Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-13
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IOWA SCHOOLS IMPROVED.

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IOWA SCHOOLS IMPROVED.
[Grand Junction Headlight
MIR. d. ". Langdon, who has been at
home the past week, in talking to the
editor says there has been great i'm
in the schools of Iowa in
the last twelve years. Better teachers
are wanted now. more than ever before.
All the old school houses both in towns
and country are fast becoming replaced
by new and better ones He observes
that Grundy county has the best school
houses of any county in the state. They
are modern9in every way--as to light,
heat and sanitary conditions. Mr.. Lang
don is perhaps better acquainted with
the country schools of the state than
any other man, he having visited over
) 1000 schools In the past eight years.
This Is certainly q remarkable record.
PRESIDENT GATES GOOD WORK
Tipton Advertiser.l
President George Gates Of Iowa Col
lege closed his admin tration at that
last week after service Of
years.
The college made great progress
while he was at its head. The number
of instructors doubled, the income was
largely increased and the enrolment
has steadily grown. President Gates
was a splendid organizer and fine
educator.
He was extremely loyal to the insti-
tuition at Grinnell and during his term
Of Office refused numerous offices of
other positions at larger pay than he
was receiving. He will be succeeded by
Prof Sanders of Yale.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Davenport Democrat.
The progress of this city in building
Is one Of the things that is q surprise
to the man who has not Travelled about
1t during the past year, and there are,
a good many people who do not get off
their regular business beats, between
home and place OF employment, oftener
than once q year. New houses appear
In all directions Many Of them are
the homes Of people in humble circum-
stances, and show small pretense to ar
schitectural granduer, but many others
are OF greater size. cost and archi-
necturalsquality. The number OF really
good houses erected here this season is
astonishing the person who has not
watched Davenport's progress in
this matter. The total amount of
house room added to our domicilliary
capacity this year, In buildings of all
kinds, is surprisingly large. II would
take a canvass of the entire city to
show it.
A WESTERN ORCHARD.
fleetwood Opinion.l
Our good friend, /. o. Williams. son OF
L.. a.. Williams, was a welcome caller
Monday L. O. IL now superintendent
of the horticultural department of II. d.
Watson's big ranch near $Kearney, Neb.
The Watson ranch comprises 5. 900 acres,
land is one Of the wonders of that state.
Mr.. Williams has always been an en-
lhusia site fruit man, and Mr.. Watson
has made a Wise selection In securing
his services. Mr.. Williams has now
about $1,000 trees planted and they are
IcOntinually putting in more. The cli-
mate, he thinks, is an ideal one for
stone fruits. Cherries. plums and peach
es do we'll. He has just secured forty
five bushels OF peach pits from Tennes-
see and Kansas for his nursery. They
have the largest cherry orchard in the
state. 5000 trees, set in the spring OF
1888 and 1900, and it is making nice
growth. The cherry orchard is under
Irrigation. They are now planting for
lorchardlng. Some apple planting is be-
ling done, and Mr., Williams tells us that
! the time may come when they will sci
US apples. The latitude OF Kearney Ii
about twenty-fi five miles south OF Glen
wood and the altitude about 1 500 fec,
higher.
\ TAXATION VS.. FREE WHISKY.
[Odebolt Chronicle
In accordance with the laws of Iowa
petitions for the taxation OF the liquol
tratitc are in#circulation In every town,
ship In Sac county II 65 per cent 81
4 the electors who voted on Tuesday sig1
the petitions, the towns in which tn,
majority OF the voters sign will have
authority to control, regulate and re
strict the traffic and impose any Ia,
not less than $500 on each saloon.
In 1888 and 1899 Sac county had. taxet
saloons The number was restricted /,
eight. and the tax brought s.. 900 pc.
year into the town treasures and 81.
/ 400 per year into the county trea su1y
A = liC law pAJSluco li1dt Gdcll ~ salOGl
must pay 5000 to the county and no
less than s3O0 to the town wherein 1t Ii
located, and the town councils hay,
lauthority to increase this tax to an,
aamount they zee TT. They also hav,
Iauthorlty To regulate the hours o
opendng ana closing, to decide VIII,
shall and shall not run saloon, t.
lrcgulate the number OF saloons AM
iIsprohibit their location on any street
The state cempels the saloonkeeper /,
i give heavy bonds and makes him liza
Bile for damages In a suit brought b.
the wife OF q man who abuses tn,
privilege OF drinking liquor. or the par
A ents OF a minor. Many other safe
i guards are; thrown around the traflic
Since Jam 4. 1900, Sac county ha
been without taxed saloons, Not on,
Icent has gone into either county d
/. town treaSuries In the way OF iiquo
taxes. The "a, 900 per year collected b!
the county have gone into the pocket
4 III ho0tle0xers Joint keepers and saloo,
drpg stores. md the schaller Herald. ;
i dited nv one who refused !.
iicesls n I,etttinn last fall, N.Y.
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