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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
BOY, 7, HIT BY
PLAYMATE, HAS
BLOOD POISONING
Swelling Starts Where Brick
Hit Louis Taylor of Jack
son, on Forehead.
FATHER LANCED WOUND
WITH POCKET KNIFE
Poisoning Distorts Lads Face
Beyond Recognition and Con.
dition Is Serious.

As a result of a wound on his fore
head, inflicted twelve days ago by a
piece of brick thrown by one of his
playmates, seven-year-old Louis Tay-
lor, youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Taylor of Jackson, is suffering
with dangerous case of blood poison
ing that has covered his face and dis
torted his features beyond recognition.
Since the physicians have been
working with the case, the child's face
has been lanced in two places in an
endeavor to check the blood poisoning
and last night the physicians in charge
declared that it will be necessary to
lance the flesh on the boys nose with
in q few more hours.
The boy first was treated by his
father, who is employed at the stave
mill in Jackson, and on the day that
the boy sustained his injuries the
father, in trying to cleanse the wound
opened it with his pocket knife.
Following the use Of the fathers
knife, the wounds became steadily
worse and last Saturday the mother
decided to call in a doctor.
The boy sustained his injury Mon
day, March 6, when he was playing
with a neighbor boy named Louis
Switzer, eight years old. The Switzel
boy threw the piece of brick and acct.
dentally struck the Taylor boy on the
forehead over the right eye.
The Taylor boy ran to his mother
after he was hurt. She examined the
wound and bathed it the best she
could. The skin was broken and the
swelling set in shortly after he haC
been hit. The mother became alarm
ed and hurried her son to the stave
mill, where the father was at work
and called him into consultation.
The father attempted to lance the
wound with his pocket knife. The
wound did not become better and the
swelling spread to virtually his entire
face. Several days ago the boys fea
lures could not be recognized.
Yesterday the blood poisoning hat
not affected the rest of his body anc
he was allowed to play in the rooms
at his home.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
5 Are BAPTIZED
BY. REV.E.PRUENTE
Marks Record Class In 46 Years
History of st. Mary's
Church.

Rev. Father Eberhard Pruente Of
St. Mary's Catholic church, Sunday
baptised what probably was the larg-
est class for baptism in the forty-six
years history of the church, when he
performed the christening ceremony
for five youngsters.
The class originally was to have
numbered six, but at the last moment
the child of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Buchheit became i'll and the christen-
ing was postponed until next Sunday.
However, Father Pruente declared
he never before baptised so many at
one service as the five who were pres
ent. The following were the children
that were christened:
Margaret Elizabeth Herbst, daugh-
ter of Sir. and Mrs. John Herbst, of
904 Broadway.
Hugh Krest, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Krest, of Commerce.
Lucille Ca!liot, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Calliot, of Haarig.
Rosetta Stokes, daughter of John
Stokes, of Benton.
Richard Bernard Nohmann, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nohmann, of
four miles from the Cape on the Cor
donville road
The mother of the Stokes child died
last week at her home in Benton and
the little girl has been adopted by her
aunt, Mrs. Tony Dienken, sister of
the child's mother. The Dienkens live
on South Sprigg street in the Cape.
Father Pruente last night announc-
ed that Father Rolling Of Chaffee will
deliver a series of lectures at 7:30
o'clock every Wednesday night of
Lent on the Necessity of Religion. "
Announcement also was made of the
celebration of the Name and Patrons
Feast Saturday morning with high
mass and a sermon at the church at
8 o'clock.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BUY
HOUCK LOT FOR $4,000
Firm is Seeking Temporary Location
and VIII Open to Handle its Share
of 1916 Easter Business.

Following announcement yesterday
afternoon that a deal had been closed
for the purchase of the L. B. Houck
lot at Broadway and Main street by
Buckner-Rag5dale Company for the
site of a store building, R. E. L. Lam
kin last night said that his firm has
two tentative places in mind for
temporary location where they will do
an Easter business.
They expect to make arrangements
for temporary store within a few
days and ship in stocks to take care
Of the Easter business their patrons
give them, Mr.. Lamkin said.
The managers of the company have
not yet determined what kind of a
building will be placed on the site at
Broadway and Main street. The work
with the architects will commence at
once to draft plans for a modern store
structure.
AS soon as the contracts are closed
work will be rushed to get the build
ing erected. Mr.. Lamkin said he ex-
poets to be installed in the new place
in time for the fall business. He said
he did not know if the building will
be more than a one-story structure.
The consideration for the property
purchase was $4,000.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
WOMAN ON WAY
FROM CHURCH IS
KILLED BY TRAIN
/. C. Freight Hit Mrs. Sarah
Williams at 10 P. M. Wed.
In Mcclure.
6-YEAR OLD BOY WAS
STRUCK BY ENGIOE
Woman Formerly Lived In Cape
At51S South Benton
Street.

