The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-11-30
News From The County Seat

Dale Browning left today for Chi
capo to enter three hogs in the Inter
national Live Stock Expcsitio They
were one year old and weighed 1900
pounds. Mr.. and Mrs. Browning have
reconsidared and will stay in Jackson
and raise fine hogs on the Wade Clod-
felter farm west of town, he having
purchased the same of Mr.. Clodfelter.
DR.. Ert Dickmann, first lieutenant,
is home from the Great Lakes on a
furlough to visit his parents. Jesse
Strong, a second lieutenant, is also
home from Fort Sheridan. Prof. A. w.
Zimmerman is now first lieutenant and
is also spending a furlough with home
folks.
The fiftieth anniversary Of the mar
riage of the Rev. Press and wife of
the Umbeck Church, was celebrated
Thanksgiving day. The four sons of
the couple were all present, the only
person who was present at the we'd
ding was Editor Fred Kies of the
Volksfreund of Jackson and he was
an invited guest at the anniversary.
Mr.. Kies is not so old as this sounds.
He wishes it known that he was but
13 months old and was carried by his
mother to the first wedding of the
aged couple.
Judge and Mrs. William Paar enter
tanned the Rev. and Mrs. George Du-
val at Thanksgiving dinner.
Misses Louise Kies Of the Cape, and
Lydia Kies of Charlottesville spent
Thanksgiving with home folks.
Miss Alice Vineyard spent Thanks
giving with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
G. w. Vineyard. Miss Vineyard teaches
in the Des Loge schools.
J. c. Ciippard came up today from
Fontaine, Ark, on his way to st. Lou
is to bid his son, Richard, goodbye
who has enlisted. A card from Mrs.
J. C. Clippard today said she and her
mother, Mrs. Wigginton had arrived
in Phoenix, Al-iz., and stood the trip
well. They will remain all winter.
Mrs. L. N. McCombs is in Puxico
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Russell and family.
Miss Edna Langehenig was home for
Thanksgiving. She is teaching in Chat
fee.
Herman Weitzel and Charles RE
man are home from Camp Funston on
a furlough.
Mrs. Andy Stickler is home from
Delta.
A letter from Herbert Piper to ms
parents stated that he is in the hos
pital in Montgomery, Ala, with the
measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bright of St. LOUIS
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Bright's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Nc
Combs.
Lawrence Wagner of Anna, H., is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Wagner and other relatives.
The orchestra concert given by Viii
Mayfield College of Marble Hill
Thursday night was a great success.
The audience was large and appreci-
ative. Every member of the company
was an artist.
Mrs. ]. F. McLain is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Ralph, in Valley
Park, st. Louis county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bruihl are The
proud patents of son since Thanks
giving night, the first born. Mrs.
Bruihl was Miss Lady Randol before
marriage.
Robert Nothdurft is very sick of ty-
phoid fever, and his wife is suffering
from pneumonia. They live near Cor
donville.
Mrs. Logan Kinder is very sick with
tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Caruthers and
children spent Thanksgiving with Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Macon.
The Library Club will meet with
Mrs. Charles Brennecke next Monday
afternoon.
Henry Voges and family of Form
felt are visiting Mrs. Voges' parents
Peter Hanschen and wife.
George Grant is moving from c. L.
Grants farm into town and Martin
Ahnert is moving onto the farm.
The body of Mrs. D. Haldeman was
taken through this city yesterday to
her home in Pocahontas. Mrs. Halde-
man was Miss Bonney, before her
marriage to Prof Haldeman, promi-
nent school teacher of the county. She
died in the Cape hospital of canoe,
She leaves her husband, two small
children to mourn her less.
Mrs. Matte Burge, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Masterson, will
send her three small children here to