The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26
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MONDAY.

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railroad fare and are going to 81
Louis 10 see the Exposition.
-liirsch. Shivclbine and Bierwiti
are all preparing to build on theil
lots ON Main street, and have, we I'm
derstand, already let the contract fol
the stone-wOrk.
M. J. Pagan has moved his mar
BILE yard 10 the lot corner Of Harmony
and Water streets.
-Workmen began e~xcavating thi,
morning for the foundation of ih,
new Masonic Hall.
The Board of Equalization was
in session at the court house to-day
but there was very little business to
be transacted.
The season this year was too shOrt
by several months to accommodate
all the people In this city who wanted
10 Dutid this year.
The new brick house adjoining
the City Drug Store will be com
plctrd this week. II will nc occupied
by Iipp 4 Son who will move thcil
butcher shop there.
IL. q. Itanncy, who is now in the
lumber business left an order tO-ds,
FOR a large lot of printing.
There is going to be a wedding
on the hill before another full moon
Mr.. 7. J. Silvius, Of Sunburry
Ia. who Is here on a visit. tells Us
that he would rather reside in the
Cape than any other town or city ht
knows of. They all say that.
"A gentleman whose business call
him down the railroad every day say.
that fishing in the ST. Francis liivel
WAS never better than now. Tn,
game fish c~speciaily, he says are bit
ing right along. Now We sports, il
your chance.
We did not go e hear the gen
tlrnnxn from Japan lecture last night
but we are informed by those VIII,
did ga that his lecture wa very in
t,rrsfing. The crowd who went Il
hear him WIS So large that not half o
III IA could get in the house.
The reason there is being yer,
little said about the election fol
wafer works is brrause cvcrybod,
favors that mcasurc and will vote fol
ii.
Among the attractions of the
coming Fair, the display of Pianos
and Organs by the well known music
house of Thos. f. Clark will form
VERY CONSPICUOUS feature. MIR. CLARK
and his wife left this morning fol
Chicago, where Mt. Clark intends t.
select the finest stock Of Instrument
ever brought to Cape Girardeau
The enterprise Of Mr.. Clark is highI,
c~omn,enlablc and deserves a libera
patronage on the part Of u citizens
We called at the Office of th.
President IF the St. Louis, Cape Cir
arieau K Fort Smith Railway thii
morning aud found Mr.. Iloucl
closeted with some person in his pri
ratc Office. W. do not know who
the man was that he was clOsetef
with, but from the recent notices il
the papers regarding the sale Of tn.
Houck road to Jay Gould we have al
idea that IL was Jay Gould with whom
Mr.. Houck was closeted.
Louis IIouck, Col. Alt and Capt
Sharp were out exploring the swami
yesterday. Col. Alt, we understand
il delighted with this country. lie il
. msu who has travelled over . grea
deal Of country. but We arc satisfied
that he never saw such country rs ",
have here in Southeast Missouri
This is the garden spot of the world
Here we raise everything that ran b,
raised in any country, and If Colone
AIT will keep a sharp lookout wheI
he goes through our forests he viii
sec that VIC continue to raise tina
proud bird that johnny Bull haI
learned TO rcspect-the great Ameri
ran Eagle.