The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-05
THURSDAY.

Morrison is selling out his stock
of flooring and ceiling cheap.
The public school has ~ attend
ance ~ three hundred and thirty
scholars and they arc still coming i'll.
Pork hogs are worth four and a
half cents gross in st. Louis.
james McHnnna is trtirg green
apples. He makes Il shipment to St.
Louis every fcT days.
/ The steamer idiewiil viii net be
nat AGAIN fer = Hncil or two. The
Calhoun will IL in her place ill She
Is thoroughly Ovcrhaulcd and Put i'll
tir,t-:lass condition.
The Fair Ground Committee will
meet Oh the Fair Grounds Oh Septcm
Der 18th at two O'Clock +. m. TO let con-
tract Tor work Oh the grounds.
The excursion from MuIphysboro
10 this city was postponed because
those who were managi,.~ it could not
sell tickets enough TO pay The railroad
charges.
Our merchants should take an
interest in our Fair this year and have
something on exhibition in the Floral
Hall. Very little work will be re-
CURED TO fix up a show case and while
it will be an advertisement for the
merchant it will also help to fill the
hall and make the Fair attractive.
This pistol was (knot3 used by
Gen. Geo. Washington in the rcrolu-
tionary war; are the words on q
rlacara over an old relic in the show
window of Frank CAMS ice cream
rarlor. Go there and read the sign
and see that you read il as it is writ
ten. and then take a look at en- old
time dueling weapon.
The two murder trial: that tool,
place in the Circuit Court during the
present term which resulted in the
acquittal of both the accused has
caused some to remark that a jury
cannot be secured in this county that
will hang a murderer. That is not a
fact. We have as good men in this
county to select a jury from as there
are in the State, and when a deliberate,
premetitated murder is committed
the man who commits it will be pun.
ished according to law. The law and
the evidence is what rules in this
county and not prejudice.
Married. in the German Metho-
dist church in this city Wednesday
September I'd, 1891, by Rev. Ficeschle;
MI. Ferdinand Brace and Miss Bertha
Hannah. The bridesmaids were Misses
Ida and Lizzie Hannah and Messrs.
August Hannah and VIM. Brase acted
as best men. A reception was held at
the residence of Mr.. Christ Heman,
the brides father, in the evening TO
which a large circle of friends were
invited, and we understand that a
pleasant time was had. The DEMO
GRAFT Joins the host of friends of the
young couple in wishing them long
life and a happy union.
People who reside down town
and seldom go MP on the hill do not
know that we have just as entcrpris;
ing business MEN ur town as we have
on Main street. Some of the most
enterprising business men in the city
are the merchants up on Harmony
street. Joseph Barehkampf, for in
stance, whose shoe store is on Har-
mony street, is a business man who
is doing a good business. He is a
practical man in the shoe business
and he carries as complete stock of
boots and shoes as can be found in
this section of the country. He makes
it a point to handle the very best and
those who trade with him know that
they are trading with a man who
knows the quality of the goods he is
/ handling.