Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-14
A Letter From Edge Hill.

A press of other matter has produced {
lapse in our history of current events. Many
things have happened of which the public
need net be informed.
On the I'D ult. Mr.. James Smith, of Edge
Hill, whose life had been long disease
passed out. He was buried on the 25th in
the Love cemetery. The funeral cortege was
large. At the grave the Hon. and Rev. w
T. Crocker lead in singing an appropriate
hymn, made a short and judicious address,
and offered an earnest prayer.
Since that time Mr.. Elmer Carly, who liv-
ed near Camp Ground, has died suddenly.
| Mr. Oesch has been laboring under a severe
attack of neuralgia, but is now better.
DR.. w. II. Parker speaks of a large amount
of sickness of very dangerous type existing
on the Middle and West Forks of Black
River. But in spite of these drawbacks we
have cause for thankfulness. Many people
| are not sick.
| We have had in some respects very fay
orabie winter.
| Our postal service is excellent. Our mail
carriers and postmasters on this route are
all gentlemen Of high class. The post
master at Ironton will please accept especial
| thanks for the careful promptness and court
esy with which our postal matter is sent
| through.
l am glad to see hope for Missouri. Our
State Legislature is opening up in the man
well. l am especially pleased with the stand
taken in regard to normal schools by the
we'll educated and pucky gentlemen from
Iron county. Any doubt uttered by him on
that subject will count, for he knows whereof
he affirms.
I knew Mr.. Ford as quiet and indus
trious old gentlemen. Was marriage fail
ure in that case? No. but our law needs to
be extended over such cases as to provide
that ten years of peaceful possession and
cultivation under q show Of title shall give
valid title, all other rights having lapsed.
And any party alleging a previous claim
should be required to pay for all repairs and
Improvements made on the premises oyer
and above Il reasonable rent. The present
LEGISLATURE will revise the laws. The early
attention of Mr.. Ringo is respectfully called
to that matter.
| see by the REGISTER that the Presby-
terians of Ironton have concluded to forage
their preaching. That is bad movement
for any congregation.
1t appears that the Methodist Episcopal
Church has given Rev. Ell. G. Fleenor the G.
b. l believed that Rev. Fleenor was an hon.
est man, and it will take a good deal of testi-
mony to change that opinion. 1t is alleged
that he has gone to the BaptiSts. That is
out of the prying pan and into the fire. In
fleeing from the drawn sword and bent how
of Episcopal despotism he has taken refuge
in ecclesiastical nlhilism.
| have watched with great interest the
Iron County Teachers Association in hopes
that some member would say something
that could stand cold type. I have been dis
appointed. OF course l am shut up to the
belief that the meetings have been vastly In
terestIng and very instructive, because the
officers have certified to those facts over their
proper signatures, but hope they will not
feel unkindly toward the old pedagogue if
he suggests that whilst they are tithing the
min:, the anise and cummin of education in
f1uences which they ignore are rapidly eat
ing the yitals out of our common school
system.
/ have said nothing IN this letter in regard
to national politics. | am waiting until the
incoming President shall, by his selection of
his cabinet, neutralize the perilously small
Republican majority in the Fifty First Con-
gress. THOMAS CALLAHAN.
Feb. I'd, 1889.