Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-20
IRONTON. MO-. THURSDAY. MARCH 90 1SS


Pap's subscription has run out, and he
needs all his spare cash to pay Bill
Fletcher for taxes, and mann has sold
some mighty strong butter at home
that mann says We can spare. She in
tended giving it TO the preacher, but il
you want it / think l could easily per-
suade pap. Let me know how much
you pay pound. Until then viii let
you know all the news.
bothered my head all day trying to
write up something. / could not write
about the weather, as I see plenty OF
that in the papers. / went over to our
country store yesterday TO see what
news / could get. AS soon as I said
was ii correspondent, the merchant got
up from behind the stove, placed his
old pipe on the counter, pulled down
his vest, shook me by the hands and
asked me how mann and the folks We re.
See the power of the press! They were
fishing for puff in your paper.
Wont you have a piece of cheese or
bologna" said he.
Pap always told me to take every
thing Il man gives. | took it. When
ask ed for news he stated he just got in
u new stock of goods and was selling
cheap. Says 1, "Anything new? Any
body got married OF fell in well:
Anybody got kicked by mule?
Says he, "Ies, we are paving the
highest price for coon skins and dried
apples"
Now, Mr.. AXE, do not think it right
to ad vertise merchants deadhead, as
there is plenty of that in the papers.
Mr.. AXE, suppose 1 could have writ
ten more news, but it looked powerful
like rain, so skedaddled home.
1 suppose you know we have one
horse school out here in the woods, but
when the teach er comes down with the
tvig it feels like two-horse power.
Our teacher understands thrashing
well; he practices every day on his
wife and children. But, Mr.. AXE, l
don't believe in monopo les, and we
boys are going in opposition to him. !
am working hard for pap, as he said he
would send me to a good school when
l get older. Mr.. AXE, do hope you
will have graded school, as many of
US boys are talking about going to Cal
edonia or Cape Girardeau. You have
good business men in Ironton, and the
folks are known as intelligent, liberal
and refined people. Supply creates de-
maDd, and good graded school would
be Bonanza for Ironton. know you
are in for education-any sensible man
is; the school house is there, and a fine
one it is, too, all it wants is a little at
tention. Let your business men pause
and think of the immense benefit di-
rectIy and indirectly-directly to those
having children, to others in the ad
vancement of the town, socially, intel
lectually and financially.
l see by the paper Mike Dodson is
burlesquing Ironton. Mr.. AXE, u man
who lives in a mud hole like Arcadia
should follow the proverb-'he who
lives in glass house," etc. Ofcourse,
Ironton has street lamps lit and by coal
oil, but no gas; / would suggest if Mike
Dodson will furnish the gas, of which
he has plenty, | think We can have a
reliable illumination for years to come.
But, even, without light, / could walk
all over Ironton at night and never get
my shiny boots muddy. Mr.. AXE,
when l drove team during vacation
for Mr.. Hill i'm Ironton, had to take a
Yeast powder man over to the Arcadia
House on dark night; but as soon as
I got to Arcadia, the drummer lost all
confidence in me. I couldn't see the
horse, and old Yeast-Powder couldn't
see me. We broke down fences, ran
over dogs, etc. This is there's they
put up wire fences now, and some think
it cheaper not to have any. AS soon as
I got as far as Bill Fletcher's he beg
ged me to let him walk the rest of the
way, preferring terra frma Ipointed
to a light in the horizon and told him
to follow the fence and his nose, and he
would get there all right; but he actu-
ally went around the fence and by "a
circuitous route, got to hotel, and to
his surprise next morning found he
was eating at the American Hotel. /
afterwards asked why he did not stop
at Ironton first place. He said they
were full, but / found afterwards he
owed board at both places.
Mr.. AXE have got to feed the pigs,
so good bye. Nam sends her respects
and so does pap, maybe they will send
their butter next time.
Yours truly,
Jimmy DOODLE. JR