Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-02
From G~o0dwateP.

for corn and sowing oats.
Fruit trees of all kinds are
heavy-laden with bloom and I'M
less severe cold snaps occur soon,
an unusually heavy yield of fruit
will be harvested next Autumn.
The prospects for wheat have
much improved since my last writ
ing, but, at best, a meager yield
may be expected.
If any reader doubts that the
Stork was over-burdened with
boys recently, let him read the
next paragraph:
Born: March 4th, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Croker, a son; March
9th, to Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Martin,
twin boys, combined weight 10
pounds; and March 9th, to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Graves, a son.
All concerned "are doing as we'll
as could be expected"
Tolu Post Offce has been re-
moved to G H. Woods residence.
MI. Wood had been appointed
Postmaster, 0ice Solomon Bays,
resigned.
r.. G. Croker and Sons have
sold all their merchandise and,
on the 18th inst, sold their live
stock, farming implements and
household goods at public auc-
ton. The sale was well attended.
Mr.. Crocker and family and w.
D. Croker and family intend
leaving here in a few days for the
Far West. They stated they will
stop for a while in New Mexico.
Then if they do not find a suitable
location in that State, they intend
to go to California.
Frank Thompson and Carol
Croker have rented the R. G.
Crocker farm this year for $3.50.
On business during March: j. O.
Scott, to Tolu; Willis Wisdom, to
Howe's Mill; G. S. and D. G. Luz
cas-, to Iron Mountain.
The following named gentle
mon came here from near the
points named, on business during
the past month: Messrs. j. r.
Hays, John Anderson, A. r. Nc
Murtrey, John Barger, Edward
and Louis johnson, Moses Vest,
Joseph Goforth, Belgrade; Jacob
McClurg, VIM. Shelton, Robert
Barlow, Mann; Frank Smith,
Jas. Martin, Solomon Nelson,
Brule; w. N. Short, Samuel
Crocker, George Adams, Good
land; "Uncle" John Buford,
Black; j. A. and j. G. Mincher,
Viburnum; Jacob Adams, and j.
G. Flickinger, billiard; John Tur-
ner, Alfred, John and Willard
Day, Bixby; John Gallaher, Mil
ton Bell and Thos. Anderson,
Edge Hill; T. D. Hughes, Howe's
Mill; Peter Sumpter, Sumpter:
James and George Strioklin, H.
r. and Adam Henderson, Henry
and Marion Crocker, Clones; Geo,
and Harvey Willhite, Robert and
Solomon Bays, Jas. Dodd, j.
II. Hensbee, w. R. Wood, Tolu;
G. Payne, Adams P. o.; Sylves-
ter Yount, George Cole, Lafayette
Jarvis, Wallace and Louis Martin,
VIM. Gillian, Quaker; Leslie
Yount, Herculaneum; Zimi SUIT
terfield, West Fork; A. B. Gibson,
Zachariah Denny, Tolu; w. Chap
man, Monterey.
During March the following
named persons visited relatives
here; Rev. James Nipper and
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Israe.
Chandler of near Davisville; Mr.
and Mrs. w. R. Wood of neal
Tolu; Miss Bertha Wood, of Tolu:
Luther Scott and family of neal
Courtois.
Visiting went: j. L. Beers and
family and Willis Wisdom and
family near Tolu: Clio and Gladys
Love, G. S. Lucas and j. F. Mer-
rift and family to near Quaker.
Adjacent forest fires destroyed
considerable fencing for James o.
Scott and r, G. Crocker last week.
The following named gentle
men representing the firms named
respectively called on our mer.
chants during the past month
G. E. Mockbee, Noryell Shap-
leigh Hardware Co., Lee Town
send,H H. w. Gildehaus Grocer Co..
Since the above was written We
learned that during the night O.
the 9th a cyclone passed neal
Tolu and thence in a north-eas
erly direction. 1t blew, down 6
new barn and unroofed the dwell.
ing house on the premises of w
r. Wool. Then it blew dowr
much timber on the ridge anc
further on, much fencing on Mr.
Jasper Anderson's and J.. FL
Crocker's farms. Beyond there
the stave-mill buildings and thre,
dwelling houses were blown down
One Of these occupied by Franz
Hopkins and family was torn tt
pieces, some parts of the furnitur,
were blown 1 1-2 miles. MI. ant
Mrs. Hopkins we're much bruised
and o leg Of one Of their children
broken in two places. 1t is sale
that one of the dwellings, occupi.
ed by w. Jenkins and family
was rolled over and over, but NJ
one was iniurad r. n =