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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
BRINGING A CROWD TO TOWN.

A business man of observant habits
say something editorially about the
advantage to a town of attractions
that bring in from the outside towns
and cities such number of persons as
came in to see Frank Gotch wrestle ?"
1t appears that the wrestlers drew a
considerable number of people from
1t was the right kind of crowd,
too, the wrestlers drew many men in
terested in athletic contests from a
sportsman's rather than a sports point
of view. Most of them cared more to
see the worlds champion wrestler in
action than they cared for the contest
sense. 1t was an exhibition of the
proves of an Iowa farm youth who
had taken prominence as an athlete.
The men with whom he was matched
were good men but outclassed. There
was no betting, for there was nothing
to bet on. 1t appears to have been a
clean. straight exhibition of wrestling,
a legitimate attraction and to have
brought in people from the outside.
And such things are always of bene-
fit to the city where they are held. The
theory is that a crowd can not come
to town and go away without having
been commercially advantageous.
1t is a poor rule that does not work
logically. If the wrestling match is adj
vantageous from a commercial point
of view, why not the Sunday revival?
Sunday is likely to take away some
money as a free will offering The pro-
ceeds of the wrestling match did not
all stay in town. Some one legitimately
took away "a piece of money to
which he was entitled, for those who
paid it seem to feel that they got their
moneys worth; and to get ones mon
eys worth is about all any person is
entitled to. The Sunday meetings will
bring IN thousands to the city where
the wrestling match brought hundreds.
The theory must obtain that a six
weeks attraction that brings in crowds
commercially advantageous daily is
worth the money
A revival of good honest athletics
Is always a good thing. Legitimate
sport, conducted properly is well worth
while. Even when INDUCED in by pro-
fessionals for price is to human bet
terment. We most of US. have been
taught to believe that a revival of re-
ligion and a quickening of christianity
are to the moral nature of men what
good honest work and clean sport are
to the physical. When they add to
themselves the commercial advantage
we are prone to require as a sine qua
non why not encourage both?
Sure bring in the crowds. The
champion wrestler of the world was
here last night The champion revival
ist will be here next week Every one
Is invited.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
"I've Been Looking Into the Future
and Figuring Out How Things Are
Going to Be Hereafter"

too dense to see how to keep them
from It; see the autocratic ruler of
an empire told by his popularly-elect-
ed parliament to keep still except un-
der proper surveillance, while the
head Of certain republic dictates to
his popularly-elected lawmakers such
laws as they are permitted-nay, COM
pelled!-to make, and tells his people
whom they are to select as his success
sor in Office; see robust constitutions
following the flag into cannibal islands,
even as red liquor and millinery fol.
low the missionary into darkest AZ
RIGA and other places on the rural free
delivery routes; l see childless women
who are proud of it, carrying poodles
and Teddybears with goggles on in
strange vehicles that leave q wake Of
smell; l see people with enough mon.
ey to feed the people of whole state
for ten years, struggling and deceiv-
ing and crushing others to get more
money, though they do not intend to
feed more people with 1t; I see men
of literary aspiration telling other
AolA6 INV W acquire WSdlLU duO merit
and wisdom, while some of those same
writer men are themselves halted,
erratic and personally worthless: 1
see spinsters and bachelors writing
learned treatises on the care and dis
cipline of children and those same
childless ones changing their resi-
dences because family with young
progeny has moved into the same fat;
! see fashions running their eccentric
course-beauty one year depending on
the narrowness Of ones headgear and
the next upon getting a top-piece too
large to go into a cab door; / see
jests that we have snapped around
Miltiades' grocery store for 20 years
dressed up and making big hit on
Broadway and giving men regulations
as humorists-Say, Kan, is there any
thing to drink about the house?"
Nothing but some old hemlock, o.
ira dry"
Bring me the bottle. Thanks. Now
get me that vial Of prussic acid as 4
chaser. After seeing all those things
In the future. want to make a sure
Job Of it. ia, ia, Kan. want you
to marry again, 50 somebody will be-
sorry I'm dead"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
THE BOY, H S spa" AND THE CIGARETTE

