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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-20

locate in Cairo. In this they were
successful, The rivers were low at
that time of the year, and the town
seemed to be on a hill, as it were.
The weather was fine and the eli
mate delightful. Bills had been
posted around town advertising a
sale of lots and showing a new plat.
The advertising pictured grand
brick and stone passenger depot,
capped with towers and turrets, to
be erected by the Illinois Central
Railroad Company upon block 16, on
the east side of Commercial Avenue.
between Second and Fourth streets,
With such a promising prospect be-
fore them, Messrs. Stapleton and
Howley proceeded to make haste to
secure the corner lots on Third street
opposite the proposed magnificent
depot, believing these to be the most
desirable lots back Of Ohio Levee.
On December 23rd 13 days after the
filing of the plat, both gentlemen
purchased the two lost referred to,
Mr.. Stapleton first taking the corner
lot, on the south side of Third street,
and his friend, Mr. Howley, the lot
on the north side, thus closing two
of the first sales Of Cairo lots. Each
of these lots were sold for $3.50. ---
more than their value at any time in
the succeeding half century Both
Mr.. Stapieton and Mr. Howley erect
ed building upon their respective
lots for hotel purposes. Previous to
that time, all hotels, except the big
city hotel, near the point, were kept
on boats at the landing. The Staple
ton and Howley hotels did fair
business until they were destroyed
in "a big fire that originated In the
early morning of September 20, 1859,
in the Taylor house, large hotel,
then standing upon the southwest
corner Of Commercial Avenue and
Fourth street. Besides the Taylor
House, all buildings south of it on
the west side of Commercial Avenue,
as far lis Second street, and seven
houses on Third street west OF Com
merctal Avenue were destroyed. The
entire loss was estimated at $4,000.
Soon after the fire Mr.. Stapleton
built the brick hotel which sill
stands and is occupied as tenement.
His friend Mr.. Howley removed to a
farm in the present town of San
dusky, in this county, and remained
there three or four years. On re-
turning to town, during the Civil
War. he found that Uncle Sam had
taken possession of his lot and had
built a. one story house upon II for
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-20
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Digestive Properties OF Zoos.

The latest news OF how eggs 90 In
the stomach Is: Two freshest soft
boils. one and three-quarters hours:
two raws. two and one-auarter hours:
hard boils, three hours: omelette.
three hours. The figures speak for
themselves, but do not tell the whole
truth. for II looks as II soft boils are
more easily dlgested than raws.
whereas. raws are so bland and gen.
tie as not to excite the flow Of the gas
trio juices mot single squirm OF the
stomach. New York Press,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-20
OLD TIMER TELLS
Of EARLY CAIRO
Recalls History Which Many Grown
Up Natives Have Forgotten and
the Yungcr Generation Never Was
Told About.

The oldest inhabitant of Cairo or
one of the oldest. has temporarily be-
come the historical editor of The Bull
letin. His first installment follows,
and these articles will be continued,
appearing from day to day;
Recently, our historical editor
dropped in on couple of old timers,
who were discussing the history of
early Cairo, the ante-bellum days
The gentlemen differed widely as to
the dates of the first sales of city
lots and of the erection of the first
buildings in Cairo and after the town
was plated In order to satisfy
himself rs to the correct history OF
the city on this point, our historical
editor has examined old papers and
files at his service, and as result
he found much interesting data. In
this article he gives the results of
his investigation to the readers of
The Bulletin.
Taylor and Davis. the first trustees
of the Cairo city property, filed their
plat of the City of Cairo for record
on Dec. 10th, 1853, and offered lots
for sale. At this time John Howley,
who for years afterward was a prom
inent citizen OF the city, was in town
on his way to Kansas. He had left
his home in Terre Haute, Indiana, to
visit the sunnower state, with view
to purchase land, and, probably, to
locate there. He came to Cairo on
q steamer going south, and was
obliged to wait here for a boat which
would take thin to ST. Louis, whence
he expected to secure somekind of
transportation westw ard. Shortly
after his arrival in Cairo, Mr.. How
ley met resident, Peter Stapleton,
friend whom he had known in In
diana, Mr.. Stapleton introduced the
new arrival to other residents and
they all united In urging him to
abandon his proposed trip and to
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-20

government use and refused to va
cate until he, Uncle Sam, found that
he had no further use for the build
ing, Even then, Mr.. Howley was
obliged to pay a good price for the
house, although it was not suitable
for his purpose. However he moved
the building back on the lot and
erected two story addition to It.,
facing Commercial Ave. This build
ing still stands and is the property
of Mr.. J. G.. Crowley. 1t is shown in
a Photographic view of the vicinity
made in 1865. copy of which is in
our Pubic Libracy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-20
Az Your Peril.

