Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-21

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Now that sites have been selected
for city scales the scales themselves
will be put in place very shortly and
full weights guaranteed to every per-
son who will insist on city weights.
When the city scales are in operation
every purchaser should insist on city
weights not only as a duty or protec-
ton to himself, but as a matter OF JUS
Btice to his merchant. The honest mer-
chant will be glad to sell his merchant
disc by city weight, but unless his dis
honest competitor is made to 90 the
same he will be found cutting prices
below cost and cheating on the weight
greed and avarice OF the public In
grasping for bargain prices on every
thing 1t buys the necessity for city
scales would never have arisen. They
became necessary only because un-
scrupulous merchants saw a chance to
increase business by cutting prices and
weights as we'll, while the honest mer-
chant was abused by his customers be-
cause he must charge more for ton O.
coal when his conscience compelled him
TO deliver a larger ton than the other
fellow. Every one should insist on city
scale weights and when they do, coal
wood and other heavy merchandise
will be found much the same in price
at all places.
The proposition to form base ball
league should be good one for In.
creasing trade inaMarshalltown II prop
erly managed. 1t would pay the mar.
chants of this city to prepare regular
Saturday afternoon attraction tina,
would bring people to Marshalltowr
from miles around. Whether it was q
league composed of larger cities or jus,
series of games to be played by 10.
cal team against Albion, Union, State
Center, Gilman. Conrad or Montour
matters little. Something in the way OF
old fashioned sports which would take
place every Saturday thruout the sea.
son would be worth more than a
Fourth OF July celebration or a stree
fair and the money necessary for tn,
latter would run series of GOOD
sports all summer. Some of tn,
younger business men are the ones t.
take hold Of such scheme.
When tho district court began its SEES.
sion Marshall county startled the pub
lie with its record OF divorce suits
Domestic discord seemed to have be.
come an epidemic more prevalent ant
vastly more direful In Its results thar
the few scattered cases of mild small.
pox. 1t would have seemed that matri.
mony in Marshall county would be in I
state of quarantine for many months
but ifsthe record of wedding of the las
few days continues much longer the
county will have startled the publ,
again by going to the opposite ex
IRENE. II is one OF the strange We
natural things in life that no matte
how numerous the failures, there ar,
always those who are ready and cage
to assume the duties and responsible
tiles and enter upon the dangers of tn,
matrimonial state.
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Since the shutdown Of the glucos,
works many wild rumors have beer
| floating around to the effect that III,
said inactivity of the great plant woult
be of very long duration, but there ha
been little or no foundation for sucl
jstorles. The factory will be closed some
what longer than was at first expected
| but Mayor Pierce reports that when Ii
Chicago on Thursday he called on Presi
dent Mathieson of the company and wa
assured that work will begin on syrul
plant the minute contracts are let 70
the sewage plant. The glucose com.
tpanys contract with the city calls fo
the erection of this syrup plant and it il
known that as soon as the Marshalltowi
factory has syrup-making adjunc
the surplus glucose product can be alb
sorbed and these annoying shutdown!
avoided.
Marshalltown Is to have the regiment
al band for the Forty -ninth Iowa Vol
lunteers. Now let those in charge Sc,
that the band is a good one. Marshall
town has reputation all over the stat,
for doing things we'll that classes 1t viii
cities many times its size, for. all o
which 1t is very proud. Such name i
worth great deal to a town and tn
band boys must member that they ar,
carrying the banners of proud race
An extraordinarily good band is wha
we must have.
The municipal lighting plant is ;
scheme that continues to shine brilliant
~ before the eyes OF many people. par
ticularly those who never had any Yer
lextended business experiences. and Il
many cases do not even use electri
4 flights, but we have yet to see any well
llrecognized business man attempt t
prove that municipal plant would b
wise economy so long as the city coun
Gil has the power to regulate rates.
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Let the dear people who are afraid I
come to Marshalltown because Of a fe,
Isolated cases of smallpox try to find
town in Iowa where smallpox is nc
present. There is hardly a single plac
free from 1t and certainly not tow
where quarantine regulations are NOR
lstrictly enforced. Our authorities; ar
Irregular cranks on quarantining. but til
public should thank them for 1t.
Rev. w. r. eitzer, w. eaton. NJ n
4 writes: S"I had dyspepsia over twent
years. and tried doctors and medicine
4 without benefit. was persuaded to ua
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and 1t helpe
me- from the start. believe 1t to be