Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-30
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Road beds ...... SIS $50. 1877 90 S47. 2t .39s %
Rolling stock ..... 1921 ,5rl "a S.92S, 45S SO
Bu tldfngS on right
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Bridges ............. 1854 ,IOD OO 2,25O,0e1 70
Telegraph lines.... 81, 975 50 7@9,O4T u
Totals ........ s62 1854 ,4ls "a $50 ,s22 .91s, Al
pilhis shows an increase over the as
sessment of 1890 of 81, $40, 046.6 so. The
s,f2zmber of miles of II; ilroad in opera
tian in the state on June ], 1896. sub
3ect to taxation for 1891, was 5,9Gl G32,
which shows an average assessed value
of $40, $50 09o3 per mile, including roll
ing stock, buildings on right ef way
aEa bridges. which is all used wholly
IN the operation of the railroads and
considered as railroad property S0r the
purposes Of taxation.
The Jasper County Contest
iDr. l.. Peterson, one of the large mine
operators at Joplin, was in st. Louis
the. other day, and told of the interest
taken in the recent election in Jasper
.county TO establish two county seats
and to build two courthouses Gar
tEage and Joplin" said he, were in
the field against Webb City, Carter
willie, Zincite and all the resi- of the
county and won. There is TO be a
courthouse built at Carthage to cost
100000, and one at Joplin to cost So,
03t. The two towns are sixteen miles
apart. have been rivals. but owing to
the recent victory, Joplin voling for
Carthage and Carthage for Joplin, they
are virtually one town. The mining
interests in southeast Missouri are be-
ing largely developed. In Joplin $780,
coo are paid out weekly for wages to
EinesS."
Pettis County School Children.
Pettis county has 9,546 children be
;ween 6 and 20 years of age, and there
fore entitled to school money: White
males. 1906; females, 4,237: solored
males 47h: females, 465. Total, 9,546.
The figures are made up from the certi-
fed returns of the 100 school districts.
and show an increase of 165 over last
year. OF the public apportioned for
school purposes Pettis county will Sc
cure about S12, 800, or at the pro ta1ta OF
a bout $3.50 per pupil.
Judge CAN'T Married.
Hon. Games Il. CAN'T, presiding nudge
of Division No. 2 OF the supreme court
of Missouri.was married to Mrs Matte
SVerdemeyer Lee. daughter of j. NJ.
Werdemever., Of Clinton, a few MORN
Sings ago. The judge and his wife left
Immediately for Denver and Other
points in Colorado, ard will make tour
81 the National park before they retGrn
to their home in jefferson City.
SwasIore ed IA Maple Worm.
at Nevada Il ,year-old colOred child
was sick and 'fretful for several days,
anS, while an examination was being,
made it began vomiting, and threw ap
a green maple worm inches long. The
worm was alive ard wriggling. The
mother says the child must have swa1-
lowed it when she left it for a short
time unattended.
Perhaps Fatally Injured.
Mrs j. WitInire and boy named
Cord f'essennor Were thrown from d
buggy while out driving in Sedalia, and
received injuries that may prove fatal
TO the woman. The boys collar bone
WAS broken.
Drowned is Texas.
j. Wilkes Powell. a stenographer OF
ths. SWIMMING school at the natatorium
in Fort Worth. 1t is supposed to have
beea caused by heart failatEe.
A Wife Beater.
john Edward Brady. of st. Louis,
wound up course of neglect and abuse
of his otife by deadly assault with a
hatelaet He as in Jail and his wife may
die.
The Cons,deracy's Daughters.
The Confederacy's Daughters will ex-
pend funds to supply Eeceasaries for
the confederate home. This was de.
cided upon at the st Louis meeting.
Poor Thing.
Mrs. Ellen Mixer, of St Louis. at
tempted suicide by jumping into the
river but was rescued. She was ad
dicted to the use of strong drink.
Ended His sickness.
John Ma Del. AZ years of age. suffer
ing from cancer of the stomach, placed
his head on rail in front of an engine.
IN ST. Louis, and was killed.
An Awful Find.
The charred remains OF an infant
were found in pile of burnt logs on
the farm of Frank Searcy, near kear-
ney, Clay county.
Caring for Outside Poor.
1t is said that half the patients in the
ST. Louis hospital are shipped in by
outside towns to avoid the expense OF
keeping them.
A Grand Display.
Seventy-fve thousand dollars win be
expended in st. Louis to illuminate the
streets during the fall festivities. II
will be grand.