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

erson City taking a look at the Re-
publican Legislature.
The Cape Brewery issued checks
Wednesday last to its stockholders in
payment of the ten per cent dividend
declared by the Board OF Directors
at its last meeting. This is the only
enterprise, excepting the banks. that
was able the last year to pay a divi-
dend 10 its stockholders.
The steamer Benton passed up the
river this morning. She will try to
get through TO ST. Louis and then she
Will go into winter quarters.
Business on the Levee is at a stand
still. The closing of river navigation
makes dull times for commission mer-
chants.
At the City Council meeting next
Monday morning bids for the printing
OF the revised ordinances in book
form will be received. That will be a
Job that should be done in neat work
man like style and the bids from little
snide Offices should be looked after.
A skating rink will open in the Nor
rison building 35South Spanish street.
tonight. The room is a large and
commodiOus one and appropriately To-
Gated. The craze Of nearly half q
century ago may again spring into
e~Xistance.
The Supreme Court has not vet
reached the Newsum murder case. and
Frank Newsunwill not know his doom
till the text May term of the Circuit
Court.
River navigation is closed. The ice
in the river is not sufficiently heavy to
hinder boats from running, but there
is not enough water TO float a steam
boat carrying any freight,
Our merchants are nearly all taking
stock. We asked a clerk in one big
store if he thought hewould find twenty
thousand dollars worth of stock on
hand and he answered: IF ] owned all
we have over twenty thousand dollars
| would be a rich man."
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dem
mis- Stubenrauch, died Wednesday
evening, aged about four years.
There is not much business going on
now. The Christmas holidays being
over country people are staying at
home.
The merry gingle of the sleigh bells
have been more familiar this winter
than for a number of years past.
Ticket number 81, held by Frances
Bohnsack. won that fine music box
ratified off by John T. Vogelsanger,
and the handsome doll was won by w.
II. Rowan.
Our lawyers will all go to JACKSON
next week to attend Circuit Court.
City officials are making up their
reports for the Council to pass upon
next Monday.
DR.. Shields. an eminent physician
OF Tennessee. says: II regard Ayers
Sarsaparilla as the best blood-medi-
cine on earth. and | know of many
wonderful cures effected by its use"
Physicians all over the land have
made similar statements.
Mrs. Jessie VanAmburg. OF Upton
vile. Tenn. is here to attend the fun
eral ceremonies of her father. VIM.
Bonney. who died Thursday after
noon.
y butcher at Poplar Bluff the other
day had ten deer stretched up in his
son than the Cape has c for awhoie
year.
The skating rink opened Thursday
night in Morrison's Opera House. and
Il large crowd attended the opening.
Skating on roller skates is Il healthful
exercise.
lntIt Will DH Il meeting Oh IDe
Daughters of the Confederacy at the
Office of Louis Houck. at , O'Clock p.
IN. Monday, January eth. 1895.
Mrs. NJ. Fl. G.. HOUCK.
President.
DIR. L. =. Ruff has just returned
from an extended trip'to Wayne cOun-
ty and will leave tomorrow morning
for St. Louis to spend the holidays
with his family. He will return on or
about the Sth of January and then can
be found at his Office thereafter till
further notice.
Miss Rozine Lehman has resigned
her position in the public school at
Jackson on account of poor health.
She lis now with her sister Mrs. Me-
Clure at Wheatland. Illinois.
Mr.. Il. f. Cannon. manager of the
Water Works and Electric Light Com
pany. informs us that he is putting in
the electric light machinery and the
Company will soon be readyto furnish
the city with electric lights.
The holidays passed off in this city
without any serious accidents. We