The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15

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had subscribed over one hundred
dollars. Everybody should contribute
something for the unfortunates in the
flooded city.
As we will not get the Ringing show
this eason it would be wise to look
for some attraction of renown. As
our people cen to be a class who
like a contrast we would suggest THE
Cherry Sisters" As far as reputa-
ton is concerned they have no equals.
Gust Hopper, proprietor of the ST.
Charles saloon presented the DEMO
GRAFT with two handsome walters to-
day--one for Mckinley and one for
Bryan. The Mckinley waiter is the
waiter for the good dinner. The
Bryan waiter is for soup.
There will be attractions at our fair
this year that will please everybody.
The management is leaving nothing
undone to make the fair this veal the
best fair in the State and we predict
that their efforts will be crowned
with success.
Some scamp poisoned John F. Vog-
changers fine bird dog. A person
who is mean enough to poison a dog
is mean enough to administer poison
to his grandmother and he is a dam
gerous person to have in the commun-
ity.
Charles F. Mckee, advace agent of
Leman Brothers Shows, is in the
city looking after the interests of the
show. Leman Brothers want to show
here on the Sth of October-one day
before the opening of the fair.
T~racklaying on Houck's Missouri
& Arkansas between here and Com
MERGE is progressing rapidly. The
iron rails from the connection with
the S. NJ. & A. to the Scott county
hills will be laid this week.
Aberbeck q Blattner are now run
ming the Broadway meat market.
They IRE men who are we'll known to
our people and they will treat their
patrons nicely. See their ad elsewhere
in this paper.
Eight hundred dollars for a corner
lot in the business part of this city is
like giving ground away, but that is
what a man paid for the corner lot on
Good Hope and Frederick streets.
II you are going to have an exhibit
at the fair this year you will need adj
vertising matter of some kind and we
can furnish you with anything you
want if you will call on us.
The Olympian Quartette nightly
responds to five and six encores dur
ing Palmer's big production "Ten
Nights in a Bar Room" Opera House
September 18th.
The famous acting dog, "Jack" is
with Palmer's big production, "Ten
Nights in a Bar Room" See him at
the Opera House Tuesday, Sept. Is.
Joe Schmuke, candidate for county
collector on the Democratic ticket,
has been in the city several days
getting acquainted with the people.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Houck
no toll will be charged on the Scott
county road on September IS for all
who attend the picnic at Kelso.
DR.. Paul F. Vasterl;ng, Chief Sur
econ Mo. Pacific * l. NJ. r. II. Hos
pital at St. Louis, spent last week
visiting relatives in this city.
We are always grateful for any news
items that are sent to this office. If
you know anything OF interest phone
us aud We will appreciate it.
b. F. Davis, wife and daughter
returned home from Delaware yesterday
where they had been visiting relatives
and friends at their old home.
The Cape Brewery is having its
printing done in a monkey office.
The Cape Brewery makes good beer
but monkeys don't drink beer.
a dolly warden politician is only a
starter. Like a cigarette smoker he
is made of bumps. We have some of
the bumps in this county.
The attendance at the public school
is increasing so rapidly that they will
be compelled to put in extra seats in a
number of the rooms
Capt. Schuchert's band is now prac-
ticing hard preparatory for the fair.
He says he will have a strong organ
ization for hat week.
The opera hopse season will open
on September Is with a "Ten Nights
in a Barroom" company which comes
highly recommended.
Arrangements are beng made for a
big picnic and barbecue on the
Bloomfield gravel road the latter part
of this month.
Quite a number of our citizens are
nrena ring To 90 to St. Louis next