Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-28

agent. Chicago.
Observation-Disclosures
Ia LOCAL COMMENT.
h Marshall county juries do not seem to
look with favor on suits brought by the
unfortunate wives of unfortunate
victims of the drink habit, and in the
two cases tried In the district court this
week wherein it was sought to recover
damages from the saloonists the vote
was 90 to l against the claimants. While
saloonists who violate the law ought to
be mulcted to the limit, it is hard to
make the general public, of which
juries are part, see the business OF the
claims private individuals sometimes
file in court.
Yes, we have seen Aimee and will
lie" We-the people-have also seen
numerous other stars of the Midway
have been delighted with the, statue
turning to life. the temple of Jerusa-
lem, the streets of Cairo. the trained
ponies and lions; have marveled at the
which, in its vulgar form, Is known as
the houche-couche; have wondered
whether the Cherries or the public were
the greater fools; have been Disguised
with the snake charners and the sos
called snake eaters, and with the green
horns who went against the other fell
lows game; have applauded the aero
bats and the fun makers; have spent
good money and gathered In some Of
the good money OF other people-and
are now so tired that we are pleased
that the carnival and the Midway are
things of the past for at least another
year.
Nfarshalltown has had its first expert
ence with carnival, and the people
have been convinced that an attraction
6of this kind can be conducted success
fully without violating every law of the
land and shocking the moral sensibili-
tie~-.,S ts,rs- f,sEt par X = t.',,e tibet
Sc led and all grounds for the
slightest complaint thus removed The
so-called gambling devices, which are
far worse than wheels of fortune" and
which are not in reality gambling de-
vices, but merely tricks to obtain the
money of the unwary. were not neces-
sary adJuncts. The Cay Paris with
tts ribald songs would not have been
missed. These features did no.
add one bit to the success of the carni-
val. while the many good features sat
isfied the most critical moralist Of the.
community. The unpreJudiced observ-,
ere are convinced that the generally ac-i
feds 4 hot a 49,
made a success uniess everything is.
vide open and on the free and easy
plan, is wrong.
II is a source of general qualification
that this is SO. and that the carnival
did not create strife between the minis
,terial and business elements of the
city. Had this resulted it Is doubtful
If another undertaking of this kind
would have been attempted in the fu-
ture As it is, the management has
obtained the confidence of the people of
Marshalltown and central Iowa, and
has gained the reputation Of conducting
the biggest and cleanest carnival ever
held in the state of Iowa. The business
men managing the affair have won
many friends for Marshalltown and
have created desire among the visitors
to come again They will tell 1t to their
friends thai they enjoyed themselves
and received full value in return for the |
money spent in securing that enjoy
mert. The management has made
Money in the undertaking and has
gained an abundance of experience, so |
that in the future they can do even bet
Ter. They will undoubtedly cut out the
street paarde unless 1t Is sure to amount
20 something.
The officers Of the city, Including
iheriffs. police, constables and specials,
ire entitled to a great deal of credit be-
'ause of the manner in which the
rocks, whose harvest field is q great /:
satherlng like that of the week just
losing, were handled and the public /,
vas protected. Several notorious crooks
we're rounded up before they had oppor-
unity to commence operations and h
we're ordered out of the city. and the
hieves who We're not so we'll known
ound an officer at nearly every turn.
The officers had almost every crook i
potted and Mr.. Crook knew It, When
became known that many officers
we're Oh Ile STOuHl III cltlZenSi ciOIhlnG &
he thieves We're afraid to operate to- 8
lly great extent. for fear of being G
aught in the act. But three cases of ID
during the entire week, q
,hen thousands of people have II
hronged the grounds. streets and the III
epot platforms, is remarkable rec
I'd. La
The local suffragists and the third Ii
arty prohibitionists have got the start +
6 the two dominant parties in the mat r
or of the launching of their campaigns.
here seems to be little interest in poll \
ca at the present time. however. II,
Either the young men against whom O
$4,000 damage suit was brought by a e
Dung woman of this city have been t,
realty wronged by the commencement III
the action and the making of sensa- o
onal charges matter of record. or a
rong has been committed in dismiss fl
e the action when called for trial. a
UGH suits should never be brought I'M LIS
SO the plaintiff is In q position to sub 6
antiate the grave charges made. ls