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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
MIXED UP.
Gverythfng OF Local Form To he
Found That s of Interest,
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
The stock buyers in this county shin
nearly all the fine beef cattle to the
st. Louis market. There it is butch
ered' dressed and then shipped back
here. Who pays the freight both
ways?
There is not much pay fer a City
Councilman but We should have good
business men in the Council and it is
about time we we're looking about for
Candidates for the next city election.
We need q few frst-class funerals
IN this city worse than anything we
Know of. We have some people here
who should I've have been born.
DIR. Sawyer:-Dear Sir; l can saw
with pleasure that l have been usinS
your medicine, and will recommend 1t
to all suffering ladies.
MIR. W. w. WEATHERSHEE,
Augusta, Ga.
Sold at j. Maple Wilson's drugstore
An engineer of the Cotton Belt
Railroad has been telling the editor
of the Scott County Newsboy that
Houck's Missouri & Arkansas Rail-
road is now headed off from extend
ing to Cape Girardeau. That engineer
is evidently not acquainted with Louis
Houck.
John Sullivan was fined twelve dol
lars and costs in the Police Court this
morning for disturbing religious wor-
ship. There are a number of young
fellows in the city who should be pun
ished for the same meanne that young
Sullivan was fined for.
DR.. A. p. Sawyer:-I have been
roubled with rheumatism and lung
trouble for a number of years, can
say | never had any thing help me
like your Family Cure.
MRS. H. WINGART,
Lena, Ills.
Sold at ]. Maple Wilson's drug store.
Next Saturday the stockholders of
the Fair Association will have a
chance to show their hands at manag-
ing the Fair. They will decide
whether we will have a fair or quit.
w. H. Bohnsack is announced as
a candidate for reelection to the
Board of Education. Mr.. Bohnsack
has been a hard working member of
the Board. There is no other man in
the city who watches the public schools
more than he does.
Running sores, indolent ulcers and
similar troubles, eventhough of many
years standing, may becurolby using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
soothes, strengthens and heals. 1t is
the great pile cure. w. H. Coerver
David a. Glenn did a big business
Saturday. 1t vas the banner business
day of the year in his retail depart
ment.
The big steamer Hill City, on her
way from New Orleans to st. Louis,
landed at our wharf this morning and
discharged a lot of freight.
The finances of this city are in bet
ter shape now than they have been for
several years. This is certainly
creditable to our present Mayor.
The season of year for sprinkling
will soon be mere and this year some
effort should be made to have our
principal business streets sprinkled.
Conrad Stehr has recovered from
his recent illness and he can o be
found at his tailor shop ready TO do
work in his line.
II YOU have ever seen "a little child
IN a paroxysm of whoOping cough. or
if o have been annoyed by a CEN
slant tickling in the throat, you can
appreciate the value of One Minute
Cough Cure, which gives quick relief.
VIM. Il. Coerver.
TUESDAY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12
CITY COUNCIL.
Journal OF the observation-disclosures
Session. (Of1cial.)

Journal of the observation-disclosures
Session. (OmciaI.)
Council Chamber, City OF Cape Cir
ardeau, Monday Evening, March Z,
1898.
The Council met in regular session
at I O'Clock, Mayor William H. Coer-
yer, President, presiding.
Members present-Messrs. Blomey-
er, Kimmel, Polack, Powers, INNER
stall.
Absent-Messrs. Dempsey, Owens,
Ruesskamp.
The Journal OF the proceedings OF
the last regular meeting, adjourned
regular meeting and special meeting
was read and approved.
Mr.. Ruesskamp appeared during the
reading of the journal.
The following protest, filed with the
City Clerk on March 9TH, was present
ed and read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
Of the City of Cape Girardeau:
Hon. Body-"We, the undersigned
citizens and property owners, owning
property abutting Good Hope street,
protest against the grading, gravel
ing, guttering and curbing Good Hope
street, between Sprigg and Spanish
streets"
Said protest is signed by Henry
Kollas, Mrs. George H~ennineer, Hell
ma Willer, Wesley Alexander, H. r.
Willer, II. c. Ossenkop, and twenty
seven other property owners On said
Good Hope street, between Sprigg and
Spanish streets.
Mr.. Dempsey appeared in his seat.
Mr.. Dempsey moved that said pro-
test be- received and referred to the
Street and Wharf Committee with in
structions to ha re the City Attorney sub
NIT his opinion AS to whether or not
the signatures on said protest cOnsti-
tute a majority of the resident proper
ty owner as required by law, and if
resident shall be construed as to
mean that the owners shall he resi-
dents of the property to qualify them
to protest, and if the number of front
feet owned by Il property owner is to
be considered on a protest. Said mo-
ton carried.
The following reports from city Off
GERS for the month of February, in the
order named, were presented and read:
COLLECTORS REPORT-COLLECTTONS
ElnD EEnDITApV
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

