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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
CATCHES GIANT SPIDER.
Fruit Merchant Gets Tarantula in
4 Bunch of Bananas.

A large spider, commonly known as
a banana" spider, or the working va
riety of tarantula, yesterday morning
was found in a bunch of the tropical
fruit by John Sertino, Haarig fruit
dealer, as he was putting fresh
bunch in place for his retail trade.
The long-legged massive-bodied in
sect was hiding inside one of the
'hands" of bananas, next to the stall,
and as Sertino placed his hand on the
bunch, he saw it. He captured the
giant and directed it into fruit jar
where he imprisoned it for show
amor his friends in Haarig.
1t ~'~2sures three or four inches
from tip e t'7 of its legs and its body
is large. Yes:>:Gay it was placed in
the Farmers and Msrc1an.s Bank,
where it was on exhibition, and it
probably will be turned over to Prof.
H. L. Roberts of the Normal School to
be chloroforrned and mounted.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
HENRY BRINKOPF IS
TO RUN FOR SHERIFF
Well-KnOwn Republican Leader
Lost Race in 1912 By
Split in Party.

Henry Brinkorf, the well known re-
tired farmer, who is now living in this
city, is going to make the race for the
Republican nomination for Sheriff, he
informed The Tribune yesterday. Mr.
Brinkopf was the Republican nominee
for this Office two years ago, but was
defeated by 4 small majority, due to
the split in the Republican party ,oc-
casioned by the third ticket.
Mr.. Brinkopf is the first candidate
to announce for the office, although
there have been rumorS that Ben
Gockel and H. W. Bridges might enter
the race. 1t is understood that Capt
Bridges has decided to become q can
didate on the Republican ticket for
Representative, and according to close
friends of Mr.. Gockel, he has not de-
finitely decided whether to be can
didate or not.
On the Democratic side of the house,
William F. Schade of Jackson, is be-
ing urged to again run for Sheriff. He
has held this office several terms, and
is looked upon as the strongest man in
the Democratic party. n. J. Hutson,
chief of police, may be a candidate, his
friends say, although he has not reach
ed a decision.
81 have beer urged by Republicans
who are going to become candidates
for county Offices to make the race in
the primary" said Mr.. Brinkopf, land
have decided to consent. l am GER
tain l would have been elected when
ran four years ago had the Republi-
can party been in the condition that it
now is.
81 was especially pleased with the
result of the Common Pleas election
last Saturday. In view Of the vigor-
Gus efforts put forth by the Democrats,
the victory of Judge Snider is all the
more important. ] was glad to see
The Tribune take the stand it did"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25

! JUDGE the colored men against Judge
I Snider, and it was estimated by an
influential negro last night that three
| fourths of the cOlored vote was cast
for Lsne.
While Judge Snider's friends had
much campaign material of an undig-
nifed character, he declined to permit
it to be circulated. eff I cannot win
and retain my self respect. then I
want tc lose" was the message from
Mr.. Snider when he was urged to enter
into mud-slinging campaign.
Judge Snider was elated at the re-
suits Of yesterdays election. He tele-
phoned The Tribune Office last night as
soon as the total vote was announced
in Jackson and extended congratula-
tons. 81 am especially pleased by the
work of my friends" he said. at was
great vote for a special election, and
l am delighted at the compliment paid
me by the voters. ] want to express
my gratitude at the excellent support
given ne ty The Tribune. It's assist
ance was invaluable"
81 am disappointed announced Tom
Juden, after he had learned the re-
suit. The Democratic vote failed to
come out"
The Cape Democrats were depressed
when they learned of the vote cast in
Jackson for Judge Snider. The
Lane men were claiming they would
carry the County seat by a large ma
jority. Turner Hall, the Republican
ward in Jackson, gave Mr.. Snider 152
to "a for Lane, and the Court house,
which IS the Democratic ward of Jack
son, gave Senator Lane a majority of
three votes.
The vote of the Cape was a bitter
blow to the Lane following. This
city has seldom cast a majority of
votes for a Jackson man, who was
running for Cape Girardeau office,
leaders say. Because Lane was a
Cape man, his friends predicted that
he would sweep this city. Judge Ran
ney carried it by large majority over
Mr.. Snider.
While friends of Judge Snider as
sured him he would get majority of
the votes cast in Cape Girardeau, he
expressed doubts. He would have
been complimented, he said, if he re-
ceived an even break in this city He
expressed himself as highly pleased
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
MISS KASSEL ENTERTAINS
HER SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Function is Cherry and Hatchet"
Party-Games and Music Feat
ures of Program.

