The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-18
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C. G.. Davidson OF Meridian, was a
business visitor to this city Friday.
Con Aud and family are moving
into their new home on Elm street
tni week
e. G. Fletcher was called TO Du-
Ouoin on account Of the death OF ms
brothrr, wnich occurred at that place
Wednesday.
Cal Wehrenberg, A. Murphy an l.
Wn,. Bestgen OF Mound City, were
looking after business here yester-
day.
Constable Joe S. Ollie OF villa,
Ridge was here on official business
Friday.
Mrs. Gee. W. Green was Cairo
visitor Yesterday.
Our fine stock breeder, Frank
Bour, was in from his farm this morn
| ing, having some papers fixed up. He
Was making some big sales.
Miss Nora Dalton is still unable to
lfu her position in ]. ], Blum's big
store,
Mrs. Robert Welson and daughter
Miss Flo Welson, and Mrs. Edith
johnson of Villa Ridge, were Cairo
shoppers Thursday.
Conductor Jim McFarin caught
more lagrippe than rabbits While hunt
ling the other day and as a result he
has been a little under the weather.
! Willie Owens and Mrs. NJ f. Nc
Cannon were Cairo visitors yester
day.
Thomas Roche Of villa Ridge, was
down to look at the Christmas toys
Friday.
A benevolent association was or7an
lied in Mound City this week. which
, is 4 move in the right direction and It
would be well for Mounds to give tais
question little thoughtful attention.
We have many deserving men, wo'
linen and children who are needy in
many ways, and at least little sym
: pathy would go a long ways toward
tightening their burdens. Then, al
most every day the town Is full o
street beegars who sit on the cor
liners or 90 from mouse to house. Our
people are a liberal people who con
tribute freely to a good cause, bu
this constant draft Of uncrgani2et
charity is becoming burdensome. Tho
trouble is, that the money spent IL
this kind of benevolence is worse
D than wasted. We saw two Of thes'
S |ulfortunates meet on the street tn
J ,other day and compare notes on VIVA
y they had collected and then pulled fol
e a saloon where it was all bowed u
d and the next day they worked anothe
} Ipart OF the city. A we'll manage
$ benevolent association ought to b.
Y able to investigate these cases an
n turn this stream OF contributions int
Y channels where 1t will DO the mos
good and not only 'reieve the dl'
trcssed but remove the burden fror
orr philanthropic people THE poo
II We have with ye always"
(. December II.
o About O'Clock 4. H. Saturday In
!. large boarding house owned by Mrs.
Of Chas. Dunsworth on the corner c
lie Blanche avenue and First street, wa
VI discovered to be on fire. The alarV
e. was given ard the flames were 500
all stopped bv our heroic citizens, VII
in FASTENED to the rescue, The nj
~ caught from defective Hue, an
81 burned quite hole in the roof oY
ne the dining room. The damage
I'd small and fully covered by lnsuranc
he Andrew Jordan, Of the !. G. var
he force here, was called to the hedsit
be or his father, r. J. Jordan, who
he dangerously sick at his home ne
Nv Olive Brancn Mr. Jordan will be !
er membered as the fat man who on
NJ lived just north of town He weigh
or $40 ponds and only lacked litt
tie Of being the largest man reported
nj the Worlds Fair at st. Louis in ~
Mrs. George sitter, Mrs. Kun
Imam and Mr.. and Mrs Irving Conn
and little son were shopping in Cal
Friday
- Lieutenant IA A. Bride OF Pulas
y, I. was trapsacting business here tod
~ He brought In q rig which weigh
Il, lGa pounds, gross weight
\. Mrs. L. G. Otrich and mother. M
s.orzIne, returned yesterday from
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