Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-20

tice OF the public.
For two hours on Saturday. the
house at Washington appropriated
money at the rate of $40, 900 a minute.
A little of that might popularize LATE
ioung's notion that the country would
De i'll luck if s were to adjourn
for two years.
L00ker-On In Iowa
Grinnell, Dec. 20.-The Franklin
Club. Of this place, has just finished a
entire refurnishing and refitting of its
club home. making it a place compar-
ing favorably with the home OF much
larger organizations of this kind in
cities of $4,000 people. The Franklyn
Club is twenty-three years old, the
Oldest club in Grinnell, and some Of US
old timers we'll remember the talk we
heard when it was established Some
of the good women of the town,
thought it a shame for a lot of men,
nearly all respectable men too, to get
together and have a room to gamble
in. Cards n gambling were synory-
nous terms those days with some peo-
pie. others We're very positive these
men had much better spend their time
when they had leisure. with their fam
lilies. There's a race of the latter
sentiment still extant in Grinneli and
elsewhere. But the Franklin survived
and today is the conservative institu-
ton of the town.
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Then there is the Windsor Club.
composed of the ounge men of the
city. u tlourishing Institution.
Besides the fire company has rooms
fully entitled to be clasSed as CLUB
rooms, made a very congen!al place,
both by the efforts of the fire COM
pany and donations of generous citi-
zelis.
Again there is in Grinnell the
F~ortnishtly Club. purely literary, COM
posed of the older men men Of the
town and the college. meeting twice Il
month as their name indicates, this
at the homes Of the members. Now add
to this list the Powechiek Club COM
posed Of young men, with a taste for
finding out the way and wherefore OF
things. They have a banquet once a
month. then adjourn to their club
rooms and hear a paper read on some
! live subject. and then discuss it.
With all Of these the Congregational
brotherhood. which is really a relig-
ious club, meets twice a month and
nave some one address, them. Professor
Ganaway last week had for a subject
milwaukee and Socialism" and one
gray-haired member said to the writ
er, "he almost converted some OF us TO
socialism" Somehow that sounds
strang. a good consistent Congrega-
~tionalist believe In socialism.
The list is not complete without
mentioning the Brotherhood Club OF
the NJ. E. church, doing like work ana
along the same lines.
Things change, don't they? Not only
are good christian people admitting
there's some good things in socialism,
but the women Of Grinnell once so
strongly opposed to any kind OF a CLUB
|now outnumber the mems clubs. IN
numbers and members. This scribe
started out TO get a list. and gave 1t UP.
lIt's safe to say Grinne has twenty 10
twenty-five women's clubs which IN
dulge in everything from womens
rights, s~uffragism, dancing. card play
ing, golf. bible study. mothers CLUBS
and missionary and benevolent work.
And it strikes some of us men folks.
how in the world can they attend all
these doings and be at home enough to
attend to the children. the house. and
wash the dishes. T~wenty-three years
ago when the Granklin Club was es-
tablished. the men folks couldn't say
such mean things.
Son many electric and steam rail-
raods have been built in Iowa on paper
and in newspapers. that the feeling in
Montezuma, concerning the proposed
railroad from Oskaloosa north to Mon
tezuma, Malcolm and Tama. is still one
of doubt. They want it, hope for 1t.
almost pray for it. but will believe In II
when they hear the engine whistle or
the electric car use the compressed
air warning. Grinnell had, and some
still say has, a paper railway. Eldora
has one on hand. an optimistic cittZe
telling the writer over a year ago: The
dirt would be flying inside of four
weeks, going to build from town to the
refrom school first" M~arshalltown has
built three or FOUR paper rallFoauS our
ing the past ten years, voting taxes,
giving right Of way n actually once
spent 1.4OO on a survey. But the deal
of getting eastern capital to pay for
these railroads seems kinder playing
|out." All Of these towns and others in
Iowa will have new railroads and cleo
trio lines, when the citizens Of the
towns and rich farmers reach down IN
their own pockets. A railroad from
Charles City to Marble Rock is almost
completed and cars will be running
probably by Jam. l, and it has been
Financed" by home capital.
An Iowa butcher says he's tired OF
all this talk about high priced meat;
Of the middleman's extortionate prices.
He deies any put in his town to men,
ton the name Of a meat market pro-
p~rietor who ever got rich keeping a
butcher shop. Says any number Of men
have become Independent by selling
groceries, dry goods, keeping drug
stores, buying grain, selling lumber.
running restaurants and hotels, but a
rich. retired butcher. not one. No, not
one in this town. And this town
does not refer to Grinnell. And the
writer's knowledge and some inquiries
baar n,,t the butchers statements