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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
VOICE FROM MOUND CITY,

Editor Bulletin; number Of
papers have commented upon the
mob Iynchings 0. iast Thursday
ajght in Cairo and some comments
seem reasonable while others are en-
tireiy the opposite or so they seem
to We who are better acqt ainted with
the crimes with which the mobs viz
tins were charged. laey say ii was
: lawleSs crowd who did the work and
that the whole AFFAIR was a terrible
disgrace to the state OF Illinois as
well as to Cairo. Nel might it be
considered SO. had the laws in former
murder eases. none as dastardiy or
lein0us rs the one OF last week. been
dealt with In the right manner. Wei
might Thursday nights work be
called a blot on Southern Illinois had
Justice been given in several murder
eases here in the past few years We
regret that the papers and journals
Eho SO drastcally SPOKE of last
weeks work have not been made &C.
Guainted or not have attempted to ac-
quaint themselves VIA the details Of
that most horrible crime Of last Mon!
day night, Could they but have seen
the horribly muti,ated remains OF
poor Miss Anna Pei e.. on last Tues.
day morning. could they but have
learned Of the hours OF agony she
spent helpless in the s-ands Of these
feGdisn beasts, Oh could they bit
imagine her thoughts during those
last hours OF her life. hours in which
she struggled with ner aSsailants un-
til at last they sent c. into eternity,
oh Ii they knew theS, acts we tank
thoy would change yireir opinions of
The men who took the law in their
own hands and dealt SO lightly with
Miss Pclley's confessed murderer.
We say they dealt lightly with him,
Indeed when the horrible murder to
which lie confessed is considered, we
wonder that men with wives. daugh.
tiers and sisters could have treated
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him in such an easy manner. This
was not an ordinary MOI. no they
were honorable men who decided that
at last something must be done to
suppress the crimes wdich were be
coming so numerous in this com
mrnity. and they did it. Yes, and
with but few exceptions their actions
have met with the approval of those
acquainted with the cause of Thurs
day nights demonstration Too
many mrrIerers are roaming our
community free. o great many OF
them never having raid any penalty
whatever for their cri and a nun
Der of their victims being women
who either were trying to protect
themselves or someone very dear to
them, At last SoutGs.l illinois has
arisen from her sleepy attitude and
we know the result of her awakening.
We a'so feel that tie whole result
will not have been accomplished ua-
Ill We clean OFT or officials vino
fear the loss of votes more than
they esteem womanhood. When this
has been done we win realize that
Miss Anna ely am many other
women who have been victims of the
murdcrers hands in this locality.
haze not lied their horrible and most
brutal deaths for naught and this
win he. the best monument we may
erect to their noble and pure lives.
A Mound City Working Girl.
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His Kitchen Setter"

