Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-09

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The end of the harvest of the ice men
and the beginning Of the harvest of the
coal men promise to make close connec-
lions in this year of prosperity for
every one.
1t is to be regretted that the experts
have not been able to make their final
reports on the water problem, so that
the permanent work could be given a
good start before cold weather begins.
The experts evidently believe it best to
be sure we are right before we go ahead.
which, in a proposition Of this kind, en-
failing as it does the expenditure of
thousands of dollars of public funds is
Undoubtedly the correct position. Every
citizen wants to see the water question
settled for all time. and settled right,
even IL it does require one whole sum-
mer to get start.
Commandant Horton, Of the Soldiers
Home, has come to the conclusion that
not even an expert can tell the color of
a PERSONS skin by his or her handwrit-
ing.
Following the recent injury of q
prominent citizen by being struck by an
electric car comes the Des Moines pa
pers with articles full of compliments
for the street car tenders in use on the
lines in that city Why can not the
Marshalltown cars be SO equipped? The
tenders are not expensive, and if they
\ yxyc,,.e hot fo of oh ,nf ha q fO
stand in the way of their use in the pro-
lection of life and limb. Most cities
compel the street car companies to pro-
vide their rolling stock with them.
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| While the injury to Judge
| Caswell by an electric car was no joking
matter, 1t has been remarked that this
was one time where the dignity of the
court was trampled upon and the com
pany could not be punished for con-
| tempt.
The National League of Municipali-
| ties is to meet in Syracuse. N. Y, soon
Marshalltown and other Iowa cities will
4 be represented, and some of the Iowa
municipalities are preparing to send
| their officials at public expense. Dies
Moines has appropriated 1915 to pay the
expenses of the mayor and such alder
men as wish to attend. While the ma
tional league has encouraged some
schemes that laid the organization opei
| to the charge of being dominated by So
cialists Of the Mayor Jones stripe, the
members are not all cranks and the
cities are learning that considerable
good results from sending delegates t.
the meetings. Cedar Rapids, for in.
4 stance. is making plans for city owner.
ship of the water works system, as re
! suit of the attendance of some of thu
4 officials of that city upon the last meet
4 ing of the league. Just how many o.
/ the Marshalltown councilmen would do
nate the time necessary If their travel
4 ing expenses were paid is not known
but IL the cost of representation is {
good investment for other cities u
ought to be for Marshalltown. Mayor
Pierce is to be present and will read 9
paper before the league.
The large increase In the number Of
Marshalltown young people who are
going elsewhere to secure for them
i selves an advanced education is {
strong argument in favor of the estab
A lishment in this city of 81 first-class la
4 dies seminary. The young ladies es
pecially would prefer to obtain thi!
higher learning at home il they could d.
so. and their parents would be over
A joyed il their daughters We're able t.
finish their schooling at home. Again
there are large number of people II
Z neighboring cities who would take ad
vantage of the presence of an Iowa in
stitution, and such school would at
tract students from all over the state
AS Iowa has but one school for younl
ladies', and that small institution II
one end Of the state, this is a chanc
Marshalltown ought to take advantag
of before some other enterprising cit.
appreciates the opportunity and occu
pies the field. The question has bee
discussed among leading citizens. an
united effort is all that is required 7
start the movement towards success
full elimination.
A modest application, coming fror
the head of large family that has see
= much sickness, for the furnishing O
school books to his children was re
ceived by the school board at the las
meeting, and as the family was know
to be worthy the application was &C
coded to without investigation. TIL
matter occasioned some discussion
however. and the opinion was expresse
that there are probably 200 children !
the city who do not attend school be
cause Of the cost of the books and be
/ cause they are too proud to ask the dl
= rectors to furnish them gratis. That
, the only argument there is in favor c
free text books, and the only reason
a favored them." remarked Director Al
!. kinson. AS this was the first time M
+ Atkinson had gone on record on thi
/ much discussed proposition his fello'
; directors had considerable fun at hi
. expense. AS he says, that is the strong
4 est argument In favor of free books. an
q about the only tangible argument. A
/, the proposition has been adopted. tn
}. board Is looking carefully to the fund
for next year, so that the books may h
supplied. They were not furnished b
the district this year because Of lac
of funds in the treasury, but are bein
: supplied to the pupils at actual cost. g
!, has been the rule for several years pas
:. Attorneys usually guard profession,
8 matters jealousy, but one of the men
e bers OF the local bar considered one pie
u made by his client as too good to keel
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