Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-11-04

ing opened up in every direction.
Jerry Dalton's son, of Mine La Motto
fell into shaft and hurt his arm 81
badly that it had to be amputated.
A new German paper, called the Ste
Genevieve Beobachter, has been start.
ed at Ste. Genevieve by J. q. Rudolph
The Current River NeDs says that
Ike Webb killed eleven deers on the
Ripley and Carter county line last
week.
The Commerce Dispatch notes the
fact that at least half the amber cane
syrup made in Scott county has
spoiled.
The Missourian says there is larger
crop of walnuts this year than was ever
known before in Butler county. Every
little tree is loaded down.
A panther made its about
four miles from Cape Girardeau, last
week, and played the mischief among
the sheep in that neighborhood.
Immigrants are coming to Scott coun-
ty by rail every week as we'll as IN
wagons, and the new settlers are dis
trbuting themselves over all parts of
the county.
Mr.. J. B. Coffman, who lives miles
from Pennington on the Potosi road,
raised this year 757 bushels of wheat
off of 81 acres, or about "a 1-2 bushels
to the acre.-Tinaes.
Jacob Levi, an italian farmer living
near Neely's Landing, Perry county,
absconded after having stolen hum
dreds of dollars worth of various arti-
cles from his neighbors.
A difficulty occurred last week be-
tween Joseph Collier (son of the late
Hon. Sam. Collier) and Joseph House,
both of Fredericktown, in which House
was shot and instantly killed.
The Cape Pottery Company made its
first draw of ware on the Goth ult.
the highest terms Of the experiment
and prophecy the most flattering sue
cess.
Jonathan Harrington of Pevely,
while intoxicated, laid down beside the
railroad track near Sulphur Springs.
with one hand upon the rail. A train
came along, and Harrington now has
but one hand.
John G. Hunt, aged IS years, COM
monty called "Uncle Jack" Hunt, fell
from his horse while on his way from
Farmington to his home on the Gale
donia road, week ago last Saturday,
and died from exposure.
Says the Fredericktown Plaindealer:
On last Saturday Coroner Villers held
All inquest on the remains of dead in
FAINT found in a cistern in North Fred
erick town. They were SO decomposed
that the jury was unable to determine
how it's death occurred. Nothing was
elected pointing to its mother. In fact
not anything could be arrived at, only
that the babe was found in cistern by
washerwoman, in North Frederick
town. The horrible crime is SO well
covered ths it is doubtful if any more
will ever come to light. We trust the
inhuman one who threw the little
thing into the istern may yet receive
just deserts.
Two DeSoto gentlemen have entered
into the following agreement: !, Louis
Coughenour, do hereby agree upon my
word aud honor as. man to wheel
John Corners in a wheelbarrow from
the depot in the above named place to
Victoria and return, as soon as it is as
certained that Hancock is elected
President of the United States, and I
also promise that I will not tip him
over under any considerations. And I,
John Corners, do hereby agree upon
my word and honor az a man to per-
form the same service for Louie Cough
enour i'm case Of the election Of Garfield.
We suppose Corners is IN the, wheel
barrow business, now.
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