The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-12-12
THE SOUTHEAST.
How q German Endeavored
to Get Heavenward.
Cape Girardeau a Town Long
-'' Settled. but Now
Growing. - =.
De Soto and His Early Visit to the
- Southeast.

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has been sat down upon. by all the other
! parts Of the state as one vast swamp. This
is q mistake. While it has swampy places,
good tiliable land is the rule and not the
exception. . .t'fa g. - --s!l-St(.L F.
{, A BAzoo representative dropped in Cape
Girsrdesu, one morning last week, after
spending few hours, anything but pleas
antly. at Dell., the station on the Iron
Mountain, at the crossing Of the Cape Cir
srdeau road. The station is in the woods,
| and has but few elements of comfort about
it. ..s...... ...... .... -.
WANTED TO BE AN ANGEL.
The morning the writer stopped at Delta
he found, in the depot, a poor fire, which
cheerful faced German Waterman was
nursing, and q runaway negro boy about
fifteen years old, was warming BY. The
several passengers who lowered around the
great wood stove, were scolding because
they were cold and of the FIRE poor. The
German stood it as long as he could, and
then went to another room and brought in
a bucket Of coal oil, and before anybody
knew what he was at, he sloshed two or
three quarts of tie fluid into the stove.
There was rush for doors and windows,
even after the danger had ceased-all flying
except the negro boy who stood guard not
anticipating or experimenting any danger
The scare being over the German assured
all in very broken English, that no harm
was intended and none came to his early
morning guests. But unless that watch
man mends his ways he will make verv
awkward and uncouth angel when he gets
on the other shore, and a very unreliable
one when he comes to building fires there.
DELTA STATION
consists OF two railroads crossing at right
angles, and two buildings, viz: The depot,
cold and bleak, presided over by the Ger
man coal oil fiend, and hotel which has
the urbane Miss Lizzie Isbell, formerly of
Jackson. No., as the director of its hash
and destinies. A warm breakfast ON cold
plates and very good cup of coffee made
the BAzOO representative feel wOndrous
kind toward everybody, for all concerned
did the best to make it pleasant fer the
passengers.
AT $50 locomotive attached to one car,
clean and warm, pulled out, and in
about an hour was at
THE TOWN OF CAPE GIRARDEAU.
The Cape is place of about four or
five thousand souls, about twO-thirds prob
ably Germans and German extraction.
The streets are badly and irregulariy laid
off. and the architecture of the bouses
quite ancient in that portion nearest to
the banks of the Mississippi, and do not
present very tidy appearance. Back
from the river the architecture il more
modern, the appearance OF the street more
tasty and tidy and frequently dotted with
beautiful residences and Hastily arranged
and pleasant lawns. .-
This county is abundantly supplied with
schools, The state normal, fine brick
building, situated on an eminence north
east OF the city. This school building,
grounds and everything was paid for by
the citizens Of the Cape and not dollar of
state aid was ever given it. Prof. Norton
formerly Of Warrensburg school, is princi-
pal and to him the paper man is indebted
for courtesies extended.
Saint Vincent's college conducted by
the priests of the congregation of the Mis-
sion and chartered by the legislature of
the state in 1913 is located here. 1t has a
fine building and bears, a most enviable
reputation as an educational institution
and is very literally patrouized. Rev. j.
w. Hickey is the president and resides at
the Cape. -s--'
There are other schools and also sew
eral public schools where English and
German are taught, and also one school
where that language is taught exclusively,
and a school for colored folks.
MANUFACTURES. .tT
There is considerable manufacturing
going on which, as the people
claim, has only commenced. Major
George B. Clark. formerly State auditor,
is extensively engaged in making slaves,
hoops, heads, ETC., ceopers supplies. A
brass and iron foundry is in full blast,
with smoke stack as high as church
steeple. A collar factory looked rs il it
was doing stirring business The last,
but not least, is pottery, burning ware,
equal, If not superior, to any of the En-
glish potteries. The bank from which this
clay is taken was developed by J. w.
Reed, an enterprising man of nerve, skill
and energy, and the orders received for
ware far exceeds their ability now to pro-
Gnce. BY good judges. it is accorded to be
better than any ware manufactured on this
continent.
A building and loan association has been
recently organized. with 100000 capital,
and the work of organization is progress
ing finely. and the stock nearly all taken.
DR.. ]. II. Rider, prominent, live, wide
awake physician and druggist, is the presi-
dent, and H. A. .Astholz, clerk Of the court,
is secretary 80 ---s.-
The town has three good newspapers,
we'll managed. and bear appearances of
prosperity, which is. an indication of a
good people behind To read them.
The hotel kept by 2. Block, told the
paper man that he had greeted guests and
dispensed hash there in that spot forever
thirty years, and was not half through.
lie. is a, clever host, and takes care Of
everybody who happens to land at his
door. - -s'a = - : -set = p" -'1