The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-16

Kiehne's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Grossheider.
Mrs. Jake Ford Of Smelterville was
removed Sunday from her home to st
Francis Hospital, suffering with ty.
phoid fever.
Mrs. P. A. Hoch returned yesterday
from Cairo, where she, with hel
daughter, Miss Genevieve, and Miss
Regina Friant had gone for a short
visit. On their return yesterday they
were accompanied by Philip Hoch Jr.
who has been visiting in Cairo for sew
eral weeks.
Frisco Detective and Policeman
Beeve yesterday arrested Billy and
Frank Wood, on suspicion of having
stolen some brass from the railroad
company at Silica iPts.
Several days ago some brass thieves
were operating one night at Silica
Pits and were discovered by young
man who happened to be walking
along the track. The young man hur-
ried to the section house, some dis
tance away, and informed the section
foreman of what he had seen. The
section foreman, with his crew, hurried
to the scene on a hand car. The rob-
bers heard them and ran, and the sec
ton foreman and his men came upon
the boat partially loaded with brass.
While they were talking, two detec-
tives, who had been lying in one end
of the yards, heard the section men
talking and thinking it was robbers
came near shooting the workmen be-
fore an explanation could be made.
Mr.. VinsOn went to Perry County
yesterday to procure warrants for the
men and they will be taken there for
preliminary hearing.
The prisoners came in to the Cape
as passengers on the/Cruse motor boat
from Thebes.
Dewitt Lane, the negro who escaped
from Officer Groce in Haarig a few
nights ago and was later arrested at
Frank Kimmcl's barn, was yesterday
fined SIS in the Police Court. He paid
his fine and was discharged.
Work of oiling the Jackson gravel
road began yesterday. The oil is dis
tributed in a street sprinkler. County
Highway Engineer D. NJ. Scivally has
charge fthe work, and yesterday be-
gan at Pacific street and proceeded as
far as the Fairgrounds.
Little Freddie Schultz of st. Louis.
nephew of DIR. G. B. Schultz of this
city, is visiting relatives and friends in
the Cape.
Misses Louise and Justice Wasem
returned yesterday afternoon from st.
Louis, where they have been visiting
for the past few weeks. They accom-
panied their father, H. C. Wasem on
an eastern trip sometime ago, and on
their return stopped off in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Wilder and
their little daughter arrived yesterday
from Winfield, Ill.,, where they have
lived since last September. Mrs. Will
der is employed as teacher in that
city.
Clarence Broderick departed yester-
day afternoon for the harvest fields of
the Dakotas. From there he expects
to go to Canada and homestead a
farm. Henry Witchterich had arrang-
ed to accompany him, but was delayed
on account of important business and
missed his train.
Miss Eva HALEY departed yesterday
for visit with her uncle, A. H. Dare
of Memphis, Tenn, and her uncle, c.
S. Dare, of Humboldt, Tenn.
Mrs. Clement and children of St.
Louis are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Herbst for the rest of the sum-
mer.
Howard Anderson, grandson of Mrs.
S. NJ. Anderson, who lives at the Fair
grounds, underwent a surgical opera
ton at the hospital Monday for en-
larged tonsils.
N. q. Wilson returned this morning
from a business trip to st. Louis.
W. H. Medley went to Sikeston this
morning on business trip.