Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-05
From GoodWater.

Ed. RegiSter-We all rejoice that
| spring has at last come.
Vegetation of all kinds is doing fine
| ~. Wheat and oats are doing well.
The first planting OF corn has germin-
ated and the soaking rains that fell in
this locality night before last and on
yesterday, will hasten the termination
of what corn was planted just before,
as it cleared off this morning and to-
| day is as bright and invigOrating a day
as we were ever blessed with. Most of
| the farmers hereabouts are nearly done
breaking corn-ground and have planted
more or less corn. Considering the
unusually backward spring, the outlook
for crops to be all in good growing
condition within four weeks from date,
is quite promising.
1t is said that. owing to mlSunder-
standing between Messrs. j. J. Town
send and W. T. Croker, the saw mill
will be removed from Crocker's Mill
as soon as the logs that are cut have
| been sawed. Mr.. Townsend has, it is
said, about 100000 feet of lumber
ready for sale.
Owing to tie in the attempt to elect
a roadOverseer, Messrs. j. L. Wood
and Ed. Payne, Jr., have circulated
petitions for the purpose of obtaining
signatures. 1t is hoped that our coun-
ty court. before favoring any petition
will carefully scan it and know that all
the signers thereof are actually resi-
dent Taxpayers of the road-district
from which the petition is sent. [
know not how others may view the
matter, but it seems to me that only
taxpayers should have voice in the
selection of schOol-directOrs and road
Overseers. | am sure that. in this dis
trict. no one attending the schoOl-meet-
ing has ever been denied a right to
suppose that what is permitted here is
allowed in all other country school dis
tricts in this and adjoining counties.
a man calling himself Daniel W.
Parker. and claiming to hail from Tex
as county, Mo. has been preaching in
this and adjoining communities during
the past ten days. He claims to rep
resent the Church of the Brethren
generally known as ''Dunkards. !"
Most all with whom he has come in
contact hereabouts regard him sus-
piciously and he has succeeded in max
ing very few, if any friends. 1t is
claimed that he has made, at different
times, statements that contradict each
other. When asked where his home
is. he evasively answered that he ex-
pected to spend the summer in Madison
county, Mo.
Mrs. Geo. W. Love, of near Perry
Vile. Mo-, is with her children, visit
ing relatives in this and Washington
counties. It is said that she intends
ere long to join her husband, who is
now employed in the car shops at
Madison, Ill
The family of Mr.. Marion May berry
was increased by the birth of boy on
the 18th instant. All concerned are
doing finely.
Messrs Love and Alcorn have sold
their stock of goods at Belgrade to Mr..
Jas. Hays.
4 band of rowing men. women and
children-by some called gypsies-
passed through this section recently.
They were very well supplied with
wagons, tents. &c, and had a number
of horses and mules along. The men
are ..professionaI' horse-traders and
the women aid them in excepting the
pot boiling" by telling fortunes.
Next autumn. it is said, Mr.. w. L.
Croker intends returning to this sec
ton to visit friends and relatives.
Rumor has it that it is his intention to
sell or rent his farm and grist mill,
settle all business matters and take his
entire family to Montana. r. E