The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-01-12
MONDAY.


This has been one of the dull davs-
the dullest We have had this year.
The coasting season did not last
Tong, but while it did last the young
folks made Rome howl.
The Daughters of the Confederacv
held a meeting in Mr.. Louis Houck'y =
Office this afternoon.
Our lawyers will all attend Circuit
Court at Jackson this week.
The new arc lights being put Zip
over the streets around town are an
improvement on the old lights We used
to have.
Deputy Revenue Collector Mont
Wade is in the city.
Hon. Louis Houck returned home
this afternoon from Pemiscot county.
2. b. Hook pays the highest cash
price for all kinds of second hand
goods in Haarig.
The snow went offin one highs. The
warm south wind caused it to wither
and fade away in less than six hours.
Circuit Court convened at Jackson
ibis morning.
L. W. Flentge is now general man.
ager of the Street Railway in this city.
Under his management the street car
is making the rounds every fifteen
minutes.
Gust SCHNEIDER left for home to-day.
While in the city he got some ordors
in spite Of the hard times.
At the Council meeting this morning
the Water Works Company asked for
further time in which to complete the
water works, and of course they were
given the time asked for.
The bids for printing the revised
ordinances were opened by the City
Council. There were five or six bids
from big st. Louis offices. one bid
from Jefferson City and two bids from
this city. d. L. Hoffman's bid was
the lowest and if he fills q bond to do
The work in good workman like style
he will get the job. He may bc able
70 Sill the bond but he will never be
able to do the job.
The Grand Jury was sworn in this
morning and that investigating body
will be in session all the week.
Last evening at $ O'Clock Mr.. and
Mrs. D. \. Glenn received guest at
their house on Spanish street. L was
10 surprise as the guest had been in
vited-a girl.
c. T. Bettan wen: out TO Jackson
brigh. and early this morning and
took charge OF the Circuit Clerks Of
Gee. The Jackson court house is at
last in safe hands from basement to
garrett.
Mr.. Il. E. Cannon. manager Of the
Water Works and Electric Light Com
pany. informs us that if no unforeseen
accident happens between now and
Saturday ms will have the city illumin-
;.ted With electricity next Saturday
night.
We understand that there was Il !
wedding up town yesterday.
The DEMOCRAT did not bid on the !
printing of the revised ordinances of
tha city. We have all the work we can
do all the time and don t have to bid |
against little one-horse concerns.
The property owners up on Broad !
say are still fighting against the
silica that i being put on that street. /
They want gravel used instead of
silica and they are right for we all /
know that silica is nogoOd for streets. |
Died, in this city. January 9Th. 1888. !
Christian Bueltemann. aged i6 years. /
months and ! days. The deceased 1
was an old and highly pected citizen. |
We are informed that there are sew /
eral cases of diphtheria in the city. |
and that within the last two weeks sew
eral children have died from this dam |
gerous disease.
The financial statement OF the Cape 4
Girardeau Building and Loan Asso- .
citation appears in this paper. The
Association makes 4 good showing.
The city marshal has been instruct
ed by the City Council to request the
City police to be more careful about |
handling their guns. 1t does not often /
happen that Il policeman is required to
Use gun in this city and when
they do have to shoot they should be I
careful how they shoot.
Ex-senator Vim. Hunter. OF Benton. !
has invested lots of money in Penis /
cot county lands. He says he only /
regrets that he hasn't enough money (
10 buy all the lands in that county.
The senator evidently has faith in the /
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