Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
From Clones.

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| Sth inst. it began raining out here
and for six hours the rain came dowr
in torrents. as if the very food gatet
were open. At o'clock the watel
was from hill to hill. sweeping fences
| logs, trees, etc, down the stream
On Clayton's Creek and Adams Creek
the fall of rain seems to have beer
greatest; for the damage done IN thai
locality is great, indeed. Many farm:
have been nearly devastated. r. C.
Love sustained the greatest loss; hi:
large barn, in which were 50 bushels
of corn, 10 bushels OF wheat, and sew
eral loads of hay. was swept, as i
chat, down the eerrent. The water
in Strother. though less than three
miles from Clayton's Creek, was no
past fording. The sad intelligence
comes to-day that Steelville has beer
washed away, and quite a number o
persons drowned.
Married = Not long ago, Maraui:
Adams, of Dent county. to Miss Ross
Stafford, of Black. Reynolds county.
w. d. Bay, of Red Point, and j. T
Patterson, of Clones, have returned
from the Iron County Institute, having
carried of first honors. OF probable
number of fifty teachers enrolled, there
were only four frst-grade certificates
issued, and W. D. Bay and Jno. T.
Patterson, teachers of the West End,
carried off two of them. So much for
the arrensburg Normal and Ewing
College, Ill.
Judge Volner is, | notice, a candi.
date FOR reelection to the Office Oh
Presiding Judge of Reynolds county.
| know nothing of his opponent; but
do know that Judge Volner has made
an excellent official. and the people oil
Reynolds. who look to the future vel
fare of their county, should, and
doubtless will, consider well Judge
Volner's claim, and re-elect him by a
large majority.
Mr.. Ramsey, of Belgrade, was in
this locality Monday and Tuesday last,
for the purpose of buying sheep.
We are thankful to the people oil
Belleyiew for the hearty support they
gave II. Latham. in his recent canvass.
Now that the Iron County Institute
has closed, and having been in attend
ance, | wish to state a few facts in
connection with said institute. To say
that the institute was a complete sue
cess, voices the true sentiments of
every wide-awake teacher in Iron
county, who enjoyed the privilege of
attending it. The writer, having at
tended institutes in various counties in
this State, Illinois, Kentucky and Cal
ifornia, is in position to properly
write up" the matter. The order.
from beginning to end, was frst-class
in every particular; so much at least
that many of the oldest teachers would
often say, We'll, did you ever before
see such nice order prevail?"
The common habit of copying. or
receiving aid from others in the final
examination, was reduced to the low
est possible minimum.
Those who procured certificates,
though only of the third grade. should
justly feel proud of the same; for it is
a fact. conceded by all teachers pres
eut, that each teachers grade was
based solely on his own knowledge.
Nothing that has been said relative
to the institute SnOUIQ De SO construed
as to cast any reflection on Prof A. P
Vance, a former Commissioner and
conductor; for we very much admire
the assidGous efforts he has put forth
in behalf of the schools of Iron county;
they are living, tangible realities man
ifesting themselves in nine-tenths of
the teachers OF this county. But Profs.
Rob't E. Wilkinson and j. NJ. Hawk
ms. having done a thorough eonseien-
tious work, are, of course, justly en-
titled to what praise has been given
them, for meritorious work performed.
A word in regard to the kindly man
ner in which the people of Belieview
received us: Every teacher, with
whom the writer had any conversation
of any import, spoke as having enjoy
ed the stay in the Valley very much;
in fact, with quite a number, the many
scenes and pleasures will be an oasis
IN memory's tablet for years to come.
July 14th, 1898. Y.
peasons Why Chamherlain's CnIic