Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-09
From G0Odland.

Ed. Reglster-Recent rains have given re
newed life and energy to the entire vegetable
kingdom; the earth is again decked witt
beautifully tinted flowers; nature apparent
ly smiles in the face of the observer, ant
cheers him with the thought that spring ha
at last come to stay.
/ Oats ,lmeadows, etc, look more promising
than ever observed in this State, while corn
where up, is a most excellent stand; these
with the fact of the recently discovered
mines in various places in Iron county, (wt
know that many others of equal value, nj
doubt, await developemenD presage the
near advent of "Golden Era"
1t Is observed that the organization known
as +. a. is again getting in working order
| Let them work. While one incentive object
of the Alliance is, | am informed, to main.
| tain standard price for produce, ETC., let
efforts be used to compel purchasers to pay
cash (uot trade) for the same; for here, as
every farmer will readily admits where the
rub" comes. Let the farmer sell his corn,
oats, potatoes, bacon, etc, for trade, then, as
4 rule, he is compelled to take in return for
the same such as he can get, and often-too
often-at eXtortionate figures. mean, of
course, those mel chants who do not sell to,
not for, as often stated, the F. A. Our store
at Foote, gets So per cent of the trade In
this vicinity.
james Falcon, near Red Point, has re-
Gently drawn 500 pension. He has pur-
chased farm on Big Brushy.
Jasper Latham has returned. He did not
study telegraphy as stated in my last.
j. L. Paterson says that since his defeat
for..Commiss1oner his equilibrium is grad
ually becoming stable, land that his equinimity
is about normal. One consolation he has Is,
that he was beaten by the best educator in
Southeast Missouri. He 81. T. P.) has been
employed to teach the ensuing term of
of school at Goodland. Wages per month,
$40. The Goodland District can compliment
itself of the fact that it has on file the same
grade certificate that the Ironton District
has had for the past two years; that the
teacher can, on wager, pass on State GER
j. R. Adams has the most excellent piece
of wheat we have seen this spring.
Messrs. Hendrix and Harral, Black P. O.,
who anticipated a trip to Oklahoma, haye
concluded to remain, since they fear that
the land is not so good as it has been repre-
sented to be. An excellent conclusion.
1t is observed that quite a number ofpeo-
Pile in Reynolds county take the staunch old
REGISTER.
Rumor says that Robert Reed, student of
mine, 1886 and 1887, late of Prof. SCOTS,
has taken unto himself wife. May not
cloud eyer cross his pathway, save to pre-
cede a more brilliant dawn.
There were six candidates for school COM
in Reynolds county and not one
Of them can examine on branches for first
grade certificate. Office, says Holland, con-
feres no honor upon a man who is worthy |
Of it, and it will disgrace every man who is
not. But it appears that the fact of mans |
holding an office is no conclusive proof of
MS ability to ably and effectively discharge
he duties of it. l do not know who is the |
successful candidate.
Ii. c. Stevens, eX-collector of Reynolds |
county, has removed to his farm on Little |
Rrushy Fork of Black River.
Miss Amanda Adams is visiting friends |
md relatives at Belgrade.
One Of your correspondents suggests that
Prof. Thomas Callahan write up the geology |
If Southeast Missouri. The Professor is
Tery competent, and doubtless will respond
% the call with alacrity.
In last weeks issue of the Journal of Ag-
1culture l notice very logical article on
he Tariff, by A. II. Eaton, in which he
'rubs" it to "Farmer," correspondent for
aid Journal.
Nearly every person in the west end of
ron county attended court in Ironton this
week. X.
April 9th 1880