Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-06-04
From GoodWater.

considerably during the first half of
this month from the drought. but ever
since the 18th the ground has been too
wet to plow-excepting on one day
and weeds and grass abound in conse-
quence thereof. Crops of all kinds
were greatly benefited by the frequent
rains and have made a rapid growth
excepting in a few instances where the
crops had not been properly titled.
Creeks and other streams have been
quite full-in some places to overflow
ing; but little damage, however, was
done, because in every instance half
day or more interviewed between the
heavier rains and thus the high waters
had time to subside from time to time.
Wheat looks tolerably well, though
it is far from being regular or uniform
in growth.
Oats and meadows have much i'm
proved in appearance during the past
fortnight, owing to the many copious
rains. and if nothing interferes between
this and harvest they will yield we'll.
Among the past months occurren-
ces hereabouts / note the following:
Mrs. Margaret Hall and her grand
son, of Graniteville, visited relatives
during the first week in May.
j. L. Bolick went to St. Louis and
returned to this locality a few days af-
forwards.
j. G. Yount went to Belleview on
business.
Guy Erbschloe, of near Belgrade,
paid us visit.
On the 9th instant, Samuel, the
young son of VIM. Croker, fell at
Crocker's Mill, striking on his head
and inflicting wound that bled pro-
fusely; but he is now well again.
Mr.. VIM. Buford, candidate for
county Judge of the Western District,
was in this neighborhood last week
electioneering. He has many friends
and will no doubt be able to give his
opponents close race, if he does not
beat them.
Born. to the wife OF F. M. May berry,
on the 22d instant, daughter.
Jack McLain, of Cub Creek, was on
this creek on business a few days ago.
r. G. Croker attended church at
Sunlight last Sunday.
Mrs. Il. Erbschloe has gone to visit
relatives near Belgrade.
The high water caused considerable
delay in the mails and some of the
mail matter was damaged by water
when it reached this Office.
As rule the writer is opposed to
any mans holding Office number of
terms in succession; but he is willing
to concede that there are exceptions to
this. as we'll to most other rules; and
most prominent among such exceptions
are Senator Vest and our efficient and
courteous Collector-Mr. Walter Fl.
Fisher.
The type-setter took unusually great
liberties with my last letter to the
REGISTER. He changed the spelling
of the word "buried;". substituted
generation" for organizations" omit
ted one date and changed another; and,
last and worst of all. struck out an en-
tire clause, thereby obscuring the
meaning of the sentence. Type-setters,
are of course. as fallible as the rest of
us mortals; hence they are liable to
occasional imperfections and errors in
their work. But such an array of
blunders in preparing one short, plain
ly-written letter for the press is mex
cusable, and / trust that hereafter my
letters will be treated more respecti-
fully.
l am indebted to Senator Vest for
the Congressional Record. find
much in it that is interesting and in
structive and highly appreciate the
sender's favor.
The hard winds blew down and
broke the branches of quite a number
of heavily-fruited peach trees in this
neighborhood.
May 90, 1896. Il. +.