Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-25


or lower pert Of the county are better than
those on the north or higher part. Streams
and springs are numerous, tbs county IL well
wAtered, and several mills are run By water
power. Timber Of all kinds IA abundant In
every part OF u. The farms 10 the valleys
are valuable and slmoit everything that can
be grown In any other p Iftlon OF the state
can be produced In this county. The quan
Utica OF iron aud lead are very large and
until the depreciation In the values Of these
articles several lion and lesd mines were
successfully work u aud carried on In psria
Of the county and near TuscumbIa. Tf, Q
substances which enters largely into the m M
ufacture OF white lead and queenswAre, h
found In abundance.
FINANCIALLY sPsAKINa.
The county new = incurred any debt In the
way Of inte' mai lmrrot emebis or otherwise,
nenc5, taxes ara light The radicals while IN
control OF the fnnnoss OF the county squAn-
dered al OF the school. read and cahsl iund..
amounting 70 $4,000: lobhed out TO Irfespon
sihle parties anu used Tor personal purposes
and In party Interests The In abolition 70
the deialcation u Radical county treasurer,
has leh the cOuuiy inh bad Ok financially;
tho roads out Of repair and the schools and
sphoOl houses very poor snd Indifferent.
There u = good tehool IN the Tuscumbi4 die
trict presided over by nm experien ed teacher
and Democrat, Me-, Lumpkiu. No eficrt has
been made 10. recover TO the county any por-
ton OF these lost money, nor Ia Ii likely there
will DO until y complete change 10 made 10
the administration OF county Hffairs
The county was formed In 1887. out of
parts OF Cole and Pulaski o~ouuties. and wes
named 10 ! OuOr OF ex-0ov. John Miller. In
1876 1t had q population of 1929. The war
snd Its consequences had to some extent re-
tarded It's growth and prosperity. In tia
Democrat, until recently, had but few rights
Il evNtaA" a D.AEn.l k.-La L. -. 800 A.
spect, and the laws were either entirely ig-
nored or very loosely enforced. The courts
we're held bat seldom and then q few days
Ut q lime. Now Il Is different,
PoLITIcs.
Have, sinco the ascendAncy again OF the old
party In this state, taken a new departure.
and the cnnnty 10 once moro blessed With
some Democratic county officers, elected "
the last election. These include an excel
treasurer. The representative is also q DEM
ocrat, but is somewhAt infected with Green-
b. OK delusloua
County warrants were offered as low ~ ~
cents q few years ago, with no takers. Now
the warrants are st par, In .aet, are not tor
sale, being az good IN abe bsnds OF the hOl.
ders 90 gTeenbacks.
The town officers Of Tos.umbiA are all
Democrats. The Radicals 10 county cfi ses
seem 10 be reconciled TO the political lsts OF
tho county In tho near future, and unlike
their predecessors, treat their opposition
brethren civily and Cautiously.
So great is Ibe change OF political sentl.
ment IN the county that leading men who
were OF the belief that Democrats. who were
such during the war, aud their descendants
had no right to vote or take part Ia public
affairs, are speaking of bong Democratic
candidates in 1880 tor soDe o, tue most prom
inent county Offices. rhis state Of society 10
already bringing immigration 10 the county
and restoring conf ippce and friendship. Tbs
Radical ring L. broken and is fellow ss
scattered and demofAllzed.
NEWSPAPERS.
There are two paiers published 10 Tuscum
bia. The weekly BANNER, BY A. FulksrSon
81 Sons, 10 the only Democratic paper 10 the
county. Il has ~ extensive circulation and
wields \ largo Influence. The weekly Vindi
Gator, q Radical paper with 9 religious sup.
plemsnt, is Published by MeasFs. Tomson Il
Wright. These are the only papers in the
county.
THE CIRCUIT COURT
Began Its session IN ruscumbia on Monday
last. Judge Edwards In q few daye cleared
on q number OF criminal cases pending tor
three and four ytars, and has shown by bis
efficiency and competency that he intends 10
enforce obedience 10 the law ana decency and
dscorum In the courtroom. No court bad
been held 10 this county for ZONE time. A
Democratic grand jury for the first time 10
10 years is In session, and violstors OF ths Law
may expect TO DO dealt with as they should be.
The sitorheys 10 attendance Of the circuit
court are Messrs. White Beich and Edwards
OF jefferson Guy; Ovens, Woods, Burke,
Moore and Williams Of California; Lalchsm
OF Iberia; Lumpkln OF Locust Mound ano
Rice of BO0nYllls. Tit local lawyers are
Messfss 4. b. Robinson, K @. SwAiem, J.
CAN'T and A. Fulkerson,
LAND SALES.
During the week several sales Of land were
inside for delinquent taxes under the act OF
1877. About 100 tracts were offered tOs ssls
Hnd sold ct prices id many instances not SUI
hcient 10 pay the costs Of the proceedings
not enough, 10 fact, 10 pay the printers bill.
Good lands were sold as low as two dollars .