Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-23
LOCAL COMMENT.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The legal department OF the city evil
IDENTIFY believes that "he who fights and |
runs away" etc, hence the nom APP
pearance OF any one to look after the
city's interests in the Cation and other
cases pending in the district court. The
city officials certainly knew the cases
would be dismissed if no appearance
was made. The failure to have some
one appear in court was not business,
to say the least
A Des Moines paper prints report to-
the effect that the removal of the
headquarters for this district of the
Mccormick Company will mean the
taking away from Marshalltown of
twenty-five families. While this city
regrets to lose any Institution, big or
little, the citizens do not like tc see
the capital city misrepresent matters.
The fact is that the company in ques-
ton will not take to exceed four or five
families away. Perhaps Des Moines has
a grudge against Marshalltown be-
cause 1t did not succeed in getting the
Iowa Central headquarters along with
Col Martin.
Police officers have troubles of theii
own, and those of Marshalltown are no
| exception. Just now they are dancing
a war dance and woul- go after scalp
| if they knew whose scalp to hunt. The
| reason is because certain individuals
who have made trouble for the peace
| officers for several years past We're all
flowed to run the gauntlet of the courts
with only charge of simple larceny
Hanging over their heads, when the Of
ficers declare the evidence was suffi-
cient to send the culprits to the peni-
ltentiary. If the conditions are as
claimed by the officers. they have
grounds for complaint. On the other
hand attorneys and courts are some
times better judges of the evidence and
best course of procedure than are the
officers.
The following statement appeared In
a recent issue of the Des Moines Reg
lister: .sAt the Marshalltown Soldiers
/ Home the board of control is Installing
a new steam heating plant. The old
one was useless The engineers and ex-
lperts have been wondering why for a
long time. The secret was revealed
yesterday when the board of control re
4 ceived box of freight from the home
4 containing several sections of steam
s pipe These pipes We're filled With a
1 mineral deposit almost to the center
Their ordinary diameter was 21a or
Il inches The hole left was not to ex-
coed half an inch in diameter. The &C
I ton of the heat on the water, on ac
count Of the ingredients OF the latter
had formed this mineral deposit, which
had so choked the pipes that they
Iwould convey no steam This wa:
probably intended as a reflection OF
Marshalltown water. 1t appears tina
the board of control in this instance
wasn't able to distinguish between {
steam pipe and a water pipe. Steam
pipes do not become filed with sedi
ment, and only occasionally with lime
and rust at some joint. Water pipe.
do. however, and those in use in thi:
city have had tendency in that direc
ton during the past few years. hi:
tendency is being overcome by the Sc
curing of purer water. The rea
trouble with the Soldiers Home steam
plant, the T.-R. is reliably Informed
was that it was worn out. The pipes
Instead of being stopped up, we're a
thin as paper in some places and read.
! to go to pieces.
The people of Marshalltown regre
. greatly the necessity which takes fror
, their midst fellow citizen so. wei
!, liked and in every way so useful to tn
, community as Col. F. c. Let's. Fairl
, |growing UP with the town. Mr.. Lett
: has not only achieved remarkab l
, success in his business, which success
: has in no way been at the expense
: his neighbors, but he has won the re
! spect and admiration of all his fellow
for his public spirit. No public move
! ment in years has been allowed to star
that did not find Frank Let's we'll u
toward the head of the list of hackers
!. True the man is intensely ambitious
!, some say he is too proud. but the ii
saws that he has a right to be both an
$ is glad that he is, for it is a combina
: ton of the two characteristics with
shrewd business foresight and thol
= oughly upright principles that mas er
. abled Mr.. Let's to accomplish what b
: has and to give to Marshalltown sue
an institution as the Letts-Fletche
: Company and to the city the credit
+ having produced F. C. Let's. When W
: Hook ait that magnificent building from
ing Main street we may realize VIVA
a one man can do for a town. 1t Will
n an everlasting monument to the buiit
* err. who had pride and ability enough
! erect it. He will be missed. and MISE
greatly Mrs. Let's, too. during II
g short time she has been resident
re the city, has made for herself mar
friends, and will leave no small-size
vacuum in social circles by her depa
ture. 1t is known that Mr.. and Mr.
Let's leave Marshaltown reluctant
l' and 1t is only hopes of better and larg
things that carry them hence. The
le will leave with the we'll wishes of scor
y of Marshalltown friends for the large
y amount of success that can possib
~ attend them in their new underta
), ings.
;, A majority of the voters of Marsha
II county will this year be presented wi
!, proposition that should be Just
~ their liking. By a majority the IT,
/ means the republican voters-tho
N who are interested in good governme
H. above the spoils Of office getting. The
"a fayorite ticket is placed before the
,r this year with not weak spot In
le To a man every candidate presents
j. clean record and strong claim f
9. support. Further commendation
I needless. Not fault can be found wi