Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-18
Secretary Deets and His Faction
Retain Control of |. s. T.
Nj. A. Offices
is INDICATED
Several Important Amendments to By
Laws Adopted-MarshaIltow Trav-
eIers Hold Another Successful Party
at PiIsrim-Long Waits Between
Trains at Pickering.

A., held in Des Moines last Saturday,
was the largest in the history of the
association. over 1,4Q0 votes being cass.
The election of l.. C. Deets as secfe-
tary and treasurer, against Ed Con-
cannon, by 7O5 to 396 votes, is a great
victory for Mr.. Deets and the members
of the board who stood by him. The
board members who, after Mr. Deers
had been vindicated of the charges
brought by them, worked every card
they possibly could to defeat him,
were in turn to a man defeated for re-
election. 1t teaches them a good les
son to attend strictly to business and
be honest, not to be led around by
members who are trying to throw dirt,
which surely does not build up the in
stitution. The members of the board
for long term, elected We're: Harry
e. Rex, w III. Smith. r. V. Nicholson,
NJ. S. Cohen and T. b. Cookery: short
term-Al Thomas and Milo Ward. j.
w. Hill for president, and j. NJ. Bowie
vice president, were reelected by ac-
clamaiion
The voting of the salary of $4,000 for
secretary and treasurer, will please the
majority of its members and the APP
rlication fee being changed from 81 to
50 will help to increase its member
ship. Further convictions between the
other men employed in the offices OF
Il, 1o., Nj I'M
cause of an amendment passed at the
afternoon meeting. T.. c. Evans intro
duced an amendment outlining the du-
ties of the board of directors. He woul1
have the former bylaw amended s.,
that the board of directors might 'em-
ploy all help necessary to carry on the
business of the association. determine
the amount Of compensation to be paid
said help and make provision for the
payment of same out of the funds of
the association.
"A. U. Quint added an amendment to
the amendment which allows the board
OF directors to employ the help only on
the recommendation and by the con-
sent of the secretary treasurer, and
gives the secretary -'treasurer full pow
er over the employees of the aSsoci1-
ton, with ability to discharge if he secs
fit.
One Of the happiest men in Des
Moines latter the election was Mr..
stood by Mr.. Deets, and who used such
good Judgment in writing a letter
about the working of the board MEM
bers opposed to Mr.. Deets.
L. L. Putzel, representing the Mar
shall Oil company, who was laid MP
last week with sore foot, started on
his territory this morning.
Jasper Fisher, one of the firm of the
LaShelle Cigar Store company, spent
the day last Thursday with the trade
at Eldora, with good results.
Tom Healey, salesman for Wash
burn Crosby company, of Minneapolis,
spent the day Thursday at Owasa, not
because he wanted to but because he
had to. He, in company with a num-
Der of other travellers, took dinner at
the church, given by the ladies of the
but for all that he manages to make
friends with the ladies, as in this case
he got so interested in the young ladies
that were serving the dinner, besides
the good things to eat, such as mother
used to make, that he forgot about the
train. The rest Of the boys, firing of
waiting for him, left, and just as the
train pulled out they spied Tom a block
away, running at breakneck speed, but
he was too late. The story goes that
he left without paying his bill, and in
to pay the bill he was
treated to another piece of pie.
j. A. Martin, with the Letts-Fletcher
wholesale grocers of our city,
was accompanied by Ed Kinnan, who
Is looking after the tea business for
the firm They reported a fine business
in future teas.
At Clemens, the other evening,
party of travelling men attended con-
cert given at their handsome church
which was well filled with people,
great many children being present. The
thought came to me, on leaving the
church, what would happen to the lit
tie ones should a fire break out, as the
doors to the handsome church open in
When we went out we had to step back
in order to get the doors open.
J. A. Wheeler, salesman for the I'm
derwood Candy company, of Oskaloosa,