Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-19
From BelleVieW.

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while since / last wrote a communion
tion to the REGISTER. / should hag9
written sooner, but l noticed that you
have another correspondent at Belle
view; and as my dear old mother,
who long years ago passed "over the
river" taught me, when q little boy,
to tip my hat to superiors in any line
of business, I tip my hat to your cor
respondent, s'B. b." and with great
complacency yield over the field to
him.
During the past seventeen years
which / have acted as local CORES
popdent to the REGISTER, it has ever
been my aim to impartially report the
happenings. OF course, it has not
been my aim to report all 1 see and
observe; for to do SO would not be
good for ones health, don't you know?
No, / do not feel that I have been
elected from the REGISTERS list of cor
respondents; for during the seventeen
years which I have acted as the REGIS
TER's correspondent, only one of my
communications failed to be published,
and that communication failed to reach
the REGISTER, so / was informed later.
Now, while / shall not in future at
tempt to act as correspondent at this
point, | shall, however, occasionally
send the REGISTER q commur cation.
1t now appears that the stave bus
ness In the west end of iron county,
and in Reynolds, near Edge Hill and
Warren's Store, is at a standstill.
That business has been quite q help TO
those who wished to work, and / IN
derstand that the amount paid out
during July and August for hauling
slaves to the r. r. vas ver " thous-
and dollars.
OF course, there are those who speak
somewhat slightly of the staYe indus
Try; but whatever tends to give hon.
est employment to honest men, should
be heartily encouraged, particularly
this year when so many farmers have
seen their labors on the farm prove
futile.
When the marketable timber in Iron
county shall have been exhausted, then
it is very probable that the mineral
will be looked after. There is not the
least doubt but that there is lead in
Iron county equal both in quality and
quantity to any in Southeast Missouri.
And those who claim hat such is
not the Ease, are ignorant on the sub
ject or Intentionally wish to deceive
the people. Time will prove the fore
going assertion beyond a reasonable
doubt.
Two gentlemen from Irondale were
in this locality recently with q view to
buying themselves farms, and as they
found the prices of land equal to ''min-
eral" prices, they, of course, did not
purchase, and returned home. Most
people in this locality have both their
eyes and ears open.
P. G.. Carly has recently had his
dwelling house repaired and repainted
which adds much to the appearance of
the house.
w. r. Read, merchant, has employed
Uncle Jack Palmer to clerk In the
store.
Mrs. Latham, of Reynolds county,
relatives in the Valley.
Not long ago Mrs. Judge Meyer
made a trip to Ironton.
Mrs. Hawkins visited Mrs. Patterson
Tuesday of last week.
What has become OF the correspond
ents at Goodland? We very much ap-
preciate the communications from
Goodwater. s.R. E." ia q first class
correspondent, and always has some
thing interesting to write.
Mrs. Annie Cox, who has been sick
for two weeks, is now able to be up
again. I am informed that her eldest
daughter la now very sick,
Emma and Ethel Hawkins visited
Mollie and Minnie Patterson Sunday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Meyer, Doe Run, |
visited Nh. and Mrs. Judge Meyer al
few days last week.
September 16, 1901. p.
Wasn't it q fine rainf Thugs are so
refreshed one is almost persuaded that
1t is a earth.
Rev. Lambert preached at the Pres