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SEi THE CAIRO BULLETIN, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1909 THE CAIRO BULLETIN UNIONllLABEL) 11 . patent t Mi 0lro Fottofflo for tranimlailon , j ; throng b tb malliat mood1-o1m rUi, 3 5 THI - -fw-w ss oj or DO NOT PSS tul wla ulu e S ' I II L. If LS1IIIU1 'S STt Yecterday'a Cairo Temperature. Maximum rc Minimum 5 At .7 i. m. " . MMMMMWa. w til ' mmmmn PBMJ3MCS. Hi " JE57 I 1 IN PROG At 12 nii.lnlght (street record) ... General Conditions. The lay was cloudy alter a rain measuring .24 of an Inch. The bov eminent bulletin reported ran from sixteen 'prints, exten-liiiR llRhtly over iht- iinuerr Iver valleys. Extremes ol temperature were 70 at Viekuburg and 20 at Moorhcad. ..- Forecast For Today. Cairo and vicinity: Showers; Blight temperature changes. Illinois: Washington, Jan. 22. Unt-ettled weather;, rain Saturdaj and possibly Sunday; continued warm followed by colder Sunday night. ' ' lT ' Sun and" Moon. ' ' Sun will rise -today 7:11 a. m Sun will set today, 5:07 p. m. Moon 'will, set fqnight ... 8:29 p. m. Note: The above sun and moon record Is for Illinois, and approxl mates the record at Cairo within a few minutes. J , . fROF. CAPPS GETS BACK PAY Chicago, Jatt. 22,-Ignorin the rule a1optel by tbe university that when a professor resigns one-third of the my due him, at that time shall be withheld, the Jury today awarded Prof. Edward Capps ?S33 which he claimed as back salary from the uni versity, of Chicago. Prof. Capps re signed as teacher of Greek to accept a position at Princeton university. , 3 NEWS OF THE RIVERS The rver marked . 21.0 feet on the Cairo, gauge last evening showing a rise of 1.6 feet in 24 hours. Rising rivers were reorted from points above here yesterday as fol lows: Evansvllle 1.7. ML Vernon 2 8 Paducah 1.5. Kansas City .1, St. Louis .1, Cape Girardeau .9. The pick Fowler rrom and to Pad ucah was In port yesterday as usual. She will be the Paducah packet to- American came out of Tennes see w!lNj.five barges railroad ties for the W. ,H.'''iVK7iite & Son, to be sent over the Big Foii,al this point. The Beaver came'iiijjto pojrjjiijlteieri. day with two barges "rki-" two of eoal, three of stona aml"two empties The stone is for the government work at Osceola. The Martha Hennnn came out from Evansvllle with six empties. The Mariner gathered up twenty two empties here and cleared for the upper Ohio yesterday afternoon. The George Gardner went to Rose Claire with an 'empty to bring out stone for the government. They had excitement in the Padu cab. harbor Wednesday from a report that - the U. S. steamer Cumberland had small-pox on board. This was an error but the reiwrt was true regard Ing the Champion No. 10. Ferry Will Start Today. The Greenfield ferry. City of Me Grrgor, will commence making her regular trips today. Boat leaves Cai ro 8:30 and 11:30 a. ni., and 2 aud 4:30 p. m.: The Big Coal Fleet. The first coal Fliipment In six months or longer, from the upper Ohio to the lower river, arrived in this port yesterday evening. It consisted of the Pittsburg with 21 boat and barge, the Finley with; ;;R boaig and four barges, the Oakland with 47 boat and barge and the Harvester with 1. The Pittsburg dropped h r tow bore and returned up the oim. with S8 empties from h-r The Fin ley left at S a. m. and the Oakland t 11 for New Orleaun; the Harvester left for Memphis about U a. m. Yeaterday' River Forecast. Te Ohio At Evansvllle and M Vernon, . will continue riring during the next 48 hours. At Padumh am Cairo, the rise wil continue' 3 or 4 lay. The Tenncwe From Florence to lelow Johnsonville, mill fall durin? tbe next 48 hours. Tbe Wabash At Mt. CatniH. an.; 1h MlFMM-lpld. from Chi-r c fhove Cairo, no niartal rburigm iini lng the next 36 to 48 hours. Ne'e: Cbtrr retorts the Mi?si a'ri, clear of tee this morning, ar-l !- eorHtttcn probably prevails at! th "? down from Catr. W. E BARRON. Or-rvff. SERVICE IS "WATCHWORD" OF SUCCESS. E ARE STRIVING TO GIVE THE MOST EFFICIENT. CP TO DATE SERVICE POSSIBLE IN THE BANKING BUSINESS. FIRST BANK A TRUST COMPANY. m S' O U r. O w'S r, OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S SUITS AT REDUCED PRICES AS NAMED BELOW li SACRIFICE of Men's and Young Men's highest grade Suits and Overcoats that has no parallel or precedent in this store's rt his!ory-and thai means that since 1898 Greater Cairo and vicinity liaveiMfcVfciv experienced such iremennous vaiuc-tjivint as the Clothing on sale here, at these very low prices. Many suits have been sold here in the past week. Rcter to those who bouoht in this sale and you can't lind one man who will not compliment us on the big values they received. Not a mere handful of odds and ends exploited at a cut price to attract attention. BUT OUR ENTIRE NEW WINTER STOCKS(l'lenty Iett tor those who have not bought) the products ol the best tailors in the country-selected not three months ago-and al their regu lar prices Ihe peer oi ANY men's apparel shown in this end ol the State. Minv ol the suits are medium weights, so if your wants are satisfied lor the present, you will make the biggest investment ol your life by securing some of these garments lor EARLY SPRING WEAR-SAVING AS YOU WILL AS MUCH AS ONE HALF. Everything includedblacks, blues, grays, browns and many ol novelty mixtures in all wool cheviots, worsteds, velours, Ihibets, serges, etc., in the SUITS. OVERCOATS in black, blue, oxlord and mixtures in all the stylish and most durable fabrics. Sizes lo lit every man who answers this advertisement. OUR GENUINE CLEARING SALES ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS. WE GIVE YOU EXACTLY WHAT WE ADVERTISE. GENTLEMEN DO NOT OVERLOOK THIS GREAT SNAP. BUYS ANY Suit, Overcoat, Topcoat or Raincoat in the House. Marked $10, $12, $15. BUYS ANY Suit, Overcoat, Topcoat or Raincoat in the House Marked $16.50, $18., $20. Bl BUYS ANY Suit, Overcoat, Topcoat or Raincoat in the House Marked $22.00 and $25.00. 1 goo BUYS ANY Suit, Topcoat, Overcoat or Raincoat in the House Marked $28, $30 and $35. This Store Open Every Evening Until 6 O'clock. SilOiMOiCS TO!) COMMLRCIAL AVL.M'K 711 Same Reductions on Furnishing Goods, Hals, Children's Clothes, Etc., Etc., as had all this week. 1 SgOO 1 1 1 1 (QjOO 1 mi hi f cat to give a Jai-? Get Van ftus OrrbtTk If yrm want reai t0 T' " -t.l I II II illii llrf