The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-24
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the tree planting on the fair grounds.
The election bets are not all paid
yet and the stake holders are getting
uneasy.
Owner wanted for male peafowl. In
quire at this Office for further informa-
ton.
Mrs. r. E. Cannon is still improy-
ing and her permanent recovery is
now assured.
1t is street runner in this city that
the Democratic newspaper is about
to change hands.
There is going to be a wedding on
Spanish street before 1901 that will
,astonish the natives.
Dietrich Ulrich left this morning for
Evansville, Indiana, to see his father
who is dangerously i'll.
Gus Hopper made an accident shot
and o a turkey at the shooting
match this afternoon.
We are pleased to be able to state
that Mrs. r. E. Cannon is improving
and is now quite out of danger.
There are two Spanish street we'd
dings booked for this year yet. Both
parties who wear pants are old timers.
Hunters are having fine weather for
sport but the game spoiis on their
hands before they car get it to market.
The party of hunters from Chester
have a fine camp near Wappapello,
and the boys are enjoying fine sport.
The Western Poultry and Game Co.
will get the five hundred turkeys o
on the road from Oak Ridge to this
city.
The Electric Light Company is wir-
ing the Charley Unnerstall building
corner Good Hope and Frederick
streets.
Mrs. B. McMannis, Sr., who was
here visiting her daughter, Mrs. r. E.
Cannon, left for home in Cairo this
moring.
Don't forget the tree planting on the
fair grounds. Everybody should take
a hand in helping to ornament the
grounds. "
When the Commerce road is COM
pleted to this city there will be a de-
mand for dwelling houses such as will
hraoL tho rarcrd
Cars on Houck:s Missouri and Ar
kansas Railroad will be running be-
tween this city and Commerce before
the first of January.
The roustabouts on the Grey Eagle
were let down from $50 to $50 per
month, and as a consequence she vas
short of men on her last trip.
Farmers are not %disposing of their
corn crop this year. The crop was
short and those who have corn for
sale are holding it for better prices.
The City Council met again last
night as a grammar class, but no
agreement could be reached as to the
grammar in the railroad ordinance.
The hunting party from ST. Louis
and Chester, who went ont on the train
Saturday. set up camp on the banks
of the St. Francois river ear Wap-
papello-
Fer the first time i'll the history of
our Common Peas Court that court
will be presilsd yer 10y Il Jackson
lawyer. comm ,nring WITH tne January
term.
If the City Council continues to
fight over that railroad ordinance
Matt Morrison Will not remain much
longer the only red,headed member
of that honorable Body.
The little girYssare competing for a
fine doll to be .gifven-by the ladies of
the Episcopal:8h to the little girl
who receives the highest number of
votes at five cents for e%ach'vote.
The hack from jackson this morn
ing had oneSpassenger. When our
electric roadsRn operation between
this city and Aacks sons fifty people a
day will come in>oyer that road.
The forty-thhd annual meeting OF
the Missouriktate horticultural So
ciety will be A1ald at Pennington, De
cember 1. ) 1asld.G 6. 1900. y large at
tendance il 1knected ut this meeting.
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