Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-14
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Grinnell, Sept. 13.-This town is moth
ing If not radical on the liquor question.
1t is their standing boast that no open
saloon has ever been run In the town
since j. B. Grinnell first bought the land
of the government where the town is
row located. Prohibition prohibits.
Democrats, republicans. populists and
prohibitionists In this town agree on one
thing, and that is no saloon in GrinnelL
Bootleggers find 1t an unpleasant town
TO do business in, for there Is list of
good citizens who, when called upon.
contribute 81 each to prosecute any
dealer in liquor contrary to law. But of
late years there has been a decided in
crease in the consumption CT beer and
liquors in Grinnell. This article will not
attempt to give the reason for it, but
certain it is more and more barrels o!
beer and jugs of whisky have been re-
ceived at the express offices and the
freight depots.
At the last city election II. w. Spauld-
ing, most successful wagon manufac-
turer was elected mayor, and council
Twas also elected with no particular ref
erence to any issues, excepting all were
good representative men. About the
first step taken was to let the old city
marshal and nightwatch engage in some
other business and import from Dies
Moines a regular out-and-out police
man, one who had experience in White
chapel and other tough resorts of the
capital city. He had hardly got his star
we'll fixed on the outside of his uniform
before stranger from Boone, getting
supper while the Central train waited,
made disturbance in the hotel, and
when the stranger was taken in his head
required the services of doctor. There
was talk at the time of suit for dam
ages against the city, but nothing has
come of it 80 far. And about this time
1t began to be generally understood that
the present city administration had II
in" for all who made any disturbances
on the street. And up to this time the
majority We're with the mayor and his
council. But evil days We're ahead.
This council. at least four of them
which when there is tie vote can all
ways depend upon the mayor to make a
majority, probably being descendants OF
the authors of the blue lave of Con-
necticut, commenced to reform the peo-
pie by city ordinances. They passed an
ordinance here few years ago to re-
form children by having them go home
when the half past 8 bell rang, and to-
day and for the past few years COW
bell has had as much respect paid to 1t.
However, nothing daunted. this council
has solemnly sworn before high heaven
that If two or three men get together
and drink bottle of beer they shall be
fined S1,000,00O more or less. Exception
is made in favor Of the owner of the lot
where the crime occurs. A previous city
council passed boisterous talk ordl-
nance and the first arrest that was made
under it it was found out that the may
or had failed to sign the ordinance. Then
somebody filed an information, got out
& search warrant and invaded respect
able mans home in hopes of finding
something to drink.
Now, as may be supposed, this has
stirred things up. Mayor Spaulding
has a pond, commonly known as Lake
Como. from which he draws water sup
plies for his boilers. A city sewer runs
into it, and now 1t is claimed that sew
eral families have tapped this sewer and
thus the housekeepers around and near
Lake Como have for their benefit dis
ease breeding hole which is kept there
by the act of reform mayor very much
in earnest in stopping other nuisances
A curious fact in connection with this
Lake Como typhoid germ headquarters
is that the germs were not visible to the
naked eye till the new policeman from
Des Moines had entered upon his du.
ties!
And the weekly papers have taken Il
up and there Is war all along the line
The Herald is the organ OF the admins.
| tration. The king can do no wrong. HI.
Lake Como Is a beautiful summer re
sort. The water Is 30 pure that frog
/ migrate to other lakes not so full o
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