The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-28
LEAD PENCIL JoTrINas,
Memorandus1s Made in the BE.
porter's Wanderings,

-NoNciIotT Eod, 1891 the Hrs
sno OF the season.
Two ldlewild roustabouts are il
Jail at Benton tor beat,nga Commerc,
cOlOred man almost to death.
Banks in Southeast Missouri are
becoming as as country
newspapers.
John GafTronski, Jr., has been
confined TO his room since Friday.
He was right sick Saturday and Sun
day, but he is now improving.
Otto IIanny was interviewed BIZ
a Globs-D Democrat reporter while in
st. Louis the other day and he gave
our proposed new brewery a good
scnd-of.
Two roustabouts fought on the
steamer Idlewild here Saturday night
and one was hit with a rock and had
his jaw bone broken.
Il. ii. Poe, Superintendent of the
county poor farm, came to town
bright and early this morning. lie
was evidently after some heavy win
ter clothing.
Mr.. Louis Houck. who was ex-
pected home last Saturday did not
arrive, but he will come home some
time this week.
-Mcgrimine cures any headache
IN 80 minutes. Sample free. TIL
Dr. Whitehall Mcgrimine Co, South
Bend. Ind. Sold by Druggists.
DIR. Peters will go to the swamp
again this week. The Doctor has
purchased Il tract of fine land in the
swamp aud he is preparing TO fence
Ii in Cor q cattle ranch.
The College boys treated our
citizens 10 a musical entertainment
last night and 10 Hose who attended
it Vas a Fart treat. Tie entertain
nIeuts at The College are alwa,s first
class and orr' people are always
blessed to have au opportunity TO 60
to the College on the occasion of an
entertainment of any kind.
The transfer boat Is now running
day and night. Nearly all the Cot
ton Belt freight is now shippedoterc.
That was a sure enough blizzard
that struck this section last night.
Snow fell 10 a depth 81 two inches
and had the ground been roz it
would have been covered with SNOW
u foot deep this morning.
w. +. FrankIiug. Of Jackson j.,
going right ahead n his bank organiz-
ing business. lie recently visited
Pemiscot county and organized a bank
at Caruthersvi!le. q little town about
the size of D%utchtOwn in this county.
Mrs. Nancy l,ittcnhouse, died at
her home at PortagevilIc on the 10th
inst. in the S1st wear of her age. De
ceased was the wife of A. \. Rittcn-
house who for many years kept a
store at the east end of the old plank
road leading across the swamp from
New Madtid county TO Dunklin
county.
Col. ii. j. Deale, one of Southeast
Missouri's most progressive citizens,
died at his home in Charleston oil last
Friday the 10th inst. Mr.. Deale
Was we'll known throughout South
cast Missouri. lie was a prominent
ind highly respected citizen of Char
lesion.
1t is to be hoped that the stock
holders of the Southeastern District
Agricultural Society will take enough
interest in the election 10 be held
next month to elect officers for the
ensuing year TO be present and vote
for such men as they may think will
best manage The next Fair. The old
officers arc all good men but some of
them do not want to serve any longer.
DIR. Peironnet met with a danger
Gus accident this morning. He had
been out to see a patient and when
he returned home lie opened his bug
gy house door and leading his horse
attached to the buggy inside the door
lie LET 90 of the bride and started to
step back to close the door. The
horse started ahead and the Doctor
was caught between the wall and the
front wheel OF the buggy and badly
bruised. lie was carried into the
house and DIR. POrterfieid was called.
DIR. Porteriic cid informs us that the
old gentleman is badly hurt.
Will ii. Miller, of Jackson, Gays
he has no aspirations to deal out JUS
tice to the people from the Circuit
Judges bench. He Is lin it." he says
in the practice of law and does not
want TO be tied down with a gift
from the voters. Mr.. Miller enjoys
the reputation of being onc of the
brightest young lawyers in South
east Missouri aud he is building up a
fine practice.
"A prominent merchant says: Il
have sold Megrimine for over a year
and guaranteed it TO cure any head
Ache without bad after effects and
have not found a single case it did
not relieve. Sample free. The DIR.
Whitehall Megrimine Co., South
Bend, Ind: Sold by druggists.