On motion Of Ruesskamp said bills
were allowed and the Clerk instructed
to issue warrants on the General Rev
enue fund in favor of the several per
ons and firms in payment of same.
The following resolution 4 pre-
sented and read:
Whereas, there are now, and for q
long time have been, many tramps, or
Migrants, encamped below the Rail
road shops and within the limits of
this city, who daily tramp and wan
der around from place to place in this
city without any visible means of sup
port and beg their food from our citi-
zens to the great annoyance of u
people, that each vagrant may live in
idleness while our citizens are work
ing for their support, therefore,
RESOLVED, That u city Marshal
ana policemen be, and they are here
by instructed and directed, to arrest
such Migrants whenever found tramp
ing or wandering around from place
to place without any visible means of
support to the end that such Iagrants
may, after conviction, be put to work
by the Street Commissioner.
Signed, THOMAS POWERS.
On motion of Mr.. Blomeyer said
resolution va adopted.
The members of the Council for the
different wards, having selected the
following as Judges of Election, to
serve at the next city election to be
held Tuesday, April 9Th, 1893, they
were announced by the Mayor as ap-
pointed, and on motion of Mr.. Demp-
sey, said appointees were confirmed as
Judges of said Election.
1st Ward-Conrad Ksmps, Louis
w. Bender, Conrad Stehr. John F.
Schuchert. Theobold Lind, James 3.
Nesmith.
End Ward-WilIiam Woeleke, Cal
vim B. Galusha, John hartmann,
Thos. c. Collins, Geo. c. Nisbur,
William Blackwent.
Bird Ward-Ferdinand Steimle J..
George Stubenrauch, Joseph F.
Fourth, William Sa~nterberry, John
Wolter, William Hirsch.
18th Ward-John F. Schwepker,
Charles F. Roehl, William Warren,
James n. Hartzsll, Henry S. Oaks,
Daniel A. Frank.
The Mayor, the Council concurring,
appointed the following members of
the Council as a Committee to meet at
the Council Chamber at the close of
tho polls, of the day Of the next city
election t. be held Tuesday, April 5,
1898. and receive from the Judges of
Election the poll books, ballot boxes
and ballots, together with the certiff-
Gates of the Judges of said election.
Messrs. Blomeyer, Givens and
Ruesskamp.
On motion of Mr.. Blomeyer, the
Street and Wharf Committee vas in
structed to investigate and report at
nCAl hCCl1hS, hC NOS vi OAbOAAAHS SHS
sewer on the south side of Independ-
ence street to the river.
On the statement of the Mayor,
| Chairman of the Council, which as
a Committee of the whole had visited
Aquamsi street for the purpose of in
vestigating and reporting the sdvis-
Utility Of making said street passable,
from independence to Williams street,
that it was the sense of said Com
mittee that said part of said street
should be made passable, Mr.. Demp-
sey submitted the following resolu-
ton, which a read:
RESOLVED, That Aquamsi street,
from Independence to Williams street,
be graded so as to be put in a pass
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

No report from Sexton.
On motion of MIR. Blomeyer said re-
ports, excepting that of the Fire
Chief, were received, approved and
ordered filed, and the Clerk instructed
to issue warrants on the General
Revenue fund in favor of the persons
and for the amounts to which they are
entitled under said reports.
The report of the Fire Chief was
again taken up and read, showing
one drill February 9, one fire 18th, E.
NJ. Hobbs house, and one false ALARM,
9th
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

