The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-01

An American spends on an Average
$50 a year for food. a Frenchman
siS, a German si5, a Spaniard So, an
Italian S24. and Russian $40. The
American eats 100 pounds of meat a
year. the Frenchman 81 pounds, the
German "a pounds, the Italian 2S
pounds and Russian 81 pounds. Of
bread the American consumes $50
pounds, the Frenchman $40 pounds.
the Spaniard $50 pounds, the Italian,
400 pounds and the Russians 655.
DR.. John d. Porterfield, jr., Repub-
lican nominee for of this
county, has located in Merretta, o..
and he t~elegraphed to Hon. L. F.
klostermann to so inform the Repub-
lican Central Committee. This makes
a vacancy on the Republican ticket
that will have to be filled by the Re-
publican Central Committee.
The Republicans of this township
will have to call a township
meeting to nominate a candidate for
Justice of the Peace. Robt G. Ran
ney was appointed by the County
Court to fill the unexpired term of
George G.. kimmel. deceased and his
time expires in November.
Mrs. Emeline Briede, wife of DR..
Briede of this city. has secured a
patent on a portable bath tub. The
patent was granted a few days ago
and the DR.. intends to push the manu-
facture of them as fast as possible.
They Will be principally manufactured
here by Joe Fuerth.
Mr.. Gillian informs us that the
chicken business is not what it ought
to be- at this season of the year. He
SAYS he is not paying out by two
thousand dollars per month what he
paid out for chickens this time last
year.
They are now laying steel rails
on Houck's Missouri X Arkansas
between this city and Commerce. This
j. going to be the railroad for Cape
Girardeau and We will hal! its
completion with JOY.
The Republicans OF this township
will have to meet and nominate a
candidate for Justice of the Peace.
For that position the DEMOCRAT re-
specially places in nomination Prof.
Otto Eckhardt.
Il. p. Montgomery, deputy sheriff
of Stoddard county, who killed John
+. Lawton while trying to make an
arrest. waived examination in pre-
lilninary trial and was placed under
1000 bond.
When it is too hot to Go anything
else it Is just hot enough to kick
about everything doing: which con-
strains us to suggest that man is
naturally inclined to burn the candle
at both ends.
We are in receipt of a compliment
tary ticket from the Union County
Agriculture Board for their annual
fair which will be held at Jonesboro.
H., September II 10 II, inclusive.
See the announcements of candidates
.l-.,l,.l -, -. DU,fnrD II 'TIA--
are all good men and good citizens.
OF whom the DEMOCRAT will speak of
at length later on.
DR.. Elmo Port-rgeld was put on the
Republican ticket by the Republican
Central Committee to fill the vacancy
eccasioned by DR.. John d. Porter
field resigning.
Hon. L. F. KIostermann is going to
remodel the old Carroll furniture
store building on Main street. He
will make il Il modern two-story bust
ness house.
y large force Of hands will soon be
scattered along the line between here
and Commerce laying the steel rails
on Houck's Missouri x Arkansas
railroad.
The DEMOCRAT is the first newSpa-
per ever printed in CAPE G~irardeau
a power press driven by an n
CINE. Come and see our machines at
work.