The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-15
FINDS CAPE PAPER
PRINTED IN 1880
Copy Hidden in ID. A. Gienn'S
Desk 36 Years Tells of
Many Pioneers.


D. A. Glenn Drygoods Company, yes
terday found in his desk at his office
a copy of the Cape Girardeau Courier,
a tri-weekly published here more than
quarter of a century ago. The date
Of the copy found by Mr.. Glenn was
August l, 1880, or almost So years old.
1t was tucked away with some yalu-
able papers and was therefore well
preserved.
Maj. George B. Clark, later State
Auditor, was the editor and proprietor
of the paper, which discussed the
movements of many Cape Girardeau-
ans, some of whom are now dead.
H. S. McLeary, the retired member
of the Normal School faculty, who is
now resident of this city, was the
general agent of the Courier. The
editor carried a notice to that effect
in the paper. 1t authorized patrons OF
the paper to pay M. McLeary and
accept his receipts at their full face
value. w. J. Miller represented the
Courier at Millerville; E. L. Hope at
Shawneetown; d. B. Haynes, Maiden,
and Otto L. Kochtitzky, vino now lives
here, was the agent for the paper at
New Madrid.
l.. F. Klostermann, who has long
since died, was Postmaster of Cane
Girardeau then. James NJ. Seibcrt,
who has since become one of the in1u-
entail Democratic leaders in the State.
was Sheriff of Cape County. T. F.
Wheeler, father Of Miss Christine
Wheeler of the Normal School, was
the City Clerk of Cape Girardeau.
Lowndes H. Davis was then in Con-
gress from this district. T. J. o. Nor
risOn was the member of the State
Senate, and this county was repre-
scented in the Legislature by S. r. Bur-
ford. David L. Hawkins was Judge of
the Circuit Court, and the following
were the county officials: Henry r.
English, Circuit Clerk; William Ha-
ger, Samuel Hit and Robert NJ. Sni-
der were the members of the County
Court; G. C. Pepper, County Clerk;
David c. Hope, Probate Judge; Joseph
kOehler, clerk of the Probate Court:
r. Burett Oliver, Prosecuting Attor-
ney; James NJ. Seibert, Sheriff; Henry
L. Caldwell, Assessor; Charles Wei!
ling, County Treasurer; William E.
Alexander, Public Administrator; Viii
liam Bonney, Coroner; n. c. FrisseIl,
County Surveyor, and L. A. Wilson,
County School Commissioner.
The city officials of Cape Girardeau
were: G. H. Cramer, Mayor; Christian
HOffmeister, Marshal; P. a. Smith,
Recorder; Nicholas Wichterich, Treas
urer; William Paar, Assessor; Sam NJ.
Green, City Attorney; Joseph .Lans-
mon, Superintendent of Workhouse;
John H. Filburn, Wharfmaster; C. B.
Galusha, City Weigher, and H. Men
ninger, Sexton.
The following men were members
II the City Council: First ward-Loe
Doyle, William Regenhardt, DR.. J. Ri
der and William F. Rodney; second
ward-W. V. Leech, Herman VogeI-
sang and w. H. WILLIE.
Winfield Scott Hancock was the
Democratic nominee for President at
that time, and Thomas T. Crittenden
was the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor Of Missouri. Maj. Gordon Clark,
the editor Of the Courier, was a strong
advocate of the Democratic nominees.
In the "ocals" Of the paper Editor
Clark states that frost did consider
able damage in the Northern States
during the previous week, or about
the middle of August.
David A. Glenn, who was the pro-
prietor of drygOods store where
W. H. Bohnsack's store is now located,
was advertising calico in the Courier.
Mayor Rage had a small ADVERTISE
ment in the paper, notifying the public
that he had some good horses to sell
in his livery stable.
H. S. Oaks operated a grocery store
and was advertising that he sold bak-
ing powder in cans only.
Ben c. Buehrmann had drygoods |
store and sold insurance. g. A. Tir- |
was the city ieweler; Chris |
Sharp and o. Hewitt were grocers;
A. Byas owned a restaurant on Har-
mony street; Edward S. Lilly was the
of a hardware store on
Main street; w. V. Leech sold mems
clothing; Robert Sturdiyant was the
principal banker then; Sam. NJ. Green,
Lewis Brown and James NJ. Dennis
we're lawyers who believed in adver-
Using; Rider & SchwepBer were drug
,ists; DIR. S. S. Harris carried card
n the Courier, and Col. Matt Morri-
ION, the well-known goose-bone wealth
.- rronhet yyoc drivinO a hack no !