The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-27

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs|


who suffered stroke of paralysis
number of weeks ago. is slowly i'm.
proving.
Mrs Geo. Blank of Mounds. was
shopping here Friday.
Mr.. Thos Jones, daughter Miss
Mile, and son, Fred, and Mr. and
Mrs Fred Veach, all of Sikeston, Mo,
and Miss Dimple Waters of Mathews,
Mo, spent Thursday with w. h. Rod
man and family leaving Friday morn
ing for their homes.
NJ. yesterday of Cairo, spent Fri
day with his son, e. p. yesterday on
Pearl street and Merritt court.
Col, c. II. French is one Of the lead.
ing educators in the United States
and is a traveller of national reputa-
ton. He has turned his vast expert
ences as traveller to the use of the
children of our schools. He wiz give
Il course of magnilcently illustrated
entertainments in the Mound City
opera house beginning Sunday even
ing on India" and continuing all day
and evening Monday and. Tuesday
These entertainments are given I'M
der the auspices of the Lowell school
and the proceeds will be used for the
purchase of piano for the school.
Col Frenoh's languaec and pictures
are of the best, his enunciation Is
very clear and distinct, and his power
to control a crowd of Juveniles he
never saw before is something
marvellous. II does teachers as well
as children good to hear him. 1t is
hoped that the patrons of the schools
wi4l attend many Of the lectures that
they may realize the valuable oppor
tunity afforded the children of our
city. II is believed that a gentleman
who has Travelled as widely as Col,
French can instruct the children more
about the countries and people of the
world in an hour than they can learn
ty months of study,
Mr.. and Mrs Byron Connell of
Mounds were in the city Friday on
BUSINESS.
Or. f. Whitaker Of this city and
. Dr. Boswell Of Mounds, returned
home Friday after week spent in
New Orleans,
! Mrs, Theo. Stair, who has been the
guest Of har brother. Mr.. Ben Blank.
anchin auI family on Itaot Ey;r,t
street left Friday for her home at
Humboldt, Tenn.
+ II. Holcomb of Ullin, was in the
city Friday on business.
! The Woman's Club met in regular
session on Thursday afternoon, Feb
9th, with Mrs. B. Hutchinson, who as
president, presided and called the
club TO order at $50 p. m. A good
attendance of members showed the
appreciation of this meeting. Rol
call was responded to by quotation.
from Win Carlton. Reading from
Mark Twain w Mrs. Chas. Schulel
! was highly appreciated and like thu
many good things of this life, i
sayored of more. Mrs. Il. G. Perk.
read an original and carefully pre-
pared paper on her trip to Cuba Civ
ING the minutest detail of her Lowell!
/ southern voyage and displaying al
agreeable descriptive power in 81
doing. Mrs. J. McCune added mucl
20 the program by her vivid descrip
ton Of the lives of Webster, Clay an,
Calhoun bringing out the character
Of each IN very realistic way snow
ing that time has not been mlsspen
in research for knowledge. Curren
events were next in order and re
sponded to by Mrs A. Monroe VIII
read a very interesting and instrut
tive article entitled unseen Worlds
| which prompted the wish OF the scho
nfly woman for microscope that W
might investigate further these littl
! things OF life. Mrs, Hcugh read
tlls Fing oIl Last Years Nests" and
him Gil spring and the bright da
, ~romr;ed this subject. Then must
aas valltd for and Mrs. A. Monro