. because of the
receipt OF anonymous letters OF a
threatening character by Judge
Wright, growing out OF his recent de-
cision in the labor contempt case. the
police have ben instructed to take
such precautions as ordinarily would
be- taken 10 protect a citizen from pos
sibie work OF cranks"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
FUNERAL NOTICE.

sCHUTTER-Died at San Diego
Cal January l. 1909. Lillian Schutter
Funeral services al Church Of the
Redeemer at 2.0a O'Clock p. m Fri
da-. Jan. s. 1903 Internent at Beech
Grove cemetery Jy special train leav-
ing Second street al las p. m
Friends Ci the family are invited
to attend
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08

Suggestion is made that, since t e
Beard of County Commissioners will
have 10 appoint a successor to the
lase John Snyder, to fill his unexpireI
torn as county alpcrintehdens OF
schools, it appoint the widow of the
late incumbent. 1t is argued that
Mrs. Snyder was herself a thorough.
ly competent school teacher Is
familiar with her husbands methods
ana plans and would be better quail
fed than any one to carry them out.
1t has not been learned whether ar
not the lady would accept the office,
but it is deemed a mere matter of
right by some OF the staunch friends
of the late Prof Snyder. that she
should have the refusal of the posi-.
tion her husband filled so ably.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
Stocking Rank, unc.rtaln.

The woman who makes a bank Of
her stocking should be careful to see
that her garters are Of the best quail
ity. IL is q delicate subject TO discuss.
but really It has become a public ques-
ton Theer is no guaranty even 10
this sort Of deposit.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
TnBuIIstIn 10 on sale at the folio
Ing Pes:
Cohan's, 114 Eighth street..
naity House News stand.
si0Grcnt Restaurant.
THEoLT AT SPRINGFIELD.

TfCANA IA
Chics papers comment vigorously
upon tfstrange situation at Spring
neld wPe, by their aid In electiug
Mr.. Shtteff speaker Of the lower
mouse 9 the general assembly the
Democra are holding the whip-hand
IN matte of legislation and certain
ly occupA position of much respon.
sibility.
Inc Ihune is very mild in It's
comment, bping that some sort of a
compromiseglIl be effected between
Inc Two hkblican factions which
viii lead 70 RESOLUTION Of the diff.
cniiies Nhica I'VE troubled he parry
Ct late and taa the administrator
and legislature WI be able to coope-
rate effectively and without friction for
the public good. A Nntinuanee of IN
ternecine war should've made inpos,
sible by honorable conhyomise where
compromise is necessary
The RecordHerald on\ the other
hand, is not so peaceful. iulined
and can see no silver linin. the
cloud. 1t says in part:
This bolt. because of it's pesible
consequences to the state al It's
treasury. is of so much importan IN
the people of Illinois a full and hnt
statement of its inner charaetis.
tics and its ultimate purposes o.hr
TO be made. Unless the Democratic
the horse come to their senses--nr
nothing can be hoped for from 10
Shurtleff band of prey-not only VII
the session be a futile one from To
legislative standpoint, but the on
look in other respects will be raot
sinister.
The boilers are men of the TN
who sing eternal praises of party low
atty. but who use party loyalty as thd
stepping stone to personal prosper.
ity. There is good ground to believe
that they are boiling now out of IN.
same motive that has made them 1ot
al In the past. namely. what there /
in ii for them.
who are the boilers? Shurtlef 4
their leader. Shanahan is a lieuted
ant AL Glade furnishes fragrance ID
the following. McNichols. head of thd
"chloroforming committee" in the last
session. is among those present. Ian j
Curran and Erby are among otheI
choice specimens of privates.
what has been the record of m
shnrtleff following? Opposition to an
primary legislation. and mutilation
Of such as could not be prs.
rented. Opposition to civil ser.
gice reform. Hindrance to ths
of the state Chart.
'ble Institutions. The use of all issues
connected with these institutions for
he worst political purposes. Disre-
ard of the interests of the people of
he state in dealing with the Des
'laines water way question. From
'eglnning to end 1t has been a bad
ecord.
What is the prize for which the
hurtief voters are playing now
here is no secret about that. II is|
he control Of the $4,000. 900 which
Fifhin the next few years Illinois is
Ding to spend for its part Of the deep
alter way toward the gulf Loyalty
} the s20.0O0.0O0 is more to the
hnrtlen men than loyalty 10 the par
Z When a prize Ike that is held be-
re them they rise TO a declaration Of
dependence and a solemn announce
ent Of the divine right to bolt for
riciple'
II the Democrats in the house or
en- Il fair minority Of them viii
ep out Of this unholy alliance. the
i can b. averted The shurtllr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08

a minister IN a Brooklyn Baptist
church requested the women of his
congregation 20 take on their hats.
ana furthermore Informed them u
tnere was any woman uho DID not
want 10 take on her hat she could 20
home The hats came on. tie told
men that IN the Gays Of C9ffnth the
headdress q woman was the badge
q servitude. and be- declared ma In
TOKYO he had seen a crowd mistake
Nomaa's large hat for an ai-sbio
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
Rsttesnskes.

