Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-17
Looker-On In Iona

IOCker-On In Iona
New sharon March Tits far away
enough now 10 tell the story. No APP
pl;cati of i. can be made to trust
anybody's feelings. If there was any
way to reach the feelings of the prin-
c:pal actor his address would be given
so we could send him a marked copy.
but II wouldn't do bit Of good. Hes
beyond anything and everything. His
father left him big bunch Of money:
there's where the trouble commenced.
If he wasn't degenerate by birth he's
one now He became drurkard be-
cause he likes to get drunk. He delih-
erately got drunk just as soon as ne
sobered off from a spree. Then fool
ish woman married him to reform him.
OF course. some said she married him
for his money. bur her work later on
bellies that statement. First. she noti-
fed all of the saloons and drug stores
IN the town not to sell him drop. And
they stopped. But somebody bought
the stuff for him. and he regularly
came home drunk. Fortunately for the
refornler- he was not ugly when on
his sprees: simply silly. vulgar and i'm
pudent Then h was sent to Keely
cure ard was cured" Came home and
was drunk again inside OF a week. AZ
ter this the wife followed him like
shadow to find out where he4 got his
liquor Result-he remained sober for
nearly week Then. somebody fur
nished some "booze" while the wife
was at home sick Then the courts were
called upon and his wife was appointed
guardian. The next proceeding was to
send him TO Knoxville and the state
Cured him" On his return the wife
took him for long trip thru TO Cali
fornia. returning by the southern route.
She watched him every hour, bought
his clothes. paid for his meals. and abb
solutely denied him cent OF money,
actually bought his cigars for him.
And the writer saw the next act and
there heard this story. When this
man and wife returned home they went
to the hotel for the first night. this
scribe happening to be a guest at that
time. At supper time they appeared
to be well-to-Go people of education
and refinement. Before 10 o'clock. he
was foul m outhed. staggering drunk
ard keeping all Of the guests OF the
house awake. and only was Quoted by
force ana a doctor ny UoucIluc ESI
inge Somebody had once more given
him some whiskey TIE wife-reformer
assisted the city marshal the landlord
and the doctor. It sounds unchristan-
like. but what A mercy to all concerned
II the doctor had given him something
to make hin, sleap-snd not wake up.
And its good christian doctrine II the
city marshal had killed the man who
gave this misera bile specimen Of hui
lnanitv his Hhiekey, he would have
performed As lneritorious an act as the
sheriff that hangs A murderer. Not
word Of pity for the poor drunkard?
Not one.
tMavhe its all right for that team OF
girls to come over here and play bas-
kethall only don't want daughter Of
mine to belong to team Of any kind
that takes her away from her home
over night to stop IN hotel. where
crowd Of boys. students. so-called.
come along and bring quart or two
of whiskey' Generally have chap
erone along don't they" asked some
one NO doubt" was the reply. but
she can not see or prevent the bad eff
fects Of such trips. Watch these
teams in the hotel Office. notice the
bold looks vi the occupants. If the din
ing room. hear the silly talk Of some
of these girls away from all restraint
OF home life. and the town where ev
cry one knows them. No sir, this
basketball business Is all wrong insofar
as any college or high school authori-
ties encourage any contests that takes
the team away from home over night"
Did all this come from some old gray
haired cynical cranky dyspeptic? Not
by any means The orator was a trav-
cling man not over 35 years OF age
Some OF us in the hotel Office, how
| ever, thought he was sensible talker
The postoffice at New Sharon Is GER
| tainly run for the accomn odation OF
the public. Numerous stockmen want
| the evening papers for the market re-
ports. Business men want their east
/! ern mail 80 they can answer and send
! off replies the same night. Farmers
wait till the train In In to get letters
! they expect. There IL no question but
what this implies hard work and long
| hours for the postmaster and employees.
But Just the same It 10 appreciated BY
| the patrons Of the Office. And In some
other towns III Iowa where night mails
arrive after z O'Clock and the po0tofRioe
general deliver; :..!.Aosr n closed ct
1870 o'clock sharp, where Il the trains
are little late the mail II not oiStf1.
buted that night. In such towns the
postmaster should mix up "incog~ with
the crowd and hear .tbe. cufDlo,. Aot
loud but Deep" Here's good rule for