When the new laws go into effect
boys smoking cigarets may be ar
rested on the street and punished. No
one will particularly object to the law
but most people will pay small atten-
ton to it, policemen perhaps, least of
It usually doesn't get far. We are not
inclined 70 the arrest and punishment
of little boys, even those who smoke
cigarets. They are too small game for
the mighty hand of the law Also they
are hard to catch. And for another
thing, we are very much inclined to
put the burden of child control where
it belongs, on the shoulders of the
parent and not to put the policeman
in loco parents to every body's young
ones.
A desire seems widespread to shift
the responsibilities of parentage to the
general public. We pass curfew laws
for the convenience Of fathers and
mothers who ought to have sense and
stamina enough to see their children
at home by 9 o'clock at night. We pass
a law to arrest a 9-year-old scape-
grace whose father and mother could
convict him of cigarets by glance al
his fingers or a sniff at his breath and
who should know measures more eff
fective when put in practice to reform
him than the threat of a policeman OF
stern chase thru an alley. There is
little use OF such laws. If the police
man was empowered to arrest the par
ents and the justice forced to assess g
stiff fine the boy would find his illegit-
Innate pleasures highly dangerous
There would be personal examinations
and bodily search for the "malsin's'
and tho outward evidences OF crime a
home whore the search should be ansti.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
Looker-On In Iona

Alden, April 2o.-This town of 900
inhabitants sets an example in the
way of early closing, some larger towns
would do we'll to follow. Promptly at
rs .. m. all the stores close excepting
Wednesday, and Saturday evenings.
Thus merchants and employees all have
a chance to get acquainted with their
families, go to prayer meeting, make
garden and go a fishing. And virtue
being its own reward, they all sell as
many dollars worth in year, as they
did when they furnished a loafing
place for everybody, and incidentally
paid out more for heating and lighting
than the profits on their sales.
ass
With no reference particularly to this
town this thing stands out as result
of over twenty years observation in
the same Iowa towns. It's this, that
the merchants in all of these towns,
large and small, that are persistent
and shreWd advertisers in the local
weekly, are the ones that thrive and
prosper. Each succeeding year they
carry larger stocks and keep up with
the times and changes of fashions in
wearing apparel Another almost uni
versal practice now with these mer-
chants that use printers ink, is to
have bargain sales of unreasonable
goods, stock that would have to be
laid away for six months. Last August
in a town Of less than 300 inhabitants
a merchant Of this kind, placed on the
sidewalk big box and in 1t put every
straw hat he had on hand, marking
the same "Choice fordO cents" and he
naturally sold them all. His argument
to the writer was while he sold many
hats at 10 cents that cost him Is to
so cents, the more he lost on a hat
the more the purchaser advertised his
store by answering everybody's Where
did you get that hat?
Eldora is having a mild sort of rea
estate boom. One store building tha
the owner paid $1,000 for a few year.
ago, another man wanted at $4,000.
corner building that was offered fo1
s11,5Oo a short time ago. sold recent!
for $13,500. One man bought last weel
| d store building for $4,000, and tn,
next day was asked If he wanted 5000
for it, and refused the offer. Jus
why all this happened to happen" n,
one seems to know. And the reported
sale OF a 120-acre farm near town To-
$210 an acre, has set the curious Il
Z figuring what the purchaser IL going t,
Praise on 1t TO pay. antsrsst On the -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
oh, Castro, 70. Hike!