While crossing the Illinois Central
railroad tracks at Mcclure, ILL.,, on the
way home from church late Wednes-
day night, Mrs. Sarah Williams, form
erly of the Cape, was struck by a
freight train and injured so badly that
she died Thursday night. She was ac-
companied by fve-year-old nephew,
Leo Williams, who was thrown several
feet when hit by the engine that killed
his aunt.
The funeral of Mrs. Williams was
held at Mcclure yesterday afternoon
and the news of the woman's death
reached the Cape when l.. Williams,
the boys father, came to the Cape to
make arrangements for casket for
Mrs. Williams funeral
Mrs. Williams until last spring
lived with her husband, William Will
liams, at SIS South Benton street. Mr..
Williams worked on the Frisco as !
track man.
Wednesday night Mrs. Williams and
the boy were walking across the ILL
nois Central tracks at a regular rail-
road crossing in the roadway when the
freight struck them.
Mrs. Williams was knocked several
feet along the track and then was
caught by the moving engine again,
She sustained injuries so serious that
death resulted late Thursday after
noon.
DR.. John D. Porterfeld Jr., was
summoned from the Cape Thursday
afternoon to consult with DR.. Duncan
of Mcclure, in an effort TO save the
woman's life. Their efforts were un-
availing.
The boy sustained several cuts and
severe bruises about the body, but &C.
cording to the physicians, his condition
is not considered dangerous.
Mrs. Williams was Sd years old.
At the time of the accident the Wom-
an and child We're picked up by men,
bers of the train crew and fellow
Pensioners, who We're following them
on the way home from the Lenten
church services which they had been
attending.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
COUNCIL APPOINTS
ELECTION JUDGES
Seventeen Names Will Be On
Ballots as Aldermanic
Candidates.

The City Council last night named
the election Judges to preside at the
various polls at the annual city cleo
ton Tuesday, April 4, when four new
city cOuncilmen will be elected. and
Mayor Rage announced q committee
of the council to meet at the Office of
City Clerk r. W. Frissell to receive
the vote or the day of election
The council will hold 4 special meet
ing on the Thursday following the
election to receive the vote or the new
councilmen.
The council committee to canvass
the vote is composed of Charles Arm
gardt, J. f. Fowler and Charles Kaess.
The Judges for the polls in the vari-
Gus wards are as follows:
First Ward, Court House-Lafe Ca
ruthers, Charles Hundertmark, James
Pringle, l.. w. Bender, William H.
Thomas and John Boss.
Second Ward, Gust Schultz's barber
shop, 500 Broadway-Leo Schultz,
Louis Kruger, Frank Jones, William
Hartung, Henry Ieystedt Sr., and Joe
Barenkamp.
Third Ward, Merten Building, SIS
Good Hope street-Gust Schultz, VIII
Schrader, l.. S. Graves, G.. H. Gross.
Henry Schwab and Otto Hanny.
Fourth Ward, Klostermann Build
ing, II South Spanish street-Tom
Moore, Albert Lilly, Tom Barber, ]. L
Miller, August Russkamp and F. w
Vogt.
When the hour for closing candi-
dates filing for the position as city
councilman arrived last night, seven
teen had placed their petitions to be
put on the ticket in the hands of City
Clerk FrisseIl.
The race for councilman in virtually
every ward has resolved itself into a
marathon. The polls for the election
will be open from o'clock in the
morning until in the evening.
The official list of candidates that
will be placed or the tickets is as FOL-
lows, with the names of their tickets
attached:
First Ward-W. J. Seagraves, indie
pendent ticket; William +. Conner, CT
items ticket; and T. Edward Blumer
Peoples ticket.
Second Ward-Ch2rles G.. Wilson
Peoples ticket; Arthur c. Bowman
Independent ticket; Carl W. Umbeck
Citizens ticket; Rosco O'Connell, Per
sonal Liberty ticket; and OITen Viii
son. Progressive ticket.
Third Ward-W. T. Ruff, Progress
sive ticket; II. l.. Flannery, Citizens
ticket; Charles G. Moeder, Citizens
Taxpayers ticket; Henry Brunke. PEG.
pies ticket; D. H. Harper, Personal
Liberty ticket; and Gust H. Stein, In
dependent ticket.
Fourth Ward-William H. Medley.
Citizens ticket; William E. Hixon,
Independent ticket; and RolIin 3. An
drews, Peoples ticket.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
WALTHERS PLAN
$4,000 CHANGE
in STORE BLDG.
Furniture Company Buys
More GPOund-TO Add
1000 So. Fl. Floor Space.
WORK WILL COMMENCE
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
Firm Will Handle New Lines In
New Store-DOne By
September.

