EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- The re-enactment of the Battle of Belmont comes close to the original battle, right down to the water, mud and neophyte general Ulysses S. Grant; undaunted onlookers turn jackets, and trash bags used as raincoats, to the wind and rain to see the battle at the original site, a swamp at the time of the Civil War.
Cape Girardeau registered voters in favor of the city's purchase of the water system and new utility franchises for Union Electric far outnumber those against those measures, a Southeast Missourian survey shows; but a majority of voters still are undecided about the issues.
A small boat harbor, which was planned for Trail of Tears State Park a number of years ago and then dropped for lack of state financial support, has been included in the State Park Board's budget request for the coming fiscal year; the harbor would be built as previously planned, at the foot of Moccasin Springs Road.
Plans are in place for the formal dedication of Klaus Park, the first Cape Girardeau County park, Sunday afternoon; a marker stone has been erected in the park and a bronze plaque is being installed on it; the park is named for former Associate County Court Judge Alvin F. Klaus, who died in office more than a year ago after serving the county more than 20 years; Klaus was also a former sheriff and deputy sheriff.
The Rev. A.J. Langston preaches at both services at Red Star Baptist Church; the new pastor, the Rev. William Huffman of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is scheduled to arrive here Nov. 9, and until then the pulpit will be supplied with other speakers.
With the Williams Creek oak tree in the lead so far, Dennis M. Scivally, engineer for the Cape Special Road District, is out to find the largest tree in the county; the big black oak on Williams Creek has a diameter of 5 1/2 feet.
Morning trains bring about 300 Southeast Missouri teachers to Cape Girardeau for the annual meeting, and more teachers arrive throughout the day; the first program on the agenda will occur tonight at the Normal School.
The Poplar Bluff (Missouri) High School football team defeats the Cape Girardeau squad at Fairground Park by a score of 13-0, after playing one of the hardest games they have had this year; although the Poplar Bluff team is heavier than the locals, the latter outplayed the visitors as far as straight football goes, but loses as the result of inexperience in handling fake play; twice the Bluffers use trick plays that net them touchdowns.
-- Sharon K. Sanders
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