The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-13

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs


ms home in Mound City. Robert
Taylor was called out to finish the
nights work.
rhe good influence of the revival
meetings that have Deen under way
IN tfis city for several weeks Is be-
!ng felt all over this vicinity. CHRIS.
ian men testify that they can realize
lts Influence in all the departments
OF the |. c. works. Let it spread
Regular services were held in all
Inc churches Sunday. The choir a..
'he Congregational church has added
several new features and Furnished
some exquisite music at the evening
service.
With President Taft in the south
G.l Theodore Roosevelt in the west
and Speaker-elect Champ Clark in
the Central valley, the people ought
20 become enlightened on the great
national problems of %ne Gay.
The last so acres OF the Hogan
farm was sold this week. John Wal
terson bought 60 acres of the tract.
Hayward Cham'blis so acres and Geo
M, Scruggs the remaining 80 acros
The big 200 acre farm has by this
manner been subdivided and fallen
into the hands of three strong en-
terprlsing citizen who will make vast
Improvement and changes in the oil
estate in a few years. Mr.. Scruggs
secures the famous Hogan gravel pit
which on account of it's closeness 10
he city will prove a gold mine to it's
owners as it contains enough gravel
20 cover the entire county.
Our taxpayers of district No. are
sore over the result of the election
at villa Ridge last Tuesday where
the proposition to vote an additional
tax CT so cents OH the 500 valuation
carried by small majority. The
vote was light and it is said that the
issue was carried by the non-tay pay
ing element of the district. The sub.
stanttal voters slept on their rights
although The Bulletin reporter urged
them to come out and take an active
interest in the elestion as the propo
sition touched the vital interests of
every taxpayer in the distinct.
Louis Bucker and his sister The.
resa assisted the choir for the first
time in singing the high mass as st
Raphaels Catholic church in this city
Sunday morning. These two fine
young people possess a rare vocal
talent and should be encouraged to-
develop the same to It's utmost capa
'ity.
Mss Antoinetre Fisher of Blanche
venue visited her former nome near
yetaug Saturday.
Rev. VIM. Bradley of the M. u
hurch hes been on the sick list for
several days.
A number of our prominent fruit
rowers and shippers got together
Saturday afternoon in the Air Dome
)n Front street and recognized the |
Mounds Fruit Shippers Association
by reeiecting the same management |
for the coming season. they discus |
sed the box shop proposition ana
agreed to await the speedy ACTON /,
Vt Miss Flo Welson of Villa Ridge, |
who has submitted a proposition sub
iect 70 the approval Of the j. N. Rob |
erts Box Company of Metropolis. I'll
this proposition can be carried out il
will be satisfactory TO the associa |
ton, II not they will have to get Their
boxes from some other source. It
was settled beyond any question Of
a doubt that we must and will hay@
box shop in Mounds this season
Mayor B. |. Britton was present and I
addressed the meeting. He said the
business men of the town were IN
with the enterprise ana
would do all in their power to hell
secure 1t. Good speeches were made
oy r. s. Burgette, VIM. Kekow ana
others. All will anxiously await the
answer of Miss Welson.