Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-08
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Observation-Disclosures
For the Times Republican.

Tor the Times Republican.
Arlington, Feb. Recently the fol-
lowing specia, was sent TO the Record
| Herald.
Dubuque Ia, Feb. 1.-THE efforts in
the cause OF temperance which have
heen made by Archbishop Keane ever
since his assumption of the archlepis-
copacy of this diocese bore fruit today
in the partial enforcement of reform
rules which We're adopted last friday
Iby the knights of Fidelity a saloon
keepers organization. Saloons Of the
better class We're generally closed, but
many others paid no attention TO the
regulations and say they will not until
ordered to do so by the mayor.
The resolutions adopted by the liquor
sellers pledge the members to keep or
derby and respectable houses. All sa-
Ions must close their doors at midnight
and refrain from selling Intoxicating
drinks from that hour until a. m.
They must be closed also on Sunday
until p. m. Winerooms must be abol-
ished, also slot machines and all gam
bling devices. No minor, drunkard or
intoxicated person shall be allowed to
remain in any saloon or to indulge in
the use of intoxicating liquors therein,
and shall not be permitted TO obtain
for his own use any intoxicating liquors
from such saloon, and no sale of In
toxicating liquors shall be made 20 any
person whose wife, husband, parent.
child, brother, sister, guardian. ward
ever IA years of age or employer shall
by written notice forbid such sale. The
officers of the law are to be aided In
seeing that these rules are rigidiy en-
forced.
While all this is very gratifying to
the archbishop and other friends of
temperance. 1t Is believed by them that
the saloon men have not gone far
enough that no minors should be per-
mitted to enter the saloons with buck
cts or otherwise. Many persons spok-
en- to on the subject did not think that
the liquor situation had been materially
bettered.
The saloon men of this city have new
er shown much regard for the mulct
law and the authorities have always
been negligent of It's enforcement.
Moral suasion also had no effect until
Archbishop keane entered the field as
the strongest and most influential
champion the temperance cause has
ever had here He has preached against
the evils OF the drink habit with such
effect that hundreds of his people have
entered heart and soul in his cause.
The above Is reprinted here for the
reason that this report is intended to
show certain amount of reform In the
state of Dubuque" And for the BEN
eft of our prohibition friends who will
see much to criticise In this showing
of the workings of the mulct law in
Dubuque, let 1t be added that during
the operation of the prohibition law in
Dubuque, no attention was paid to the
law Now Archbishop Keane has taken
hold of condition that confronts him
and many other law-abiding citizens,
and is making an effort to secure en-
forcements, as well as the establish
ment of total abstinence societies. From
personal observation the writer can say
the mulct law, excepting the cash pay
ment part, is very little observed in
many smaller towns in Iowa.
At Carroll, the Chicago Great West
ern railroad extension from Fort Dodge
to Council Bluffs and Omaha, goes al
most thru the center of the business
part of the town. 1t crosses the North
western just east of the old depot and
joins the right of way thru town, the
Great Western depot being located by
outsiders, right on the main business
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move and several business houses will
be torn down, and 100000 are the fig
ures, all this will cost. When the Great
Western first built into Iowa, the pol
icy seemed to be to avoid the big towns
and build up new little ones, but now
all of the extensions seem to be 1irec-
ted toward getting right into the. CEN
ter of the larger towns and only to go
thru the smaller ones, when on an air.
line.
At Arcadia, the Chicago e. North
western, when 1t built the new double
track improvement last season, left the
town a mile or so away from the old
line. But notice what big corporation
can do. The railroad company moved
a grain elevator and two lumber yards
on is told that any store or business
building now in Arcadia can also have
Il free ride over to the new town. The
writer is not posted on the legal status
when a railroad company moves away
from town, just what they have TO do,
but all reports from Arcadia show that
the Northwestern did the square thing
in Arcadia whether they had to or not.
Yes, sir, I've got TO move out of this
town. The people don't like me and
don't like them. l came here and went
into business last fall during the ma
tional campaign and because l wore a
Bryan button they wouldn't trade with
me. One day had some words with a
man wearing Mckinley button, then
we had a fight and the mayor fined
me $500 and costs and let him go. And
yet l am republican and Mckinley
man, tho voted for Bryan the last time
and I'll tell you why. Years ago | went
to school with Bryan, we We're chums.
Then we separated. I went west. My
wife was taken sick had to go to q
hospital and after she died, 1t took ev-
cry dollar | had on earth to pay my
bills Had to mortgage my house and
sell by watch to pay her funeral ex-
penses. An then l wrote Bryan and
told him the whole story and asked him
for loan of $40. And, sir he sent me
a draft for $500. and nice long letter
telling me to pay 1t back when 1 could.
Then came here and started In bust