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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
FARMER SELLS s.
HOGS FOR $2,S96
A. A. TrOpf of Near Advance
Cleans Up $4,000 on Swine
In Year.

A. A. Tropf, farmer, living near
Advance, yesterday returned from st.
Louis with bank roll large enough
to clog a city sewer, which he collect
ed from Carl Smith & Son, livestock
buyers at the National Stock Yards in
East st. Louis, for shipment of
hogs.
Mr.. Tropf sold this concern s. hogs,
which averaged 2O9 pounds. He re-
ceived S16.20 per hundred, the IS
swine bringing s2S96.O1. This is the
second shipment in two months of
hogs raised by Mr.. Tropf. The IS
were Just six months old, and the
profit on this shipment is said to have
been more than $500.
Mr.. Tropf is one of the prosperous
farmers in Stoddard County, and while
in the Cape yesterday, he gave a
bird's-eye view of some of the profits
of the modern farm. He told his
friends that for the past year he had
made an average profit of $25 week
on his poultry.
He manages to have shipment of
hogs every two months, but the sale
he just made is the largest of the
year. His profits on hogs for the year
is between $4,000 and $4,000, he says.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
|BRADLEY-COX SUIT.
TO Be DECIDED MAYS
Supreme Court to Decide Who
Shall be Judge Of Springfield
Appellate Court.

Exceptions to the report Of Harry
E. Alexander, who acted as commits
sioner in the contest of John H. Brad
ley against Judge Argus Cox Of the
Springfield Court of Appeals, will be
filed today before the Supreme Court.
The case will be taken up by the Su-
preme Court en- banc May 3. Whether
the decision will be rendered imme-
diately is not known yet, but it is be-
lieved that the case will be decided
'uring the earlier part of May.
The Bradley Cox contest is the most
unique contest ever filed by any can
didate. 1t is without precedent, in
asmuch as the election certificate was
awarded Judge Cox on the grounds
that the Democratic votes cast in
Maries County were cast for 4 can
didate who had been defeated in the
primary election last August.
After the official recount The vote
of Maries County was thrown out and
Cox was declared elected by major
ity of 255 votes. Bradley contested
the election on the grounds that the
Democratic votes would have been cast
for him had his name appeared on the
ballot instead of that of Arch John.
son whom he defeated in the primary
election.
In his report to the Supreme Court
Mr.. Alexander sets forth that he fount
that those who voted for Johnson il
Maries County would have voted fol
Bradley had his name appeared on the
ballot, and that Under these conditions
Bradley should have been entitled tt
the Democratic votes in Maries Coun
ty which would give him majority Of
l34 votes over Judge Cox.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
AQUAMSl STREET
WILL Be WIDENED
City Council Passes Ordinance
to Widen Street-Will be Con.
tipustion of Main Street.

An ordinance, authorizing the con-
demnation of strip AZ feet wide
along the west side of Aquamsi street
between independence and William
street, was passed last night by the
City Council at the suggestion of City
Counselor Knehans, who submitted the
bill to the City Council.
The ordinance passed last night re.
peals all legislation enacted in order
that the way be paved for the recon
struction of Aquamsi street and the
laying of sidewalks when the Frisco
completes the new passenger station al
the foot of independence street.
In submitting the bill to the council
lats night, Mr.. Knehans explained tina,
the railroad company had promised tt
pave the entire width of the street be.
tween the newly-established line of the
street and the railroad tracks. .Thi:
would save the city an approximate
expenditure of at least $4,000, ant
for that reason he advocated that the
bill be passed in order that the worl
be started on the street as soon as thu
Frisco completed the new passenger
station.
The condemnation of the propert!
bids for the auditing of the city books
which was asked by the Auditing Com
mittee of the City Council was passed
This resolution was submitted in &C
cordance with the ordinance which pro
vides that the city books be audited
every two years. The proposals which
along Aquamsi street as proposed il
the ordinance passed last night by tn
City Council will establish width O
AZ feet for the continuation of Mali
street north of Independence.
A resolution authorizing the Cit,
Clerk to advertise for the proposal o
must be sealed will be received unit
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
MILLION DOLLAR
BOND ELECTION
is CALLED OFF
Tribune's Campaign Made
Its Failure Certain, Promo
tors of Jackson Assert.
COURT is ASKED TO
RECALL ELECTION
Committee Tells Judges Good
Roads Proposition Cannot Win
Its Size is Fatals

