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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-31
Pauperism and Crime.

1t is officially reported that the aggregate of
convcts in penitentiaries, Missouri, 1890. was
1,701. OF this number /, l40 were white, $50 col
ored, 10 Indians and l Chinese. OF the white
convicts 1,OO4 were native, l4 foreign born and
2 whose nativity is unknown. The native
whites include 558 having native parents, SO
foreign, and 1873 with both parents un-
known. The general averages of sentences of
convicts in penitentiaries, Missouri, is given as
years and 1871 days and the females years and
14l days.
souri, 1890, is returned as 237S, Including 2, 100
white and 269 colored. OF the white inmates
1.2S3 are shown native, 696 foreign born and
$50 whose nativity is unknown. OF the native
whites, 478 are shown as having native parents
Is with one parent foreign, "A with both parents
foreign and 666 with one or both parents un-
known. The total of males in almshouses
1890, is shown as 1913, and of females, 1O66.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-31
Mines and Mining.

From census bulletin on iron ore, it is learned
that in 1889 the number of mines reporting was
8; number producing, 8. The amount produced
tlong tons) is stated as being 265 71S TONS stock
January l. 1890 29. $50; total value of production
1851 ,04l; value per long ton. s2.l Concerning
Land, So 53l ,sl7; buildings and fixtures, s95 $50
tools, etc, S17s. 335; cash and stock on hand,
$50 t9 s s s. s Invested in mines in $780,
Among the iron producing States, Missouri,
1889, stands tenth, having occupied the sixth
place in $780, seventh n 1870, tenth in 1850, and
Missouri ranks tenth 1850 among the states
stood tenth (sll0.OO0,. The product for 1890 was
264 81 cubic feet; number of quarries. 10; total
number employed, 6l7. A detailed statement
in land to be S46O,5OO; buildings and fixtures,
SIS 100; tools, etc, ST. 600; cash, s33 5O0 total
capital invested. S593. 100.
The quantity of gr ante used for building
purposes. 1889: is shown as 1lo.46S cubic feet,
valued at s2l9,51s, or S; go per cubic foot. The
valued at s216ss6 or $50 10 per thousand Mis-
souri, ranks nineteenth among the states and
or street Wop h for pagpp
twenty second for cemetery. monumental and
decorative purposes, and tenth for bridge, dam
and railroad work. The state stands eleventh
in capital invested and tenth in total expenses.
SANDSTONE,
Missouri ranks twelfth 1889. in value of sand
stood
seventh 1881 $780, The product, 1889 was
1880 cubic feet valued at sl55557 Number Of
quarries, II. Total capital. S29S, $50.
LIMESTONE.
Missouri ranks fourth, 1889. in value of lime
stone product ISL, $50 $50. The product 1889,
was Il oS' $40 cubic feet for building purposes;
l14t9b2 barrels of lime, b. a8S tons of tiux for
furnaces, IL 123 cubic feet for street work
5,47l $50 Cu!'ic feet for bridge dam and railroad
work and 2s,GSs cubic feet for miscellaneous
purposes
Number of quarries. 12S: total expenses.
Sl.523,257 total capital, S2066,Ol7. The average
daily wage of quarrymen is given as Sl49; aver
age number of days at work, 25i; average yearly
earning, S376.46.
1t is reported that. 1889, 81, 964, 146 pounds of
lead ore were produced. valued at Sl571 l6l o.
The product by counties is given as follows:
Dade, 152 600 pounds; Greene, $50 $50; Jasper,
II $40 $50; Lawrence, sOO9, 81; Madison. 600,
1871; Newton, S9. 557: st. Francois, 81, OH, 745s
Washington. 2,14S,7l6. The total number of
persons employed is given as LIS. OF the ss.-
964. 146 pounds of lead ore produced in Missouri
SO 532, 7S3 pounds were taken from mines pro-
ducing this mineral alone. The total expandi-
lures for lead mining in the state 1889, is given
IS s7s6, 81, including $40, 450.77 for wages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-31
Manufactures.
Dyr NAV

