Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-01

in any subject in which they are weak
or deficient. Such pupils as may wish
to enter for this purpose will be en-
rolled for the term of six weeks and
full credit will be given for the work
done.
A disastrous forest fire ragged over
the most Of Reynolds county on last
Monday, burning up the mast in the
woods, and fencing from around
several farms and in some instances
the fire came neal burning houses and
barns. The wind blew a gale all day
and it was impossible to control the
fire. Among those who lost fencing as
a result of the fire around our town are
w. G. Hunter, who lost about 5000
rails, N, Scott 400; L. F. Tate 5000;
James Fears 700. Moses McNail, j.
N. Bowles, John McAlwain, VIM.
F~aulkeeberry, w. B. Messer and A.
Buford are a few of the many others
who lost fencing County
Outlook.
The surveyors on the new railroad
line from the Mississippi river near
st. Geneyieye, running in this direc-
ton, are now camped near StoEe Hill
in the Meremac valley, fourteen miles
east of this city. They crossed the
Iron Mountain railroad lear Irondale
and came up Big river through Wash
ington county, through the northwest
corner Of Iron county, and entered
this county on the divide near the
head OF the east Fork of Huzzah, where
they connect with the survey made
out to the southwest from Sligo Fur
mace. The main line from the east
is now being extended to this city.
There are seventeen men now with the
surveying party and others are ex-
pected to arrive here tomorrow even
ing from St. Louis. They will proba-
bly, reach Salem within ten days and
go on west or southwest .-Salem
Monitor.
The following data for the month Of
May have been compiled from the
records kept at this place by Mr.. W.
H. Delano, Voluntary Observer, U. S.
Weather Bureau, and cover the period
from 1879 to 1891, inclusive, excepting
the years 1884, 1891, and 1892, for
which only the precipitation is avail
able. The mean or normal tempera-
ture Of May is Ga degrees. The
warmest May vas that of 1881, with
an average of 70 degrees, and the cold
est was that OF 1888, with an average
of Sc degrees. The highest tempera-
ture recorded during any May was 50
on May Oath and 26th, 1879, and the
lowest, 80 degrees on May ID, 1888,
and on May 80, 1897. The average
precipitation for May is 5.27 inches,
and the average number of days on
which 0.01 inch or more fell, 9. The
greatest amount for any May was $50
inches in 1896, and the least, O.47 in
1901. The greatest fall in any "a con
secutive hours was 8 II inches on May
25, 1898. The prevailing winds have
been from the south. The average
number of clear day is g.; partly cloudy
days, 10; and cloudy days. g.
A few days ago the Budweiser Band
gathered themselves together and pro-
ceeded to the residence OF Mr.. Aug.
Rieke. That day marked the COM
pletion of the twenty-fifth year of Mr..
and Mrs. Rieke's welded life, and Of
course a celebration was in order. A
few other friends were congregated
with the members of the band and a
very happy time resulted. The wish
tors were pleasantly entertained with
music, etc., for several hours, when
the proceedings were crowned with an
elegant lunch served by the hands of
the amiable hostess, assisted by the
daughter OF the house, Miss Tillie.
Perhaps supererogatory is the declara-
ton that full justice was done to the
viands, and that the inequalities ex-
tended we're not without due appreci-
alton. ! have attended several similar
gatherings, but never a more enjoy
able one. To the host and hostess,
good health, long life and prosperity!
The celebration of their golden we'd
ding will come about the eighty-ifth
year of my age, but / am going to do
my best to be present, providing this
life still binds us to the earthly sphere.
If not, a reunion among the stars may
not be impossible.
Not the least notable Of the place
takings of commencement week was
that of the Patrons Day display. 1t
was notable in more ways than one.
1t showed a field of work that extends
from the kindergarten to the sciences
applied; from the little tot, who looks
up to Miss Fannie with streaming eyes
and heaving breast when sorrows come
anear, to the big overgrown hopeful,
who has just reached the age where
bio holds his fathers mental develop
ment in utter contempt; from the first
use OF pen and paper it branched out
into the field Of colors, and there was
no fault to find. A boy, like a man,
puts his hands, his head, his heart on
his work; then these boys-and girls
too-have clean hands, for their work
was ~spotless; they have good heads,
for their work was right; their hearts
are clean and their natures are de-
veloplng into something more than
mere wolf-fghters, for everywhere
could be seer a %gentleness of touch
which comes only when the heart holds
the pencil. l should love to mention
many Of the papers that appeared to
me as being out OF the ordinary-they
we're legion--too many, in fact, for
such an undertaking. shall say this,
!. that it was a collection that in many
respects rivals the one gotten together