Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-18
Shove Finds Two Hotels Where
No Gambling Is Allowed.
Personal Gossip
MOVING TO MARsHALLTowN
knute Ferguson Gives Hi. Views Of a
Two-cent Fare Bill in His Own
swsde Dialect Manuscript Mr..
Shove Wants MarshaIltown Travel
ere to Boost for Home Made Goods.


garding gambling so prevalent among
travelling men during these days OF
flush times has caused great deal OF
comment. Hotel men have talked with
me seriously about the matter, and
find that many Of them would like to
stop 1t il they dared. One man said to
me, "How can we stop it? II we try
wa will lose our trade l can only
reply that in the Henderson house at
Sac City hangs sign reading, 'Gamb-
ling Not Allowed; Card Playing Pro-
hibited on Sunday" and the Henderson
house does good business The pro-
prietOr Of the Pilgrim hotel at Mar
,shalltown, himself an ex-traveler, says
that when he has to run a gambling
house In order to hold trade he'll get
out Of the hotel business. The Pilgrim
is full of patronage and no special
room is set aside for poker, Young
boys who meet charges of embezzle-
ment because of having lost their en-
{ ployers' money in card game can't
say the place was either Of these hos
telries.
J. ]. Gatewood, representing the
Monmouth Pottery company, visited
the trade in our city on Wednesday.
Mr.. Gatewood resides at Cedar Rapids.
but thinks quite favorably of moving
to Marshalltown this spring. Marshall
is just in the center of his territory,
and it Will enable him to be at home
more. often, which is quite an induce
ment to all travelling men.
ats
George Gerhart, at one time repre-
sentative Of the Let's, Fletcher COM
pany, has again taken up the sample
case for Britain & Co., of Marshall-
town. His territory is on the Iowa
Central south.
Lee York. with Langan Bros, Of Des
Moines, reported good trade in west
ern Iowa. Lee is one Of Des Moines'
hustlers and one Of the finest Of gem
tlemen to meet.
Will Zieke, salesman for warfeld,
Howell Grocery company, OF Des
Moines, and one of the most
popular and well known gro
Gerry statesmen in central Iowa, is con-
fined at home with light case of
smallpox. He will be missed from the
road.
Dan Marston with Let's, Fletcher
company, who has been on the sick
1;ot En- v1y1i1 ~
to the house, is feeling much better and
will soon be himself again.
John Ruth, Of the firm. Marshall
Oil Company, in company with his
friend, Will Stricken, sailed from New
York on Saturday. John knows ali!
about oil, but he writes home that be-
fore he makes another trip to New
York he will learn something about the
value of crockery.
Stanley Sieg, salesman for the Let's,
Spencer Coffee Company, from this
city, arrived home Friday from three
weeks trip with splendid success. Stan
ley has made a No. salesman and
commands fine trade for one of Mar
shalltown's enterprises.
$50
Ike Forbes of our city. one Of the
board of directors of the H. c. NJ. A.,
was in the wreck on the Iowa Central
ut Geneva. He came out with but lit
tie damage aside from a good shaking
up.
r. s. Hiatt, of Iowa City, represent
ing the Des Moines Paper Company.
was. q caller on the trade Friday. Mr..
Hiatt is we'll pleased with Marshall
town. and reported a. fine business
while here.
i f. E. Rouse, with the American
Wringer Company OF New York. arr
rived home Saturday from a two weeks
trip and reports that he never had such
a business. Rouse has been with the
firm twenty-five years, sixteen of
which has been : put on the road.
John Emery THE swede' Of New
ton. for over twenty-five years with
Irwin Phillips & Co., wholesale dry
goods of Keokuk, Iowa, was calling on
the trade at Traer and vicinity last
"Wednesday. John is always ready with
a good Swede story and when asked
what he thought Of the 2-cent pass
enger rate, replied as follows:
Master Shove: You lake to know
what ay tank bout das to cents ticket
BUSINESS by das legilature. Ay tai
you bout das: 25 year go ay by one
tousan miles ticket on das c., r. I &
Pacific railroad for SIS. Ay don't have
any child das time. Now ay got IL
childers-Ole and Knute (twins), Mena
and Crissie (twins). De res all one to
once. Now at das railroad companee
could give me one towsan mile ticket
twenty-five years go for SIS, when we
was vest two, why can't he do das now
when we been fourteen to raide. Ay
no, ba gosh, da can do das.
Das as what ay tank.
Your Frien,
''KNUTE FURGUsON."
There are over $50 travelling men
making their home in our city, and no
way can they boom Marshalltown more
than to talk Of its enterprises. Every
one should wear H. c. NJ. A. button
who carries sample case out of our
city We have had travelling men say
to US: Il have too much insurance
now" That is no excuse, IL you have
Marshalltown at least, throw up some
that you have and Join the boom for
Marshalltown.