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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-24


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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-24
MANY DISPOSITIONS READ
TO SUPPORT TESTIMONY
Chapman Divorce Trial Takes Up Day
in Judge Hauser's Department
of Superior Court

Further testimony Of Harry c. Chap
man in his divorce action against his
wife. Laura Frances Chapman, and the
reading of depositions from persons liv-
ing in Winnipeg, the former home Of
the couple, took up the session in Judge
Housers divorce court yesterday Chap
man. on his cross-cXamination reit-
Grated the statements he made Wednes-
dav. when he accused his wife of ms
conduct, naming Leonard Phillips, a
railway clerk of Winnipeg, as core
spondent. The depOsitiOns read were
in confederation Of his story.
Two suits for divorce were filed
Sadie J. Carl against Bennett ]. Carl
and Ruth Flacy against Ulysses Flacy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-24
Hamburger Glove Orders

are about eeventh-hour" gifts to buy Gloves are
always acceptable, don't know what size
color or style thing. Get an elegantly en-
craved Hamburger glove certificate Fits in case
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Special Warrant No. 10.

Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex,
ander county Illinois, has rendered
a Judgment for a special tax upon
property benefited by the to,'
lowing improvement: For the con.
struction of a vitrifel brick pave
ment. with a combination concrete
curb and gutter on each side thereof,
aud for the construction of brick
catch basins and brick manholes on
Washington avenue, from the north
line of Second street to the north
line of Thirty.Fifth street, and for
otherwise improving said Washington
avenue. from the north line of Sec
9nd street to the north line Of Thirty
Fifth street. in the city of Cairo. Hi,
is under Ordinance No 1il Of
sad city OF Cairo. adopted May 29th.
tat7. and approved May 3lst 1907 as
sal mere fully appear from the certi-
Ged copy Of the judgment on file in
my Office; that the warrant for the
objection of such special tax Is In
a. tands Of the undersigned.
said special tax is levied to be paid
in ten annual installments. and the
amount of the first installment there
IF Us tho sum of Thirteen Thousand
eve Hundred and FiftyThree Dol
las ald Ninety-Seven Cents,
49, .55s.o5l. and the said installment
became and was due and payable on
the second day of January. 4. j. 1903,
AMI is now due AMI unpaid.
The nine remaining iustallments
of said special tax are for the sum
.of Twelve Thousand. Nine Hundred
IZa1os Dollars each. and the same
SCENE due and payable on the sec
md day Of January. A. ID. 1870. the
second DAY Of January. 4. D. 1911.
.la seclrl day a. January, A. y. 1912.
the second day Of January. 4. ID.
1913 the second day Ct January. A.
ID. 1914 the second day Of January.
s. n 1915 the second day 81 January.
4. D. 1916. the second day 81 Jan
uary. s. d. 1917. and tie second day
cf January, s.. d 1918. respectively.
and each and al of said ten install
mruts hear interest at the rate Of
FIVE 50 Her cent. per aunum from the
18th dav Of May. A D. 1e6S. PAYABLE
annually at the same time that the
said several instaIlments become due
and payable. respectively.
All persons interested are hereby
Hotifed II call and pay the amount
assessed at the City Treasurer
Office. al the Alexander County Ma
fsouaI Bank. No. sol Commercial ave
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01

that the said several installments be
come due and payable, respectively.
The said supplemental special tax
is levied to be paid in ten annual in
stalments, and the amount Of the
first instalment thereof is the sum
Of Four Hundred and Ten Dollars and
Eighty Cents, (Sil0S0) and the said
installment became and was due and
payable on the second day of Jan
uary, A. d. 1909, and is now due and
unpaid.
The nine remaining instalments OF
sad supplemental special tax are for
the sum of Seven Hundred 600 Dol
lars each, and the same become due
and payable on the second day OF
January. A. D. 1910, the second day
! of January A. ID. 1911, the second
day of January, A. d. 1912, the sec
ond day of January, A. ID. 1913, the
second day of January, A, d. 1914
/ the second day of January, A. d. 1915
the second day of January, A. d. 1910
| the second day of January, A. d
1917, and the second day Of January
A. r. 1918, respectively, and each and
all Of said ten installments bear in
jterest at the rate Of five 60 per cent
ipe" annum from the 18th day of May
/ A. ID. 1908, payable annually at the
same time that the said several in
stallments become due and payable
respectively.
! The combined amount Of the first
+ nstallment OF said original and sup
elemental special tax is the sum o.
i Eight Thousand, Four Hundred anC
Niaety-Fiye Dollars and Six Cents
4 (s8i95 0G), and the combined amount
of the nine remaining installments OF
saiu original and supplemental spec
al tax is the sum of Eight Thousand
Three Hundred $4,000 Dollars each
Ali persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
j assessed. at the City Treasurer
office at the Alexander County Ma
tioral Bank. No. sol Commercial ave
nue., in the city of Cairo, Illinois
within thirty 600 from the dat
hereof
Dated this eighteenth day of Jan
AIRY. A. y. 1909.
THOMAS T.. MAHONEY,
/ CitE Treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01

