Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-14

| Collector Fletcher received, during the
month of December, $40, 734.71 State and
| County misunderstanding 1886. 60 per day
| including Sundays. This includes no back
| taxes, but taxes only for the current year
| and beats the collections of all former years
| Ii prompt payment Of taxes is an indica.
ton of prosperity, then indeed must the
good times be upon US. Mr.. Fletcher in
| forms us that from present indications there
will be less land on the delinquent Textbook
for 1885 than ever before in the history OF
the county. But all these pleasing facts
must not be attributed to good times alone:
the fact that we have a most excellent and
| diligent Collector goes for good deal.
We learn from the Republican that ci, GU
lars have been sent out calling meeting OF
all parties interested In the construction Of a
| railroad from Salem, Dent county, to Poplar
Bluff, Mo. The meeting is called for the
goth inst, at the Planters house. A meet
ing is also called Of all interested in the pine
and hardwood lands, iron, copper and lead
mines and lands and the sale of pine and
hard wood in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas
for the purpose Of regulating prices and
grades. The proposed new road is to run
through Dent, Reynolds, Shannon and Car
ter counties, and parties from all these coun
ties and the states of Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Michigan and a number of business
men of St. Louis who are interested will be
in attendance.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat, with its
usual exact correctness, recites eleven "facts"
in reference to the campaign for Senator
Cockrell's reelection. With ten of them we
have nothing to do, but there is one-the 4th
which challenges our admiration for its
truthfulness in detail. This is the 4th ''fact:"
4th. Eli AXE, of the Irontcn REGISTER, has
been promised the place of Receiver of the IRON
ton Land Office, through Cockrell's influence,
and of course his very valuable support belongs
to Cockrell.''
This is correct, with one or two exceptions:
Eli AXE is an applicant for no position, and
has been promised none: the Receiver Of the
Ironton Land Office is W. r. Edgar. appoint
ed last July-a mighty good Democrat, in
every way well fitted for the position, and
his appointment gives universal satisfaction.
With these trivial differentiations. the sym
metry of the Democrats 4th "fact" stands
forth the embodiment of beauty in its correl-
alive affinity to all that is correct in exact
ness and truthful in relation,
We have contended for years that travel.
ing on the main roads in Iron county ought
to be made as safe as possible, and that to
this end the bridging of tine streams, as rap
idly as the finances Of the county would JUS
tify, was necessary. Last year the stream
between Ironton and Arcadia was spanned
by an iron wagon bridge, the court very
properly beginning with the point Of great
est travel. We do not believe there is a tax
payer in the county who has occasion to pass
the bridge but heartily endorses its erection.
There are other places in the county that
would be greatly benefited by the construc-
ton of good, substantial bridges, and we
hold that it is not the privilege but the duty
of the court to see that-one at time-they
be built. In this way, in very few years
there will not be dangerous crossing with
in the county limits not made safe and sure
for all seasons of the year. Let the commits
sioner make examination of the various fords
outside of this township and report where, tn
his judgment, the next bridge is most neces-
sary. Then let it be built. We say outside
of Arcadia Township, because those public
benefits ought to be distributed as much as
possible over the county. The finances Of
the county are in excellent condition and
the treasury able to stand the expenditure
Let the work be done.
"Uncle Isaac" Moore, a colored pauper. |
who has been "On the county" for many
years, died Tuesday morning, and now lies |
at rest in ''the old graveyard" on the west
ern confines of the town. He was, several
years ago, while yet able to hobbe up and
down the street, from his dwelling to the
courthouse (of which he called himself "the
jinitor"), familiar character; but about
three years ago diseased limb confined
him to his house, and for the past twelve
months he has been seen by none save an
occasional caller. He was Of such "ugly"
to the other colored folk that no
one could be induced to stay with and at
tend to him: so he lived alone and took care
of himself as best he could. At a late hour
Sunday night, as he sat in his chair sleeping,
bv the stove, with a comfort around him, it
took fire from contact with the stove, and be-
fore he could put it out, not only the COM
fort, but the garments on his body were
even dollar he had in his pants
pocket was destroyed. Next morning he
called to a woman passing by and told her
he was "a'most burned up" and requested
her to send some one to his aid. She told
Mr.. Tidwell and he at once went to the old
negro, giving such assistance as he could. |
The Negroes hands were burned considera-
bly,, while his legs and feet were frozen. All
that could be was done for him, but his |
time had come, and he died ut ten O'Clock, |
Tuesday morning. He had been provided
with plenty of bedclothing, but insisted on
sleeping in his chair by the stove. His life |
was the price Of INDUCING his peculiar pro-
pensity.
We Observe That