The $1,OOO,OOO good roads bond is
sue election, which was called for May
10, was called off yesterday afternoon,
when 4 committee composed of c. c.
Oliver, Dennis Scivally and r. X Will
son, of Jackson, appeared before the
County Court and asked that the court
recall the notice of election.
The Tribune had developed such
strong sentiment against the bend is
sue, it was stated, that it was ap-
parent to most everyone that the pro-
ject would never get the required num-
Der of votes.
Owing to the fact that the County
Court was called into extra session to
consider only tax valuations. Judge
Paar, the presiding Judge. stated that
the court could not pass upon the re-
quest before April %, when the County
Court would reconvene in regular ses-
sion. 1t was stated by members of
the court that the request made by the
committee would be granted.
The three men who appeared before
the court yesterday spoke for the
whole committee which presented the
petitions to the court. signed by more
than 200 people, urging that the &pe-
cial election be ordered. Mr.. Scivally
yesterday read a prepared statement
to the court, setting forth the reasons
why the committee decided to drop the
bond issue election. The statement
merely said that the opposition to the
project was becoming SO strong that
it was apparent to the committee that
the bond issue would be defeated in
landslide.
| The letters, sent to The Tribune BY
farmers was taken as evidence that the
farmers were almost unanimous
against the proposition. 1t is said
| that about ne-half of the total voting
strength Of the county is made up Of
farmers, and about 90 per cent of
these are subscribers of The Tribune.
The campaign waged by this news
paper against the bond issue had turn
ed virtually all Of the farmers against
the bond issue.
| The Tribune, which was the only
newspaper in the county that was
against the project. took the position
that the amount asked was excessive
and that in order to redeem the bonds
and take care of the tremendous inter-
est would overwhelm the property
owners.
Had the proposition carried. the
bonds called for five per cent inter
est and would have run for twenty
years. In this time. the people would
have been compelled to pay $1,000
600 in interest in addition to the
amount of the bonds. which would have
e, en- another million dollars.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
DRAINAGE STARTED
With DOUBLE FORCE

The work on the drainage channel
leading from Bollinger County into
Cape Girardeau County will be begun
in a few days. Several dredging ma
chimes were moved yesterday from
Delta to Greenbrier, several miles
west Of the Cape County line, and will
begin work this week.
1t is contemplated to have the four
machines dig in opposite directions in
order to meet near the county line
In that way the work can be com
pleted in less time. Steve Harvey
was placed in charge of the two ma
chimes that were removed to Green
brier yesterday. He will have charge
of 25 men who have been employed fOl
the two machines near Greenbrier.
Since the adjustment of the con-
troversy between the Little River
Drainage District and the Floesch Con.
struction Co., the work has been re-
sumed on the diversion channel with
full force.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
5000 TAKE PART IN
GREAT FLAG PARADE
r. B. Oliver Addresses Crowd at
Frisco Flag Raising-All Schools
in Parade.

Nearly 5000 persons participated in
the parade yesterday afternoon that
preceded the raising of the flag on the
Frisco roundhouse. Every school in
the city, public as we'll as parochial,
was largely represented in the parade,
which was estimated to be about one
mile long.
Almost every business house in the
city was closed between l and 3
o'clock, and large delegation of bust
ness men Joined in the parade. which
started from the Courthouse AS they
proceeded throughout the streets the
streets the school children joined in
groups until the parade had reached
q length Of at least one mile. Every
one carried an American flag.
The parade terminated on the slope
of the College grounds Father Levan,
president of the college, opened the
ceremonies with prayer. Following
the prayer. the huge flag was raised
upon the roof of the shops as 1.-The
Star Spangletl Banner" was played by
the Sehuchert band. The crowd joined
and sang the words.
After a short introduction by Judge
Frank Kelly, X. B. Oliver appeared up
on the speakers stand and addressed
the crowd. Beginning with the year
1776, the year of the American indie.
pendence, the speaker outlined the sue.
cess made by the United States. Not
withstanding the war beginning il
1861, which threatened the Union, the
country became united and more sole
than before.
The difference, the speaker said, haC
long been forgotten, and when it be-
came necessary to protect the country
against any intruding enemy. the
country stood united ready to protect
American rights. This situation, la
said aroused the present patriotic spirit
of the American people stronger thar
ever and everybody stood prepared t.
answer the call Of the Government.
The celebration was brought to {:
close by prayer said by Rev. ]. c
Handy, and a hymn which was suns
by the crowd, accompanied by tn,
band. Many automobiles draped Will
the national colors followed TIL
parade. At the conclusion Of thu
parade the band marched through tn,
streets of the business districts. play
ing popular songs and marches.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
tai for this month up to 23.

