Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-28
From GOOdWater.

Ed. Regester-As l have been away from
home, on business for some time, cannot
give you G0od,cdter items in this communi-
| cation; hence l will write concerning per-
sons and hereabouts.
The six months term of the public school
at this place terminated last Saturday, 10th
inst. The teacher, Mr.. Joseph January, is
a very amiable and intelligent gentleman.
That his value as teacher is appreciated by
the people of this community is manifested
by the ia IT that the term Of school just closed
is his third at this point.
Mr.. w. II. Shy, the genial postmaster and
blacksmith of this point, is fortunate in the
possession of the right to make and to dis
pose of the Privett Harrow in this, Reynolds
county; he feels assured that he will in the
near future, derive considerable income
therefrOm.
Messrs. Hendrix & Harral, dealers in gen.
eral merchandise have fairly well assorted
stock of goods on hand and enjoy good
run of custom.
Since my arrival here, it has been my pleas
ure to become acquainted with and to en-
JOY the hos pitaity OF several of the leading
families of this locality. Prominent among
them are Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Bell and
family. They are wide-awake, whole
souled people who know who know how to
make their guests enjoy themselves intel
lectualv as well as to minister unto their
physical comfort. Mr.. Bell is one Of the
most intelligent, thorough going farmers l
have ever met. His unremlttlng exercise of
the characteristics essential to success in
any vocation-industry, energy, tact and
ec0nomy-has resulted in his being possessed
of such property as makes it possible for
farming TO be pleasure instead of weari-
some drudgery, as it is in too many instan-
ces. His house is a substantial, well finished
structure, 16x32 feet, full two stories in
height, and contains eight conveniently ar
ranged and good-sizGd rooms besides this
attic. This is exclusive Of the wings and
porches. The barn on his farm Is 50X10
feet. Under the same roof are cribs with
hundr eds of bushels of corn, granaries
whose bins contain sheled corn, oats, &C.,
and harness rooms, besides large number
of stalls for horses, cattle and other kinds of
stock, with capacious hay-mow above the
main portion of the huge structure and q
smaller enc over the oattlo-stalls. lie also
has crib, rat-proof, 24XS feet, and CORES
pondingy high, full of corn. On another
part of the premises may be found the
Implement House where are stored his
Self binder, Mower, Drill and other Agri- |
cultural Implements. A fine spring and a
number of out buildings are quite near the
honse. Take it all in all, the almost end
less eonvenieEces ABOUT the place and tbs
general evidences of thrift show Mr.. Bell to
be an unusually successful farmer.
DR.. w. ii. Parker is located here and en-
joys a lucrative practice.
On last Sunday, Rev. Mr.. r. F. Elder |
preached at the church here to fair sized |
congregation from the first clause of the |
eleYenth verse Of the third chapter OF the |
SECOND Epistle General of Peter. The rev. |
erend gentleman's sermon was unusually |
short, but nevertheless complete. He has
the rare good sense of speaking to the point |
and stOppi ng when he reaches 1t.
l am just now engaged in teaching class |
in business penmanship at this place. My |
pupils, varying In age from IL to % years, |
are progressing finely and two or three of
them are destined, think. TO acquire suf;- |
silent skill IN Fennan-nip. st solse time il
"the rose-colored FUTURE" to enable them |
to rank second to none in these parts.
A number of the young ladies and gentle |
men of this place under the leadership of
Mr.. Thomas B. Miner, form one of the |
aDissr saeifs t4at I hays eyer nsarl a,ne,
as they do without the aid of an or
gan or other musical instrument
A petition having for its object the release
from liability of the county treasurer of this
county, Mr.. W c, Brooks and his suret.es. |
for the amount stolen from the couinty,3
some S10,000,-was signed by many OF the
citizens at this place last week. 1t is said |
that the treasurer asked permission to de-
posit the funds in his hands in bank,
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