Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more
Image provided by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL
Newspaper Page Text
I CAIRO OPERA HOUSE MONDAY MARCH 29th WAGENHALLS & KEIVHRER Present the Great American Play slaving seen this Show I can recom mend it to be one of the best that has ever played in Cairo. D. L. WILLIAMSON. D O 0 DM1 IF U 0 0 PUICKS Hntire lower lloor fl.50: first two' rows dross circle 1.00; balance of dress circle, 75; gallery 25e, 50c. Seats ou eale Saturday. E3V EUGENE WALTER Bfli Cairo Opera House. O. L WILLIAMSON, Mantger. Matinee and Night, Saturday, March 27 W. F. Maim Frosents Louis Ramsdell In the Arizona Cowboy Play "The Cow Puncher" Complete Scenic Production 5 I5ij Specialty Acts CowImjv (Quartette Black Chambers Tbu Champion Lariat spinner will SheKiic ICihlbliluii uu the street at 1::M p. in. Watch (or the man with the rope. PKIC'GS-Matliiee, 10c. 2x Night, ; Wc, 7&c. St ats ou sale Friday. One Night Only Tuesday, March 30 The Play of the Day Win. A. Brady and Jos. II. Grisiner make known MAN or the HOUR By Geo. Broadhurst. "A play that does credit to its producers and proves that the stage can ho made as great an educator as the pulpit or prass." U. S. Sen ator I,a Follette. I'KICKS Entire lower floor 9r.n0; first two row a dresa circle II.UO, bal. 73c,Ual. 'Jbe, 50c. Heats on talc Monday. One Night Only Wednesday March 31st HURRAY & MICK I11 tbe second edition of thitr greatest auccefti The Sunny Side ol Broadway Extra Feature the won derful Faccograph Latest Electrical Invention Original New York Produc tion and Beauty Brigade. Original Sheath-gown girl. 40 PEOPLE 40 PRICKS Kntlre lower tlo.tr 11.00. Flint two rowt Arena trcl 7rc. lial anceof drctw circle fjoc. Gallery -beats on saJTuesday. PATHE THEATRE SIS Eighth Street MOVING PICTURES PROGRAM CHANGED DAILY TONIGHT Grand Double Bill BOOTS AND SHOES Manufactured. Repaired. Work neatly and quickly done by machine or by hand, lirlnic your btioee here when In need or repair. E. THALMIELLEB G06 Commercial Next to Hotel Marlon. W. c. Nichols. E. P. Kilcotkh Jons M. Mabihai.i. Kilcoyne Electrical Co. Honse Wiring and Fixture Work a Specialty, HEADQUARTERS 211 Sixth Street. phone.:"ome 301 1 See ns for Contracts JOHN J. 0'SHEA : Is now prepared to do k Electric Wiring SS? And Gas Filling 'aJraUrnatF. cheerfully furnUhed. jnoth pnonci ' i -, , 1703 Washington Ave. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The Dillikinr. The charming young girls who com pose1 the Hillikni s cluu were most hannilv entertained last evening at the homo of Miss Paulina lleeker oil Tenth street. At (lie game of liiilikins (he prize was won by Miss Eulalia Benlley. Although the mascot was prevented by illness from attending ihe mem bers made a great effort 10 forget hi.J absence anl consoled themselves by partaking of a most bountiful lunch eon with good appetites. Miss Christine Woodward of Wal nut street will be tlie club's next hxstt ss. Festive Miss Mina E. lived in Cairo Bridal Pair. Ilarnian of Eleo, ar vestorday afternoon daintily arrayed in bridal finery of white accompanied by her fiance, 1 Mr. John Davis. Happily oblivious f t'ie gaze of admiri.it; by-stundeis the pair repaired to the court house to ' fr..f ft iriim oti.l t!ntn f til nur-con- ii.s of Ihe Cairo ltaptist church where they were united in man iige by Ihe Rev. S. C. Oh rum. Mr. and Mrs. Davis went to t'adu caji on their wedding tour. Wedding Announced. Cards have been received here an nouncing tbe marriage of Mr. Dennis G. Hindman anil Miss Mary Jose phine Hciwllenp-ui which will be solemnized "Wednesday, March 01 at high noon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David F. R n dleman in I'nion county war Anna. Will Give a Coffee". Mrs. T. J. Pryor's committee of the Ladies' Circle of the First M. E. church will give a coffee lwxt Wed nesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. W. H. Law sou, 1000 Washington avenue. 