Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-03
LOCAL COMMENT.

lVCAl COMMENT !.
Considering that the local popocrats
are laboring in hopeless cause, they
will resort to schemee to an extraordi-.
nary degree. Their latest attempt to;
gain votes for one OF their candidates is
thru the publication of an advertise-
ment to the effect that many republic
cans are going to support William
Shipton, the regular democratic no1ni-
nee for supervisor. While Mr., shipton
may be above the average modern dem
ocratic candidate. this fact does not de-
tract from the merits OF the republican
nominee, and this attempt to mislead
VIII avail them nothing Mr.. Robinson
Will receive the full party vote of Mar
shall county for supervisor.
Messrs. Richard Ballou and Duncan
hilpcrn. two Marshalltown boys EN-
ployed In the government service ait
w a snington Who came home to vote.
FOUND the sentiment among the travellers
they met en- route largely for Mckinley.
When coming thru West Virginia a
straw vote was taken In their car. The
coach was well filled and the vote re-
suited: Mckinley 20, Bryan 10, doubtful
=. Again. when near Mansfield, o.. q
strong democratic stronghold, vote Of
the entire train was taken, with the fol-
lowing result: Mckinley 5s, Bryan iii.
son the train We're eighteen soldiers Of
the regular army and the entire eighteen
cast their votes for Mckinley and their
country. These straws indicate the di-
srectton of the political wind.
One thing that impressed Messrs
Ballo, and Kilborn during thai,
Journey home was the unanim-
ny or expression among the
travelling men in favor of Mckinley.
fhe commercial men said they had
thousands OF dollars worth OF orders fo,
goods contingent on the reelection OF
the present president and the continue
ance of prosperity. Otherwise the
orders are to be cancelled
The T.-R. is glad to note that some
OF the members of the present council
VINO We're serving in like capacity
several Years ago have come to admir-
that the Center street crossing is a dan
Eerous place. In their plea for an adj
dl1lonal electric light at that point they
Inake ms admission. but when d via
uuct Was demanded at the railroad
companles expense lthese same council
men insisted that the conditions did
not require one
Green beans. lettuce and other malaria.
bic garden articles have been enjoyed by
several MarshalltoWn citizens, and the
present reharka BILE fall will be refrrred
70 Tor Years to come. The vegetables are
a second or volunteer growth, ma de. pos
slble by the mild weather OF October
ana the early part of November. There
is going to be volunteer growth Of re-
publican ballots on Nov. s also.
The movement for a city hospital dis
cussed az meeting of the City Fedora
Ton Of Women's Clubs is destined "a
eA Pc nee some stormy weather, ii
taken UP In earnest. Already some have
expire seed their opinion that the city Il
not large enough TO support purely
charity hospital and that it can afford
20 wait until its population reaches the
lo,ooO mark, when the Law will allow a
tax 70 be voted. Then comes a physi-
clan Of this city who has already estah-
hshed a hospital at his own expense
With the charge that any request for
public funds to establish hospital
where rooms are rented, a hospital 9TH
er than purely charitable one would
be unfair to him. He claims that il
would be asking the benevolent public
TO provide hospital facilities for doc
tors who have SO far neglected to make
for themselves the large investment
necessary. If the hospital is to be alto.
Ksther free. charity institution only.
This physician Will be glad to aid in the
work. He even goes farther and offers
to erect for the Federation, in connec-
ton With his hospital. one or two rooms
as they desire; to give them the use oil
lt Z actual cost and to allow any ply
slelaI TO be called for charitable sery-
ice or ne will give his own services free,
he claims that his offer would be with
In the possibilities of the Federation and
that With the heating plant. building
and nurses he already has he can sell
hospital accommodations and service
cheaper than the same could be built
anew or bought for elsewhere. This
Doctors proposition is undoubtedly the
most practical one, but under the pres
ent circumstances professional jeal-
ousies will prevent Its consideration.
The city greatly needs charity hospi-
tai, but the truth of the matter is that
the city hospital scheme at present
looks like a hopeless one unless some
benevolent person Of wealth will build
and endow such an institutions. 1t is
hoped that eventually some one will do
this for Marshalltown and avoid leav-
ing behind him an empty mansion to be
looked upon by the pubuic as a desolate
monument of useless life. A city
hospital properly calls for an invest
fment greater than either the city by
tax or the Federation by enterprise can
now afford.
Democrats must be scarce article
down In Greencastle township. Follow
Ing the protest registered by Mr. L. E..
Gaunt, of Ferguson, because the demo-
Gratis placed his name on the township
ticket as a candidate for justice, when
he is q republican from head to foot and
q candidate In precinct No. 2 for con-
stable, comes Mr.. C. r. Gaunt. a broth.
.er OF the gentleman named. and Mr..
Henry G. Ackley. who registered COM
paint with County Auditor Hargrave
today because their names appear on
the democratic ticket as candidates for
trustees. Finding that the auditor had
placed their names on the ballots on in-
gtructiOn0 from the u local poDonra tic