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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-12
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Miss Harriet IIearn and Miss An
ME Mckinney visited Mrs. Fife
Pence Thursday. MIS- Pence is on
the sick list this week.
c. 4. Marchi.don was In Cairo NFed-
nesday to have some dental VoHk,
calling on Dr. Beatty.
Mr.. and Mrs, Nose Lesar and 3Fs.
Annie Petit were in Cairo shop ng
Wednesday,
The Cairo ana Thebes has ee'lD-
ished temporary depot at Tnebe8
Edgar Roberts is the free delly. y
nail carrier for the Bulletin,
Cold weather and sickness nave
caused the protracted meetings 70
close
All who had porkers TO kill see TEL
to have taken advantage OF the yea
Their and did their killing while the
snow was on the ground
| Mrs. II. H. Peterson OF Chester Ill.,
| j visiting Mrs. Jordan and family
| the pie social Went off very p.aas'
lantly, AMI the proceeds amounte TO
| S1iS5 Or. Crahtree was auctlo Rer.
The teachers attended the insttSte
in Olive Branch Saturday.
Joe catcher, an old colder AMI cit
zen, passed away Friday afternoon
and was buried at the Thebes c me
terry Saturday afternoon. Services at
tile home were conducted by ReTer
end Kirkland, The deceased was
lstricken with paralysis Sunday, NOV
20. walch resulted in his death fle
Iwae d brother to Milton But her, Nhc
tliyes east Of town We understood
Ithat but few Of his cid comrades ris
| itad during his last illness eayia az
1.-The care on the relatives ana neigh
bors.
Il Saturday being such 4 beautiful d1l
many Of tine farmers were seen il
, town.
Edward Wilson and family are sloN
IN improving.
Willard Wheeler is suffering coz
r. si,erably from a hurt resolved a
Carutheasyille, Mo, recently. HE
at the hhme of his mother in Tnebe'
| MIS-. Vince Roche. His sisters an
brothcrs have come to lie with aiT
anti he improves.
The news reached Thebes Saturda
@ OF the death of Ed Tickets, Of Gray
= H. c{ht No formerly Of Thebes w
: have no particulars.
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uLLlN
December 10.

Miss Elkins visited with relatives
and friends in Dongola Saturday and
Sunday.
Fred Hoffman was business yisi-
tor in Cairo Saturday.
The present week has furnished us
a sample Of old fashioned winter.
something on the order Of snowbound
OF We olden times.
$. d. Hurst, the genial auctioneer
OF ,lonesboro, was IN Cllin Saturday
conducting a sale of personal prop
esty for Walter Walker.
On account of the incIemency OF
| the weather, the workmen employed
on the National Bank building anc
inc residence of Or. Mathis have been
forced to stop for this week, but have
everything in readiness for an early
start next week, from which time VIZ
| may expect to see rapid progress
made upon both buildings
| Mrs. Cecil Garner of Thebes, wa'
in uilin Thursday
Mrs A, w. Brown ana Mrs. p. w
Thompson attended the Rececci
Hedge at Dongola Thursday night
| Mrs. +. NJ. Cheek was shopping il
| Cairo Friday
| The Ullin merchants are laying II
a much larger stock Of merchandis'
land holiday goods than in past years
thereby showing their faith in at leas
local prosperity
| Miss Georgia Ellis of PinckneyYillt
lis visiting her aunt, Mrs "
ITnompson, in Ullin. Miss Ellis fo'
lmerly lived hele and has mar.
i friends who were pleased to meet nc
during her visit,
| Dolphus Burgeois vis,te a0l ira
lacted business in Cairo Thursday an
Friday.
| T. N. Henley of Dongola, was a
lUliin visitor Saturday.
Sectional teachers institute win ;
held in Ullin school building mes
Saturday All teachers in this div
sicn should be in attendance
/ Dr George Heili2, Of Pulaski, we
tn UlHn Saturday on professions
business.
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December II.

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"The Wanderer."

