Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-18
pear In this list ana each town Given
the proper credit Il = hoped that the
farmers will contribute libsrally.
LOCKER On, IN IOWA
For the Times : Republican.

Laurens, Sept. 17.--Things have come
to q pretty pass when banks and bank
ers have to resort to chromos and pre-
miums to draw trade. Instead Of the
poor borrower standing hat in hand
humbly asking for q loan and Offering
all of his wife's relation as security,
now the bank is hunting the borrower.
All this and more was suggested while
the LOoker-On was In the savings bank
at Marathon the other day. They were
opening q big box filled with curses,
money bags and pocket books. on each
was printed Compliments OF the Saw
ings Bank. Marathon" The writer im-
mediately secured advertising matter
enough to last his family into the third
and fourth generation. It's great
scheme. the bankers now furnish ev-
serybody with pocket books to- carry
their money to the bank and then pay
4 per cent annually for the privilege OF
taking care OF 1t.
Marathon is feeling the effects OF the
new railroad. A $4,000 hotel, twenty
six rooms, is in process OF erection,
which will be ready for guests before
snow flies.
Mentioning to the First National
Bank people here the ad scheme Of the
Marathon bank. they showed the writer
another one. On q nicely printed card
telling that the rwenty-ffth National
is the great and only. is card OF as
sorted needles which is presented to pa
irons OF the bank. If this scheme bust
ness goes on even the reliable newspa-
per men will be forced into II to In
t(reQ 20, fhoirh nfrnNY1 q N
The number of republicans who were
Gear men who are now Dolliver men is
legion, but they seem also to now be
yCummins men. His letter declining the
further use OF his name as candidate
for United States senator is much COM
plimented and when the time comes to
give Mr.. Cummins office at the hands
of the republican voters he can pretty
near have what he asks for. Others,
not such Cummins men. are pleased
with the present situation, forsi closes
up the chasm and leaves but little op-
sportunity forsthe other side. the enemy,
to further divide the republican ranks.
$50
Prohibition communities are bewail-
ing the quantity OF liquor shipped into
their towns by. those who md liquid
beverages n necessity. The peculiar
part of this sorrowful talk is that
three-fourths OF 1t can be stopped IL
these prohihitionists Will use the laws
already on the statute books to pre,6nt
it. In many towns. 50 the writer Is in
formed, the old practice OF sending
bottles and Jugs marked with fictitious
is e,At 1..i.
Jones can get John Smiths LIQUID sup
plies by simply paying his c. o. d. bill.
All this is mentioned because the
writer hears in such prohibition towns
the talk that the drink habit in Iowa
is on the increase and that unless we
re-enact the prohibition law the state
is going to rack and ruin. And In the
face OF this these good temperance
people will not even use the weapons
at hand.
The radical element among the pros
ahibitionsts at Boone during the late
anti-saloon crusade had the names of
those who signed a petition Tor the
smulct saloon. read in public meetings
after trying tohave the; same published
in the daily papers. And yet these good
prohibitionists wonder that prohibition
does not become popular that business
men and church members do no: take
hold with them to close UP the saloons.
Wonder that conservative men fail to
become allies OF such an Incorporate
crowd ofstenperance people. 1t does not
occur to this class Of ourscitizens who
want the names Of all those wnu sign
a mulct petition published and pilioried
that some good citizens sign such petf,
tions, honestly believing a mulct saloon
preferable to a bootlegger or hole In the
wall. and that such reputable citizens
dislike very much to have their names
associated with the bum element. Come
TO think OF II, perhaps this is the rea-
son the preachers wanted those names
read in pubic.
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