The news boy., 1896-06-27
SOUTHEAST NOTES.

Dexter Messenger: A small cy-
clone visited Dexter about 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and blew downa
two-story brick building in process
of construction, unroofed the shay
ings house at the Hoffman Heading
factory, unroofed the Lucas saw mill
and blew down the smoke stack; blew
down the smoke stack and part Of
the shed at Chancey & Bertram S
grist mill, blew John Lemons house
off the blocks and demolished Lemon S
smoke house. Gardens, orchards and
growing crops in the storm S wake
were cut up. by the hail which fell
and the wind blew much of them away.
Fences, trees and out houses were
also blown down in various parts Of
the town.
Southeast Missourian: A report
reached us Saturday of shooting
scrape on board the steamer Thistle,
last Tuesday evening. The boat had
been laying at the log landing of
Ham Mccormack Tuesday. During
the day the mate and captain quar-
relied. After the boat had pulled
out from the bank, two men were
seen on the hurricane deck shooting
at each other. About five shots
We're fired. One man was seen to
fall into the door of the pilot house.
The boat stopped at Tiptonville pre-
sumably to secure medical attention.
AS the affair has not been reported
in the Cairo papers nothing definite
can be learned.
In Replying to the Newsboy's arti.
Gle on the homliness of Cape Girar.
deau editors, Editor Flynn says
eve were never exactly beautiful,
we admit, but we once possessed a
redeeming feature-benignity Of eX-
preston. Even that we have now
lost, mainly through glancing over
the vitriolic editorials of the News.
boy. They have the same effect or
the human feelings and on their in
deX, the face, that mass OF green
crab-apples has on the human stom.
ach. By-the-way, the man or woman
who calls Phil Hafner pretty should
be made Perpetual President of the
Blodgett Ananias Club.
Dexter Democrat: The man Sum,
mers who had been confined in the
pest house at Poplin for 32 days
with small pox, was released yester
day and went east this morning Oh
his way to Kentucky, where he claims
to live. Citizens of Poplin bought
him new suit of clothes, paid his
railroad fare and sent him on hi:
way rejoicing. 1t was very milo
case and all danger being past tht
people of that vicinity feel greatly
relieved. There has been but the
one case and we are now free from
immediate danger of the loathsome
disease.
Ironton Register: The first de
tachment of troops for the Rifle
Range came into the Valley Sunda.
afternoon, about three o clock. The.
numbered about one hundred ant
fifty, and were accompanied by tn,
usual complement of inpedimenta
The boys went direct to the rang
and pitched camp in good time TO
supper. The various business house
of Ironton were decorated with flags
and "the boys" were shown a decor
Gus but hearty welcome.
Dexter has secured branch of th'
court, and now it is rumored tina
she will make an effort to get tn
county seat away from Bloomfield
or course it is beneficial to any tow
to have the county seat, but we se
no justice in robbing one town tt
build up another. However, it
UuC ~ OhCoC duyo dhO oDOuU Uu
only method by which the sleep
Rip Van Wrinkles about count,
seat can be aroused.
Bro. Grow, the Republican edito
of the DeSeto> Facts, finds grea
deal of comfortNP printing a lette
written by DApocratic congress
man-Cobb. TIN might appea
strange to those VIII do not under
stand the situation \but to thos
who do-it ishomystey ". One is
Cleveland Democrat and the other i
;. q Sherman Republican, as mncl
alike as1twe black-$ed pas.
Say, who are the membefs, of tn
st. Francis Levee Hpard, and why d
they refuse to answ the question
!. asked BY the press hnd taxpayer
Regarding the Nhersl lbouts Of funds
TOO much TALENT Itempt' abou