When the Walther Furniture &
Undertaking Company Monday morn
ing closed the deal with August
Brunkhorst, Republican Central Com
mitteeman, for the purchase of the
35-fOot lot adjoining the present
building of the furniture store, it be-
came known that the firm plans a
complete reconstruction of their pres
ent site and Improvements costing
approximately $4,000.
The improvement work will COM
mcnce in about 30 days and the men,
bcrs Of the firm, Bernard and Gustav
WaIthcr, expect TO have the work
completed by September.
The present front of the building at
Broadway and Middle street will be
taken out, the side walls strengthened.
ard the entire building extended
across both lots. The house now on
the newly acquired lot will be wreck
ed within 4 few days.
The building that will be constructed
probably will be two-story structure,
the Walthers declared, but detailed
plans for the building have not yet
been worked out. There will be four
display windows in the front of the
place, each about the size of their
present windows. The doorway will
be- in the center on Broadway.
The tentative improvements will
make an addition of approximately
1000 square feet to the floor space of
the store and will make room for
much larger stocks of furniture.
One of the members of the firm last
right declared that when the new
place is opened in the fall, they will
carry a line of high-grade furniture
such as the most exclusive houses of
St. Louis handle, as well rs all the
u-her grades of house furnishings.
Much more room will be given to
the display Of furniture in the new
place.
The negotiations for the acquisition
Of the property adjoining their store
have been pending between the Wal
theirs and Mr. Brunkhorst for several
days. The deed will be filed next week
after Mr.. Gustav Walther has become
of age. His twentv-frst birthday will
be Saturday, March %.
They have been planning an extern
SIGN of their building for several
weeks and before starting to obtain
the additional land they had plans
drafted for a three-story building on
their present lot.
The new building will be equipped
with metal ceiling throughout and will
present the last word in the design
and structure Of 4 modern furniture
lnar-t.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
MAN FOUND In
RIVER SAYS WAS
BEATANDROBBED
Arthur Hixon of South Cape
Was Pulled Unconscious
From Water.
TROUSERS ARE GONE:
HE SAYS HE LOST S65
Tells WOrkmen Above Power
Plant He Was Thrown
Into River.

Arthur Hixon of South Cape, form
erly a wealthy farmer of East Cape.
last night was found lying unconscious
on the bank Of the Mississippi river
about hundred yards north of the
Public Utilities power plant and across
Sloan's Greek. When revived. Hixon
declared that he had been robbed OF
SOS, struck on the head and thrown
into the river.
He was found with part of his body
still in the water, the head and shout
ders being the part of his body out
of water.
Hixon was found by workmen who
We're loading a carload of slaves at
a place about 4 hundred yards north
Of the power plant. They were re-
luired to work late last night in order
to complete loading the car. Some
time after 9 o'clock they saw Hixon'S
body lying near where they were ut
work and made an investigation TO
find that Hixon still was alive.
He was dressed in a blue shirt and
had on coat and vest. His trousers
and shoes had been taken off. The
money which he said he had been
robbed of. he had carried in his
trouser pockets.
He had watch and chain valued at
several dollars in his vest, and 4 ring
on one of his fingers.
After he had been taken out of tie
water and carried up on the bank, the
workmen who rescued him started :
bonfire, near which they placed him
to dry his garments while they finish
ed their work on the car. They then
took him to the power plant, where
Harry Brown. night engineer. trle-
phoned for Patrolman Arthur Whit
ener.
Hixon was furnished with 4 pair of
trousers at the power plant and
Whitener obtained a pair of shoes for
him. He was able to walk after he
had recovered and although dazcd and
unable to tell much of his story about
the robbery and attempt on his life,
he went to his home in South Cape.
He said that he had been in Form
felt yesterday and returned to the
Cape in the car owned by w. ID.
Black. After his arrival here, he said
he went north of the Cape on tn"
tracks with some other men, after
having viewed the ruins of the Term
inal and Rivcrview hotel fire.
He said he could not remember the
details of what happened to him i'm
mediately before he was thrown into
the river.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
u. 5. OFFICIALS SEEK
GIRL AS A WITNESS
Federal Game Warden Is Charged
With Approving False
Expense Voucher.