An accident Insurance company has
placed In the elevators Of several Of.
fee buildings the following notice:
This elevator ia limited to fourteen
persons. All over that number riding
on this car do SO at their own risk
New York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-20
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One Of lIfe,e prohispra

We are involved SO early In the
preiudices Of SO many whose interest
is concerned to communicate them to
us. that II becomes extremely difficult
to distinguish through the rest of life
what IL natural to us and what is arti
fetal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-20
EngIand's First SAVINGS Bank,

1t is now claimed that the first say
ings bank In England was founded
by woman, Miss Priscilla Wakefield
She lived in the parish OF Tottenham,
Middlesex county, England, and estab.
lished her bank in 1899.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
P0SIOFFlCE OPEN
 ALI DAY DEC. "A
Mail and Packages Will Be Deliver ed in Automobiles by POstmas.
 ter and His Assistants.

Postmaster F. c. Furth announced yesterday that the Pine Bluff Post office-every window and every d. partment-would be open all of Sun day, December 24. As Christmas comes on Monday this year Postmas- ter Further has made this order fo' the convenience and accommodation of the public. Postmaster Furth als states that he will deliver all Christ mas mail Christmas eve and on Christmas day in automobiles and will continue the deliveries late into s.v' night. He is desirious, however. oi the public aiding the Postofflce en- ployees the coming week in their ef- forts to keep mail and packages from becoming congested in the local office
 speci~l request is made that pack ages and other mail be sent out IS early as possible this week, when wsi insure it's prompt delivery into and out of Pine Bluff.
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SFPULPA SUcPECTS
 MAY BE THE ONES
Cotton Belt Authorities Believe That Men Arrested in Oklahoma are the Men WhO Burglarized
 LOca! Stores.

Special Officer J. Ed Cheek, of the Cotton Belt service. left yesterday af- ternoon for Sapulpa, Ok, where he will investigate the arrest of the three men who were recently arrest ed there after blowing a number or safes m that part of the country. It is believed that the three men are the vegas who hurglarized two local grocery houses a week ago and blew open safes in them. It is believed that the men arrested at Spulpa are the same men who were put off of a i Cotton Belt train at Bearden, the night the burglaries were committed here and that they went from there to Sapulpa. Chief Special Agent o K. Wheeler, of the Cotton Belt ser vice, was in the city yesterday on Of ficial business and after securing some local information he ordere' Special Agent Cheek to hurry to Sa pulpa to complete the investigation The men who burglarized the loca stores are the ones who also robbed the Garland City station few nights before they visited this city The. got away with $2O0 there.
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K. Hall, of kimball, Nebraska book keeper in the4oftces of the Structural Iron Workers in this city from Feb ruary until June, 1910. was grilled b. the Federal grand jury in the dyna- mite conspiracy Investigation
 She is regarded as a witness who might be able to throw light on the expenditure on the 5000 mon organizing fund set aside for the use of John J. McNamara and for which he rendered no accounting in detail. As she was a bookkeeper her know ledge of the financial transactions of the Union and of McNamara are thought to be of great importance.
 The grand jury which is digging in- to the case with as much dispatch as possible, also held a session this af- ternoon. In returning indictments n the Federal court the votes of only twelve grand jurors are necessary There are twenty-one on the present grand jury. J. A. G. Badorf, assist ant to Walter Drew, counsel for the National Erectors' Association, ant Miss Mary Dye, of Pittsburg formerly confidential stenographer of John ] McNamara, secretary of the Structur al Bridge and Iron Workers, were al so important witnesses before tn, grand jury. Badorf, it is said, als' was a witness Thursday shortly afte the grand jury convened and again 0; Friday
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

