The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-09
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs A. Shivel-
bine. q daughter.

gettlng ready for a vigorous campaign,
although it is not likely that much
will be done until after the National
Convention at Philadelphia has made
its nominations.
Certainly you don't want to suffer
with dyspepsia, constipation, sick
headache, sallow skin and loss of ap-
petite. You have never tried De-
Wits Little Early Risers for these
complaints or you would have been
cured. They r small pills but great
regulators. VIM. Fl. COerver.
THURSDAY.
E. c. Woody was granted a divorce
from his wife in the Common Pleas
Court yesterday.
Every man who builds a house,
improves or dresses up the n he
lives in, is a public b~enefactor in the
respect that he is doing what he can
to make the town present a creditable
appearance.
One of the government boats from
DEVILS Island was down this morning
after supplies.
The work of soliciting subscriptions
to the Worlds Fair Fund has COM
menced again in St. Louis and people
are tumbling W. each other in the
effort to get their names down.
Tickets are on sale at various places
in town for the excursion Saturday
night on the War Eagle.
J. II. Mason, who represents the
Scranton, Pa, correspondence school
of instruction. left for Charleston this
afternoon on business.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will give another of their delightful
excursions on the steamer War Eagle
Saturday night. The boat will leave
the wharf at ! O'Clock and will return
at midnight.
Henry HUM Jr is luxuriating in the
fumes of smoking tobacco about 30
years old. The tobacco had lain in
a box in a store here for that long
when Henry got hold of it.
j. Herbst has purchased the interest
of Louie Tobler in the Summers &
Tobler saloon on Main street. John
is a clever and popular young man
and he will have a good following of
customers.
You could hardly invest fifty cents
more prOitably to yourself than to
purchase a ticket for the excursion on
the War Eagle Saturday night. You
will enjoy the trip.
Don't forget if you use Putnam
Fadeless Dyes you don't have to send
for a package for wool and one for
cotton. Each package colors all
6bers. Sold by W. H. Coerver. 1t
A travelling man whose name vas
not learned, was crossing q creek near
Appleton day before yesterday with
a team when his horses were swept
away by the current and drowned. The
man had a narrow escape from drown
ing and would have lost his life. but
some persons who happened to be
near by came to his rescue.
At the January term of the Com
mrn pleas Court a piece of real estate
sold at administrators sale and
it vas knocked off to the highest bid
der for one hundred ana thirty dollars.
Judge BurrOugh set the sale aside
and ordered the administrator to re-
advertise and sell again at the May
term of court. The sale took place
yesterday and the same property
brought over one thousand dollafs.
Hon. L. F. Klostermann returned
home yesterday from St. Louis where
he had been to attend the wedding of
Thomas f. Beardon. steward on the
steamer Bald Eagle. and Miss Rose
Z. Tuemler. The marriage took.place
in the Rock Church on Grand avenue
and was attended by a number OF
river men and their families.
Charley Daues has returned home
from law college and he will remain
at home for some time. Charley is a
bright young man and mis- many
friends here are glad to see him at
hCme.
The ST. Louis Transit Company
says: Every man in our service
must be retained in the place assigned
him. and until this is assented to
negotiations as to other matters are
useless
The mandamus case spoken Of yes
terday as being before the Common
Pleas Court will be of intereet to a
number of people. 1t has been custom
airy for the Water Company to exact
a bond from the plumbers before
allowing them TO tap their water mains
or place water services in houses.
The plumbers take the position that
unless there is an ordinance to this