Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-05-24
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From GOOdWater.
Ed. Register Since my last we have been
visited by two grouad-s oakers and several
showers; hence vegetation of all kinds is
growing finely. Chinch- bugs and cut worms
are getting in their work. In most meadows
weeds abound. During the past fortnight
the foliage of trees and bushes and herbag e
and nutritious grasses have made very rapid
growth; in consequence thereof stock of al
kinds is shedding off and fattenlng we'll
especially so that portion of the stock that
belongs to persons sufficiently humane and
intelligent to salt it we'll and often.
| Among the events that have transpired in
this vicinity since my last are the following:
Messrs. Ellis Horton and Munson Ramsey,
OF Sunlight, were out here last week selling
Singer sewing machines.
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. w. Cole, of Cub Breek,
visited relatives hereabouts.
l.. Alcorn, Esq, of Belleyiew, was out here
| on business.
Messfs. d. S. Love and Harmon Alcorn
went to Ironton last week.
Mrs. E. A. Tennyson and her daughter,
Miss Ida, who reside in Mcdonald county,
Mo-, passed through here last week, en- route
for home. They had been visiting relatives
and friends in the vicinity of Belgrade and
Sunlight. Mr.. A. r. McNIurtrey, Mrs.
Tennyson's brothel, accompanied them as
far as Salem, where they took the train for
the Southwest.
Messrs. d. S. Love and L. Alcorn are
about to take charge of the Alliance store at
Belgrade.
A light frost visited this section last night
1t is believed that tonight a heavier one
will come; if so, goodbye beans!
Will some one please to tell us why, in the
same field, perhaps 2 per cent. of the corn
will be severely bitten and the remainder
escape nninjured. Such is the case with my
corn now; the field is level and the soil
pretty much alike all over.
On the afternoon of the 9th inst, MI. j.
Mcpherson, of Belleview, organized a Farm
ers' Alliance at this point. 1t has now ten
members and is named Unity Alliance. A
number of others in this neighborhood intend
joining and it is thought that ere the next
quarter closes the membership will be
doubled. As in all other communities, there
are some in this section who sneer at the
idea of the Farmers Alliance being destined
to accomplish great and lasting results;
others-whose manner of speech in proph-
esying the speedy dismemberment OF the
Alliance tells the evident fact that they haye
an ak to grind-say sit is too sweet at the
beginning to last long," &c. Time will prove
the truth or falsity of the assertions; In the
meantime it is well to bear in mind two
prominent facts: 1. 1t, the Alliance. sours
or its dot M
are such chiefly because their interests, in
their present ayocations- conflict with those
Of the Alliance. Cd. Those for whose bene.
fit the Alliances are organized and maintain
ed have much to gain and need fear no loss;
for the prime objects of movement are the
intellectual and social improvement of the
members and the advancement of their
financial interests by methods such as no
honorable person will feel inclined to cen.
sure as being unsound, immoral or In any
way detrimental to the welfare of the COM
munity at large. To those who waste time
and breath in attempting to prove by falla-
cious arguments that the Alliance will be
powerless to affect the monopolies, trusts |
and other concentrations of capital and
manufactures, we simply say, Judge of the
future by the past" The Alliance is in its
infancy; go into any section Of country where
its potent influences haye irresistibly made
themselves felt for even few months, and
then tell us, if you can, why the babe, who
is doing these things so quietly, yet prompt
Iy, shall not be able to wax stronger and,
yet stronger, until within the next decade,
when 1t will quite likely enjoy the vigor and |
potency of adolescence, and the results of its |
labors be felt and lis power and dignity be
recognized from the Lakes to the Gulf and |
from ocean to ocean. Moreover, should the
Alliance fail to ever reach the goal of its
ambition, one thing is absolutely certain:
No member who adheres strictly TO the prin-
ciples on which the order is founded, will
ever have cause to regret having SO done nor
need he blush at the mention Of his name in
connection with that of the Farmers ALI
ance.
merchants of Caledonia-some of whom have
been such for over twenty years-surprlsed
intending customers recently by being fonnd
in close consultation with each other; their
stores closed and all the appearances of the
utmost CONSERVATION and panic in business
circles prevail. This does not prove that the
Alliance is powerless. 1t is high time that
merchants were realizing the full force OF
that motto so many falsely claimed as OBJ
serving heretofore: "Live and let live"
Miss Elite Alcorn has returned from Belle
view, where she has been visiting relatives.
trust that the REGIsTER's typo is through
with the spree in which he surely was in
dulged when set up my last, judging by the
number of typographical errors in it.
For the Information of your Kaolin cor
respondent L will state that though Tobias"
has been married twice, he is not now
marrying man, and l will bet brand-new
post hole against a ton of wind that we shall
again hear from him before the primary
election is held. Il.
May 18th, 1858.
COlOred Society Notes.