Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-20

iron deposits in the Early tract near
Piedmont, was given Monday when
more than a score Of promoters and
prospective land buyers came here
in a special car and investigated the
proposition. The Banner learns that
visitors from Wisconsin and other
states made contracts to purchase
several large bodies of iron land in
the tract. The buyers, however,
would not divulge their plans. The
Early tract of 1000 acres is owned by
the Ora Land and Mining Company.
Mrs. Ora D. Ridgeley, an Illinois wo-
man, is principal stakeholder. The
company is now operating at Keener.
Piedmont Banner.
J. L. Edwards, with a crew of men,
is removing the machinery from the
big iron ore washer at this place this
week. The machinery will be ship
ped to Galena, Kansasyw we understand,
where it will be used in the reduction
of lead ores. The washer was built
about three years ago for the st.
Francois Iron & Land Company by
Bryant.& Putnam, contractors. The
st. Francois Company failing to pay
the contract price, the property re-
verified to the contractors, who re-
Gently sold it to some parties at Ga
lena. The washer was operated in
termittently for a short time after its
construction, but for many months
past, it has stood idle. The remov-
al of this machinery will probably
puncture the last bubble of hope for
the washed iron ore industry in this
section.-Greenvllle Sun.
About 10 o'clock last night, soon
after the departure of the Yankee
Robinson show train, a party of
about fifty attaches of the outfit, most
ly roustabouts, came trudging back
down the railroad with the complaint
that they had been dumped from the
train while it was in motion, without
receiving their wages, amounting as
they reported to from $15 to 800 each.
Members of the party wired the chief
of police at st. Louis to hold the train
until they arrived there. Most of the
abandoned company got out of town
on different trains during the night.
The circus disbanded here. A large
number of performers left on an after
noon train. The show itself departed
at $3.50 last night, bound for its winter
quarters near Des Moines, Iowa. The
show carried 81 cars, but gave a weak
performance here.-Piedmont Ban
ner.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the .'Presbyterian church, I%ronton, will
hold an open meeting in the Presby-
terrain church on Sunday evening NO
vember 90, at 1880 O'Clock. All are in
vited. The following programme will
be presented:
OFFERToRY-Piano and Violin-Mrs
Damron and Mr.. Hanson.
HYMN-Fling Out the Banner.
SCRIPTURE LEssoN-Mrs. Damron.
INvoCATIoN-Rev. ]. T. Mitchell.
DUET-Mrs. A. L. Schwab and Miss
Muf1ey.
TALK-The Immigrant-Mrs. M. j
Francis.
SoLo-Miss Lily Mitchell.
READING-Miss Anna Marie Kindell,
REMARKs-Rev. j. T. Mitchell.
READING-Miss Alma Kendall.
MUsIC-Miss Kathryn Damron.
OFFERING.
DoxoLoGY.
BENEDICTIoN.
In former times the man who killed
a full-grown wolf received Sc for the
scalp thereof; for that of a "kitten,'
SO. Half of the sum was paid by thu
State, and half by the county. But
few years ago, when Hadley was Gov
ernor, he vetoed that part of the ap
preparation bill providing for the pay
ment of the bounty for wolf-scalps
The counties continued to pay thei
portion, So and $3.50, and ever at thu
reduced bounty a number of scalp
were turned in. Last winter, how
ever, the Democratic Legislator
again made the necessary a%ppropria
ton, and Gov. Major did NOT veto il
The State now stands ready to pay it
portion for the past as well as tn
present and future. In Iron connt
the following amounts will be paid up
on the parties interested calling o.
the county clerk and signing receipt
forthe respective sums due them: Il
g. Kaufman, 5000; Robert Hughes
$3.50; N. s. Vickory, $1,000; AID, Hen
derson, $780, and Newt Tins, $3.50.
The new Telephone Exchang
building is a credit to the town
great Improvement over the woode
structures it replaces. 1t is built G
? brick, is three stories in height, includ
ing the basement. It's dimensions ar
25x5O feet. Allthe modern appliance
for convenience and comfort are EN-
!, ployed: electric lighting, furnac
heating, etc. On the main floor is on
large store room, the full dimension
of the building, now occupied b
Madigan's hardware store. The uppt
story contains, in addition to the telt
nhone exchange. two suites of tW