Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-14
On the Wing.
Ito be COntinued.)

This region of country does not suf-
fer on closer acquaintance. It i'm
proves greatly.
On last Sabbath, by request, the
writer preached to mixed crowd of
about seventy-five people. and he has
no recollection of ever addressing q
more respectful and profoundly atten-
tive audience. They have not yet set
tied to what sect I belong. They all
claim me. Another appointment IS
out for next Sabbath. The church is q
primitive structure of hewed logs, but
roomy, well seated, solid, and very
comfortable. 1t was built long ago,
but is kept in excellent repair.
There are some Methodists, some
Baptists, some Campbellites. quite
number of Lutherans, but the balance
OF power is outside of all the sects.
Much of the hope of the country for
the future is in the Lutherans. They
have school at Gravelton, and they
are receiving valuable accessions to
their strength.
1t is dangerous to fool with the
streams in this region. When even
but little raised they are rapid and
dangerous as they throw tremendous
quantity of water. ~1
The Durroway saw mill was burNfz
on the 10th OF December, 1885. 1t ~ II
a splendid mill. The firm will rebt4
about two miles below Marquand.
December 30th John Darnall wass
buried after a long sickness and three
doctors. For about one sWesk hefore
he died he was deaf and flhW Ahf yet
when he was in that state tie attend
ing physician said he would get up.
Possibly the doctor believes in the res
direction.
There is German immigration COM
ing into this region that has sense
enough to see the advantages of the
country, aud patience enough to avail
itself of them.
The appearance Of the schoolhouses
here is not encouraging. The districts
seem to be large and in many cases the
condition Of the streams will make 1t
very difficult for many of the scholars
to attend, especially the small ones.
Buying land around here would be
risky at present. In most cases tax
| title would be the best in sight. To a
student of political economy it is inter
estng to see how the muddle of land
titles IS Strengthening out under. the
inexorable logic of events. The world
has found three ways out OF it: one by
entailing lands, another by making all
rights to land in severalty to depend
on occupation, and the third by brid
plan which is subject to the law that
governs all hybrids in a continual
tendency to breed back. At present
the system seems to have all the troub-
les of both the other systems without
the advantages of either.
The Board Of Equaliza ton suddenly
largely increased the wealth Of the
county by largely raising the valuation
of much property in the county. This
has probably become necessary to inn
Iron county would lend them Judge
Dinger l believe he could bring them
out all standing up and coming.
The natural resources Of Madison
county are magnificent. OF all the
land which have seen, the unavsila-
BILE will not average ten acres in thou
sand. There is certainly a very strong
percentage of excellent people here who
are quiet and orderly. OF course there,
are those of whom the country is none
the better. But that class naturally
wears out and goes away, and the
only remedy is to trsat.them patiently,
but do not mix with thst1.
Each successive year adds TO my be-
lief that if we would improve.the lie conn-
try we must first improve the people.
Jan. 1, 1856. THOMAS CALAHAN. 4
E0p pENT-SaIoon and Fiyfrres and Peal