IL Is commonly believed o al the rat
tesnaks Will strike without swing the
warning rattle during the bot days OF
August at which time their sight Is
affected A ne ~ joint j. formed TO the
rattle every time the snal-e sheds its
skin. As the reptile sheds its skin
oftener than once a year. the num-
Der Of joints does not represent the
age u the rattiesnake. Many Joints
are lost BY accident or scar. Rattle
snakes are entirely confined u tie
western hemisphere.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
December Circulation

The above is a correct statement of
3 circulation of The Cairo Bulletin
I the year 1908 and for the month Of
Lember 1908.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager
described and sworn to before me
thffth day of January 1909.
tse LEO ]. KLEB.
Notary Public,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08

We have just received a new stock
Of solid gold wedding rings al sizes
and styles Chas. r. Miller. Jeweler.
sos Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
Size Of 5.Ioo,oo.

Government scientists NO have
been measuring them say ralndrops
rary In size from the merest sueeb
81 water 70 two inehcs in diamete-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
TROOPS ARRIVE FROM cUeA.

St Paul Mimi. Jan Flight com
Isnies Of the Twenty eighth infantry
arrived az Fort Smelling today from
Cuha.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
ARBITRARY AND
LAWLESS ACT


OF Missouri. who made a strong plea
for river and HORRORS Improvement
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08

United States Barley Proouction.
The United States ranks third IN The
q barley.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08

Cut flowers and floral designs by
Mrs. MADDEN. SIC Twenty second
street Home Phone 1SgK-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County, 'illnols
Population ft,1A7.

Cairo, Alexander County, 'iiInsis
Population ft,1N.
Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk. r. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, THOMAS n. MALONE
City Attorney, FRANK MOORE.
Comptroller, ERNEST NORDMAN
Police Magistrate, A. J. ROSS.
Chief OF Police, M. y. AAGAE
Alexander County, Population ~ &sT.
County Clerk. JESSE ". MIL uF.
Circuit Clerk, ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff FRANK r. DAVIS
States Attorney. ALEX. WII.bON
County Superintendent OF SclloolA
oROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasursr, TRMn n
NELLIs.
Ecard OF County Commissioners.
j. J. .IENNELLE, Chairman.
c Y. NEFF.
DIR. EDWIN GAUSH.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08
Will REPORT TODAY.
Committee viii Recommend TabIins
Of Presidents Secret Service
Message.

Washington, Jan. As disrospect.
full and unresponsiyc to the inquiry of
the house. the Perkins committee,
when it reports tomorrow, will recon-
mend that President Rooseyelts Sc
cret service message of January be
laid on the table similar request
will be made for the tabling of tina;
portion Of the presidents annual mes
/ soge relating to the secret service on
the ground that it reflects on the in
tegrity OF the members of the house,
The special committee concluded its
consideration of the message today ami
drafted its report, which will be pre-
scented by Perkins of New York. The
unusual and extreme course advised
by the committee--that of declining
TO consideration any communication
from any source which. in the judg |
ment of the house is not respectful Is |
likely to create sensotion when it is
read
The report of the committee will in,
clude that paragraph OF the presl.
dents annual message which refers to
the secret service and suggests that
restrict its use because the
members of congress themselves did
not wish to be Investigated. This will
he followed by an excerpt from the
message of January 1 in response to
The request made by the house TO-.
explanation Of the language used by
the president, which had been inter-
preted by the house as a reflection on
the integrity OF its membership. At ,
Ter setting forth the statement of the !
president that the house had failed
o understand his message, the report {
If the special committee viii say the {
language itself will be judged accord
ng 10 the accepted Interpretation Of
he English language
Responsi Bile Only to People. 5
That the house is charged only with /
IS responsibility to the people and to t
reserve its own dignity will be as. I
erted with greet force. and if the re- 9
'ort is adopted the house will insist I
pom It's own capacity TO understand h
be import Of the presidents language 4
will be asserted that the language 0
n question was uniGsufied and with il
at basis of fact. and that it constitu- t
al a brooch OF the privileges of the
ouse. For that reason the special C
will ask to be discharged Il
'om further consideration of that a
ortion of the presidents message p
hich refers to the secret service, and ii
i'll recommend that it, together with
le subsequent message of the presi Il
ant In reply to the house demand for
4 explanation. be laid upon the table
5 being unresponsiye aud constitu
ng an invasion of the privileges Of
le house. by questioning the motives
al intelligence of the members
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-08

Many Shorthand Systems.
There are ulure han four bundr.<
syEte1ls q skss lLz1d
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-02-09
..9n @orietp..

