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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11
From IDes Arc.

Ed. Register-Since our last, gold has
been found on the land belonging to the
| Clarkson estate. Some parties have leased
it for 20 years and are going to begin work
very soon.
Mr.. Graves has already commenced drill
| ling for lead. They have gone about 80 feet
and find the Indications are very good Ii
there is anything there, Mr.. Graves will get
| it out. So, YOU see. we are on the very eve
of a mineral boom. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever that it will not De SO short lived as
some we read OF. Now is the time for the
development of whatever may be stored
away az our hills, for about ali that was on
them has been put into houses, bridges, ties
dc. The saw mill has about served its time
here, unless more railroads are butt through
the country, so they can reach the TIMBER,
that is now out of reach.
There are now only Il few families living
in our town who do not own their house
and lot.
Mr.. John Butts, of Williamsyille, was here
last week to close the sale of his old home.
Mr.. Fayett Pease and daughter, Frances,
of Sylvan Grove, Kan, have come to Mis-
souri, to visit relatives and friends during
the summer. They will spend most of the
time with his daughter, Mrs. w. IL. Hay, at
Brunot.
Messrs. John and Griffith Hughes, Miss
Mary Beech, Rev. w. Full and wife, of Pied
mont, spent Sunday in town. Rev. Full
preached, Saturday and Sunday; and on
Sunday night the Methodist Suudiy School
celebrated its second anniversary
Mr. f. w. Graves was confined to his room
several days, with neuralgia, but we are
glad to see him out again.
Our station agent, Mr.. Siminson, moved
his family here last week, from Salem, Ill.
Miss Mamie Baird, Arcadia, is visiting
Miss Nettic Collins. Respectfully,
April Sth 1889, ZiNNIA.
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INCREASE IN VALUATION
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS

By the County Board Of Equalization
Of Iron County, Missouri, for the
Year 1889.
Assessed to John Crowley-4O acres: the
northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
of section :, township 81, range east. Val.
uation by Assessor, $50: by Board, 5000.
Assessed to John w. Turner-35.6G acres
the west part of lots and of the northwest
quarter of section ., township 33. range
east. Valuation by Assessor, $1,000; by
Board, 81 900.
Assessed to John S. Benson-320 acres:
the east half of section 10, township 81. range
8 east. Valuation by Assessor, $500; by
Beard, 1910.
Assessed to P. w. Schneider-35 65 acres
the east part of the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 10, township "a
range east Valuation by Assessor, 81 900 f.;
by Board, 5000.
Assessed to Louis Miller-lot in block A
town of Arcadia. Valuation by Assessor,
81 o; by Board, $500.
STATE OF MISSOURI, 90
COUNTY OF IRON. ''
/, VIM. A. Fletcher, Clerk of the County
Court aud eX-Officio Secretary of the Board
of Equalization of Iron County, Mo-, hereby
certify that the foregoing Is a full, true and
complete copy of the increase in valuation
made my said Board during its session, com
mencing April lst and ending April Sd, 1889,
and that the said Board will meet ut the Of
flee of the Clerk of the County Court of Iron
Jounty, Missouri,
On the Fourth Monday an april, 1889,
to hear and determine any or all appeals that
may be taken from the foregoing valuations.
Witness my hand and seal of said
IsEAL. Court. at office in Ironton, No.,
this Sd day of April. 1889.
VIM. A. FLETCHER,
Clerk ard ex-Oficio Secretary of Board.
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Obituary.

Died, at his home, on Big Greek, Iron
county, Mo-, April ID, ERNEST fANSFORD
infant son Of james and Sarah Wilson, aged
II months and II days, of pneumonia.
After long suffering, death claimed our
precious babe, who ever bright, cheerful
sweet, made our home happy. oh! we miss
him. But he has gone to paradise, where he
will never suffer again. Our precious jewel
has only gone before. Soon will we meet
dearest HanSford to part no more.
The funeral was preached by Thos. l..
Braswell at the Lesicrville cemetery on the
Sd. And the little baby was then laid away
until the resurrection morn. Many thanks to
the neighbors for their kindness during his
sickness.
\ precious one from Us has gone,
A voice we loved is stil!ed,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given,
And though his body moulders here
His soul is safe in heaven.
HIS PARENTS.
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Personal.

