The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-08
THURSDAY.

Maud Atkins will play in the Opera
House here all week during the Fair.
Another saloon will open up OH
Main street in a few days. The more
saloons we have the sooner we will
get our compromised bonded debt
paid of.
We have the copy for another
big law brief. The brief is a large
one and we are ordered to print two
hundred copies of it.
Don't build q house on credit.
Better remain a renter till you are
able to build a house and pay for it.
TwO-thirds of the houses that are
built on borrowed capital are sold un-
der the hammer.
Mr.. Thomas Powers has now
the finest photograph parlor eve
fitted up in this city. and il is a well
known fact that he is the best artist
we eve had here.
The ladies will work hard TO have
a big crowd at the Fair the first day
this year. Seventy-ive per zen of
the gate MONEY will go to the benefit
of the Fx-Confrderatc Home at liig-
ginsville. Mo.
All races on the fair grounds this
year will be under the rules Of
the American Trotting Association
Of which our Fair Association is a
member. There will be some fast
horses here this year.
If the moon has anything to do
in the way of bringing about we'd
dingS, We predict that we will have
a ceremony performed before another
full noon. The parties are both keen
TO hasten the ceremony.
People who ere continuously !
cursiug the town in which they live
are poor excuses for citizens. They
are invariably of that class who are
too lazy TO work and they are not fit
company for people who work for a
living.
The new firm that bought out
the Hobbs store wiIl.we understand.
put in an immense stock of goods.
Some of the members of the firm are
experienced men in the mercantile !
business and they will no doubt make
a success in this city.
That job of painting in John
Gawronski's residence on Main street
is the finest work ever done with a
brush in this city. 1t was done by the
artistic painter. Otto Holm. and il
should be sren by all who contemplate
having their homes beautiiicd.
Pat Oillnra has got Judgment
against the Iron Mountain Il Southern
Railway Company. and to satisfy that
judgment The Sheriff has levied upon
and viii sell property of that Company
during the August term Uf the Cir
cuit Court. The property 10 be sold
is advertised elsewhere in this PAPER.
Excursion rates over the 81. Louis.
Cape Girardcau N Fort Smith Rail
road have always been way low down,
and why il is we cannot get up an
excursion over that road we do not
imagine. Last SUNDAY the Owl Club
gave an excursion 10 the 81. Francis
River. but the people would not turn
ont. and of course the Club is Id il"
for quite Il little sum Of money.
john +. Schuchcrt returned TO
the city from Chester Yesterday with
the money to pay for the Opera House.
lie paid the money over this morning
and got Il deed for the property. We
understand that Mr.. Schuchcrt will
20 to work at once 10 remodel the
1t is his intention to have q
splendid Opera Iionsc all ready for
Fair week.
AT a recent meeting thc members
of ST. Mary's congregation by 4 unan-
imouS vote decided to purchase a peal
of three new bells for their church.
are to weigh 1900, 1000 and 900 i
pounds respectively. They will be
blessed by Vicar General II. Muehl- !
of ST. Louis, on Sunday after
noon, August %. 1t is intended to
have a ermon in German and in Eng
lish. All are cordially invited to be
present at the celebration. S
In making a settlement Yesterday =
a ma who resides in East Cape 4.
Girardeau, Henry Meysteadt, ST.. !.
made a mistake beating himself ont of ,
one hundred dollars. He paid Dick i,
Edmundson eleven hundred dollars =
one hundred more than he ought TO
have paid HIM. He did not discover q
the mistake till after dark last night.
When he did make the discovery. he !
hunted up a skiif and crossed the '
TO get his hundred dollars.
The new York Press reports the -,
arrival in New York last Saturday of .
a car load of watermelons from Nor =.
ley, Mo. The Press says they were e.,
the finest melons received in New 3;
York this season. In a whole car (
load there was not one melon that
weighed less than thirty pounds. The ,
Scott county melons are not as carly -,
the market as melons grown down ,
in Florida but they take the cake I,
when they do get into market. ,
HObbs d SOn Sell Ont.