Following the arrest Sunday of
Federal Game Warden John E.
Thompson, of Doniphan, on a Federal
charge of approving false govern
mental expense voucher, it became
known yesterday that the United
States attorney will endeavor to de-
tain Miss Ruth Files, former Cape
Girardeau woman, now said to be in
Carbonate, ILL.,, who is wanted as a
witness in the prosecution of the
defendant
Thompson was brought to the Cape
Sunday evening by L. S. Deputy Mar
shell George Orchard, and yesterday
he furnished a bond for $4,000 before
U. S. Commissioner Kage. The
charges against him will be reviewed
by the April Grand Jury.
Since January IA Thompson has
been suspended as 4 Federal officer
and in the event that the Grand Jury
fails to find a true bill against him
and return an indictment, he will be
reinstated in his position as Federal
game warden.
His arrest follows the close of an
investigation beginning about three
weeks ago by James R. Williams, of
New Orleans, a special agent of the
Department of Agriculture, under
which Thompson held his appointment,
and F.. c. Higgins, of Salem, Mo-,
Federal officer in charge Of the inter-
state shipments of game.
Thompson held his position as game
warden under the migratory bird law
and his duties were to watch the
killing of game out of season in Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Kansas. He was
empowered 20 employ such help as
was necessary in the performance of
his duties, and it is in connection with
one of his vouchers for expenses for
aid that the charge of false approval
is made.
He turned in voucher for $S4 for
expenses for r. f. Files for the dates
July q to % inclusive, 1915.
The investigators who flied the in
formation against Thompson have
bills and documentary evidence to
show that Thompson made trip from
Poplar Bluff to st. Louis and St. Jo-
seph accompanied by R. f. Files,
whom they assert is Ruth Files, an
unmarried woman. Thompson is mar
ried and has two children.
They assert that the money used
for expenses for Files was not for the
work of the Federal government.
Thompson is widely known as an
ornithologist and expert on game,
The day of his arrest, book which
he wrote on game and birds came from
the press of the publisher. He form
crly was State game warden under
Hadley and Jesse Tolerton.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
MRS. MATA IRON
dies; ILL A YEAR
Widow of Evangelism Minister
Never Recovered From
Nervous Breakdown

Mrs. Mata Irion, widow of the late
Rev. Christian Irion, German Evan
gelical minister, died at 9:20 O'Clock
last night at her home at 725 hide
pendence street, after an illness Of
about year.
A nervous breakdown which she
suffered about a year ago and from
which she never recovered, together
with a slight attack of dropsy, was
the cause of her death. She was IS
years old and had lived in the Cape
for many years. She was we'll known
in the West End.
The Irion family came to the Cape
from St. Louis when Mr.. Irion was
named pastor of the German Evan
gelical church in this city. He died
about ten years ago.
Arrangements for the funeral were
not made by the family last night,
but it probably will be held tomorrow
Mrs. IriOn is survived by six daugh-
ters and two sons. The daughters are
Cornelia, Helen, Lydia, Mata, OttiIie
and Pauline Irion, and the sons are
Frederick and Theopilus Irion.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
SELLS THREE RECORD BEEvES

William Keller, well-known Cape
county farmer, on the Bloomfield road,
yesterday sold in the Cape three
beeves which, among local cattle men,
were almost record breakers for sales
in the last few weeks.
The three combined tipped the
scales at 46C0 pounds and they were
purchased by the Meyer Bros. meat
market at 618 Broadway for local
slaughtering.
One of the animals weighed 1900
pounds and was sold at six and half
cents a pound, and the two others,
$500 pounds in weight, sold at eight
cents a pound. The three brought
$341.
B. P. Hendrix of Mound City, ILL.,,
was a Cape visitor yesterday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
.Hispid Bris ties
On John Rouse's
Upper Lip Gone
Paving Contractor Says His
Erstwhile Mustache Didn't
Interfere With Oscillation
as Much as His Coffee
Drinking.

