The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-22
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

article elsewhere in this paper that We
would like to hear that wicked news
paper man answer.
Major Mitchell of the Government
River Engineers, arrived in the city
yesterday and he has been out looking
at the wreck of the steamer Willis.
He says the Government will remove
the wreck soon.
Morrison & Davis, realestate agents,
sold a lot 50x1sO feet on south Sprigg
street the other day to Frank Under
stall for nine hundred dollars.
See the piano advertisement of
Prot. Eckhardt elsewhere in this pa
per.
Mr.. Zeigler has put down d nice
sidewalk along his property on Good
Hope street.
Theo. Besel has been appointed
auditor of the Perryville and Ciary-
vile Railroad with headquarters in
this city.
William Paar and lady. Judge
koehler and lady and Fred COVERT
and lady, of Jackson, came in Sunday
evening to attend the wedding of
August Covert and Miss Sophia Co.
excl.
There aA a few fellows in this town
who are getting restless about the next
city election which is nearly four
months off. They have no cause to be
getting uneasy for what they say or
do will disturb nobody. We will have
a city election next April and the
voters will take care of themselves and
see that the CITY uuv IS taken care of.
Born, in St. Louis. December 18th.
1894. to Mr.. and Mrs Christ Wolfe, n
fine big girl. This new arrival makes
Henry Hopper, of this city grand
father again.
Jas. McKenna has a big lot of stock
shipping these days. He has a lot of
stock for the Cherokee every trip she
makes.
Mrs. August Kempe, who was dan
gerously i'll last week is now recover
ing.
The supper for the Charity ball on
the 9th of December will be served
by Prof. Scott and the tables will be
spread in the Council chamber.
There is a world of holiday presents
in the stores in this city and they are
cheaper this year than ever before.
Peter Carroll fell from a ladder
while al work at Thebes. Illinois. last
Saturday and broke two of his ribs.
Childers, who was in jail. charged
with disturbing the peace of policeman
Mckinney family is out on bond. The
two Blanset boys are his bondsmen.
Work On the water works reservoir
is progressing rapidly. We will have
water circulating through the water
mains before many weeks.
Lumber cheaper than ver at Morri-
sons on Spanish street.
Cape Girardeau has four livery
stables and they all seem TO be doing
a good business.
There will be Il grand ball ut Cor
donville on the 18th of December.
Fritz Siemers has a fine dance hall in
the second story of his business house.
Peter Pets of Scott county ships a
OF of stock every week.
We are having a little pickup in
business. but nothing like We ought to
have just before the holidays. The
people have not got money TO spend
or holiday goods as they usedto have.
The public schools will close next
Friday evening till Wednesday. Janu-
AIRY ID.
i number of Benton folks will take
Christmas dinner with friends in this
city.
Our pork packers are getting in lots
of fine pork hogs now. Farmers tired
of waiting for a higher price for wheat
and many of them have fed it to their
hogs and they are now getting good
prices for their hogs.
Capt Schuchert informs us thai he
has no theater company o booked
for the Opera House and he don't
know when he will book one. Times
are so hard that there is not much
doing in the amuseinentworld.
We understand the congregation OF
the Baptist church will present Rev.
Tate with a handsome present on
Christmas day. Brother Tate Is 70
he surprised and we mention this fact
so that all will keep mum about the
present.
Lots for sale cheap. s lots IN West
End for $500 if taken before January
lst. 1895.
The bids for the roofing OF Manning
Kimmill's property on Spanish. street
were opened Tuesday by his agent, Mr.
w. Y. Leech. and Mr.. Henry essen