Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29

moving his stave mill from Bee Fork
to Paint Rock, having cut all Of his
timber on Bee Fork.-Centerville Out
look.
The Arcadia base ball team tried it
self out here last Sunday against the
local club, but did not get away with
it. The game was a pretty good one,
nevertheless the visitors were hand
somely trimmed by a score of Z to 8
in favor of the Potosians .-Potosi
Journal.
The last legislature passed a law re-
quiring the Presidents and Clerks of
the various school districts in the
counties to hold an annual meeting.
County Superintendent has called the
first meeting in Iron county under the
new law to be held in Ironton. Satur-
day, July 18th.
A party from Piedmont was here
Monday with an automobile he had
made the trip in from Indiana. He
started on homeward, but after going
a short distance beyond Arcadia, con-
Guided the road was too rough, brought
the a back here, and shipped it by
rail to Piedmont.
T. ]. Cain, for many years a well
known citizen of Iron Mountain, but
who has been in the saloon business
in the lead belt in st. Francois county
for the past fifteen years, died in FL
wins last Wednesday at the age of 53
years. Interment was made at Bis
marck the next day.
Chas. W. Tetwiler and daughter,
Miss Lizzie, of Poplar Bluff, passed
through Ironton on No. 4 last Thurs
day afternoon. Miss Lizzie was on
her way to Philadelphia, where she
will spend several months taking a
special course in music. Her father
accompanied her as far as st, Louis.
DR.. H. H. Piper, Registered Veteri-
nary Surgeon, is now located at Iron
ton, Missouri. Treats all kinds of dis
eases that stock Is subject to. Calls
answered night or day. Phone 176,
Sutton Hotel. Will be in Des Arc;
Missouri, Monday and Tuesday, June
I'd and Sd, 1918. Bring in your stock
that you want treated.
Archbishop Glennon administered
confirmation to a class of 81 at st. Jo-
seph's Chapel, Arcadia, Tuesday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. The parishes of Ar
cadia, Pilot Knob, Graniteville and
Bismarck we're represented. One of
the largest congregations ever ssem
bled in the chapel was present, and
heard a most eloquent sermon by the
Archbishop.
Last Sunday Mr.. Delano took Mr.
and Mrs. G. D. Alexander and family
to Pennington in his automobile. The
day was spent at Mr.. Alexander's ole
home place-the "Glen Raven" now
owned by E. W. Geer. This is the
first time Mr.. Alexander has been
back to the place since he left it wher
a child twelve years old.
A jury in Justice Rasche's court las
Friday morning found Len. and Chas
Sutton not guilty of the charge Of
gaming, They we're charged with
crap shooting. In the afternoon g
jury was empaneled to try VIM. and
Chas. Schleuter on the same charge
but, after hearing the evidence of the
States witness, Prosecuting Attorney
Damron dismissed the case.
Further mining of iron ore at Pilol
Knob, it is said, is dependent,t to a very
large extent, on the future Of the st
Louis Blast Furnace Company in st
Louis. The furnace was sold severa
months ago, under deed of trust, anG
no one seems to know what it is pro
posed to do with it. It is stated tina
if the furnace we're to resume opera
tions it would mean activity in the
mines at Pilot Knob.
w. D. Tucker, of whose prospect
ing on his farm in Flatwoods, east o
Ironton, we made mention severa
weeks ago, was in Ironton Saturda,
and showed us some mineral he hat
recently taken out. The specimen
certainly looked good. Mr.. Tucker
tells US that they are rich in zinc, leat
and copper and bear traces of gold
He is now at a depth of 30 feet anc
proposes to go right along until hi
finds out just what there is there.
We are getting to be good-so good
The hell-impelling penochle game ant
the dissolute chewing gum slot ma
chine are now placed on the junk heal
of Satan's worn-out devices. We ar,
making our neighbor to fit himself fol
goodness, whether he will or no, and t.
this end he will rest the more conten
the less there is here to attract hi
lighter moments. Is not this earth "a
vale of tears?" Why should 1t bt
permitted to assume a phase it canno
rightly possess?
Prosecuting Attorney Damron las
Wednesday received word from th'
Clerk Of the Supreme Court at Jeffer
son City that the appeal in the cas-
Of State vs. VIM. Short had been dis
missed. Short was convicted in tn,
circuit court of Iron county for pro
curing illegal votes to be cast at thu