Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-15

man; Gayoso Street, I. Richmond
Poplar Bn 1er r Ian
Cox: Clarkton. E. NJ McClintock; Piketon, n.
G; Chastine; Bloomfield, G. H; Adams; Doni -
Plains Station, A. J. Green; West Plains
Street, to be snpplied Eminence, J. a. Jen-
Street, W. c. Enochs: White Mill Station, V. J.
Mills; St. Francis Street, G. w; Mitchell;
Pie d e r. A. MeCntoek !, Relwa Street.
Salem District-L. F. Aspley; Salem Station,
T. W Peace; Salem Street, D. F: Penfroe;
J. R. Ledbetter; Rolla and St. james, A. t.
Lidnel: Rolla Street, supplied by J. IL. Den
Ri Cuba e. Naner ST. Gs seff
H. ID. Fenton; Meramec, J. h. Eddelman;
Washington Street, w. F. Young; Manchester,
Transferred-J. S. Frazier, to the Missouri
Conferences; w. NJ. Shelton. to North Texar-
kama, and I. D. Barer to Pacific Conference.
held at the First Church in st. Louis.
Governor Crittenden's Thanksgiving Proc
Iamation.
JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 2.
The Governor to-day issued the follow
ing proclamation:
STATE OF MISSOURI,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
In obedience to custom and in token Of graf
itude to the All-wise source of every good. for
the manifold blessings bestowed upon us dur
ing the past year, /, Thomas r. Crittenden,
Governor of the State of Missouri, do hereby
designate Thursday, the 23th day of Novem-
Der, as day of Thanksgiving. 1npursuance
of the request of the President of the United
States l recommend that the people rest from
their accustomed labOrs on that day. and that
they assemble at their respective places of
worship and render thanks and praise to Al
mighty God for that manifestation of divine
favor which has preserved us from pestilence
and blessed us with peace and prosperity, and
devoutly implore continuance of His mercy.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of
the State of Missouri.
Done at the City of Jefferson, this second day
[SEAL.l THOMAS I. CR1TTENDEN,
MICHAEL X. MCGRATH, Secretary of State.
Miscellaneous Items.
Joseph Temple, an agent for two ex-
press companies at st. Louis, was re-
Gently discharged for intimacy with the
Ring Police Commissioners, at the request
of nine leading firms.
There are 1922 schools in Missouri,
having 10,e07 teachers, and attendance
of 4SS,091 scholars. The value of school
property is estimated at 1921, 695.
A gentleman living in Howell County
caught gang of quails last spring and
concluded he would see if he could domes-
ticate them. His efforts in that direc-
ton have proven very successful. The
birds feed and chirp about the premises as
gentle as chickens; and it is said they have
very interesting knack of initiating al
most every bird they hear. The only evil
dence of their wild nature which they seem
to retain is habit they have of flying away
daily, but always coming back regularly
at the proper time.
A wonderful monstrosity is on exhibi.
ton in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, in the
person of a little boy about six years old.
1t was born in Wayne County, this State,
and the father, Mr.. William Joiner, has,
after much persuasione consented to put it
on exhibition. The wonderful deformity of
the child beggars description; history does
not record such a freak of nature as may
be seen by looking at it's head. The cir
conference of its head is twenty-five
inches, sixteen inches from the nape of the
neck to the root of the nose, and fifteen
inches from ear to ear across the top of its
head. 1t has teeth, but is unable to masti-
cate its food. 1t is now blind, but it's
mother informed us that it could see for the
first year after its birth, since which time
its eyeballs have gradually disappeared.
1t has six fingers on each hand and six toes
on each foot, webbed almost to the tips.
The lightning rod peddlar is in Mer-
Ger and Putnam Counties. He agrees to
put suitable rods on a building for a rea-
sonable sum and gets the unsuspecting vic
tim, who, if he takes a county paper has
been warned thousand times, to sign
contract that contains an innocent clause
that the rod shall cost 62k cents per foot.
Peddlar No. 2 comes along to put up the
rod according to contract. All is lovely
until the bill is presented which is usually
about ten times the amount the party sup
posed it would be.
The Landis-Bradley Manufacturing
Company, of ST. Joseph, has made an as
signment to John NJ. Stewart
Two men entered the office of the
Missouri Republican in st. Louis few
mornings since and robbed the cashier,
Mr.. Gallagher, of a canvass bag containing
$3.50 in silver. Nothing has been heard of
the men since they ran out of the Office
that morning.
What is known as the McCarty prop
erty has been selected as the site for the new
public building at jefferson City.
Mary Churchill has been heard from.
An escaped convict from the Missouri
Penitentiary, named Conrad, recently shot
a colored man at Wichita, Kan. Conrad
was captured and returned to the Peniten.
tiary authorities.
The people of Mississippi County are
making considerable effort to inaugurate
system of dikes and bitches in that county,
which will prevent damage from the high
waters, to as great an extent as possible.
Major Brooks, the Typographical engineer,
will assist them in locating some of the
bitches, and will render them all other as.
sistance he can.
Eighteen young Spa.Diards ere attend
ing the Rolla School of Mines.