The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-09
CITY news IN BRIEF

Miss May Bell, the balloon ascen-
sionist, after finishing her contract
with the Elks picnic, will go to Rock
ford, H., where she has an engage
nent at street carnival this week.
l. o. Fennimore returned yesterday
from a lumber purchasing trip TO
JOnesboro, Harrisburg and McGhee.
Robert Wilson, a waiter at the
Crescent Restaurant was severely
scalded yesterday morning while car
rying a number of cups filled with hot
coffee. One of them upset and the con-
tents were poured against his side,
burning him severely.
Miss Nellie Dyer departed this
morning for Cincinnati, where she will
visit her sister
Bascom Patton and Essie d. Town
send, both of this city, were married
yesterday afternoon by Mayor F. A.
Rage at his office.
The local Brotherhood of American
IcOmen have moved their lodge room
from the knights and Ladies of Sc
curity Hall to the Odd Fellows Hall,
and in the future, instead Of meeting
on the first and third Mondays of each
month, will meet on the second and
fourth Mondays.
Frank Cannon of Jackson was
business visitor in this city yesterday.
DR.. John D. Porterfield Jr., return
ed yesterday afternoon from a bust
ness trip to st. Louis.
f. c. Beatt;e and Herbert Sachse of
jackson were business visitors in this
city yesterday.
The two Jersey calves recently adj
vcrtised as having been placed in the
City Pound, were yesterday turned
over to their owner, John Masters, a
farmer living seven miles north of this
city. Mr.. Masters paid the costs that
had accrued against them for feed and
advcI Using, amounting to about So,
and took them away in his wagon.
Charles Schulz, a young man about
p years of age, died yesterday after
noon at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Martin Klages, on south Sprigg street,
in this city. His death was due to ty-
phOid fever. He had been sick for
several weeks.
Willard Cameron and Daniel Moore
were arrested yesterday and fined SO
each for disturbing the peace. They
were not able to pay their fines, and
are serving the time in Jail.
H. johnson, the negro who was ar
rested for fighting Shep Dixon, was
fined $14 by Judge Fristoe yesterday.
He paid 81 dollars of the fine, and
stated that he would have the remain
der early this morning, when he ex-
poets to secure his release.
James K. Stone and Essie Pence Of
Oran were married yesterday by
Mayor f. A. Rage, at his office.
Claude Clark, son Of Thomas f.
Clark, the music man, is now in At
lantic City. He is becoming weary of
the New England States, and is ex-
pected to return to the Cape within a
few weeks and enter his fathers store.
Curly" Davis, a Frisco conductor,
was seriously injured while assisting
in unloading freight at Bloomfield
yesterday morning. While he and
other members of the crew were at
tempting to move a barrel of oil from
the car to the platform, they allowed
heavy object to fall, crushing one
Of his feet so badly that it was neces-
sary to hurry him back to this city
for treatment. :
Henry Rolwing, a well known farm
err, living in the western edge of the
city became suddenly sick Sunday
night and is now in precarious con-
dition.
An automobile party composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Polisch, Miss
MYRTLE Polisch. Miss Lena Devine and
Hugo Polisch, of Perryville, came