Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-07

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er predicted for next month s.material
ICES. it viii s.pinchn as all severely
so great viii be the contrast between
now and then.
No snow fell here during the pas
month; consequently wheat. especially
that sown late, suffered much from the
alternate freezing and thawing, and il
is believed that in many instances the
roots are killed.
Died. Dec. 9th. 1896. at the resi-.
dence of Rev. Mr.. Jas. Nipper, on Cub
Greek, his mother, Mrs Emily Duncan.
A chronic disease caused her death.
She was buried in the cemetry at Pal
mer. Mo.
Mrs N. Martin. of near Bergman,
started to move southwark with q sick
child. When she reached j. 6. Ma
sons house, in this community, the
child became worse and soon died. Its
corpse was taken back to the vicinity
of Bergman and buried there.
Last month I mentioned the death
and burial of Mrs. B. Nelson near
Howe's Mill. A few weeks after her
death her two-month's old child died
and, on the 10th inst. it was buried
beside its mother in the Croker grave
yard.
Mr.. JEFF. Dent. of near Salem, was
in this locality on business recently.
During the past month, NJ. Fl. Scott
went to Belleview; James Merritt, to
Salem r. C. Crocker. to ironton; j..
L. Bolick, to Gear. Mo-, and Mr.. VIM.
Capl 70 PakoSi h,,Si1oSS
The following named persons visited
relatives in this neighbor hood during
this month: Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Wood,
Jr.. of near Black, Mo-: Guy Erb-
schloe and A. r. McMurtrey, of near
Belgrade; Mrs: Geo. B. Cole. near
Quaker: Mr.. VIM. Helms aud family.
of near Red Point; VIM. Mayberry. of
Texas county, Mo-, and Mr.. A. w.
Croker, of near Belleview.
Born Dec. 18th, to the wife of Mr..
Joseph Abbott, a daughter.
Mr.. Hurt, of near Salem, Mo-, and
Is members of his class in vocal music,
entertained the people of this commu-
nifty by singing on the 18th and 18th
inst.
The school in this neighborhood
closed Dec. 18th.
r. G. Croker and others spent some
time hunting south of this place.
Miss Lou Croker is visiting on Clay
tons Creek.
During the holidays. j. T. and Ed
ward Bolick visited relatives at Howe's
Mill.
On the 22d inst, Mrs. Geo. Crocker
and her cousin. Miss Lou Croker were
in buggy, when the horse became
frightened near Crocker's mill and
finally broke loose from the vehicle.
Mrs. Croker jumped and fell against
a post injuring her back, but not seri-
ously; her cousin got of with a
sprained ankle.
Mr.. VIM. Short is about to move his
saw mill plant to '.Brannum Hollow"
on land belonging to Mrs. Harvey Will
bite and Miss Lou Crocker-heirs of
Jas. NJ. Croker, deceased.
A horse belonging to w. c. Mayber-
ry suddenly became i'll with blind stag
gers and died next day.
AprOtracted meeting at our school
hose. conducted by Rev. w. C. May
berry, closed last week.
Mr.. Ed. Cole, of near Caledonia,
was out here on business on the 7th
instant.
j. G. Yount resently sold drove of
hogs to the Palmer Lead Co.
On Dec. 25th, the Is months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs John Nelson
died. 1t was buried last Sunday in the
Croker Cemetery, on the Joseph Alb
bolt farm.
There has been considerable illness,
chiefly among children, in this locali-
ty during the past month. Two child
rem of M. H. SCOTS and one of Jas. A.
Payne's were quite sick, but all have
M. H. Scott was quite i'll from bill
iousness last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Carl visited
friends near Belgrade last week.
John G. Yount, Jas. A. Payne and
Jas. F. Merritt attended the White
head sale, near Palmer. on the 29th
inst.
Dec. 81, 1896. RE.