The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-27
EXCURSION TO MuaPHYseoRo.
Three Hundred Of Our People Visit
the Live Little city In Illinois.

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Three Hundred OF Our People Visit
h Live Little CITY In Illinois.
Sunday morning Il streets were
lively from about six o'clock till an
hour later. Crowds of people were
on every street in the city making
their way for the landing where the
transfer boat was ready to cross them
over TO the Illinois shore where al
EXCURSION train consisting of a fine
new engine and four large passenger
coaches was in waiting TO take them
to the beautiful little city over in
Egypt.
The four large coaches were 500
filled 10 their utmost capacity and a
few minutes after seven o'clock the
train pulled out. They arrived at
MurphysbOro at 10:3O-wcrc met at
the depot by a delegation of repre-
sentative citizens headed b. Prof.
Wagner's brass band. and from there
escorted TO the beautiful city park.
At the park a speech OF welcome was
made by a member of the band. The
gentleman told the e~xcursiOnists that
by one-half of the population of the
city they were welcome visitors and
those citizens he said, would see that
their visit was made pleasant for all.
The speaker ~ aware of the fact
that Il letter had been written 10 the
editor of the DEMOCRAT and signed
by some ladies of Murphysboro. pro-
testing against an excursion on sun
day. and that was why he welcomed
the visitots on behalf of one-half the
citizens of his town only.
The letter referred TO was received
last Thursday and Is a follows:
MrRPHYsEoRo. III. June II. 81.
The Cape Girardcau friends are TAX
ing an unfair advantage of Us in con.-
ing to Murphvsboro upon the sabbath.
especially after the decided stand
taken by II churches. The protest
published in our paI e-s (at the time |
of the excursion from st. LOuis.) was
the result of avotc taken at the PRAYER
meetings of the churches. the voice Of
the Christians aud not the grumblcrs
a. has been said. We should have
been delighted TO have had the oppor-
tuniiy of entertaining II friends of
the Cape, and hope. that somc time
i'm the near future they will come to
upon a day when we may give
them a glad welcome and not violate
law in so doing.
ONE OF THEN.
We did not publish the letter be-
cause we did not believe it represented
the sentiment of the people of the
and in that we were right, for
the cXcursiOnists inform us that they |
never more royalty entertained
than OH this occasion. They say the
of Murphysboro arc big
hearted. opcn-handed people. and
they were uDtiring in their efforts 70
make ii pleasant for their visitors.
Mr.. VI. Luricr. proprietor Of the
House. was one OF the first men
10 meet the cNrUrsiuniSts. lie threw |
open the doors of his house and told
the cXcur>iori>iS to make it their
Headquarters during their stay in the
and many were glad TO have an
of resting under the roof
of -Ucii Il magnificent structure. Mr..
! .ucicr Is an c%ntcrpri-ing man and his
is tho finest Opera House in Southern
Illinois.
The cxcur>ioni>tS were in Murpliy--
bnrO a little over four hours. They
made ia" acquaintance of Il large
number Of the leading people of the
place and they say they never met
or more ho,ritahlc people i'll
heir lives. and were ncvcr made more
welcome when away from home.
They were 50 pleased with the little
.iiy and its people that they will be
ready at any time 10 again help fill all
excursion train to go TO Nurphysboro.