The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-25

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TIE BANNER STORE
without doubt the bargain store
par excellence with a complete line OF
high G3de dry goods. boots, shoes.
hats ana clothing One a surely be
JOHN z. FoGELSANGER.
Whilst hi Y~ogelsanger is one oil
th5 younger merchants of the Cape, on
his ow1 account. he has had a long
bazssness experience in the hardware
business. His stock is one of the best
and largest in Southeast Missouri
and no oiher house In this city has
the humbef OF agencies he. has for
farm implements and machinery. Mr..
Fo~2alsaDger is deserving of his sue
cess as be is the architect of his own
fortunes.
Cape Gitardeau is perhaps the only
city III tbs State that at present has
any railroad of considerable length
that has ser built by its town clti-
ems and 4s4c0ntrolled in its interest.
Ht5ie iszs true that every city ofany
i~fnpcrtaHee IN the State has railroad
fne51 toes these railroads are generally
oAzsa bS large corporations controll-
ed by Eestern and European capital.
EAe ST. Louis, Cape Girardeau and
Eoft Srith Railway, nov a line 100
miles ]Qng extending from Cape Cir
HFdeau to Hunter, where the line con-
meets With the Current River branch
81 the Kansas City. Fort Scott and
Menpbis is az enterprise that had
II 5nceptIen hd origin in the enter
and q bile spirit OF the citizens
OF 3his<toH1 Immediately after the
a the pnbhc spirited citizens of this
3pl3ce the construction OF a line
5fo4a solthResfwardIy. The PAN
c 81 1878 paralyzed this enterprise,
at8 nothing was done until 1880. In
1880 he 1ins was built between Cape
GjEande4u and Delta. where a juno
5ti0n MAS formed with the Belmont
Branch - the Iron Mountain, and in
1881 Mrs extended from Delta to Ad-
vance, Ii Stoddard County. In 1882
the line was built seven miles further
Ito St1rdfyant, in BolliRger County,
'4ndin1ss3 and 1884 was extended %
miles to the st. Francois River; in
Wayne County, In 1885 it vas extend
ID e tbs mounth of Otter Creek, In
Wayne county, and in 1855 and 1889
WAS extended about 30 miles further
q tb8 feEction with the Current River
kallroaa. Ia Carter County.
The line so completed with the Cur
|f1at Rif&f and Kansas City roads
'a&rzns az east and west trunk line
from M&sden to Delta, there forming
is sa1etfo4 with the Cape G~irardeau
Railroad and in 1889 the construction
.znd extension of the Grand Tower
nd Aarb0ndale Railroad, now known
the Chicago and Texas Railroad,
al East Cape Girardea, gave this
L&eo Girardeau road an outlet, and a
t6nasction with all the north and
s1Nth Ines in Illinois and a quick
tts>e toSSk Louis via the Mobile and
bio. and Cairo Short line, Cars are
EAnsfeffed on transfer boats at Cape
tifHfdeau and this is said to be the
thfapest and quickest crossing on the
kS7FeF Tor all east and west-bound bus
&uest, and hundreds Of carsare trans
zsrfed every month at this point.
mpsn the Cape Girardeau Railroad
ohlrst constructed it passed through
r~fz1broken forest. This forest is
rapidly being cleared. Over 20,-
coo of ties alone have been trans
psrted over the Cape Girardsau Rail-
foae to the Mississippi River since it
has Been opened, not to speak of a
estamount of slaves, lumber and
.otlser forest products.
Whatever may be said about the
entzrprise and public spirit of new
TOWNS springing up as if by magic in
other portions of this State or else
where, and along great lines of rail
Way. and to which all such towns are
4~nfendages and tributaries, no city
having the population of Cape Cir
siEdeau can show that by practically
GfIa0ied effort of its own citizens il
III secured q line of100 miles of road
aud opened up a vast wilderness in
liz nodistant future destined to be-
t9l1e the garden of Missouri. If
bitter places point with pride to their
4tterworks and public buildings and
Residences. and tlourishing trade and
growing commerce and educational
Advantages, the city of Cape Girar-
deal, while it also a make just
claim to all these advantages and i'm
preyemenfs, can also with just pride
claim that the proudest monument to
~ public spirit OF its citizens is the
t-bnstruction of this railroad.
cape Girgrdeau has one of the best
nd naatest two-story brick court
o1se to be found anywhere. 1t oe-
l&ipies q beautiful location on the
e6ond sminence back from the river.
Bis Building is used by the Court of
E6mulon Phsas and by the city as the
zSfy Hall. It IS elegantly finished
ind furnished and is&Iooked upon
18th pride By every citizen.
This building was constructed in
49,. A. d, to conform to an act of
She legislature creating a Common
Pleas Court for Cape Girardean. The
1est presiding Judge, Hon. VIII C.I
Kannes, IS now an honored citizen of
his city. The Marshal of his court
4as the Hon. Jacob q. Burrongh, |
E8ther Of the present Nudge. Frank.
Burronqh, the Clerk was Hon..
1enrs Sanaer. The court house was
r5o4cdled "a 1889. The presiding
.50eee at this time is Judge Frank E.
3aFronsh. the Clerk, E II Engel-
inann. Tie ONCE OF Marshal is now
|.lfea By the presiding Sheriff.
There is tide IN the affairs OF ali
men when taken at its Hood leads on