Little Oscar aged five, had a dog
which was almost always to be found
behind the stove in the kitchen. Os-
car once visited at a house where
there were two fine dogs. The master
OF the house told him that they were
Irish settlers The little fellow. who
was very fond Of his pet. answered
quickly Mine is a kitchen setter.
The Delineator.
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I'he Chicago tribune OF MohduH
published the following special lis
patch from Cairo. giving the views of
various officials. ministers and PEOPLE
as to the tragedies of last week;
Cairo Ill. Nov. Ia Special IA
full official investigation of the
double Iynchius here last Thursday
night is promised and if necessary
the attorney general OF the state. 1t
Us declared will be asked Il assist in
liking the identity OF the leaders OF
the mob.
This announcement followed the re-
turn az Circuit Judge w. \. LAtler 10
this city today. WhI.e refusing to
reveal in detail his p,1l for punish
ing the lyuchers of the negro James
end the white man. Salzner the jrrist
announced that every ef3rr would be
made 10 obtain the Indictment of the
men who led the mot.
4 shall do my full duty" he de
clared. at the proper time and a com
#ulete Investigation win be made. |
know nothing higher than the law.
Ministers Paliate the Lynch;ng.
In strange contrast, the ministers
OF the churches without exception,
Daliiated the offense OF the lyncherS
and from the pulpits today declared
shat the stagnation of civic duty in
the citizenship had brought about 4
condition of affairs which could be
hanged only by some awful act such
as the rioters had committed.
Residents voiced similar state,
nents In defense of Tie mob and re,
asserted that no one ever would be
punished for the crimes the best
citizenship" Of Cairo approved.
In drizzlng rain the oody of Sa'z-
ner was buried today in the village
of Anna H.. where resided Anna
Pelly, whose murder melted the mob.
Even the morbidly CIRCUS shunted
the dead and the body was lowered
into the grave in the presence of only
half dozen relatives ana without a
burial service except whispered
prayer offered by Sa,21ers mother
Cairo TODAY was comparatively or
lerly and every saloon was tightly
closed. in keeping with the orders Of!
GOV. Deneen. Rain which fell al
lay, prevented the infrX of curious
visitors which, had been promised
Shots Cause Excitement.
Considerable excitement was caused
tonight when a dozen revolver shots
were fred at Twenty and
Elm streets. within two blocks of the
place where the body of Miss Pelly
was found A squad of militia which
hurried to the place arrested tire
men, Frank and Elmer Stophlet
brothers. and James Roher
The brothers said taat the revolver
shots were fired following a personal
quarrel between themselves and
Roher The men were arrested and
lisarned and are being held at police
headquarters.
Several intoxicated men were ar
'ested during the day by the militia,
which pauoHed the downtown
streets all day, but beyond the clash
mentioned above the city tonight was
luiet With the return Of order the
oacpse5tv nj the fracpuca pf f1a
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HalrpIn Industry a LARGE One.

One of the greatest of the world
manufactures Of hairpins is at Pains
wick, England There are no fever
than 300 persons employed in turning
oui these trifes of the boudoir, and
hundreds OF automatic machines are
IN constant operation transforming
miles OF wire into tons OF finished
pins
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MONUMENT FOR MISS PELLY
MEETS POPULAR APPROVAL

III the people # Cairo wish to give
some testimonial CT their appreciation
CT my sisters noble character and life
rather than r commemorate the man
ner Of her death and what followed
II. word much prefer that they do
sc by erecting a J." -rnenr at the
cemetery wher she les buried. =
JOHN PELLY (bro,1c CT the late
Miss Anna PelIy1.
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Tounq America,

James. aged siS, after having had
his first ride on scenic railway, de
scribed his feelings thus: 1t made
me feel just like was all gone but
my soul and that was almost tickled
TO death. The Delineator.
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The Hopkins Family.

Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins who conduct
the Planters Hotel, and their family
send the following contributions with
a note saying: Enclosed find smaii
contributions to the Miss pelly Mon
ument Fund We are numerous but
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Advertising in The Bulletin pays the
advertiser because it cireulates among
the people that have money to spend.


The Author Ito the leading iadyl--
Excuse me. but last night you played
the third act first. | don't think any
one noticed 1t, but II shows a want OF
system -eh, what FL Illustrated Bits,
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Uncle Ezra SAYS:

The man who puts button on the
contrybewton plate would give his
shirt Jest ez quick pervidIn' II
wouldn't be noticed
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The worst sin towards our fellow
creatures is not to hate them, but 20
be Indifferent to them; that's the es-
sence OF inhumanity Bernard Shaw.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
E4omlnu Instinct Of Bees.

Recent experiments seem to indi-
cate that bees have the homlng in.
srtnct ike the pigeon.
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TRAY AND TRANSFER LINE.
Office 1910 Conf. Phones Home 81,
Bell 81. ACT. Pabst Beer Mora Athon.
Homino Sense in Bees.

nees sometimes fly two miles from
the hive and find their way back
without difficulty
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POLISH UP YOUR FLOORS.

