Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
Suggests Committee to Handle
subscriptions Received and
Spent Where Needed
MONEY COMING IN
T.-R. Reader at Central City, Neb.,
Mails Paper S. to Be Used Here,
Because "They Have No Poor in Ne
brasks Town, Which is Dry"-out-
line Of Let's plan.

In sending his check for $50 to the
Times Republican, to be used to aid
the worthy POOR in Marshalltown, f. c.
Let's, of Chicago, president of the
Western. Grocer company. of this city,
suggests; plan whereby the money
received from different sources may
be used to good advantage.
Mr.. Let's attention was called to
the condition of some worthy cases of
charity, as outlined in the T.-R.
week ago. His check was immediate
ly Forthcoming, without a request Of
any kird.
Mr.. Lets thinks that a committee
should be chosen to distribute the
money where it will do the most good,
and says:
Il would suggest that good, strong
committee be appointed. On that COM
mittee be sure to have some Of the
good women of Marshalltown, as their
judgme mt is really better than mans,
what to buy and how to relieve suffer-
ing, and give pleasure and happiness.
And leave the matter in the hands of
the committee how to expend the fund
raised. / hope something substantial
can be done. as 1 dislike to feel that
anyone in my old home cannot enjoy
some IF the pleasures of Christmas,
and particularly young and innocent
children"
nebraska Reader Sends IS.
The Times Republican, received in a
home at Central City, Neb.. suggested
another. donation, when A. c. Jackson
wrote The paper, enclosing IS toward
the fund. Mr.. jackson writes:
Times Republican, MarshalltoWn,
Iowa-Dear Sirs: see by your last
issue that you have some deserving
destitute in your town and, feeling
that we ought, to do something to
help those who are not SO fortunate
as have rather a warm side for Mar
shallto,vn and Marshall county, which
has been my home for nearly forty
years, / will contribute little to your
charity fund.
"We have no persons in our little
town CT 1000 who are in need or are
suffering for the common comforts of
life.
Our minister searched the town on
Thank sgiving, day and could only find
one oil lady who would accept a gift
Of charity, so we thought a small gift
would do more good with the charit-
able committee of your town.
Attributes Prosperity to tho Saloons.
I'VE attribute the prosperous condi-
ton OF our town largely to the absence
Of the licensed saloon.
I'VE had abundance of evidence in
our Icing trip of 1000 miles over six
states, of the great advantage of run
ming town without a saloon. We could
tell by the looks, as soon as we came
to it, whether it was saloon town or
not.
1--WE Travelled over 1000 miles with
team, and visited several different
states, and find the conditions of the
towns much better where there are no
saloons than where they exist.
"Greeley and Colorado Springs, Col.
and N'ewberg, Ore, are good examples
Of clean, dry towns with but very few
arrests and but few distressed poor.
II hope Marshalltown will see the
time when it can do without the sa-
loon.
II hope your committee will get a
good contribution for the poor of your
town and wish you success in all your
effort, for reform.
with best wishes,
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