PIG IRON.
One of the preliminary census reports shows
the product of pig iron in Missouri for the year
ending June 30, $780, together with statement
Of the production for 1880. for purposes of COM
parison. The product of 1890 is shown as so, 13l
tons OF 1900 pounds, against 81, $50 tons in
1880, the increase being 4,0S1 tons. There were
eight complete furnace stocks in 1890 and seven
teen in 1880. The rank of the state in produc-
ton of pig iron was eighth in 1880 and twelfth
in 1890.
DISTILLED SPIRITS.
In the statistical abstract exhibit it is shown
that the reduction of distilled spirits in the
state in 1890 was 1,a58,9I6 gallons compared
with 200, 956 gallons in 1880. The decrease is
1872 Gi0 gallons. This report is for the years
ending June 30. 1850 and 1890 respectively.
FERMENTED LIQUORS.
The production of fermented liquors is re-
ported as 1.SSS,6l4 barrels in 1890, compared
with 756. 527 barrels in 1880. making an increase
of l., l27, 1877 barrels in the period
SPIRITUoUS AND MALT LTQURS.
According to the report of the commissioner
of internal revenue, published in the statistical
abstract, the number of distilleres in Missouri
1880, was l20. The following details are given:
Rectifiers. 81; retail, 7,0l2; wholesale dealers,
207 manufacturers of stills. l. Under the
heading of malt liquors there SO brewers.
2u3 retail dealers and 1853 wholesale dealers
The total of special tax" payers is given as
7,74l for the year ending April 80, 1890
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-31
ZINC

It is reported that in 1859 1856 252 SOB pounds OF
zinc ore were produced, valued at 81 ,024 057 II.
The product by counties is given as follows:
Barry, $4,000 pounds; Dade. $685. pounds;
Greene, 1852 $50 pounds: Jasper. 4f, d51 $50
pounds. Lawrence, Il, 926, 335t pounds; Morgan,
81 900 pounds; Newton, Ii, els, III pounds; st.
Francois, T. go 600 pounds
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-31
A MESSAGE.

Gov. Frances Urges Mississippi River
Claims-Action by the Legislature.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 21.-Gov.
Francis to-day transmitted the follow
ing special message to the Thirty sixth
general assembly relative to the inn
provement of the Mississippi river:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-31

According TO returns received IN and COM
piled at the census office the number of pupils
enrolled in public schools in 1890 was 620314. In
1880 the number was stated to be 1856, 002 This
shows an increase of 134, 312 or 27.64 per cent.
The gain in population during the same period
in pubic Schools June So $780, Is shown as b.,
795, including 5,S16 male and 1888 female white,
and 3Ol male and AS female colored. The as
gregate of pupils on the same date is shown as
go, 314, including 3OO,O60 males and 2S7. $50 fe
males white, and Is, l6S males and $685. females
colored.
From the statistical abstract Of 1890 recently
issued, it is ascertaned that there were in 1899
average daily attendance of pupils for that year
was 376,977: average duration of school in days
14l.3 For 1889 the estimated total of salarias of
superntendents and teachers was So, go 264.
The total expenditures for schools. 1889, is given
as 81, So 1853. From the same source it is also
are in 6eo
logical schools with Is teachers and $50 pupils:
law schools with II teachers Ill pupils; 9
regular medical schools, with I45 teachers and
729 pupils; eclectic medical school, with Is
teachers and IS pupils; homeopathic medical
ieges of liberal arts, with rs teachers and lass
pupils in the preparatory department, and So
teachers, with Geo pupils in the eolegiase de eo
teachers and /, 40 pupils.
Religion.
The bulletins giving statistics of churches,
1890, show that according to date of publica-
members of the United Presbyterian church;
Church of the New Jerusalem, 800; Salvation
Army, $40; Ancient Christian, go; Seventh
Day Baptists, ID; Theosophical society, ID; Cum
beriand Presbyterian church, q 800; Reformed
Episcopal, Us; the Moravian church, So; Ger
man Evangelical synod Of North America,
1858; German Evangelical Protestant church
Isl; Roman Catholic. 162. s64; Mennonites, 1893;
Araish Mennonite. 3l6; Old Amish Mennonite,
"a; General Conference Mennonite, 1873;
Church of God in Christ, So; Defenseless
Mennonites: Is; Brethren or Dunkards ICON
servative), 1,S45; Brethren Dunkards fpro-
grsssivel, 30; African Methodist Episcopal,
$3.50; Wesleyan Methodist, so; Independent
Churches Of Christ in Christian Union, 1925;
Church o. God: ~; Re ReoEganized Church of
25; co-nmunistic societies, 25. General Synod,
1,57e, General Council Evangelical Lutheran,
1881; Synodical Conference Evangelical Luth-
Gran, q, 121; Joint Synod, 80; Norwegian
Evangelical Luthern Church in America 50;
German Augsburg Synod, 1,199; United Nor
wegian Lutheran Church Of America IA; indie
pendent congregations, 2l7. Statistics in regard
to the Methodist, Baptist and other leading
churches are not yet completed.
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
Handsomely framed, large pnoto