A Cherry and Hatchet' party yes
terday afternoon was given by Miss
Mayme Kassel, who entertained the
Dorcas Girls Sunday school class of
the Presbyterian Church at her home
on North Ellis street.
The Kassel home was decorated for
George Washington's birthday for the
function. The living and dining rooms
were decorated with the stars and
stripes and red hatchetS were features
of the decorations.
Music and several games were feat
ures of the program and a luncheon
was served late in the afternoon.
Those who were present We're:
NOama Pott, Sarah Howard, Norma
Etherton, Evelyn Balm, Lucille Balm,
Agnes Erly, Minnie Wolf, Lyla Miller,
Marie Pott, Helen Phillips and Miss
Kassel. H.3,.NA
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25

Republican leaders last night cx-
pressed surprise at the race made by
Judge Snider. He vas defeated by
rs votes when he opposed Judge Ran
ney eight years age, and when he ran
against Judge Ranney four years ago,
MIR. Snider lost by 600. He demon
strated yesterday that he could come
back, and his majority was larger in
proportion to the number of votes
cast than was received by Tom Brown
in his race for Congress two years
ago. Mr.. Brown defeated Congress
man Russell in this county 292 votes
two years ago when there were $3.50
votes cast Mr.. Brown also had the
organized support OF the Republicans,
while Mr.. Snider made his race with
out any cooperation from Republican
leaders.
The combined vote Of Roosevelt and
Taft in 1912 was 1902, or Just 500
more than was cast for Wilson. Ac-
cording to the vote cast in yesterdays
election, Judge Snider retained about
the same lead that Taft and Roose-
Welt combined held over President Will
son.
George H. Meyer, H. w Bridges, H.
H. Haas, Louis Wittmor and William
Brunkhorst were the only Republican
leaders who took an active interest in
the campaign. The County Commit
tee, as an organization, permitted the
election to go by default.
Mayor Rage was claimed by both
sides. Even yesterday the Democrats
reported that the Mayor had an
nounced he would vote for Lane He
denied this, however.
While the Republicans went to sleep,
the Democrats put forth their best eff
forts. Every leader, real and has
been, was in the campaign up to his
belt. Lieutenants went to every town
and crossroads in the county and dis
trIDuted Lane literature by the peck.
The Democrats wanted to demon
strate that the party, if united could
carry the county. Lane and his CAM
paign managers predicted they would
carry the City of Cape Girardeau by
from $50 to 300. Mr.. Snider got a
majority of n votes in this city, and
then carried the county by 206.
The Democrats made a particularly
vicious campaign. especially to win a
majority of the colored votes. Many
Misrepresentation were made to pre-
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
D. H. HARPER WILL RUN
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL

D. H. Harper, for the last three
years real estate dealer in the Cape
yesterday afternoon tossed his hat into
the Aldermanic ring in the Third
Ward and today his petition will be
circulated. His entry into the contest
in the Haarig ward will make the
sixth man to make the race there.
No other candidates have announced
themselves in the other three wards of
the city and it is believed that the City
Council aspirants are waiting until the
special election today is over, before
they begin their canvass in earnest.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25

with the support he received from
Cape Girardeauars.
While the precincts that are usually
Republican cast majority vote for
Mr.. Snider, he was surprised at the
overwhelming maiorities given him in
some Of the cities. Appleton voted
10 for Mr.. Snider and for Lane; Til
sit AZ for Snider, 9 for Lane; Egypt
Mills, GO for Snider, 81 for Lane.
There were several other precincts
that gave the jackson man two to one
over his opponent.
The large vote cast yesterday was
a surprise to both Republicans and
Democrats. Few politicians predicted
that more than $500 would be cast and
many did not expect the total to ex-
coed 1000. Estimates of the vote
in this city did not exceed 900.
The total polled here was LOAF.
Judge Snider received 562 of the city
vote and Senator Lane 4S5. The en-
ployes Of the Frisco, especially the
shop men, did not get to the polls.
The employees of the mills in the ex-
IRENE southern section of of this city
did not vote, due it was said, to the
long distance they lived from their
polling place.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
GOVERNMENT TESTS
WIRELESS IN CAPE
Young Deal Picks Up Message
From Iowa in War
Examination.

