Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-14
Observation-Disclosures
LOCAL COMMENT.
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fulfilled his promise, when elected to |
make the Iowa river navigable for
'.yatchts" the troubles past and present
because OF contamination Of the stream
would never have arisen.
Poor people, at least, should avoid lit
gation If such a thing is possible A
working man of this city some time
ago disagreed with physician as to
the amount of his bill. There was but
$1.50 difference in the amount claimed
and the amount acknowledged to be
due. Neither would yield. however, the
M. d. brought suit, obtained Judgment
for the full amount, which was $3.50.
Ever since then the working man has
been saving his money in order to pay
up. and Friday he settled by paying
the judgment and the costs The lat
ter amounted to $3.50. making the
amount which he had to pay s2S1O.
There may have been some satisfaction
in resisting the claim, but legal salts
faction comes high.
That there is no prospect of the sale
| of the Iowa Central in the near future
| is evidenced by the action of the man
lagement in many ways. Positions that
have been vacant for some time by
consolidation of departments are being
revived and filled by experienced rail-
way men. The property is being im-
proved in many ways and large ex-
penditures made for rolling stock and
/ in lettering the road. Instead of the re-
ltrenchment and trimming policy of the
former Management, inaugurated prob
ably for the purpose of making the best
| showing possible on the right side of
| the ledger and for effect on the stock
market of New York liberal admin
| istration of affairs seems to be the rule.
| in order to place the property on
prosperous basis in the Years To come
The Iowa Central railway as such is
better property than if it were split up
into plug lines for one or more of the
east and west trunk lines.
| The local campaign has warmed up
to the extent that the people generally
are talking of the forthcoming cleo
ton. The only speculation as to the
| loca! ticket is as to the size of the ma
liority of the republican candidates. AS
the republicans have a clean and ex-
celient ticket from top to bottom, there
seems to be little inclination u do much
Scratching this year. The opposition
has no issue ON which to make a vigor-
lous campaign.
Mayor Pierce's suggestion for a water
and light commission, gathered while
lat the League of American Munieipali-
ties convention at Syracuse and en-
bodied in his recent message 10 the
lcouncil. is worthy of Investigation and
perhaps a trial If the legislature il in
luced to enact a law covering the point.
AS he says in his message. the greatest
lobjection to municipal ownership of
water and lighting plants is because of
4 the ever changing personnel of city
|couneils, and because when councils
man has served long enough to become
familiar with the needs and manage
ment of the plants they either retire
/ voluntarily or are retired by the voters.
A change in the water committee at
4 the present time, for instance. would
be unfortunate for Marshalltown. when
4 securing a pure and adequate water
supply. AS the Iowa league has en-
4 lorsed the plan, ana viii make an eff
tort to secure favorable legislation,
| Marshalltown may have an opportunity
would be a sort of board of public
4 works. working under the control and
i authority OF the whole council. TO
A whom the board would be responsible
flor its being and its actions.
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Some of the difficulties of understand
ling and teaching the English lam
Iguage are frequently encountered
by teachers in the public schools.
"a little school girl of this city.
on hearing he, father tell Of
the beauties of the forests since the re-
cent frosts. questioned his knowledge
concerning the cause of the change in
the colors of the leaves She SAID her
teacher read to her that the sun caused
the pretty tints of the leaves, and she
put her teachers knowledge up against
. that of her fathers and would not be-
convinced that she was wrong Later
she renewed the argument BY saying;
she had found the statement concern
ing the suns work, and read sentence
referring to the setting sun 'redden-
ing the leaves. The father had some
difficulty in explaining that that was
only a delusive trick Old Sol played AT
the close of the day and that the leaves
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