The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-17
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nize the bid Of the Jackson Come
. for The county printing. Democrat
have NO love for Populists and
Democratic ofice-holder will sit dow
on a Pspulist paper every time b
8 gets q chance.
Major Dennis says "Iam opposed
to requiring any citizen in the oil
city limits to set curbing in front o
their property at their own expense
} } for reasons which I propose to bring
. before q city council at my frs
opportunity, and will content mys8l
) with saying here that such . law i,
unjust and unfair TO people whose
property has been taxed for fifty
years to pat down and maintain al
the curbing already put down in thi.
city, except within the last year.
This is just what the people want
All the taxpayers Of the city have
heretofore been taxed to make streets
and pay for the curbing and not one.
half of the property owners have re.
ceived any benefit from the money
thus paid out.
The people Of this city under
stand that the setting of curb'tones
on M~erriwether street at the expense
of the cit! was gross violation of
law and all the argument that ran be
produced te the contrary will not
change their opinion. Right is right.
and hereafter the taxpayers will
stand. NO such monkey business as
this Merriwether street affair.
The ground hog theory has prov
ed a failure this year, SO far as this
section OF country is concerned. The
second dav OF February was cloudy
and according to the belief of many
the ground bog ame out from his
lair and reEisiaed out 10 enjoy. the
mild Spring weather that WAS to fol-
low, but that kind of weather failed
TO materializc, aud thus for once the
ground hog theory is knocked into a
cooked hat.
This talk of compelling the legis-
lative fody OF the city 10 do a thing
by mandsmus proceedings is bosh.
Such talk is made for the purpose
of misleading the uninformed. but l:
won't go down. A Legislative body
can not be aandamuscd. II it could
Congress would be estopped from
tinkering with the tariff.
Claude W. Mcclure, of Wheat
land. Ills, and Miss Leouora 4. Dillon.
of st. Louis, were married in St.
Louis ON the 9Th inst.
w. Y. Walker. the merchant &
Shawnectewn, who am SO near
losing his life from poison in his
coffee, is now able TO attend to busi-
ness. !
DIR. Brown is in the city to-day.
The Doctor is well pleased with his
new home he recently purchased out
near the Judge Ranney farm.
We are III faror of having a
council meeting ever, two years. The
Legislature meets every two .ears
for the government of the great State
of Missouri.
The City Marshal has posted bills
on the street which notify
loafers not to congrcgatc thereon.
T yoHr RppeIuo 10 gone moth.
Ing will restore it moro quickly
than &c. T.. G.. Certain Chill
Cure,c the srcnf Tonic and
guaranteed Curc for Chiils and
Fever. Price so ccEfs.
For sale by W. II. Coerver, druggis
We have q number OF retired
capitalists in this town who enjoy life
to their hearts content. They don't
go abroad but they enjoy life just the
same staying at home and watching
the poor devils who have to hustle for
d living.
The Anchor Line has abandoned
the idea of putting in a Cape Girar-
leau and st. Louis tri-weekly packet.
They rightly concluded that there
was no room for another boat in this