The government radio station in
Iowa last night made 4 test of every
amateur station in the United States.
and the massage that was sent out
was picked up by H. 3. Deal, youngest
son Of E. J. Deal, President of the
Southeast Missouri Trust Company.
The message, which was sent from
the Rock Island Arsenal, by Colonel
Nicholson, L. S. A, was as follows:
"a Democracy requires a people
who govern and educate themselves
should be so disciplined that they can
protect themselves"
1t was announced by Operator Deal
that there were five efficient wireless
stations in this city, and he notified
The Tribune last night that the mes
sage from the War Department was
picked up by each of these operators.
The message, which was originally
sent from Davenport, Ia, was relayed
through the various states, and then to
the various towns, but only amateurs
were permitted TO either receive or
transmit the message.
The object of the experiment was to
test the efficiency Of the thousands of
amateur stations in the United States,
to ascertain what benefit might be de-
rived from them in times of war when
other means Of communication were
out of commission.
Young Deal is somewhat of genius
as an inventor. He installed his wire
less apparatus, which is located at the
rear of his home, which sits high on
hill and affords his instrument 4
good advantage for his work.
He has picked up messages from
many parts of the United States, and
even from points at sea. Mr.. Deal
picked up the message promptly at
11:3O o'clock. After he had made
copies of the communication, he called
the several other stations in the city
ard found that each operator had
picked up the message simultaneously
with him.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
ORCHARD GETS PRISONER.
John Smith Charged With Stealing
Shoes from Kenne.t Post
Office.

Deputy United States Marshal
George c. Orchard Sunday afternoon
arrived in the Cape with a prisoner
from Kennett, who had been indicted
at the last session of the Federal
grand jury, who is charged with steal
ing a pair of shoes out of 2 post office
box at Kennett.
The mans name is John Smith. He
is only 10 years old and when he was
taken before Mayor Rage as United
States Commissioner, he was released
on 81 900 bond, to appear before the
United States District Court at the
April term. =
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
JOHN A. HAMIL
dies 2S HOURS
AFTER PARALYSIS
He never Regained Concious-
ness After Suffering Stroke
Thursday.
WAS DISCUSSING HIS
WILL WHEN STRIKEN
Funeral Will Be From Sprigg
Street Home Tomorrow
At 2:30 p. m.

John A. Himil, the well known farm
or living TWO miles north Of the Cape
on the Sprigg street road, who suffered
a stroke of paralysis Thursday after
noon while discussing with his at
torneys terms of 4 will he proposed
to draft, died at 7:15 o'clock last night
without having reeained consciousness.
His death occurred at his home.
where he was taken in ar ambulance,
after he had been stricken with the
paralytic stroke.
The funeral will be held at 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The
services will be conducted at his resi-
dence on the Sprigg street road and
burial will be in the Lorimier GENE
terry. Rev. J. c. Handy Of the Cente-
nary Methodist Church, Of which Mr.,
Hamil long had been a member, will
conduct the funeral services.
MIR. Hamil was 50 years old on Feb
ruary 6, last. Thursday morning he
decided to go to the Cape to make pre-
liminary preparations for drafting his
will.
He went to the offices of Davis &
Hardesty. when he was stricken with
the paralysis.
He had intended to go over the va
rious points of the document with Mr.
Hardesty on Thursday and return yes
terday to complete the draft of the
paper and have it signed and witness
ed.
When he was stricken about
o'clock, he was taken in an ambulance
to his home and physicians worked
with him for hours in an effort to re-
store consciousness. He remained I'M
conscious and kept sinking gradually
till the end came last night.
As soon as he was stricken his two
daughters, one of whom resides in St
Louis and the other in Valley Park
this side of St. Louis, We're summoned
tc his bedside and they arrived in the
Cape early yesterday morning and
reached his bedside before he died.
Mr. Hamil was born in Wayne Coun-
ty and lived in Southeaat Missouri all
his life. He came to the Cape several
years ago and was employed for sew
eral years on the Normal farm a short
distance northwest Of the city. He re-
sided at that time on North Pacific
street.
IN October, 1912, he purchased a
fam from +. w. Bertling, one of his
closest friends, and moved from the
Cape to occupy the place. He contin-
ued TO work his own farm till the day
he was stricken.
Mr. Hamil's son, Thomas Hamil, was
killed about six years ago when he
touched a high tension wire when
working as a lineman for the tele-
phone company. The accident oc-
Cured at the foot of the court house
steps at Themis and Spanish streets.
Mr.. Hanlil is survived by his wife
and two daughters, Mrs. Lille Wolf of
st. Louis, and Miss Gertrude Hamil,
who is school teacher at Valley Park,
Mo.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
CAPES OLDEST
CHIMNEY, LAND
MARX, IS RAzED
Part of Mrs. Ellen Wright
Home Where First Court
Was Held in Cape.
WAS ERECTED IN 1906;
MORTAR HAS DECAYED
]. T. Num- Orders Wrecking as
Bricks Lean EndaDgering
Passers- By.

