The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
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our lawyers are all attending court
at Jackson this week.
The Modern Woodmen had a picnic
at Puxico Saturday.
Several fishing and hunting parties
spent Sunday out in the woods.
John F. Woody of Bloomfield. is
attending circuit court at Jackson.
Mr.. Ponder, general superintendent
of the Kennett Railroad, is in the city.
William B. Schafer is foreman of
the Grand Jury now in session at
Jackson.
The Cape Lime Company has quit
burning lime with oil and wood is
used instead.
DR.. j. D. Portertield and his
daughter are visiting at Colorado
Springs. Colo.
Stoddar6 county is said to have
raised the largest wheat crop this
year in its history.
There are several important crimi-
nal cases to come before the court at
Jackson this week.
The present warm spell has been a
long one, but the indications are that
it will not last much longer.
Watermelons are getting to be a
drug on the market. They are plenti-
f,1 nnd nnct f,1n, E.o 20 +;r+,n, .,n+,
each.
The Planters Mill did not run last
night, This was the first night for
some time that the mill has moi been
at work.
Ed Regenhardt has a force of men
1t work making excavations for the
foundation for the new 5. NJ. " A.
passenger depot.
Owing to the low water both the
ferry boats have had to abandon
their usual landing places and move
a little higher up.
y. y. Motley is out in the western
part of the district making speeches
and working up enthusiasm for
the Republican ticket.
The Democrats will nominate Hon.
Il. H. Whitelaw for the Legislature
and Robert g. Ranney for Judge of
the Common Pleas Court.
While in Colorado David y. Glenn
saw the manager of the lsingling
shows and was informed that the
circus will not be here this season.
y. {. King, the Republican nominee
for Sheriff OF Bollinger County is in
the city. Mr.. King is a very popular
man anu his election is almost certain.
We are making an effort to have
our books balanced up before the first
OF September so ii you W anything
oblige Us by coming in and make a
settlement.
Several interesting attractions have
been secured by the Fair Association
for fai" week. 1t is the intention to
furnish all the amusement the people
can take are OF.
The warm weather does not seem
10 affect young people who want to
take buggy rides in the afternoon or
evening. re- it effect the treat
ment they give their horses.
Next Saturday Il campaign picnic
will be given at isandol school house.
This picnic and the Democratic county
convention ut jackson will be the big
attractions for that day.
Wray Seitz. son of Mrs. DR.. Seitz,
il visiting his mother in this city.
Mr.. SeitZ is Il graduate from the
kirkSvin Normal school. and is now
a student in the Cincinnati Law
School.
Pink Montgomery, who shot John
LAYTON at Bloomfield not long since,
waived an examination before a JUS
tice of the peace and gave bcrh for
his appearance at the Septemb-- '7rm
of the circuit court.
Lee Lyons, who went over to lili-
nois some time ago on his usual sum
mer tour, has returned to the Cape.
Marshal Armgardt was looking for
him this morning. The officer says
Lee is at his old tricks again.
The Democrats of this county are
not dwelling together in harmony.
Their township meeting in this city
last Saturday showed that. The
country voters showed their b~ristles
in that meeting.
The county court of Dent county,
Mo-, recently granted a dramshsp
license to Jas. l.. Chambers, who will
open IA saloon at Salem. This is said
to be the first saloon that has been in
Dent county for twenty years.
There was a nice shower Saturday
afternoon at the fair grounds. 1t
rained 50 hard for a short while that
the men had to stop work and seek
shpltar We rould have found a place