Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-02
LOCAL COMMENT.


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"A little 7-year-old girl with her doll
called on one Of Marshalltown's mer-
chants for some sort of decoration for
her inanimate pet. After spending
some time in adjusting the purchase the
merchant said: Now don't charge
anything for my work, and only cents
for the material, but IL l should some
time run for president I want you to
promise that you will get your husband
| to vote for me. Do you think he will?'
The reply came quick end positive:
I'll make him. That young miss will
never need the assistance of the law in
securing to her suffrage, even IL she
only has it through proxy.
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| The Marshalltown & Dakota railway
promoters evidently mean business, and
have Just placed mortgage of over
| half a million of dollars to raise funds
with which to extend the line to Cow
RE and to connection with the Iowa
Central at Story City.
| Councilman Finkle, who owns the old
fair grounds, is being criticised because
I he charged visitors to the Ringing cir
Gus who went with teams for accommo-
dations on the grounds. The impress
sion got abroad that he was making the
charges for admission to the grounds,
but this he denies and says he simply
demanded a fee for stall rent in the
sheds on the grounds. The matter was
\ called to the attention Of the proprie-
| tors of the show late in the evening on
the day the circus exhibited here, and
a lively set-to is alleged to have taken
4 place between one of the owners and
the proprietor OF the grounds Mr.
Ringing insisted that the people could
come into the grounds with their teams
4 if they so desired. If Mr.. Finkle sim
teams in the sheds his action was not
improper, but if the proviso was at
tached that they must patronize his
shed or get out of the grounds, then the
4 business men and the show people have
reason to object to their patrons being
treated in this manner.
/ Some of those who view Rev. Abrams
work from distance do not appreciate
/ the Anti-Saloon League superintend-
Tents zeal, even though he is sometimes
open to the charge of being over zeal
lous. The following from the Sioux City
4 Tribune Is case In point: REV.
4 Abrams. the gentleman who suffers
i great distress of mind every time some
other man takes a drink, now proposes
to apply for change In the state liquor
flaws which will give the saloonkeeper
much needed protection against the
wicked druggist. Rev. Abrams visited
a town of 5000 ulation-name not
given-and secured a glass of whisky
for the asking at each OF the four
4 drug stores there. He did not have to
4 sign the usual petition. and the ease
i with which he got his drinks opened his
|eyes to the injustice that is being prac-
lticed on the saloonkeepers. The latter
may or may not welcome the assistance
|of the man who vowed to put them out
4 of the business In Iowa on or before
June 1 last, but they will doubtless con-
tribute the admiration that is due the
performer who can take four whisky
straights in succession and give a good
public reason why he did it,
4 The Marshalltown laboring men are
too busy to observe Labor Day, except
by industry.
If the present fad OF doll receptions
among Tile llSlle iillSSSS COullllucS lIc
doll market will take boom, for each
ldolPs mother must have a prettier baby
THAN any one else, you know.
The band boys are entitled to at least
praise for their enthusiasm in getting
together for practice these hot nights.
The teachers committee of the school
board and Superintendent Willard are
having hard time getting the list OF
teachers fixed up and the assignments
made, owing to the fact that several
teachers employed have at the last mo-
ment departed to accept positions else
where. A teachers contract doesn't
seem to be worth very much nowadays.
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Comment has been made from time to
i time on the disposition of the people in
this prosperous era to pay OF mortgag-
es on farm and city property, instead OF
extending them, even at lower. rates OF
interest. During the month Of August
Mr.. w. c. Woodwork, now out Of bus
mess, had three mortgages on various
. lpieces OF property, aggregating over 81
500, paid off and the money sent back
east by parties who had been carrying
them along six or seven years. This is
only one item of many which would
show great aggregate If gathered to-
gether.
The plan for the establishment OF a
separate school for the especial benefit
of nervous and backward children, sug.
: lgested by Marshalltown club women az
one Of the greatest needs of Marshall
town. 10 to be inauguarted in Chicago
) The Chicago school viii be the first Of
!. the kind established In this country.