The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-05
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

S oAAo III SOlltClEU
over twelve thousand dollars. That
does not look like hard times for our
people.
The City Collector is collecting con-
siderable money from the city tax paw
ers Notwithstanding the hard times.
Our doctors seem to be having some
thing to do.
Judge Albert informs us that the old
County Court wound up its business
Saturday evening and adjourned sine
die.
Thos. E. Joyce will probably be a
candidate for county school commits
sioner. Mr.. Joyce would bea hard man
TO beat.
Judge John y. Miller, of Latin.
bolllnger county, was in the city to-
day. The Judge Joined the happy
family of the DEMOCRATS patrons
while in the city.
The floating ice in the river is remov-
ing the wreck of the steamer Albert
Willis. The hull and that part of the
wreck under water will have to be re-
moved by dynamite.
The street carsc cannot run yet. The
snow and ice on the track will not al
low the cars to run without great DIFF
tculty and the Company does not care
90 kill its mules for the little business
shat is in sight.
Sheriff Randol informs us that his
bOarders in thecounty Jail are increas-
ing in number.
The new year ushers in with about
six inches of snow on the ground.
This Office has several law briefs in
the hands of the printers in the job
department.
City Collector Hirsch informs us
that he has collected over six thousand
dollars in the last two weeks.
The Mayor entertained a few OF his
friends New Y~ear'snight athis palatial
residence on Spanish street.
The holidays are passed. aid OR
schools have all settled down to work
again with renewed energy after their
brief vacation.
Virg. p. Adams will open an office
upstairs in the Democrat Building.
where he will be prepared, in a few
days, to do a general insurance bust
Ness-Life. accident, fire, tornado &c.
The City will publish financial state
ment this month and then the tax-pay
ers can see where their money has
sent to.
There will be four more regular
meetings of the present City Council.
Then we will have a new deal with a
new deck with the joker left out.
The river is so low that the transfer
boat cannot cross and the mail is now
brought over the river by skif.
The City goycrnmentwas invited ont
to dine and wine with the great.'I am
Tuesday night.
A man who was employed in the
Palace saloon. whose name We failed
to learn who stole sOmemOney. a suit
of clothes and some other articles and
skipped the town. is now under arrest
in ST. Louis, ard The authorities here
have been notified. Sheriff Randol
will go M tomorrow and bring him
back 20 face the music.
{. Z. Bettan is out at Jackson post
ing himself in tine Circuit Clerks office.
He will take charge of the office next
Monday morning and the first week of
his official life he will have 4 term of
the Circuit Court to attend To.
Rev. Father McDermot was in the
city Monday. and he called on many
Of his old friends. Father McDermot
is out on Il lecturing tour and he left
here FOR Cairo, Illinois. where he
lecturad Tuesday night. Father Nc
Dermot was formerly a teacher in st.
Vincent's College in this city and he
was the ablest young man the College
ever had.
Cape Lodge No. 49,. \. o. [. w.
mt last night in regular session. and
installed the newly elected officers.
Three applications for membership
were received. This is 4 good starter
Tor the new year. and We hope to see
the GOOD work continue.
Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re
newer is. unquestionably. the best pre-
sentative of the hair. II is also cura-
tive OF dandrufT. letter. and all scalp
affections.
w. V. Les h. receiver for the John
Painter estate. has notified all the
tenants of the estate that they must
hereafter pay all rents 20 him.
The jackson merchants are begin
ming the business of the new year with
some big advertisements in the Jack
son papers. There are ii number OF
enterprising merchants nJackson and
they sell lots of goods.