Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-01-17

Spaugn'S DenalI. IL SAID. lnree
Jurors do not want Spaugh hanged.
Two jurors approved the hanging
before the trial. One juror hung
out for Spaugh and was given
whisky. He was the only juror
for Spaugh. Afidavits to this
effect are on the way to Salem,
Mo-, to be forwarded to YOU The
charge that undue influence was
used to convict Spaugh, his at
torneys claim, will be substantial
ed when they present the case to
the Court of Appeals next week"
Nothing has yet been heard here
"Wednesday noon) from Jefferson
City.
About three years ago some
twelve or fifteen of our citizens
were induced to become members
of the Iron Mountain Fishing Club.
The representations under which
members we're secured we're: a
lease had been secured from the
Iron Mountain Company on the
dam at Iron Mountain. 1t vas
proposed to form a club of at least
two hundred and fifty members
composed chiefly of people in st.
Francois, Iron and adjoining coun-
ties. Each member was to take
$50 worth of stock-St0 payable at
once to be used in repairing the
dam, and the other $40 payable
when the club house was built.
The members here all paid the first
assessment of $40. Work was
then begun on repairing the dam,
some $500, it is understood, be-
ing expended for that purpose.
Some of the members elsewhere
must have been dilatory in meet
ing their assessment, as Mr.. VIM.
Trauernicht of Middlebrook, one
of the Iron county members of the
Fishing Club, advanced over $500
at the time to finish paying for
the work. Shortly after that the
Iron Mountain Company disposed
of the property, and it was learned
that the Iron Mountain Company
had never given a lease on the
dam and that the people who had
put up the money to repair the
property we're out their $1,000.
Some effort was made at the time
to get the Iron Mountain Company
to refund the money, but the
officers of that concern absolutely
refused to do anything. Various
attempts were made for restitution
but they all resulted in failure.
And so the matter has rocked
along for the past two years or
more, Mr.. Trauernicht, naturally,
anxious to get back his $500 or
more, and the members a little
sore to think of how easily they
had been duped out of $40. This
being their state of mind, you can
readily understand how very much
amazed the Ironton members OF
the Iron Mountain Fishing Club
were last Sunday on receiving
through the mails a letter from
Mr.. Julian Paul Cayce, an attorney
of Pennington, under date Of
January 10Th, which reads as fol-
lows:
"Dear Sir:-At the November
term of the Circuit Court of this
county, l obtained a judgment fol
1928. 90 and costs in behalf of Will
liam Trauernicht, of Middlebrook
against the Iron Mountain Fishing
Club, for money advanced by Mr.
Trauernicht for building the dan
at the lake at Iron Mountain. Tht
records of the Club show that it
membership fee was 500, one-hal
of which has been paid by thu
several members, and that there il
due from each member a balance
of $40 on his dues. They alst
show that you are one of the mem
bers. A number of the member!
of the Club who reside at thi
place have expressed to me thei
willingness to pay this $40 directl.
to me, and so avoid the cost o
issuing an execution and having
the sheriff collect from the share
holders. | have therefore con
cluded to write those members O
the Club that | can reach and as,
them if they, too, are willing t
make this payment to me. Il a.
of them respond, l believe | Wi
receive more than enough to pa,
the claim and costs, and in tina
, event, will pro rate the judgmen
; and return the balance to the mem
! bers. / will appreciate an earl
reply from you, SO that l ma,
know how to proceed in the mat
ter. Very Truly Yours,
!, 81. P. CAYCE."
, 1t was like a streak of lightnin
from a clear sky. Already "stoo
up'' for one ten, and going to +
! forced by law to put up another
, Not on your life! Every one {
! the [ronton members that we hav
q seen say that they would hay
, been perfectly willing to volur
I tarily contribute to make up TT
deficit, but when it comes to CON
polling payment by law, that
another proposition. Some ques
;, lions will have to be answeredfr
For instance, if there were q
members, as represented, why
a deficit? In common courtesy VIII
! weren't the Ironton members NJ
. titled of tho pending suit? B
these interrogatories will probab.