oh. Castro went to Paris. and he also
tried Berlin.
They gave him but tho coolest nod. and
neither said "Come in"
Though he brought lots Of bullion, too
with which to pay his way.
The c0ppers watched DO closely that hi
never could get gay,
But everywhere he ventured people treat
ed him. alike.
The burden of their message was. "Oh
Castro. take hike!'
He thought OF Venezuela, and he said
No place beats home
III hasten there by steamer, for Il costs
too much to roam"
for Trinidad.
Which seemed the ono and only chanct
for landing that he had.
But at a nearer port he reached ther,
galloped down the pike
A courier. calling out aloud. "Skip Trim
dad and hike!"
Oh. Castro he was angry, and his tail
was something fierce.
He pined to grasp shining sword hi:
enemies to pierce.
''I'd like to know" he Numbered. 'if the.
think that can fly,
TIL summon all my cohorts. Well knocl
Uncle Sam to pit"
But Uncle Sam and Johnny Bull said
Castro. take q bike.
An airship, auto or walk; but anyhow
you hike!''
-Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
By the Greatest
American humorists
A Medium Sized
Journey
By STRICKLAND W. GILLIAN
Copyright, 1909, by W. .. Chapman


Once in Athens, Greece, whence
come the hero stories and the men
who sell dusty candy on the street
corners, lived George F. Socrates, the
champion heavyweight philosopher Of
Parthenon county. When he came in.
to the grocery of the Miltiades Bros.
and reached into the cracker-box. all
the other hands were hastily with
drawn.
Soc. as he was affectionately called.
held the open tournament cup for
salivary sharp-shooting, also, and had
not missed the stove door in eight years.
One evening when Soc returned
home from his daily toll at the store
and began to pare his stone-brMses on
the front stoop, he said to his wife,
Xanthippe:
"Xan!"
flush up, you old loafer."
That's what was expecting" re-
piled Soc, calmly. But I've a few
things to say to you, before taking a
step I've been thinking seriously about,
lately. This is case of Maid Of
Athens, ere we part though you're
made of vinegar, I'm sorry to say"
Here he ducked a f1atiron broadside
followed by rolling pin fusil-
lade, with virago obligato con express
stone.
1--WE been looking into the future
and figuring out how things are going
to be hereafter. In the language Ten
nyson has not yet used:
Il have dipped into the future far as
human eyes could stand,
Seen the folly Of the world and other
things to beat the band.
II have glimpsed a finish for old
Aunt Grundy that is fright. OF
course, looking through the pages of
future history, have found myself
an immortal"
whats her name?" asked Xanthip-
pc, reaching around for stove lid.
II mean l have found myself to be
an immortal. But don't choose to be
one. I don't want to live forever in
this ravine of snivels. There'll be too
much to try a sane mans patience
along about 1900 Ami Domino. I
see" and here he forgot entirely his
delicate task OF sole-paring. and his
eyes became clairvoyant. II see d.
rectoire gowns and wireless telegraph
and afinities; see everybody dodg.
ing automobiles and occasionally a
poor dodger that doesn't make it;
see monkey dinners and thumb print
signatures; see great fortunes won
by some men because the others were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
THE LODGES.
n MASONIC NoTIcEs.
Visitors always welcome.
V\Hall over 1O5-7 West Main.

F X MASONIC NoTlcEe.
w Visitors always welcome.
/V\Hall over 1857 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE 1903 A. r. & n
M, work on first degree Friday even
ing. April 90. H. q. Hoech. w. M. M.
H. S. Lawrence, Secy.
sTGNET CHAPTER No. SO, r. A. M.
Stated convocation Monday, April 10,
8 p. m.
q. II. Bosgie. H. r.
I. S. Willard. secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL r. & g.
M.-Stated assembly Thursday. April
10, 1880 p. M, r. & s. M. degrees.
A. D. Meeker, T. I. M.
L T. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDERMAN CoMMANDRY No.
80, X T.-Stated conclave Tuesday.
April 20 at 1880.
F. M. wilbur. n. c.
F. Wallace, Rec.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, q =.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday, May
II, 8 p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing. W. n.
Edna c. Fularton. Secy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20