administration will endeayor 10 pre- vent the passage of the resolution, = mandng the abrogation of the treaty, or that such a document moderately but effectively worded would be de- nied the presidents signature. Upon his return to the Capitol Senator Cu.- lom refused to state, however. what had passed between him and the pres ident. He did say that the resolution to abrogate the treaty would be acted upon Monday, but that care would be taken by the Senate as to how 1t would be worded.
 CIark's Statement.
 Washington, Dec. 16.-Speakef Champ Clark made the following statement today relative to Russia $ threat in connection with the pass port question:: "The House has right to pass a resolution in any form if sees fit. That is the long and short of it."
 Resolution Defended.
 Washington, Dec. 16.-Chairmah sulzer. of the House Committee e Foreign Affairs, this afternoon said: 'sThe resolution to terminate th' treaty follows precedence. pur loosely drew the resolution to make II inoffensive and to justify the action O our government in the eyes of ever' foreign nation. am info, med .na the Russian ambassador objects to thu resolution because 1t declares Russli has violated the treaty. There can b' no doubt oe the violation. It has beer proved ronclusively in many instance and we moved for its termination fo that reason. Of course we have tn right It is a spectacle that will d' the hearts of humanitarians good t. know that at last the Russian bea has been forced to take notice of til rights of other people whether tn Jews of American born citizens. sincerely trust that the Senate vii pass the House resolution on Monda without amendment
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PENSION FOR THE
 CHICAGO MOTHERS
New Illinois Law Will Give Great Boon to Widows Who Are En- deayoring 10 Raise Children.

Chicago, Dec 16.-Pensions for mothers is a Christmas gift which many mothers abandoned by their husbands will receive this year i'll Chicago as result of the new Illi- nois law. Already the payment of pensions has begun. The dispensing of them, however, is a duty which already has daunted Judge Pinck- ney, who has called upon the chari- ; table organizations to assist him. In many homes the pensions prom ise to make all the difference be- tween honorable poverty and dire want. which drives women and chill dren to desperation. One mother who has brood of seven children, including two daughters 15 and 17 years old, each earning $4 week, ; said:
 With this income to depend on can stay at home. make their clothes, and keep them we'll provid- ed for I used to have to go out to /; work and then there was no time to mind them was nearly worried sick, fearing that they were getting in bad company or getting in acci- dents The children are all so 1 good, but it takes mother to watch them all the time, whether they are little or big. really was at the i point of sending one or two to some home Wouldn't that have been too bad? It would have broken up the family forever. Now they can keep on going to school and coming home to their mother every night
 It is predicted that s75,o00 to S100,- 900 will be spent in 1912 under the new law. Judge Pinckney has obs
 iected to funds paid 70 mothers be- ing called a pension fund
 "No worthy mother, because she
 is poor and is aided, should be call- ed pensioner. Poverty alone should not be sufficient reason for separating a good mother from her children It is the duty of the state and city to supply funds to keep all chil,iren at home if they have a wor-
 ny and fiji mother''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
FOUNDER OF RED
 CROSS SERIOUSLY ILL
May Not Be Able to Celebrate Nine tieth Anniversary on Ch1llh
 mas Day.

Washington, D. G., Dec. iS.-1llas Clara Barton, founder of the AneEl- can Red Cross Society and for mA1v years its president, lies in a precaFl- ous condition at her home just cut side of Washington. Friends and neighbors had hoped that she would be we'll enough for a celebration Oe her ninetieth birthday anniver. sary on Christmas day, but they have been obliged to give up any such idea.
 Miss Barton has been gradually failing ever since her serious Illness last winter. Only few of her most intimate friends are permitted to sec her. !
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

in the limelight and his song was Iiberally applauded and he portray ed the part of 'Juplter" we'll Ada Balm, as Cassie, was also clever, as were John Tony as the Widower who fell in love with Miss Sophie Piper" an indnlgent old maid. iu- persouated by Miss Mary Mccoy. Kirk Andrews, as "Johhuy,n vas the cause of many laughs, and Miss Julia Kestenton, as Mrs. Larkin2 who al ways got left at the station, repeat ed her hit of the first performance Others who cleverly acted their parts were Clarence Knox as Uncle Jo- siah,e and Miss Ethel Weaver as Uncle Josiah's Wife;" William Roe Brewster as the train caller, Edith Goldbel 2 as Mrs. Hummer; Jean Russell and Curtis McClintic as the elopers. and Miss Julian and Miss Mary Anderson.
 As a prelude, Miss L.uta Evans and Miss Florence Brewster gave instru- mental solos. and Miss Henrietta Brewster rendered vocal number.
 More than Stt0 was realized from the two performances and will go .s long way toward raising the fund for buying a piano for the Lakeside school, and the ladies of the Lake, side School Improvement Assoeia- ton, under whose auspices the play was produced. are gratiied at the success Of the play.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
MISS BERTIE HYATT
 WINS FINE PRIZE

