The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-22

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs
Observation-Disclosures

some very important questions. They
assert that our city Is without the
street electric light system on account |
of the lack of saloon license money |
with which to pay for the service. We
wish to refute this statement by in
forming those who are liable to be
duped by this assertion, that the cleo |
trio lights were not to be paid for |
with saloon license, that in the fran |
chise with the city there is a clause |
stating that special tax shall be |
levied each year for the funds with |
which to pay this bill, that the pub
lie has never had any notice that this
tax has been taken off consequently
we suppose it has been collected each
year and that the money Is either i'll
the treasury or that it has been used
for some purpose other than that for
which it was levied. Don't let the sa
| loon element tell you that it Is be-
cause of lack of saloon license money
our council 1t is to be regretted,
| is composed of a majority of saloon
men and the superintendent of the
electric light plant is a leading tenn
perance worker and on account of the
ldefeat the wet element of our town
received at the last election, the coun-
ell took the only means they had at
getting even with the "drys" and that
was to cut out the electric lights as
THAT would then deprive the superln.
ltendent of the electric light plant of
the needed revenue. They would then
ltell the public that it was the sa-
loon license which was paying for the
electric light, and we, who are in a
position to know, are here to tell you
1.-THE opposite. Voter don't be duped.
lin cities where the electric light
plants were controlled by men leaning
to the saloon side the lights were new
er cut out even when the towns went
dry so you can understand that the
object of this action here was simply
to down one of the leading temper
ance workers.
e. p yesterday is spending the
week in Peoria attending the meeting
of the grand lodge of the K. of P.
L. G. Castor who has been i'll for
J some time is again able to be out.
Mrs. Hall Whitaker was a Cairo
visitor Tuesday.
H. B. Robbins who has held the po-
sition of bookkeeper and cashier at
the Polk Preserving companys plant
the past summer left for his home in
indianapolis Thursday. The factory
here is about through with its regu-
lar run.
Mr., Clarence Despaine left Wednes-
day for Barlow, KY, where he will
: have charge of A. M. McCarver's gro.
Gerry in that city
a Mr. and Mrs. T. ]. Brady viii move
o their household goods to Cairo this
week where they will make their
. home in the future.
Miss Helen Wilson Is quite i'll this
week at her home on Fourth street,
g Mrs. Alice Delaney has as her
guest for a few days her daughter,
Mrs. Mamie Pursler of st. Louis.
After playing twenty-five games and
winning all except two of them the
Ben Blums" baseball team has dis
banded for the season. This is GER
tainly a good record which can scarce.
| ly be equalled by any of the major
: leagues.
c. S. Brtton was Mounds business
{ caller Wednesday,
/ Miss Cora Imhoff visited friends in
+ Cairo Wednesday.
Z Chas. Wehreaberg was in Mounds
/. Wednesday on busienss.
+ Chas. Estes was a Cairo visitor
Wednesday evening
Q d. G. Craig transacted business at
Mounds Wednesday.
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