The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-17
personal AND PERTINENT.


vas a resident of Dexter when he was
elected to Congress, and now that
town can claim another Congressman.
There is one man in this COUNTY
with whom the candidates failed to
shake hands. That mar is a colored
citizen who was born armless. Some
of the Democrats tried to snake hands
with him but they were fooled.
The Democrats elected one Justice
OF the Peace in this county. He will
be a lonely Office holder.
Overcoats are in demand. Where
can you buy them? Why from those
who advertise. See?
Our coal dealers are rushed with
orders and they are delivering coal to
a larger numberof customers this year
than ever. Coal is acheaper fuel than
wood and our people are catching on
TO the fact.
Our pork packers are getting ready
for business. They will buy all the
hogs this year they can get.
If the chairs are put in the new ad-
dition TO the public school in time the
shiidren of that school will probably
give a Thanksgiving entertainment.
There is some talk of getting up a
rally in this city over the election of
Hosley to Congress.
Our next election will be the city
election next April. One councilman
from each ward and all the other city
officers will be to elect.
The holidays are approaching. Who
handles holiday goods? It's a conun-
drum.
The first thing to attract our atten-
ton this morning was Il political
dispute by two ome After a warm
discussion for several minutes they
came to the conclusion that the coun-
try is gone. What fools We mortals
be-"
Some move should be made 10 re-
move the steamer Willis which sunk
in front OF our wharf some time ago.
If she remains there any length of
time a bar is bound to he formed
which will be much harder to remove
and more costly than the moving of
this sunken boat.
a gang Of Dagoes working on the
Pemiscot Railroad killed four buz-
zard and ate them. Next morning they
crawled over the foreman, clasping
their stomachs with both hands and
said: I'VE sickie-no workie-big
chick make Italian sick" Our Dem
ocratic friends know now how the
Italians felt-it isr't ''crow'' but big
chick"
The old 1894 railroad passes will
soon run out. The boys who want
passes for 1895 must be polite to rail
road officials.
c. f. Betten will be the only new
official in this county in the court
house at jackson. All the other old
county officials were reelected.
George G. Kimmel will clean up mis-
docket this week and then turn his re-
cords over to Justice OF the Peace-elect
d. NJ. Sivally.
The contract for the building of the
Presbyterian parsonage was not let
Saturday. The bids, we understand,
were all considered too high.
the Owls are preparing for a big
ball and supper on the evening of
Thanksgiving. Scott will furnish the
supper and everything will be first
clss.
Some farmers are ~butchering their
pork hogs earlier this year than usual.
They want to save their corn.
Wheat still holds it's price at forty
two cents per bushel-just two cents
per bushel more than the market price
for corn.
The election is now v and it would
look nice for everybody to pay up.
You can get into or get out of this
town from or to any part of the world
either by rail or river.
Bud Crewdson is going to travel for
the Rainwater Hat Co. of st. Louis.
The Company couldn't have secured
the services of a better man.
We haven't had our Indian Summer
yet. Until after we have that we need
not look for continued cold weather.
E. H. Engelmann is getting up his
records for the January term of The
Common Pleas Court.
We sure expected it. but we did not
expect it soon. The Cape Stave and
Heading Co. are making tneir first
shipment OF slaves since the election,
hoo bales by river and 1890 by rail.
This looks like Republican times once
more.