The many friends of Miss Bertie Hyatt, formerly a teacher in the Sixth Avenue School, will be pleased 10 learn that she recently won $2,50O farm and ranch near Los Angeles, Cal, where she is now making het home. The ranch was awarded to Miss Hyatt in the annual subscrip- tion contest conducted by the Los An geles Times and was given to her af- ter securing the largest number o1 subscribers among a number of coll testants
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
ARKANSAS FEDERATION OF LA. BOR VOTES TO MEET IN PINE
 BLUFF NEXT YEAR.
THE SESSIONS CLOSE
\. V. Lehman. of This City, Elected One of tine yfce.PresideAts
 at Fort Smith.

Fort Smith Dec. 16.-The Arkaa- here all week with two hundred dol egates present, closed It's convention today, after electing officers and se- lecting Pine Bluff as the meeting place in 1912. A. w. Lehman, of Pine Bluff, was elected one of ths vice-presidents. The convention waa a most successful one, and much good was accomplished by the dele gates for union labor organizations in Arkansas. The officers for the eu- suing year were elected IS follows:
 President George Mix T, J enny Lind Ark
 Vice-Presidents, w. E. Reynolds. Fort Smith; Frank Dunn, Green wood; w. r. Meek, Fort Smith; A. D. Brannan, Huntington; A. H. f'inke, Argenta; F. J. Kline, Fort smith; A. w. Lehman, Pine Blutf.
 Delegate to the American Feder- ation of Labor, Fred w. Holt, Green wood
 Fraternal Delegate, Missouri, A. A. Harlan, Hartford. 1 Fraternal Delegate, Oklahoma, Harry Wood, Fort Smith.
 Delegate Farmers Union, c. 0. Calvert, Fort Smith. l It was voted to hold next annual convention in Piae Bluff in 1912.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
NICHOLS APPEAL
 GRANTED BY HART

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 16.-Associ- ate Justice Hart yesterday granted the appeal for a review of his case bv w. T. Nichols. who was recently convicted in the Jefferson county circuit court on the charge of mur- der in the first degree. Nichols was indicted on the charge of murderine his wife. Minnie Nichols, by cutting her throat with a knife, the crime being committed on September 16 He was convicted on October 20 and afterward sentenced to be hanged on January ,.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
SCHOOL PUPILS SCORE ANOTHER HIT
''Scenes in Ui0n Station" Netted Lakeside School Piano Fund
 More Than $11O.

"rhe Scenes in a Union Station was again pue sented to large crowd at the High School last night, and the children scored another success. The repetition of the play was made for the benefit of those who were kept at home Friday night by the indictment weather, and the second production of the play was even bet ter than the first, as the children had overcome the timidity that is gener- ally felt when first appearing before an audience,
 Young Richard Flournoy was again
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

 BOOST THE BRIDGE FORMER PINE BLUFFIANS, WHO STILL OWN PROPERTY HERE
 TELEGRAPH SIGNATURES.
TT MEANS PROGRESS
Stonewall Jacobs Says Nith""s Bridge Pine Blufi Will Re Rel eyated by More Progress"
 siye Towns.
Atlanta Ga, Dec. It, l9ll'

