Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-26
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q depot within the same county In
which their town is located, a very reas-
enable demand In itself, and 1t would
seem that the great Northwestern rail-
road, with all the improving 1t has done,
could arrange to bring the LeGrand
station mile or two nearer the town
than 1t ia, but unless the railroad COM
missdoners so order the road will never
act. In view OF the repeated adjourn
ments and delays INDUCED in little en-
couragement may be received from the
commission. LeGrand will probably
have its depot Gaze" for some time to
come.
The tournament OF trap shooters just
held in this city has called to public no.
ltice a very fascinating and healthful
sport. In these days OF out door pas
itimes.trap shooting, while somewhat ex-
Spensive for some, affords great deal of
clean, attractice sport that will attract
business men from the confinement of
their stores out into the open air for
health giving exercise. Many who do
not approve of the wanton destruction
of live birds just for the pleasure of de-
stroying them, We're attracted by the
trap shooting, and had a real good time.
Almost any dull day the business man
can snatch few hours time in which
to HE away to the traps, where targets5
are always ready, shoot q score OF fifty
blue rocks and return we'll within few
hours. As a sport 1t is as convenient as
golf. Aside from the benefits to health,
the sport of trap shooting develops the
qualities of manliness. The trap shoot
err must become a sportsman in the
highest sense of the term; he must pos
sess the ability to win or lose with equa- :
nimity He admires absolute fairness
toward an opponent and as rule a
good trap shooter makes q square"
business man. Trap-shooting is grow
Ling in popularity, as well.i might, for 1t
| is good, clean sport
\ Not long ago we heard a great deal
about the amount of money spent in
sMarshalltown by the Central and OF the
obligations due the road in return by
the cityss merchants, all of which was
Etrue. With little or no trouble the mer-
Chants We're induced to pledge practi-
cally their entire business to the road
which was right and just, but a few of
4 them Will feel just a little queer when
4 they learn that a local concern has been
deprived of q piece of work Whichit has
1 been doing satisfactorily to the road for
4 some six years, and for which it had in
vested large amount of capital in spe-
Icial material. This quecrness will not
4 be at all alieYiated. either, when it is
known that the only reason given, as far
as that firm can learn, for depriying IL of
\ the work Is that the general manager
llof the road has friends in Minneapolis
4 who like to do a little printing them
selves. 1t is said that the style of the
NJ. & st. l.. folder suits him, 90 the Cen
trial work will go where the NJ. & st. T..
work Is done.
The vexatious question OF electric
Hight rates came UP in the city council
meeting this week and will come up
again next time. There seems to be a
great deal of grand stand play" in evi-
ldence by those with political atpira-
/ tons, but some method ought to be
found to bring about a reduction in the
llpresent rates. The charter from the
4 city under which the present company
4 operates provides that rates shall be in
i conformity with those prevailing in 9TH
\ er Iowa cities of the same size as this
d So the council has authority only t.
a force the company tomaintain rates as
4 low as those in other towns of this size
4 Councilman Harris introduced an ordi-
4 nance which called for u maximum rate
of 10 cents per 1000 watt hours, instend
j of IL cents as at present. with a further
production of another cent for prompt
4 payment of bills and reductions to large
CONSUMERS. This the company positive
lily refused to accept, threatening to
d fight it in the courts. Councilman Ben