Mrs. DR.. Patton and son went to st. Louis
last Wednesday to remain several weeks.
Miss Cora Hogue is visiting relatives in
Dunklin county.
Chas. A. Kendall spent couple days of last
week in Dexter.
Mr.. Frank Schultz, Fredericktown, visited
IrontOn last week.
Miss Zoe Thomas, De Soto, was the guest
of Miss Lille Clarkson, Arcadia, last week.
Geo. l.. Moore was in Piedmont last week.
Miss Mamie Fitz, Des Arc, Is the guest of
lrOnton friends.
Mrs. J. w. Emerson returned to Ironton
Saturday greatly improved in health, after a
visit of several months in Boston, Mass.
The Judge accompanied her from st. Louis
and spent a couple of days at home.
Prof. S. E. DeHaven and bride arrived in
Ironton from Illinois Monday, and are stop
ping at Mrs. Kesling's.
Chas. Newman, St. Louis, is spending a
week with the home folk.
Mrs. j. B. MetcaIfe and son, James, will
leave IrOnton soon for the East.
Miss Della Lopez went to st. Louis Tues
day morning.
Gus. Long, st. Louis, was in town Tuesday.
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Nick Jay resigned his position on Wednes-
day. The men feel very sorry to part with
Nick, as he gave them the time to commence
and leave off work on large triangle kept
for the purpose at No. 3. Nick would make
a good addition to any band if the company
would sell him the triangle referred to. 1t
is not certain what part Of the world Nick Is
going to. He has some thoughts of apply
ing for position on the Irkdnsde1 TrdUeler,
paper which, believe, is published at
Austin, Texas.
Counico, the Italian that was hurt in the
mine three weeks since, was taken to the
Sisters Hospital at st. Louis on Friday.
Although he has no broken bones his leg is
bruised very seriously, having commenced
to form wounds in several places.
Joe Foster, engineer on the company en-
CINE, has resigned. The company not in
tending to use the engine during the sum-
mer. Joe is good citizen, and we are sor-
ry to part with him.
VIM. Amelung and brother, John, left for
Colorado on Thursday morning. 1t is the
intention of Billy TO find a place where he
can inioy better health, than he has been
having Of late. May his hopes be gratiied.
Since work was suspended in the shaft in
cline, the water has raised $50 feet and has
also filed several thousands feet of levels.
About 10 O'Clock on Saturday, the pinnacle
on Pilot Knob was taken possession of by a
large picnic party of ladies and gentlemen.
BY the number of baskets they carried, we
should say they had eatables enough for a
two weeks camp meeting. After spending
several hours viewing rhe scenery, and hay
ing a good time generally, they comm enced
to descend to the valley.
The Iron Mountain Band Boys made
visit to Pilot Knob on Sunday. They were
the guests of the Z. X. b. b. There was
rendered some very fine music during the
afternoon, which was listened to by large
number of Pilot Knob citizens.
Gold-That is what Iron County contains
il reports from Des Arc are true, and these
reports ale not unreasonable. 1t has been
known for years that there was quartz in
abundance in the hills of this county. The
geological formation of the district is gran
lite, and granite is gold bearing rock. 1t Is
not generally know here, but such is the
fact, the principle gold veins of Montana,
Colorado and Idaho, are found between
walls of granite.
And still they leave; Chas. BackOf, Jul.
Weigenstein, John WeiSenstein and two or
three others whose names l could not ascer-
tain, left for Montana on Monday.
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Notice or Letters.

Notice is hereby given, that Letters of Adj
mnistratlon on the estate Of Joseph Alborn,
late of st. Clair county, State of Illinois, de-
ceased, have been granted to the undersign-
ed, w w. Haywood, by the Probate Court
of the County of Iron, bearing date the 23d
day of Mare y, 1889.
All persons having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them to me for allowance withs
in one year after the date CT said letters, they
may be prscuded from any benefit OF such estate
aud If such claims be not exhibited within two
years the time OF the publication of this not
ice. they will be forever barred.
w. ". MEYWOOD. ADMINISTRATOR.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11
administrators Notice

Notice is hereby given, that Letters
IF Administration on the Estate of
Ruth Newman, late of Iron county, de-
ceased, have been granted to the un-
dersigned, Thomas Newman, by the
Judge of Probate Court of the County
of Iron. barring date the 10th day of
March, 1889.
All persons haglng claims against said estate are
required TO exhibit them to for allowance with
in one year after the date of said letters or they
may be preeinded from any benefit of such estate;
and il such claims be not exhibited within two
years from the time Of the publication of this not-
ice, they viii be forever barred.
THOMAS NEWMAN, Administrator.
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POULTRY-EGGS.

