Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
From BelIevlew.

| Ed. RegiSter-As our correspondents from
this place send their articles in every alter.
nate week and together, we will venture to
give few items in their absence.
| Our roads have been we'll worked the past
year and yet we have mud-no end to it.
The road bosses have ploughed, scraped and
graded the roads here for the past twenty
years, and now they are almost impossible
| since the thaw. One year we haul gravel
and rock, and the next scrape dirt up on the
same road to make mud again. Some Of us
almost wish the county court would take the
| ploughs and scrapers back and thus leave
nothing to do but haul rock or something
that will not make mud when it rains. Ii
Judge Hill don't get us an appropriation for
our roads in Belleview soon, we wish his
gray horse would fling him in the biggest
mud hole between his place and Cross
Roads. We are certain he would not be
hurt, unless he should drown, or get in so
deep he couldn't get out.
| The wheat is looking badly, but the farm
ers think it is not injured much yet.
| All kinds of stock are looking well in the
valley, and there is no complaint Of scarcity
of feed.
There are plenty of sick folks here now to
keep our two doctors busy riding, especially
DR.. Buchanan; he is going early and late |;
guess he will soon need another horse il this
mud continues. We believe he has bought
property here, and intends to locate per-
manently. We hope it is true, as we think
he is firstclass physician.
The Farmers Alliance is booming in the
valley, and we trust it will prove a success.
They seem to be little slow, but all large
bodies move slowly.
Our high school is progressing finely.
Prof. Scott seems to be the right man in the
right place.
We have noticed the boys escorting the
girls to and from school. Now, we like to
see young men and boys gallant, but to see
"gawky country boy" helping his best girl
carry her small dinner basket-swinging it
along the street-looks silly to the villagers.
Boys. go to see your girls; take them riding,
walking and spend the evening, but don't
worry them all the time to and from school.
The literary society in connection with the
school is getting to be very interesting, am
told. We think all of the students should
be members and take part, as good society
is the life of a school.
Our friend John is having bad luck with
his hack drive, but we trust his horse will
soou be well and he will come out on top
yet.
The old Belleyiew steam mill whistle is
family heard once more.
The young folks had social dancing party
at the hall last Tuesday evening, and all of
them report nice time. They were glad to
have the three ladies, Mrs. Lay, Moore and
Logan present, and they hope to see more of
the old folks at the next.
DIR. McKinny is very sick. He Is seventy
four years old. A spell of pneumonia will
be very hard on him at this age.
Mr.. Ed. Wardell, of New York, is visiting
relatives in Belleview.
Mr.. Jas. Reyburn was home from the Bluff
last week for few days. He is looking fat
and fine.
Mr.. Editor, we don't want to get into any
racket over these few items, and we wish
"Llew ellyu" d"Observer' would"cheese"
their small talk of each ether in the REGIS
TER, as don't think il is very interesting to
its readers. In the first place 60" had no
business walking on 81" and then the lat
ter should hav egiven 60" but slight notice,
as there are too many conceited cranks In
Belleview to talk about singly.
Feb. Z, 1888. HooSIER.
Remember, as you LOOK back at the past,
that you cannot do better anywhere in the