Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
w AR AT RHODES.
One of Rev. Abrams Liquor Suits
Causes elimination in Long
standing fractional Fight.
The Mayor Of the Town and Other
Prominent Citizens Come to
Blows-Arrests Follow.

The little city of Rhodes Is buzzing
like bee hive. An ARRAY in which the
mayor of the village took hand, the
prosecution for alleged illegal sales of
liquor and back of all the political
hatred engendered by several bitter
local campaigns for the offices of the
city government. are the causes which
banished peace and made war a stern
necessity. AT any rate war has been
declared, a campaign of hostilities be-
gun and the first blood-several drops
shed.
Some days ago move was made
looking to the enjoining of Druggist
Frost for selling intoxicants. Rev.
Abrams was called in and suit was
commenced in the district court.
Charges of gross irregularity in the
sales of LIQUOR were made and many
persons were cited as having purchased
liquor, of being habitual drunkards,
etc. and a number of witnesses We're
subpoenaed. The case was. however
| cintinued, and the costs We're taxed te
the plaintiff Some of those cited as
ldrunkards resented the imputation
among them Charles Allen. Consider-
| able feeling was raised against the
mayor of Rhodes. Benjamin Richards
| and in the course of conversation be-
tween Richards and the father OF
Young Allen blows were struck. me
Younger Allen, who was near Joined IN
the melee and made matters lively 1ol
Mayor Richards, who called for assist
/ ance. Richards Immediately after the
| circus started for MarshalltoWn L
Hodge information against the Aliens
/ and it is stated that a warrant vii
Tissue against Richards for assault ane
battery. Richards thumb. it is claimed
was bitten, and Allen stopped one o.
| the MAYORS half hooks" With his eye
No one was seriously hurt and thu
i fight is Important only on account O
the prominence of the parties toit ant
the litigation and further trouble which
will probably grow out OF It, I'M
trouble seems a factional one and II
history dates away back. There arr
1.-TWO factions in Rhodes, and while tn
ltale of the various feuds and Vendett;
would make soul-harrowing story 10
la Sunday paper, space forbids its pub
E lication here. 1t is a thrilling narrativ
of wrong, as alleged by both factions
in which the missing returns from
i caucus. marital difficulties, detective
land other dark deeds and mysteriou
+. matters cut figure. The general opin
ion seems to be that the liquor case
the culmipation of all these difficulties
OF the merit of either faction the TT
is in no position to judge. All the sam
grim factional war is the Colossus G
Rhodes today.
a Two arrests were made as result
the quarrel and this morning Marsha
Thomas Watts brought to the city
w. Allen and son, Charles w. Alle1
The former was arrested on charge {
, assault and battery, while the younge
|, Allen will have more serious charg
!. to answer for. the information chargin
assault with intent to mailman In
! dictable offense. Both men pleaded ne
guilty in Justice Burritt's court an
: their hearings were set for Dec. 4. Fac
of the defendants was released upo
1 bonds furnished by the other.