P. r. Langan has the best Japalac
and Old English Floor Wax.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17

When remedy has lived for over thirty years steadily
growing in popularity and influence and thousands upon
thousands of declare they their very lives to IL
reasonable to believe that it article of grca
merit?
We challenge the world to show any other one remedy
for special class of disease which has attained such an
demand and maintained it for 50 many years as
has Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound, the famous
womans remedy for womans ills Unless is very good
medicine and the claims made for honest such record
would have been impossible fraud misrepresentation
would long ago have been detected and the business gone
into oblivion. Read this unsolicited letter.
Melbourne suffered many years with female
unable to do work.
"Lyda .Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and thankful for the great good it has done feel
am
influenced $ friends it, thankful
that restored health Mrs Clara Waermann X. d. L.
Melbourne. Iowa.
When woman like Mrs Waterman is generous enough
to write such a letter the above for publication she
should least be given credit for sincere desire help
other suffering women. For you there is no
other reason why she should court such publicity.
Wesayt in all sincerity and friendship this medicine
Compound the remedy for 5Hs%g%N2N1
female ills. No sick does justice to (V " XNAM
herself who will not try this famous medicine. " N R
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and n IN ~ n
thousands of its credit. " n
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Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. al SA1E4~
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28

Amt you making a mistaSe'
asked the drummer. You said
to drive to Willowdale was sl.5o.
The stable man grinned.
80 it u.s." he said. Its LOO
back-why it's ten miles TO
Willowdale. Did you expect TO
drive there and back for Sl.oo!'
You must be new drummer.
Two weeks later the drummer
returned again. The liveryman
seemed surprised to see him.
Il want that same horse and
buggy for a drive to Willowdale,
he said. He got in the buggy
and drove off, and the liveryman
chuckled.
Here's where | get even with
some of them smart alecks, he
said.
The drummer did not return
until about s O'Clock and the liv-
eryman was worried. When he
came he was afoot. He handed
the liveryman a silver dollar and
a half.
Here" said the liveryman,
where's my horse:'
The drummer looked surprised.
Why" he said, in Willowdale,
of course. | only wanted to drive
there. | came back on the train.
He is hitched in front of the
church. "
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28
RANDALL COUNTY HOGS HIGH.
Swine Raised and Patterned in This County
Leads Marke, in Price las, Week.

In our last issue we reported
the shipment of three cars
of hogs from this city to the
Fort Worth market. There
were 23s head of the hogs ship.
ped in three cars, the hogs aver.
aging in age from eight months
to eleven months in age and en-.
tirely raised and fattened in this
county. The hogs were the prop,
erty of Judge c. Il. Word and
were marketed on last Friday, a
day when the average market is
supposed to be off according to
shippers.
The hogs averaged 2l3 pounds
each in weight and brought the
best price for the week, S7.15
per hundred pounds and topping
anything else sold there that day
by five cents per hundred.
Experienced hog men who eX-
amined the cars of hogs state
that the hogs were the best that
had been shipped from the Pan
handle, being almost uniform in
size, weight and color. things
that go to make a desirable hog
when taken in a bunch. They
were mostly Poland China and
were raised on Judge Words
hog and alfalfa farm near this
city.
The hogs were fattened on al.
falfa and katfir corn and Milo
maize chops having been fed In
dian corn only for about a week
before shipment. Judge Word
is an earnest advocate of the hog
industry in the Panhandle and
does not believe that there was
ever a place better suited for the
raising of such stock. He now
has something like 500 head of
young shoats which he expects
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28
WILL coNFDR CROSSES or HONOR.
Daughters Of Coufederacy viii Proseu, Medals
to Veterans on Davis Birthday

The Robert Il. Lee Chapter,
Daughters of Confederacy are
To do honor to the old soldiers
who suffered the years of battle
during the civil war by present.
ing to them the crosses of honor
upon the members of the local
Confederate veteran camp.
The chapter has arranged to
entertain the eX-Confederates at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F..
Heller in this city from to- p.
IN. on June 3rd, and appropriate
entertainment will be given the
veterans and their families who
have an especial invitation to at
tend.
June 3rd is the anniversary of
the birthday of Jefferson Davis,
that being the l01st birthday of
that great Confederate leader
whom every one under him learn
ed to love during that period of
strife and turmoil.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28
PREACHER GOES TO CLARENDON.
Former Pastor Here Goes to Tha, Place to
Preach to Christian Congregation.

