Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-13
The Ne VS. FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

bottled liquors are shipped into that
Village every week for consumption by
individuals. The taxed saloons have
been closed; the free; whisky sellers
have taken their place. The Wall Lake
Blade bears similar testimony, and q
like state of affairs exists in every
town in the county.
Drunkenness has not decreased in
any town as the result of free sales.
On the contrary, 1t has increased. Men
who formerly purchased glass of
beer or drink of whisky in, a taxed
lsalobn and then went away now pur-H
chase by the keg and the pint. They
drink more than they did under the old
system and get worse liquor.
In Odebolt during the taxation period
there were two saloons which were
taxed $1,000 per year each. OF this
sum $1,S0O went to the town and $500
to the county. Since Jam | we have
had no open saloons and no revenue,
either. But there has been as much
Liquor consumed as when the traffic
was taxed Instead of saloons we have
clubs and bootleggers, and large guam
| titles are shipped in to individuals.
Drunken mem are seen daily on the
streets. The revenue which Is sorely
needed by the town goes into the peck
cts Of untaxed liquor dealers at home
and wholesalers abroad.
The question is both moral and eco
lnomic. If a refusal to sign the petit
ton would prohibit the sale of liquor
Ias a beverage. the prohibitionists
would have the best OF the argument.
But 1t is conceded by all honest men
that 1t does not can not and will not
prohibit.
REAPED THE wHIRLWIND.
PERRY Chief-Reporter.l
Al McCammon has enjoyed the privi-
lege for several years OF taking q lead
ling part in making new bridegrooms
Uncomfortable. He entered into the
fun with zest that was due to a be-
lief on his part that he was not likely
4 10 soon receive such a treatment. II
other words, he has been laying uI
itrouble OF late as his wedding day
approached he began to appreciate the
Isituation At such times there is such
a thing as having too many friends
l He started the report that he was te
Ibe; married Wednesday the It'll. to de
|ceive his friends. No one ever though
him capab BILE of such perfidy The same
friends, however, stood out In the rail-
two or three hours Wednesday of las
week waiting and watching, thinking
perhaps he had made mistake in tn,
date The wedding not having com,
off that night. al had laugh mex
day at his friends. That meant still
more accumulated trouble. and he wa,
II
4 ticle he had stored up without any fur
Their increase. At last the guests wer,
5|surprised by sudden invitations: tn
wedding occurred at the parsonage
the party returned TO w. II. McCar
mons and from there the bride an,
groom went to their rooms. Going u
the back stairway. just as they wer
lenteriHg the hall, AL said to his bride
4 ..Fell. We have given them the slip.
4 "Oh no, you haven ~ i. exclaimed tw4
men as they reached out and capture,
I him. 1t was all up. He was in tn
Ihands Of his .sfcol friends. One thin
8 he was guilty of was being an Elk
i He was taken to the lodge room AM
robed in full evening dress, the dres
being put on backwards. and a lady
3 bonnet completed his costume II
q then visited the anstocratic homes o
4 the town waking people up at all hour
OF the night to let him and his friend
g|enter and have song service. 1T re
4 quired walk Of about eighteen miles
4 but he did not get tired. in fact. h
seemed to like it. Later he was com
Irelled to preside over session If tn
7. E,lks lodge at which committee 9
y ten was appointed to escort him o
Il number one TO Coon Rapids. The boy
recan,ted however. and let him 6
! home at O'clock. a number of tn
boys were young husbands who wer
a working under instructions from thel
4 wives TO do anything, but don't XII
!. him