"He who sings -otherwise Arthur
Donaldson-al known as the sweet
singing comedian, has sung himself
into success if the reports respecting
the hit Of his new song play, "The
Wanderer" are any criterion in the
matter. Mr.. Donaldson has been
identified. for number of years as
principal baritone, with nearly all the
big operate successes, notably The
Prince Of Pilsen," in which he orie..
rated the title role, playing some
thirteen hundred and forty.fve times
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-12

in this country and Europe, and has
6een placed al the head Of and given
the star role in. the new romantic
song play production "The Wan
agrer" The entire supporting com
4 any is Of high calibre, while the
scenic surroundings are very beautl
Iul ami complete in every detail The
play win be seen at the Cairo opera
mouse soon.
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MOUNDS.
December 10.

The Bulletin gives our people q
first class daily paper and it sure
delivers the news Of the day
Many of the l. G. employees who
1--we in Cairo and Mound City would
move their families to Mounds II they
could get houses.
John Fletcher, one OF our thrifty
German farmers from the west SIDE
came in with basket OF fresh eggs
the other day when about hall
dozen of our business men took down
the street after him. When last seen
Chas. Woodruff was In the lead,
Undertaken VIM, A. Montgomery
took the remains Of the late Mike Egg
ner to this home ar Olmsted for
interment Friday morning.
The melting OF the snow has maze
the slush very disagreeable to our
footmen, but we have an abundance
Of fine sidewalks.
Chas Healy, Dutch Sadler and Rob
ert TAYLOR OF the l. G.. office force
closed the quail season Friday ny
lhinging in bird piece.
Chas. f. Fearnside of Willard was
n the city on business Friday.
Mesdames Claude Harding an
Claude Johnson visited Mound Ci,N
yesterday
WIN. Chinea Of Villa Ridge, was
transacting business here Friday. BIZ
says chickens are resting high, egg:
are scarce and good butter is out o
the question"
Postmaster NJ l., Kennedy's new
residence on Mckinley avenue viii
soon be ready to occupy,
Conductor Jim McFarlan of the i'll
terurban service took lay off tn
other day in order to take a quai
aunt before the season expired Of
the 10th inst. 1t is safe TO presume
that Jim did not 60 beyond the limit
Chief Telegraph Operator Gee
Ghance was off duty Saturday on &C
count of a severe attack Of Ia grippe
Dr. B. A. Royal of villa Ridge wa
called in consultation with Dr. G. 4
Farris who is treating MI and Mr.;
Geo. Scruggs' little daughter who
very sick with pneumonia.
The interurban cars we're delaye
Thursday evening on account of
broken belt at the power house j
Cairo. These evening cars seem I
DE lacking in power nearly al til
time of late
John Simmons and Geo w. JON,
son are fixing up the old Powers sho
en- First street and will soon have
in shape to open up a first elias
blacksmith, wagon and repair shol
These gentlemen are both fine n
chanics and accommodating to a fi
ish aud we predict they viii have a
the work they can do as soon as the
get started. We wish them success
IN this new enterprise.
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TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE

Henry Warren 81 ux to Ross Wine
miller, warrantee deed, Nov 26, pact
az sw o. NV, section Is, township -,
range z consideration $40.
Ross Winemiller to Richard T.
Duff, Arrantee deed, Nov 26, same
property Az above; consideration
S310. This property consists Of about
20 acres near Thebes
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MOUND CITY.
December I'M

LULETIUCT TTTT
Miss Hattie Hawley, the Bulletin s
CORRESPONDENT at Mound CITY, is
quite III a her home there.
Mr. ana Mrs. Elihu Snyder are the
parents OF a fine baby girl when ar
rived Saturday
A fine baby boy arrived in the
nome OF Mr.. and Mrs Pink Duns-
wcrtn Friday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-12

Now is a good time to have the
windows In your house looked after,
by having new glass replace tAe
broken panes Marable VIII do ~
Both phones
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NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs
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of all roads, "What shall we substi-
tute for wood ties
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
CROESUS OF KOREA
Hccsier Farmsr Boy Becomes
Millionaire III Hermit Kingdom.
Fi-ansier sa-r B, i-aiana. wsoie Ca
rcer Reacs Ike Moeern Ara
6;1n n sh:'s Tsle-war WIKI
Meas Toeen.

