The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
FRIDAY.

Inc luea OF persons living at our
seaports, of scattering flowers on the
water on Memorial Day in memory OF
our departed naval heroes. was a
beautiful one.
The Republicans have not yet select
ed a man as their nominee for Vice
President. The suggestion made by
the DEMOCRAT some days since still
goes.
The funeral of the late Henry Rowan
took place this afternoon from the
family residence. A large number of
friends accompanied the remains to
Lorimier Cemetery where the interment
took place.
Veterans of the civil war are said
to to be dying OFF at the rate of about
b per ent per annum. This is a
matter for regret, but it should be
borne in mind hat on account of our
war with Spain and the one in the
Philippines the pension roll will not
suffer.
Henry HUM, jr.. is painting and
~papering the Doyle building on Main
street.
The Jackson Cash-Book says:
Chris Gross of Gordonville had four
valuable horses killed by a stroke of
lightning last Tuesday. The horses
were out in the open field al the time. :;
y report reached here that Gross had
lost a team by drowning in a creek.
but the article from the Cash-Book
gives the correct version of the mat
ter.
Henry C.. Ossenkop is building a
fine house on his lot on Good Hope
street. When completed it will be the
finest house in the southern part of
the city.
Suppose We make a guess at the
population of the United States ac-
cOrding to the new census. and put it
at So. 600. 900.
1t is not just exactly the thing to
tell only part Of Il story. Gebang
should have related all the circum-
stances connected with his badge
transaction. especially that n about
his contributing to the expense of the
printing ordered by the committee.
y grand picnic will be given Mon
day. June / in the park formerly
known as Willer's garden. for the
benefit of St. Mary's church. There
will he music by the Cape City Cornet
band. refreshments. amusements. etc.
Come aut and have a good time.
The Normal summer school opens
on June 10. y number of teachers
will attend.
Prof. Dearmont, president of the
Cape Normal was present at the clos
ing exercises of the Fredericktown
high school. and delivered an address
to the pupils.
The DEMOCRAT neglected 10 state
that while Jos. Fuerth superintendent
the iron work on the new porch at the
st. Charles hotel. Henry Ossenkop
looked after the wood work.
General OTIS landed at San Fran
cisco on Wednesday night. He will
remain in that city a few days and
then leave for Washington.
Some one gets after IS. F. Lusk in
the Cash-Book for being a Republican
now when he was once a Democrat.
Wise men sometimes change their
views. but there is a class who never
do.
The Cash-Book publishes what it
claims will be the county ticket nom
mated by the Republicans on Satur-
day at Jackson. In the list We find
jno. y. Snider for prosecuting attor-
nev. Mcclure has certainly got
Snider mixed up As this gentleman
cannot hope It be nominated for two
offices.
This story i permeated with such a
degree of thinneSe that one finds 1t
difficult to believe it: "A farmer re
siding real Richland lost a five hum
dred dollar diamond a few days ago
in Il peculiar manner While engaged
in Smelling corn for a flock of three
hundred chickens. one of the chickens
espied the g~littering jewel in the
farmers ring and took a peek at it
with the result OF capturing the prize.
The farmer il now engaged in killing
the entire three hundred chickens in
an attempt to recover the lost
diamond.
The well being put down at the
Cape Brewery has reached a depth of
forty feet. where solid rock has been
struck.
The negro teachers of this and aG-
Joining counties will have an insti-
tute here on June -.
The croaker and the grumbler never
yet helped a own to grow and build
up. and never will.
J. VI. Allison. one OF the attaches