The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-21

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Services at 1880 p. m. All are invited
: Balm Brothers are laying in al
immence stock OF goods for the sprin:
trade. They have filed every inch o
room they have in the two Main stree
. buildings and the large Building OF
; the Levee il also packed full. Las
Sunday they received five hundred
kegs of nails at one shipment.
-L.ost-a fine large case ofthe chills
Supposed to have been carried off by
Cheatham's Tasteless Chill Tonic. No
reward offered. 1t is gone for
good. a.
That gravel the city is having put
on Good Hope street is the stuff. II
will make a nice, smooth and lastly
street and We hope that it will be used
altogether hereafter.
We have not yet thought much
about the proposition to make this a
city OF the third class, but it strike
us that We have a very good charter
now.
Lost his grippe-the man who
took Cheatham's Tasteless Chill Tonic,
but amt kickin' and says it's a Lulu
Cheatham's Tasteless. AZ.
The trains on our railroads are
now making regular time. The roads
are in good condition and are being
improved right along.
The steamer, New South, is now
running as a regular packet between
Cincinnati. Ohio, and Memphis, Tell
nessee. She is one of the fastest river
steamers afloat, and she will certainly
work up a good passenger business.
Our u%ndertakers are complaining
of dull times. Very little sickness
and no prospect for business in their
line.
1t will soon be time for the travel
ing plow man to put in his appearance
in this section of the country. There
are still a few farmers left who have
not been humbugged.
Over $4,000 paid by the con.
sumner in Texas alone last year, tor
Cheatham's Chill Tonic. We offer
YOU this year, Cheatham's Tasteless
Chill Tonic for the same price, IS
Cents per bottle. 1t is identically the
same with the exception of taste. 1t
is so improved you wouldn't recognize
it, but its qualities are uninpaired.
Guaranteed to cure. Try q bottle
and be convinced. AZ.
The announcement of Mr.. W. V.
Leech as a candidate for Mayor, was
a very agreeable surprise to many of
our citizens. Everybody is of the
opinion that Mr.. Leech would make
us a most faithful and worthy Mayor.
lie would take a pride in the perform
ance of the duties of the Mayors
office.
They say that our old friend. G.
{. Pepper, of Jackson, is doing a land
Office business as a Justice of the
Peace. lie is rushed all the time with
law business, and the Young folks who
want TO marry all go to him to tie the
knot.
"A gentleman from Murphysboro
who is engaged in the brewing bus
mess over there is in the city. lie has
been here several times lately talking
about going into the brewing business
here. Seems to us that there is a fine
opening here for a business of that
kind.
The report that G.. W. Ballard and
Will Spann had been arrested out in
Texas is untrue. They were at Lar
edo, Texas, last week and an officer of
town telcgraphed the jackson
Bank to learn if they were wanted.
Ballard is wanted for forgery. we I'M
derstand, and Tuesday Sheriff Bier
wirth :e.cgraphed the authorities at
Laredo to arrest and hold Ballard.
The well that Mr.. F. A. Kage had
bored in his livery stable has seventy
five feet of water III it. 1t is one
hundred and five feet deep and to
reach that depth nearly forty feet of
solid rock had to be drilled through.
In this issue of the DEMOCRAT
will be found the announcement of W.
ii. Willer as a candidate for reelection
to the Office Of City Assessor. Mr..
has held that office several
terms and we believe he has given
universal satisfaction. He is &C
guainted with everybody in the city
and knows the owners of all real es-
tate.
DIR. Primrose, o celebrated divine
of the Presbyterian Church, and Judge
Ryland, of Mexico, Missouri, will hold
a series of meetings in the Presbyterian
Church, in this city, commencing on
next and continuing perhaps
several weeks. These gentlemen are
able speakers and their meetings will
doubt be interesting and instruc-
tive.
An election for the election of
two members of the School Board
will be held at the court house on the
18th day of April. We understand
the two members whose terms
at this election will not be
tor reelection.
BY authority we to-day announce
Mr.. Alexander Ross as a candidate tor
City Treasurer. MI. Ross is an old
citizen of this city. He is well quail
fed for the office he seeks and if
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