Atlanta Ga, Dec. le, l9li' w. D. Hearn. Chairman 9enefseH County Bridge Commission, fiif Bluff, Ark:
 >dd my own and Mrs. T. A. Fel- tar.s name as city and couney la- ,,avors in favor of the Free Fridge No one having property there ana their ipterests at heart should nesl= tate to indorse this movement, Wh'en means that Pine Bluff WILL Go and without 1t Will De re1eeated to the rear by more pro aressive towns.
 STONEWALL R. JACOBS.
 The above telegram to chalrniah w. D Hearn, of the Jefferson County Bridge Commission, was received Saturday morning and Is only one ol the many incidents connected with this great enterprise that has given the commissioners so much genuine encoura cement, and has lessened the burden that necessarily attaches to SO great an undertaking
 This telegram, coming from man born and reared in this city but who for the past fifteen or twenty years has been at the head of great man ufacturing interest In other states,
 n bridge matter.
 l "No one having property and thefF own interests at heart should fail ! to indorse this movement, Whlch means that Pine Bluff will go for ward and without it will be relega- ted to the rear by more progressive towns"
 Pine Bluff and Jefferson count, should easily be the second in sig in this state as to population an' wealth. It has the resources an needs only the means to push ther forward, way for foreigners to set tie on our unimproved lands, an make the county the richest in tn state,
 The commissioners are just as san guine of success as 1t is possible l. be. Not the slightest doubt now pre vails with any member of the com mission but that within a few week they will have the necessary peti tions to enable their going on witt this great work
 The members of the commission have devoted all of their time ever, day the past week in securing sign CTS, and notwithstanding the incle ment weather, met with success ia beyond their expectations. They vii continue the work next week, an every week from now on until sue cess is assured beyond the doubt c any one.
 There is no room for knockers O this proposition. In fact, there is n room for knocker anywhere Pine Bluff. That brand of citizen must, in the near future, hunt tn "tall uncut timber"
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IS AN INSULT
 TO THE GEAR RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR BLUNTLY PROTESTS AT WORDING OF
 RESOLUTION.
CABINET IN SESSION
Eight Admirals Conferred With Sec- retary Meyer During the
 Afternoon.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 16.-Declar- ing that the SulZer resolution, as passed by the House of Represents tives, demanding immediate abroga- tion of the treaty of 1882, is direct insult to the Czar, George Bakhmetieff, the Russian ambassador, has made protest to the president and to Sec retary Knox.
 While no direct threat is made by the Russian government the vigor of her protest is vol ed by Mir. Bakhme- tieff "aves no doubt as to her attitude.
 Tt is stated at the White House this afternoon that Russias objection IS based upon the wording and spirit Of the Sulzer resolution, rather than the abrogation of the treaty itself.
 A special meeting Of the Cabinet was called this afternoon to consider the situation, which is admitted to be very serious. At a late hour the Cabinet was still in session. It may or may not. have bee ma coincident, but public announment of Russia $ the Board of Naval Strategy, which included no few than eight admirals hurried to the office of Secretary Mey- CT and held lengthy counsel with him
 Other officers high in the Navy al. so made calls upon the Secretary O the Navy It was pointed out witt . smile that the Board of Naval Strat' ! egy was inspecting the model of the destroyed Battleship Maine, whicf rests in the office of Secretary Mey CT, but all had seen it before and haf nothing to learn from further inspec ton.
 Announcement of Russia's protes followed a visit to the White House by Secretary Knox this morning. Int conference between the presiden: < Secretary Knox and the Russian am bassador was held last night. It il stated that at this meeting Mfr Bakh metieff did not mince words in expre, x sing displeasure of the Czar.
 It is stated that although in thu day the president had informed Chair man Sulzer, of the House CommHtet' and Chairman Cullom, of the Senat < Committee on Foreign Relations, tha he was no longer opposed to pas, ing on the resolution abrogating tn treaty of 1892, the feeling of Russi on the wording of the resolution wa not at that time understood.
 The president. it Is understood, e1 pressed hope that the verbiage Of tn resolution might be moderated. IT this end the president called Sena tor Cullom and urged to have the res olution so amended as to remove tn
 language which is offensive to Rus sia. The president held that the pun nose could be accomplished quite a
 we'll by temperately worded resolu
 ton to which Russia would find n
 ol jection.'
 It does not appear however that tn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

It being impossible for the Bridge Commissioners to see all the people in the county, they have placed in ey. cry bank in Pine Bluff, n supply of blank petitions. It will be greatly appreciated, by the commissioners if parties desiring to sign the petition, will call at one of the banks and do so. IF 13 Ct.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

ETXRA SPECIAI4-This week 9xi2 Administer Art Square, Sl5.50 aud many other bargains at Reap X frtM- ford Furn. Co. 12 17 3t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

Mrs. N. B. Trulock will entertain with bridge at the Hotel JeheYsoA Tuesday afternoon in honor Of Aee- danes Lutie Montgomery, Louise Rowland and Neal Martin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

Miss Elizabeth Adams is expected to return home Wednesday to spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. j. w. Adams.