Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-09
:, THURSDAY. JULY 9. 1896.

the time en- route. viewing the scenery,
and the growing crops, and noticing
the changes that have taken place
along the way.
Many farms are greatly improved.
and others seem TO be entirely new
with pretty dwellings in groves oi
trees, and having nice gardens. flow
ers, and fruits. which all goes TO prove
to my mind that there Is yet some
thing made at farming. s0d that the
old motto '.stick 10 your bush" is a
good one-(wish I'd stuck to mine.)
never saw so many wild flowers by the
road side before-loOked almost ike a
flower garden all the way. Wild Pc
tunias. roses, lilies. lark spuEs. snap
dragons, phlox. trumpet creepers,
hydrangias, and many others.
Corn. on the average. looked well.
but owing to the wet weather much OF
il was weedy. and some fields had been
plowed up and replanted. In one
field man was blowing a piece of new
ground corn with a yoke of oxen. Oats
Looked pretty well. wheat good. bad
and indiferent-all harvested and al
Hematite. | think it was, a steam
thresher was BET ready TO thresh a
field of wheat from the shock.
l arrived at home all o. L meeting
my doctor on the way. who invited me
10 come around to his Office at P. n.
When l went to see him he unbandaged
nv limb, then he gave me hail Col
umbia with variations. for my foot and
ankle was very much swollen to the
knee. He said, I'm glad You had a
nice time. but you have put that leg
back 3 week. and. in consequence,
have been sitting all the week. ex-
cept little while yesterday. with my
foot about on the level with my nose.
l rode ont yesterday, to take look
al portion of the ruined district
so that could answer some questions
as to the progress made in repairing
the damage done by the storm. 1t is
still sad sight. Many houses about
Compton Heights and all through the
district remain the same as the storm
left them. Many have been entirely
repaired, bat the signs of the repairs
still remain; others still are in the
course Of repair. The mammoth brick
chimney at the Union Depot electric
car power house is rebuilt and the
workmen were tearing down the
scafold The car shed aud power
house were almost a total wreck Cars
are all standing out as in an open lot.
and the monster electric plant Is only
partially under cover.
La Fayette park. once the pride OF
ST. Louis, is now a desolation. Many
trees entirely gone. the trunks of 9TH
ers only remain. Many have barren
limbs. while few look as if they had
not been touched
The iron fence is lying fat on the
ground nearly all the way around.
Rubbish all cleaned out except on the
north side, where there are to be found
many relics Of the storm in the shape
of tin roof. cutters, doors, shutters,
old clothes, and other things too num-
erous TO mention
Schnaider's garden Jared almost the
same fate as the park, but for my part
all such places could be dispensed
with. and the city none the worse
Many of the beautiful homes around
in the vicinity of the park will never
be occupied by their owners, as they
are so badly damaged that it would
cost as much or more to repair them
as to build ont and out. Many of
them will be patched up and made in
TO flats | would say that about one
third of the damage las been repaired
One of the churches near the park
has a large tent in an adjacent lot
and holds services there
Il will take months-even years-to
obliterate the signs of the storm The
telephone service is again in running
order. but the electric lights do not
shine yet in the southwest part of the
city. Every body Is being well cared
for. and many viii need help for a
coed while to come.
We all watch every black cloud that
appears. ready 10 seek place OF safe
ty. "A burnt child breads the fire. "
Yours Truly, c. c.
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