Cape Girardeau's oldest chimney is
being torn down. The massive brick
structure on the west side Of the his
toric home occupied for the last sc
years by Mrs Ellen Wright at Themis
and Middle strets, is being wrecked
and the completion Of the job will
mark the disappearance of one of the
Cape's most notable historical feat
ures.
The destruction of the brick CHM
ney was commenced yesterday at the
order of j. T. Num-, a nephew of Mrs.
Wright, who has been looking after
the property for her. In the last four
years, several persons have mentioned
the destruction to Mr.. Num- and to
Mayor Rage, pointing out that the
chimney had become dangerous, owing
to the fact that it leans away from the
wall Of the house and was liable to top
pie over in wind.
Mr.. Num- last night said the deter
mination to remove the leaning Chin
ney was based upon fear that some
bricks might fall upon passers-by.
The chimney stands very close to the
sidewalk on Middle street.
The Wright house, as it has been
known for more than a half century,
was built in about 1906. 1t withstOod
the New Madrid earthquake in 1871
and in 1910, the first court was held
in that house by Judge Henderson. The
house was built by the Henderson fam
lily and now is occupied by Mrs.
Wright, who is the widow of Judge
Henderson's grandson. She is about
so years old, and since last June, when
she fell and sustained broken wrist
and injury to her hip, she has been
confined to her bed.
In the summer time 100 years ago,
the sessions of court were held out on
the porch fronting Themis street and
much of the history of the Louisiana
Territory as we'll as Southeast Mis-
souri,, was made on that doorstep.
Fifty years ago the house stood at
The top Of hill which overlooked
deep ravine where Themis street now
runs. Mayor Rage lived at the site
of the Excelsior music store on Broad
way. The Mayor and the late City
Clerk Chappell used to play hooky"
from school and hide out in the ravina
in front of the place.
For the last ten years, the house,
Mr.. Mum declares, has been moving
eastward from the chimney, leaving it
standing separated at the roof by q
foot from the brickwork.
A half century ago there was Il big
fire place in the bottom of the Chin
ney in the room on the first floor. The
chimney was closed up, however, and
30 years ago. it was walled up so that
it has been completely out of use for
years.
The chimney was of such great age
that the mortar has decayed and the
bricks have remained in place without
the aid of a binding agency. As the
wOrlmen began tearing the bricks
down, they came off the top of the
chimney in their hands without the
aid of hammer to knock them loose.
The bricks are good. The Wright
house, itself was built Of logs two
feet thick and subsequently was plas-
tered inside and boarded on the out
side. 1t is still comfortable in the
winter and summer.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
STRICKEN WRITING WILL.
]. A. Hamil Is Taken to His Home in
County Ambulance.

