Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Goodwater.

Ed. HGqlSteF-1n6 QF0uth mentioned
in my last is as yet uDbroken. It Is.
by long odds. the longest and severest
within our recollection. having pre-
vailed,-with few slight Interrupt
tions of light showers, since July I'd.
IncaIculable damage has been done
by it to crops. gardens, fruit and pas
lures. and to vegetation of all kinds.
The lightness of the corn crop.
throdg hout the greater portion of the
section aud the failure of the wheat
crop, will, together, cause considera-
bic hardship ere other crops are raised.
The stockrange and pastures are so
poor. in consequence of the drouth,
that the regular feeding of stock will
| become necessary much sooner than
usual and this, too, will add perplexi-
| ty to the feed problem.
In some places the peach-crop. which
would normally have been quite heavy,
was seriously damaged by the drouth,
as the fruit is small and much of it
withered and, in some instances, much
of it dropped before 1t matured. Even
| the foliage on many forest-trees is dead
and much of it fallen from the trees,
although we have had but two light
| frosts yet. Most corn-ields present
the appearance one would naturally
expect them TO have about the middle
of November. Stalk-felds will con-
tainSbut little feed for stock this win
| ter. as by that time all the blades, etc.,
will have dropped and much of the
| fodder be blown away. Added to all
other injurious results of the drouth,
stock of all kinds will come off the
range in much poorer condition than
usual and hence it will require more
feed to properly pass through the win
| ter.
w. P. Anderson has gone to Colum-
bia to attend school.
Mr. J. B. Hunt, of near Sligo. who
taught class in vocal music here re-
Gently passed several days in this vi
cinity during the first half of the past
month; he conducted the singing at
our school-house on the Sth aud on
the 18th inst. and then returned home.
On September 11th Mr.. T. H. Cure
ton gave an entertainment with his
photograph here.
Among those who attended church
at Goodwater on the 18th inst, we're
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Henderson, of
Burgundy, aud w. r. Dennis, of near
Car.
Messrs. Jas. o. Scott and j. B. Hunt
went to Cedar Creek on business on
the 9th inst
a light rain fell here on September
10Th. but it scarcely sufficed to lay the
dust.
Luther Scott went to the vicinity of
Sligo on the 14th inst
Mr.. Jas. o. Scott has bought farm
near Courtois for his son, Luther Scott.
The stork is lowering" over the
residences of several of our neighbors
and an increase in the population of
Dent Township may be-iu fact, is
expected in the near future.
Ten members of the Goodwater sing
ing class attended church near Red
Point on the 18th inst
Several of our citizens attended the
public sale of the personal property of
Mr. Benjamin Gillian, deceased. on
Cub Creek on the 18th inst, and the
public sale of the effects of Frank Rob-
iuson of CourtoIs, on the 10th inst.
Mr. Robinson and family have since
that time removed to Montana.
A hunter recently informed the wri-
ter that he had found one of his (the
writer's1 best mulea dead in the woods
It was afterwards ascertained that the
mule. though heavily yoked. had been
shot aud killed. As proof of who did
the killing is not attainable. the owEer,
though certain who the guilty party is,
can co nothing with him just now.
Jas. Merritt and family visited rela-
tives on Cub Greek on the 23th instant. |
The replevIn suit of Adam Hender-
son rs. JAS. Fl. Stricklln WAS tried be-
fore Justice JAS O. Scott on the 28th /
inst. The suit was concerning the
legal ownership OF two calves and was
decided in favor of the plaintiff By q
jury composed Of the following named /
men:-Geo. w. Love, VIM. Helms. Jas. /
Chapman, Jas. f. Merritt, Thos. E. /
Croker. and Joseph Abbott.
The plaintiff was represented By d /
L. Rivers. ESQ.,, of Bismarck. and the /
defendant by Judge VIM. Voiner. Of
Reynolds cuuntY.> The defsndant has