The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
The Supreme Court has adjourned

t The Supreme Court has adjourne'
: to December 4th. The Newsum murde
case that was appealed to that cour
from the decision of the Circuit Cour
of this county will probably be reach
ed before the January term of ouI
Circuit Court. 1t is the opinion o
the lawyers that the decision of the
lower court will be sustained. and i
the Governor does not interfere tina
Newsum will hang.
Mr.. d. A. Glenn informs us that be
will go to St. Louis next Sunday to be
on hand to attend the meeting of the
Trans-Mississippi Congress which will
meet Monday. Mr.. Glenn thinks that
much good may result from this meet
ing and he is anxious to see Cape Cir.
ardeau we'll represented in the meet
ing.
Livery stable men say an electric
railroad from this city to Jackson
would ruin the livery business in this
city, but they are in favor of the rail
road nevertheless.
J. F. McLain was in the city Mon
day attending the CommonP Pleas Court.
rank will take chage of the Sur
Eeyor's Office on the first Of January.
\ cup of muddy coffee is not whole
some. neither is a bottle of muddy
medicine. One way to know a reliable
and skillfully-prepared blood-puritier
is by its freedom and sediment. Ayers
S~arsaparilla is always bright and
sparkling. because it is an extract and
not a decoction.
Pug dogs are getting to be fashion
able in this city. They are the scrub
best breed of dogs living and why
they should be fancied as house dogs
we cannot see.
Morrison and Davis, Real Estate
Agents. sold q farm this week to a
Perry county man.
Visitors to this Office are hereby
notified that splitting tobacco juice on
the floors is not allowed.
Dir. Harris has purchased the San
ford lot up on Themis street opposite
the public square.
Prof. J.. S. McGhee isgoing to build
himself a house on the corner of
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City Attorney Sam NJ. Green took
Judgment this week in the Common
Pleas Court in a large number of tax
cases.
Ben Gockel wants TO purchase Il lot
suitably located for a livery stable.
Farmers are afraid that this dry
weather will injure the wheat. They
say lots of the wheat has not yet
sprouted and the gound is so dry it
will not come up.
James McKenna is fitting himself up
a nice office in his commission house
on the Levee. Mr.. McKenna will not
let his commission business Interfere
with his hide business.
We have letters frommen in Illinois.
Indiana and Ohio. all written since
the election. making inquiry about
Cape Girardeau as Il business town.
The letters are from men who want to
go into business in a live town.
Geo. G.. Kimmel has rented the old
Cruchon property on the corner of
TheEis and Spanishstreets to q family
from Illinois.
At tie next meeting of the City Coun-
ell III. Water Works and Electric
Light Company will ask to have the
stree: lights located, and that will be
a JOB tat TIE Council should carefully
considar before the lights are located.
There ere to be twenty-one arc lights
and If they are properly located they
will give the city plenty of light.
We notice our plasterers using Ste.
Geneviove lime. Why is this? The
Caps line mas been for years consid-
cred the best lime in the country.
The jackson merchants will be glad
when the Chicago Bargain Store auc-
ton sale is over. and they will not
want to see another Chicago concern
start up in their town.
The delegatestothe Trans-Missis zip
ri Commercial Congress which will
meet in St. Louis next Monday Will
be received by q committee of the
business men of st. Louis. Governor
Stone will be present at the meeting
and be will deliver an address Of vel
come TO the delegates from other states.
The meeting promises to b. n %
great interest - the people o. the Mis-
sissippi valley.
Free lunch at Sackmann's saloon.
Mr.. T. W. Pott informs us that the
Planters and Union Mills will close
down next month for 4 While. He says
there is no use il making -four when
there is no market foI Il. The big st.
Louis mills have already closed down.
The foundation for the Presbyterian
parsonage is being laid. The build
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