J. A. Hamil, we'll known farmer,
living a few miles northwest of Cape
Girardeau on the PerryvilIe road, SUI
fered stroke of paralysis in the Office
of Davis & Hardesty, in the First
National Bank building yesterday aft
ernoon. He was in the office assisting.
the attorneys to, draw his will.
He was revived and conveyed to his
home in an ambulance.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
2 Are INJURED
FIGHTING FARM
HOUSE BLAZE
John Leach Has Head ScOr.
ched and Sister-in-Law
Burns Hand.
HOME DESTROYED
ON FLENTGE PLACE
Flames Cut Off Water Supply
Furniture Is Saved
Loss Is $500.

A woman was severely burned on
the left hand and a man was badly
scorched on the neck and head while
fighting a fire last night which de-
stroyed 4 half frame house on the
farm of A. J. Flentge, sig miles from
the Cape on the Cape-Jackson gravel
road. The fire is believed to have been
started by defective fue.
The man who was injured was
John Leach, who is a tenant on the
Flentge farm. The woman, whose
name could not be learned last night,
was MIR. Leach's sister-in-law.
Neither was injured dangerously
and although they had been burned,
they continued to aid in fighting the
flames and saving household furnish
ings from the lower rooms of the
place, until the blaze drove them COM
pletely away from the house.
The fire started at Z o'clock last
night while the members of the fam
lily were eating supper. 1t had gain
ed considerable Roadway by the time it
was discovered and had made its way
to that part of the house surrounding
the well, cutting off the water supply
with which it might have been sue
cessfully fought at the outset.
The spring is more than 200 feet
removed from the house and water
carried from the spring proved inef-
fectual in fighting the flames. The
members of the family Immediately
began salvaging the household effects
from the rooms of the first floor and
succeeded in getting virtually all the
furnishings out of those rooms before
the flames drove them away.
The furniture on the second floor
was burned. The fire destroyed prac-
tically the entire house. The loss is
placed at 5000 by Mr.. Flentge, who
was summoned by telephone. He
carried $3.50 insurance on the place.
Mr.. Leach last night said that ne
does not remember Just how he receiv-
ed mis- injuries. He said it was in one
Of his last trips that he made into the
burning residence to bring out some of
the furniture. He went through the
flames and the scOrched part OF the
hair from his head and burned his
neck.
His sister-in-!aw was injured while
carrying out piece of furniture Aft
err the fire had burned itself out, the
members of the Leach fanny went to
the home of James Mcdonald for the
night, a half mile away. The light
from the fire summoned large crowd
of neighbors and motorists passing on
the Jackson road who attempted to aid
the family.
The wind carried the flames to a
smoke house near the residence and
set it afre. The men fought the
flames off it, however, and succeeded
in saving it almost intact. The barn
was about 200 feet from the house and
the wind was in the wrong direction
to carry the flames to that building,
so that it was saved.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
MAY AMPUTATE MANS LEG.

Benedict Scherer, of New Hamburg,
was brought to the Cape this morning
with a compound fracture of the left
leg, sustained when he fell beneath
the wheels of a heavily loaded wagon
at Oran last night. Hhis condition is
so serious it may be necessary to am
putate the leg.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
LEADERS SURPRISED AT HEAVY
VOTE CAST, new JUDGE ELATED
Successorto Judge Ranney Thanks
People For His Election-Says
Tribune's Support wasinvaluable
In Campaign.

Sner yesterday defeated Thomas Judge
Cape Pleas majority 2S3 carrying the
Graru and Republican the
specia! election
in many years BY precincts follows:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-22
WILL LECTURE IN VERMONT.

w. C. Pearce, field secretary of the
international Sunday School association,
will arrive in Vermont from Chicago
January 20 to begin series of meetings
which he will conduct with the Rev.
Charles A. Boyd. secretary of the YER
mont State Sunday School association.
The two men will confer with the execu-
tive committees of the county associa-
tions and hold rallies at various points
in the State. They will spend week
at the work. The local rally will take
place probably January 30. Owing to
the limited attendance which has
greeted the lecture series given by
the Burlington Training School for Sun
day School Workers, the Rev. Charles
A. Boyd has decided to have the lectures
given monthly instead of weekly. He
will abandon the course in church his
tory. The next lecture will be delivered
January Is at his home, 1913 Loomis
street.