John H. Rouse, well-known contrac-
tor and street paving expert, yester-
day was a stranger to his friends in
the Cape.
He had the hirsute adornment on
his upper lip removed and those who
never had seen Mr.. Rouse's upper lip
found it difficult to recognize him.
Mr.. Rouse's mustache was one of
the long, gray-haired, swash-buckling,
brigadier-general kind, that flowed
away from under his nose in crisply
curling manner that bespoke fierce.
ness when viewed at once with the
sharp CLEAN of his steel gray eyes.
What was the matter with the
whiskers; were they becoming too
hispid?" the contractor was asked.
"Too what, young man." retortcd
the smooth-faced gentleman.
"Why, bristly. Did they interfere
with your osculatory work."
81 don't know what that has to do
with laying concrete" he countered
"but l had my mustache shaved off
because it interfered with my coffee
drinking. l am a great drinker of hot
coffee, and l don't like to have any
thing get in the way. My wife also
said she wanted to see my whole
face"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
HOUSEN GETS THIRTY DAYS.

Robert Housen yesterday morning
was found guilty by a jury in Justice
of the Peace w. Fl. Willer's court of
bringing stolen property from Illinois
into Missouri. He was sentenced to
thirty days in Jail and filed an appli-
cation for an appeal to the Circuit
Court.
Housen was charged with taking
several fish nets from S. D. Watson
of Mcclure, H., several days ago. He
was arrested on a warrant issued by
Judge Willer after an unsuccessful
attempt had been made to take him
back to Illinois by an Illinois official.
Housen eontended that he purchased
the nets from third party.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
tom BROWN Will
NOT MAKE RACE
Notifies ID. w. Hill Health Will
Not Permit Him To Enter
Campaign.

Tom Brown, who was the Republi
can nominee for Congress two year;
ago against Joseph J. Russell, ha:
announced that he will not make the
campaign this year. In a letter L
David w. Hill of Poplar Bluff, who i:
a candidate for the Republican nomin.
alton, Mr.. Brown states positively tia
he will not make the race, because hi:
health will not permit him to do so.
His letter to Mr.. Hill reads:
Dear Dave:
81 find that l am not going to
be physically able to make cam
paign, so have decided that | will
no longer be q candidate for the
nomination for Congress. l ex-
pect to be able to assist the NOM
inee to be elected, which, to My
mind, will be the result in the
November election, and you may
say for me that whenever or
wherever l can do any good, or
it's thought l can be Of assistance,
| hope to be commanded at the
time and to the place.
With kindest personal regards
and best wishes for you and the
boys of Butler County, l am,
Your friend,
Tom Brown"
Mr.. Brown informed Mr.. Hill re-
Gently that in the event he decided
not to make the race, he would COM
municate first with Mr.. Hill. In a
statement issued last night, Mr.. Hill
says ne will get the support of Mr..
Browns followers.
IN addition to Mr.. Hill, Robert J.
Smith, prosecuting attorney of Dunk
lin county, and Henry Wilson Of Ava,
are contesting for the Republican
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
CEMENT RATES ESTABLISHED.

Washington, March 20.-The Inter
state Commerce Commission today
ordered the establishment of rates or
cement from Cape Girardeau to Padu-
cab, KY, to conform with the rate
from st. Louis to Paducah.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24

According to the ruling Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, the
cement plant in this city will be en-
abled to compete with the cement
companies of st. Louis.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24

Mrs. a. H. Hinchey, who has been
visiting in st. Louis for several days.
has returned to her home. Mr.. Hin
chey is now stationed in St. Louis.
where ne will move his family within
a short time.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24

Frank Seib, the cigar manufacturer,
who accompanied his mother to St.
Louis Saturday, returned to the Cape
on the early morning train.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24

John W. Taylor, the Frisco claim
agent, spent yesterday in st. Louis,
returning home this morning.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-24
EUROPE PAID S131,9144,OO
FOR AMERICAN HORSES

Washington, March 18.-The United
States shipped 67s,443 horses and
mules, worth s131, 914, 900, to Europe
for the Allied armies in the last IS
months according to export figures.
Doc Edwards has returned from a
short business trip to the city.
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