The funeral of F. Hubbard, who
died at the St. Charles Hotel Mon.
day evening took place this afternoon.
The deceased was a knight Templar
and his funeral services were con-
Quoted by the knight Templar Com
mandery Of this city.
Mrs Anna Woody died in this
city yesterday. Her remains were
taken to st. Louis county for inter
msnt.
The household remedy is Hunts
Lightning Oil. All aches and pains
quickly relieved. Satisfaction or
money refunded. For sale by all
druggists.
The ice wagons were out this morn
ing delivering ice to customers. The
ice season has started early this year
and the ice dealers expect a long sea-
son.
The DEMOCRAT Office is printing a
new Directory for the Telephone Com
pany which will be ready to deliver to
the patrons of the Company some tine
next week.
Why DR.. Simmons Cough Syrup is
the chea pest. 1t is the only cough
remedy giving so doses for so cents.
Money is refunded if not benefited or
satisfied. Try it. Ask your druggist
for a sample bottle. For sale by all
druggists.
Adolph Rusdiger has opened up
quite a large farm down in that sec
ton of the country heretofore known
as the swamp. He has several acres
in timothy and this season he will
put in a big section of corn. Mr..
Ruediger will demonstrated the farm
ers hereabouts that ''swamps,''as they
are called, are a. good land as can be
found n any country under the sun.
We need a few more men like Mr..
here.
YOU ought to know that when suf-
from any kidney trouble that a
safe, sure remedy is Foley's Kidney
Cure. Guaranteed ormoney refunded.
W. H. Coerver, druggist.
The Riverview Sanitarium is going
to be an institution that will make
Cape Girardeau known far and near.
The site for a health resort is as fine
as ear be found In the country. The
building is suitable for the purpose
for which it is being prepared and the
health of the city is such that will at
people here when it is known
abroad that we have a health resort
for those seeking health.
Postmaster Leech has made several
Improvements in the post-ofice lately
for the convenience of the public.
Among other things he has made a
delivery counter that is both
convenient for the public and the post
Office employees.
Moments are useless if trlried away:
and they are dangerously wasted if
consumed by delay in cases where One
Minute Cough Cure would bring i'm
mediate relief. W H. Coerver.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

Der false alarm. 90
On motion of Mr.. Kimael said 10
port received and ordered flsd, and
the Clerk instructed to issue warrants
in favor of the members named therein
for drill, and that the amount stated
as due for false alarm be not allow
ed.
Mr.. Blomeyer, Chairman Judiciary
COMMITTEE, asked that said Committee
be granted further time in which to re-
port on Park ordinance, " referred to
to said Committee, and said request
was granted.
The following report from the Fire
Board was presented and read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
Gil:
Gentlemen-We, your Committee to
whom was referred the communication
of the Fire Chief in reference to the
failure OF the Fire Department 10 be
present at the Hobbs fire on February
18th, with instructions to investigate
and report at the next meeting of the
Council, respectfully report that at a
meeting of the Fire Beard, held for
the purpose of investigating Ne nat
ter as per your instructions and at
which meeting the Fire Chief was
present, we find that the only cause
assigned for the members of the fire
company not being present at said
fire, was that they did not hear the
alarm given by the Presbyterian
church bell in the first ward. This in
formation was by the Chief. We fur
Their learned from the Chief that the
Fire Department has norules and reg
ulations for the government aad d.
rection of the company. as required
by ordinance, and such being the
case we felt that we had no foundation
for making further investigation, for
the reason that the Fire Department
/ ordinance does not define the duties
of the members OF the Fire Company.
You are respectfully referred to
Sections ia A. lis and 129, Revised
ordinances.
Signed, WILLIAM Fl. CoERvER,
President.
FRANK UNNERSTALL.
THOMAS POWERS.
AUG. RUESSKAMP.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

