The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-21
FORTY-TWO YEARS.
TIE BULLETIN TO-DAY E-GfNS
THE 43D YEAR or IT'S Ex-
tSTENcE IN CAIRO.
Established by John r. o5arly l1so. HI
1sds-Had Seine Rough Ex-
periences with ,-laguo
ard Fires,

1t was born on Dee, Il, 1868 III wa
started on that date by Jno. RI. Obell
and associates, and conducted BY Mt
0bcrly until the latter part Of 1881
when he sold The plant to II. A. Bar
nett The latter owned and publisnes
i TN 1905, when it became tne
property of company composed D
If S, Candee. David s Lansdan ana
f. y. Halliday. Mr. Lansdea w2s
president pf the company almost from
the time Of its organization until he
Withdrew In 1908, and was succoedea
hy Mr., Halliday, and he In turn was
succeeded by Mr.. Candee. Besides
these stockholders i'll the company
are Jno. 8. Aisthorpe, George Parsoas
and w. r. Halliday.
The paper had some hard stru5 giles
for existence Under Mr.. Oherly's man.
agenent. 1t was started ais an even
ing paper IN frame building located
on Washington avenue, where f. &
station No | now stands, Destroyed
by fire in 1869 or 1870 1T was re-es-
tablished In what was then known ais
the Thornton Block" on Tenth
street, which is now the Rhodes Bur-
ford Co.'S warehouse. From there it
was moved to the three story build.
ing at the corner of Twelfth streat
and Washington avenue, which had
been q hotel known al tie Antrim
House during war times, conducte'
by John Antrim, and which was des-
tfoyed by fire some years after the
rqper had been removed and its
owner, the late VIM McHale, who aad
been also large stakeholder in the
paper with Mr. OberIy, erected the
present handsome building in It's
place.
III the Antrim House, afterwards
known as the McHale building, the
paEer became involved III tie yellow
fever epilemic of 1878; the aged fa-
tncr Of Editor Oberly being the first
victim, followed soon after by City
Eeiltor Thos Nally ami hy one cr two
niembers Of the mechanical force. 1T
Suspended publication on account Of
tdis for several months,
Some years after Mr., Burnett be-
cane owner, the rlant was removed
f1m Twelfth street and Washington
avenue TO its present site cn Ohio
Street Ferc again 1t was destroyed
by fire in 1897, the Gre originating
in what Yves known dis the European
Hotel located Just north of the CITY
National Bank now the First Bank
K Trtst Cal TIE destruction was
compete, and ona Of the severeat
lQsSes WIS complete file cf the
Paper from les ngst Issue to date, tn
fire wrecked the greater part of tae
catire block, being carried from one
haiiding to another through p-ry
walls" and connecting joists The
raser was printed at tha Argus Office
uDtt Mr. 8urret could secure rev
Plant which was cstahlis Ell on tae
fr1rri Gocr of Stafford Hall bui ting
Oh Washington avenue, whete the Pa
per was published Until Mr. Burae,t
could have new building cree ct
On 0Aio street, which the Paper has
occupied ever since
nelhars the two men most pr3ni-
ner in connection with tie paper's
Tast were Mr.. OberIy and Mr.. Bur
rest The former was a man Of fine
presence brilliant witer an ora
tor AMI a political fGree IL vas
clectod mayor Ct Cairo member ct
tht lavislatarR: YVES auraintt1 Rail
way an! WareGocsa commissioner by
Coy. C~lon, and Neeawa lHaiau con
mi sionor Under President Cleye,anl,
after be left Cairo to esta9 j TIE
Bloomington E4tetin, which also IL
stil In existence Nh Burrctt's tai
EMS and incHnations law moe alon1
Business lines and in the enjoyment
If well-camed ease in bis latte" ys
he has cause to lock back with salts,
faction to his ownership Of Ihe
B9latin
In spite Of its Universities under
MI Cherry, the paper was money
maker, for he and 1t had Tie cen.
dence Ct the people o. Cairo, 81
though in some of It's darkest periods
friends came to tie rescue one O
whom was VIM. McIfale Woo Away
prt( led himself upcR the fact dudn;
his life time. This was parucllArls
true after the yellow fever eSp1i
enee, With the advent Of Mr.. Bur
nett DIS owner 1t was placed upon
llrqner business basis than before
through his conservative business
methods, and 1t laid the Foundation
for his fortune The present owners
made extensive Improvements In ~
pant and placed the paper more y
lire villa metropolitan publications
i was 4 costly experiment with then
at tie time; but their Judgment that
tbo realins putIle Of Cairotand yieln
IT'S wouid app. eciate their entefpris'
has been viraIieated, for the paper
now more strongly established, an
covers the fe.d mc.o thoroughly thai
ever before.
nlces OF gas ranges will bo hiahe
nftar Fall 1st puv nav nh the M