Iron County register., 1881-11-03

FRONT ON. MO-.
TIL URSDA Y. NOV. 3, 1881.
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Emerson Takeslfa Trip. and
Talks About Railroads
and Things.
Ed. Regiater-
On my return trip to the west end of
our county, lately, you did me the
honor to request me to pen for the
REGISTER my observations.
What have to say now fear will
not be Of any special interest to you or
your readers.
/ had small farm within a mile of
the Dent county line, and I concluded
to have q field of wheat sown. 80
seating myself on one Of Gen. Speck's
warehouses, and buttoning myself in
side Of the Sheriff's rubber coat, "put
speedn for "West End"
Bill Fletcher thought borrowed his
old coat because I had none of my own;
but I will tell you, soto voce, that I
expected to 60 through the brush a
good deal, and I knew it would be a
good stroke of economy to allow his
coat to be torn full of holes instead of
mine! You see? Besides, it would be
so nice to go out through the country
under an official garb! Wouldn't ev-
erybody treat me kindly, and give me
something to eat, AZ if I were mis-
sionary? For hasn't Bill Fletcher kiss
ed every woman and baby in Iron
county during his campaigns with that
other oampaigner. Jim Buford?
The good-natured merchant out at
"Red Point" said to me: "Seems to me
you look important. Got the Sheriff's
coat on, see! Now, every young fell
low in those parts who sees that coat,
and who has been fishing or hunting
or kissing his girl on Sunday, will take
to the brush until court is over, you
bet!"
Whether my masquerading under
Bills old coat Q don't mean to slander
the coat) has any tendency to defeat
the ends of justice, I do not know, but
I hope. Well, what has all this got
to do with the trip, you ask? Humph!
supposed editors were fellows whose
business it was to ansUer, not ask,
questions!
THE ROADS.
had my eye on the roads as went
along, for it is subject every citizen
should take an interest in. From from
ton out to Cross Roads, found them
in good condition, and worked with
skill. From there, through Belleview
Valley, too little attention has been
paid to drainage-to rounding up the
road-bed SO as to cause the water to
flow off at once without penetrating.
When overseers learn that one great
secret in road-making, is to keep the
water off, and to cause the rainfall to
run off the road-bed rapidly, without
sinking into the road and softening it,
one great point will be gained.
Out in Kaolin, the overseer, whoever
I4s
has done some most excellent work.
Upon the whole, Iron county has
Just reason to be proud of its great ad-
vance, during the last few years, In
road-making.
lido not think our County Court could
spend $25 to better advantage than tc
send Judge Russell on trip over the
county to consult with, advise and in.
struct our overseers, and impart tc
them and other good people some o.
his admirable enthusiasm and skill.
OLD FRIENDS.
Twas in too great haste to call upor
my old friends of a quarter of century
ago-Reyburn. Meyer, Russell, Pal
mer, and host of old residents
friends of my young days; but they
were there, living quiet, sweet lives OF
beautiful farms, with all this world:
goods needed to make them happy.
My friend Capt. L. d. Carrie fell il
with me, and carried me prisoner t.
his pleasant home, fed me and my
horse bountifully, and sent me on M,
way again happy and rejoicing-hap
py that lived in a county filled will
good, honest, generous souls.
Without knowing whose place hat
reached. I pulled up at the front gat
of q oozy farmhouse at nightfall, and
after the usual "Helloo," politely in
quired if could be fed and lodged un
til morning. Mr.. Love, whose hospit
able home had reached, said "he ha
done this same thing for me when
was = young man, early in my practice
quarter of a century ago, and b
thought he could risk me as well no,
as he did then; he had heard goo
deal about me since then, but he ha
nouor heord nf mo cfoa linn opvthinf