21 L Mrs. J. J. Lane) arrived yesterday from a brief visit lo St. Louis accom panied by her sister, Mrs. James Hes- ton of Little Rock, Ark., who has been vUUing In SL Lnuis. Mrs. Hots ton will remain here for some time. Miss Kate Redman has taken a po sition as stenographer at the Mobile & Ohio office In the absence of Miss Maud Kennedy who has been called to New Orleans on account of the Ill ness of her brother Charles. Mrs. F. L. Haberer who has been ill at St. Mary's Infirmary has Im proved and will go to her home this afternoon. Loo Watson has resigned as stock buyer for the liucher Packing Co., which position be has held four years. Charles Kennedy who was stricken with paralysis last we k at New Or leans Is reported Improved. H. If. Rosemati commercial agent for the Big Four went to Danville yesterday on business. Miss Fmma Woodward returned yesterday from a week's visit In Chi cago. R II. King n Ren for the Mobile d Ohio went to St. Ixmis yesterday. C. E. Miller and .T. L. P.owers of WiHard were in the city today. Mr. and Mrs. Paul If. Schuh visillrg friends in St. Louis. ar- II SMALL FIRES Damage Residence Slightly Gasoline Fumes Ignite in Pressing Shoo. Fire about noon yesterday slightU damaged the roof of Ike Jaeckel's res ilience No. 1703 Commercial. The Ore was caused from a defective flue and burned only a few shingles around the chimney. The firemen of Fir Station No. 2 who are next door x tinguished the blaze with a f e v buckets of water. Mr Jaeckel is for man fur Ihe Rich Construction com pany on thi newer work. A small fire yesterday afternoon in the pressing establishment of Louis Williams, a negro, at No. 101 SC. Washington avenue, was extinguish ed with the assistance of several neighl;rs. Otto Fahr who conducts a grocery store next door burned two of his fingers in an aUempt to put out the fire. The fire was caused by fumes of gasoline isnitine from en ; j which was heating an Iron. The ex " in v uauiiie was a iioie uurntM in a Ekirt that was being ironed. was opera it'll yesterday at by Dr. W. F. Jr. Samuel MeM'anus. The to ba Joins Mrs. Abbie Pankson Seiby, who has been visit ins at Mound City ns the guest ofher parents, Sheriff and Mrs. Iiankson, has returned home ac companied by Mrs. liunksun and sum who will be her guests for a few days. Mrs. A. V. Puibank of Fourteenth, street is a patient, at St. Mary's In firmary where she underwent a sur gical operation yesterday. Her daugh ter Mrs. Sclnader of Carbondale U here to visit her mother. J. L. Rci se of Mliscatine. Iowa. who has been the guest of Mr. an Mrs. D. F. .Fpshaw. 21oj Holbrook avenue, has soil' to Thebes where he will visit relatives for a few fore returning home. days b' Mrs. J. J. Sieen and children who have been the guests of the former's parents, Capt. and Mrs. George Clarke of Fonrt oath s'reet, left la-! evening for their home in Saginaw, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parker and lit tie son Ramsey of Minneapolis. Minn., who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William (i. Cunningham of Pari. Place West, have returned home. Mrs. J. E. Rlanchar.l and guests of Mrs. F. I Moore land avenue went to New laughter of High liurnsldes before re- yesterday to visit, relatives turning home. Mrs. Clark of St. Louis is here vis iting her parents, Judge and Mrs. J. H. Robinson of Seventh street. The latter who is 111 Is improving. Judge W. W. Duncan of Marioi, ard Judge MeElvaine of Harrisburir, arrived in the city last evening and are guests at The Halliday. Misq Kiicrenin P.irleini of Mavfieb' Ky., arrived last evening to visit her brother John L Parham and wife of The Farrow apartments. