Iron County register., 1898-03-10
From Goodwater.

Ed. Register-The unusually open
and dry winter has surprised all of US.
We have often been blessed with ''open
winters"-very little cold weather
but never, within our recollection,
have we had winter with as little
rainfall or snow before March 1st. We
are much puzzled about what to ex-
pect; whether we are to have an un-
usually good crop year or the reverse.
1t is feared that we will be visited
either by an unusual number of floods
or an exceptionally dry year through
out; no one can foretell what Is in
store for US. However, most of our
citizens have tried to prepare to meet
what ever kind of season is approach
ing by doing more plowing than was
perhaps ever done before in this local
ty during the first two months of the
year. Consequently many are pre-
pared to SOW and plant as soon as they
feel safe in SO doing. The writer be-
lieves that if we have several hard,
beating rains, but little will have been
gained by those who broke clay land,
especially so, in clean, old fields. In
other kinds of soil, if gravelly or
sandy, close deep blowing will certain
that the husbandme throughout the
country will be well rewarded for their
toll by abundant crops of all kinds.
Rev. Mr. Chester, (Baptist,) passed
through here on his way from Courtois,
where he had conducted revival
meeting. to Dent county.
Messrs. Swink and Highley. of Farm
ington, bought a few mules hereabouts.
A number of the men of this COM
munity aided Samuel Crocker at log
rolling and Willis Hall at house-cov-
ering.
Mr.. Geo. Wells. of near Salem, was
out here on visit to relatives.
Mr.. A. Coleman, of Leasburg, Mo-,
has been taking photographs of per-
sons, houses and scenery in this and
adjoining communities.
Married-February I'd. James He'd
rick, to Miss Minor, of near Red Point
Born-January 29th, to the wife of
Harvey White, a daughter; Feb. 21st,
to the wife of John Huff, son.
Aaron Radford, whose wife died at
.
Susan Parker on the 18th inst. He
and his bride visited acquaintances in
this neighborhood on the 10Th Inst.
Mr.. John Shafer and family moved
to Shannon county, Mo-; r. G. Martin
and family to Dent county; Mrs. Luz
cretia Williams, and her son, Sam'l
Williams, to the farm formerly occu-
pied by r. G. Martin; and James
Helms and family into the house once
occupied by VIM. Short and family, on
Sam'l Crocker's farm.
Messrs. Geo B. Cole, OF near Quaker,
Washington county, B. F. Brooks. of
near Goodland, Geo. Stephens, of near
Gar, Crawford county, were in this
vicinity on business.
Willis Hall has built a nice frame
house on bis farm.
Mrs. John G. Yount and babe visited
her recently welded sister, Mrs. Isaac
Bavs, near Tolu, on the 18th inst.
On the 25th inst, u flock of wild
geese was observed here, passing north
ward. It occurs to US that it is certain
ly unusual for wild geese to begin mi
grating within two months after Christ
mas.
According to the latest news that
has so far reached US. the court of in
quiry regarding the destruction of the
Maine has not yet reported the result
of its Investigations to the authorities
at Washington; hence we do not know
whether it was an accident or crime.
It would certainly not be inconsistent
with the inhuman traits of character
evinced by the Spaniards in their treat
nent of the Cubans heretofore. for
Spaniards-to have, inten-
.ionally and deliberately, blown up the
Maine.
/, for one, regard 1t as one of the
most fienjish crimes on record ard
nope that retributive justice will swift
v oyertake, and commensurately pun
sh. the guilty parties, whoever they
nay be. 4. Z. /