Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-10-18
From GOOdWater.

Ed. Reg,ster-The dry spell mentioned in
my last was not broken until last Friday,
9Th inst. Not few farmers hereabours de-
ferred wheat sowing because the ground was
too hard to break until it rained; since then
they have hurried with might and main to
sow as quickly as possible, as it is late in the
season for wheat sowing IN this portion of
the State.
Take it all in all we have had an unusually
late fall. No severe frosts struck this Sec
ton until the 2Sth ult.
The maturity of late planted corn was
much favored by the exceptionally fine
weather of the past month and the delay of
"Jack Frost's" ADVENT blessing appreciat-
ed by many of us whose crops, already in
jured much by chinch-bugs, would have been
perceptily shortened by wet September
and early frosts.
Jas. Bryan, who has been quite busy max
ing sorghum molasses, met with an accident
one night last week. After retiring the
crushed stalks-bagasse- on fire; the
flames were communicated to the evaporat-
ing pans, completely destroying them and
doing other damages of minor Importance.
Several barrels full of molasses luckily es-
capped uninjured. Altogether, Mr.. B. made
about 215 gallons of molasses.
l have been informed that c. NJ. Chapman
and family, who left this neighborhood for
Wright county, No., three years ago, have
returned.
The Alliance store at Belgrade is enjoying
boom, which is said to be constantly in
creasing. Citizens from different portions
of Washington and Iron counties have been
eager purchasers of the cheap goods and
consequently Mr.. Love and his clerks have
been kept quiet busy attending co the varied
wants of his customers. 1t is said that the
entire stock of goods, $1,000 worth, was
turned over during the past month and that
the capital invested has been increased and
the stock appreciably enlarged.
L. Alcorp, who recently removed from
Belleylcw to Belgrade, and who is engaged
in teaching the public school at this point,
went home last Friday on brief visit to
home-folks and to the Alliance store, in
which he is interested, being the junior
member of the firm of Love & Alcorn.
About two weeks ago the proprietors of
Photographic outfit pitched their tent on Mr..
S. Lucas's premises and succeeded In secur-
ing custom enough to considerably diminish
the amount OF spare cash in this neighbour
hood.
G.. W. Love, who recently went to Perry
county, NO., to see 'his wife's people," has
returned. but only for the purpose OF dispos
ing of his household effects, crops, &C., pre-
paratory to removing to the above-nam
Ho in, oir
cash prices for what he desired to sell, he
intends leaving here next week. May health.
happiness and prosperity attend him and his
little family.
On Saturday, goth ult, a goodly number
of the citizens OF this and adjoining neigh
borhoods collected at our schOohouse, an
ticipating the enjoyment of debate on the
tariff and railroad land grants. 1t had been
announced that Messrs. j. b. Walker and A.
FL. Eaton were to debate the subjects named ;
but owing to Mr.. Walkers nom appearance,
Mr.. Eaton had it all his own way until he
closed, when, it is said, Hon. w. T. Crocker
delivered short speech in reply to Mr..
Eaton's .remarks.
Your Goodland correspondent states in
last weeks REGISTER that Rev. DR.. Lucas
said that his son James is now selling goods
for the Alliance al this place. The Farmers
Alliance at this place has not, as yet, con-
tracted. with any one to sell goods for 1t j;
whenever it does so, merchandise will be
bought cheaper here than it has-as a rule
ever before been bought for in this vicinity.
Messrs. w. J. Anderson, H. Alcorn and
Marion MayDerry took lot Of beef cattle to
Mr. Lot l. n
last week.
The sorghum crop was telerably good in
this locality. Not few of The patches were
slightly bitten by the severe frosts, but in
most cases, 1t Is believed, only the blades
| were seriously affected thereby, e.
Oct 10Th 1888,