Columbia City. Ind -.si irregular IL
te-vals th-ousAou, the year private
car pulls into the litSle station at Co
lunhia City. dissorsss 4 solitary pas
senger and Is shun,ed onto the siding
TO await its owners pleasure. The
passenger. having shaken hands with
the ticket agent, greeted the telegraph
operator with 3 quiet salutation and
nodded noachaiaa. recognition TO
the drivers OF the tso or three cabs
lined up in waiting. steps into the ION
automobile and is whisked out OF the
town and along 3 country roadway 10
farmhouse some thirteen miles
north Of the little burg.
The passenger in question is the
Korean mining magnate. Leigh Hunt,
and the farmhouse which is his desti-
nation is the homestead where was
born abou, ffly-four years ago the
dnancisr whose career reads like a
modern Arabian Nights tale
Hunt, after his schooling. became
the principal OF tie village high school.
His tastes were expensive and he got
into debt Then he departed sudden
". He became a lecturer on Lincoln,
superintendent OF schools in Ten
nessee town. later he got a similar po-
sition at Ames la. after that the
principalship OF a school at Des
Moines. and then the presidency of
the Iowa agricultural college. Again
his salary proved 100 small for his
needs and he cut loose and went west
with only 5000 in his pocket Here
his first step was 70 seek an interview
with the proprietor OF the Seattle
Post Was the publication for sale:
The proprietor inrimated that it
was. upon the proper terms.
And those are: deiicately hint
ed Mr.. Hunt.
Eighteen thousand dollars" replied
the newspaper man. ON time he
added, with wha, must have been oc
cult prescience OF tia, lone 5000 re
posing in his callers inside pocket
III take it,. promptly responded
Mr. Hunt, and forthwith handed over
his 5000 to bind the bargain.
Things now began to come Leigh
Hunts way. The latest Midas touch
developed with surarising CELEBRITY.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20


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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

The Post proved a paying investment
from the start. Later Mr.. Hunt pur.
chased the Intelligencer
Mr.. Hunts first financial coup was
in connection with the prospected
navy yards at Seattle. Learning about
four Of a certain afternoon the govern
ment's probable choice of site for
these yards, Mr.. Hunt hurried of and
before nightfall had secured an op.
ton on the land. He cleared 5000 900
on the deal
And now one day there came to Sc
attle and to the Office of the Post-In.
telligencer young civil engineer
from the middle west. He was bub
bling with project which he proceed
ed enthusiastically to lay before the
owner of the publication His propo.
sition was the purchase in coniunc.
ton with Mr.. Hunt of lands adjoining
the city, and the Inauguration of a
boom which should net each of the
promoters an Independent fortune.
The rest is the history of Seattle's
boom of the early nineties, which net
ted Leigh Hunt a cool million.
Then came the panic of 1898. and
the proprietor Of the Post-lntelligencer
came out Of the crisis worsted to tho
extent of that same million-and then
come
Again he cut loose. This time
Korea was his ultimate refuge, and
here it was that fortune perched
again. and finally, upon his banner.
and he now has fortune beside
which the shorter lived one swal-
lowed by the panic in Seattle was a
mere bagatelle.
On the old homestead near Colum.
bia City and in the comfortable dwell.
ing of hewn logs in which her famous
son was born, lives the widowed
mother of Leigh Hunt.
Upon large and we'll, conducted
farms near by reside two brothers OF
the multimillionaire, prosperous farm.
ers and content thus to remain. A
third brother is located in Chicago
and fourth. after some years in the
Korean mines. now lives with his
mother on the old home place
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

the second section pounding along be-
hind US. Once as | was doing, our
locomotive whistled shrill warning
You keep back where you belong,
/. screamed to my drowsy ears, and
from somewhere behind came chas-
tened All-right-I-will.' 4
grew more and more wideawake
At Cresson got up on my elbow and
blinked out at the station lights. Some
passengers boarded the train there
and heard woman's low tones, a
southern voice. rich and full Then
quiet again. Every nerve was tense
Time passed, perhaps ten minutes.
possibly half an hour. Then. without
the slightest warning, as the train
rounded a curve, a heavy body was
thrown into my berth. The incident,
trivial as 1t seemed, was startling in
ita suddenness. for although my ears
were painfully strained and awake.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

