Ste. Genevieve Herald Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Saturday, Apr. 21, 1883 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS During the week ending April 20, 1883. Reported by Emile P. VOGT, Examiner of Land Titles. George DITCH and Clara E., his wife to John F. WILLIAMSON - $125 Alexis CARRON to Adolph CARRON - $3,000 ***** Harry BANTZ sells Wheel Barrows at $2. Our old friend Gottfried WORCH was 73 years old yesterday. John SCHERER is very sick with the typhoid pneumonia, commonly and very apprpriately styled the cold plague. Chester and Sparta are going to have a telephone connection, and messages will be sent from either place for 10 cents. Louis AMBS, traveling representative of the Jacob AMBS Distilling Co. of St. Louis, was in town this week and did a roaring trade as usual. the firm is a reliable one and when business is to be done, as solid as oak. We took notice that Frank KLEIN moved into Fred. RAABE's house, corner 2nd. and S. Gabouri. Mat. KLEIN is putting the building into good trim to make it a desirable dwelling house. Mat. is a good agent and care for the property entrusted to him as for his own. The following is the result of the special election for Marshal in Ste. Genevieve, on Tuesday, April 17th, 1883. 1.w. 2.w. 3.w. Louis D. THURMAN 42 63 51 L. Bert VALLE 27 54 40 THURMAN's majority 15 9 11 L.D. THURMAN, total 156 L.B. VALLE total 121 THURMAN's majority 35 George JACKSON is innocent, Chas. ROY is innocent, and, we are certain, Frank BABB's watch was innocent. Now, who is the guilty party? Joseph RIGDEN, who has been sojourning in the Indian Nation for some time, returned Thursday night to spend the summer with his father on the River aux Vases. Just recieved 4 1/2 Barrels of Country Rendered Lard of extra quality. Mrs. J. FALK & Son Frank VOELKER's business is booming. He is erecting a two story building at the Magnetic Springs and has orders for three more, all of two stories, at the same place. The Cape Girardeau people talk of having a town clock. The Ste. Genevieve people talked of one several years ago. We hope the citizens of the Cape will do more than talking. FOR SALE, NOW! -- A good little home, rich garden, fine water, two blocks from Courthouse, Ste. Genevieve; very cheap. Inquire at Herald Office. The result of the election for Commissioner of Public Schools, as far as could be ascertained on Wednesday evening, was as follows: CLAY - 167 JANIS - 560 JANIS majority up to that day, 393. Mrs. M. MEYER had the hotel premises sodded and planted with ornamental shrubs and evergreens this week. The work was well done under the supervision of Frank DECK, who is quite a genius in that line, and the pleasing appearance of the surroundings add greatly to the attractiveness of the place.