Iron County register., 1921-07-14


game next Sunday.
Pelty's All Star Nationals and the
Arcadia. Valley Base Ball team will
cross bats at Fletcher's Field, Iron
ton, Thursday, June 14th, at 2:30 P. M.
An interesting contest is promised as
these teams are evenly matched and
always play close games.
The rain last Thursday, shortly aft
er noon, was accompanied by quite
an electrical storm and the lightning
is reported to have "struek" several
places round about. A large tree on
the Baptist Home property in Rus
sellville was quite badly damaged.
The Douglas Motor Company and
Ford sales agency at Piedmont sold
out last week to Louis Jobe of Bloom
field. Consideration, $4,000, it is
said, Mr.. Douglas will continue
with the Ford Motor Company, prob
ably accepting an agency in Illinois.
Baptist Home: "Nine members of
the evangelistic force holding meet
ings in the Lead Belt drove to Iron
ton during our protracted meeting
for conference with the evangelist
aud pastor. They held a short SER
vice in the Home for the old people,
and visited .the farm and inspected
the work on the new building"
Potosi Journal: "The county has
acquired powerful caterpillar tractor
from the government for use in road
grading. All its is machinery enclos-
ed with heavy steel plating The
tractor is practically new, having run
only 113 miles. The factory price Of
such machines is $500, but this one
cost the county only $3.50. County
Highway Engineer Agnew has been
trying for sometime to obtain tractor
for the county, and has thus succeed
ed, with the cooperation of Division
State Highway Engineer H. d. Grif-
fifth and Congressman M. E. Rhodes" "
Greenville Sun: Sat meeting of
the board of directors of the Wayne
Iron League at Piedmont on July Sd,
it was voted to take Patterson into the
league to fill the vacancy caused by
the withdrawal of Annapolis. Patter-
sons standing in the spenant race will
be based on their own per centage.
They are not required to take the
place of Annapolis in the percentage
table. However, should Patterson
finish in the lead, they will receive the
ten per cent of the gate receipts
which goes to the penant winner, on
ly from July 8, the date that they be-
came a member of the league"
VIM. Henson, an old time resident
who lives in the neigborhood of the
Rifle Range, was quite badly burned
while at Lake Killarney last Friday
night. Mr.. Henson was at the Lake
fishing with a party of friends. He
became tired and concluded he would
60 to the automobile and take nap.
On reaching the car he detected an
odor as if the gasoline were leaking,
Securing lantern, he started to in
vestigate. The gasoline that had es-
capped from the tank was ignited by
the lantern and Mr.. Henson's left arm
was quite seriously burned. He came
to town at once and DR.. Marshal
dressed the injured member.
Ellington Press: "Sheriff Shy has
added another merit mark to his rec
ord as catcher of bootleggers. Sum
day afternoon, while on the lookou
for "white mulen distributors, he way
laid one Ollie Stroup, few milet
above Exchange, searched hack il
which Stroup was driving and fount
the rear part of the hack loaded will
"moonshine." Tt being Sunday ant
the next day a holiday no legal bust
ness could be transacted, so Mr.. Sh.
took Mr.. Stroup to Centerville and b
passed "quiet" Fourth, meditatinI
on the error of his ways. Sheriff sh
: is to be complimented on his goo
work. AS result of the scare throw
} out by the arrest of Stroup there wa
! no evidence at all of any one havin
Q any 'moonshinen in his possession 0
! in his system at the picnic the 4th."
J, Upon their failure to pay notes ma
turing August 1, 1920, and February
: 1921, the Mid Continent Iron Uompa
n ny was placed in, the hands of a re
y ceiver by Judge Arba Van Valkber
Q burgh in the Federal Court at Kansa
/ City. E. II. Buseik, former manage
Of the company, was made receiye
I The Guaranty Trust Company of KaI
/. sas City which made loan of 81 900
/ 600, filed bill Of complaint whereby
d on the iron company asked for re
ceiver. Only s61, 500 Of the loan ht
been paid back. The security on Il
a loan includes the company's sit
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