Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-05
Dry, DaSer and Driest,

The near approach of the yearly meeting
| at the United Baptist church at Mount Pleas
ant, and of the Democratic Primaries made
visit to Dent township necessary.
| That region Is suffering somewhat With
drouth. but an examination of the whole
| field showed that where the land had been
we'll plowed, and the farmers had continued
| to plow their corn after the dry weather set
| in, little or no suffering existed. Mr.. Will
lam Terrell, Of Belleview, had the best field
of corn seen On the trip. 1t is strong and
green, the ground is clear and the crop we'll
cultivated. The crop of Mr.. Stacy Bell ON
the top of the Bell mountain, shows we'll,
although he has inadequate means Of culti-
vation.
There was no annoyance from ticks on the
trip as the candidates had hunted then off
the bushes. The ticks will begin to recu-
perate In August.
At Mount Pleasant church the writer
preached on Saturday and hear d two very
sensible and timely discourses by Elder John
r. Adams on Saturday night and Sabbath
morning. largo aud worthy congregat tion
was in attendance.
! In regard to the spiritual condition Of that
region but one report can be given. We
have walked to and fro in the earth, and be-
hold all the earth sitteth still and is at rest.
In respect to the political status the Prf-
maries will be held before the public will
see this and their decision will be the begin-
ming OF the case. 1t Is clear that the Dem &C.
raoy OF Iron county will listen to nothing.
The Muewumps can stand it If the Jemoc-
| racy can.
| In Dent township the woods was full of
! candidates strengthening up their fences.
The writer has been in Iron count seventeen
years and has great many field notes and
can set fences to the lines of the original
survey.
| There is lamentable state Of affairs I'm
the school district out there. Moral earth
quakes and cyclones appear to go together,
and the Common School System of Missouri
seems to be laboring under both just now so
that the teacher who does his duty apd
avoids becoming involved in smash mp.
| will be wiser than Solomon.
The proverbial beauty of the ladies Of Dent
township was strengthened by the presence
of Misses Sadie Reynolds, of Dent county,
and Lucy Denniston, Of Reynolds. They are
verv sensible and winsome young ladies'.
On the return trip the writer called at the
house of Mr.. Henry Westerman to stay over
night. Misses Dennlston and Bell and their
escorts stopped at Mr.. Edward Westerman's
near by. The young folks began to sing
That brought out the writer, and he soon
had the crowd and held them about two
hours. His young friends very kindly forgot
that he is an old man. But in spite of all
their kindness he still felt somewhat out i'm
the cold and he could have sung much bet
ter il he had known what q sweet letter
awaited him at the post Office. In it the
hand of very skillful artist painted the
| shading of swectly beautiful picture of
Heaven. 1t required whole day to answer
it, but then the readers of the REGIsTEI:
know that the writer is slow Of speech and
must pound his brain vigorously to find
| something to say and stick cut his tongue
and take pains when he makes turkey tracks
on paper. His correspondent has trne-
pure heart and consequently clear brain.
1t appears that when the writer introduced
into the Normal School at the Corners the
episode of our treaty with Russia during
| the late war, that he threw an explosive.
He has more facts on that subject which,
will be forthcoming in due time.
| The weather is dry, the church is drier
| and this letter driest.
July a0th. THOMAS CALLAHAN.