The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-01
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
The attendance at St. Vincent's Con
ven this year is nearly up to the
average Notwithstanding the hare
times.
Beginning with the next scholastic
year the School Board will put one
more teacher in each of our public
schools
Frank E. Burrough. who has been
spending the past two months on his
new place digging stumps, cleaning ur
and incidentally having a royal good
time, has returned to his office, where
he will be found every day attending
to his legal business.
Hon. Louis Houck went down to
Kennett Sunday. The steel rails are
being laid on the Kennett and Penis
cot county railroad and Mr.. Houck
is watching the work closely.
Hirsch Bros. got in one hundred
head of hogs Saturday. They are
doing more business in pork packing
than they expected to do.
The st. Louis Stock Yards keep a
man on the steamer Idlewild all the
time looking after stock at the land
ings along the river. There must be
big money in handling stock.
John Vogelsanger has the finest
music box in his store that was ever
brought to this city. 1t is an Ameri-
can instrument and it is therefore an
improvement on the music box.
John Sackmann went to Jackson
Sunday on his bicycle and when he
started home he punctuled the tire on
his wheel and had to walk home.
The farmers Of A~pplecreek township
have organized a stock company to
establish a creamery at Appleton.
The creamery at Gordonville is
doing a good business and the farmers
are receiving quite a benefit from their
They sell all their milk
at a good price and they get a benefit
from their investment in the creamery.
The last issue of the official organ is
a curiosity in the way of a newspaper.
We hope strangers into whose hands
It may fall will not judge this city by
that paper, for we have blacksmiths in
his town who could make a better out
a newspaper than the last
of that sheet is.
If the Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress does not inaugurate a move
ment for the improvement of the Mis-
River fromSt. Louis to Cairo
it will neglect one of the most
improvements needed in the
West.
The Tenth Series of the Cape Girar-
deau Building and Loan Association
will be issued, dated December 18th.
1894.
Rev. Tate says that he has welcomed
just fifty new members into the Bap-
church here since his meeting of
last winter, making a total of one hun
bred and thirty additions. So far not
r month has passed this year 1894
without accessions. He is still COM
PEELED to use chairs in the aislcs to
accommodate his crowds. Two were
received last Sunday and two others
he Sunday preceding.
Five IL six sportsmen came down
st. Louis on the steamer Idle
xild. They were loaded down with
he latest improved fire arms and they
expected to find deer and bear within
mile of this city.
Cape Girardeau furnishes the votes
o elect the county officers and then
he has to furnish the bondsmen for
he lucky man.
Mr.. Cannon informs us that he has
for the machinery for the
light plant and he expects to
have as fine a plant in operation in
his city soon as there is in any city
the country.
Ben GOckel will go to st. Louis
lext week to purchase a livery stable
outfit. Until he can get a better loca-
ion he will use Hunze's ice house for
4 stable.
To light the city right and do justice
all the Taxpayers at least twenty
sight arc lights are necessary on the
streets.
The Cape Girardeau Building and
Loan Association has completed it's
twelfth year. being organized in 1882,
md DR.. j. Fl. Rider has been its
since organization. The sue
less of the Association is justly due to !
It's President and Board OF Directors.
Every stakeholder should make it a
to vote his shares on next Mon
lay for the retention of the present
Board of Directors.
The City Council met Monday night ,
md located the street lights. They ,