The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-23

Cannon Bros. closed q contract
to-day with N. d. Henry tor a piece OF
J, land near the Normal school on which
TO build the water works reservoir.
Now they are negotiating for some
lots on the river front near Sloan's
IS creek On which TO erect engine and
pump houses.
The city treasurer informs us that
there is no money in city treasurer
available 10 pay for the grading of
o Frederick street. so il is not likely
- that that street will be improved this
y y year.
-Traveling men who visit all paris
Of the country looking for business
y say Southeast Missouri is a lively
business section compared TO other
paris of the state.
g Hereafter the cost of running the
city government, aside from court
costs will run in the neighborhooG OF
thirteen thousand dollars per year.
: During vacation Prof. Vandiver
of the Normal school Will visit ncariy
every county il Southeast Missouri.
and he expects 10 be present at Ia"
County Institutes. Prof. Taud!vcr j. I
|, an educator whose whole mind : de-
voted to the cause and his presence"
At the County Institutes viii do much
good.
The upper Missouri River is over
its banks and i, >iilI rising =: the rate
Of about six inches an hour. II the
rise continues much longer great
d mage will b. done by the overflow. ,
Al! that wafer will come down the
Nj >i--ipai anl We nav expo II
good biz river here between now anr
the Fourth Of july.
There Will be larmr crowd of
people here 20 attend The Republican
Congressional convention on the 18Th
of July and We hope our hotels viii
he prepared 10 take care of all IN nice
style. The Howell county delegates
viii ON mere IN 4 special rar.
The scott County Teachers In
stifu:c will he held IT Commerce next
week. Prot. Vandivcr. President OF
the Normal Faculty, will attend and
deliver AN address to the teachers.
The Professor is an interesting iaikcr .
and we are sure that hc viii please {
the audience attending the Institute
meetings. ,
The gun clubs that visit this city |
TO contest for the prizes offered by I
the Fair Association on the Fourth OF =
July Will probably remain over 4 dav /
amer tho Fair day and have anDiher !
match shoot with oar gun club On lis Il
private grounds. \
two men, while ont riding ia Il t
sail boat yesterday were caught b. Il "
strong wind and their boat. which :
WAS Of paper. was car>:zri. The men
being nod swimmers saved their
lives. They purchased dry clothes OF
y. Ru>kan!2, tcO& their wet clothing {
Ia the laundry and their watches TO
i. C~,IWruu-ki'. 10 he dried ~
The +. F.& +. Gun Club of this il
city i, advertising the big shooting
tournament on the Fair grounds OF :"
the Fourth of July. The club Is q
making all effort to nave & number of
mated clubs present to compete for /
the prizes offered by the Fair A>so-
citation. !
The Floral Hall on the Fair II
grounds will be nicely fitted up for "a
hall for the Fourth OF jul. and -,
who Will want 10 dance will he p
the free use of the hall. The >,
Association will furnish a good
band free of charge 10 the
dancers. Now let every body give up :,
the little ncighborhood celebrations
on the Fourth and attend the Fair.
hi
The prospects for a biz melon :.
crop in Scott county were never bet ;,
Ter than this season and merchants in
the ncighburhood of the melon dis
,rict expect TO do lots OF business a. II
as tie farmers begin 10 send 81
melons +" the market. They
-ay that the failure of small fruit this ,t
ear Will caHSc the melon market to ii,
De good and they are predicting high NJ
n prices for melons than usual.
Hon. Louis lIouck went down to %
this morning to look after h.
MS rrilroad Interests. Mr.. IIouck is II
arrangements TO handle a big co
hare of the melon business this year. To-
lie has put in an incline at Commerce
md he proposes to transfer the train =,
Dads of melons to the Grand Tower
/ Carbonate read at East Cape and -;
yer that road they Will be given a :,
tart direct TO The Chicago market.
Senator Il. Il. Oliver, of Jackson, !.
in this afternoon on the TWO
o'clock train from jefferson City.
where he had been before the Supreme :.
;ourt as an attorney for the ST.
.oui>, Cape Girarieau 4 Fort Smith
iailroad Company. lie informs us III
hat the attorneys for this road are u
their case in fine shape, and IL!
&c believes that in this as in nearly all af
NV suits he gets into Mr.. Houck will ell
come out on top. The case
low goes to the Supreme Court of
he United States and it may be sew FL
raj years before it is finally disposed fin
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