The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-31
CITY news IN BRIEF

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Ballard have re-
turned from visit to Chicago.
Herbert Pirkey, son of Mrs. N. Pirk'
cv of South Middle street, will be OPP
Grated upon today for appendicitis
Pirkcy, who is employed a: the shoe
factory, yesterday walked to the hos
pital where he prepared for the opera
ton. He has been troubled for some
time with the maiady.
Frank Burford of Burfordville, yes
tcrday visited friends and transacted
business in the Cape.
Charles Walters, Of Red Wing,
Mimi, was a visitor in the Cape yes
tcrday afternoon.
b. Cash Of Canalou and Van NJ.
Cash Of Kenneth, yesterday were bust
ncss visitors in the Cape.
J. NJ. johnson of Benton was in the
Cape yesterday visiting friends and
transact.ng business here.
l.. L. Kerns of Chaffec was in the
Cape last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. c. Fulbright yes
tcrC.ay came over to the Cape from
Oak Ridge to visit friends and trans
act business here.
Patrolman Groce of the Haarig
beat suffered a slight attack of grip
Christmas day. He walked his heat,
however.
Mrs. f. Wagner, of 100 South Span
iSh street, has been taken to the hos
pital for treatment.
John w. Taylor, Frisco Claim Agent,
is reported to be seriously i'll at his
home with an attack of pneumonia. He
became i'll last Saturday.
f. NJ Talent, city marshal at Glen
Allen, Bollinger county, spent Christ
mas with his brother in the Cape.
Homer +. TomIinson yesterday re-
turned to the Cape yesterday from
Morley where he spent several days
with his father, DIR. HomlinsOn, who
has been i'll for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Daily and chill
dren accompanied by Miss Ermal Jor-
dan Of Cairo, yesterday arrived in the
Cape after visit Of several days at
Cairo.
The body of Emory Mcclure, a deaf
negro boy who had been attending the
State School for the Deaf at Fulton,
Mo, was buried at Paramount ceme-
terry Sunday afternoon. He died
Thursday and his body was brought to
the Cape early Sunday morning.
Mrs. w. c. Patton, wife of DR.. Pat
ton, yesterday reported to be ill,
threatened with pneumonia. She is
recovering, the doctor announced last
night.
Captain Wilson Balm has received a
letter from Ben Vineyard and his bride,
telling Of their honeymoon trip. The
couple together with Mr.. and Mrs. l..
B. Houck, are in Jacksonville, Fla,
now, and Mr.. Vineyard writes, that Mrs.
Houck has been slightly i'll for few
days. Mr.. and Mrs. Vineyard expect
TO return to the Cape about January
u, when they will go to housekeeping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houck expect to remain
in Florida for the remainder of the
winter Mr.. Vineyard wrote that they
are enjoying ideal weather in the parts
Of Florida they have visited. The
party expects to go to st Petersburg
ard to the Atlantic coast before re-
turning TO the Cape.
l. l. Bowman has returned to the
Cape from visit with relatives in st,
Louis County. Mrs. Bowman and
son have remained in st. Louis for
a few days longer
The body Of Charles Davis, who
died last Thursday night at st. Fran
els hospital after having been brought
to the Cape from Chaffce a week ago,
was buried by the county in Paramount
cemetery Sunday. All efforts to To-
cate any relatives were unayailing 4