Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-14

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1900 acres-were sold under Judgment
for taxes here last Saturday, and pur-
chased by Henry Garter, President
of the First National Bank of Madison.
Ills, for $3.50. Mr.. Carter purchased
them as trustee for the First National
Bank, of Madison, Ills, German Saw
ing Bank, of H~oyleston, Ills, the
Farmers Bank, of Pennington, Mo-,
the Merchants and Miners Bank of
Flat River, Mo-, and the Bankers
Trust Company, of st. Louis. These
institutions, it stated, have loans Sc
cured by deeds of trust on the property
and they bid in the land to protect
their interests.
From the Poplar Bluff Republican:
Prospects are bright that a consider
able amount of work will be done yet
this fall in starting the mining indus
try at Romine Springs east of Poplar
Bluff. W. A. Splsngler is n Of the
engineers who has spent the week 60
ing over the land of the Butler Iron
Company and is now awaiting orders
which may be to proceed with actual
mining activities. 1t was limited at
that a force of men would probably
go to work in the neal future mining
a quantity of the more exposed ore.
The chief engineer, Mr.. Hamilton,
and Mr.. Cutter, are expected to ar
rive this week and will probably bring
definite orders as to the mining oper-
alton"
1t has been kept very quiet, but
nevertheless it is true, that a big, rich
iron mine is being opened up five
miles north of Sullivan. Prospecting
with the drill began last July and a
body of ore has been located over a
considerable area of ground. 1t is
struck in about thirty-five feet of the
surface and is 10 feet thick, with a
deposit of sulphur underneath the
iron. The mine is located ON land
owned by Charley Rueppele, and it
has been leased by the Commercial
Acid Company of East st. Louis-the
same people who are operating the
sulphur mines near Morrelton. Two
shafts have already been put down,
one about 80 feet deep and the other
about so feet. The ore has proved to
be very rich.-Sullivan News.
Circuit court was in adjourned SEES
sion last Saturday. Most of the SEES
sion was devoted to the ease of W.
Fischer, ct al. VS.. the City of Farm
ington, election contest, brought here
from st. Francois county on a change
of venue. This suit originated over
the local option election in Farming
ton two years ago, the plaintiffs alleg-
ing Irregularities in the election. The
attorney for the plaintiff asked for an
immediate trial, but it was evident the
defense was lodging and not seeking
an early disposition of the case. The
matter was finally continued until the
next term of circuit court. 1t is said
a recent decision of the Supreme
Court, relative to a local option cleo.
tion in Macon, s~ustains the conten.
lions of the plaintiffs in the Farming.
ton case, and that when the matter IL
finally adjudicated the Pennington
election will be declared void. The
case has been in court two years
More of the laws delay.
"She Stops to Conquer" played al
the Academy of Music last Friday
night by the Ironton High School, was
witnessed by a full and appreciatine
audience. The play was spiritedly
rendered with a noted absence o.
amateurish awkwardness and diff
dence. The several members of the
cast perfect in their lines; there
were no tedious waits; the entranceI
and exits we're without fault. Every
thing ran smoothly from startto finish
without jar OF ~jostle; there were ne
stage lapses to mar the enjoyment o
the auditors, who frequently by thei,
, applause attested their interest in thu
depletion of the and scene
of two hundred years agone. The act
and scenes Of the play were inter
spersed with vocal and instrumental
selections, and I take pleasure in Civ
, ing credit to the pupils of the Lead
wood High School for their assistance
, in this part of the program, and il
= expressing the gratitude of the iron
: ton public.