Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-22
IRONTON. MO-. THURSDAY. MARCH %. 1883.
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A new stave factory will soon be started III
| at Marble Hill.
The late Grand Jury of Stoddard county
returned only twelve indictments.
April 9th is the time set for the executio,
of Howard Underwood at Charleston.
The Grand Jury of Oregon county brought
in twenty-three indictments the other week
Potosi has 4 cob pipe factory, the propric
tor of which pays one cent each for corr
cobs.
| During the high water at New Madrid the
citizens enjoyed canoe racing down Main
street.
The strawberry growers of Bollinger coun-
ty are preparing to extend the dimensions
of their patches.
The next meeting of the Normal Institute
will be held in De Soto, commencing on the
25th of June next.
The jackson colored school will give a
"grand exhibition on Thursday and Friday
evenings, March 22d and 23d."
| Two farmers on Big river, in Jefferson
county, raised the past season, it is said,
1900 bushels of wheat on % acres of land.
The Benton Express says the population of
Scott county is increasing rapidly. Three
| girl babies were born at or near Benton
within three days.
The damage by high water to the tramways
| and other works connected with the Adder
| ton mill, at Parker's Station, Scott county,
is estimated at about $1,000.
The last rail of the Doniphan and Neeley-
vile branch of Iron Mountain railroad has
| been laid, and Doniphan rejoices over its
| connection with the outside world.
The killing of James Woods by Valentine
Reed, in Madison county, was proven at an
| examination in Fredericktown before a JUS
tice of the Peace to have been done in self
defence.
Mr.. Miles Farrar, who left his home sew
himself, has returned to Marquand, looking,
it is said, as if travelling agreed with him ex-
celIently.
A skeleton recently dug up III Jefferson
county is supposed to be the bones of Adam
House, who was one of the first white set
tiers in that county, and was murdered by
Indians in 1900.
The Government gauge at Senator Norris
sons place above New Madrid showed the
water to be two inches higher there this year
than last. 1t was eight inches deep in the
Senator's residence.
The Jackson Cash Book says its whole
editors, devils. sand all-went to church
Sunday night, and says it is, in fact, "no ,ln-
usual thing now for them to go to church at
least once a MONTH"
Jackson CASH Book: ga traveller who stop
ped here the other night, complained of the
noise during the night. He heard the mid
night warblings of the serenading young
gents and called the same noise. Bad on
the singersv'
The other Sunday, while the family of John
Sorrcll, who live on Mill creek in Oregon
county, were absent at church the dwelling
house, smoke house and barn were destroyed
by fire. The entire contents, including 1900
pounds of pork, were consumed.
The present buildings being too small to
accommodate workmen enough to make
sufficient quantity of ware to supply the de-
mand, the Cape Girardeau Pottery Company
propose to remedy the matter by erecting an
additional workshop 80 by 81 feet and two
stories high.
Mr.. George Begley, of Poplar Bluff, is said
to be very much excited. His wife, on the
Sth inst, presented him with little son,
since which time he has been unable to at
tend to business. He will undoubtedly re-
il, firf,o fn fax hand il, hn r,ir fv
walking matches that may reasonably be ex-
pected to follow the baby's coming.
At Il trial in Bloomfield the other day the
Justice, in delivering his opinion, remarked
that he would be glad if the parties I'm the
case could settle the matter between them |
selves. One of the parties, who took this re-
mark to mean that the judgement of the JUS |
tice was for them to fight ii out, laid off his
coat and said he had just as soon settle it that
way as not.
The editor of the Benton Express has been
studying the language of frogs. He says: |
ave are now fully satisfied that there are at
least forty different nationalities of frogs in |
habiting the Sandywoods. Each pond or
slough is inhabited by Il race of frogs that |
speak different language. During the late |
warm days there was music for the deaf |
along the water courses and ponds"
A bear was recently seen cracking bones |
in Poplar Bluff, and ghost was seen walk |
ing the streets of Ste. Genevieve, and Dexter |
has pa pound baby, and Wayne county |
baby was recently born with two full grown
teeth, and Henry Fryne, of st. Francois coun-
ty, aged 20, besides being the father of q five
months old boy, cleared five acres Of land
this winter, and man killed 50 rats in an old
house near Charleston, snd~how's that for
Southeast Missouri!
The Plnsnder1ess "The eFrederick.own Gun
Club displayed fits tents and hunting equip
ments to the admiring gaze of curious ones,
Monday afternoon. The courthouse yard
was the place Of exhibition. The outfit was
md excellent one, and 'ye outsider of whom
We are one, was green with envy and Commits
'ary Deguire, Treasurer Ruth, Purchasing.