The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-09

ed in Missouri this year. SO the hOrti-
culturists and fruit dealers say. This
means L great deal, for a big crop of
apples will be worth twice as much as
the wheat crop. which also bids fair
to be quite large. The strawberry
crop will hardly be so large as in
former years, but still it is far from
a failure. Frnit men say the State
over, it will average about 60 per
cent. of a full crop.
WEDNESDAY
The euchre party It the Parochial
hall last night did not prove to be a
great financial success as the threat
ening weather kept the people at home.
There was only a small number pros
ent. but the evening was spent very
s~njoyably. At progressive euchre the
ladies prize, a handsome pin cushion.
was captured by Mrs. r. f. Cannon.
B. Linehan the gentleman's prize,
a SILK umbrella.
A Missouri paper is soliciting SUBJ
scriptions payable when Bryan is
elected. People who subscribe for
the paper on those terms will have no
bills presented to them.
When the returns from the present
census are in, Our exchanges in this
section of the state will not say there
is no town in the Fourteenth Con-
g%ressional district having a popula-
ton of 5000.
Tommy Cannon, the little son of
MIR. and Mrs. r. E. Cannon is quite
i'll with an attack o. rheumatism.
Globe-Democrat (Tuesday): Judge
Louis Houck, a railroad man and
capitalist from Cape Girardeau. Mo-,
is stopping at the Southern.
Cape people who have met the gen.
ial lecturer, bob" Taylor. will re-
greet t o learn of the death of his wife
which occurred at Knoxville. Tenn.
on Monday.
Miss Alice Ansel, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Cora Joyce for the past
week. went to ST. Louis yesterday.
Miss Hattie Adams left yesterday
afternoon on the War Eagle for a
visit to friends in ST. Louis.
]. D. Drake, a contractor of Muir
physbOro, was here yesterday to figure
on the plans for the new 5. NJ. & A.
passenger depot. He left for home
this morning on the early train.
A. H. ThurstOn. who is represent
ing a photo charging concern of ST.
Louis. is in the city for several days
and is stopping at the Prescott House.
c. p. Walbridge of st. Louis has
been elected chairman of the Republi
cgn State executive committee.
The John n. Sander property was
sold by the executor of the estate to-
day az the court house for SS.9ll.
The Charleston Enterprise says:
':The Fourteenth has the largest
population of any congressional dis
trict in the state and Yet has no city
of over 800 population. Ii is also
the longest and the largest district.
1t. has more counties than any other
district in Missouri. In area the
Fourteenth i. larger than any of
several states anu in diversity of soil
and product excells any congress-
ional district in the United States"
The Enterprise should not forget Cape
Girardeau.
Southeast Missourian: +. S. Fassett,
of Charleston, on Monday was granted
by the county court the right to erect
a telephone line from here TO Sikeston
on the side of the big road. The lire
must be completed in six months.
Cairo Argus: Judge NJ. c. Craw-
ford was in the citv yesterday. He
thinks Union County will be found to
have gone for Smith. The Judge has
NJ. c. before his name and the Demo
Gratis should place him in position to
have those initials following his name
also. This year affords a good OPP
portunity for carrying out such a
project.
For the most part the Republican
county ticket this year is composed Of
men who have already been tried and
the people know what they are. 1t will
be no experiment to ~re-elect them.
The gross earnings of siNty-three
roads for the third week in May were
IS. $50. $40, against s.. 196, 1876 for the
third week in May, 1899, an increase
of $751;. 0S4. Fifty-two roads show in
creases and ten decreases, and one no
change. Since January l the roads
referred to above earned STA, l24, l9o,
an increase of 81. 25S, SS1 over the