Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-11

loose amongst the congregation. II
was fun for the boys, but the older folks
don't approve of such sport.
A "murderous lot of hogs" in Cen.
treville the other day gave chase to al
old hen.and her brood; land nothwith-
standing the interference of every avail.
able man, woman and child" in the
town, they succeeded in devouring the
whole hatch.
A County School Officers Associa-
ton was organized at Poplar Bluff on
the 3Oth ult., with o. p. Adams as Presi-
dent and J. l.. Batterton Secretary.
The next meeting of the Association
| will be held on the last Saturday in
November next.
The Jail at West Plains will soon be
moved from its presen: site to another
part Of that city, the County Court
having ordered that ait be placed on
west half of lot 4, in block 5, (which
the county of Howell and the city of
West Plains have jointly bought.
The St. Francois County Teachers
Association met at Pennington on the
10Th ult. "for the purpose of reorganiz-
ing for the ensuing year" H. G. Da-
Wis was made President and J. L.. Rudy
Secretary. The next meeting of the
Association will be held on the 9th inst.
During a thunder storm last week,
lightning struck telephone wire rum
ming into the Maiden depot and set
lot of mattresses stored in the building
on fire, and burned up the sounding
box of the telephone. Considerable
damage was done to the depot, but no
one was hurt.
The ministers of the M. E. Church
and the NJ. f. Church, south have been
conducting series of meetings con-
Jointly at Pleasant Valley Church in
Stoddard county, with signal success.
About thirty-two additions were made
to the former church and about twen-
ty-three to the latter.
The amount of freight received at the
West Plains depot during the month of
September was l ,OO7 900 pounds; charg-
es, $5,377.89. The amount of freight
forwarded was 444 $50 pounds; charg-
SIS, 1S6.49. The ticket sales amounted
to 81 ,7e2.70. An increase of S7,452
pounds of freight over August, and an
increase of S2Ss.s2 in sale of tickets.
A petition has been forwarded to
Judge Woodside, asking him to make
an order adjourning the next regular
term ofthe Howell County Circuit Court
from the fourth Monday i'm this month
20 the first Monday in January next,
for the reason that there will be no
suitable place in which to hold court
until the new Court House is complet-
ed and furnished.
The Dexter Enterprise Messenger's
Puxsekaw correspondent says that bis
town sis in the northwest part of Stod-
dard, surrounded by good farming
country; is within three miles of the
Mingo river, which is full of fish OF
good quality. The fish bite so fast
that it is best to turn your back when
batting your hook, to keep them from
biting your fingers"
Mr.. James Scism, of Stroup's school
house, writes to the Dexter Roll- Call
as follows: zone of the most successful
protracted meetings ever held in this
part of the country closed here last Sun
day. after continuing 10 days; conduct
ed by Revs. Warren, Moore and Clas-
teen, who were assisted by Cooper, Pierce
and Henson. There were 43 members
added to Philadelphia Baptist Church.
Warren and Moore baptized Al con-
verts in Castor at Shawnee bridge,
Sunday"
The West Plains Gazette says: "B.
F. Olden, attorney for the X. c., S. &
M. Railroad Company last week fur
nished Collector Findley with list of
lands belonging to the company, upon
which taxes are now due. The revenue
derived from this source alone will
amount to about 81 500 this year. Be-
sides this, the company has purchased
large tracts of land in the county since
the last assessment, upon which taxes
are not yet due, which will increase the
revenue largely for next year."
About one hundred and fifty tax
suits have been filed for the November
term of the Dunklin County Circuit
Court. a correspondent writing from
Kennett to the Dexter Enterprise.
Messenger, on this subject, says
"This is one step i'm the right direction,
and is the only plausible solution o:
our very much complicated land titles,
provided always las the lawyers say
that the y. s. Government does not
prefer a claim through her right of en-
inent domain, founded on an absolute