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Iienison and children of Twenty-seventh s'reet are in St. Iouis visiting the former's sis ter Mrs. Charles Lane. Miss Maude Sutherland has return ed from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Uavmoud W. Irvine of ML Vernon. J. B. Hendricks of St. Louis, travel ing a 'rent for the Iickawana Line is in the tity on business. Mrs. Jennie Clarkson of' Charles ton, Mo., is the guest of her daught r Mrs. George Ijewey. Mrs. E. A. Carter and daughter Eth- 1 have gore to St. Iouis to visit ro': at Ives for a week. J. E. McEIhaney add daughter Jo se phi no are visiting friends in Me tropolis. Dyas Parker of Carui hersvillo, Mo,. is the guest of relatives and friends In re. P. I. Nassaner lias gone to Chicago on a business trip. TODAY S LUNCHEON Hal R. Aisthorpe Will Preside at Al exander Club Grill Room This Afternoon. 9 The Merchants' Luncheon at Alex ander club grill room today will be presided 'over by Hal R. Aisthorpe What Mr. Aisthorpe has "up his sleeve" for the occasion is not known, but as there are many things before the people which call for discussion, tin re is not likely lo be any lack of interest. Sonu Thing lias always turned up to riake those who a'tend vd glad they were there. A large at tendance is looked for todav. Kills Would Be Slayer. A merciless murderer is Appendi citis with many victim. Put Dr. King's New Life Pills. kill it by pre vention. They gently stimulate Mom ach, liver and bowels preventing that clogging that invites appendices, ctir ing Constipation, Ililiousness, Chills, Malaria. Headache and Indigestion. 25c at all druggists. " t Mrs. C. S. Flout noy upon for appendicitis St. Mary's IntiVmnry Grinstead assisted by Dod Is uiM Dr. James patient was reported well last night. OU can t b CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Street Paving Progressing. The intersection on the east side of Washington avenuo at Thirtieth, Thirty-first and Thirty-second streets have been concreted and that ortioii of the street is r-ady for the brick paving. Tbe laying of the brick on Poplar street has been finished and the work of ptiiting in the asphait lill'T has been completed from Thirty-fourth to Thirty-third street. Con tractor Williams has received word that several barges of brick have passed Cincinnati and will probably be here by Monday. To Be Incorporated. The Rothenberger Shoe Co. is to be incorporated with a capital stock of $-',."i(h divided into 2. shares. The stockholders are II. R. and Max Ro"h etiberger ami Mrs. Helen Rothenber ger. Their establishment is :it Twenty-eighth srctt and Commercial avenue. Resume Work Soon. Wi'h a fall of two or three feet more in (he rlers (he Cairo Con tractitTi and Dredging Co. can resume epcrations. This probably will bo Monday or Tuesday, when the boat can be ap.iin put in position to di. up the river's bottom. Ccws at Large. Citizens in some of the residence districts complain that owners of cows do not keep them up, and tha! these anim us In Jpass Upon their crass pi its and flower beds. Awarded Contract. I.aIIue Pros, have been awarded the contract for installing a steam beatirg plant In the new Halliday (state building on Ohio street, near Eighth street. Made a Snort Run. The st ret (lusher which has hern out of commission for several months was brought out yesterday and started cleaning lower Washing ton aveme. Only one block wa; treated io tV.e bath. To Fave Walnut. Assistant City Engineer A. I. Hueeke! is engage. 1 In staking otT Walnut street. He is preparing an s- 'imato for paving the street from the intersection of Jefferson avenue to Twenty eighth Mrcet To Shut Down Pumps, lloth the Twenty eighth street and Y MM f k.