Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-10

A Mr.. Long of East Fork, man
ager of the Doe Run Lead com-
pany's Diamond drill, A. A. Parker
of L~esterville and M. G. Harrison
of this place, made a trip to Dry
Valley last Monday. Mr.. Long
purchased the we'll drill belonging
to MI. Harrison and others. He
will use the we'll drill to get down
to solid rock. After rock has been
reached the diamond drill will be
used to go down several hundred
feet. Mr.. Long expressed the
opinion that East Fork or Tom
Sank would prove, when properly
developed, one Of the richest min
ing districts in this country. We
certainly hope his prediction will
come true.-CentcrgiJle Outlook.
Hon. Walter L. Hsnsley, and
Jere Burks of Pennington were
here last Saturday evening and
addressed tho voters on the issues
of the campaign. Both speeches
were effective and elected hearty
applause from an assemblage that
filled the spacious circuit court
room. Nh. Hensley has made an
efficient and untiring representa-
tive, and has worked faithfully
for the interests of us folk of the
common run. Special Privilege
has received no favors from him.
His remarks last Saturday even
ing bore that impress of sim
certify and zeal which cannot be
counterfeited by self-seeking pa
triots. Mr.. Burks made a good
talk, too, full of vigor and good
sense. he'speakers were intro
duced to the audience by Hon.
VIM. R. Edgar in the happy vein
which is always his.
Says the Pennington News:
"Barney Petty and family arrived
home last week for the winter.
Barney has been playing for sew
eral weeks with the Baltimore team
in the International League. For
several years he was q star pitcher
for the st. Lonis Browns in the
American League. Last summer
he was sold to the Washington
team and a little later he changed
to the Baltimore team of the In
ternational League. Barney's
many friends and admirers refuse
to believe that his baseball days
are over. 1t is expected that he
will be actively engaged in base
ball work for a good many years,
but it may be in an entirely differ
ent capacity from that of the past.
1t has been known for some time
that Barney has entertained some
thoughts of owning a team of his
own; in fact, he came very near
to buying the Oklahoma City team
last year, offering the owner the
amount he had first asked for the
team. Whether he continues in
base ball as player, owner, or
manager, his career in the future
will be watched with the same
keen interest by his many admir-
ing friends that it has been in the
past"
The mine owners of this county
are always playing the Editors Of
the county for dubs. Last week
every paper that said anything
about the big land deal in Iron
county, on the line of our new
railroad, denied that any of the
lead companies we're interested in
the deal. How these Editors knew
anything of the deal, unless they
we're simply asked to deny it, is
hard to imagine. Mr.. Black, the
man who sold the land, says that
it is a matter of common know
ledge that the st. Joe Lead Co., or
at least the Parsons interest, had
bought the land. He also recites
that he was called to Ironton on
Monday to meet MI. Parsons, but
missed him on account of a trip
he had to make to st. Louis. Mr..
Parsons was in Ironton that Nom
day. Mr.. Parker, to whom the
deed was made, has long been
known as a representative of the
lead company, and has done some
prospecting for them, all his checks
being drawn on the lead company.
Mr.. Black did not know on whom
the check for the land was drawn
but it is impossible to imagine
that Mr.. Parker bought it for his
own use. Heis not.a wealthy man
and could not handle a deal like
this. What end could be served
by his denial is not known but
that's the way the world wags-
the newspaper end of it.-Bismarck
Gazette.
During our Circuit Court last
week Judge Huck found William
Gholson guilty of violating the
Local Option Law upon the follow
ing agreed statement of facts
son July A, 1912, defendant met
Charles Crosslin, in the city Of
Fredericktown, who remarked that
he, Crosslin, would like to have a
drink, whereupon Gholson said
he too would like to have one, and
then Crosslin said he had Is cents
to contribute toward buying some
whisky II Gholson could get a
prescription. Gholson then said
he would try to get a prescription
and for Crosslin to see If he could
find some other parties to help buy