The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-10
Quest on and Answer.


ben bottom pants" was the ques-
tion propounded amidst circle OF
young men engaged in conversation
on Eighth street several days ago
Equal TO the occasion, with a
clever Bit of repartee. one b. Ciere-
land Herbert yentured:
"Oh. because when they are told
ttolledl anything it viii sound
good which was promptly accept
Cd as the reason by the discerning
auditors.
Undesirables Deported.
Designated as undesirable =
men, both whites and negroes, were
shipped out of Cairo yesterday to
| Mounds. where they We're given
orders to "beat i" up the line
They had been burden upon the
city for several DAYS and hence tn
necessity Of their deportation. The'
we're taken to Mounds under
guard of militiamen and police In
| Commodore Mahanee's launch.
Tell it TO En-
| The Evansville Journai-News O
| Saturday:
"A telegram Saturday to w J
AsDlan, manager of the George Il
. Goodman Company at Cairo, III, bl
, stranded in Evansville. relieved con
siderable suspense to the eonditio
! of affairs at Cairo. The wire wa
! sent by w. A, Grigsby, who is !
charge OF the Goodman Compan
q during Asplans absence, and is
follows River SAT feet Liet
: fail. Levee fine. All o. X i"
). Roaming a Harvest.
Cairoites are daily returning
lthg hundreds. after participant
in the exodus several weeks ago. !
/. loidentally many launches and pow
leraft are reaping a harvest, I
most OF the refugees are coming
h from the north by the way
Mounds and thence by boat in
Cairo. Since the boats make nul
= arous trips during the day a
~ -
Of 5 Loo each way, their profit can
he easily computed
III Mound City is Secure.
Ak Capt Klagser, In command Of /
* four militia companies at Mou
he City. was in Cairo last evening a
reported everything quiet there wi
the lerees holding in good shal
az lie stated chat the soldiers were 1
~ ing patrol duty on both the levt
% and through The city, and that pr
ia | tirally none Of tie citizens were Z
of gagged in leyee work, since ever
on thing was considered we'll TAX
az cara Of
He fhe militiamen are encamped
an the court house.
rse More Militiamen Here.
Ell To-day Capt Klauser will cont
i - with Sheriff Wehrenburg and t
, a city officials relative to removi
or all but one company of the guar,
me men, since he considers that numl
ne. fully capable of any work requi1
hin Of them there.
There are only three compan
on duty in Cairo at the present q
Col Ryman is hard pressed for m
here for service that they are cal
en- To perform, and is Of the opini
that he should have a few more
IN his command. since Cairo ia SO mt
- larger than the neighboring city
the river.
If Hodges Park Relief.
Lieut.. Mcclure Of Company c v
dispatched TO Hodges Park yesterC
with a quantity Of food and prov
i ions for large number of fc
4 refugees that are being cared
4 there, according 20 advice reeei,
by Adlutant General Dicks
4 Lieut.. Mcclure will also go to s,
dusky TO distribute rations to
camp of refugees there In charge
Lieut. Styles of Co. c, Fifth re
nent, who was detailed there fr
Springfield last week.
Mounds Relief Work.
Relief work at Mounds, Pulas
Villa Ridge. UiIin and other poi
In that vicinity is under direct
nj Tipnf pPady of tbo lct-s,,tl, -.