Handsomely framed, large pnoro-
graphic views of the prominent features
of the numerous seaside resorts of New
Jersey will be shown i'll the exhibit cf
that state at the Worlds fair.
III the government building at tlls
Worlds fair will be exhibited the origi-
nal standard surveyors chain, author
lied BY act Of congress May Is, 1897,
for executing surveys Of government
lands.
The flora of Montana will be shown at
the Worlds fair by a collection as COM
plete as it is possible to make it. The
state has about 1000 different varieties
Of wild flowers, and Of these 800 have
already been collected.
The Worlds fair commission Of tile
state Of New York has applied to the
exposition through the department If
transportation for 1920 square feet If
space for Tie exhibition Ut q great relief
map Of the canal system of that state.
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
RAlLROADZJOTlNGS.

Marrow gauge railway lines are now
the rule in Great Britain.
Fl. A. Mace, of Dunmore, Pa, has
been elected president of the National
Train Dispatchers, association.
The Grand Trunk comnaAy has Sc
cured entrance to Ottawa over the line
Of the old st. Lawrence and Ottawa.
road.
Statistics recently compiled show that
about 200 miles Of lev railroad were
built in this count7.ss, during the first ST.:
months Of the year.
The Canadian Pacific officials are now
talking Of bridging the Niagara river,
with a view to entering the United
States and eventually gaining a ter
minal here.
The Georgia Central railroad receiv-
ership has been made permanent by al
order. issued by Judge Speer, Of the
United States circuit court, in Georgia.
Fl. NJ. Conner was retained as receiver.
The capacity Of the freight Car is
gradually growing greater, and yet the
nnv; car seems more easily handled than
tie car of smaller pattern. The most
important feature of the new car is the
ullcnmcnt of automatic brakes and
couplers, which not only lessons the pos
sibility of accident, but is boon to the
brakemen, who otherwise have to couple
with their hands.
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
mo. 31itl. I
Mining Application. 4


