The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-03

larger vote this year in this county
than they polled two years ago. They
: have a better tickht than they had
two years ago.
That heller calf that DR.. Brown and
Mr.. Campbell are having about will
cost them more than half a dozen
calves are worth.
Cooper Cracraft says the Democrats
willelectone or twoo of their candidates
and they may" he says. ''elect
more. Not this year. Mr.. Cracraft.
Democratic candidates are beating
the bush in the hope of soaring some
voters out.
Rev. Tate preached for the colored
Baptists at the Second Baptist church
Tuesday night. and he had d full
house to preach to.
Let US have more light is the cry of
everybody. We are tired depending
on the moon.
Cooper Cracraft is in the city to-
day. Cooper says he is out lookirr
for votes. but he is not. He is looking
for fat cattle and hogs.
BOYS should be reminded by their
parents that trapping quail is a viola
ton of law.
Frank Merigaux. of Scott county. is
the city. Frank votes the Republican
ticket if he does reside in Scott county.
Herman Zuber. superintendent of
the Murphysboro Brewery, was in the
city Tuesday.
Sheriff Randol is out delivering
election tickets to the Judges of Elec-
ton.
That settles it. Maj. Dennis and
Charley Minton have taken the stump
for the Democrats in this county.
Old Leatherdead is appealing TO the
Democrats for more bread and butter.
This is his last week to get butter on
his bread.
Mr.. l.. J.. Albert received a telegram
from Col. Sturdivant Tuesday evening
stating hat he was on his way home.
He will come via st. Louis and will
probably come down on the steamer
Idlewild Saturday.
Business is not what it ought to be
but it is as good as could be expected
under the present Democratic Admin
istration.
When the gravel on the Cape Girar-
deau and Scott County Rock Road
settles that will be the incest road in
the county for Il drive.
Hoffman knocked the wind out of
old Leatherhead at one lick. Hoffman
knows the old blower. for he gave him
a hand-out the day he walked into
town.
The imported editor of the Demo-
cratic sheet down the street got
his foot in it when he tackled
Bro. Hoffman. Hoffman fed him
when he was hungry and the old
vagabond paid him back with a kick.
y little more paint judiciously used
on Main street would add greatly to
the appearance of that business por-
ton Of III city.
Frank Z. Burrough says he goes
out nearly every morning and kills
himself a mess of quails for breakfast.
Ed Juden informs us that an in
surance company he represents loses
twenty-four hundred dollars on the
lumber that was destroyed by fire in
Gresham & Sons lumber yard We'd
nesday night.
There is being some betting done in
this city on the result of the election
in New York. y Democrat put up
fifty dollars Thursday on Morton
against fifty dollars Hill money.
The election tickets have all been
printed and delivered to the different
voting precincts.
The new numbers on the buildings
in this city are somewhat different
from what they were. but they are now
right.
The Presbyterians OF this city are
going to build aparsonage. They are
advertising for bids for the work.
The old Louisiana tramp makes
some awful threats. Let them come
old fellow. but don't forget the board
bill as you go.
Beware OF strangers. and you may
save yourselves of financicial loss.
We have four candidates in this
township for Justice of the. Peace.
They are all good men. but only three
are to be elected.
The city council will meet next Mon
da. morning and we understand that
another effort will be made at this
meeting TO have electric lights estab-
lished in this city. Our people are
tired feeling their way through the
dark.
When VT get his record watch if we