Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-05
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Iowa Falls April 5.-Many of the
citizens here feel that this city has
been given "a black eye" because of
the acco-Ints sent out Of here 20 the
daily papers concerning the recent mu-
nicipal election. Such critics seem TO
forget that reporter only writes an
account Of what is going on. That the
local papers here as we'll as the speak
ers in the churches of the city are the
ones engaged in the knocking" bust
ness, thus assuring that any real harm
has been done 10 the fair reputation of
this place. The facts are, certain good
citizens became aware that there are
six government licenses TO sell intoxi-
eating liquors in Iowa Falls. They
knew that since all Of the drug stores
in Iowa Falls gave up their permits,
there has been considerable stuff
shipped in And in some way Mayor
Bryson was held responsible for these
things, hence the campaign followed
which was almost laughable to those
acquainted with real conditions here.
Talk about the lid being on" or off
was strange language to Iowa Falls
voters. And a headline in one of the
state dailies that the reform" ticket
was beaten in Iowa Falls was equally
misleading The writer has visited
Iowa Falls regularly for twenty-five
years and knows what he is talking
about, and can prove that no cleaner,
more moral city in Iowa exists. Better
than ttee Is the lack on the part of the
best citizens TO boast of their in1n1alcu-
late condition. Very few hypocrites are
in evidence with their ''holier than
thou" expressions. II is true some of
the best citizens here actually drink
a glass of beer, semi occa sionally, and
also some other equally good citizens
do have bottled beer in their cellars
But the temperance sentiment here was
strong enough 10 take away the permits
from every drug store in town and
those of the government licenses men
toned are made out in the names of
three druggists now that do rot have
any intoxicating liquors on the prem
ises. Such thing as a house of i'll
fame or a gambling den, the writer is
told, has never existed in Iowa Falls.
Bootleggers find business more profit
able elsewhere, and one of the reform
ers told the writer that proposition
to lease an open saloon in Iowa Falls.
would be killed by probably 90 per cent
I of the votes. incidentally 10 show that
even the citizens here know of all these
things, the vote against reform was
$50 to 211.
The winter of 19091910 was unusual
| in the continuous cold weather, the
number Of days of good sleighing, and
/ the almost entir absence of wind
storms The month of March had tfir-
ty-one days Of sunshine this in CEN
| trail Iowa Gardens are now planted a
F.! month to six weeks ahead of time
Grass is in evidence more than fire.
/ auently seen on May /. The ducks and
geese went north so early and quietly
hunters are now convinced, that they
skipped Iowa and are now way uI
north figuring out why we had such
an early spring. Other curious things
have happened. Elm trees showed late
in March, small leaves, ahead of the
willow box elder and maple. Usually
our trees in central Iowa IeaI out II
the order mentioned with the clint
gaunt and bare after the willows and
box elders make quite strong shade
Rullheads and black suckers frequentl!
furnish the small and some big boy!
considerable sport before the willow!
sprout This year they got all mixed
I'D in their dates and even now ar
slow to realize we have had four week
of spring The cold snap OF last week
so close observers say, will not 1njur
our fruit bearing trees, this In centra
Iowa. for they did not respond to tn
call Of early spring and show buds an
blossoms as did the non-bearing frui
trees. All this is mentioned here, $
that it can be put in your scrap boo
and read to the weather prophets i
1850. Speaking of WEATHER prophets
this winter and spring are bad, yer
had, for their business and reputation
Forecasts for March, 1910. are now
! funny "as last years almanac, an
tsuch almanacs are the best joke BOOK
on the market And Professor Hick
, oh. where is he? Ask Of the wind
, that-did not--with fragments etre'
the sea" in March. 1910. And the moo
, prophets, well don't jump on ma
w. g DOWN. They have trouble
Of their own.
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