Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-05
Local Affairs ii Hundreds Of Iowa Towns Of
Interest to the General Reader.


son confined in the county jail ten days
pending the effort to secure his pardon
from the governor. When Thompson!
was sentenced he broke down in court
and cried like a little child, moaning
Who will take care OF my wife now?
She has no one but me. My God!|
what Will she dc? % Si
II was on account OF his youth and
recent marriage hat the court was
disposed TO be lenient. But the sher-
ms officers now state that Thompson's
wife did not show any evident signs of
grief similar to that Of her husband.
1t Is said that she was at the house
when he was arrested and she gave no
evidence of sorrow and never visited
him in Jail pending trial or after he
was sentenced to the penitentiary.
Thompson Will now have to serve out
the year for which he was paroled
largely on account Of his wife.
TAKEN AT THEIR WORD.
Huntington Hawkeye.l
The retiring city council of Iowa City.
composed of five democrats and five res
publicans. unanimously adopted a res
iolution for the strict enforcement OF
the mulct law. This was done as evil
dence for the general assembly that II
it would not pass the i've mile limit law
the mulct law would hereafter be striot-
" enforced in iowa City. Over 500 lead
ing citizens OF that place united In al
profess against the hve-mile liini: bill,
and sent 1t to the general assembly. In
that document they promised that the
mulct law will hereafter be enforced
In Iowa City exactly as outlined IN the
resolution of the cityscounci.
The general assembly has taken the
Iowa City people at their word. The
fiyc-mile limit bill, which had previous
~ passed the senate. and which 1t was
freely predicted would pass the house.
was defeated In that body Tuesday. IT
is as IL the state of Iowa had said to the
people of Iowa City: "a question Of
honor is involved; you have given us
your word; We believe in you and will
accept your promises in good faith. Go
and sin no more!"
Certainly, the legislature has dealt
generously With the university town. 1t
has lavished the states treasure upon II
for new buildings and increased facili-
ties for building up a great school. 1t
means many thousands OF dollars to
Iowa City commercially. The town Is
now the repository Of a sacred conf
dence. The eyes OF the state are upon
Hit.
And all that 1t is asked to do is sim
ply to obey the laws of the state, as
requirement is as reasonable as 1t ais
honorable. and its observance is not d
local. but statewide duty.
THE I. C. AND OTTUMWA.
[Ottumwa Press.
On what this paper considers to be
reliable information. the Press is en-
tabled to publish this morning that
There is every probability that the
south division OF the Iowa Central rail-
tinued to this city several months ago,
will be put into operation again in a
short time. and that before summer has
come OttumMa will again have |, good
outlet for its passenger traffic north
The news comes from q source that
lean not at present be divulged for var
ious reasons, but the Press knows 1t to
7 be fact that the person who furnished
the information is in a position to
know and consequently it places faith
| in the statement.
\ According to the information received
by this paper, I he new management OF
the Central has decided that it will be
possible to make a paying business OF
the service here. and they will again al Z
tempt H.. They have been looking over
the ground Very carefully. and 1t seems
that General Manager Clark has
ayowed his belief in the fact that this
lefty should be made one of the feeders
4 for his system. II is also stated that
the service by way OF Abba has been
generally unsatisfactory and that bust
ness has decreased very materially, both
south and north since the route has
4 been changed. They realize that OF
itumwans do not care to patron.ze them
any more than is necessary so long as
4 they have left this city, and the drop
4 ping of In business down this way has
shown them that there was a consider
able revenue which they might well de-
Ssire to retain.
\ Another fact stated by Manager Clark
tia that he believes the transfer of coach-
ies} from the Central TO the Wabash
lcu}uid be made here just as easily as at
Abba or any other point. and that he
Would like tn bring about the renewal
Of, the tnr,hHervice as well. OF course,
| Ottumwa slopes that the Central will
iconhe back thru here again and the bust
ness men will doubtless be willing Ia
show their appreciation by giving it all
of the patronage they can.
1 HERRIOTT AND HUBBARD.
\ [Grinnell Heraldl
Our readers have known that for
several years there has been between
Treasurer Herriott and the other mem
beers OF the executive council difrer-
fence of opinion as to the
proper assessment of Iowa rail-
roads. Mr.. Herriott, who has
flor a quarter of century been a
n student of railroad values saw what
seemed to him to be gross favoritism in
the assessment OF Iowa lines. and since
he became member OF the executive
lcouncil in 1895, he has labored earnestly