The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-22
THURSDAY.
ID. A. Glenn's new store will be
Illuminated with electric Jets.

ID. A. Glenn's c store will be
illuminated with electric jets.
August Bierwirth expects TO re-
build and get in his new house OH
Main street by the 10th of October.
The wheat continues to come in
and millers are buying right
along. They are now paving eighty
five cents per buShcl.
The business MAJ who has not
time to look after his advertising will
soon lave leisure enough 10 take a
vacation.
The Normal School will open on
the list day of September and the out
look is that the school will have a
large attendance this year.
Our merchants are happy now.
They are selling lots OF goods and
they are getting hard cash. The fall
lslIC t'lulll.>IS ~ IC lIllIittIl>t.
Died. in this city. August 2Cth,
1891. Joseph y. Gerau. aged I9 years.
5 months and l day. The parents and
relatives have the sympathy Of u large
circle of friends.
Mechanics arc at work remodel
ing and improving Adam Franks
Spanish street property. When the
job is completed Mr.. Frank will have
as nice and convenient a residence as
can be found in the city.
The DEMOCRAT "don't have to-
boast about its popularity. That is
lett for the people TO do. The DEM
OCR.,T is getting along moderately
well and we have no cause to coln-
plain. Our advertising columns show
that we are doing the business.
p. \ IIoch has a new and COM
pletc line of furniture and undertake
ing goods. lie only wants u trial to
convince You of his bargains.
If every Taxpayer in this county
and city would give the assessor a fair
statement as to his wealth in personal
property there would be less noise
from the back seats. We know some
men who have thousands of dollars on
hand when the assessor comes round
who do not give in a zen Of cash.
st. Mary's Church in this city will
have some distinguished visitors next
Sunday. The services on that day
will be interesting and instructive and
all are invited to attend. Father
Prucnte deserves much credit for the
good work he is doing, and we are
sure his efforts r appreciated by all
good people.
John Grieb says he would not
have objected to pay his dog tax if
everybody else had paid. Seems TO
us that Col. Grieb took al oath when
he was sworn in as policeman to en-
force the ordinances of the city.
Johnny, you will have to step down
and out. The policemen of this city
must enforce the laws of the city.
Scandal in high life very often
furnishes the press with some very
interesting matter and the reading
public with rare and racy reading.
and right now the DEMOCRAT is work
ing up a case of that kind in this city
for publication. In this case there
shall be no persecutiOn-no fiction.
The facts will be gathered and told in
one true and unvarnished story.
Please remember that the solemn
blessing of the three new bells for the
German Catholic Church on Sprigg
street, will take place next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Besides an
address in German by the Rev. Vicar
General ii. Muehlsiepen, an English
sermon will be delivered by Rev. Oh.
Van Tourcnbout, of Ste. Genevievc.
All Ire kindly invited to be present at
the celebration. Through the courtesy
of Hon. Louis Houck visitors will ride
free OF toll-gate charges over the rock
road On that day.