The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
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& CITY In GENERAL. :
Observation-Disclosures

The work on the new depot is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Ed Joyce is teaching the public
school at Arbor.
Miss Lettie Jones is teaching the
Cousinyille school.
Remember the school picnic at
Kelso text Tuesday.
Congressman Vandiver is in St.
Louis making speeches.
Judge Ross has moved his Office to
corner Main and Broadway.
Our candidates for county offices
are beginning to show themselves.
Mrs. Medley, who was improving
for some time is now dangerously
low.
There was a little excitement on
Main street Saturday night for a few
minutes.
Old man Gebang is attending the
meeting of old veterans at Carbon
dale, Ill.
Phil Hoch is in ST. Louis attending
a convention of the Catholic Knights
OF America.
Congressman Vandiver is home
again after "a few days visit through
Butler county.
Every city in the Union should send
in contributions to the sufferers in
Galveston, Texas.
The Laundry wagon has been new
ly decorated and now presents a more
favorable appearance.
A circus n day before the fair will
give the first day of the fair a big
boon. Let her come.
The 5. NJ. & A. Railroad Company
will complete its track up to the River
view Hotel next week.
Miss Amy Kimmel will handle the
reserve seat sale for the Opera House
during the entire season.
Miss Ersie Murdoch, who is visiting
in this city has been confined to her
bed for two or three days.
The Bloomfield fair closed last Sat
urday and it was a pronunced success
in every sense Of the word.
Mrs. Al Ruediger of this city and
Miss Rodenmayer of Dutchtown are
visiting friends at Belleville.
Charley Daues went out to Gordon
vile Monday to talk to the Repub-
licans in that town aud vicinity.
Hotel Scott has been re-modeled
and now is being renovated, newly
papered and otherwise improved.
The body of the negro who was
drowned in the river neal the saw
mill last week has not been recovered.
The Beard of Directors of the Fair
Association held a meeting last Tues
day and transacted considerable bust
ness.
\ lie will travel ten times faster
than the truth. The only way is to
knock it in the head before it gets a
start.
Some of the boys who wanted a
free ride to jefferson City got left.
The train pulled out before the tickets
arrived.
We have reasons TO believe that
there will be some big changes made
in the real estate line in this city in a
few days.
Hon. Koslowsky, commercial and
industrial agent of the Cotton Belt
registered at the ST. Charles hotel
Wednesday.
Some parties have been circulating
the story that Capt. Craig was about
to sell the ferry boat, which he EN-
phatically denies.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs.
L. J.. Albert, who returned home last
Tuesday from a st. Louis hospital is
improving right along.
Some people move about SO slowly
as to make us wonder whether they
are not in doubt as to whether they
want to 20 backwards or forwards.
Now let US have our streets nicely
cleaned before fair week SO that visi-
tors to our city will have no cause
to complain of dirty thoroughfares.
The only way to get to the top of the
ladder is to keep on the move-and
its the best way We know of to keep
from going deeper when you are in
the mire.
The gentlemen who are boring the
well at the brewery Ire meeting with
new obstacles every day, nevertheless
they are confident that they will fin
ish the work in due time.
We are pleased to note the interest
some of our business men are taking
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