HELENA, MoNT.. July 25 1872 5
NOTICE is hereby given that Conrad kohrs
Il and John n. w. Bitlenbert. whose pOStolce
address is Deer lodge Deer Lodge county, Mon
tana have this day filed their application for {;
patent Tor t;36 acres Of the kohrS Y l'ielenberg
Placer mine, bearing gold situated IN Pioneer
lunnrg;lnzedl mining district. county Deer
lodge ana State Of Montana. ind designated hy
the field notes and official Plat on file III this office
as survey No. }736. III township nile north range
eleyen west OF principal base line and meridian
Of Montana, said Survey No 373G being as follows,
to Wit:
Beginning at a location corner. {; sandstone 12X
6 inches, inches above ground. witnessed by two
brHrlllg trees and marked 1886 Tor corner NUM-
her one, from Which the corner to sections rs, II.
II ana '5. township 8 north range II west. bears
north 81 degs Il Minis east 2G;S.6 feet and run
ming thence south q degS. east lINN feet: thence
west l41t 1tet; thence south ~ degS. west 2lHl
feet: thence west 1888 feet thence north II degs.
80 Minis east ING feet thence east 97I rnt thence
north 2G degs EAST 1890 feet to corner nnnberonr.
the place oi beginning. conluiningHn arra Uf S;}.b
acres, ;tll clHilnNd hy the above named applicants.
Magnetic variation of AL courses q drgS cast.
1he Location nf this mine is recorded IN the
Recorders office ut Deer Lodge county. Montana,
III Book |. 1;tAe 80.
The adjoining claim is Survey No. 1872. kohrS &
Kelley Placer. c. hohrs ct ii, applicants on the
northwest There are no known conflicting
claims.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any Iior-
ton oi said kplrS and Bielenberg mine or placer
surface grUUnd required to file their adverse
claims with the Register OF the United states
Land Office at Helena. i'll the State Of Montana,
during tile sixty days period OF publication here"
SollS Of the statute
s. A. SWlGtiETT. Register.
En sSCnARSIKnW Attorney for Applicants.
First publication july 30 1892. 3 lOt
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
. INO. 3I4I.
Mining Application. y
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

---z ttNliED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HELENA. NONE, July %. 1891 /
NJ Office is hereby given that Casper Geehr,lts
- whose pOStoiiice address is Pioneer Deer
Ludgt. county, Montana, has this ny filed Ills az
iulch Placer mine, bearing gold Situated in pio
Meer (rll"fgAnze,i) lnin.liA district county 81
Dter Lo'!5riind state OF ,IollliIt ana trsiglllg
by the field notes and official dat OH iilp fl thjS
office as Survey No 37iI ii township nine north
range eleven west Of principal base iint. ana
meridian Of Montana, said survey NJ. 3744 being
as follows to wit:
Beginning 1T /; northerly location corner a
granite stoue 2lNlnx3 inches above ground, with
mound Of stone alongside and marked }7At
for corner number one, frOm which the corner 10
sections u, =. n and 2S. township nine north.
range eleven west. bears north y elegs II minis
east il62.1 feet; and running thence south Il
degS. 30 minis. east 9j7 feet thence south 60 dp,s
~ Minis west 3'.3 feet; thence south rs dpgs. 30
MINIS. west 2Hl feet; thence north ~ drgs i lnils
WtSt ~" l"et; thance south 81 dr4S 43 Minis west
2El feet; THENCE south b dN5s i5 nil,s A;ls 5G55
irrt; thence south . dess ;'V nils. WANT lul,s
tert; thence south ;}s rgS 70 miuS Wrsl Y frrt
thrhce sVuti "A 'legS, l5 MINIS. rast b7G,5 fet;
south 81 dt}5S. y Minis. east GON.5 ir4t; Thence.
north is le3s $40 feet; thence south 81 tlegS
q MINIS etst AV!eet thence south lGsipgs. NesJ
800 feet; thence south 81 upgs iJ Minis piSI sstY
feet; thence south II degs. IL Minis west N feet;
thence north ~ degS. ID Minis. west % feet;
thence north 50 dt5S. 30 inills west 1881 feet;
thence north 3b desS. }G minis. east 1923 feet. 10
corner number one, the pilce Of beginning. con
tanning All area ui Is IA acres. Magnetic variation:
OF all courses u ,iegS. east.
The LOCATION OF this mine is recorded in the
Recorders office OF Deer ledge county, Montana
in Book l. page l57
The adjoining claims are survey No los, Plar,
lot NO. 80. On the northeast aud Sl>rvrs No iU3
Placer Lot No, At. on the @st There are no
known conflicting c!linS.
Any and all persons claiming adversely ANY l0l-
tipn ol said French Gllich tIurtr uup or surface
ground are required 70 file their adverse claiiI,s
With the Register OF the United states Land uiiict
at Helena III the state Of Montana Hnriti4 tile
SIXTY days period Of publication hereof. Or tt.l
will be barrei BY virtue o1 the provisions OF ttIt
statute.
5. A. SWlGGEr1, Register
Ep. SClIARsIhuW, Attorney for Applicant
First luJic;.t ion ,ltl!y 80 ls,t4 3 lit
The new North-west., 1892-08-20

