Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10
From GoOdwater.

Ed. Register-The weather since my last
been such as renders out -door employment.
enjoyable. Since the stormy period at the
opening of this month, good weather.pre.
vailed, until night before last: 1t rained hard
during nearly all Of that night; YESTERDAY
afternoon at about p. NJ, d tremendous
mass of clouds arose in the southwest and in
a few minutes afterwards miniature hur-
ricane accompanied by hail and heavy ram,
beat furlously for about 10 minutes. Fences
were blown down, tops of hay stacks, loose
boards and other "half-tight, half loose''
things were blown about and scattered pro.
fusey in every direction. After the storm,
which was attended by thunder and light
ming, had passed over, temporary luil en-
sued; but It was of short duration, for in
less than an hour afterward, a gale arose
| which has been blowing ever since-about
Il hours. This morning it is much cooler
This is the storm period predicted by Rev.
Irl. r. Hicks.
Farm work hereabOuts has been progress
ing quite lively. Many of us have begun to
SOW oats and some have made preparations
| to plant corn ere long. | haye been inform
| ed that Mr.. j. r. Adams planted corn last
week. If it keeps getting colder as fast
during the next twenty-four hours as it has
| since yesterday morning, he will be quite
/ apt to lose his labor Present indications
are good for a snow-storm and day or two
of freezing weather. The germs of corn,
soaked and swelled by rain, followed by
hard freezing, would be likely to be killed.
Mr.. j. B. Green, of Iron Mountain, bought
about 80 head of young cattle in this neigh
bOrhood recently.
Mrs. VIM. Maxwell of near Belgrade, was
out here on visit to relatives last week.
She was accompanied by Mr.. Emmett Max
well, who is thought to have become enam
ored of a certain "dear' in this vicinity.
Leastwise Madame Rumor-the ever-relia
BILE reporter-says that he wants to secure a
boarding place hereabouts.
"Chid" Scott, and wife, visited his broth
er, w. II. Scott, last week.
Several of our citizens and their ladies
seem TO take pride in preparing to give the
Census Enumerator respectable number |
inhabitants to report for this community
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Payne, on the
morning of the oath inst, boy.
F. NJ. Anderson, Albert Nipper and John |
q. Yount had Iog-roling, and NJ. II. Scott
a house raising, recently.
Candidates for Road Overseer are plentt-
tui-no less than seven persons announced |
themselves as such, in this road district,
viz samuel Crocker, Wyatt King, William
Wood, John Crocker, J. NJ. Nelson, Ed Payne,
Jr., and Joseph Williams.
Mrs. Il. Erbschloe visited relatives near
Belgrade yesterday.
r. J. Alcorn has returned from Birds Point
where he stopped for some time.
Mr.. Samuel Lucas has improved in health
quite rapidly.
Messrs. 0. w. Ramsey and Purkett Eaton,
commercial travellers, passed through here
TO day.
Numerous cases of severe colds, sore
and few cases of la grippe, exist
In this locality, but, SO far, no fatal effects
have resulted from the Russian malady in
Ibis section.
Now Il question concerning our new Road
aw: According to it the road districts
shall be composed of school districts. No :
provision seems to be made for school dis
riots that lie in parts of two counties; take
or example the school district in which
Mr.. JAS. Vineyard resides. He and a num-
Der of other resident taxpayers of that dis
rict live i'll Iron County, while Messrs. ia
cob 5. Barsor. Riley Vineyard, John Yates
md other taxpayers of the same school
district reside in Washington County. The
chool house is in Washington County Can
he taxpayers of that district residing in I
his County legally go into Washington
county to vote for a Road Overseer for an
ron County Road District? Can the Wash
ngtOn County taxpayers OF that district
'Ote for an Iron County Road Overseer, or
an those of Iron County vote for Washing
on County Road Oyerseer? Evidently
negative reply must be given to these ques-
ions. Vet it is understood that the cleo
ions for said ottisers are to be held at the
chOol- houses of the school districts COM
posing the several Road districts, and it
Ices not seem reasonable that the voters in I
ny school district can legally cast their
otes for two road overseers-said overseers
o work the roads in portions of two differ
nt-though adj Joining counties. Will Hon.
lam Ringo please enlighten US in regard to
his matter? RE.
March !ath, 1870.