The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-28
MouNCs.
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Your correspondent has chunked
Up the FIRE around the old official pot
OF this city, until it has reached the
boiling point. There are now three
candidates In the field for mayor,
and many others may be on the
anxious seat.
Mrs. b. A. Royal, Mrs. w. c. Rife
and Mrs. |, N. Taylor were shopping
in Cairo Saturday.
Mr.. John Sadler will soon build an
other nice home in the place Of the
one that was destroyed by fire Friday
night.
1t is said that our school teachers
as a rule beg to be excused when
they come to spelling bee Why
is this? Are they afraid to practice
what they teach?
Rev. j. Fl. Runnalls of the Congre-
gational church preached an anniver,
sary sermon To the H. OF P. lodge at
Villa Ridge Sunday evening.
The people of this county are
anxiously awaiting Judge Buffers de-
cision in the change of venue case
which is to be handed down at 1880
p. m. Monday.
Mai. and Mrs S. O.. Lewis of Villa
Ridge were visiting relatives here
Saturday.
This city should have strong IRE
limit including Front street and all
on both sides of Oak street from one
end to the other.
Mrs. Geo. Blank and daughter
Gladys, Mrs. Frank Grain and Mrs.
Marie were Cairo visitors Saturday.
Il. II. Bowles bought fine young
mare from Esq |. N. Taylor Satur'
day. Mr. Bowles has lately bought
good farm west OF town and will
stock it up with the best horses, cat
tie and hogs he can find.
$. Moses and Geo. Moses have petit
toned the city council for permit
to move the old Lane store building
TO some lot further up Front street.
The thing for the council to DO is to
refuse the permit, as the property
owners of block II, Front street, cm'
phatically object.
Postmaster NJ. L. Kennedy has re-
ceived his commission from Uncle
Sam for four more years as chief III
our postoffice. Mark is proud Of the
honor. but "a full dinner pail for four
more years. is a situation to be en-
We'd by all patriotic citizens.
Master Alex Pollock son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert l.. Pollock is very sick
of typhoid fever at the home OF his
parents on Oak street.
According to the court attorneys
nine persons out Of every ten IN
Alexander and Pulaski counties read
the Cairo Bulletin
Miss Emma Prindle OF Villa Ridge
was Cairo visitor Friday.
Secretary ]. C. Mench of the Y. M.
C. A. conducted the services at the
Congregational church in the absence
of the pastor Sunday evening.
If mayor B. |. Britton and Alder
man Geo. H. Wood of the First ward
would consent to stand for reelection
10 their respective offices, 1t would
add a power OF strength to a good
conservative ticket.
Some of our prospective candidates
seem to be afraid to come out on the
main track in front OF the brilliant
glare of the Headlight, .
Neitslbor Riley, national lecturer
for the Modern Woodmen OF America
delivered fine lecture to about zoo
of our staIwart young men whose
ages ranged from is to 50, in the
Odd Fellows hall Friday evening He
il splendid entertainer and mis- lee
ture was beautifully Illustrated by
picture show The speaker empna'
sized the benevolent features of the
order. He said thirteen hundred
Thousand young men now SIT around
the camp fires of the M. w. of A..
orr boys were here from Mound City,
Pulaski, Villa Ridge and all over the
county,