The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-25
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY.
Take your butter, eggs, potatot
and chickens to VanEtten. Highe:
market price. Next door to Burgess
About half a dozen wagons hav
been hauling wheat for two day
from the Levee to the Union an
Planters Mills and still the Levce i
covered with stacks of sacks file,
with wheat.
Some of the temperance fanatic
of Jackson are threatening TO NOV,
TO this city because there is a salool
in that town. We have lots of saloon
here but we have no kicking like on
at jackson.
AT a meeting of the Owl Cluf
Wednesday night it was agreed upol
that the second annual excursion &c
the St. Francis River should come of
on sunday. August I'd. and poster,
advertising the excursion will be
printed and circulated this week.
Seems TO us that it would pay
some one of our grocery merchant,
TO supply this city with fresh fish al
least once or twice a week. We are
near enough 10 ST. Louis to get fresh
fish here any time we want it and
there is no reason why we should not
have it.
This time there will be 10 post
pOnement. The Owl Club excursion
will go on the I'd of August. so get
your tickets and be ready to 90 down
to the beautiful st. Francis River
where you raj spend n day pulling
out of the pure clear water the pref
ticst game fish in the country.
From the Murphysboro papers
we learn that the cxcur,ioni>ts who
came from MurphysbOro to this city
were delighted with our city and pco-
pie. But we object to being called
the little city on the cliff" The Cape
is a big rity on the west bank of the
great Mississippi River.
The DEMOCRAT is informed that
the firm of Rider & Wichtcrich has
dissolved partnership. Robert I.
Wichtcrich has sold out his interest
in the drug store 10 DIR. Rider. We
to see Fob Wichtcrich retire
the firm. for he * Il clever VOTING
business man WHO has many friends
in this city. He is a druggist who
thoroughly understands the business
and in that line he cali always iin'l
employment.
The funeral of Aunt Manda"
Thomas. which took place at ten
this morning. was attended
by IA large number of our old citiz, n
both colorcd and white. The de-
,eascd was a good wolnar and she
mad Il host OF friends.
-Megrimine is the only guaranteed
Dcrmenent cure for headache and
neuralgia. Relieves in 20 Ia 30 min
ties. A great blood cleanser and
that i'm time positively cures.
bottle free. The DIR. Whithall
Co, South Bend, Ind.
sold by druggists.
Two wagon loads of watcrmelons
rom Scott county to-day.
The Cape City Guards will leave
N the 9th of August to attend the
state Militia encampment at Lake
'ontrary. They will go from here to
Il. Louis by rail.
DIR. Ifudgins will soon have a
Icat twO-story brick residence COM
'icted ON Merriwether street. The
will contain eight large
conveniently arranged rooms.
A branch of the Bay State
Association was organ
,ed in this city last night with twenty
ne charter members. Il. +. Davis
elected President. Those who
ave examined this plan of insurance
nv it is the safest and best in the
Ountry.
The cnterprising proprietors of
nc Cape City Mills arc preparing to
Irn out more of their celebrated flour
lis year than usual. They are recciv-
lg and storing away a supply of
heat to run them day AMI night for
long time. The Cape City Mills
ave a reputation abroad hat always
Dmmands a ready sale for the flour
Irned out.
"A thief stole one hundred dollars
ON the bed chamber of Mrs. Wilson
+ the River View Hotel yesterday
and made good his or her
Some of the servants about
lie house were suspicioned and a
arch warrant was sworn out and
,veral parties searched by Sheriff
icrwirth, but no money could be
'und. The thief was a slick one and
i'll probably never be caught.
A Liberal Proposition.
Who has not heard of that paragon !
? Fill " II l