Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-11

InOntnS having Deei1 q terror 10 mousse
keepers. 1t is pleasure to know that
the price of the tubers is steadily de-
clining. Car lots are quoted at I0c In
Chicago and they are being retailed In
st. Paul at 60. The late rains have
greatly improved the crop of late po-
tntoes and they are likely to drop in
price still further. They are ret,liline
here DIT dollar.
CLAIMS THE PREACHER LIED.
IKeokuk Gate City.l
Rev. Marshall. president OF the Iowa
Anti Saloon League, is charged with
having lied to a drug clerk in Girls
void for the purpose of obtaining
liquor. 1t is stated that he motioned
the clerk to the rear of the room and
asked him for Il half pint of whisky
He claimed that he had not slept well
on the previous night, and was feeling
rather i'll at the moment. There was
q suggestion in his naner that he be-
lived that unless he, secured the hall
pint his case would get worse, and the
young man thus given the opportunity
to save fellow being from a spell q
sickness, IL he would, But the drug
clerk was obdurate. The liquor was de-
MED Mr.. Marshall and now the latter Is
explaining that he acted, in the matter
upon the advice and at the request OF
some of the Griswold people. That Is
to say, he wants to put the blame on
the other fellows-th,ose who asked him
to lie in order to trap the clerk and
get a case against the store. There
would sem form this to be deficiency
of moral courage In Mr.. Marshalls
makeup, as well as proper respect
for the truth. It wouldn't be bad
idea for reform, like charity, to begin
at home.
CLARION RAILROAD PROSPECTS.
[Clarion M,onitor.]
In now begins to look as tho the
C. g. w. railroad intended to make
Clarion one of its principal points In
Iowa. Thos. Healy, of FIT. Dodge, In
behalf OF the company, has notified
our people that instead OF wanting the
few acres of land at first talked OF II
will require approximately ninety
seven acres to allow them sufficient
ground to make the Improvements con-
templated. He further says that he
has been authorized to state that the
company intends to make this place
u general division point if a satisfac-
tory agreement can be reached. In
asking for this additional land they
state that 1t is not to he used for spec
ulative- purposes and agree to bind
themselves in such a maner that the
unused portion thereof will revert to
the present owners. The fact that they
will require any such amount Of land
is in itself Indicative Of more than or
binary developments in our future rail-
road building. Then again the fact
that Clarion will be located on q direct
line to Chicago. st. Paul, Omaha and
Sioux City doubtless has q bearing on
the case. This last monve on the part
of the railroad company has led many
to believe that general headquarters
including Offices and shops for the
transaction of all business between the
above named cities will be located mt
Clarion. The matter was referred to
the executive board of the local invest
ment company for final action and mt
the meeting Of said board held recently
1t was decided to tender the company
a tract OF about thirty-five acres. The
proposition will be submitted to Presi-
dent Colt upon his return from the
east next Friday and will probably re-
ceive his immediate attention.
HUMANE SOCIETY'S NOBLE WORK
Huntington Hawkeye.l
The Burlington Humane society has
passed the first half year OF its exist
~ <1x,p dc nj h<,
organization Will convince any one Of
the fact that the society is doing a
noble work. And that record furnishes
proof for the fact that
society of this character, was and is
needed in Burlington. The association
was most fortunate in the selection of
its officers and agents, and too much
credit can not be given them. The
work has been we'll done, and 1t has
been done quietly and urlostentatiously,
Without any blowing OF horns 1t has
accomplished far more than the most
ardent adocates of the movement dared
to hope for in the brief period OF its
existence.
Another point that speaks we'll for
the society is that the vast majority of
cases We're disposed of without calling
in the aid of the courts. OF the forty
five cases disposed of to date. less than
ten found their way into the courts.
Twenty three complaints lodged with
the county referred to oyerburdened,
or starved horses, and In
each case, when the facts We're found
as stated by the complainant, relief
was given.
Some fifteen children who were
growing up in a bad moral atmosphere
stepped in ignorance ard filth, have
been placed in good homes or in state
institutions, where they may grow up
to be useful members of the COM
munity. II the society had done moth
ing else, it would be entitled to the
hearty commentators of every good
citizen.
One cripple in need was relieved, al
tho the secretary stated that cases of
this kind properly belonged to the
county.
One poor old dog. who had outlived'
his usefulness, was the cause of a COM
plant The secretary put in several
hours of faithful work on the case, and.
the dog was sent to the happy hunting
grounds by its owner.
A party who were Unfortunately
every species of bird that
came within the range OF their guns
was brought to a halt by the secre-
tary. There was no further complaint
on that score In that particular locality.
SayaraI eases of domestic infelfcity