Out of the past 12/5/10

25 years ago: Dec. 5, 1985

Over the objection of Cape Girardeau City Council member Loretta Schneider and council candidate Ken Richardson, the council last night gave final approval to a conflict-of-interest measure which allows its members to do business with the city.

Cape Girardeau lawyer David S. Limbaugh, who earlier this week had sought a city ruling on his eligibility as a candidate for the city council, files for that office; city manager Gary A. Eide then rules that Limbaugh meets the city's residency requirement to serve as a councilman.

50 years ago: Dec. 5, 1960

Cape Girardeau's official population, as ascertained by the census last April, is 24,947; it represents an increase of 3,369 over the 1950 enumeration.

Mayor Walter H. Ford lays before the city council a plan to meet costs of the federal-state directed sewage disposal system of Cape Girardeau and pledges personally to help pass the bond issue necessary to pay for construction; the plan includes passage of $1,598,000 in general obligation bonds by city voters and a $250,000 federal grant.

75 years ago: Dec. 5, 1935

A plan for refinancing the $76,000 debt on their church building has been adopted by members of First Baptist Church; the plan provides for extension of the amortization date of the bonds to 1950.

A committee of officers of the Missouri National Guard, accompanied by city commissioner Frank Bachelor, supervisor of public parks, visits Fairground Park and discusses the question of a site for the proposed new National Guard armory for Cape Girardeau; the committee asks the city to consider building the armory on a site close to where Normal Avenue joins North West End Boulevard.

100 years ago: Dec. 5, 1910

Although Cape Girardeau has had some rather cold weather the past two weeks, it has been bright and dry; Saturday and yesterday, the skating was good on the fairgrounds lake, and the young folks took advantage of the ice for some rare sport; last night a cold rain turned to sleet, and this morning the ground has an icy coating.

Haarig is to have a jewelry store; Anton von de Reit is moving here from Teutopolis, Ill., and will open a jewelry store on Good Hope Street within a few days.

-- Sharon K. Sanders