Elder i. ID. White. who until
recently was pastor of the Christ
ian church of this city, left this
week with his family for Claren-
don where he has accepted call
as pastor of the church of his
denomination for the coming
year. He will preach at Claren-
don two Sundays in each month,
at Pampa one Sunday and at
Tulia another Sunday in each
month.
Before leaving the city Mr..
White stated that be was deeply
regretful for the necessity of
moving away from Canyon City
because he thought that it was
one of the best towns that he
had ever known; that the tone of
morality in this city could not be
beaten in any other place and
that the people generally were
of that energetic, huStling type
that he so much admired.
The city loses a valuable man
when Mr.. White removed from
here. He has made friends by
the score during his residence
here and these friends are unit
in wishing him and his family
those Joys in life to which the de-
serving are entitled.
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Drummer Got Even.

Il want a horse and buggy, "
said the drummer, to drive to
Willowdale," according to the
Galveston News. The liveryman
looked him over. Can you
drive:" he asked.
Sure | can. How much is it,"
asked the drummer.
The hveryman considered Il
always charge $3.50 for drive
to Willowdale," he said.
At five o'clock the drummer
returned. The horse gladly
pounded his way into the cool
depths of the stable.
The drummer handed the liv-
eryman 50 bill, and the latter
handed him back two silver dol
lars.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28

French Dry Cleaning done at
the Canyon Cleaning and Press
ing Shop, South Side of Square.
Mrs. l.. \. Preslar and little
daughter, have gone to Tennes
see for a two months visit with
relatives. They will first visit
at Reagan in that state.
Geo. d. Foster, of Haskell, was
in this city the first of the week
on a short visit with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Foster. He
was on his way home from Den
yer where he had been on a bust
ness trip.
Let the Panhandle Bakery
furnish your bread and cakes.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28
Brass Band at Happy.

n. c. Bishop, director of the
Canyon City Concert Band of
this city, went to Happy last
Tuesday night for the purpose
of organizing band in that en-
terprising little city. 1t is
thought that when the band is
thoroughly organized a very large
membership will be had, and the
intentions of the people of that
city are to make their band sec
Ond to none in this section of
Texas.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28

j. c. Langenderfer and family
left this week for LeMars, Iowa,
where they will spend the sum
mer months.
c. f, Zoeller and wife, of Nina,
south of the city, have gone to
Preston, Neb., in response to a
telegram announcing the serious
illness of Mrs. Zoeller's father
at that place.
Dr.. ). l.. Ingham left WedneS-
day morning for Oklahoma City.
Okla, where he will visit with
his brother until next Sunday.
Mrs. Marvin p. Garner has
been visiting her father and
mother at Hereford this week.
Reuben Bates has returned
from New Mexico where he has
been for the past month assist
ing his brother, Rev. Robert H.
Bates. in meetings.
RevS. ]. NJ. Harder, b. 7.
Johnson and T. P. Speakman
left yesterday afternoon for
Happy where they went to at
tend the Baptist fifth Sunday
to be held there this
week.
Phone IL when you have an
item of local news.
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Mrs. Bechtel Dead.

When announcement was made
in this city last Monday that
Mrs. Ella Bechtel, who lives near
Happy but who, at one time lived
in this city, was dead it was re-
ceived with much surprise and
deep regret on the part of her
friends in this city. Many knew
that she had not been in good
health for some months. a sur
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28

gical operation had been neces-
sary some time ago from which
she had never fully recovered.
The interment was held a, the
cemetary south of this city We'd
nesday morning, the services
having been delayed awaiting the
coming of relatives from Iowa.
The News man was not so for
tunate As to have known Mrs.
Bechtel personally and those who
did know her assure him that
he had missed forming the ac-
quaintance of one of the most
pleasant and christian-like char
acters who had lived in our city.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28
Ice Cream and Cake.

The ladies' of the Woman S
Home Mission Society of the Nj
+. Church will serve ice cream
and cake atthe Panhandle Bakery
on the south side on Friday, June
4th, from t to 10 p. IN. Every
body invited.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28

Ia keep over until next season.
He thinks that this is the health.
lest country for swine of which
he knows and says that he has
never had disease of any kind
among them.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-04
BIG DEAL IN WESTERN HORSES
Contract for Furnishing Horses viii
Go to North Dakota Parties :.