AUDITORS REPORT.
Balance cash in
treasury Jany 81 10438 50
RECEIPTS FOR FEBRUARY.
From Christ Hirsch,
Collector. .........S 8S8 OF
From John A. Weber
Marshal .......... 10 90
From Walter S. AL
bert, P. W.......... 20 90
From by. Vasterling
Weigher .......... % 60
From b. L. Hume,
Wsigher. 7T5
From F. W. Ober-
heide, Weigher... 3 40
From B. F. Davis,
City Attorney. "A Is
From Cape Girar-
deau County act. 1876 40
From Fred Brunke,
ST. Commissioner II Is 1910 l2
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

a IN treas FeD. Is Y664 %
FIRE CHIEFS REPORT.
Said report was read and action de-
ferred.
STREET COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Amount expended daring February
and due various Transfers an labor
ers for same s65. 76. Distributed a.
fnllnHa
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

1167S "a
DISBURSED.
Warrants paid by
Treasurer. ........ 1914 OF
by Treasurer. 20 90 1894 Oh
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-12

Total collections. 1884
POLICE JUDGES REPORT.
Number of cases tried, nine ~.
Executions Nos. 1917 to 1885.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
ICE HOUSE IN CORNER OF BARN.

than the source from which it is taken.
If it be used for cooling purposes only,
the ice taken from any reasonably clear
stream or pond can be made available.
Where two or more farmers live within
short distance of each other, the CO.
operative plan of building an icehouse
sufficiently large for all, will be found
cheaper and more advantageous than
building singly.
The accompanying cut gives an idea
for an ice house in barn, and few
hints on points necessary to be observed
in its construction, etc, will be use
full: For these hints we are indebted
to an article in the report of the Kan
sas state board of agriculture, 1896. On
a farm with a dairy of ten cows, the
consumption, including a supply for
household use, would amount to about
800 pounds daily; the shrinkage
amounts to 40 per cent. on an average;
and the period during which ice is nee
cssary in ordinary years, about 100 days.
This will necessitate supply of IS tons
of ice, to store which space of 10 feet
square and ten feet high will be neces-
sary. If a smaller daily supply is re-
quired, the size of the space will be
proportionately reduced. In building
an icehouse, the chief points to be con-
sidered are the exclusion of air from
under or around the body of ice; proper
ventilation over the ice, and proper sur
face draining around the icehouse. Any
little crack that admits of the inflow of
warm air will play havoc with body
of ice. Hence waterproof paper should
interline the walls, so as to exclude
every possible chance for the admission
of current of air. If there be too
much sawdust placed around ice it is
liable TO ferment and develop heat TO
such an extent as to melt the ice. Four
inches of sawdust or chaff is sufficient
to place under the ice, and eight inches
is sufficient on the sides of a house
with single wall, and four inches in
case OF twin wall.
A twin wall is made by boxing the
studding on both plates and sills, so
that they shall alternate with each
other. Two by six may be used, and
they may be placed two feet apart; 12-
inch boards will answer for plates and
sills. This permits each studding to
project two inches past the center of
the wall and prevents the air current
from setting. The studding must be
papered with waterproof paper and
then ceiled.-Journal of Agriculture.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
OPPOSES TOLL ROADS.
Michigan Farmer Thinks Them Worst
MonOpOlics on Record.

A veteran Michigan farmer, writing
to the Grand Rapids Press, says: Toll
roads do not meet the wants of the
farmer; he wants free roads, not toll
roads, and wants all who use them to
help make them at cost that will not
be burdensome on the farmer The toll
roads are too costly for the farmer. To
get the products of the farm to market
he now pays enough taxes in the way
of tolls 10 pay for the toll roads in five
years at price they cold be built for
now. Though the tax is paid indirectly,
II is paid. Farmers, as a class, are op-
posed to monopolies, and yet they gra mt
franchises to toll road companies which
are, on small scale, greater monopolies
than any of the railroad corporations
of the state.
These toll roads are not only a public
nuisance, but bhe owners of them are
the worst tax dodgers of the state, rail
road corporations not excepted. The
farmers in many parts of the county
cannot get into the city without being
compelled to pay toll, OF else drive n
long distance out of their way. The
farmers wife cannot get into the city
with a small basket of eggs or a few
pounds of butter, without paying toll
almost as much as she receives for what
she has to sell.
The farmer is opposed to high rates of
interest, and If he wanted to borrow
money and the lender charged him Is
per cent. for the use of it, he would de.
cline the offer with Indignation, and yet
the same farmer votes franchises to
corporation which make him pay in
directly. but none the less surely, over
25 per cent. on the money he used to
build toll roads for his accommoda ton,
If the cost of the ronds was figured at
what it would cost to build them at the
prese, time. The railroads
b; thefstate are required by law to pay
taxes on gross receipts, but tie toll
roads only on net receipts. The toll
road lobbyist, when at Lansing beats
herailroad lobbyist two to one.
You truly say that it is somewhat sur
prising that the farmers, in view of all
the facts, are not more generally in
favor of system that will give better
roads"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
wAYsIpE FRuIT TREES.
a German Custom which We should
EoIIOHY EXtenniveIy.

