Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

and some change were missing.
He followed the negro up the
street and located him at Green's
barber shop where he had been
employed as a bootblack. Nichols
charged Childers with stealing the
money, but the latter protested he
was innocent. He had none of the
money on him but a search in the
back yard unearthed something
over $50. Childers was taken to
Jail where he will probably re-
main until circuit court.
The railroad commissioners we're
at Pilot Knob last Friday afternoon
to hear what the people of that
hamlet had to say in support of
their request for a station at that
place. We understand that after
the hearing was over the commits
sioners expressed themselves as
being of the opinion that under the
law there was no question but that
Pilot Knob was entitled to a depot.
The law says a station must be
maintained at every town of more
than two hundred inhabitants.
Mr.. Cannon, division superinten-
dent of the railroad, who was pres
ent at the hearing, said that the
company would resist any effort
made to compel the establishment
of a depot at Pilot Knob. 1t is
hoped, however, that the matter
may be adjusted without friction,
and the commissioners stated they
thought some compromise might
be effected. Itdoes not seem to US
that the demands of the Pilot
Knob people are unreasonable.
All they want is a fairly comfort
able station house and a man
whom they agree to supply for SIS
a month-to look after the freight.
The company has expressed a
willingness to build an open shed
to be used as a waiting room but
doesn't want to furnish an agent.
The following is a special to the
st. Louis Republic, dated Poplar
Bluff, August 10: "The Puxico
Iron Company of Puxico has
purchased the iron mines of the
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Compa-
ny in the Arcadia Valley and the
mountains surrounding it. Be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 acres of
what have been known as the
richest iron fields in America, pos
sibly in the world, are included in
the transfer. Pilot Knob, one of
the most famous mineral peaks in
the United States, Shepherd Noun
tain, Russell Mountain, Cedar
Hill, Buzzard's Mountain, Tip Top
Mountain and the Arcadia Valley
are among the property procured
by the Puxico concern, which kept
its negotiations secret until the
transaction was completed. Will
liam Chauvanet of St. Louis, a
mining engineer and chemist, is
reported to have been engaged
to remain on the ground and SUI
perintend the commencement of
work and perform whatever duties
fall to the lot of an expert. The
mines were being worked by the
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Compa-
ny, successor in 1892 to the st.
Louis Ore and Steel Company.
When the panic of 1898 swept the
country and the firm became heav-
lily involved operations were
abandoned and never resumed.
More than half a million tons OF
ore lie IN the dump of the old
mines. Pilot Knob alone produced
one and a half millions of tons OF
the finest + in the world"
The Baptists of Missouri closed
their general assembly at Arcadia
Heights last night and to-day the
mountain is being cleared of tents
and visitors. A few of the latter
intend remaining, camping out,
for a while longer, unable to tear
themselves from the beauty OF
their surroundings. The conclud-
ing services were strikingly i'm
pressive. A severe rainstorm fell
in the afternoon and for an hour
after DR.. Anderson had. finished
his sermon the big audience hud-
died together in the large taber-
nacle, enjoying a social season
Notwithstanding the downpouI
which beat upon the roof and blew
in spraying gusts beneath it. The
clouds cleared away and the sun
quickly made the soil agreeable
under foot. A prayer and praise
service was held on Sunset Rock.
overlooking the valley for many
miles, just rs the sun sank beneath
the grim summit of Pilot Knob.
1t was pronounced the most beau
tiful sunset of the assembly period
and the exercise the most devout
and sacred. Scarcely was there q
dry eye in the congregation when
Dr. Dorgan Of Mt. Vernon, ILL.,.
ended the last prayer and sounded
the notes of the concluding song.
The sun, like a globe of fire, hung
over the weather beaten rocks Of
Pilot Knobs top. An Opaque
mist, apparently moved by a
mighty invisible agency, lifted
like a curtain from the depths Of
the valley and gradually dissolved,
AS the vapor al raised in the air.
the SUMS rays tipped the moist
verdant growth of hill and valley
with the sparkle of millions Of
diamonds and when the whitish
haze was entirely disappeared the
ball OF red had changed to glitter
ing gold. 1t dropped behind the
peak, flooding the heavens above
with its golden l%uster, the valley
and hills hahind IL hainr In