tai for this month up to %.
The other eight applicants are Hull
bers H. WEIGH, 20 years DID,. Allen
Chandler, &c; Joseph F. Henson, p;
Louis Frazier, 21; Walter Webb, IS;
William Chambers, 10, and George c,
White, Is, all Of Cooter. The last
man enlisted was Willard L. Howard
10 years old, of Chaffee.
Young White, being under IL years
Of age, was required to have his moth
er's consent before he would be ac-
cepted. He has been employed in a
store at Cooter for a year. He has
the distinction of being the youngest
recruit accepted at the Cape recruit
ing station.
Keyes recently returned from In
diana where he was employed for more
than a year. He formerly lived with
his mother in Dutchtown. Immediate
ly upon his return home yesterday
morning he applied to Sergt. O'Rourke
to be enlisted. He told the Sergeant
he had come home to see his mother
before leaving for the army.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
Two CASES OF SMALL
P0X In FRUITLAND
Mrs. Auda Burns and Brother,
Will Snider, are Infected
With Disease.

Two families living in Fruitland
were quarantined by order of the
County Court after a physician had
found that members of the families
were suffering from smallpox. A
placard indicating the disease was
posted on the residences yesterday and
nobody was permitted to go near the
homes of the stricken families.
Will Snider, the youngest son of
Mrs. Alice Snider, a widow, living in
Fruitland, and her daughter, Mrs.
Auda Burns, are i'll with the disease.
Mrs. Burns has been ailing for
| about week, but the attending phys
ician made no definite diagnosis until
Friday evening. She is in a precari-
Gus condition. She lives a short dis
tance from the home of her mother,
and it is believed that she contracted
the disease from her brother, who has
been suffering for more than a week
The latter is believed to be out of
danger.
The session of the County Court was
interrupted yesterday afternoon to
make arrangement for the quarantin-
ing of the two families. Precautions
were taken to prevent an epidemic of
the smallpox in FruitIand, where the
measles and whooping cough have been
raging among the children for several
weeks. Eve
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
ASKS $500 FOR
A FRACTURED LEG

A suit asking $500 damages was
filed yesterday in the Common Plea,
Court by Mike Delury against w. f
McCarty and the st. Louis Brewing
Association for injuries he received
while in the employ of the defendants
last year.
In his petition, Delury states that he
was employed as helper on a wagon
by McCarty and was injured while
delivering the products of the defend
ants. In January, 1916, the petition
relates, Delury, in company with an
other man, drove to Jackson. On the
return to the Cape, the plaintiff says
he was knocked off the wagon and
struck his head against viaduct of
the c. G. N. Railroad. The accident
was due to the fact that the cases were
stacked too high on the wagon to per-
init the wagon to pass under the
viaduct.
Delury fractured his leg and re-
ceived other injuries which, according
to his petition, have permanently dis
abled him from performing his duties.
He asks that the court award him the
amount to reimburse him for the dam
age the accident has inflicted on him
and his family. The case will be tried
during the April term of the Common
Pleas Court.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
GRANT and WRIGHT
NORMAL REGENTS
Jackson Man and Doniphan
Banker Succeed Matthews
and ROzier.

Clarence l.. Grant, well-known
business man of Jackson, and j. r.
Wright of Doniphan, 4 banker and
lumber man, were appointed members
OF the Board of Regents of the Normal
to succeed c. D. Matthews of SikestOn,
and Edward A. R0zier of Pennington,
whose terms expired Jan. /.
The appointments were announced
yesterday morning by Gov. Gardner.
1t was reported yesterday that Charles
c. Oliver, the Jackson editor, and Con-
gresham Russell recommended the
two appointments. Col. L. 3. Houck
and Ben Vineyard, the two Democratic
leaders of Cape Girardeau, were asked
to suggest two candidates, but it is I'M
derstood, they declined on the grounds
that they had not asked any political
appointments.
The announcement made in The
Tribune two weeks ago that Cap
Bridges had informed the Governor
that he was ready to be appointed on
the board started a bombardment of
protests to the State capital. "Cap"
notified his close friends here, in
subrosa way, that he didn't want the
place, but the Governor was about to
force him to take it. A letter to close
friends from the Governor stated that
the legislator had applied for one of
the two appointments.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
Cordonvine News

Manual training exhibit AMI hex
supper at Alternately School. See what
the children can do.
The Alternately School will close Sat-
urday night, April ID, with manual
training exhibit and box supper.
Prof. Lamb will speak on manual
training in the rural school. Other
members of the Normal faculty are
expected and will talk on rural ques-
tons.
The pupils and teacher will sing
several songs and play indoor games.
You should attend this exercise and
see the exhibit if you are Interested
in the betterment of rural schools. The
exhibit is exceptionally good consider
ing the time that has been spent.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
Z YOUNG MEN FROM
.COOTER ENLISTED.
Cape Boy Among Nine Applicants
for Army Services Appli.
cants Since April1.

