Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-19
LOOKER-ON IN IOWA
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For tho Times-Republican.

Whittemore, Sept. ia gentleman
who has charge of the county poor in
an Iowa town tells the Looker-On OF his
experience with poor, weak woman
who was receiving certain sum each
month for the support OF herself and
two children. In the course OF time she
had come to consider this monthly pay
ment as sort OF salary and last fall |!
demanded an increase. This the super
visor refused and then and there shel
threatened that she would make the
county a bigger expense than she de-
manded. Then she moved away. In a [
short time this county received a bill for
between $500 and $500 for house rent,
family supplies and doctors bills (from
an adjoining county, for care, ETC., OF |
Mrs. 49, and two children. The super
visor's old friend had moved across the
line and promptly called on the county
for help, telling where she was from
They refused to allow her to acquire /
residence, but took good care OF her and
sent bill for same to her former county
And her former county supervisor had
to pay the bill, send after her and chill
dren and bring them back, this time to
the county poor house. This supervisor
says 1t was a case Of pure cussedness,
and the woman now boasts OF getting
even with him.
we have all been amazed at the pro-
cedure in the Dreyfus case The man
ner of giving testimony, the bias shown
by the judges against the prisoner, all |
fittingly closed by the verdict of guilty |
of treason. with extenuating circum-
stances. It's "Frenchy" ali the way
through But a friend calls attention to
trial. church trial in Marshalltown,
where one witness positively swore to
evidence necessary to convict, some
thing she saw. and which was corrob-
Grated by other witnesses In SO far as
the accused was where she alone saw
the act committed. and yet the accused
was acquitted. because. by the laws OF
that church, before person can be con-
! yieted two persons must see the act
committed and then swear to it. Here's
another case told the Looker-On: Al
man was arrested for selling liquor CON
trary to the laws of Iowa Evidence
was introduced plainly establishing the
guilt of the accused. There was no dis
pute as to time. place and act. But the
prosecution failed to show that where
| the LIQUOR was sold was on this or that
4 side of a section line. as claimed in bill
of particulars Therefore the liquor
seller was discharged as not guilty.
Along in this part of the state the in
creased use of the wde-tlred wagon Is
noticeable. And the roads they travel
over are just as noticeable. livery
man. driving for the Looker-On, said 1t
made a great difference in the roads
after rain, in fact so much so that "he
/ often went mile north to get on the
roads where the wide tires were gener-
4 ally used. Some states allow the use Of
/ wiGe-tired wagons free Of taxes. 1t may
be Iowa has such a law, If SO 1t ought
4 to be generally known. and if not it
4 should be put on the statute books by
!. the next legislature. Iowa Is woefully
a behind other states in matter of senti-
4 ment in favor of good roads. The east
ern states have walked up to the inn
portance of good roads. Connecticut
appropriated 100000 at the last legisla-
, tnre for this purpose. Townships have
10 raise by taxation certain amount
8 before they can draw on this fund An
Iattorney in Hartford. Conn, told the
!, LOCKER On that he can now mount his
bicycle on Main street, Hartford, and
!. Eride forty-six miles on macadamized
road. with no hill steep enough to com
pei him to get off. Does any one know
of FIVE miles of good roads in Iowa, out
: side of city limits. this in the spring,
: when the frost is going out?
!
. We are building railroads and making
, new towns all over northwestern Iowa
. Even travelling men do not know of the
: names of many of them. Here is list
just on one road, the new line OF the c..
e NJ. & st. p. from Rockwell City and
Fonda:
The first town north of Fonda is Var
: ina.
= The second town north of Fonda i,
g Manthorp.
The first town north of Marathon il
Glenora.
The second town north OF Marathon
{ is Hesperia.
! The first town north of Rockwell Cit,
i is Lavinia.
II The second town north of Rockwell
j. City is Lytton.
e The first town north OF Sac City Ii
~ Nemaha.
. Northarn.
" All of these new towns are engaged
y more or less in building stores, eevat
ors and residences in advance of tn
coming of the engine and cars. and al
d think regular passenger and freigh
y trains will be scheduled before Jan.
n 1900 This may be hurrying matters
:. little, but one thing is sure, northwest
: ern Iowa will have several new route
to offer shippers and passengers befor
long. Another noticeable thing is tn
disposition of the old lines to start it'll
es towns on the main line. There Is n littl
IS town, now. with depot, q store. an ele
lg vator. blacksmith shop and a churc
to almost every five miles on the east an
IN west lines running through Iowa. A
this means "a heap Of new towns" bu
does not promise fast growth OF tn
Il larger ones.
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