The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-26
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
MONDAY.

real estate belonging to the Painter
estate will throw some valuable prop
erty On the market.
The wreck of the steamer Albert
Willis Will Dol be out of sight. A
rise of two or three feet in the river
will completely hide it from view. and
then when the Government undertakes
to destroy the hull the wreckers will
have to fish for it.
The hard times are not caused bv n
scarcity of money. There is just as
much money in the country now as
Y but there is nothing doing to put
it in circulation.
\ big wagon and carriage factory
is talked of for this city. We saw a
letter the other day from an Ohio man
who says he will come ont here early
next spring to look for a site for an
enterprise of that kind. We have the
location, we have the rawmaterial and
we want the factory.
Cairo Argus: Mr.. J.. W. Curry.
Jack" made anelectric wheel. rugged
with changeable lights. similar to the
one in front OF his place on Ninth and
Commercial avenue, for Cannon Bros.
Al Cape G~irardeau. Mo.
L. w. F1entge. We understand. is
working up a plan to build an electric
railroad from this city to jackson. y
railroad OF that ! ndwould be a grand
thing for both cities, and some day it
will be built.
Thirty electric lights on our streets
would make the city as light at night
as in daytime. We should have that
number oflights.
Our livery stable men are hustling
for business. They keep a close
watch over TIE hotel registers.
Candidates for city offices are 6ecom-
Ing numerous. If they keep on coming
ont there will be about three candi-
oates for every Office.
Mr.. J. n. Whitelaw is now running
q store at Bernie. and We understand
ne is doing 2 good business.
The sale of the Painter property will
take place next May. The sale Will be
= credit sale, ten per cent to be paid
down.
DR.. Williams. of Kelso. will read
the DEMOCRAT during the year 1875.
The Doctor is Cape boy and hcwants
10 know what is going on ~ his old
homo.
Ben Cooked tells us that for this
season of the year and considering the
dull times. the livery business isgOod.
August >hivelbinr and wife turn
ed home from st. Louis Sunday even
ing.
G. +. Betten returned to Jackson
this morning. Mr.. Betten viii move to
Jackson about the first Of May.
F. NJ. Eaton. We understand, is Il
candidate for City Marshal. He will
probably ask the Populists to nomi-
2ata him.
Phillip Housen returned home from
st. Louis Saturday and ne is now
ready to stand a trial for the crime
that he was accused Of committing.
Louis Is. Houck. President of the
Pcrryville railroad, is in the city. He
SAYS the Perryviile road is doing a
good business.
Mat Morrison says he would like
10 hold the City Marshal's Office. Matt
is y clever gentleman and he has as
much interest in the city as any citizen
we have.
Christ Hirsch will be Il candidate
for reelection to the Office OF City Col
iector az The next spring election.
Nicholas Wichterich will be 4 can
didate for reelection 10 the Office OF
City Treasurer.
William Wileke says he will resign
in time TO give the voters OF his ward
time to elect a maj in his place for
Councilmana at the nextspring election.
The Lecture Bureau will present the
Hon. H. w. !. Ham at the Opera
House on next Monday evening. The
subject. The SnOliygoster inPohtlcs
doubtless means something. We have
asked the preachers. Inc professors.
lawyers. the doctors. the editors. the
school girls and the school boys and
even the politicians-the Democrats
that are flat down at this time and the
Republicans who are on top. and none
of them know its meaning. Seats on
sale at John Vogelsanger's
TUESDAY.
Mr.. T. \. Banerle who was visiting
F,;,,l. =, +bi- ,ity- Loft fn;. his home