Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-05-22

the bank Mr.. J. A. w. Lewis was
named as one of the Board of Direct
ors to succeed the late r. ID. Lewis.
J. Frank Neel, a sheep grower of
Clovis, New Mexico, was in Ironton
the first of the week. Mr.. Neel has
contracted to purchase 1850 acres of
land in Reynolds county, on Tom
Sauk, about seven miles west of Iron
ton, andiptends to engage in sheep
growing there. He expects to ship
about 5000 head here the latter part
of the summer. Mr.. Neel says the
New Mexico land has become too
high In price for sheep culture to con-
tinue profitable in that country. He
expressed the opinion that this sec
ton was lust as well adapted to sheep
growing as New Mexico, if not more
so.
Following are the officers of the re-
Gently organized Bank of Annapolis:
Add Reese, president; Gus Funk,
vice president; Vincent. Sutton, Wal
ter Warncke and FL. Collins, direc-
tors. The fixtures for the institution
were purchased last week in Pied
mont, one of the banks there having
an extra outfit because of a c%onsolida-
ton some time since. No cashier has
yet been aelected for the new institu-
ton. but n will probably be chosen
this week. The bank will have tenn
porary quarters in n of Gus Funk'e
buildings. Tt ia intended, however,
to put up a new brick structure and
have the same ready for occupancyin
a couple of months.
DR.. w. G. Patton left Tuesday
morning for st. Louis, where he will
spend a month or six weeks taking q
postgraduate course in the hospitals
of that city, acquiring the latest and
most approved methods of treatment
of all kinds of sickness and human
frailties. He will then return to this
city to locate for general practice,
which will be pleasing news to his
many friends in this community.
During his long practice in State Hos
pital No. 4 he not only had the best
of opportunities to gather Invaluable
| experience, but he also made many
warm friends who will welcome his
permanent return to this city, after a
year of army medical service, which
very materially broadened his field of
Observation-Disclosures Times.
From the Piedmont Banner: "Itis
said that work was begun this week
toward sinking the first shaft in the
new lead field at Annapolis. The An
napolis Lead Company which recently
purchased a large tract of land near
Annapolis and which has been oper-
ating prospecting drills for several
months is sinking the shaft. The
company is owned by st. Louis cap
i~talists, The fact that a shaft is being
put down is believed to mean that
the prospect holes have shown lead in
a sufficient quantity to make the An
napolis field one of the important
mineral fields of the state. And
should this develope the Walnut Val
ley Stock Corporation which ia owned
by Piedmont people stands q most
excellent chance of sharing in the
prosperity of this district. For this
company, while organized as q stock
raising company, controls something
over four thousand acres of land
which adioins the tract on which shaft
is being sunk"
From last Thursdays st. Louis
Globe Democrat: SPY an inventory
filed yesterday in the Probate Court,
the estate of Robert D. Lewis, said to
be a millionaire at the time of his
death, is shown to be valued at $277,
IT'S. 04, not including three pieces oil
real estate, of which the value is not
given. Lewis, vice-president of the
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company,
died April 3. He resided at 80 West
moreland place. The personal estate
is divided as follows: Stocks, $194, :
$3.50; cash, $33, 076.29; bonds, $751;,
563. so; all of which are Liberty bonds
except 1854 of war saving stamps; in
surance, $14 800; goods and chattels
S3311. To-. Lewis held 500, 900 worth o.
common stock and S48, 900 of prefer
red stock in the Liggett Myers To-
bacco Company. He also had stock
IN the st. Louis Union Trust Com
pany valued at S25, 900. The real es'
tate consists of his residence in West
moreland place, and two tracts oil
land, one of 1875 acres and one Of fifty
acres, near ~Ironton, Mo-"
In making inquiry, after the bur
GldEIHlD& VI Ds IN OLOWh . 5tOlO IQOo
day night of last week. in an endeavol
to get some information as to the per
petrators of the crime, Sheriff Blue
+, ascertained that Ross Smith, a young
negro, living in St. Louis, but borI
and reared here, had arrived in Iron.
ton on the midnight train Tuesday
: and returned to st. Louis on No.
about three hours later. The Sheriff
concluded this was a suspicious move
| on Smiths part and at once got in
touch with the police in st. Louis
When the Sheriff's letter was receiv
ed the st. Louis police already haC
' Smith in charge, having caught him
| trying to pawn some clothing, the
possession of which he. could no
satisfactorily account for. Sheriff
' Blue and Mr.. Brown went to st. Loui
Sunday. Brown identified and re
, covered eleven different suits o
clothes and q pair of shoes that Smitl
had pawned at different places in the
city. Mr.. Brown says he is still ouI
four suits of clothes. The suits haC
: been pawned at from So to SIS each
Sheriff Blue returned to Ironton witt
! Smith on the noon train Tuesday ant
; he will probably be tried at the ad
, iourned term of circuit court mex
q month. Smith 10 about 20 years O
/ age. He has been away from her,
! FIVE years and has a police record i
st. Louis, having recently completes
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