to a proposed manhole In Pop'ar
street twenty 600 feet east of the
west line Of said Poplar street, the
sewer In said Center street extending
from point thirty (30) feet west OF
the east line OF Holbrook avenue to "A
PROPOSED manhole fifteen tl5) rect
east of the west line Of Sycamore
street, and said sewer in Twenty
First street extending from q man
hole to be constructed in the com
ImCrcial avenue main sewer to a point
thirty 600 feet west OF the east line
Of Holbrook avenue, In said city OF
Cairo, Under Ordinance No. l26 OF
said city of Cairo, adopted May nth,
1907. and approved May 18th, 1907
as will more fully appear from the
certified copy of the Judgment on file
in my office; that the warrant for the
collection of such special tax Ia III
! the hands of the undersigned.
Said special tax is levied to be paid
in ten annual instalment5, and the
amount Of the first installment there
of is the SUM of one Thousand, Five
! Hundred aud Thirty Nine Dollars and
! Twenty-F Cents 1539,2D, and
the said instalIment became and was
due and payable on the second day
OF January A. y. 1909 and Is now
| due and unpaid.
! The nine remaining installments OF
said special tax are for the sum &
| One Thousand (lo00l Dollars each
AND the same became due and payable
on the second day Of January, A, ID
| l91G, the second day Of January, A. ID
| t91l, the second day Of January, A,
III. 1912, the second day of January
| A. D. 1913, the second day of January
Ia. ID. 1914, the second day of Jan
iuary, A. ID 1915, the second day OF
January, A. d. 1916, the second day
| Of January A. d. 1917, and the sec
I ond day of January, A. d. 1918, re
sp6ctively, and each and all of said ten
| installments bear interest at the rate
of five 60 per cent. per annum from
| tho 10Th day of August, A. d. 1908
payable annually at the same time
that the said several installments be.
come due and payable, respectively.
All persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
assessed. at the City Treasurer
office, at the Alexander County Ma
tinnal Bank, No. sol Commercial ave
nue.. in the city of Cairo. Illinois
within thirty(30l days from the date
hereof.
Dated this eighteenth day of Jan
Iuary A. ID. 1909.
THOMAS e. MAHONEY.
City Treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Special Warrant No. IS.

Notice Public notice Is hereby
ander county, Illinois, has rendered
4 judgment for Il special tax upon
property benefited by the following
Improvement. For the construction
of yitriiied tile pipe sewer house
connections and inlets and brick man
hJles in Twenty Ninth street from
the line Of the main sewer now being
constructed in Commercial avenue to
a point eighteen (1Sl feet west OF the
east line Of Washington avenue, in
the city Of Cairo, Illinois, under Or
dinance No. lG5 Of said city of Cairo
adGuted August 18th, 1903, and ap
proved August nth, 1908, as VII
more fully appear from the certified
copy Of the Judgment on file in my
Office; that the warrant for the col
lection of such special tax is In the
hands of the undersigned.
said special tax is 1eyied to be paid
In ten annual installments. and the
amount of the first installment there
Of is the sum of Eight Hundred
Twenty Seven Dollars and Seventy.
Two Cents. ($S27T2), and the said
installment became and was due and
payable ON the second day Of Jan
nary A. D, 1909, and is now due and
uapaid,
The nine remaining installments Of
said special tax are for the sum OF
Three Hundred (300l Dollars each
ana the same become due and pay
able en- the second day of January
A. u. 1910, the second day Of Jan
uary, A, y. 1911, the second day q
January, A. d, 1912, the second day
OF January, A. D. 1918. the second day
I Of January, A. ID. 1914. the second
day of January a. d. 1915, the see
end day of January, A. u. 1916, the
second day of January, A. d. 1917
and the second day Of January, A. d
1918, respectively. and each and al
of said ten installments bear Interest
at the rate Of five 90 per cent pen
anEWu from the third day of Dacem
Der, A. No. 1908, payable annually al
tile same time that the said seyera
/ irstallments become due aud payable
espectiyely.
All persons Interested are hereb,
notified to call and pay the amour
assessed, at the City Treasurer
office. at the Alexander County Ma
tional Bank, No. sol Commercial ave
nue. In the city of Cairo, Illinois
within thirty 600 days from the dat
! hereof.
Dated this eighteenth day OF Jan
uory, A. d. 1909.
THOMAS H. MAHONEY,
City Treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Special warrant No. IL.

Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex
ander county, Illinois, has rendered a
| Judgment for special tax upon
property benefited by the following
| Improvement: For the construction OF
ytrified tile pipe sewer in Poplar
street from the manhole in the present
| existing Twentieth street sewer to a
manhole in the proposed Thir
| ty-Fourth street sewer. for the
construction of mouse conmec
tions from the sewer to the lot
llinc on each side OF said sewer and
for The building up of the fourteen
! Q4l manholes in said Poplar street
for the construction of brick catch
basins on said Poplar street, from the
south line of Thirty-Fourth stree,
and for the construction Of yitritled
brick pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on each side
the east line of said Washington ave.
nue. to the south line of said Thirty
Fourth street, in the City of Cairo, IL
linois, under Ordinance No. l4S Of
said City Of Cairo adopted September
10th, 1907, and approved Septembe.'
10th, 1897, as will more fully appear
from the certified copy of the judP-
ment on file in my office; that the
81, yf d
special tax is in the hands OF the un.
dersiened.
Said special tax is levied TO be paid
in ten annual nstallments, and the
amount of the first installment there
Of is the sum of Six Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Fifty.Nine Dollars and
Ninety Cents. ($GS5990). and the
said installment became and was due
and payable on the second day of Jan
uary A. d. 1909. and is now due and
unpaid
The nine remaining install nents If
said spccial tax are for The sum OF
Six Thousand 10000 Dollars each,
end the same become due and pay
abel on the second day ~ January
A. d. 1910. the second day OF jar
uary. A. D. 1911. the second day OF
January. A. D. 1912, the second day
cf January A. ID. 1913. the second day
Of January 4. d. 1914, tho second
day of January. A. ID. 1915, he sec
ond day Of January. a. d. 1916. the
second day of January. A. ID. 1917.
and the second day Of January. A. ID.
1918. respectively. and each and al Of
said ten installments bear interest at
the rate Of five 90 per cent. per an
mum from the 4th day Of June. A. ID
1908. payable annually at the same
time that the said several install
ments become due and payable. re-
spectively
All persons interested are hereby
notified TO cali and pay the amount
assessed. AZ the City Treasures Of
Zee az the Alexander County National
Bank. No. sol Commercial avenue. 60
the Cry Of Cairo. Illinois. within
thirty 1901 DAYS from the date hereof
DATED this eighteenth day Of Jan
arr. A y. 1898.
THOMAS T. MAHONEY.
Cts Treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01
Care Of Mared Elonrs.

Never use soap and water on q
waved floor WaXed floors should b.
wiped with a perfectly dry cloth and
more wax rubbed into them with a
wooden cloth or the polishing brushes
that come FOR that purpose Bdt do NOT
put on more wax than the loor can alb
sorb. particularly Dr. The corners. which
have not been walked on SO much
Wash them with turpen1ne. drying
them perfectly dry before applying
more wax.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01

erS ana inletS and bflck
manholes In ami upon Sin
teenth street and Seventeenth street
in the city Of Cairo, Illinois, and for
filling said streets with earth, from lot
line to lot line. and to the grade OF
said streets as established by ofii-
nance, the sewer in said Sixteenth
street extending from q manhole TO
be located eighteen uS) feet west
of the west line OF Washington ave
nue.. to a point fifteen C5) feet west
Of the east line OF Pine street, it eX.
tending from its said place
Of beginning to point
200 feet west of the west line OF Lo-
Gust street, and the filling on said
Sixteenth street extending from
Washington avenue to Pine street,
and the sewer in said Seventeenth
streeeR extending from Washington
avenue to Pine street, 1t extending
from the manhole in the present Sev-
enteenth street sewer 20 feet west OF
he east line of Walnut street to a
proposed manhole 143 feet west OF
the west line of Locust street, and
the filing on said Seventeenth street
extending from Walnut street to Pine
street, all in said City of Cairo. lii
nois, under Ordinance No. 40 OF said
| CITY of Cairo, adopted December l4th
| and approved December 10th,
1906 as will more fully appear from
the certified copy Of the judgmen;
on file in my Office that the warrant
Cor the collection Of such special as
sessment is in The hands Of the under,
| signed.
Said special assessment is levied to
be paid in ten annual installments,
and the amount of the first install
ment thereof is the sum of Twenty
Six Hundred and Twenty Dollars and
Eighty Nine Cents, ($2G2089), and
the said installment became and was
due and payable on the second day Of
January, A. d. 1908, and has been
! paid.
The second installment of said
special assessment is for the sum OF
Two Thousand (2000) Dollars, and
! The said installment became and was
lue and payable on the second day
Of January, A. d. 900, and is now due
and unpaid.
The eight remaining installments
Of said special assessment are for the
| .. Nm. ,pl,o,u,nJ (5n0a1 Dol1gpe
each, and the same become due and
payable on the second day of January
! AID. 1910, the second day of January
| A. d. 1911, the second day of January
A. p. 1912, the second day OF Jan
uary, A. D. 1918, the second day OF
| January, A. d. 1914, the second day OF
! January. 4. d. 1915 the second day
Of January, A. d. 1916, and the second
lay Of January, A. d, 1917, respec
lively. and each and all of said nine
unpaid installments bear interest a
| the rate of five 90 per cent. per an
num from the 10Th day of September
A. D. 1907, payable annually at the
same time that the said several in
stallments become due and payable
respectively,
All persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
assessed, at the City Treasurer's Of
dee, at the Alexander County Nation
al Bank, No sol Commercial avenue
| in the city of Cairo, Illinois, within
thirty 900 days from the date hereof,
Dated this eighteenth day Of Jan
vary, A. ID. 1909.
THOMAS f. MAHONEG,
City Treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01
BY the Way.

