Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-20
LOCAL COMMENT.

That little episode concerning the ce-
ment sidewalk contract seems to have
resolved itself into much ado about
nothing. AT least nothing came of it ex-
cept some sore spots.
Chairman Charley Henry Of the coun-
ty democratic central committee, is
good fellow, and has right to say what
he pleases concerning republican polls
tics. but IL the democratic party of the
county imagines the republicans are
going to ask its advice when it Gomez to
choosing successor to Bob Cousins
congressional shoes, 1t is mistaken. 1t
will be some time yet before COUSINS Is
retired. In the meantime he Is growing
larger and greater and If Marshall.
county is to furnish the successor We
will have to put forward the best man
Ito be found.
Even the weather man is on the side
of the party of Mckinley and prosperity
this year. Hereabouts the democrats
appear to have taken to the woods.
One small rally is the extent of the dem
ocratic enthusiasm. The republicans are
completing poll Of the city, and unless
several hundred people have lied the RAJ
ito is about five McKinleyites to one
Bryanite 1t would not be al all surpris-.
ing II the republican majority in Mar
shall county next November would be
increased to over 1000.
The president of the Marshall Printing
Company, Mr.. B. H Howig, who is one
of the democrats who was divorced from
his party in 1896 by its marriage to pop
ulism. has asked his employees to make
| a record Of their votes Nov. 6, in order
that he may, if Bryan is elected, deter
mine who shall be the first to take an
enforced vacation because of business
paralyzation. Mr. Howig sincerely be-
lieves that those who vote for Bryan
are willing to vote themselves out Of
JOB. This is the view taken by many
laboring men who study political ques-
tons, and therefore they will cast their
ballots for plenty of employment and
prosperity for their employers
When is Marshalltown to secure that
new depot promised long time ago by
the Chicago Great Western? That sys-
tenn has improved its road-b and its
equipment TO remarkable degree, is
doing great deal of business, Of which
Marshalltown contributes share. and
the city is entitled to depot that is at
least respectable.
Marshalltown isn't the least bit slow
In the line of progressiveness as far as
mosquitoes are concerned, altho the city
has not figured in date line of the
metropolitan newspapers in a story an
nouncing that the pesky little insects are
making life miserable for the inhabi-8
tants. stopping railroad trains, killing
farm hands in the fields, etc. Neverthe-
less the mosquitoes are almost unbear-
able, especially along the streams.
where the slough grass and weeds
abound and have given the insects
chance to take refuge from the recent
frosts. The mosquitoes are very sluggish
having been st-bitten just enough to
make them dormant. They are large
and yoracioua however. and sting for
keeps Another insect that seems to pre-
dominate at the present time il stran-
ger to Marshalltown. It is in the nature
of triangular-shaped bug, with red
and black spotted body. and ed-tipped
wings. The insects do not appear to be
harmful, but are very annoying and per-
sist in alighting on ones neck at the
seems. is able to name the insect and il
is perfect stranger in these parts.
The editor of the local popo-
cratic organ is aggrieved because the
T.-R. quoted democrats views Of
the trust question without making pub
lie the name and in another column of
the same paper prints an alleged COM
muntcation OF an anonymous character
from State Center In which an attempt
Is made TO belittIe an absent editor 81
the T.-R. The Reflector article has the
earmarks of one Of the publishers Of
that paper and the comment thereon as
the effusion Of the republican editor OF
the great and only exponent OF Bryan
principles In Marshall county. Popo-
cratic campaign thunder must be
scarce article when IT Is necessary to
grind out fake communications and In
.tervtews.