Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-19
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Looker-On In Iona
Special to Times Republican.

Bows, Nov. 1S.-Yes. he lived on a
rural route. Didn't take a daily, too
many lies in 'em. Couldn't believe any
of this war stuff. Why. II they lad
killed as many men as the newspapers
say. there wouldn't be anything Dat
women and children left. Markets?
What's the use Of reading them. had TO
sell for what the stock buyer offered
anyway. No. didn't take the county
weekly. what's the use, just the same
as the dailies only news little older All
he took was the weekly Star. from back
in "SometownS' ILL.,, where he used to
live Say, stranger. what do you know
about the Salt Creek cooperative cleo
trio railroad. Heard was busted. Yes.
I've got $500 worth OF stock. Fellow
came out to my place and said Twas
sure of getting 20 per cent out OF 1t.
I've just heard the deals of. Will
lose my $500. The writer told him to
get a county weekly or any state daily
and he would find out more than the
writer knew about it. Well, was it a
swindle? No, didn't think So Well.
what was the matter, heard there's go
ing to be lawsuit? All the writer could
tell him, thought the cooperative cleo
trio took off bigger bite than they
could chew. Might be some loss to
somebody. Lawyers might have some
work and pay. And as this scribe
walked away this $500 electric cooper
ative stock man was asking another
farmer, what have you heard, etc, etc.
The Second National Bank, Nextown,
Iowa, cashier, said: Talking about
faith in business, here's check for
S6.40 on another bank. / cashed 1t and
sent it to a Des Moines bank, they
credited it on our account and sent it
to Chicago, then it finally came back
with all of our bank endorsements and
it was discovered that the maker OF the
check had not signed II. None OF the
! banks in Des Moines or Chicago wrote
US about 1t. So you see there's moth
II ing wonderful about some national
bank bill being in CIRCULATION without
the officials signature. Yes sir, they
are good, but the treasury department
has printed instructions sent all banks
concerning them. There Is quite a num-
Der of such unsigned bank bills in cir
culation.
Governor Clarke's action in the drug
gists' suits in Des Moines is generally
approved, excepting the extreme radi-
| calls. They say it was and is the bust
| ness of all druggists to know what
| kind Of drinks they are selling and II
such drinks contain a small or large
percentage of alcohol, this contrary to
law, makes them deserve the penalties.
The other element say the intent has
much to do with these cases, and the
governors action was common sense
| proceeding.
| And just such cases as these are
gradually working into politics. One
hears here and there a few remarks
from both republicans and democrats,
which show the whisky question will
have considerable to do with the selec-
ton of candidates in both parties.
! Even in liquor suits Of any kind there's
a big crowd of voters who believe in
prosecution but not persecution. The
1 decision of the Chicago Judge which
amounted to this, that an Illinois
! wholesaler could ship liquor to an
Iowa citizen for his private use, legally,
| by complying with certain regulations,
] was much discussed, and the debaters
were lined up. about as they were on
Governor Clarke's action. All this,
Notwithstanding Iowa goes dry Jan. 1,
/ 1916. At the hotel table. one travel
! ing man said to another, II was in a
wet town yesterday and Bill Jones
helped me drink a bottle Of beer
Where's that?" asked some one. why
Des Moines," was the reply. Thought
Des Moines was dry" said the east
ern travelling man. $50 tbs unless
you're on to the ropes" said the first
speaker. And then we listened to the
old, old kind Of talk. All of which IL
referred to here only to show the state
Of Iowa will go dry Jan. 1, but will
not stay dry, If politics and men car
change it. It's safe to assume ma
jority Of the citizens Of Iowa, this in
GLIDING the travelling men Of Iowa, ap.
prove the action Of the last legislature
and just AZ safe to predict at the next
primaries, certain wet candidates
will receive an astonishingly large
number Of votes, this In both parties.
It will surprise many to learn thai
recently car load-not wagon load
! Of old paper Of all kinds was shipped