"Good-by to the simple life until
spring" says one editor. Why until
spring? Is your snowshovel broken.
brother?
4 q q
A dollar in the city goes about half
block In the country It will take
four folks to the Thanksgiving dinner
in the church dining room.
Z Y r
"The late hard times" says news
paper. took the ginger out of tho
strenuous life" Oh, | don't know. The
hard times were a kind of tabasco
sauce that kept most Of as pretty well
Fingered up. so to speak.
= = z
4 small hoy describes silence as
what YOU don't hear when you listen.
Il Is also what is broken at night
when your husband fails over the
sharp end Of a rocking chair in the
dark. That IT, II is one Of the things
that is broken.
z Z (
4 Chicago Young man swore on the
witness stand that he bought hat
three sizes too large and wore a thick
Fad on the inside When he came In.
me- slipped the pad into his oVercoat
pocket. with the pad out. his room
mate could not wear his hat
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01

a good. inexpensive rug for the
Kitchen can easily be- made from mat
ting that has been used in other rooms
Of the house Take The ends which
are not worn and dpuble them. then
sew them 90 al sides on the machine
This rug Is easily kcpt clean. is heavy.
aud when ont Of u=e can De rolled gp
and stood out of the say
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Special Warrant No. IA.

Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of AleXah-
der county, Illinois, has rendered a
judgment for a special tax upon prop.
erty benefited by the following inn
IrroH ement: For the filing of the I'M
| filled portions Of Sycamore street,
with earth, from LOT line to lot line
and to the grade of said street as ca
'labIished by ordinance. from the east
line of Washington avenue TO the
north line of Thirty-fourth street, in
the city of Cairo, Illinois. for the con
Istruction Of a vitriiied tile pipe sewer
I'm the said Sycamore street from a
lmanhole in the proposed Center street
sewer, at or near the intersection of
Center street, Washington ave
nue. aud Sycamore street, to the man.
hole in the present existing Twenty
Fourth street sewer, and from a point
one hundred (00) feet north Of the
north line of Tweuty-fifth street to
n manhole in the proposed Thirty-sec-
ond street sewer there now being an
eight 90 inch sewer from the man
hole in said Twenty-fourth street 10
said point one hundred G00l feet
north of the north line of said Tween
ItvF Fifth street, for the construction
Of house connections from the sewer
to the lot line on each side of said
sewer. and for the building up of the
four gl brick manholcs in said Syca
more street, for the construction Of
brick catch.basins in said Sycamore
street. from the said east liue OF
Washington avenue to the north line
of Thirty Fourth street, and for the
construction of a yitriiied brick pave
mcut, with a combination concrete
curb and gutter on each side thereof
lon said Sycamore street. from tie
east line of said Washington avenue
go the north line of said Thirty fourth
street In the said city Of Cairo. MI
uois. under Ordinance No. 1i7 Of sand
CITY Of Cairo. adopted Sep
tember 10th. 1907, and approved Sep
tember 10th, 1907, as will more fully
appear from the certified copy Of the
Judgment on nle IN my office. that
the warrant for the collection Of such
special tax g. in the hands ~ the un-
dorsigned
Said special tax Is levied To Dc paid
go ten annual insfallmcnts. and The
amount Of the first nstallment there
.of is the sum q FTvcThouranI and
Seven Dollars and Eighty Three
Cents. fS5oo7S3B. and The said in
.-iaIlment became and was due and
PAYABLE on the second day Of Jauu-
lazy. A. u. 1893. and is nov due AMI
unpaid
The nine remaining installmenfs ~
saif special tax are for the sum n
Pour Thousand ttD91i Dollars each
and fhe same become due and pave
liable on rh- second dav Of January.
Ia ID 1870 The second IaF lf IaHulr1.
IA. ID. 1911. The second 5ar Il January.
Is. u. 1912. the second DAY u JanI-
lars. 4. u. 1913 the second day of
January A. D. 1918. the second Jay 90
January. A. u. 1915. the second day of
January. A. D. 1916 +hs second laF
.of January. s. ID 1917. and the ED.
ord dav q January. A. o. 1918 o.
sIccfiTeIr. and each ana an of 81 .
zen insrallmeuts bear interest ~ fha
ra.r RI fr= go per cent r=r anuum
from the 18th las e. August A u.
1905 raFable aruualiT a. Tire Same
thine that tire SAID several install
meats treo1e due AMI payable. o.
srsTtiFeig.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Social Warrant No. 70.

