Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-24
From Goodwater.

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Ed. Register-The freshet during the
the first week in this month did but lit
tie damage hereabouts compared
with the effects of the freshet of the
two years previous to this.
In consequence Of the heavy rains
farmers did not finish complaining
until considerably later than usual.
John Bolick, who has been afflicted
with a facilitating disease for several
years. was pronounced cured by q
Salem, Mo-, physician who treated
him for some time: but since then John
became sick again and it is said is un-
able to preform manual labor. He is
making his home with Samuel Croker.
Mr.. VIM. Carlis again saving for Mr..
Townsend.
Frank Short, it is said, has obtained a
saw mill plant which he intends to
''put up'' on Samuel Crocker's land
soon.
Lightning-rod agents, have it is
claimed, been victimizing quite a num-
Der of farmers in Washington and Iron
Counties. They work in pairs accord
ing to reports. One induces persons
to sign contracts for lightning-rods to
be placed on houses or barns-said
contract being ostensibly for the rods
to be furnished and erected for IS
cents per foot; but when the second of
the pair comes around to ..put up' the
rods and to collect the bill, it turns out
that the amount called for by the con-
tract is invariably far in excess of what
the purchaser had been led to ex-
pect it would be.
John +. Stephens, of near Belgrade,
is one of the victims OF the willy agents
above mentioned. He signed a con-
tract. as he thought. to pay seven dol
lars for lightning rods to be furnished
and erected on his house.
When the job was done, it was ascer-
tanned that the amount called for by
said contract was $75. which the agent
finally agreed to reduce to sos.
John G. Yount signed contract to
have his barn adorned with a set of
rods, the work to be done few days
afterwards. In the meantime he learn
ed how others had Jared at the same
agents hands and desired to have no
more to do with them. But learning
that the contract was such that he had
no legal means of escaping from its
obligations, he, it is said, paid them
premises and departed.
Mr.. Edward Payne, Sr., and his two
granddaughter, Misses Sarah and Do
ra Gillian, visited relatives at Mineral
Point recently.
Mrs. r. Erbschloe went "to see" her
relatives near Belgrade last week.
Mrs. j. M. Lucas was assisted by a
number of her lady friends at wool
picking on the 9th inst
Miss Sarah Gillian has gone to De
Soto to visit her sister, Mrs. Sansouci
Died, at his home, near Twain, Dent
county, Mo-, April 10Th, 1894, Mr.. Jo-
seph P. McMurtrey, aged about 81
years, '.Uncle Patten," as he was IA
miliarly called, was the last surviving
member of large family of children,
consisting of eight sons and four daugh-
tiers, all of whom were former residents
of Washington county. He was one of
Dent county's most prosperous and
highly respected farmers, and was very
Industrious, having, it is said, labored
all the day before that on which he
died.
Much needed rains have fallen since
yesterday at noon, and crops of all
kinds are growing finely.
Mr.. G. G. Henderson was seen in
This neighborhood few days ago, elec-
pioneering. r. E.
Nav 18th, 1894.