Ste. Genevieve Herald Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Saturday, Apr. 7, 1883 The Government contract for carrying the weekly mail between here and Staabtown has been awarded to Anselm STOLZER for the insignificant sum of $50 per annum. This is less than a dollar a trip and no sufficient compensation for the labor. Such a contract has only one merit: it will draw no Dorsey or Brady here. School Election Results: School Directors William BANTZ - 145 William WILDER - 134 Anthony SAMSON - 122 William F. COX - 121 School Commissioners Felix H. JANIS - 244 R. Wesley CLAY - 9 Several heavy rain showers passed over town Thursday afternoon, and in other places the rain must have been very heavy, for at 5 o'clock P.M. the North Gabouri was higher than any year since 1857. We hear that George BECKERMAN has been ruined by the water, his whole garden being submerged. It is a sad case and the good citizens of Ste. Genevieve ought to extend a helping hand to the poor man who sees the prospects of half the summer destroyed. The South Gabouri was also much swollen and J.B. GUIGNON's little footbridge yielded to the gentle pressure of the waves just as he was about to cross it to go home to supper. The bridge was caught by some boys near the mouth of the creek. The coopers' footbridge, west of the Cone Mills was washed down the creek and smashed into smithereens at the main bridge. Some of the colored folks, living near Third and Washington streets, were obliged to escape by the windows. Chas. BURGERT's residence and shop stood in what seemed to be an island, and his pigs swam out of the pen, over the fence. The boys were amused by a haystack coming down the creek, especially after they found out it was peopled with mice. BADLY TAKEN IN A little business transaction took place on all fool's day, between two colored men, in which Theo. was badly bitten. He was speaking about a horse he would like to buy to match the one he had. Jno. offered him one for 35 cents and, the bargain being concluded, Theo. went to look at his prize, but what was his indignation and disgust, when he found a carcass, can sooner be imagined than described. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS During the week ending April 6th, 1883. Reported by Emile P. VOGT, Examiner of Land Titles. John A. KELLY to Thos. BETTS - $200 John A. KELLY to Thos. BETTS - $200 Henry LAWRENCE to Valentine ROTTLER - $200 ***** OFFICIAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order to me, as Mayor of the City of Ste. Genevieve, directed by Charles C. ROZIER, Ferdinand A. ROY and Jules B. GUIGNON, proceeding under and by virtue of the provisions of section 72 [20] and 84 [32] of the Revised Ordinances of 1879, a special election for Marshal of the City of Ste. Genevieve , is hereby called for, and will be held, on Tuesday, April 17th, 1883, at the following places: 1st Ward, Mrs. Josephine BOTZ, on Little Rock street; 2nd Ward, little building just south of ROZIER & JOKERST's store; 3rd Ward, Court House on Third street. Charles C. ROZIER, Mayor Ste. Genevieve, Mo., April 6, 1883.