Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-20

S0utheassertngs.
Mississippi county warrants are now
lar.
1t II reported that the Texas fever
has struck some of the citizens Of Keyn-
Odds county.
Twenty five bales of cotton were
shipped from Ash Hill, Butler county.
one day recently.
James f. Tubb, Of Butler county, has
been appointed lecturer to the Oranges
In Southeast Missouri.
Mr.. Josiah Sutton, of Centreville, re-
cetved the appointment OF clerkship
In the State Legislature.
Twenty-Five deer were killed In a
space of two miles in Scott county dur
ing the late heavy snow.
The prospects for one or more rail-
roads through 3 ruth Missouri are said
to be brilliant at present.
The people of West Plains are happy
in the expectation of two railroads
now being surveyed through it.
Eleven hundred coon-skins have been
sold In Castorville, Stoddard county,
since the fur began to stick last fall.
The st. Louis, Salem and Little
Rock railroad will probably be ex-
tended into Howell county at an early
day.
A Mississippi county farmer made
BY hand and cold in Charleston four
hundred axe handles during the past
year.
w. w. Sparkman, of Cane Greek,
took twenty head of beef cattle to Pop
lar Bluff, last week, to ship to st.
Louis.
The st. Joe Lead Company propose
to reach the Mississippi river by build
ing narrow gauge railroad to Rush
Tower.
Several carloads Of hogs have been
shipped from Ash Hill and East Pop
lin, IN Butler county, during the past
month.
Collector Harrison, of Reynolds coun-
~ paid into the treasury of that coun-
5l,ossls.
About three hundred and fifty tons
OF ice have been stored away for sum-
mer use at Jackson, and they are not
all done yet.
Two barses l6aded with logs sank in
the Mississippi river at Wolf Island,
Mississippi county, week before last.
Loss $4,000.
Several cases of measles, mumps and
whoOpinG cough are reported in
Charleston and other parts of Missis-
sippi county.
The total valuation of personal prop
erty In Ripley county for the year 1850
Is SLIT, 500, being an increase Of $3l ,0O7
over last year.
It ID said that member Of the Leg
1slature from the southern part of the
State shipped barrel of beans to JEFF
1ersOn City for winter use.
There was paid to the collector of
Mississippi county during the month
Of December on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of school tax-the sum of $40 1887 .as.
The senior editor OF the Bluff Citizen
left last week for Jefferson City to take a
clerical position i'm the Senate Chamber.
where he will remain during the SEES
sion.
A man was recently arrested in JEFF
ferson county for selling liquor without
license. He kept sort of portabl
saloon. carrying the liquor around in
cOal-oil can.
The saloon keepers of Poplar Bluff
on the LIST inst. replenished the treas
ury of that city to the amount of $50.
The amount required for license for six
months is $3.50 each.
The county court of st. Francois
county has ordered a special election
for sheriff, to take place on Saturday.
Feb. 5tli, 20 fill a vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Benham.
THE Prospect announces that there
will be more new houses built in Doni-
phan this year than in any previous
one, and is urging some one to burn brick
Mt that place next summer.