70. ,we loaeis easily. and, turning
as,h M e-aage and beft.is, held out
We ,scge,s
Nca VII you have2" asked.
Lywsr 81 lover lo2'
I, makes 10 difference" she said
iisaak reu very much indeed"
4. raadoua ] yaye her lower II, and
called . sf5rter 70 help her with her
5ggaue followed them leisnrely to
~ ,rasn si.e,i and Ten minutes more
san IL under way
looged into ny raj. but it present
81 tie pee ullsfly usa,trac,iye appear
aEce common - sleaDers The berths
we're ,ade Up; TIE center aisle vas a
pa,h between aallg of dingy, breeze
repell:ag curtains nhile the two seats
q, each end 81 Tie car were piled high
with suit oa8es ard umbrellas The
persp!ring porter wag trying to be in
xix places at once; somebody has said
TIA, pullman por.ers are black SO
Icy .ont show the dirt, but they
certainly shoY the heat
Nine fifteen VAS an outrageous hour
10 20 10 bed. especially since | sleep
little or not at all on the train, SO
made my way 10 the smoker and
passed the time until nearly II with
Cigarettes and magazine.
The car Vas very close II was q
@af'n ,lgft and before turning in |
s'f,f>i a si.ar, time in the yegtbule
{ W., To- a.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
ColIeae Eraternities.

Boston Thousands of the college
students of this country live at the
houses of the fraternities. There are
now IS fraternities 33 composed of
college boys, II OF girls, IS of medical
and seven OF law students. AS to fra
ternity houses, there are l.os3 in the
United States. There are 2,232 Amer.
lean fraternity chapters, of which
1856 are active. Living at the fra.
ternity houses. generally by scheme
of cooperative stewardship. the stu.
dents are able to reduce their cy-
penses. Today there are over 2s4. 900
fraternity members, graduates
and alumni, in this country
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
May Sell 1oo,ooo,ooo Red eros, Seal,

May Sell 1oo,ooo,ooo Red Cross Seals.
Twenty-Five million Red Cross
Christmas Seals have been printed
and are being distributed by the Amer.
lean Red Cross, and arrangements
have been made to print 10000 900
II necessary. 1t is expected that this
number will be needed While the
sticker is perforated like those used
last year, it is intended for use only
as seal on the back of letters. The
seal is one inch square With the con
ventional Red Cross in the center
and the words. Merry Christmas.
Happy New Year American Red
Cross" in a circle about it. The col
ors are red and green. The design is
by Mrs. Guion' Thompson, of Water
bury, Conn, who received $500 as
prize for her sketch.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

A small boy brought up by a fire.
eating father TO hate anything con-
nected with England or the English
was consigned recently to eat dinner
with the nurse while the family enter
tanned genuine English lord in the
dining room. The grown-ups' meal had
come to that twenty minutes past"
stage where conversation halts direct
ly, when childish treble fell upon
the dutSb-waiter shaft from the
kitchen. This is what the astonished
policeman heard.
"Fe, fl, 70. FUN,
Il smell the blood Of an English.
mum. Wasp.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
COFFEE WAS 1T.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

"All my life have been such a
slave to coffee that the very aroma
OF 1t was enough to set my nerves
quivering. l kept gradually losing my
health but used to say Nonsense, 1t
don't hurt me-
Slowly l was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
whole nervous force was shattered.
My heart became weak and uncer-
tain in its action and that frightened
me. Finally my physician told me,
about a year ago, that must stop
drinking coffee or could never ex-
pect to be we'll again.
Il was in despair, for the very
thought Of the medicines l had tried
SO many times nauseated me. !
thought of Postum but could hardly
bring myself to give up the coffee.
Finally concluded that owed 1t
to myself to give Postum trial. So |
got package and carefully followed
the directions, and what a delicious.
nourishing. rich drink it was. DO you
know l found it very easy to SHIFT
from coffee to Postum and not mind
the change at all?
Almost Immediately after l made
the change found myself better. and
as the days went by kept on improv-
Ing. My nerves grew sound and
steady, / slept we'll ana felt strong
and wellbalanced all tho time.
Now am completely cured, with
the old nervousness and sickness all
gone. In every way / am we'll once
more"
1t pays to give up the drink tina,
acts on some Ike poison. for health
is the greatest fortune one can have.
| Read tho little book. "The Road IA
Wcllyillc." in pkgs. There's Rea
con"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