The undersigned has ten or twelve White
Leghoru cuckerels for sale at $1,5O to 50 90
each, and Il few young hens at $l.5O each.
Also, eggs, during the season at S1.50 per
sitting of Is. The fowls are fir ON Michi-
gan Agricultural College Farm Stock, Gas
pretty as pictures" and warranted pure
bred Mrs. j. ". DUTY.
KaoliD Iron CO.. Mo.
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Final Settlement

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
Others interested in the estate of
Geo. Bise, deceased, that the under si-ned, al
minisuator OF said estate, intends to make
final settlement thereof at the next term o
the Probate Court Of Iron county,to be held al
the Court House in Ironton, Iron county, No.
on the first Monday in Mas next--same
ing the 9th day of My, A. D.. 1889.
MARTHA E. BlsE, Administrative.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11
Tunnel Driftings.

On Tuesday last
there was a reQuc-
tiOn of fourteen
men m ade on the
ere dumps. The
company is carry
ing m ore ore ! n
stock than is neces-
sary, hence the re-
duction.
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Guardians Notice OF Final Settlement.
STATE OF MISSOURI,

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF IRON.
Estate of Mary Rutschmann. a minor.
Magdalena Rutschmann, Guardian and
Curator. In the Probate Court of Iron
county.
May Term. 1850.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed guardian and curator of the person
and estate Of Mary Ru.schmann, late 81
minor, has made a just and true exhibit
Of tie account between herself and said
ward, and fled the same with the Pro-
late court of lion county, and that on
the third day of the May Term. 1889,
thereof, she intends to apply to said court
for leave to make final settlement OF her
guardianship accounts, acd for her dis
charge as such guardian.
MAGDALENA RUTSCHMANN,
Guardian and Curator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11

the Alliance. This is just what we need so
badly; so whoop him up, farmer, and let us
have 1t constructed rs soon possible.
More again, THE PEDAGOGUE.
April Sth, 1889.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11

Go to Payton Martins Livery for Stable
Bugeies, Hacks, and for accommodations
for Picnic excursions. New rigs and goo
horses.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-12
Hard to Beat.

: .sTaece- were pretty good fish stories pub
lished the other day." remarked Nashville
gentleman yesterday to a reporter, 'but
there is moderately young man in the real
estate business in this city whose experience
can discount any ever heard of. Here last
week he was fishing down in the Big Harpeth
river and had just settled down to business
when a fish came along and ran of with
his hook and line while he was killing
bait. He looked into the wster and saw bis
disappearing tackle, and saw myriads Of fine
fish sportingram the waters. He had to re-
turn to Nashville ct the close Of that day and
it wouldn't do to come without something to
show for his skill.
Though his line was gone, he had plenty OF
hooks and bait remaining, and q desperate
expedient flashed through his mind. Di7eSt-
ing himself Of all his wearing apparel except
the shirt, he carefully tore the rear Of that
useful garment into strips, and upon each he
placed a baited hook.
Thus equipped, be plunged in the stream
and boldly made for the opposite shore. It
seemed that be never had so hard q swim in
bis life, but be finally reached the bank and
unloaded dozens Of the finest fish that you
ever saw When he swan back for his clothes
he took off the hooks lest the accumulating
weight of fish might drown him Those who
are not in the secret regard his luck as phe-
nomenal.-Nashvi1e American
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-12
Babies of the World.

