Iron County register., 1881-12-29
NUMBER "a
S0utlleasferlngs.

Southeasterings.
JUDGE J. l.. THOMAS celebrated his
silver wedding at the De Soto House, De- Soto.
! on the 26.h.
THE Vatchmnn has been removed
from Hillsboro IN De Soto, and is now issued
twice a week.
ELI PERKINS, the celebrated prevar-
icator. has been engaged todeliver two lectures
in Cape Girardeau in February.
A CITIZEN Of Commerce declares
that the population Of that place has been
increasing at the rate Of two babies . day.
THERE will be. IL IL said, little II any
land LETT idle next spring near Bloigett, scott
county, on account Of the watermelon excite
meut.
JOE A. CoKEk's interest In the Ne,Os,
Of Cape Girardeau, has been bought by Tho..
B. Penny, who is now one OF the editors OF
that newspaper.
SCOTT COUNTY shipped / 1,450 car
loads of watern,elons last season. At an
average Of cents each, the crop brought the
sum OF k109,n59
The Greenville Journal has changed
banda. John Y. Rhodes has been succeeded
as editor and proprietor by A. T. Lacy. Tho
latter has worked in that ofIlce ever since tho
paper was first star ed, with the exception OF
last year, when he attended college.
THERE was fatal case Of smallpox
in Joseph Lardolps family living in JET .rson
county, three weeks ago. The disease was
communicated by some one from st. Louis.
Jud- e Ell<ins, who has beer, teaching school at
Pevely, is said by DR.. McNatt to have tho
varioloid.
THE Jefferson Democrat says: "We
hear 1t rumored that certain capitalists have
already been attracted to the promising field
offered by the Bellows creek clay grounds, and
are contemplating the erection OF factory,
either at the mine or at some point on the
railroad; and that they are keeping It quiet 90
that other parties may not get ahead OF them"
AT store I'm Maiden, the other day,
a clerk sold customer, among other things,
pair OF pants. While he was making out =
bill, a Mrs. McCumber slipped the pants OF
the counter and got behind o pile Of domestic
and put them on. On missing them, tie clerk
began to search. and on looking at Mrs. McC.'s
feet, he saw the legs OF the pants dangling
around her shoe tops. She acknowledged hav-
ing them on. but was so scared she could not
take them Of, aud the clerk had TO do II.
The editor Of the Pennington Times
understands that Mr.. Flemming has COM pleted
the preliminary survey OF the Chester, Iron
Mount lin and Western railroad from Iron
Mountain to Salem. Mr. Fiemming will soon
establish his headquarters at Farming ton for
the winter, and endeavor 10 locate q more
70 rat1 hat hat uA Ir..x
Mountain than the old one. He will also
commence u survey between fArmington and
st. Joe Lead Mines, for the purpose of locating
the contemplated branch to that point
THE Alton Democrat says that the
Hon. Fitch Phelps, q large lumber dealer Of
Big Rapids, Mich, and Mi. L. 8. Scranton,
a carriage builder, and J. ID. Lacy, druggist
Of Grand Rapids, came State, have Just pur-
chased nine thousand acres Of timber land,
situated in Oregon county, and on the pro-
posed line of the Fort Scott and Gulf railroad.
This is the second purchase OF timber lands
made by Mr. Lacy In that county within the
last year; he having purchased, with other
Michigan men, tract of thirteen thousand
acres closely adjoining the above, last spring.
A Cash Book correspondent says
three gentlemen Of Harvey station concluded
that weeks sojourn In the swsmps with dogs
and guns would be benenc al to their health
aud would also supply their larders with
wild game, fish, etc. Great preparations were
accordingly made, and the trio "struck out"
for the happy land. After IN absence Of seven
days, they returned home with zone turkey
and sundry bad colds." This did not dampen
the ardor of three others more bold, who de-
ola r..a th..yv md 4 ha ,iuhe
must yield them "all the game they wanted"
They creased their brogans, filed their keg Of
'lasses { n. and were fl. The fifth day "found
these weary pilgrims coming back through
jackson on their way home. and 90 fat their
friends knew them not. They had killed. or
captured, one little sal -sucIxer!''
SOME unknown parties In Scott coun-
ty, few nights ago. threw 2,00O rails Of tho
river fence of the slower College Farm" into
the Mississippi. De ,.uty Sheriff, accompan-
fed with three men, went TO the farm to arrest
the trespassers. He and bis posse concealed
themselves and waited for their game. They
did not remain hidden long before they were
surprised to see some Is or 30 armed men
coming, marching along, double hle, IN mili-
tary order. When the intruders got within a
few yards OF Deputy and posse, they were
ordered to halt aud surrender. Tney did not
obey the command. but commenced TO retreat.
Al the second command TO halt, they fred .
volley at the officer and his men, who laid
down on the ground and returned the fire.
Quite little skirnish then ensued; the Deputy
Sheriff Z, ceiviug a slight n~sh wound IA tho
lrm, aud the narauders escaping The whole
rouble grew out of the changing Of ihe county
'oai from along the river bank 70 new routc
through . swamp.