Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-10
MARSHALL COUNTY
GOES DRY 1ARUOU|
EVERY DRUG STORE PERMIT is
SURRENDERED TO CLERK
OF COURTS.
TOTAL OF EIGHTEEN ARE
TURNED BACK TO COURT
Peter Mayer, of This City, Last to Give
In-Acsion is Revolutionary in His
tory of County Drug Trade-Tem-
perance Men Laud Druggists and Say
Action Helped Cause.

This city and all of Marshall county
went dry this morning, when the last
druggist who held a permit TO buy.
keep ana sell Intoxicating liquors sur
rendered it 10 Clerk of Courts F. NJ.
Raradon. The last one to surrender,
and the one who made the list COM
plete and the entire county dry, was
Peter Mayer. of this city. who turned in
his permit shortly before noon today.
Six more permits were surrendered
late Monday afternoon and this fore
noon, bringing the total up TO eighteen
This is all OF the permits that have
been issued by the court 10 druggists
and drug firms doing business in the
county.
First Time in History.
For the drst time in the history of the
COUNTY. or since the law required drug
gisis 10 take out permits, every one
OF them has been surrendered within
the past thirty-six hours. This univer-
sal desire 10 get rid of the permits was
little short of revolutionary in the
history of the drug business in the
county.
The following is the list of the towns,
ana the number of drug stores IN each
that went dry. Marshaltown 10;
Gilman. >: State Center, >; Rhodes, !
Melbourne. !: Clemens, /; and ST. An
thony, l.
Rest Follow Suit.
IN addition 10 the twelve who had
surrendered their permits up 10
o'clock Monday afternoon the follow
ing druggists and drug firms followed
suit either later Monday or this tore
noon walter F. Brimhall, for me Brlrn-
rail Company and w. L. Newman, 1oE
" L. Newman & Co. both OF state
center; NJ. F Baker, of Rhodes: j. l.
wallace. of Melbourne: S. W. Gandrup
FIR the Gardrup Drug Company OF
clemens. and Peter Mayer, Of TINS
city.
Three more surrendered their per-
mi-s Monday afternoon after the orig
inaI 1is- was secured. The two STATE
Center druggists surrendered their per-
NETS early this forenoon. and Pele'
Mava- completeG the list by turning nj;
/ in later in the day
There are three other drug stores II
! the country but none Of them hold llq'
| nor permits They are the DR.. Nantl'
! s-ore at Albion. illa Charles Jentsci
store at Lisconrb. and the Henry Sizes
store Of this city. There are no othe'
drug stores in the county, but the Fer
guson Drug Company is soon to opeI
/ a store in that town.
Did Not Want Only One.
Mr.. Mayer was reluctant al first t
surrender his permit, because he claim
ed he had not abused it and he kneT
/ of no reason why he should give il W
| When he learned that he held the on.
permit in the county he thought il va
a pretty good thing TO get rid Of.
don't want 20 be the only one that fa
a permit" said Mr.. Mayer this mornin:
as he surrendered his, because woul'
4 be held responsible for all the liquo
sold in the county whether l sold it o
not
The temperance and anti-saloon me-
contend that the voluntary surrende
Of the permits by the druggists ha
materially strengthened their position
against the saloons and will aid then
materially in the saloon fight The,
are inclined to give the druggists grea
credit for giving up the permits and b.
so doing aiding the cause of temper
ance