The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-02

VIII give u udltt III tH' lhCliiC ut
Willcr's Grove Monday.
There will be a big crowd 90
from this city to West Plains on the
sth of July 10 attend the Congress
ional convention which will be held
at that place on the 9th of July.
Our hotclS seem TO have a fair
run of business for this season OF the
year.
Louie =. ITouck went down to
kenneit Yesterday to pay off the EN-
ployes of the Kennctt road.
The Cape City Guards viii have
a fine platform for everyone to enjoy
themselves dancing at Willcr's Grove
18th of July.
Yesterday was payday on the
ST. Louis. Cape Girardeau and Fort
Smith Railway.
-WA&rEp.-A position. by a mar
rcd man who is not afraid TO work
at most any kiutl of work.
We understand that a number of
orr most prosperous and pushing
citizens are talking of visiting
Dwi cit. Illinois. y trip to tina,
health resort would no doubt do
them good and We hope they will 20
Unless the price of wheat all
vanccs our merchants will not 10 the
business this year they did last year.
Judge Wilson and sam NJ. Green
have been attending Circuit Court at
Fricdcricktowu all this week.
Frank Unncrs;all has put in some
new machinery for the manufacture
of soda wafer. lie proposes to rush
the soda water business.
IL. 5. Doyle. VIII Judcn. Albert
Sloan and Rev. Arthur went out TO
Snidcr's Mil this morning to spend a
couple of days fishing and hunting.
"A fine solid oak office chair will
be awarded to the most popular
county or city office holder at the
picnic at Willer's Grove next Monday.
WHAT'S the matter with vi
weather signals: Ii has been several
months since the flags have been out.
1t is believed by many that we
have natural gas in this section of
the country. II we have the Cape
Prospecting and Mining Company
ought to find it when they begin
prospecting.
"A. fine folding bed will be a 7ard-
ed to the most popular nan at the
picnic at Willer's Grove next Monday.
Water works and a pressed brick
factory would give us a big loom.
Let us have both.
We are glad to be able TO state
that Alexander Ross who has been
quite i'll is much better and is improv-
ing right along.
They are making a new brine vat
for the ice plant in the brewery, and
when that is completed they will be
able to supply the demand for ice.
Heretofore the brine has leaked out
SO that they could not make ice to
supply the dealers.
We have more gentlemen of
leisure in this city than any other
city with a like population in the
country eau show up
A handsome RIG will be voted to
the most popular married lady at the
picnic at Willcr's Grove next Monday.
1t will not pay the farmer TO ship
his wheat this year. He had just as
well HAUL IL ~ iuC htdICsi iiIdl hCt
when he gets ready TO sell and get
the market price for it.
Mechanics will not put in a whole
week next week. Monday being the
Fourth of July-a National holiday
will break into a weeks work, and
not every mechanic will feel like
working the next day after the
Fourth.
Maj. Rose, of Commerce, was in
the city to-day. Major Rose is a
delegate from Scott county to the
Republican Congressional Convention
at West Plains and he will go from
here with the Cape delegation.