Iron County register., 1883-10-11
Miscellaneous Items.

The trial of John Hooking for muir
der was progressing in the Miller County
Circuit Court at Eldon on change of venue
from Camden County. 1t was expected
the trial would consume at least a week.
William Kuykendall has been COM
missioned postmaster at Toronto, Camden
County.
Dave Cable. a Boonville Cooper
County, negro, fatally shot his wife few
days ago.
J. S, Higgins has this season raised
and matured figs on his place IN the west
ern part of Poplar Bluff, Butler County
They are about the size of an ordinary pear,
well matured, and as delicious as the fruit
raised in the tropical cline. Mr.. Virgins
has several trees, and all were heavy laden,
and after having experimental he is now
satisfied that figs can be raised there.
The Galloway County Gazette says:
"Mr. Howard Payne, out by the fair
grounds, put four little carp in his pond
about fourteen months ago. They were
about two inches in length, and came from
st. Joseph. The little pond dried up the
other day, or got so low as to leave about
barrel of muddy water. Thursday of last
week Howard took a carp twenty-one
inches long, which weighed six and a half
pounds.
There is hardly any portion of the
country that is increasing more rapidly at
present in population and wealth than
Southeast Missouri. New Industries are
springing up in every county, new farms
are being cleared out, saw-mills are being
built, iron mines are being opened and inn
migration is coming right along. Letters
of inquiry are being received from all parts
of the United States inquiring of the soil,
climate, agricultural and mineral resources
of that portion of the State.
The total assessed valuation of real
and personal property in Lexington, La
fayette County, is $S23,596.
Burglars blew open the safe of Zim-
norman & Co., at Crosby, sixteen miles
from st. Joseph, few nights ago, and se-
cured nearly $1,000 in cash and other valu-
ables.
The Governor has appointed G. B.
Matthewman Commissioner of Deeds for
the State, with residence at Hartford,
Conn.
The death of Joseph Pilkington, of
Sedalia, Pettis County, in Bellevue Hos
pital, New York, heretofore mentioned,
was caused by an overdose of morphia
taken by mistake. His untimely end is
deeply deplored at his home, where he was
highly esteemed.
Governor Crittenden few days ago
granted a Jail pardon to j. H. Baker, of
Cooper County, who was at the July term
convicted on pleas of guilty in seven cases
of selling liquor without license and fined
forty dollars in each case. In default of
payment of said fines he was sent to Jail
for twelve months. All costs have beeu
paid.
The Secretary of State has issued GER
tificate of Incorporation to the Wichita Cat
tie Company, of st. Louis, capital S1,000,-
900. The incorporators are Frank B. York,
Erastus Wells, Delos T. Parker and John
w. Parker, of st. Louis. The objects of the
are to manage, control and oper-
ate general business in raising, import
ing and improving the breed, and buying j,
and selling cattle, horses and other ami
mails, and erecting sheds and buildings,
buying and selling lands and fencing and
the same. Also, to the Buford
& George Implement Company, Of Kansas
City; capital $4,000. The incorporators
are Basil D. Buford, Rock Island, ILL.,; John
A. Morley, Dayton, o.; Edward George
and H. Duke and George Buford, of Kansas
City.
The drought continues.
Captain w. P. Paff, an old and re-
spected citizen, died at Sedalia few days
ago aged fiftyseven years. He was twenty
two years a sailor and commander on the
sea, and Sheriff of Pettis County four
years, having been elected to that office in |
1873
Articles of association of the Kansas
City Savings Bank were filed with the Sec.
retary of State few days ago. The CAPT
tai stock is $4,000, half paid up. Joseph |
Field holds ninety-two shares of the stock, |
and Thomas c. Cole, John F. Hall, Abram
Mann and D. r. Porter two shares each.
The corn crop in the southern coun-
lies promises we'll. |