Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-19
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For the Times Republican.
McGallsburg March 1s.-The writer
7 as often preached in this column Of the
necessity of giving to the public thru
the medium of the daily and weekly
lrress the Immediate and exact facts
concerning any epidemic in a commune
| ty. Mason City is now reapfng the har-
vest of secrecy, of the covering up plan.
Waterloo also now has the knowledge |
lthat smallpox In a quarantined hotel
lean rot be kept a secret If the officials
of these towns knew of the reports cur
trent in all adjoining towns they would
realiZe the real facts We're much legs
harmful If known. For instance, at
Allison the writer was told by a travel
ling man that he stopped ten days in a
Ma son City hotel where they had a case
LOT smallpox upstairs, and when he
asked the landlord about it the host said
lat was a case of ckickenpox. This be-
sifore a crowd Of travelling men. AT Du-
mont another travelling man was hesi-
ltating about making Mason City be-
lcause he heard they had smallpox all
lover town. Remarks concerning small
lpox conditions at Waterloo are now just
as much exaggerated and Improbable.
lone Of the conductors on the Iowa, Gem
sItral told the writer he had only six pas
\ sengers for Mason City one day last
Meek. The real facts are. it is just as
4 safe to cote Mason City or Waterloo as
Ito I0es Moines or Chicago. where the
4 disease is in the hospitals the year
i around. Grlnnel, a town where they
s. have had three cases this winter, tries!
4 the publicity plan. The board of health
There gives the newspaper men the real
lfacts. The following Was heard by the
8 I4ooker-On in a depot in an adjoining
town: One man says: ~ hear they have
smallpox in c;rinnell,' Yes, replied
Y anot1er Traveller, Il saw by the papers
l.they had a case there but they have
taken the patient mile and a quarter
8 out of town to a pest house.. That's
TALL right, said the other. a don't pro-,
4 pose to take any chances for myself or
sof carrying it home TO my family. If 1
know ii isSnot In the business part Of
d town I don't care Again. the farmers
Tread the papers and Grinnel has not
Host a dollars worth Of trade on account.
s of smallpox. Mason City and Waterloo
& now know that a loss of farmers trade
comes from a smallpox scare. which re-
suits from the covering up plan.
8 II don't like the gang Cummns has
laround him said the storekeeper.
ak about the railroad ring. the Cum
ssiEmins crowd of ward heelers are just as
, bad Look at --, and - and ,
land All of them professional
politicians. who live off the loaves and
fishes az much a 9 Hunter does. 1t goes
81 without saying this came from an anti
fCummins man but it illustrates feel
+ ing in Iowa rather peculiar to Iowa. The
people have "a holy horror of political.
: bosses In the minds of many Judge
Hubbard has horns and Jim Blythe a
long, black, forked tail. These people do
mot and will MOI admit to themselves. OF.
others the need of leaders to run the
machine. whether it is an automobile of
Governor Shaw. a coach of Cummins,
la iaudeau OF Perkins, farmers wag-
Ion of Harriman's or a wheelbarrow Of
l Sid Fosters The fact that the insur-
a gents got together in the persons of
They are bad men. Cummitls is known
s by the company he keeps Down with
thim,
{ cry newspaper IS bought BY some one of
81 TIE candidates. Perkins has an organ
Z of his own, altho he is only playing Cos
{ lpel hymns just now. Cummins has paid
Z the Times Republican and Leader S50.-
\ 900 each. as Well as 81, 0Od to each of the
! tweeklies who are supporting him. Per
4 hapsstfe Looker-On exaggerated little
Tin these figures.) The idea is tho that
!. the papers which are supporting Cum
: Minis, or any other candidate. are doing
> 1t I'm. money. These men also think
/ IeNefy congressman has his price and
t gets ii. As rule such reasoners read
1.-The Rev. Scott case. and Immediately
t lcondemn all preachers.
I Are you a Christian travelling man?s'
1 That's the heading of the circular. and
eIit says:
For long time there has been a de-
sire among the Christian travelling men
!, flor an organization of some kind which
j, Will be source of help and strength to
: them in the Masters work, thereby in
: isuring mutual recognition. fellowship
8 land encoura cement. This desire has a,
,ast been accomplished An organiza-
y Ition known as, the .Gideons' was es-
: tablished in GAINESVILLE, Wis. july /,
q 1898, and altho yet in its infancy, 1t has
! lhad "A remarkable growth. We wish II
! Ihave every Christian man on the road
. enrolled as a Gideon. The aim OF the
! Gideons is to build up man In all that
! true character implies. and any travel
:, Ing man who is member of a church
: land believes in the Lord Jesus Christ,
!. land serves Him. no matter What de-
! nomination he many be connected with
will be eligible TO membership in the
iGideons We are one in Christ
IF you are one of the following trav-
cling men: travelling salesman. travel
= ing buyer, travelling collector, travelling
5 auditor. travelling claim agent, travelling
: advertising agent. travelling passenger
q agent travelling freight agent. genera
: travelins insurance agent, or general
T travelling insurance adjustor and Wish
4 to become a member of the G,deor
e army please send your name and adj
i dress to the state secretary. N. w. Lun-
!. dy, Marshaltown. Iowa, and he vii! al
n once mail you copies of the reports 81
s all the state work done by the Gileons
8 up to date
s AT the present time there are %;
y members in the United States. Mem
: bers wear gold button, so one can tel
MI Csfdanr when Won sae him Curtains /,