The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-02-15
ANNA

IL L. Wills WAS III tenlTdt.l
Tuesday on business.
The local Grand Army of the Re-
publis Post No. 55s held their an
nual bean dinner Wednesday at
their rooms in the Norris building
on Railroad street About i25 mem
bers and guests were present. HE
oui-of-town guests were. Postmaster
"a. W. Coughanowr and Jas. X. Dale
Of Dongola. Ellwood Fin ey and ST.
las Lingle OF Golden, j. Held OF
Cairo and Judge Monroe c. craw-
ford of Jonesboro.
During the morning session the
Post passed resolution of congratu-
lations to Comrade Henry Moore for
his 18th birthday which is on tho
same day as that of Lincoln. Judge
Monroe c. Crawford delivered an
address on Lincoln. Miss Mary
Crawford gave the Bottle of Stone
River" DIR. j. I. Hale made shore
address. Comrades Rich and Bohan-
non read selections suitable for the
occasion. Among those present
were Comrades G. w. Norris. T. G.
Stokes, A. w. Eimms. willburn Ca
sey, j. Shy, J. I. Hale, Sabin. Paul
Miller, I. N. Baker, 7. ]. Rich, p.
Lublury, George Ledgerwood, Sam
knapp. Cal, Davis, JEFF Try, G. W
Bradshaw, ]. f. Phillips, W. II. Me
Coy. Robert WINERY. B. F. Hart
line, w. A. Johnson, Frank Jean.
H. s, Crabtree. Matthew Speek, Dan
Brimm, d. C. Morgan, Monroe
Mackey, Geo. Cline. A. L. Garrett
and John ]. Richardson, Rev. Ried.
Rev. Culp and Rev. Stephan. Many
wives and daughters of the Com
rades were present and served the
dinner which was held in the ban
quet room. The dinner was served
in army style in tinware. On ac-
count of being confined to their
homes by sickness Comrades Shad-
drick, Smith and Homer were sent
each dinner by messenger. Dur
ing the day a telegram came from
Comrade e, X. Jinnette OF Oakland,
California to Capt. G. w. Norris was
read. 1t stated that although he
could not be present in person that
he was present in spirit. Mr.. jim
inette Is member of Post sos Al
present reported e most enjoyable
time.
Mrs. Martha Vance Kirkpatrick
I an old citizen of Anna died at the
old homestead on N. f. Railroad
street Tuesday afternoon. The
funeral was conducted at the resi-
dence Thursday followed by inter-
ment in the Anna cemetery. Mrs.
kirkpatrick was SO years OF age and
was one of the first settlers in Anna.
| Her husband conducted the famous
| old pottery on the site where the
Anna Ice and Cold Storage plant is
( now situated.
Miss ona seger is in st. Louis
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Coffman, OF
limo, Mo-, are visiting Mr.. Coff-
mans parents Mr. and Mrs. John
Coffman.
| The Epworth League will give an
owl Sociab e" in their room at the
First NJ. E. church Friday, Feb. 81.
Admission free. A brief program
will eb rendered after which an Owl
Lunch will be served for Is cents,
The w. w. Stokes Company re-
ceived three automobile truks, pro-
ducts of the International Har-
vester Company the first OF the
week and they will be kept in stock.
O. r. Buford is in Anderson, Ind,
and Chicago this week buying ma
chinery for his new garage when
he will open early in the spring.
: Mrs. c. b. Dewey and son Louis
Finch. visited in Cairo the first OF
the week
The members of the Anna East
ern Star Lodge gave six O'Clock
dinner at the Anna Hotel Thursday
evening. The out-of-town guests
wpra Mrc II NJ c,nf+h as Nro..ua