Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
CALLS MAYORS BLUFF
Shenandoah Minister Agrees to
Offer to Be Permitted to
Clean Up Town
WANTS POSSE TO ASSIST
Mayor of Town, Who is Also Express
Agent, Gets Into Controversy Over
Liquor Sales, Tells the Preacher He
Can Wear Star, and Latter voIun-
teers to Undertake Work.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, March 1.-"Shenan-
doah Boosted or Busted" This was the
text of sermon delivered at Shenan-
doah by Rev. G. A. Hendricksen of thai
city, and thereby hangs a tale.
Whether or not the near approach OF
the annual city election was the in.
spring cause of the reverend's attack
upon the city, the fact remains tina,
the question of express deliveries OF
liquor is to cut large figure in the
approaching contest at the polls.
Mayor Conway of Shenandoah
chances to be the local agent for ar
express company, thru which, in the
absence of licensed saloons in the city
more or less liquor is dispensed to the
thirsty Inhabitants. altho it is not
charged that Mayor Express Agent
Conway is in sympathy with this style
of liquor sales.
In the course of the pastors dis
course Rev. Hendricksen expressed a
desire to be mayor of the city for a
period of ten days, promising, in the
event of such elevation, he would
clean" up the town morally. Mayor
Conway indited an offer to Rev. Hen
driclisen to appoint him special police
officer clothed with all the authority
such position would imply. Mayor Con-
way, in his proffer declared himself in
sympathy with the object of the pas
tors desires and expressed the hope
that the pastor would see his way clear
to accept the appointment.
To this Rev. Hendricksen replied,
stating at length that he appreciated
the offer but suggesting he was in
doubt about the sincerity of the offer.
Further Rev. Hendricksen said: You
are certainly testing when you tender
me the position of special police Off
Ger. However, were my work not
binding on my time would gladly ac-
cept 1 believe that you belittle your
office and confess your weakness and
inability to cope with the conditions
when it becomes necessary to take
minister of the gospel from the pulpit
to do what you are sworn to do. If
should go back to the Pacific express
office and arrest the drunken mob who
make your back yard a hog pen would
you fine them as you would other dis
turbers Of the peace?
One day later than this epistle was
addressed to Mayor Conway. Rev. Hen
dricksen experienced change of heart
and sent communication to the may
OR accepting the post offered him, his
second reply being as follows:
"In order that we may have the OPP
portunity of testing your sincerity and
mine, l will accept the position of
special police on condition that you
will appoint my assistants WHOM ]
will select and empower me to direct
in the cleaning up of the streets and
that you assess the fines when brought
before you with fair evidence of guilt,
/ to select from four to six men to be
empowered to make arrests to COM
mand the clearing of the streets OF
lettering and loafers and to bring be-
fore your honor men under the inf1u-
ence Of liquor. This test to cover ten
days, beginning at the time we may
hereafter agree upon. This test to be-
gin at Z o'clock in the evening and
continue till IL o'clock or later if need
be-"
From this it can be seen that affairs
municipal in Shenandoah are at fever
heat and future developments are
anxiously If not feyerishly, awaited.