Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-23
s'Farmer,, Has His Saw.

Ed. Register-The REGISTER came
in this evening, thunder tones" and
all; and see that you have had kill
ing frosts, while with US, away up here
in the frigid north, butter-beans are
green, tomato vines four feet high, and
violets and blue bells blooming; while
pastures are glossy green, and stock
not likely to need feeding before Christ.
mas.
The deadest and dryest things are
disappointed candidates, and there are
lots of them, for in this county there
were three county tickets and fair
sprinkling of bolting and Independent
candidates. Scratching was the order
of the day; and judges of election were
kept up all night counting ballots that
but for the scratchingand''unc CHR
ography might have been listed in
few hours. The results give no idea
of the scratching and general disregard
of party lines and tickets. The Sheriff
On the Republican ticket was elected;
and the rest are Democrats. There
were several blanks on the Republican
ticket, and couple of Democrats came
out for the places, but at this writing 1
hear they were left.
During the canvass there was great
deal of excitement among the candi-
dates but very little among the voters.
Large posters were to be seen every
| where, and every back district school
house raug with the clarion notes of
promised reforms and big things to
come. Its all over now and we can
| begin to get things In shape for the
next earthquake.
Our crops this year are not panning
out as we could wish; and the more we
| have to do with them the more we find
| this out. Wheat was the best, but it
grew straw out of proportion to the
grain-though the grain was mostly
good. Poor as the price remains it is
noticeable that much larger area has
been sown than ever before; for if there
is no money in this crop there Is none
for US. Corn was scarce during the
summer, aud hogs became thin; but as
soon as corn got well in the dough it
was fed freely to make up for lost time,
and the result was to fill the air with
buzzards who were after defunct pork
ers. They are still here; and pork is
not only going down in price but down
with cholera at the same time. When
hogs are fat the trick is to rush them
on the market as soon as they begin to
die; but this year they went with such
skip and a jump, for some folks, that
this little game would not work. But
fowls were more considerate, and made
such slow haste to die that many could
be shipped before their gills got toe
white. Now you may say that these
are scurvy tricks; but you must re-
member that this is money-makine
age, and it's dead loss to let pigs and
chickens die on "our hands" just fol
the want of taking to market before
their livers get too pale and soft.
| have just learned that Riggs, ar
old personal friend, has been elected tt
Congress from this district. He was
the regular Democratic nominee, anC
had Singleton, bolter, and the Rev
Phillip n. Minear, Prohibition candi
date, as opponents. Riggs was my
choice; but / must admit that but for {
division Of the vote between Singleton
and Minear Riggs would have been de
feated. Indeed, I believe Minear rur
to split tsingleton's vote and to elect al
old friend from boyhood-Riggs.
FARMER.
SCOTT Co., ILL.,, Nov. -, 1882.