Constipation causes anr aepravates many serors
cl-asss II Is thoroughly cured by l3r Pierce 5
Plea SAINT Pellets The f1vcrlt, family a1a,ive
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

A cheerful man is a pessimist's idea
OF a fool.
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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

The word tired" is much used and
abused.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

Life is grind. but the world is fun
Of cranks.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

been filed with the clerk Of this villaeD Tor
the vacation Of the alley In block eight 90.
In Hunters 1sst addition to Linton. ard the
the testimony md aYidenca Of nefnana In.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

Buy Furs and hides. Send for catalos lo5.
\. ". Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis. MINI.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

DAKOTA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Con. lis.i. Music ana Dramatic Art. Cat
A.us-ue Fargo, Ntirtt piAota
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
He Knew.

The next best thing to being rich
Is to have people think You are.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

The Chinese Day.
The Chinese divide tho da, IN ~
parts. Each part IL distinct iE itself
aud Is OF two hours Guratioo.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

Fo,cniair.n It.etnins sot,+.n-rne gums. r.tiilcvs
vAiciAat4oA.a..a5s oa.ti casea Id cole 10 tx Il
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

The future and the past are near
relations TO the present.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
Bad Breath

stomach and used all kinds of medicines.
My tongue has been actually as green as
grass, my breath having bad odor. Two
weeks ago friend recommended Cascarets
and after using them can willingly and
cheerfully say that they have entirely
cured me. I therefore let you know that
shall recommend them to any one suffer-
ing from such troubles. '-Chas. n. Hal.
perm, ia E. 9TH ST.. New York, N. Y.
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or GRIPPE.
loo. 2sc. Soc. Never sold In bulk. The gen
uine tablet stamped G c. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 90
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

5 Nike condition preyail1l
% state and the NORTH
80 : had indication for
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
LEIGH Hunt.

The Post proved a paying investment
from the start. Later Mr.. Hunt pur
chased the Intelligencer
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

positive
costs, olar- to or thaufo at DAY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-24
WUXTRY! PRIZE
FOR FLIGHT OVER JAMES
Supper Ready for FirstLocal Aviator and
Antarctic to Attempt Daring Passage
in Homemade Machine.

Nfa.Mr -l LTE NAaHLaHa
Among tho new entries on-the-it-ls-
rumored card, Is ono to the effect that
the acrinl passage of the James is to
be attempted. While very little could
be learned yesterday-that is, very lit
tho definite-it was freely rumorcd In
local aviation circles that a bunch OF
capitalists, with n view to promoting
acronautics in Richmond. had decided
to award a prize to tho first man who
flies across tho James. Their imagina-
ton fired by the exploit Of Wellman,
these patriotic citizens desire to attract
to Richmond some of the attention
went to Water. at the same time
hoping to increase interest in q science
which has been sadly neglected here.
1t is understood that the promoters
Have already subscribed enough coin
to the award fund to insure to the
successful birdman his meals when he
wants them for the rest OF his life.
The prize will be a handsome me-, and
there Is but a little rcstrictlon-both
the aviator and his '~aviarette" must
be home products. Here is a chance
for some local aspirant for glory to
have the newspaper dope on the cham
plonship series reading like an obit-
uary.
Careful slcuthing involving much
gumshoe work last night revealed what
amounts to n practical confirmation of
the report. 1t was further learned that
several local Jack Dares' have cntcr-
ed the race. There is ono report to
the effect that n man who lives on
Church Hill Is experimenting with a