DR.. Miles Nervine not only cures all
nervous diseases, headache, blues, ner-
vous prostration, slecp]essness. neuralgia,
St. Vitus dance, fits and hysteria, but also
builds up the body. 81 am pleased to
say that after years of intense suffering g
with nervous disease, headache and pros
tration, l tried DR.. Miles Restorative
Nervine, and in two weeks gained eight
pounds in weight. l could not lie down
to sleep, but now sleep perfectly easy,
and am still improving wonderfully. Can
not say enough for the Nervine.-Mrs.
L. B. Millard, Dunkirk, N. Y" zone Gus
toner used Nervine and gained fifteen
pounds in fesh.-Brown & Maybury,
Courtland, n. Z" Trial bottle and ele
CANT book free at Deer Lodge Drug Com
pany.
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
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. CHATS ABOUT MEN.

Candidates Harrison, Reid Weaver
and Bidwell We're all born in Ohio.
Edward Walforil, NJ. A, tie famous
English antiquary, has been granted a
pension. "..
Edward H. Platt, eldest son Of the ex-
senator. is tall and thin, with Burnside
Whiskers and mustache.
John M Corns, surnamed ''Honest
.ohn,' has been mayor Of Ironton, D.,
for twenty-five successive years.
Ti]lett, the English labor agitator, has
lis little library stored with the works
Of Ruskin, Carlyle, Newman and Spen-
Ger.
The Frenchwoman gains her liberty,
the Englishwoman loses hers and the
Anericanwonan continues to do as
she pleases," as a result Of the wedding
ceremony, according to Max O'Rell.
Bismarck was always noted for his
fores: ght, and instead Of allowing future
ages to collect memorials and relics OF
his career he las during his lifetime
turned seven rooms Of his house into
we'll filed and interesting Bismarck
museum.
Robert Lincoln has retained but few
Of the innulnerable relics and souvenirs
he once possessed of his illustrious fa.
ther. He himself has but little rever
ence for relics, and nearly everything OF
the kind he had has been begged away
from him.
Lord Salisbury shuns observation and
notoriety us carefully as some seek it,
He is not much to be met with i'll the
streets Of London, for, like Mr.. Cham
ber]uin, he does not believe in the neces.
sity Of exercise and seldom troubles
himself to take it,
Louis Kossuth. the liberator of Hun
gary, lives in seclusion at Turin, the
capital Of Piedmont. He is quite gray,
sadly stopped and almost blind, but
possesses still much of the enthusiasm
and personal magnetism which made
him so popular in this country.
The largest Masonic library i'll the
world, and the only one occupying a
building Of its own, is in Cedar Rapids,
La. It contains $4,000 volumes, and is
in charge Of Theodore S. Parvin, who
for nearly fifty years has been grand
secretary and librarian of Iowa.
The new North-west., 1892-08-20

NoTICEi is hereby given. that, in pursuance, of
IN an order OF the District Court OF Deer Lodge
county, State of Montana, made on the Both day
Of July, 1892, in the matter Of the estte OF Edward
Of tha said eStte ' viii snli Il Tih1n ancnn to
the highest bidder for cash. and subject to con-
trmation by said court. on Saturday. the 27th day
the court house in the town and county OF Deer
Lodge all the right, title and estate OF the said
deceased at the time of his death, and all the
operation Of law Or otherwise acquired other than
or in addition to that Of the said Edward Mason
at the time OF his death. in and to an undivided
half interest in a certain water ditch and its
waters, taken out OF Ophir guIch above what is
known as the Little Bed Rock Flnme. Said ditch
is situated in said county. about three miles from
the town OF Avon; It's capacity two hundredinches
and is known as the Stone and Mason ditch
Dated Aug 3, 1892. ELLA DAVIS.
Administrative Of the estate of Edward Mason,
deceased. Adv
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
Notice of FinaiZProot.

