The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-14
MOUNDS.
March 10.


tend the camp Clark lecture We'd
nesdly tie 18th.
Sam Blum has returned from st.
Louis where he bought fine stock
OF upfo'date spring goods.
W. S. Jenkins was business visit
tor to Cairo Monday.
Mrs. Nathan Atherton OF Jackson,
Tenn. is visiting Mrs. Sylvester Atm
erton Tor a few days
E. f. Findley delivered fine talk
to crowded house at the Y. NJ c.
A. Sunday afternoon.
The porches OF the VIM. Strolm
property on Blanche av4nue are be,
l.s lr,aired this week
The ladies aid of the Baptist cnurcn
win meet with Mrs. Lackey Tuesday
afternoon.
The change In the weather Sun
day was Vary acceptable to our fruit
and vegetable growers.
The negro, Chas. Cole, who is
charged with attempting to set fire
TO the big two story building on the
corner OF Front and Walnut streets,
was brought before the polio, cour;
Monday morning, and although the
evidence against him seems concli:-
sive, he plead not guilty, and asked
for stay of proceedings until l
o'clock p. M, in order to get ready
for his d,,fense. Oil had been poured
on the building in three or four diff.
ferent places He then saturated a
Gl0be-Democrat with oil, thEn touch
Cd lGnted ma;tn toit and threw II
through back window among t;;r.
rels and boxes which aad also been
oiled, The first floor of the hig Lulll
ing is occupied by Randy's saloon,
the rear by restaurant ant the
Viper story is large haii and lodge
room. Crawford's barber shop ioira
this building on the 50 llh az H.
Chamblis' general store is only Il
short distance away. He evidently
intended to make sure Job Of ii
and If he had succeeded it might have
proven the most disastrous FIRE OF ali
~, is defended by Attorney Carl S,
Miller of Mound City.
Miss Rose O'sullivan OF Noun
City, visited with friends in tdis Cit
Sunday.
Ed Lackey, one of the live stoch
farmers of Pulaski was down here
Saturday with fine bunch of cattle
Judge w. A. Wall was over Friia
night in counsel with Mayor B,
Britton concerning tts water works
proposition.
John Littell has returned from his
Texas trip and may locate in this
city again.
Our better half and took a 10
ride Sunday afternoon with Mr.. am
Mrs. Geo. H. Wood in their fine tou
ing car, We travelled over tn gram.
old Government road TO the national
Cemetery, then across to the magnifl
cent Beech Ridge road and then back
to the lower end of the beautiful,
brick paved Washington avenue IN
the city Of Cairo. The only break in
this great network of hard roads is {
small unfinished section on upper
Sycamore street near the subway
which will soon be finishkd and when
all the connecting links are complet
ed, this great system of highways viii
not be excelled by any other in this
country and will only be equaled by
the famous Shtll road of the Gul
coast IN Southern Mississippi, TIL
scenery on either side in a few days
will be beautiful beyond description.
The acres Of green alfalfa, tFk broad
fields of corn land, the lowing herds,
the whirl of the wind mills, the var;e
gated colors of the budding fruit
trees and the beautiful homes would
make our neignbors from the north.
ern prairies smile with admiration
Every road taxpayer who kicks about
the cost ought TO take ride over
these roads.