Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-08
10 CHANGE NULC| LAN
Anti.Saloon League Working for
Modification Of Present
Liquor Law.
c. { N. W. Depot at Des Moines
to Cost SIS, ,OOo...New Rail.
road Rumor.
Army Post Project Revived Again
...veterans Pleased With
Dubuque Reunions.
Dubuque Reunions.
;pecial to Times- Republican.

Special to mes-Republican.
Des Moines, June S.--The campaign
for modification of the present Iowa
mulct law is being carried on quietly
The movers in this are the persons at
the head of the so-caled Anti Saloon
league, who are not pleased with the
present lax, especially in some of it's
features. There have been larger
number of lawsuits growing out of the
law the past year than ever known be-
fore. In almost every county there has
been what appears to be needless ex-
pense by reason of prosecutions under
the law The extent to which express
companies can bring in liquors in pro-
hibition counties has Vet to be tested in
the higher court. There Is much COM
plaint on the part of the temperance
element that the law is not sufficiently
rigid to make prohibition effective even
where the people refuse TO approve Of
licensing saloons 1t has been given out
by persons high in the movement for
crushing out the saloons that they will
ask the legislature for number of
notifications of the law The prohbi-
ton party managers anticipate great
increase in their vote this year for this
reason. They are more active than US
ual and are making capital out of the
claim put forth in many counties that
the law is weak and needs strengthen
ing. The Representatives of the liquor
Interests say that the Jaw suits them
al ri.r hat .
number of saloons in Iowa, that the
people like regulation of saloons better
than the drug store system of dispens-
ing drinks. and that they 90 not desire
any tinkerinr of the law at this time
In Des Moines there is general satisfac-
tion With the present state of affairs
The saloons are not made to live up TO
the law, but that is the fault of the city
administration. AT Atlantic the council
has just decided upon fixing license
for saloons and has placed the price at
! 81 200 per annum.
| Work has actually been commenced
on the new depot for the Chicago &
Northwestern system in this city The
depot will cost about $4,000 ard will b.
erected on the site of the present depot
in East Des Moines. The Northwestern,
now has the best yards Of any road in
the city and abundant room to spread
out. The new freight depot is To i've the
best freight depot IL the state and the.
new passenger depot Viii be a credit to
the city y ru.nor connecting the North
western with possible new rout. into
Des Mcines comes from Boone county
where a corps of surveyors are at work
south Of Ogden ard claim 10 be in the
employment of the Chicago & North
western railroad company 1t is believed
that this means q new route into Des
Moines along the Des Moines river for
the benefit Of trains and traffic from the
west. Others however, believe that this.
su veyars are not working for the
Northwestern but for the Minneapolis
Il st. Louis or ne Illinois Central and
are running a route TO bring the Mime
apolis into Dss Moines Without using
the tracks of the Rock Island Another
corps of surveyors. working for the Des
Moines & Northern. is busy in Wright
county near Clarion. They are survey
ing north and south line thru the
county, but whether there Is any pros
pect of rev line there is not vel
known. There are SO many surveying
parties out in Iowa at this time that ii
is very hard to keep track Of all OF
them or of which are doing real busi-
ness and which are engaged in survey
or's blutiing.
The Des Moines people are indignant
over the discovery that they are to lose
their las, military company 1t was
not 50 bad to have Company H go to
stuart but to lose Company A OF the
Fifty-tirst regiment. a company which
has been stationed here ever since the
guard was organized. was too much for
them. But the company inspection
showed that Company MAS unfit for.
longer service III the guard The order
to disband has been mace There is
only one way in which Des Moines can
completely reorganize ii with all the
present members left out, and there is
some talk Of doing this.
The army post project mas been given
new life by "a letter from secretary Root
in which he makes half promise that
the government will use water from the
city mains if they are extended to The
post site, provided the water is good and
the price right. etc. The water company
has refused 10 put the mains out into the
country as was promised by the army
post committee, until given some assui-
ance that the government would use va
ter for its soldiers and pay for the sauls
The deadlock has been hanging 50 long
that nearly every one mad forgotten
about the army post controversy Now
an effort Will be made to nave the water
company commence laying the mains
and get the government to work prepar-
ing to keep cavalrymen out on the old
farm.
Old soldiers returning from the en-
campment at Dubuque report that 1t
was one of the best ever held and per-
feet success in every way. The various
reunions in connection Herewith were
especially enjoyed by the veterans. Next
week beginning Tuesday a number will
be at Storm Lake for the reunion under
the auspices of the Northwest Iowa
Veterans Association. There will be
music by half dozen good bands,
games and sports, campfires addressed
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