The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-22
CITY news IN BRIEF

Seryt. Edward Koehrer, son OF dr.
md Mrs. Herman Koehrer OF tins
CIV who was in training at the ON
GERS reserve school at Camp fIhe'
has been discl arged from the army
and will return 10 his home In ms
esty within the next few dlys. In
letter to his parents, he states that
tha men at Camp Pike have been Or
dered to clean un the camp IN prep
ararion TO abandoning IT.
Richard Behrens, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. p. Behrens, WHO has been at
a camp in New Jersey, reaI>y to san
for France notifies his parents ne
viii soor return home. He writes
that several transports had eft east
ern ports for France, and after the
armistice was signed they were Or
dered back by wireless. These boys,
Young Behrens wrote, will be must
cred out of the service within the
next few days, and all expect TO eat
Thanksgiving dinner at home. He
says that the signing of the armlStlce
removed all of the war spirit from
the soldiers, and they are now anx-
iouF to get home.
Just received new supply of but
tons at Vandivort's. Call and see
them.
Harry Frssell. who was accepted
for the tank service i'm the army, and
who recenty was ordered to report
at. a camp in South Carolina, has no
tilted his relatives here that the men
are expecting their discharge within
the next few days. He expects to
return home next week.
Misses Arvella and Bonita FOrbeck,
daughters of DIR. and Mrs. }. {.
Vorbeck, who have been i'll with in
iuenza for several days, have recov-
cred.
julian Friant, who has spent sev-
eral weeks in bed with diptheria and
then influenza, has recovered suffi-
GENTLY enough to be out again.
Sergt. George p Marsh, who was
seriously i'll with influenza, has COM
plete'y recovered. Mrs. Marsh has
returned from the training camp
where Mr. Marsh was i'll.
Mrs. Annie Pierce of 1917 Broad
way and Mrs. hay Cobb of 431 n.
Hender on avenue. leave for visit
TO their cd home at MaceO, Ky.
A. f. Selvidge of Lynn, Portrait
Co, left for southern points Tuesday
morning.
Just received new supply Of but
tons at Vandivort's. Call and SEQ
them.
Miss Marie Walker, daughter of
DIR. and Mrs. G.. w. Walker of this
city, sailed this week from New York
for Sw.tZer' and, where she will be
assigned to duty as "a clerk in the
United States Consul service. Miss
Walker recently took the civil service
examination and passed with an ex-
exceptionally high grade. She first
went to Washington where she was
given an opportunity to 60 abroad
and win the permission of her parents,
she accepted. The appointment is a
very desirable one.
Jos. n WOlsey, the well-known
druggist, has been confined to his
home for the past ten days with
influenza. He is able to be out again.
Mrs. Fletcher f. Rhodes, wife of
the army officer, has arrived in the
Cape with her small son to visit her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. David A. Glenn.
Major Rhodes Is IN charge of the
dental department of the United
States army at Camp Sewer, S. C.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
elected Captain of the Cape Girarn - /
Home Guards, succeeding Captain A.
l.. Oliver, who was recently promoted
TO Major.
Miss Genevieve Hoch. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil A. HOch of this
city, has resigned her position with
the National Magazine in Boston. to
become secretary tn tho nraSiient of