Seven young men from Cooter, q
small town of Pemiscot County, were
enlisted yesterday by Sergt. O'Rourke,
who is in charge of the local recruit
ing station, for services in the army.
Besides these, one young man from
the Cape and one from Chaffee were
enlisted during the day.
Spencer L. Reyes, a son of Mrs. C.
Reyes, of this city, joined the army.
He is 10 years old. Like the other
eight applicants he asked to be as
signed to the coast artillery. Yes
terday's inlistments brought the to-
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
MRS. DEPEW viii BIZ
BURIED In CHICAGO
Died Yesterday at Her Home in
Chicago After Long
Illness.

Charles w. Stehr, the Haafig mer-
chant, departed yesterday afternoon
for Chicago, to attend the funeral of
his sister, Mrs. Amelia Depew, who
died yesterday morning at her home in
that city after an illness of several
years. The funeral will be held in
Chicago Saturday morning. Rudolph
Stehr, another brother of Mrs. Depew,
could not attend the funeral because
of pressing business matters.
Mrs. Depew, who was the wife of
j. NJ. Depew, had been an invalid for
several years. She was operated upon
for a tumor, but never regained her
health. Besides her husband, she
leaves five children, Paul, Raymond
Ruth, Charles, Helen. and four sisters
and four brothers.
The sisters are: Mrs. Otto Hanny
Hrs. Leona Mars, Mrs. Mollie Maseb
and Miss Anna Stehr of the Cape. The
four brothers are: Charles w. Stein
and Rudolph Stehr, of this city; A. Fl
Stehr of Memphis. and Theodore Stein
of Humboldt, Tenn.
1t became evident Sunday morning
that Mrs. Depew could not survive
but very few days. and Miss Anns
Stehr was called to her bedside. The
latter notified her sisters and brothers
of the death yesterday morning.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
NORMAL PARKWAY
TO MAIN ASKED
Charles L. II hrrison to Present
Petition fot Improvement to
City Council.

A petition asking for the establish
ment of a parkway beginning at the
intersection of Lorimier and Normal
avenue and running to Main street will
be presented to the City Council by
Charles l.. Harrison in the near future.
f!r. Harrison is circulating a petition
among property owners of that sec
ION in which the parkway is to be es-
tlbIished. He will submit the matter
TO the City Council as soon as pos
sibie.
The purpose of the parkway is to
give the Normal and the adjacent sec
ton of the city direct connection with
Main street and the shoe factory.
iany employees of the factory, who
I've near the Normal, are compelled to
ak down to Broadway and out this
traet to reach their homes, and for
tat reason a direction connection with
10 business section would be wei
c,med by the employees.
The proposed parkway would start a
,,ort distance east OF Lorimier street
nd about the Missouri Park on the
auth side, running into Main street
car the shoe factory. 1t is planned
10 make the proposed way beautiful
parkway for a thoroughfare between
he business district and the north
,vcstern part of the city.
Mr.. Harrison was met with no oppo'
aition to the project in circulating the
petition among the property owners
He said last night that the parkway
vas of the utmost necessity, and fOl
that reason everybody he asked to sigI
ne petition cid so willingly.
The petition probably will be pre-,
aented to the City Council tonight, pro-
vided Mr.. Harrison can get major
ty of the property owners signatures
by that time.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
SEEDING IS MOST IMPORTANT
North Dakota Governor Won't Act at
Once to Fill Place Left by Rep
resentative heigesen's Death.

Bismarck, N. D., April 1S-Gov. Lynn
J. Frazier announced that seeding in
North Dakota Is more important than
the election Of a congressman to fill
the vacancy left by the death Of Rep
resentative H. T. Helgesen.
Il expect to call the election in
the near future but not Immediately,
the governor said The farmers at
this time could not very well go to
the polls. as all Of their time 10 de
manded in the fields under the pres
enl conditions"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
No. 666

This b prescriptioo prepared especially
tor MALARIA Of citlkS 4 FEVER.
Five o. six doses will break any esse, and
II taken then q tonic tn Fever will moi
refurn. II acts on the liver better than
Cslomel snd does not Eripe Of sickea. 2Ss
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
Tubs Of Butter Were Part Sand.

Chicago. April 14.-Several stOrNs
keepers and a hospital have reported
to the police that they purchased tubs
purporting to contain 40 pounds OF but
ter, but found there were but one or
two inches Of butter and the rect was
sand,
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-19
Sstvationists to Aid,

New York, April 1.-THE Salvation
Army has decided to offer fits entire
resources to the government for use
against Germany with $4,000 for
preparation woyH.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-09-18

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