Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-24
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Harris, March 2S.-Beports arc cur
rent ON the cars in the hotels and al the
depots that smallpox is raging az sad
diff. Hubbard and Hampton. II the
lcitizens of these tow MS could hear the
stories told dthis by people apparently
thinking they are telling the trufhl Of
The large number of cases, of the
deaths, of the cases in the stores and
hotels, and nf the quarantine Of other
TOMS againstthem. in fact of the exas-
gerated runners. they would a once send
i.to the daily papers the exact coEdition
| OF affairs. Certain tilnid travelling men.
unable TO really know whether case OF
smallpox exists in the hotel, take no
chances and give the town the go by
| Others of the travelling public do the
game. Farmers. Bile to get the real
facts, DO their trading at other towns,
the other, towns not making any partc-
iuiai effort toslessen the number of cases
land deaths. Put II down as a fact that
the secretve policy generally adopted
by taMns having a case OF smallpox is
tremendously injurious. Get Your local
CORE spondent of the daily papers to-
send the facts and little harm is done.
Three o. -four men have asked the
Looker-On lof course, surprising tilai he
: ~ tliiIistltIiA dtib pslluiA'i'-sSiiti may
ithe facts are concerning all of the men
I5ticned towns and of course he Is as
much in the dark as others. Marshall
town when ii has smallpox within its
bcadefs. gives the facts every day on the
local Page of the Il. r. The consequence
lis. smallpox in Marshalltown is regard
Ted cater the first excitement is ovef) az
Iothol epidemic diseases. The public
Knows of the exact number Of cases, the
| deaths the qnarantined houses. where
ioeateG and when the patients afe re-
ileased from quarantine. Because of its
4 cpen news policy ii passed thru the re-
lent scare with less III effect than it
Mould otherwise have experienced.
| Whatever may be the outcome Of the
Itive-mile limit law, Senator Waliaee Is
4 entitled to the thanks OF the friends Of
I that measure for his sunccssfu WORK in
the senate. Those watching the fate of
the bill in the senate know that not
\ only did he suffer from the injudicious
work of Rev Abrams and detective,
j but many who favored the passage of
4 the bill did not care to go on record a.
lshenchinen of the reverend gentleman
land his untitled associate. Again.
strange as il may seem, there are some
senators who intended 10 be absent o,
lnot voting when this bin came up for
consideration. Curious II is that Il vote
concerning whisky frequently ends a
mans usefulness in the house or senate.
Ends his usefulness because when cam
didate for re- election the whisky and
prohibition crowd win have powerful
memories.
Any ore having doubts that there is
Isueh a disease as hydrophobia Should
Ivisit Roland and hea: the story why
every dog in that thriving burg is now
G wearing a muz2ie Unique stionably Q
Idog affected With some disease ran
: lanluek across the country near Roland
biting several cattle, and ii is reported
zone horses and dogs The cattle that
, We're bitten in a few days We're AFFLICTED
with {. disease very much like the dog
that Bit them. Eighteen head were
: killed To put than out Of misery. as wei
= as to prevent their biting cattle and per
y sons. IL Is no joke that these cattle at
d tempted 10 bite those persons near them
$ and when an old muley COW comes To-
5 ward one with the ferocious looks ant
actions of full biooded bulldog, eyer
the doubling Thomases concerning ny
drophobia have TO admit the old COW |!
mad about something. So was a 1911,
IS pug dog in5town wearing nuzzle mad
: for a grown Newfoundland. II was use
less for the LOCKER On 10 explain 4
n him he was TO wear that ornament 10
Is the public good. He WAS still mad wfel
+ the train whistled.