Iron County register., 1893-05-25
From Clones.

been very favorable for farm work for
the past two weeks, farmers out here
have been putting in pretty good time,
and consequently most all have finished
planting corn, while a few have plowed
their corn over. During eight years.
residence in this county, have never
before seen farmers so far behind hand
with their farm work, which fact is
largely owing to the prevalence of rain
through April and up to and inclusive
of May the 14th. But should we have
plenty of rain through August, with a
late autumn, all will be well, and an
abundant corn crop will be the result.
Though the prospects appear anything
but flattering, we should not despair.
for there is always a way provided.
s.Let US not sit down and grumble.
Hog-buyers out here are quite
numerous. Messrs. Goggin and Love
appear to be doing a thriving business,
while Messrs. d. S. Love and John
Yount, of Goodwater. have succeeded
in getting quite number, paying as
high as $5.2 "a per hundred lbs. on foot.
Jno. Luthy. Esq. Edge Hill, has
been experiencing quite a severe at
tack of rheumatism for the past two or
three months.
Rev. Mathew Adams will preach at
Sycamore Grove, near Mr.. Nelson
Hawks, on the second Sunday in June.
Having business in Belgrade, the
writer made trip thither on the 10Th
inst. Leaving home at $50 A. NJ, /
arrived in Belgrade at 11:30, having
stopped at Foote nearly or quite an
hour. The roads being in a terrible
condition (and you know with ones
horse continually stumbling over rocks. |
one does not feel POLITICALLY inclined),
failed to 'stake in" as much of the |
country along the road as I should
otherwise have done. But perhaps |
with the single exception of the vicin- |
ities of Cotton and PASADENA, Cali
fornia. Belgrade Valley is one among
the most lovely one most ever saw.
proper is a lovely little viii
lage. consisting of four dry goods stores
and one millinery store. The merch-
ants all appear to be enjoying fairly |
good trade; the fact is, trade was
Mrs. Coleman, who con-
ducts the millinery store, appears to be |
up to the times with the aesthetics of /
style-a fact quite necessary for one
who conducts business of that kind.
The fact is. Belgrade has quite num-
Der of public spirited. energetic busi-
ness men. They now have fine two
room school house. seated with modern
improved seats; the district being one
among the best in the county. being
valued at nearly 10000, out of debt,
with considerable money in the treas
lry. Prof. Loomfs, member of the
school board. informed the writer that
hey will have an eight months term
Of school the ensuing year, with Jno.
[. Patterson as principal, and Miss
Leutisia Henderson. assistant. Wages
10 be paid per month. about $50. II
stopped over night with Mr.. T. 81.
Henderson. Mr.. II. has an orderly,
family, and knows just
,ow to make one feel at home. Being
luiet, of course, feeling rather mon
syllable, / failed to gather many
points in connection with the vicinity
Ind surroundings, which / should
otherwise have done. Leaving Bel
yrade at 8 O'Clock A. II. next day. III
ound company for eight or ten miles
n the person OF Mr. ID. 5. Love, Good
vater, who gave me much valuable in
in regard to the country be-
ween Belgrade and Foote. Arriving ,
It Foote at 11;S0 o'clock. Iaccepted an
from Mr.. A. H. Eaton. to
stop and take dinner.n After an ex-
client repast, the line OF march was !
esnmed. reaching home at 2o'clock r. &
L quite weary. p. /,
May 80, 1898.