The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01
CORREsPO PONDENCE.
DOVER DOTS.

Editors Eusssliuiile Democrat
 Dry. hot and dusty.
 Water will soon be an object with ns, many wells are getting low.
 Health tolerable good, business dull and the financial outlook not promising though from the present reports there will be plenty made to live on.
 Mr.J I. Simpson took tho prsmi- um on tue first bale of cotton Tn Do yer township, and it was sold to Mir. I. N. Neal at l05c.
 The large and handsome workshop Of Erfurth & Casey has been compile ted. It went mp like magic, and pre- sents quite an improvement to block L Tn Dover.
 Mir. Dan T. Reynolds and family are visiting his brother and attend ing the GraviIl Hill camp meeting. Mir. Reynolds reports the crop pros poets in Johnson gloomy.
 The marrying business continues brisk, licenses being issued to the following parties: Thos. F.. Owens and Mss Louisa J. Reynolds; ". T. Darter and Miss c. J. West; John Roger and Miss Martha l.. Wake field; Wm. Dickson and Miss Corde- lia Dollar; J. Z. Baker and Miss NJ. J. Martin; k. A. Hunter and Miss NJ. E. Burton, and Sam Blankenship aged 45 and Mrs. Sarah Brunson, aged AS. Cupid is no respector of age but takes them all in alike. It is children under the bed and rats to their holes on Big Piney now. There is some kind of a monster proving around in the Rushing set clement devouring calves, sheep and yearlings and seems to be lord Of the situation. Itshas been seen in day light deyouring calf and is said to gulp down a yearling, crack the bones and suck the marrow at mess. They call it Rocky Mountain tiger. All can say about it now is, that you can tell your family that Scrap has no business to attend to at this time west Of the Illinois bayou. County Judge Bradley was em- ployed several days last week in talk ing the final proof of homestead en- tries in this county. The real cs- tate of Pope county has been all pla ced upon the tax books by the clerk while resting during the heated term and IS ready for extending the taxes of 1881 when the levy is made. The state taxes will be T mills which is one mill in currency for asylum pur- poses in addition to the State levy over last year. Owing to the short crops and hard times, doubtless the levy for county purposes will be made az low as the nature of the cir stances will allow.
 l will say through the interest and efficient management of the County Examiner G. A. Jones, the State ap- portionment of the public school fund was secured for all the districts in the county and tho same, together with the other county fund has been apportiened and a statement of the same forwarded to :he directors of each district showing the different amounts and kinds so apportioned and due the several districts for school purposes for the school year beginning July l, 1881, to wit: Bal ance over from previous year, July l, 1881, 2,404.69; special tax of 1880, $4,350.25; state fund-state scrip, $2,655.72; state fund-currency, $683.70; from poll tax of 1880, $2, 2,300.00. Total funds available $12.394.36. You will bear in mind that l44 cents per head of the state fund is currency which tho holders of orders on the district are entitled to--an order presented by purchaser or second party will draw the currency on his order il presented before the same is all paid out. Ifyou wish to sell the scrip or order you are at the right door, walk in! A hint to the wise is sufficient. SCRAP.