-. rt1v 't A T I , zr 2h rV" i 'I H Copyright 19c 9 by k M Hart Stharfncr ic Mjrx v.-' " ' - I think of any reason why ready-made clothes shouldn't be as good JJi JA - 3 lift Tenth street munns will down tomorrow night providing the river Keeps failing at tiu rapid it has for the past few days. rate Marriage Licenses. John Davis, Mill Creek and Mina E. Hartman, Elco. They were married by Rev. Ohrurn at the Itaptist par sonage. Real Estate Transfers. The following was left for record yesterday in the office of the circuit clerk: W. W. R. Inscore et. ux to Thomas J. Sims, n ol nw 1-13-3, sd, fl'iO. E Negro Who Broke From County Jail Captured in St. Louis Case From Paducah. John Holder, a negro, indicted by the grand jury for grand larceny who broke out of the county jail sjine time ago has been arrested in St. Louis. Chief Euan received word I yesterday frcm Chief cf Police Crecy of St. tat: is. Mating that the i in pro had bee n arrested there; Chief Eiran not having anything to do with i the case turned the. communication over to Sheriff Davis. The sheriff wired Chief Creecy asking if Holder would come ahek without requisition papers, bu; had not yet received an answer last evening. Holder with Frank Jackson another negro charged with the killing of a negto on Twelfth stfeet, escaped from the county jail several months ago. Nothing has been heard of Jackson. Detective Moore of Paducah. was in the city yesterday n route home from Sandusky where he raptured a white maa wanted In Paducah. The man's name is Trotwine and he is charged with incest. His Occupation. A big, brawny fellow, in answer to a question In a justice court as to what hiv did for a living, said: "Well, sir, in the spring I ketchi 9 an' s 'lis young morkin' birds; in (he summer I mostly sells rat:b snake bu'tons fer rattles fer the b'.l ies, but in the win ter I sometimes has to chop wood!" IVdica'ossen sale every Saturday afternoon and evening of rake, coff?-1 cake, tfoiifrhruts, salad dressing, brown and white bread. Special or ders taken during Ihe wck. Bell phene SI. Miss Louis Ward, 227 Tenth street as any clothes isn't any reason. But there are plenty, pf: . : ready- made .t clothes that tnere s no should buy them,- when- you can get, ready-to-wear, the Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes in our store. The rea son for your wanting these clothes is our reason for selling them. They're all-wool for one thing: much ready-made clothing isn't; they're perfect in style and finish and tailoring. They're good clothes for you; and that's good for us, Suits $18 to 30. FLACKY-MAY On Commercial Avenue at Eighth St. Don't Miss This A beautiful New Royal Sen ing Machine Worth $65.00 given away (his week al your own price. Call and gel particulars, this week only, al CAIRO FURNITURE STORE, 905 Commercial Avenue. Cairo, 111. .... i fm mmm 9 I Vk.V .1 Good Whiskey-Used Judiciously is a srlcn lid natural tonic, arel its value is awknowhdged by the worlVs lcailing phvsn. i.ins. For medicinal puqxjscs also lutc purity and njic ohl ape are the principal requirements. SunnyBrooK the PURE FOOD Whiskey comMr.c- tlusc na Jiti -s in an unv.s-ial decree. It is listillel 1rom tin- lia. -t craiii a-vl piir. t at-rln the tioriil. and t aei-il in h.-v-i v i liiin-.l eiKi n l. irr-ls for runy yan until it I s r-i -1 1 r -1 t : i iiieiiv. ir -' for !. h it is fatnoiH. Oninni- St'VNY I'.liixiK rl lK 1-imi Win -.W. v Ir I Ik- (,nnaieiil iircrn Stamp on tarh bottle, vl.i. ti i nii !:il proof th.it tin- V heUv dUtitted. e4 and buttled aaJcr the nipcrnnion of Lr. S. C.oe-iimrnt Intperturi. t'l t'l tr kiallx; Wit ftijcr$ sll If. SUNNY BROOK DlsTlLLLRY CO.. Jtleroo Co., Ky. M Ft can be; there are not reason, w you This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes Call and See This