Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-13
From Burgundy.

Thanksgiving day has come and
gone, but left a lasting impression on
the people, both young and old, in the
West End of the county. A religious
exercise began at Mt. Pleasant church
the Oath ult., and continued day and
night. and wound up with grand cell
ebration on the goth, conducted by DR..
j. r. Adams and Rev. B. F. Brooks.
Some orations delivered-one by DR..
j. r. Adams. T. H. Cureton of Red
Point. Mrs. Beckie Adams of Goodland,
and Miss Laura Henderson of Bur-
gundy, and many others too numerous
to mention, took an active part in the
exercise. The people of the West End
are yet alive and full Of energy, and
Christian-like.
Rain, Rain! 1t comes down in tor
rents through a dark and gloomy fog
that seems to be dropping from the
hill-tops to the low valley and causing
conglomorated mass of smoky fog
and mist, which is evidently very I'M
healthy. 1t is weather likely to bring
about lagrippe again. Already an ep-
idemic is raging through this part of
the county, causing great deal of
trouble with the little folks, and very
often some of the larger people have
to resort to medical aid for the relief
of the difficulty.
The Burgundy school is moving
along as quiet as the deep waters
now. D. H. McKenzie's school will
close soon. We are sorry that we
have to let him go from our neighbor-
hood, as he is grand instructor to
our young people. He is calculated to
bend the bough as it should grow. I
wish we had fifty such experienced
teachers in the county of Iron.
George was asked if the night of the
3Oth was dark as he hoofed it from
Burgundy home, distance of four
miles. and his mule standing tied to a
sapling where he started from. A boy
must be very much excited when he
starts out at the dead hour of midnight,
dark as stack of black cats, and the
rain coming down in torrents, to jour-
ney through a wild woods of four long
miles, and leaving his mule tied just
where he dismounted about four clock
that evening. There is a chance for
him to learn the ways of life yet.
Next time you come, leave your mule
at home, George, to avoid the second
trip In so short time.
Mr.. H. Sweeney of Belle view passed
through our country not long since.
with large herd of cattle, on his way
to the city OF St. Louis. Come again,
Mr.. Sweeney.
DR.. J. r. Adams of Goodland is
making preparations to pay his broth
er, w. P. Adams, a visit, who lives in
the far and distant west, and spend
the holidays with him.
Mr.. Jno. Latham of Clones called at
Burgundy recently, for the first time
in quite a number of years. He is
looking remarkably we'll, considering
his age and ill health.
Mr.. VIM. Delashmit is gone to Iron
ton on purpose to make final proof
of his homestead.
Henry Croker has bought the Sapah
farm and will move to it soon.
We learn that A. w. Croker of Belle
view will buy a farm on Cub Creek,
provided he sells his farm in the VAL
ley. We presume that Mr.. Croker
is tired of the mud, and wants to get
where the grass grows on the hilltops
and the water boils from the earth as
pure as crystal. as this is the kind OF a
country that we have west of the 9th
principal meridian and north of the
equator. RoWDY.