Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-11
Mr.. Shove Denounces Gambling.
Which He Finds Growing
Among Travellers
HOTELS HAVE GAMBLING ROOMS
One Firm Shadow. tts Men With
Detectives and Discharges Any Man
Found Playing Poker-Interestins
Gossip Concerning Well Known
Travellers in Central Iowa Territory.

q traveller has lost his JOB or late oW-
ing to that and nothing else. While 1t
Is against the rules of the railroad
company to allow gambling on trains,
you can get most any kind OF a game
I you want and at any time. A number
Of hotels have set aside a special room
for gambling, where game of cards
can be had at any time Of day or night.
Many q traveller can be found in the
game until early morning, and then
they expect to go out and do as good
work as do the boys who have had a
good nights rest. Something surely
will have to be done, or the travelling
men, who make it business after their
days work to get in game Of cards,
will have to quit the road, as competi-
ton is getting too severe. We know Of
no way to stop 1t, unless the jobbing
houses do as did the National Biscuit
Company. They sent out a circular to
their men stating That anyone found
gambling with cards, betting at a ball
game OF. horse race, in fact gambling
In any way, shape or manner, could
consider themselves Immediately dis
charged"
In conversation with one of their
leading Iowa statesmen in regard to
the circular, he said it meant one Of
two things, to either quit playing cards
or quit the National Biscuit Company,
\ and there was no telling what moment
q detective might be in the same town
with him for few days. The sooner
other houses follow the same rule, the
/ sooner will they get better work from
number Of their men.
Jack Whitaker, with Let's, Fletcher
Company, was not able to be out last
I week, ewing to a case of the grippe.
He starts out again today. but not as
well as he ought to be.
A movement is on GOT to make High
view the home for good many trav-5
cling men. Supervise Jones will Won
der whore we got our pull"
A good meeting Of the board Of di-
rectors Of the H. C. NJ. A. was held
/ Saturday. Those present from out Of
town, were Charles II. Bingham, Wat
erloo: A. A. Anderson, Manchester;
w. II. Darner, Des Moines, and E. w.
i Archer, Ft. Dodge.
81 w. III. Tosney arrived In Marshall
town Saturday from the coast. He
will be an assistant to A. G. Johnson.
with wyn1an Partridge & Company, of
( Minneapolis, wholesale dry goods. Mr..
1 Tosney will make his headquarters in
our city. We gladly welcome him as
one Of. us.
( The Chicago and Great Western will
Issue q new time card about April
first, or earlier. The principal changes
will be No. g. now arriving in Mar.
i shalltown from Des Moines at p. m,
will run thru to Dubuque. No. Z that
now leaves here at 80 p. M, will start
from Dubuque in the forenoon, arriving
here about 4: 80 p. m. The Chicago and
Great Western tries to accommodate
the public as much as possible.
]. E. Mooney and L. II. Schafer,
statesmen for the National Harvester
Company, who now reside at State
Center, intend moving to Marshalltown
this spring.
IS, e. Guthrie who took e. w. Arch
er's position with the Standard Oil
Company with headquarters in our
city, visited the trade on the Story City
branch for the first time on Thursday.
Mr.. Guthrie will move his. family to
Marslaalltown from Webster City some
time this spring.
Everyone, years ago, along the Story
City branch, knew Ed. Swingley, the
banner grocery salesman for Let's,
Fletcher Company, VITO has been off
the territory for over ten years. 1t
happened there was no one to cover
Jack Whitaker's territory last week,
! so they sent out Ed. He was kept busy
renewing old acquaintance and talk
ing over the good times they used to
have with the trade, as well as giving
him nice bunch OF orders. All who
knew Ed. in those days used to feel
sorry for him, for 1t was a standing
Joke that Ed. was always willing to do
the shopping for anyone who wished
II done; and it seems it had not been
forgotten for by the time Ed. got ready
to start for home, at nearly every sta
ton some one had bundle for him to
deliver to their friends. When he got
off the train here, he had to have help
to carry his load. Ed. said he did not
see how 1t happened, for some who
handed him packages he did not know.
He said next time Jack got sick he
hoped II would be in the summer time.
ess
6. F. Bellville, OF Iowa Falls, starts
out t,oday for Let's, Fletcher Company.
His territory will be the one formerly
covered by Howard Watson. with head
quarters at Carroll. Frank is hust-
Ter. and the trade will find him a gen.
tlemsn. and he will command the re-
spect of all. We predict a fine trade
for him.
C. E. Miller, the Iowa representative
for s;idel & Co.. Of Chicago. was ac-
comIanied on his western trip last
week by Mrs. Miller. She seemed to
enjoy the trip, but must admit there
is nothing like home when the Their
mometer registers 20 degrees below
zero.
l. IN. Reynolds, of Clinton, salesman
for the Champion Stock Food Com
pany, Of Lyons. was quite sick all last
Weoh ct the Pilgrim. He received the