Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-10
Looker-On In Iona

Newburg, April lo-while in Grin
nell the other day. the Looker-On
heard from what seems TO be good
authority-did not have a chance to
verify it-that one of the leading
manufactures of that thriving city,
viii spend $4,000 in building i'm
proyements this season, almost
doubling the size of the present build
ings, both for manufacturing and stor-
aga capacity. Also that two large fats
or apartment houses will be built this
summer, one for six families. the other
for eight. These flats will be modern
up to date in all respects. the plans
for one Of which the Look
er-On saw. making hand
some addition 10 the street on
which it is 10 be built. 1t is almost a
certainty that the money necessary
to change the old ]. 3. Grinnell resi-
dence into club house. will be in
the hands Of the committee very soon,
and this means a permanent home for
the club as we'll as reraing the j. 3.
Grinnell residence in nearly its present
form. The location is an ideal one,
fronting the park and less than block
from the union depot.
For several years in Grinnell John
Mincer has had a monopoly of the
billiard room business and ne has con-
Quoted this business very much 70 the
satisfaction of the citizens and college
authorities. John probably struck an
lard parlors of going before the city
orb; Slr
prosecuting the sale of any soft
drinks" in any billiard room in the city
Of C1rinnlel His~idea was that in pro-
hibitton Grinnell, some one possibly
calling for an innocent lemonade,
might pull out pocket flask and add
something to the lemonade TO take the
chill off. and then when several lem
onade drinks of that kind had been
put away, and the partakers thereof
We're showing the effect of such lem
onade, why the billiard room man pos
sibly would be accused of
selling Intoxicating liquors. The
result has been, model billiard
rooms in Grinnell. Recently Mr.
s D. Rugglss came before the
council and asked for a license to open
billiard room, down by the depot in
the old Chaplin House sample room.
And this stirred up quite a commotion.
Several hundred signatures We're OBJ
tanned 10 petition the city council to
refuse il. But il seems there can be
no monopoly in the billiard room bus
mess. Any man complying with the
city ordinance passed for John Min
Ger. can run billiard room in Grin
nell. So that with three or four bill
lard rooms in as many club rooms,
there will be ample opportunity for
all to enjoy that innocent game.
| In Spencer a few weeks ago the
writer saw a rating book published
and printed by an association of bust
ness men, that is somewhat different
from the similar credit book system of
many towns. This association avoids
| sending thru the mails or circulating
a dead beat list, which always makes
trouble. They have list of the names
of town men and farmers in that vicin-
ity that don't pay their debts within a
certain time. And it works well. Fol
instance John Doe comes into Brown
Johnson & Smiths store and asks TO,
credit book that John Doe still owes
bills not only in Spencer but in other
towns nearby. Then it is up to .Jofr
Doe to explain. And this book is some
times very good reference book fol
outsiders that think of doing cuisines.
with John Doe 1t is supposed to be fol
the use of members only, but FIRE
lquently these members have friends