Notice. Public notice is hereby
given that the county court Of Alex
ander county. illinois has rendered n
Judgment for a special tax upon prop
tftv benefited By the following i'm
TroEement: For the construction ~
a vitrffel tile Tipe sewer. house con
ueetions and iniets AMI brick man
heIEz in DiFision street Center
stIeet ard THeBfg- First street. IN the
ats Il Cairo Illinois. TIE sewer 81
said Division street extending from
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01

Someone knocked glass from the win
.f1t. ~ Use Prescott fArizonal Courier Of
zoe uhereat TIRE puaiishsr, morAhzins-
admits o. prefers 20 have the lights
knocked out Il the door rather than oat
nf TIE editor
ratkst.ars tTevl NeWs.-Ths Graham
<..r- man SAYS hs could not fn1 the 81
1tar az Tire Iaekshar1 News az TIE pc
Hir. lie probably noficed tai hand-
..-l ss.sHs man eearine ulzgrllflcei7L
srrla. uhs strutref around the groafi.l-
-i-f TIE rrstusst girl there. That SAs
uz
Esr after day and night after ne ll
-fs r=asuar.er rlan goes on Silh his A-'-
r. q --arE. while his subscribers z-e
-s--lrr from THE noon heat. De = a.
IA. uf.IIA TIE town lgafsr sits On ne
r.ar.r ans spins bis yarn. % j. - Hor~.
"a uhan the town . wrapped IN sllH1-
- 49, Ha-f can - seen burning
araueh ne win6os Ent you know - =
~ s4Ek-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01

notified 10 call and pay the amount as
sessed, ut the City Treasurer's office,
at the Alexander County National
Bank, No SOL Commercial avenue, In
the City Of Cairo, Illinois. within
thirty (30) days from the date herof.
Dated this eighteenth day of Jan
AIRY A. H. 1898
THOMAS H. MAHONEY,
City Treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01

Onehalf cup butter. one cup sugar.
one cup m0'asses. one cup cold watef.
tw1 eggs beaten. tao teaspoons soda.
one teaspoon cinnamon. one teaspoon
cloves five cups -Four Drop from
spoon into tins and use raisius or top
% form the eyes and nose.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-01

Gle. he waves his arms aud, In bold
and determined voice, cries out:
Say, you think you know 50 much
about how this election is coming or,
I'll tell you what I'll do. III bet you
81 that Bryan carries twenty-five
states, and"
Here he pauses for breath.
And, Just to show you that I'm
right and from Missouri. III bet you
81 that he carries half the rest"
Then he pirouettes on his heel and
with a sneer ON his face. prepares 70
edge Off At this iuncture the most
excited Of the crowd yolls;
Here, you, Don't sneak away! I'll
call that blum; put up your money!.
Then the newspaper man digs down
and produces his roll OF four one-dol.
lar bills wrapped around green blot
ter, rips off three of them and de-
mands that the stakes be left with
the manager of the restaurant. The
| manager takes the money and my
| friend escapes through side door
| Just In time to miss getting ham
| sandwich Ia the ear The sucker has
Lumbled
Here, come on back. It's on me.
What'll you have, boys?" To the man.
agcr Give him his money. he wins. "
Do you get II? Well he loses the
first bet of course, but he wins tho
second and comes away with 81 To
the good Bryan did not carry TWEEN
ty-two states, but he did carry hat
the rest and that's where the joke
comes In,
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