Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-31
He Objects to Allowing T. w. Brewer
to Take Over Two Des Moines Malt
Company Places, and Resolution is
Called OFF by Attorney - Will Fight
Ii Out in Court.

one Of Marshalltown's twenty three sa
looms would have been closed April !
The resolutions asking for transfer
OF permits Of the five saloons operated
by the Des Moines Malt Company il
this city first came up q week ago. A
this time but one was presented, ant
Councilman Herman made what looked
like grand stand play about insist
Ing on knowing that the sales were
bona fide. AS Herman is a saloon man
and has always supported every reso'
luton favoring saloons since he came
on the council, net much was expected
i to come Of his demand. Such proved
10 be the case. and Monday night HI
was the very personif1cation of sup
port for every measure, and was ready
with q bill of character for every mar
wanting to run ., saloon. He announced
\ that he had "b,.en shown" as to the
bona ide sale.
Four Oppose; Five For.
The first three petitions got along
swimmingly. Psenicka introduced al
1 Of them, and moved their adoption. Ar
Il attorney for the saloons coached from
the side lines. The first was the trans
fer OF the petition of consent from the
Des Moines Malt Company to w. E
Crinklaw, for the saloon known as the
ALLEY Inn,'' on North First street. The
E line-up Of the nays was Devipe, Greg
DRY, Jay, and Young. Clark, Good, Nc
Donald, Herman and Psenicka al
voted aye, and N1cMains was absent
That settled the first one, and the sa-
loon will be allowed to continue busi-
/ ness, the new Permit becoming effec-
tive April /.
The same vote, was registered in the
application Of F. W. Brewer. to operate
. present Des lNoines Malt Company
saloon at the corner Of Third avenue
and Main street
Young Changes Vote on One.
The next resolution was for H. 8.
McGoogan, on North First avenue. Mr..
I McGoogan was present, and Mr.. Young
addressed the council. expressing him
{ self as being anxious to know whether
. or not these sales were bona fide. The
sa1oonists' attorney arose from the
/ gallery to reply.
.fNow you walt" demanded Gregory.
to the attorney. "Mr. McGoogan is
here; let him speak for himself" Mr..
McGoogan said that as far as he was
concerned the sale was bona ffde.
Young then changed his vote and lined
UP with the ayes.
Then Comes the Sticker.
Then small bolt of lightning
struck the council chamber. So far
the. resolutions had been smooth sail
ing. The next one was in favor Of F..
South Third avenue, in the Widl build
ing.
Mr.. Clark was first to speak. He
4 did not believe that Mr.. Brewer had
money enough to buy two saloons.
Mr.. Gregory said he did not believe
Brewer was a fit man to run even one
saloon, and that the council should
have turned him down on the other
resolution.
Psenieka's Testimonial Of Character.
Mr.. Psenicka then launched forth in
. testimonial as to Brewers character.
He is as good citizen as the biggest
part in the CITY," said Mr.. Psenicka,
and recommend him.
Mr.. Good also declared Mr.. Brewer
to be a gentleman: prompt pay, and a
good citizen.
Mr.. Clark said he had always voted
for the saloons, but that he would not
vote for any man to run two saloons.
Mr.. Herman said Mr.. Brewer was
as much entitled to run two. saloons
as any other man, and several had
more than one.
Mr.. Mcdonald thought as long as the
mulct law governed, it made no diff
ference whether q. man ran one or two
saloons. He had known Brewer for
nine years, and in business dealings
with him had always found him to be
square. II the Des Moines Malt Com
pany believes it can not run two sa-
looms here under the law" continued
Mcdonald, ut is PROBABLY willing to
sell out cheap. 1t doesn't necessarily
mean that a man has to have money
to buy saloon. Let's not make meat
of one and fish of another. There is
a wave of reform sweeping over this
country, now, and over this state. Per-
sonally / don't care whether we have
saloons at all or not, but I do think
that saloons, properly conducted under
the law, are better than holes in the
wall and livery barn bootleggers. 1
would much rather see Marshalltown
men run saloons than any outsiders"
Attorney Wants to Speak.
The saloonists' attorney begged the
councils Indulgence for few words
Devine objected, saying it was not
necessary. The attorney said what he
wanted, however, to the effect that this
particular Saloor, under debate was q
storage house fer beer, and had been
equipped at a heavy expense
On the vote, Clark, Devine, Greg
DRY, Jay, and Young voted nay, and
Good, Herman, 1'senicka, and McDon-
aid aye. A saloon resolution was lost
for the first time since saloons have
been operated in Marshalltown
Herman Would Reconsider.
Herman then moved to reconsider the
action on the Brewer saloon. He made