Mrs. Horace Phillips entertained a
few friends on Saturday evening at
bridge
Miss Verne Cook entertained the
II. G. l.. B. girls at afternoon tea
on Saturday.
St. James Guild gave social on
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
B. c. White Refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Brown enter
taine,d at bridge on Tuesday even
ing. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Yaeger. Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds and
DR. and Mrs. Wallin.
One of the most enjoyable of social
events was the masquerade ball give
on Thursday evening at Harmony
hall by the Arcadian club A great
variety of costumes was noted, ,elab-
orate and unique.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-02-09

Miss Gertrude Gurnett was hostes,
to party of her young friends O
Friday evening. Dainty refreshment
were served. The guests were the
c. Z. c. girls and the M. L. C. bows.
The evening bridge club met at ,he
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Wiede-
man on Wednesday. The guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Warren.
The Woman's Club met on Thurs
day afternoon at their usual place
of gathering-the Carnegie library.
An interesting program was enjoy
ed by the club members. Mrs. Holze-
mer read a beautifully written paper
on "The City of Bath, Its Place in
English History and Fiction" Mrs.
Reynolds gave talk on Sir Austin
Layard, and Mrs w. A. Hedges read
selection from Our Old Home =
by Hawthorne.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-02-09
Last Tuesday evening Homer Mar

Last Tuesday evening Homer Mar
tin, a rising young business man Of
Roundup, and Miss May Buckley, of
the same section, were united in mar
riage, Rev, Dimmick performing the
ceremony at the Methodist parsonage.
The couple left the following morn.
ing for Roundup to reside Mr.. Mar
tin is a brother of J. L. Martin, the
Lewistown real estate man, and has a
number Of friends in this city.
Register c. +. McKoin, of the local
land office, returned home Wednes-
day evening from San Diego, where
he went with his children a few
weeks ago. leaving them there with
relatives for the winter Mr.. Nc
koin had a very pleasant trip On
his way back he stopped over at Hell
ena and says that Judging from such
discussion as he heard, there isn't a
| chance of the Roundup county bill
passing at this session of the legisla-
ture.
For Sale: First class restaurant,
including U. S. army range, dishes,
tables, chairs, etc. Good location at
Milestone, division point on the St.
Paul railroad. Only restaurant in the
town. Address J. w. Mccall, Mel
stone, Montana. 12l-ti
Margaret Schmitz has brought suit
in the district court against Theodore
Schmitz to obtain decree of divorce
and the custody of their two chill
dren. The parties were married at
Helena in 1888 and the plaintiff al
leges that the defendant has treated
her with extreme cruelty and for Is
years has failed to provide her with
the necessaries of life. Ayers &
Marshall are the plaintiffs attorneys.
The Sengbusck self-closing ink
stand is one of the latest inventions
on the market. one which is in great
demand by book k-keepcrs and gen
eral office men. For sale by the
Democrat Supply Department.
Articles of incorporation OF the
Naches Heights Realty association
were filed with the county clerk and
recorder yesterday The company is
composed chiefly Of Lewistown men
who have purchased a nice tract OF
fruit land in the Yakima valley which
they propose to improve and place on
the market in the shape Of small fruit
| farms. The company is capitalized
for $4,000 and the trustees are ]. II.
Danils, Owen Biglen, c. G. Wallin
Roy Hopkins, Phillip Saunders, T.. S
Smith and G. l.. Myersck The 9th
cr stockholders each one having sub
scribcd for 352 ! 2 shares, are Harry
Yaeegr, VIII Hanks, r. /. I1endcr-
son, Pearl J. Stoner, John O'Neill, N
M. McCauley and H. l.. Thompson
We wish to advise the people OF
Fergus county that we have already
received a full line of Northrup, King
& Co.'S northern grown seeds for
1909 trade. Stock all fresh. now on
sale Reserve your orders for us
Sold in any quantity Judith Hard
ware Co.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-02-09

Wanted-Baler to press 100 tons of
hay. A. p. Green, Straw, Mont.
Mrs. Pearl McCann, of Chinook, is
at the Bright
William Peters and wife, of Wind
ham, are in the city
Commissioner w. 7. Neill came in
last evening from Garneill.
Valentines in great variety at Will
son-Seiden Drug Co.
E. F. Pearsall has sold to James
Still, of Oregon, l73 acre tract in
section g township IA north Of range
IL east
Charles Wiegman has sold to Fred
Wiegman, ST., of New Salem, North
Dakota, for $4,000, a 800 acre tract in
sections II and 20, township IS north
o! range Is east
A social session of St. James Guild
will be held at the home of Mrs. J.
G. Bebb Hostesses, Mrs. Ed Wright,
Mrs. George Canon and Mrs. J. c.
Bebb. A cordial invitation extended
to all friends and members.
John Kepchak, Of Stanford, is in
the county Jail, charged with insanity.
The hearing will be held as soon as
witnesses get in from Stanford, which
may be this evening.
Articles of incorporation OF the
Newton Lumber company were filed
with County Clerk and Recorder
Myersick yesterday The company is
incorporated for $4,000 and will do
business at Roundup The directors
are J. w. Newton, p. L. Newton, P.
+. Keerner and H. o. Brtton, all Of
Roundup.
The Christian Science Bible lesson.
Subject, Soul Knights of Pythias
hall, Sundays at 800 p. m All cor
daily invited.