The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

a dozen is purchased at n time Il
dealer throws in 4 gandcr.
Tho young man who recent,
left this town because "thcre WAS !
money in it," writes back here to
c Young lady that he is awful sorry
I didn't remain here and grow up vii
the Town.
u "A saw mill outfit passed tLrour
! the city to-day headed for tie souti
west.
, The Owls will NICE; Tonight I
arrange for their bail, which viii b
given On the 2Sih inst,
: Mr.. W. V. Lee,h sold rome re:
estate the other day. aud lac is aver
l Tor some more he i. Offering for sal,
business still continues dull an,
the weather continues warm. so lon,
as we have summer weather in white
We may expect a lull il business.
charleston is to have an ict
manufacturing plant and = pork pack
ing establishment and the paper o
that town are making Is much fo q,
because of the fat Is the st. Lrui,
papers did over the h"nrick Jubilee
What fools we mer:als ran sometime.
make ourselves.
Seems to us thai there ought la
be some marriage going OF during
the Christmas holidays. but we have
not vet heard Of ANY weddings that
are booked for any certain time. We
know there are some youn- ladies
who are waiting in hopes ~of>umcthing
turning up beforcthe ho" yca:u>!lerS
in. but it begins TO look gloomy for
thea.
I Our uptown merchants are not
complaining of dun ti:nes Ike the
mcr ,lIant> down town. They say
,!;"y are having Il fair trade right
along.
~ prominent merchant say: 4
have sold McgriIninc tor over u wear
aaG ~""Graatccd it 10 cure .ry head
ac'i. without h5;l efIcr effects and
have not found 4 >iugie case il did
not relieve sample ir'c. The DE.
Whitehall Nre.in:ine Go. Saith
Bend. Ind. Sold bv druggists.
Wien Fhe new &tuf;irali Bank
b1iIciing : erected t:iar, viii b, >ou"
:;He roomS ii It tbs; viii be for rent.
The lneH;ion is such that they will
net renIa vacsnt very hong.
-)ur job dapartrn ':t i booming.
but We are preplr'! 20 d. al i'm
m2I>c amount Of work il the line OF
JOB printing. 80 cnnc along aui | Us
print yaEf ell heads. statements. et".
We understand that there is a
movement on foot To G:gtnizc a
Literary Society in this city. Such
an organization would certainly do
lmIcii good in the community ai!d We
the Society viii be organized at
an early day.
Scott expects TO open his rcs.au-
on Christmas day. Due notice
Of his opening will be given in the
DEMOCRAT.
y. q. lIaydock sold his house and
'ot some time ag" 20 ID. \. Glenn.
ind to-day Mr.. Glenn sold the properly
o Anton Ketterer for nine hundred
dollars. Mr.. Kettcrer bought the
property for his mo;her-in-law.
We are pleased to note the fact
hat the citizens up on Broadway have
dropped tie old nainc Of that street
md now call it by its right namc-
The change from lIarmo-
~ to Broadway was a good one.
Now let Sprigg street have the attcn-
ion of the City Council. That street
,liould be called Grand Avenue.
A flatboat load of tFGsnrS bound
the Sunny South. landed their craft
Icrc this morning and 4 squad of
hem proceeded Ia do the town. They Z
lskcd for everything Imaginable and
lid not stand back from taking any
hing offered them.
Judge 5. Albert is surely doing
n immense business in The Wholesale
grocery trade. Judge Albert is a
business man from away back and he =
: the very mar TO establish IA whole !
ale house here. for he is well known {
II over Southeast Missouri. We can
low boast of one first-class Wholesale :
and we must compliment Judge {
Albert for his enterprise in establish
ug it.
Most of the FARMERS ofthiS county
rho are able 10 hold their whe:t are -,
it for higher prices. They ,
nv they will hold it till next harvest .
ime if they cannot get n dollar per ,
ushcl for il sooner. May BE- they will
ct their price, but they are taking )
in holding on for the price is q.
ist as liable to drop as to raise. A.,
The grip is raging il st. Louis {
nd the death rate from that disease
fearful this year. Here, in Cape l
we are not troubled with +,
hat disease. II is nevertheless a fact
nat some of our citizens have the
rip, but theirs is a grip on money .
nd it is a death grip, too. They !.
ave been holding on for many years :
II their grip has become chronic, :
nd some of them will never let go :