Follow Extensively.
A friend who recently Travelled
Through Germany told me about the
fruit trees that line the wayside in
some parts of that country. The trees
he most noticed were cherry and pear
trees. These are open to the public
and the ripened fruit may be gathered
and eaten by the passer-by, but the
breaking of branches or any other dam
age done to the trees is severely pun
tshed, If the perpetrator be discovered
The people, however, feel an interest in
these trees and treat them respectfully
in almost every case.
1t seems to me that we should follow
this German custom extensively in this
country. 1t ornaments farm to have
trees growing by the wayside and adds
beauty TO the country, giving the trav.
eler welcome shade and putting to
good use land that is otherwise uuoccu
pied. -fThe damage to crops in adjon-
ing fields is inconsiderable as the dis
tance from the roadside to the line of
the growing crops is about as far as
the roots of the trees extend.
If we are going to plant trees along
our roads it costs but little more to
plant apple, pear and cherry trees than
any other kind. Growing in a single
row, as they would, they can be trained
so as to produce a good shade and be
of as much use as any other kind of
trees.
The fruit grown upon these trees
would be clear profit, and if the travel
ing public should eat part of il, we
could we'll afford to let them have it.
If everyone in a certain section or
along a certain line of road would plant
fruit trees there would be so many of
them that but a small portion of the
crop would be taken by the public, and
the remainder would be left for the use
of the owner of the land along the
roadside.
There is not enough fruit grown in
this country, and if this plan of road
side planting were once inaugurated il
would soon become popular, and mil
lions of fruit trees would be set out
and soon furnish such a supply of fruit
as this country has never yet enjoyed
In Delaware county, o., there is a
village that is shaded by walnut trees.
and the roads that lead away from this
village have walnut trees along their
sides. In fruitful years there are hun.
dreds of bushels of walnuts on these
trees-enough for all the village and
the people about it.
Tree planting is too much neglected
and it would be well to think seriously
of beginning it more extensively, an6
when we do begin we should follow Z
definite plan, having it arranged so as
10 produce the best effect and most
profitable results.
Planting fruit or nut trees seems to
offer both, and as there is but little ad.
ditional cost for the trees over those
more commonly used, do not see any
objection to using them.-Bert Car
roll, in Farmers Voice.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
Comment Is Unnecessary.

Many Washington (Wis.) farmers are
talking seriously of having grain ele-
vator erected at Altoona, unless the
roads leading into Eau Claire are inn
proved. They claim that they are so
bad that they cannot haul load of any
size, and are thereby put TO great loss
and inconvenience, according to the
Eau Claire Leader, and the Superior
Ocean says that the roads in Douglas
county are great obstacle to enter
prise, Ss load of hay, for instance,
must be>thrown off and reloaded several
times before it reaches town. These
sections of Wisconsin evidently need at
tention from the Good Roads associa
tionk
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08

1t is pleasant thing where there is
enough land 10 warrant it to have one
or more high trees short distance
from the house, but not growing close
ly enough to cause it to be damp by
excluding air. Such tree, so long as it
continues alive and full of sap, will
make lightning rod unnecessary. The
live tree offers much better mark for
lightning than do the dry walls of a
building. 1t will usually conduct a
stroke of lightning to the soil without
itself receiving any injury. Probably
where such trees are found near farm
buildings they have many times saved
them from the blast of lightning, whilc
the occupants of the building were un-
aware of the danger from which they
had escaped.