The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-19
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY.
We delivered TO the Secretary
of the Fair Association to-day the
complimentary tickets for the 26th
Annual Fair.
Col. Ault, of England. who is
here looking after his landed interests
in this section of the country il much
pleased with the appearance of this
section ofilIc country. The Colonel WAS
here some seventeen years ago and lie
was agrecably surprised 10 see the
Improvements in this section since
then.
William I.auck. who resides on
the old Brown farm at the south end
of the Rock Levcc. will sell his per-
sonal property at public auction on
Saturday, September Goth.
The new Masonic hall TO lie
erected on the corner of Spanish and
Harmony streets will add much to
the value of property in that part of
the city. and il will also be another
advertisement for the town.
We respectfully call the attention
of the Colonel of the goose brigade,
who is running the tent side show. to
the communication herein published
from the treasurer of the Ex-COn-
federate Home at lIiggirsviile. Mis-
souri,. Now watch him slop over and
get in ON more of his political slush
as he did when referring to the q. \.
II. resolutions.
&c. W. Ballard flied a new bond
to-day for his appearance At the JAN
uary term of the Circuit Court. Mr..
Ballard will be ready for trial VIXEN
evcr his case is called. and il is the
opinion OF surir of our best lawyers
thai he will come clear.
That was a laborious effort in
defence of the bloody shirt made BY
the editor of the tent concern vcstcr-
day. When the monkey climbs a
tree H. makes 4 great show of hIni-
5 If. but these little country editors
marage 10 give the people Il good
view of their makeup without doing
any climbing. Taffy is not argument.
before this time next year that
burnt district on Main street will be
ornamcnted with some fine buildings.
Adams & Dcanc. Agents tor the
Grand Tower Il Carbondale Railroad.
are selling round trip tickets for only
four dollars and forty cents. That is
the cheapest railroad fare ever offer
cd to the people Of this section of the
country.
That was a sentimental attempt
the editor of the tent concern made
to defend the emblem of State Rights
and Rebellion. The people of this
country know but IL flag and that
flag is the Stars and Stripes
We hope the IN that Mr..
Houck has sold a controlling interest
in his railroad to Jay Gould is untrue.
If Mr.. Gould gets control of the
HOuck road it will be only a short
time till lie will grab the Grand
Tower & Carbonate road and then
Cape Girardeau will be at the mercy
of man, and a man too who
knows none other than Jay Gould.
1t has been several years since a
circus visited this city. We once had
an old foggy Council that fixed the
license for ~circuscs SO high that they
cannot afford to show here. A circus
leaves more money in a town than
it takes away and that high license
law should be wiped out.
We called at the main office of
the st. Louis, Cape Girardeau & Fl.
Smith Railway to-day for informa-
ton regarding the item that appeared
in the GioJe-D emocrat.yesterday, stat
ing that Gould had purchased a con-
trolling interest in the said road, but
the employees in the office could give
us no information.
We are pleased to know that so
many of our leading citizens are adj
vocating the proposition of water
works. The first thing a stranger
asks when he come TO the city
is, shave you got water works."
and when he is answered that we
have not he is astonished at a city
the size OF the Cape being without
water works. We cannot expect our
city TO build up as il should until we
show people looking for locations TO
go into business that we are n pro-
gressivc people and that We cannot
show them until We are supplied
with a system of water works.