It has been computed that between Sc, ,000,-
600 and 81, ,O00, 900 Of babies are born into the
world each year. And it will probably
startle good many persons to find o1-the
8uthor;ty-ssffcs- ,yriterEie-z{Ts,, z--cnat
could the infants of year be -SNgeu in a
line in cradles seven deep they would SO
round the glebe. We have the ingenious con-
clusion also that supposing the little ones to
grow up and the sexes to be about equally
divided, we should have an army a hundred
times as large as the forces of the British
empire, with wife in addition to every SOL
dier. The same writer looks at the matter
in q still more picturesque light. He imagineS
the babies being carried past given point in
their mothers charge, one by one, and the
procession being kept up continuously night
and day, until the last conner in the twelve
month has passed by.
4 sufficiently liberal rate of speed IS al
lowed, but even with these babies il arms
going past twenty q minute, the reviewing
officer would only have seen sixth part Of
had been year at his post. In other words,
the babe that had to be carried when the
work began would be able to waddle onward
itself when a mere fraction Of its comrades
had reached the saluting post; and when the
years supply of babies was tapering to a
close there would be rear guard, not Of in
fants, but of ronlping boys and girls. They
would have passed, in fact, out Of the mater
nal arms into the hands of the school teacher.
Every moment Of nearly seven years would
be required to complete this grand parade Of
those little ones that in the course Of q
twelvemonth begin to play their part in the
first age of man.-Leeds Mercury
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-12
THE DEATH LIST GROWS.
From 10000 to $4,000 Persons Per-
ished in the JohnstOHn Disaster.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 5.--In the
midst of this scene of death and desola-
ton, relenting Providence seems to be
exerting a subduing influence. Six days
have elapsed since the great disaster,
and the temperature still remains low
and chilly in the Conemaugh Valley.
When it is remembered that in ordinary
June weather of this locality from two
to three days are sufficient to bring an
unattended body to degree Of decay
and putrefaction that would render it
almost impossible to prevent the spread
CT disease throughout the valley, the in
estimable benefits of this cool weather
are almost beyond appreciation. The
emanations from the half-mile debris
above the bridge are but little more
offensive than yesterday, and should this
cool weather continue few days longer
it is possible that hundreds of bodies
may yet be recovered from the wreck IN
such state of preservation as to render
Identification possible. Many hundreds
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-12
The Evolution of Tall Men

In lecture delivered at the Royal institute
by Professor Flower on the 'Pigmy Races Of
Men," he referred to the curious fact that the
''tallest and shortest races in Europe are re
spectively the Norwegians and the Lapps,
living In almost the same region. In Africa,
also, tue dirninutire Bushmen and the talleSt
race of the country, the kafirs, are close
neighbors." These facts indicate that climate,
soil and other physical conditions have but
small influence on human stature, and suggest
the question whether it is due to social or
moral agency. The comparative history OF
the Lapps and Norwegians indicates that it
may bsso. The Vikings were always fight
ing race; the Lapps certainly are, and so far as
we know, always have been, an exceptionally
peaceful people, and the EsquinauS, with
wh4,c they ;..se so near aeeScsea 1 s
same The Lapps live on the snowfelds Of
Norway, and the Esquimau1 on the bitterest
parts of the arctic regions, just the places to
which the weakest would be driven by con-
querers who have appropriated the more fer
tile regions The consequent hardship and
semi-starvation would probably stunt the
growth of the weaker people, while, on the
other hand, the conquering wariike race III
the days of hand to hand fighting with out
siders, and struggling for chieftainship would
be continually killing off the feeble, and mul-
tiplying the big men by the survival Of the
fittest" for such conditions OF mutual murder
striving.-Gentleman's Aagazire.
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Recovering the Dead.

