Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-05

A GOOD painter is wanted in Alton,
Oregon county
FISHING is now the pastims Of the
sporting people of Alton.
Much improvement is reported in
the farms of Scott county.
WHEAT is reported to be in good con-
dition in 81. Genevieve county.
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY is to have new
poorhouss, which is to cost f541-
The name of the new ferry-boat at
Cape Giraraeau is .'Rosalie Smoot"
AN immense crop of corn will be
planted IN Mississippi county this year.
MORE houses are wanted in Farm
ingeon to accommodate the people there
IN one day recently a Perryville man
caught one hundred and Twenty-Five nsh.
PoTosI had S4O, 900 fire on the 27th
ult. The principal losers were Block & Co.
THE indications are that there will
be fine crop of peaches in Dunklin county.
AN enterprising miller in Cape Girar-
deau is going to nave an elevator erected
soon.
THE town of New Madrid continues
river
Two hundred thousand young catal-
pa trees viii be set out near Bertrand, Missis-
sippi county.
Attract of land in st. Fra ncois coun-
tv, that was sold recently at Administrator 8
sale, brought sI6 50 an acre.
THERE is some talk in Bloomfield of
organizing a company to operate q telephone
between that place and Dexter.
THE early sown wheat on the hills
in Scott county Is said to look well, and that
sown later to 5e in good condition
The population of Jackson has been
increasing rapidly of late. There are frum
four to six birth per week as that place.
A REGULAR hack line is greatly
needed between Harvefll, Butler county, and
Doniphan, Ripley county, and would paw.
MANY of the peach trees in Boiling
er county were killed by the severe winter,
and farmers have beer cutting them down.
AN excellent crop Of wheat is looked
for in the Bois Brule bottom, Perry county, If
not ruined by an overflow OF the Mississippi.
THE peaches in some parts of st.
cold of last winter. Many of the trees were
a,so killed.
On the night of the 21st ult q whole
block OF buildings IN Charleston was burned.
The losses we're estimated at between :6. OO0
and 80 0G0.
| ONE Of the wealthiest farmers of Per-
~ county, Mr.. Isaac Meredith. recently paid
| $50, 0 for the "Clearview Place. situated in
that county.
! The Jackson sports indulge in snipe
shooting, (which is pleasant passime," saws
a Benton paper, provided YOURS not left to
hold the sack"
| THERE will be a meeting in Hillsboro
on May i1th for the purpose of organizing a
company to establish = wooden factory in
Jefferson county.
| THE citizens of Ste. Genevieve have
been wrangling over the question az to
whether hogs shall be allowed to run at Large
ON their streets or not.
| EIGHT or nine wagons, drawn by
oxen, passed through Alton recently, loaded
with emigrants en- route for Howell county,
where they go to find homes.
| WITHIN the last two years Charles
ton has had twelve bad fires, destroying TWEEN
| ty-three buildings, and the people are now
waking up 20 the need of adopting some sys
TEN of fire protection.
THREE men in Mississippi county
bought the damaged cargo OF the ''E. o.
Stsnard,u which sank at Cumin's Landing,
and, by selling in small quantities, made a
handsome profit out of it.
THE Charleston people are greatly
excited over the prospect OF seearing the new
railroad from Cairo to Tsxrkana- The com
| pany asks only the right-of-way through the
place. ami Coun IL commit .tsee is considering
the matter.