Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-11-12
From GOOdwater.

| AIns 1ScVtStcT-OuE uelus nave not yet Ueeu
visited by ground soaking rain. Farmers
who have sowed wheat are fearful lest the
| ong-continued drouth will seriously dam
| age what wheat has been sowed. A much
| smaller acreage of wheat has been sowed in
| this locality this season than there would
| have been il seasonable rains had fallen dur
| lug the past month. A light rain fell here
On the night OF the LIST inst, aud another on
| the day following; now the air is quite
| damp, the atmosphere murky and the indi-
| cations good for q more considerable rainfall
within the next forty -eight hours.
Corn gathering has been the chief outdoor
employment hereabouts since last wrote.
Our fields are yielding quite we'll consider
ing the long drouth to which they were sub
jected. Never did we crib sounder corn than
this years crop has SO far proved to be.
While the corn-crop of this entire section is
far below the average in bulk or quantity, it
Is far above the average in frmness and
soundness. The ears OF corn. though usual
ly small, are very we'll filled. The dry
weather OF the past six weeks has of course
done much to bring this about; it has also
preserved the fodder in as fine condition as
could be desired. Take it all in all, it is be-
lieved that the drouth-so far-has not been
altogether a calamity; for had last summers
drouth been followed by a wet fall-as is
usually the case after unusually dry summers
corn would have been badly damaged in
the fields before its maturity; stacks of hay
and straw, and fodder in ricks and shocks
would also have been very much injured
and the feeding value Of our crops would
thereby have been very greatly lessened.
Hence we are inclined 10 regard the dry
weather of the past six weeks as u blessing
rather than the reverse, In its effects up to
date. W hat its more remote effects will be
maIns to be seen.
Mr.. Talbot, of near Caledonia-instead Of
Bismarck, as enormously stated heretofore
has been in this locality again purchasing
cattle; SO also Mr.. Lemuel Huitt, of near
Davisville, Mo.
Yesterday, Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Merritt went
to Cub Creek to attend the wedding OF Mr..
Jas. Hartridge, of near Belgrade, and Miss
Alice Mclean, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mclean.
Joshua Dennis and his sister, Mrs. Lucin-
ds Taylor, of Crane Pond, have removed to
the j. NJ. Croker place In Uranium Hollow.
MIR. Kirby, Of Rolls, Mo-. was out here on
business last week.
Jas. II. Alcorn and Ed. Payne, Jr., each
had a crib raised last week.
Chas. Croker has traded bis fathers log
ging outfit-oxen, wagon, chains, &c-to a
Mr.. Cox, who has contracted to haul saw
logs to Crocker's mill for Mr.. j. j. Town
send, and Green Mason and j. HI. Alcorn
how IN do rra with Mr. Tnwnsond
to cut logs for him.
Born, October 30th, to the wife of Henry |
Nelson, q son.
On October oath, attended the T. F. |
Blount sale of farming implements and live |
stock near Palmer. The terms of the sale |
were cash in hand. A small bunch OF steers,
six two.year- olds and one three year-old |
brought $3.50 each-altogether $3.50. Mr..
F. P. Crump, of near Palmer, was the pur.
chaser. Cows and heifers, of like grade and
are as said steers, sold for much less. Hogs,
nearly or quite ready for butchering, sold at
a low price, while small hogs were positive
ly unstable. This was, of course, due TO
the prevalence of hog cholera in the neigh
tiles. A fine 2-year-old-past filly, solid
Oiack, guaranteed 70 De SOUND as uoiisFs
very we'll proportional. Is hands high and
in fairly good condition. 1886
pounds was sold for $3.50. r. Erbschloe
purchased her. A good 3-year-old, gray
mare was sold to j. f. Williams, Of near
for $40 80. Two colts were Of
tered for sale, but the..bidding was SO ridic-
ulously low that they we're withdrawn from
sale. Mr.. T. F. Blount was quite liberal
with all present. He furnished good lunch,
consisting chiefly of barbecued beef and OF
bread, free to all. The day of the sale was
pleasant one and the attendance was quite
good. Besides q large number Of persons
from Palmer and the surrounding couatry
The following-name gentlemen were pres
emit: Messrs. Eiam Sloan and j. F. Williams,
Of near Caldedonia; Mr.. Alex Harrison, the
former popular superintendent of the Pal
ner Lead Co., and now merchant of Bel
grade; Capt. G. w. Jinkerson, OF near Ber-
lyman, Mo-; and Mr.. Riggs, of Riggs Ranch,
Crawford county. r. E.
Nov. 9TH, 1891.
500 Ladies' Solid Button Glove Kid Shoes.
90 pair at Bonanza.