The Cape Girardeau, Mo., Argus, prefixes the above indorsement to the following tough story:  "A citizen of this place, walking in the woods, found a nest of young mockingbirds.  He placed the nest in a cage, which he hung upon the same tree, thinking that the mother could take better care than he of her brood.  Visiting his young family upon the following Sunday, he found to his surprise that the birds had all disappeared, and in the bottom of the cage was coiled up a large black snake, so swollen that he could not get out of the hole through which he had entered.  Indignant at the audacity of the fellow, and burning with revenge, he carried his snakeship to a burning lime kiln and placed him upon a heated rock, when to his surprise the snake burst open, and the five young birds flew out, but were so scorched by the fire that he could not save them.  The name of the gentleman is Mr. Charles Hunse."

To Marshal John F. Robinson, of Jacksonport, Ark., who paid us a friendly visit yesterday, we are indebted for the following account of the "pretty blonde," who for some time past has been disporting herself in male attire in Jacksonport and Augusta, and of whose arrest mention was made in yesterday's issue.  Mr. Robinson followed her to Missouri and brought her back to this state, on a charge of horse stealing, and from herself and many parties who knew her in Missouri he gained the following facts concerning the strange and unaccountable act in donning the garb of the sterner sex and wishing to pass off as a boy.  Her real name is
who carried the mail to and from that flourishing little burg, she learned to her great delight, that they needed another boy to perform a like service at the other end of the line.  Here was her chance; now was the time, the accepted time for her, and borrowing a suit of boy's clothing from her mail-carrying friend she fled, applied for the post, and filled it honorably and creditably for one year, under the assumed name of

Cape Girardeau, Mo.(Special to the Picayune)--May 4--The voting for the flag to be presented to the most popular steamer commenced at church fair last Tuesday night.  Thus far the Scudder is ahead.  J. W. D.

The liquor license at Cape Girardeau, Mo. has hitherto been thirty dollars a year.  A few days ago, however, the city council raised the price to $150.  That's one way to promote temperance.

St. Louis, Sept. 11--A Globe-Democrat special from Cape Girardeau, Mo., says that James McWilliams, a lawyer, threatened the life of an old citizen, named Otto Buehrmann, last evening, and while attempting to execute the threat, was shot and killed by Buehrmann.

Greenville Messerville of Cape Girardeau, Mo., who eloped with the wife of a resident of that place, was shot dead by the wronged husband last Sunday.

Cape Girardeau, Mo., July 9--The annual conference of teachers connected with the German Evangelical Lutheran Church organized here today with 50 teachers from this State and Illinois.  Director A. Burgdorf of St. Louis was elected president, Prof. M. Beyer, Attenburg, Mo, vice president; Prof. Wassmann, St. Louis, secretary, and Prof. Jackel, St. Louis, assistant secretary.  The opening address was made by Prof. Leneke of Troy, Ill.  The conference is a fine looking body of Lutheran teachers, who will discuss the best methods of teaching in parochial schools and instruction generally.  A large delegation of teachers from this city and vicinity left here today on the Idlewild for Ste. Genevieve to attend the Southeast district teachers' institute.

Fresno, Sept. 17--Leo Spivey, wanted for murder in Jackson, Cape Girardeau county, Mo., was arrested here and is in the County Jail awaiting the arrival of the Sheriff from Jackson.  The crime with which Spivey is charged was particularly atrocious, the victim's head, it is said, having been severed from the body.  The murder was committed on May 15th.
Spivey has been in the mountains working at Bennett's Mills, and came to town last Sunday, since which time he has been under surveillance.  He went here under the name of "Fred Turpin."  In the room at the hotel, where he stopped was found a suit of clothes which, in detail, answered the description of the garments worn by Spivey, as described in the circular sent out by the Sheriff of Girardeau county.  Spivey eluded the Sheriff's officers for a time, but when he was arrested it was in the act of paying his hotel bill before departure from town.  After being taken into custody he admitted that he is the man wanted for the Missouri murder.  The only detail that he denied was that he severed his victim's head from the body.
Sheriff Collins did not have a printed description of Spivey, such as is usually sent out by Sheriffs when a criminal is wanted.  He says that he had a "tip" that Spivey was working at the Bennett mill up in the mountains and had him watched until he came to the city.  Then he wired Sheriff Schade at Jackson, Mo., giving a description of the man and stating that he had him under surveillance.  Schade wired back:  "Arrest Leo Spivey on sight.  Will come with the proper papers immediately."
There is a reward of $500 offered for the capture of Spivey.




EUGENE WOODS, about 27 years old, a timber cutter in the Illinois bottoms, across the river, for the Goerge McBride stave mills, died suddenly Wednesday morning just after pushing out from the Illinois shore, coming to this city for supplies.
Woods and his brother, Al, with a young son of Al's are timber cutters and during the week camp in the woods where they are at work.  Al Woods resides with his family in Cape Girardeau, in the southern part of the city, and his brother Eugene has made his home with him.
Needing some provisions at their camp, Eugene and his young nephew got in a boat to row across to the Cape, and had only gone a few strokes from the shore when Eugene ceased rowing to take a chew of tobacco, when his nephew was startled to see him thow up his hands and fall backwards, dead.
The boy returned to the shore with his uncle's body and then hurried to the camp to notify his father, who immediately came to the Cape to phone the coroner of Alexander county at Thebes, of the death of his brother.  The dead man had no family.

Cape Girardeau, Mo., Sept. 1--(By the Associated Press)--Two persons were killed and several injured today when a St. Louis and San Francisco railway passenger train enroute from St. Louis to Memphis, was wrecked near here when a trestle it was crossing gave way.

Cape Girardeau, Mo., Nov. 3, (AP)--This Southeastern Missouri city of 18,000 Tuesday night surveyed damage which may reach $100,000 in a tornado which struck 150 residences and a block of business buildings.
The storm, which hit the city shortly before last midnight passed through a section a half mile wide and one and a half miles long.
One woman was slightly injured by a flying timber.  More than 200 trees were blown down, carrying down wires and putting the street lighting system out of order.  There was some disruption of residential lighting and telephone service.
A National Guard company aided police in patrolling streets and guarding fallen electric wires.  The storm had little effect on voting.

Cape Girardeau, MO--John Abernathy of Longtown, Mo., reported in good condition after an emergency bladder operation, probably will be home in time to observe his birthday December 28.  It will be his 105th.  Abernathy entered the Osteopathic Hospital here Monday night for the operation.  Attendants said he'll probably be able to walk around again today and should be able to go home later this week.  --Trenton (NJ) Evening Times, Dec 16, 1953; transcribed by A. Newell.