Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-26
Coal for sale-A. Rieke & Son.

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Joe Scott, a negro who has been
in Ironton about a year,
was arrested one day last week on
the charge of having stolen a
watch from Ed. Berry, of Arcadia.
Scott protested he was innocent
and a trial was had before Squire
Rasche Friday. The evidence was
that Scott, Berry and Others had
been drinking near the railroad
bridge between Ironton and Ar
cadia. Berry showed his watch to
Scott and shortly afterwards miss
ed it; he accu sed Scott of having
it but the latter said not. A couple
of days later Scott returned the
watch to Berry saying he had
found it. He exacted fifty cents
of Berry for the return of the
watch. On the evidence Justice
Rasche fined Scott S. and cost
which the defendant promptly paid.
Scott and : another negro, Jim
Coleman, we're arrested last Satur-
day on the charge of selling whis-
key without license. A jury in
Squire Rasche's court Tuesday af-
ternoon found both defendants
guilty and assessed their punish
ment at $40 fine, each, and costs.
Not having the money to liquidate
Scott and Coleman are now in jail
where they will likely remain for
several weeks.
A small bunch of P%rogressives
met in the court house here last
Saturday to decide whether the
party should put out a county tick
ct this fall. Mr.. S. G.. Nipper, the
Republican nominee for Congress,
was present at the meeting and
made a speech urging the Pro-
gressives not to put out a ticket,
as it could not possibly be elected,
and to do so would be playing in
to the hands of the Democrats.
Scott Hopkins, one of the leaders
of the Progressive movement here,
replied, stating that they were now
a distinct political organization
and proposed to maintain it as
such, and that he was in favor of a
party ticket of their own. On sub
hitting the matter to a vote only
five members participated therein.
Hopkins, F. E. Cole, Harry Nc
Grew and j. L. Mosier, the latter
three being from Belgrade town
ship, voted for a ticket, and Har-
vey Huitt, of Walton township,
voted against ii. 1t was then de-
cided to hold another meeting next
Saturday fer the purpose OF nomi-
mating the ticket, and a call to that
effect has been issued. Just who
the nominees will be has not been
learned, but Rev. HI. W. Cook, of
Potosi, has informed US he would
be a candidate for the nomination
for Representative. Scott Hopkins
is also mentioned for this place.
Potosi Journal.
Redmond Black, who lives in
the west end of Iron county, was
in Ironton Monday for the pur-
pose of closing a land sale to the
Doe Run Lead Company. He was
met here by Mr.. Parsons of Bonnie
Terre and his attorney, Mr.. Boyer.
While no deed has yet been filed
both parties stated the sale had
been consummated. Mr.. Black
sells about 1900 acres of land to the
company for which he is to receive
ST., 500. The company has had an
option on the property for the past
SIX months and it is said lately
discovered unmistakable evidence
of large deposits of zinc thereon.
The land is on Clayton Creek,
about twenty-five miles west of
Ironton, and is on the route of the
proposed road from Bismarck to
Bunker. T. R. Terry has 1850 acres
of land adjoining the Black tract
on which the same company has
an option at 500 an acre. This
deal, it is said, will be closed at
once. The foregoing are the facts
in the matter as nearly as we have
been able to ascertain them. We
hope the story is true, for if it is,
it means that our west end com.
munity is.going to boom some oil
these days. OF course, there are
all sorts of stories and rumors
afloat. Mr.. Black went to st.
Louis Monday and the represen-
tatives of the lead company re-
turned to st. Francois county that
evening.
The county court Tuesday nam
ed the following persons to serve
as judges of election at the various
precincts throughout the county a.
the general election in November
Dea Arc-Wm. Mckee, John w.
Lovelace, Cal Provence, Chas.Mc-
lCue, D. II. Stevenson, Ed. Col
we'll.
AnnGpolis-G. w. Collins, San
ford Dunn, Sylvester Kitchell.
Scott Lloyd, Gus Funk, Jno.Kelly,
Jr.
Dunn's-W. L. Scoggin, Chas.
Bollinger, VIM. Dunn, John H.
Sheard, Delbert Markham, Scott
Bunce.
PoB's-Joe Selinger, George j.
Reeves, Chas. Miller, Chas. Ives
ter, Chas, Pennebaker, Jas. Nc
Lard.
Hogan-Chas. Holloman, R. S,
Huff, Henry Swaringim, Newt.
Huff, Sam Savage, N. s. Vickery
ArcGdiG-W. j. Lee, Chas. Shu-
lar, VIM. Knight, John Hendley
E. @. Tual, w. III. Tapley.
Fonton-Herman Rieke, E. L
Farmhouse, Mann Ringo, A. L