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, MONTANA,
July 5, 1882.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following named
final proof in support OF his claim ana that said
proof will be made before the Register and Re-
ceiver at Helena, Mont, OH October l. 1892 viz:
CLINTON MCIBREE
who made homestead application No. 2933 for the
NEl4 OF Sec. 10, township IA north, range II west
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land, viz:
Maurice Coughlin, Samuel Ward. Chas Cooper
Maxwell Brooks all OF Helmvle Montana
S. A. SWIGGETT, Register
First publication July 8. 1892 l2O0-6t
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
- ANIMAL LORE.

Every square mile of the sea contains
12O 900, 900 fish of various kinds.
The tortoise is the longest lived of all
animals. It frequently reaches the age
Of 250 years. :....:..
The number Of rabbits destroyed in
New South Wales during the past year
s computed at 20, 100000.
Bats are curiously constructed. The
hearts action is aided by the rhythmic
contraction Of the veins in the wings.
In order to keep sea porgies through
the summer the fishermen of Rhode Is
land have nets SO arranged that the
passing schools are led up into salt
water ponds and the channels connect
ing with the ocean are closed.
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
a sseSSnlent Notice.

OFFICE OF BIG DICK MINING COMPANY,
Location of principal place OF business E!liston,
Deer Lodge county, Montana.
NOTICE is hereby given that at meeting of
IN the Board Of Trustees of said company,
mo y of one-fourth Of a cent per share was
levied upon the capital stock of said company,
payable on or before the lst day Of September,
1882 to the secretary, at the office OF the COM
pany, in Elliston, Montana.
Any stock upon which said assessment Shall re
main unpaid upon the 1st day Of September, 1892,
vertised for sale at public auction and unless pay
ment Shall be made before, will be sold on Mon
day, the 18th day of September, 1892. at 1.30
together with the costs of advertising and ex-
penses of sale.
By order OF the Board of Trustees.
A. BEtK>rEAO, President.
]. B. MCCLELLAN, Secretary. 24t
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
His Attitudc Declared.

An Individual who aspires to the par.
ticular seat il the house Of representa-
tives was talking to crowd Of voters
il q neighboring village. One of tile
party said to him:
Colonel, | understand you are pro
jecting for a seat in congress-
The colonel nodded.
"Well, we would like to know hov
you stand on the Mills bill and the Nc
Kinley bill:''
"Waal," said the colonel" Il amt
thought much about it, but am in:
clined to think the Mills bill ought tt
be paid first, as it is the Oldest of the
two" Rome Tribune. .."
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
PROPOSALS. FOR MILITARY SUPPLIES
IL Office of Chief Qlarterna:aStar- artl,

DROPOSALS FOR MILITARY SUPPLIES
1 Office of Chief Quartermaster, Department
of Dakota, Saint Paul. Mimi, AUGUST l, 1892
SEALED PROPOSALS. in triplicate will be receive
at this Office or at the following named posts
and at Helena, Mont. until II o'clock H. M, on
September l, 1892, and opened then. for furnish
ing and delivery Of such CORN and OATS as may
be required during the fiscal year ending June 80
1893, at Fort Assinniboine, Mont; and CORN at
Forts Buford, Penbina and Yates, Nol,h Dakota;
Fo1ts Meade and Sully, South Dakoka; Forts
Custer Ke0gh and Camp Poplar River, Montana,
posals and full instructions to bidders will be
furnished on application to this o1tce, or to the
Quartermasters at the various points named
JOHN v FuREY, Quarterm;;aJcr. I. :. Army,
Chief QuartermaSter SIT
The new North-west., 1892-08-20
"A II Eye for Business.

= colonial paper has the following ad-
vertisenent: :.Notice to Patients--Dr j
FL begs to inform his clients that lie
has discovered in the course of d lengthy
experience that the gratitude Of patients
is always prorortionate to the different
stages Of their illness; that it reaches It's
climax when the disease is at its greatest
height; that it cools during conva.
lesccncc All entirely co,,4:, uiI recovery.
Accordingly, on and after this date I;
change will be introduced in the method
Of payment, each visit to be paid fol
separately III cash without Discount. y
Autorite "