The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-31
LEAD PENCIL JoTTINaS.
Memorandum Made in the Re
porter's Wanderings.
Local Splinters.
MONDAY.


DIR. \. Peironnet has received the
appointment to fill the vacancy in the
Board of Pension Medical Examiners
occasioned BY the removal of DIR.
fleming. His commission was re-
teived this week and he will sit as a
member of the Board next Wednes-
day.
David Il Seibert, our County Col
lcctor started out this week to collect
the taxes. lie vii make the rounds
and reach this city hexr month. All
those who W taxes should be ready
when he comes 10 ,'.y their bills.
Our Trades Procession on Thurs
day night of Fair week was a big
advertisement for the Cspc: Our
Southeast exchanges speak Of lis in
the most ila;terinS tcrIus, and among
other things. they s"y the Cape is the
great civ Oh Inc southeast.
There is more idle money in
tai,e Girardeau county than in any
other county in the State. This does
not speak well for the prosperity of
our county but is a fact nevertheless.
Money kept in circulation is wig:
produces wealth.
To bring suit against a railroad
company for damages is an easy mat
ter but to get Judgment and the
damages asked for is ,iot so easy. DIR.
Fullerton tried to get damages from
the Cotton Belt and the jury that
heard the case failed to agree. \ rail
road corporation is a big concern for
o ie man 10 tackle.
Mat Thopas has moved into the
rooms 6Ser his sai5on on tie corner
Of Good 10. PC and Sprigg streets and
his house on Morgan Oak street is
now empty.
When the IIoiick hotel building
IL completed Scott will run a hotel on
the European plan. Scott knows how
to feed the people and we predict
that this house VIII have n gnod run
Of CUSTOMERS.
A few years ago it was n harti
matter TO buy Il bill Of lumhcr i'll Til,
city. Now we have four or five lum-
Der Yards all wei stocked with all
kinds of lumber and they are all DO
ing business.
Died. in this city. October 18th.
1891, Mrs. Ferd. Lipp, wife of Fert.
LIP. aged iify-iive years. eight
months and twelve days. Mrs. LIpp
was a good WOMAN. a kind aud alice
t~ionatc wife and mother and a iruc
christian. She wa, a member of the
German Catholic Church. Her funeral
was attended by a large number of
bur old citizens. The bcreaved family
has the sympaihies If the entire com-
munity.
If tie bridge across Sloan's creek
Is not repaired soon ome one will bc
killed or badly hurt and then there
will be some damages t o be paid.
The proper authorities. whoever they
b", should see to that bridge ut once
The old Catholic Cemetery has
been cleaned up and put in good con-
dition. but not SO with the old City
Cemetery. Ii is the worst neglected
burying ground we know of, and it is
not only a disgrace to the city but its
condition should make all who have
relatives buried there blush with
name when they arc called there to
attend a funeral.
The foundation for The Masonic
Hall building will be completed this
week and then the brick masons will
begin the brick work. The building
will be completed ready for occupancy
yet this year.
-Ninett-six men in Mississippi
county were indicted for gambling
by the grand jury at the recent term
of Circuit Court at Charleston.
Ninety of the ninety-six are Demo-
Gratis.
We objec: to hearing Broadway
called jackson street and Harmony
street. The City Council, at the re-
quest of the citizens residing on that
street passed an ordinance changing
the name of that street TO Broadway
and 1t should be called Broadway.
That Is a much better aud more ap-
propriate am than jackson or
Harmony.
The brewery business is again
being talked of by our citizens. If
there is any enterprise in the world
that would pay in this city the brew
ing business is the one. Thousands of
dollars go from this city every year
TO ST. Louis breweries that could as
well be kept at home.
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