\. Pa, June 6.-The work
the DEED gees gees oif with IN
diminished vigor, and as the workmen
become accustomed to their ghaStly
finds. and the horrors of the scene be-
come commonplace, they apply
themselves more diligently to their duty
and labor with system that produces
rapid results. The Altoona delegation
has been one of the busiest and most
useful on the ground. They took charge
Of the TWO leading hospitals-the Cam
bria Hospital and that under DR.. Robin
son in Johnstown-and ran them up tC
thissmorning, when they were relieved
by the Philadelphia branch of the Red
Cross Society. under Clara Barton. They
have also been in charge of the wreck.
age ABOVE the bridge. B. NJ. Bunker OF
ARoona has had sixty men at work,
aided by Dave Kirk, who IS doing the
dynamiting. Altoona pays all bills Tor
this work. This party of workmen have
done so well that a big blast of twenty
five dynamite cartridges at 10 O'Clock
loosened up the debris, and made it pos
sible to open the mouth of the old chan
mel.
RUINS OF A LOST PASSENGER TRAIN FOUND.
This gang of worbmen have located
the day express, which was swept away
at ConemauSh. The ruins of the train
lie about 100 feet from the fourth but
trcss from the Western end Of the stone
bridge Parts of the parlor cars have
to day been found, as we'll as traces Of
the passengers. About 9 o'clock the
baggage Of Miss Annie Chism of Nash
Vile, Tenn, was found. She was mis-
sionary, on her way to Brazil, for the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of
the Methodist Church. Among her eff
fects was Bible, and in it was mes
sage to be fled at Altoona, and
addressed to the Methodist Book Con-
cern at No 20 East 10th street, New
York, announcing that she was on the
train; her watch, some money, and a
Greek Testament 1t is evident that
many lives We're lost on this train-more
than at first supposed. The whole train
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-12
AN INCENDIARY FIRE.
Wipes Out the Entire Business Portion
of a Mississippi Town.

MOBILE, Ala, June IA special
from Bilexi. a thriving town of Harri-
son County, Miss, on the Gulf coast,
says that the town suffered severe loss
by fire this morning, all the business
houses being wiped out. The loss is
100000; insurance $4,000. The fire
was incendiary. Citizens held an indig-
nation meeting this morning and ap-
pointed vigilance committee to detect
the incendiary and punish the plumber
ers who were at work during the ire
There was no fire apparatus there, but
hook and ladder of Mobile was tele-
sraphed to for help, and sent an engine
and hose truck on 4 special tram. ar
irving, however, after the fire was gotten
under control.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-12
A Wicked Couple.

ToCCoA. Ca, June A man named
Clay, travelling agent for the sale of
pianos and organs fora house in Chatta-
nooga, has eloped with the widow of DR..
Borders, the former leaving wife and
children in Chattanooga, and the latter
leaving six children at and near the old
homestead-the youngest being only
about years old. The last act of
mother to child was to spank her babe
and throw it from the buggy when she
started. because the little fellow cried to
90 with mother" The eloping parties
have been heard from as having landed
at some point i'll Canada. The widow
Owned very good property. consisting of
real and personal estate. Her farm lies
on Cosawattee River.
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Their "Burnt Cork" Days.

In 1850, when Mr.. Edwin Booth was i,
and year after his debut as TresSel at the
Boston museum, he gave an entertainment
with Mr.. John S. Clarke, q youth Of the same
age, at the court house in Bclair, Md They
read selections from "Richelieu," The
Stranger and the quarrel scene from Julius
Cesar singing during the evening with
blackened faces number Of negro melodies,
s.using appropriate dialogue" as Mrs. Asia
Booth Clarksrecerds in the memoirs OF her
brother, ''and accompanying their vocal at
tenpts with the somewhat inharmonious
banjo and bones"
Mrs. Clarke reprints the programme Of this
performance, and pictures the distress of the
Young tragedians when they discovered, on
arriving in the town, that the simon pure
negro they had employed as an advance agent
had in every instance posted their bills upside
down.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, the third and present
bearer Of that honored name, was unques-
tionably the youngest actor who ever made
his mark with piece Of burnt cork The
story Of his first appearance is told by Mr..
William Winter in his volume entitled THE
Jefersons." Coming from family Of actors,
the boy, as was natural, was reared amidst
theatrical surroundings, and when only 4
years of age-in lSS3-he Yves brought upon
the stage by Thomas D. Rice himself, on a
benefit occasion at the Washington theatre.
The little Joe, blackened and arrayed pre-
cisely like his senior, was carried on to the
stage in bag upon the shoulders Of the
shambling Ethiopian and emptied from it
with the appropriate couplet:
Ladies end gentlemen, I'd have you for to know
Is got little darky here to jump Jim Crow.
Mrs. John Drew, who was present, says
that the boy instantly assumed the exact at
titude Of Jim Crow Rice, and sang and
danced in imitation of his sable companion,
perfect miniature Likeness of that long, un.
gainly, grotesque and exceedingly drou
comedian.-Laurence Hutton in Harper's
Magazine