Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-25
Des Arc Items.

I went through seventy-five miles
of the wheat belt around Charleston,
Dexter, Bertrand and Oran last week.
I saw, at least, twenty threshers rum
ming and hauling the wheat to the cars
and elevators. They are shipping s
to 10 cars of wheat every day. Most
of it weighs 81 lbs. and averages 25
bushels to the acre. Some of the
farmers are blowing the stubble fields
and sowing COW peas. This is GER
tainly a wheat country. I was at Lii
bourn, 20 miles south of Sikeston. 1t
is a thriving town. l had the pleasure
of meeting the editor of the Lilbourn
Herald. He is an up.to-date man and
seems to be on to his job. The paper
is much improved. Stevenson& Fitz,
merchants, report business good. l
attended a revival meeting there n
night; heard a fine sermon by Rev.
Manly, a Christian preacher from
Fredericktown, Mo. His theme was
"drifting away" While at Lutesville
Tuesday night I attended the Farm
ington District M. E. Sunday School
convention. There were twelve or
fifteen preachers present from differ
ent towns; also a lot of delegates.
Among them we're Misses Edna Nc
Clurg, Rose Spence and Gertrude
Thompson, Arthur Ricketts, and Rev..
Bleese, all from Belleview. | attend
ed a Baptist lawn social at Farming
ton Friday night on the lawn of Coun-
ty Treasurer Halle. A large crowd of
young people were in attendance, the
receipts being $44 for Baptist missions.
I wound up my weeks work at Iron
dale with my friends, James and Wi
ley O'Neal. Got several orders and
left for Des Arc on train No. 8 Satur-
day night. Arrived home at II O'Clock
safe and sound, after a hard weeks
work.
Mrs. Geo. Phillips and son, Frank,
are visiting her parents at Valley
Park.
Mrs. F. M. Semands and daughter,
Arlene, from Poplar Bluff visited old
friends here last week.
Mrs. VIM. Sitze and childrent went
to Mineral Point to visit her brother
and family last week.
Mrs. Joe Walton and daughter, Cla-
ra, from Lockwood, are visiting the
formers mother, Mrs. Maddox.
VIM. Pate and family have gone to
st. Louis to reside.
Miss Elma Roberts is visiting friends
in the lead belt.
Mrs. Russell from Brunot is visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D.
A. White, on College Hill.
Grover Hinkle and family from Bru-
not spent Sunday here with John Kel-
ly and family.
Claude Morris was a visitor to Pop
lar Bluff last week.
Mrs. Mahala Lloyd, one of the old
est residents of our town, died at her
home here last Wednesday evening
at seven o, o'clock. She had been fall
ing in health for the past six months,
having suffered with stomach trouble
and old age. She vas n years, three
months and five days old She leaves
four children, eight grandchildren and
three great grandchildren, all living
here and were at the bedside when she
passed away. A husband and four
children preceded her to the other
shore. Grandma Lloyd was a faithful,
member of the M. E. church, in which
she had labored for years. Her flu
neral vas conducted by her pastor
Rev. Myers, assisted by Rev. w. w
Strother, after which she was laid tc
rest in the cemetery here. To the sor.
rowing and grief-stricken children
and loved ones we would say: WeeL
not for thy mother and grandmother;
she is not dead, but sleepeth beyond
the river of death, where the WICKED
cease from troubling and the weary
are at rest, where God will wipe away
all tears and we will never says'good-
bye"
Yes, dear mother, you have left us,
And our loss we deeply feel,
We know you were a good kind moth
er,
And you were a faithful friend,
And our hearts were filed with sor'
row,
AS we stood and watched the end.
But we know that you were ready
For that bright and shining shore,
And you we're so glad to meet the
friends
Who had passed on before.
And we hope when life is over,
And our work on earth is done,
That in heaven you'll meet your chill.
dren,
Every one, yes, every onel ISAAC.