The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-08

alton before the first of January.
There will be an overhauling of city
affairs after the next city election.
The stenmer Idlewild will 60 into
winter quarters at Paducah, KY,
At the city election next spring the
people will call for a new deck and a
new deal.
1t is a little early to begin to talk
about the next city election, but early
as it is we can name the next Mayor.
The docket for the January term of
the Circuit Court at Jackson is not as
large as usual. The court will not be
in session more than one week.
DR.. McRaven has sold his interest
in the Rider & McRaven drug store in
this city and has invested his money
in another farm at Wheatland. ILL
nois. where he will go to reside.
After the water works are in opera
ton and We have a we'll organized fire
department our insurance rates will be
reduced.
Frank Z. Burrough says he is en-
joying country life. He says he feels
like a new man since he has been TAX
ing outdoor exercise looking after his
farm work.
The hull OF the steamer Albert Willis
still lies in the river in front of this
city and steamboat men say a bar is
forming around the hull which threat
ems ruination to our harbor.
The steamer Cherokee came down
Tuesday in the place of the Idlewild.
The Idlewild has gone into winter
quarters and the Cherokee will run in
her place the balance of the season.
There are no fortunes being made in
this city just now but there are a large
number of people trying to make their
living without working for it and they
seem to be doing we'll.
There is some talk of ORIGINATING a
stock company in this city to build a
big hotel. Poplar Bluff has a thirty
thousand dollar hotel and if that little
town can afford a thirty thousand
dollar hotel Cape Girardeau ought to
be able to build a fifty thousand dol
larhotel,
DIR. Fred Peironnet arrived in the
city last Monday, accompanied by his
wife. DR.. Peironnet spent his boyheod
days in this city, and he has a host of
friends here who will be delighted to
meet him and grasp his hand. He will
spend a week or two here visiting his
parents and friends.
Judson Randol informs us that he
finished auctionering off the goods in
the Chicago Bargain Store at jack
son. The goods sold brought over
four thousand dollars, and MI. Ran
dol says some bidders bought goods
enough to last them three or four
years.
Business men should settle up or
January first, and they should have
nicely printed bill heads and state
ments on which to make out their &C.
counts. The DEMOCRAT Office carries
the stock and has the material to do
first class work of that kind. Don't
send Off for what vou can get at home.
The capitol building advertising
scheme is a capital idea, and in this
town it took we'll.
The Lecture Bureau is preparing to
secure some prominent lecturers for
this city for the lecture season.
Look over our advertising columns
and you will learn where you can get
bargains.
Law suits cost money but when the
taxpayers have to foot the bills it is
all right with some people.
DIR. McRaven informs us hat he will
not move to Wheatland till some time
next spring.
This is surely ahealthy locality. We
saw a doctor the other day saving
wood.
An expert electrician is in the city.
He came here to work for Cannon
Bros.
Our advertisers are crowding on.us
for space but we are here to accommo-
date them, so come on with your bust
ness announcements.
If the insurance business of this city
could all be done by one agent there
would be big money in it, but as it is
devided up there is little in it for any
one.
The Ferris Theatre Company closed
its engagement here Wednesday night.
The company is a good one and it re-
ceived a fair patronage here. consid-
ering the hard times.
We heard a merchant say to-day
that he did a far better business the
last few months than Unexpected to do.
He is a merchant who advertises in the
DEMOCRAT.
The recant rains Satfled and cament-