1t isn't a goose that lays the golden
eggs. Its a hen, the common old Iowa
chickabiddy
A Pennsylvania medical sharp an
noinces that whisky won't cure rattle
snake bites. This bears hard on the
Missouri citizens who have been i'm
porting a few as an anchor to wind
ward against the probable prohibition
victory. The arrangement was to ship
one snake with a five gallon key or
der.
The Sons of the American Revolu-
ton took little whirl at Des Moines
today.
The man who uses a road drag when
it does the most good can look forward
to considerable remission of other
sins. A road drag is like charity more
ways than one.
| 1t begins to look as tho the usual
procedure were TO be reversed and
Turkey do little carving. Please ask
for dark meat.
During 1907 accidental deaths from
scheduled poisons Chose which may
be retailed only by qualified chemistry
numbered 142, and of these opium and
its preparations caused as many as all
other poisons put together.
! From some of the comment INDUCED
in over the refusal of the senate to
confirm any appointment that would
Gust John Cownie the inference might
be drawn that the upper house approx
imates a bunch of night riders in its
(. Cownie mighty satisfactory? Then why
all this ripping and roaring?
Adam Bede was defeated last fall fol
reelection for congress by an anti
Cannon candidate. The record, how
ever, shows that the new congressman
voted with Cannon and for the ole
rules and deserted the thirty-one con.
gressnen who stood out against Can.
nonism. Now what do you suppose
changed Congressman Mil1er's convic.
tons in so short a time? And would
you prefer him over the Iowa congress
men who are kindly referred to by The
Sioux City Journal as what would
you call 'ems?"
On an autograph copy Of "The Bar
rier" the serial now running in tn,
Times Republican,, which Rex Beacl
very cheerfully sent out west to hell
by its sale a hospital fund, the autho
. wrote hearty, impromptu sort of par
agraph that is sure to delight som
lucky possessor. It reads: "A statemen
by the author that the characters II
this book had prototypes in real lif
who walked the real streets Of rea
Flambeau may interest the reader, al
: tho 1t will scarcely add to any pleas
ure he may be patient enough to ellie
1t from its pages. The fear, however
that the book may come to the motto
of one-or znore-of the originals ha
long haunted the writer, and he there
fore takes this means OF hastily an
publicly averring that the virtues an
villainies he has attributed to tn
; lcharacters were evolved titteFiy IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
TEACHERS AND CONTRACTS.

There seems to be pretty keen
competition among Iowa towns for
tirst.class men as superintendent Of
the schools Thus Rockwell City tried
to get j. w. Meyer, who is under con-
tract at Manning, so Rockwell City
had to look for another man. AS a
rule, Iowa school boards have never
held a teacher or superintendent to a
contract If the employee could do bet
ter elsewhere they regretted the fact
that they could not make it an induce
ment for the employee to remain, but
did not insist upon the fulfilment Of
the contract. Now that superintend-
ents and teachers are growing com
paratively scarce, other. cities are apt
to follow Manning's example and to
insist upon the terms of their bond.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20

sued was sent to President Taft, who
is interested in Miami university be.
cause his father-in-law, John w. Her.
ron Of Cincinnati, since 1880 has been
president Of the board Of that institu.
ton. Whitelaw Reid, ambassador to
Great Britain. Of the class of 1856, has
"'~o -"f-,-' ~ he nrecent n possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
90 M~7~.
Iona Newspapers
PRoH1B STORM PREDICTED
[Waterloo Times-Tribune /

Waterloo s-Tribune.1
We predict, without fear of success
full contradiction, that the prohibitions
lists will storm the next republican
state convention. After careful obser-
walton we have come to the conclusion
that the prohibitionists are somewhat
ashamed of their small vote and de-
termined to take over the republican
party. Perhaps the democrats will
have to look out too.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20

cry member Of the legislature who was
good" during the late session. Their
opposition will be assured every leg
islator whose record was bad"
Next year will be a year Of great po.
litical turmoil in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20

