Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-27
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| Ed. Register-Since my last, farmers here
abouts have nearly completed all the more
pressing work except threshing. They have
long since been ready anxious to thresh,
but though two or more threshers started in
this direction two or three weeks ago, they
SLEW off at tangent" and no thresher has
yet reached this settlement nor the one be-
low US, but it is said that during next week
one or more threshers will be at work here
| abouts.
The heat and drouth have done serious
damage to our coru crops, gardens and past.
| ures. We have been compelled to see the
| fruits of our labors wither and scorch, and
| become blasted until many of US became
| very much discouraged and faint.hearted.
| concei ming the sure remuneration OF agri-
cultural pursuits-for corn Is our chief crop
! and was damaged most. Repeatedly we
were sure 1t would certainly rain abundant
ly ere the close of another day, aud AS often
were we doomed to see all so-called sure
signs of rain fail until last Tuesday, 18th
inst, when o good rain fell throughout this
section of country. But, so thoroughly dry
and heated had the soil In our fields become,
the effect OF the rainfall is even now scarcely
perceptibe and. judging from present ap
pearances, we are to have another drouth,
the duration of which no one can predict.
On many farms within . radius of ten miles
from here there is much corn that is past be.
ing capable of receiving much benefit from
any quantity of moisture that may hereafter
be supplied.
Among the happenings heresbouts since
my last writing I note the following:
Assessor Reyburn was In this section on
official business.
Edward Payne, Jr., has gone to Bonnie
Terre.
d. s. Love and Fl. Alcorn bought lot OF
hogs in this and adjoining communities.
Mr.. Henry Boss and family, of Lltchfeld,
Ills, passed through here en- route to Jop-
lin, Mo.
Messrs. Joseph and VIM. Shirley, agents
for an Ohio Nursery, canyassed this vicinity
recently.
A Mr.. VIM. Beatty, who extensively ad-
vertised his show throughout this end Of the
county, and who set Aug 18th for his ap-
pearauce at Montana. Mo-, and the follow
ing day for his appearance at this point,
failed to come to time, and so far his where.
aDOuLs anu uOiuSs arc buAuoWh W 6uJ VIC
near here. After stating what he proposed
to show and to do, he called upon the people
OF the communities in which he proposed to
hold forth, to bring their dinners on the day
set in each respective locality and to have 3
grand picnic and q good time. The people
of both the neighborhoods mentioned re.
sponded literally, and made ample prepa-
ratious to meet the gentleman's request.
But so great was the disappointment OF the
good people of the country surrounding
Montana, that the crowd that had gathered
on the 18th inst, dispersed at about II A. M.
the most to their homes. About fifteen
persons, including Mrs. e. and the writer,
accepted The hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
p. Barger, of Montana P. o.
Never were guests treated more literally
than were we on that day. and we shall new
er forget that excellent dinner, those nne
watermelons. nor, above all. that hearty
good cheer that prevailed on that occasion.
Would that the world was filed with such
people as Mr.. Barger and his lady; more