Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-04
Looker-On In Iona

Thompson, June 4-The G. r. I. and
p. r r. have really rescinded the order
compelling passengers to show tickets
before entering the cars, but nave
made new rule which will make the
brakeman much grief, and incidentally
some mad passengers. Passengers put
ting their feet on the seats will be re-
quested to remove them. 1t will not be
in order to even put one foot on the
seat in front, even If you have just
patronized the porter and can show
an immaculate shine" While the
public generally will support the en-
forcement of this order, there Is GER
tain to be trouble when that big black
porter comes along. and says BOSS you
must not put your feet up there. IL
won't work for the black brother 10
order the white brother to do this OF
that There is one thing the e. II. L. q
p and every other railway operating IN
Iowa can do, and receive universal
commentator, and that Is arrest ana
prosecute and have fined the TOBACCO
spitters. Take the first we'll establish
ed case give the brakeman day OH
as witness. arrest the tobacco splitter
aft once. give him a fair trial, and then
fine him every dollar possible, FOR
committing a public nuisance. The
railroad company that first does this
will get lot of free advertising ana
the universal praise of the travelling
public.
The Minerva Valley Creamery Com
pany are now finishing their new
building at Clemens and 1t is claimed
nothing equals it in Iowa It's Two
story brick building So by 34S feet
with front of pressed brick costing
with fixtures some $1,000. This COM
pany with 100 stockholders lis one OF
the having concers run on the cooper
ative plan. This building will be paid
for out of the profits of last year
the usual divindend being omitted TOR
! this purpose.
Buffalo Center solves the hitching
post problem by using some vacant
business lots for the farmers ana olh-
ers that drive into town on the uaree
sides of these lots, leaving the lroht
open. are hitching posts, as Wen as
a double row of posts thru the center
The dav the writer was In town hlts
ia seyenty-five teams were f1ed u
these posts. leaving the street free Tor
travel as well as keeping a lot OF 1ilth
off the main streets. This Dig lot Oh
farmers wagons was also an adver-
tisenoent for the town, for seventy-f1ve
farmers do not come TO town Tor run
lin these corn planting days.
The new duties OF the sheriH ano
county attorney have been referred 1e
lin this column, but one T.-R- reader
calls the writer's attention TO more
WORT, for them to do. Another new la"
is compelling road supervisors to USE
road drag after each rain. Already
some of the road men have broken the
law failed TO use the road drag. NOW
If the sheriff's attention is called U
this mira etion of the law, or he ma:
personal knowledge that the road maj
has failed in his duties. it's the sher
ifs bounden duty to get after tina
road man. Failing in that he Is habl
to be removed" We shall undouot
$ edly hear and read many sad cases o
t such delinquent road supervisors oeln
: fined and sent to jail for failure to d
f their whole duty, and many sadie
v cases of sheriffs and county attorney
: losing their offices for failure to dra
e into court the road drag men.