Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-05
LIQUOR BUSINESS ENTERS IN
Active Measures of Rev. j. M. Plumb
Against Alleged VioIators of the
Law, Starts Ball RoIing-Members
Of Other Fatcion incorporate
Church and Pastor Has Called For
Vote to Rescind Action.

| d1CatiOn that q serious Spit IN tllt
membership will be forthcoming unles.
the difficulties are amicably adjusted
however, IL an amicable adjustment
could be arrived at under the present
conditions, for there are any other thar
Christ-like feelings existing between
members Of the two factions. Some
of the membership OF the church is
following Rev. j. M. Plumb, pastor OF
the church, in the stand that he has
taken against certain members. 9th
ers, forming thu. other faction, are
friends Of d. H. Buck, agent Of the lows
Central at st. Anthony. and postmaster
of the town, who has been expelled
from membership thru the efforts OF
Rev. Plumb.
The Methodist Protestant church o.
| st. Anthony has been in existence
about thirty years, and has a member
ship, including those of both the pres
ent warning factions, of l01. This
church property is valued at about
$4,000. A few weeks ago there was fill
ed in the office Of the county record
err articles of incorporation OF the
Methodist Protestant church of ST.
Anthony, and the Republican,
knowing of the differences, then in an
embryo state, existing between the
pastor and some of his flock, has
awaited developments. These devel-
opments are now in such a state that
they become of public interest, for Rev.
Plumb, from his pulpit next Sunday.
will announce that on Saturday, jan
uary 81 the church will be called upon
to take a vote on the ACCESSIBILITY Of
Incorporating the Methodist Protestant
church of ST Anthony under the laws
of the state of Iowa and the Methodist
Protestant church.
Claims Other Irregular.
Rev. Mr.. Plumb, who was in the city
Wednesday, claims that the incorpora-
ton of his church, on file now in the
recorders office, was irregular in every
particular, as far as the church is
concerned, as the incorporators were
not vested with the proper authority.
Those acting as incorporators, who
were named as trustees by virtue Of
the articles, are H. II, Buck, we'll
known resident of st. Anthony; John
A. Bryant, another prominent resident
Of the town, and Mrs. Maria Abbott.
Mrs. Abbott is a student at the Chris
tan Workers Training School in this
city, and Rev. Plumb states that she
was the victim of Misrepresentation in
signing the articles as an incorporation.
Rev. Plumb says that Mrs. Abbott
already regrets her action very much,
and was not a party to what he terms
a scheme" as carried out by Mr.. Buck
and Mr.. Bryant.
Rev. Plumb, from his pulpit last
Sunday, gave notice that the church
vote on the matter of Incorporation,
would be taken week from next Sun
day, on the 18th. but after consulting
an attorney he has been advised to
have the vote taken on a week day, in
order that there might be no question
raised as to its legality.
Liquor Business Figures.
The liquor business has figured in
the st. Anthony church trouble to no
small extent according to Rev. Plumb.
who says he was he was very active
before the October grand jury in pre-
thru his instrumentality, he says, that
TWO llulCIIIlGIlLS WCIS lGIuIuCus ASy
were against "Poley" Ivans, who was
fined $500 and costs, on the charge Of
and sent to the inebriate
ward of the independence state hos
pital under II commitment of two
years. Cyrus Kersey was likewise in
dicted with Ivans, and was fined 5000.
Rev. Plumb had other cases under OBJ
according to his own state
ments. He gave the others, however.
of grand jury investigation
or signing affidavits admitting that
they had sold liquor contrary to law,
and saying that they would do so no
more. Affidavits of this nature were
signed before a notary in this city by
Mike Herman, Henry LaPlant and
Henry Buschbom, the latter of Glenn
ons. Kersey also signed similar at
fidavit, and in it mentioned d. H. Buck
as having been seen taking a glass OF
beer in a barn. This affidavit, in re-
ferring to Mr.. Buck, and other charges
preferred against Mr.. Buck by the pas
tor, was responsible for the action of
The church concerning Mr.. Bucks
which was cancelled.
Tho Other Sides Statements.
Mr. II. n. Buck who was also in the |
Il
city Wednesday, was seen regarding |
the trouble in the church. Mr.. Buck
says that the liquor business, in his
opinion, is responsible for the starting
Of the trouble, but that other things
have since happened to aggravate the
conditions. AS far as the illegality OF /
The liquor business is concerned, Mr..
Buck says that no one will deny but
hat action against Ivans was right
md proper. AS to some Of the 9TH
,rs, however, he doubts. whether the
persecution was entirely just. Her
nan, Kersey and LaPlant. he says.
we're not in the liquor business, but
frank occasionally, and had liquor "a
,out their places of business and
ZONES. One would have a key of
,eer shipped to st. Anthony and others
would "chip in" to help pay for it. This
s as far as the alleged sales" result
d. Sometimes the money for the
,eer would be collected by subscription
.efore the liquor was purchased, and
II that way would be paid for by some
me who came to Marshalltown to buy
t and take it home. AS to the charge
gainst his father. Agent D. Fl. Buck,
# the Central, he thinks the pastors
unity has been gained because Of the