Miami univsrsity's Centennial.
Miami university. the oldest of Ohio's
colleges, will celebrate her centennia
at Oxford June 1918. It is expected
that more than 1000 alumni and for.
mer students will gather on the cam.
ms ut N-ro-,1 r-'> erct Invitation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20

ManZan Pile Remedy is put UP in a
tube with nozzle attached. May be app
piled directly to the affected parts.
Guaranteed. Price soc. Sold at B. ".
Morgan's drug. store. H 5.s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"How to strike blow at gambling in
futures without at the same time
striking a blow at legitimate buying
for future delivery is a problem the So
luton of which does not appear to he
any nearer today than in former years
when "Old Hutch was king of corn
and when Gates was manipulating the
price of wheat" regretfully admits the
Davenport Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
FAIRGROUNDS FOR CHILDREN.
IClintnn Herald


Playground associations are being
organized in a number of cities in
Iowa and steps are being taken to
secure tracts in various parts Of
these different cities to be set aside
for the benefit of the children. No
more important action ever has
been taken. Every city Of 5000 or
more population in the state of Iowa
should take immediate steps to pro-
vide places for the children to play.
Iowa cities are growing fast: and
they are going to grow faster. And
as they grow all unimproved tracts
will become more valuable and will
be utilized for factories, business
houses and residences. And then
what will you do for the children
They are worth considering, and now
is the time to consider them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20

Gust why four Des Moines dairy
men who put too little milk in theil
water should be singled out for prose
cution is not plain, unless it was i'm
pure water" according to the Sioux
City Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
SEQUEL OF PAUPER EXPENSES.
Tama Herald

1t is alleged, and on such excellent
authority that the Herald accepts the
statement as true, that one family in
this town has drawn $500 from the
pauper fund of Tana county during the
past two years. 1t is also a matter of
common knowledge to every citizen Of
the town that the head of this family
If we may so refer to him-has not
drawn 500 sober breaths during the two
years. What an outrage on common
decency! A big, strong, robust man,
Keeling along the streets or engaged in
drunken carouses with panions no
better than he, while his wife and chill
dren are living off the earnings of men
who find their taxes increasing to a
point where they can scarcely pay
them. Any man who spends his money
for whisky and lets his family suffer
or become a county charge, should be
soundly horsewhipped and put to work
on the roads with ball and chain riv-
eted to his ankle. 1t is becoming too
common in this town for worthless dis
reputables to unload upon the county
responsibilities that fairly rest on them.
There must be change but it must
not bring want and suffering to the
innocent women and children. Let the
men who are responsible receive the
punishment, and a. bunch Of drunken
loafers who are not worth the powder
and shot it would take to blow them
up would soon see the need Of a per-
manent reformation.
RELATIVE POSITIONS NEXT YEAR
[Clinton Herald.l
| In the actual campaign next year the
prohibitionists will have two strings to
their bow, and undoubtedly use both.
At the general election voters will hava
to vote for or against a convention to
propose amendments to the constitu-
ton. The prohibitionists will throw
their full strength in favor of a con-
vention for the particular purpose of
placing a prohibitory amendment in the
constitution. This fight will be nom
partisan, but it Will be hard to draw
the line strictly between the "wets'' and
"drys." Equal suffrage, an initiative
and referendum, and many other pro-
posed reforms. will enter the cam
paign. Also there must be combatted
the ordinary inertia which in all prov
ious referendums of this character has
been sufficient to defeat the proposal to
hold constitutional convention.
The "drys" will not, however, pu,
all their eggs in the constitutional
. amendment basket. They will intro
duce the prohibition issue in the cam
paign for state and legislative offices
They will want legislature that viii
repeal the ntu1ct law should the con.
vetntion movement fail. They vii
want a governor that will sign q bill
repeating the n1ulct law. 1t will b;
their policy, not to put candidates Of
their own In the field unless 1t IL i'm.
possible to do business with either o.
the regular parties. To begin with, til,
! Islltes swtIl aasuFs their support - sv.