Dickinson, N. D., May 3.-Western
North Dakota parties have again been
awarded the government contract fol-
furnishing horses to the Indians on
the Standing Rock reservation fol
this year, the same contract which
five Dickinson and Mandan men re-
ceived last season. The contract was
let at Washington this week but just
the mere dttails of the deal have been
received here as yet. There are only
thre in the deal this year, including
w. s. Parkin and two Dickinson
ranchers. The contract is similar to
last year and involves $4,000 o.
more. The more complete de-
tails will not be known for a few
days.
Last year the contract was success
fully handled by A. H. Arnett, w. L
Richards, G. M. Frye, w. 8. Parkin
and w. C. Badger. 1t was one of the
biggest deals OF its kind ever pulled
of in this part of the state as the
contract had usually been let to east
ern parties and it was considered 2
big thing for western North Dakota
that that part OF the country should
furnish the horses to the government
The contract called for. 1922 Iead OF
horses and the amount received was
over 100000.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-04

With the advent OF spring - save
the mark - various civic societies
through the state, whose activities
have their chief promoters in the
women Of the cities in which they
are, have begun consistent camp
3aign for spring cleaning. Cleaning
In spring has long been one OF the
chief vacations Of women at that
time, but the cleaning Of the past has
been largely confined to the inter-
Tors Of the house, to the rugs and tae
curtains, and other furnishings. The
new movement has TO do more with
the cities themselves, with unclean
hackyards and alleys, with garbase
cans aud barrels, with refuse heaps
and vacant ints. and the result OF this
work, IL persisted IN, ought to be
heater cities. better kept properties
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-04
ONTHEPANAMA CANAL
Concise Description of Work and
: Conditions As They Exist at Present

a zigzaz channel for twenty-three
miles to Obispo cut, thence by chan
mel through Opispo and Culebra for
about nine miles to the lock at Pedro
Miguel, thence drops thirty feet to
Sosa lake. This lake is only about
one and one-half miles wide from
, Pedro Miguel lock to Miraflores locks
where the canal, by two locks, drops
to sea level, within about four miles
| of La Boca on the Bay of Panama.
A breakwater is being constructed
in Panama bay from Sosa on the
shore line to Naos Island, about two
miles long, to cut off across current
/ sitting What's Obispo, did you say?
Obispo is the northern or most west
erly ridge of the Cordilleras, or con-
tinental divide there. It's highest ele-
walton before work began was 233
feet, while Culebra Col, as l under
stand it, is the lowest pass of the
Cordilleras.
The French had cut Culebra down
161 feet and Obispo 148 feet. This
would leave practically Ill feet fur
Their depth in Culebra and forty-five
feet further in Obispo for the Ameri-
cans to accomplish.
When one considers that the
French figured on ruling bottom for
the canal, seventy-two feet wide and
that the Americans will have bot
tom 300 feet wide through Culebra
cut, involving the formidable added
quantity of earth in corresponding
slopes up 272 feet for each side of the
cut, the magnitude of the task be-
comes evident.
AS now planned, the canal for over
nineteen miles will have a channel
1000 feet Vide at the bottom. A
minimum channel through Celebra for
four and one-half miles,30 feet wide
at the bottom, and the balance OF
the distance varies in width to 800
feet, the larger portion of the entire
canal being not less than 500 feet.
The depth of the water in the canal
will be forty-five feet.
The settling of portion of the dam
site over which such fuss was made
last fall, is alluded to by Col. Goeth-
ais as "the fifth slip that occurred at
that point, the rock settling to some
extent but generally slipping side
ways until the angle Of repose was
reached
We have something like that east
of Fargo on the Northern Pacific,
where the embankment has been
slipping to an angle of repose for two
years past.
Back in Indiana, where the Air
Line of the present Lake Shore road
was built, one sink hole took In forty
acres Of cut timber and dirt in pro-
portion. SO that when the Angle Of