Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-14
LOCAL COMMENT il

LOCAL COMMENT.
+ There 10 general hustle on the part
OF property owners who must lay new
sidewalks In front OF their premises and
do not want 10 pay for cement to put in
vitrified brick, az the thirty days all
lowed for completion OF the work have
about expired. In every. quarter OF the
city walks are torn up, and have been
for several weeks, but some OF those
who are delaying their work may find
they are too late and that the city has
ilet the contract for cement. Bids are
now being received.
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Marshalltown was wide OPEN dur
ing most Of the week. The mort sporty
OF the sports could find no reason to
complain, unless 1t be that the mid
way" attraction was a fake. There were
paddle wheels with cigars as the wins
nings and the more pretentious wheel.
of fortune there was the electric belt
fakir, who is entitled to less respect and
consideration than the wheel OPERATOR;
there were other gambling devices that
them; the confidence men and the pick
pockets were also on hand and didn't.
fan to And victims For all OF which
! the horse races We're Indirectly RESPONDS
bic but for which the management Of
the races was not to blame. These hui
man leeches are simply followers of any
lily be a race, a circus or Fourth Of
4 Ia, tim, sSf
4 Conceding for the time being that
wheels of fortune" are q necessary adj
jdnct to race meetings. the least that
jcan be slid for them is that there IL a
iplace for them, and that place not on
the street corners in the main portion
l,of the city. The spectacle was present.
1iedsin Marshailtownthe past week Of boys
. Some of them under Is. years OF age.
land whose places were at home play
/ ing the wheels. These devices are not
the most evil OF gambling schemes and
the mansof mature years and judgment
who goes against them knows just
,tabout how much chance he has Of win
lining, but they should not be thrust un-
der the eyes OF children. Whether or
not the operators were doing business
4 County Attorney Stone and Sheriff
ia stop to those in operation on the pub
sl.lic streets. .:S,s 4 900 Il
4 Athletics in horses should be encour-
LACED to as great an extent as athletics
v in mankind. Racing has been growing
q in favor in Marshailtown- and central
Iowa during the. past few years. Nearly
8levery one adrnires a good horse and
finds pleasure in a legitimate race. But
There IL a limit to all things. and unless
q there is an effort to discourage the evils
8 loss to the management of the races
Il will wane. This would cause financial
Z loss TO the management Of the races and
land deprive the general public OF much
pleasure.
This city at least gained something
besides valuable experience and big
chunks OF free advertising because OF
the late smallpox scare. It has q good
building ready TO be converted at email
expense into an emergency hospital
something long needed and desired-a
place where the homeless and friendiss.
sick and the unfortunate victims of &C.
] cidents can be taken and cared for al
an expense not to exceed that entailec
. under the present system OF sending
, them to the county jail or the county
N farm. The good ladies' who have beer
trying to enthu.e the public in favor Of
i a hospital will now And an opportunity
open to show they We're in earnest By
,offering their assistance and encour.
Hoe l4> ,,sx1, <,st
Members OF the city council are work.
ing too hard and consuming too much
valuable time In the meetings. regular
1 and special. They ought to get togethe
!, and devise ways and means for TIL
, more prompt dispatch Of the public bus
J, mess. Midnight sessions are not con
J, ducive to the health OF either the mem
bers, the spectators or the newspaper
reporters. The TER. will admit that
, while the councllmen are all good fel
lows this suggestion is made as mucl
in behalf OF the reporters and the othe
city officials obliged to attend the ees
sions as for the aldermen.
The Belle PLANE Union seems to hav
, a straight tip to the effect that the Mar
E shall county delegates to the republican
Z Estate convention favor Remley and no
i Clark for supreme judge. The Uniol
e says:
& Warren Harmon. Cedar Rapid
4 attorney. made visit to Marshalltowl
: last week in the interest OF Col. Clark
candidacy. He interviewed the member
i Of the delegation to the state convention
. and says that he found them non-com
] initial. but that he thought them gen
orally in favor OF the Linn county mar
!, Mr.. Harmon Is entitled to one NOR
!. think before the vote lie taken. Befor
! going into Marshall county he woul
: have done well to inquire in whose foot
. steps he was following. II he had know
: who had preceded him there. he coul
easily understand why they were non
!. committal."
|, As an Illustration OF the expensive
/ ness and sometimes foolishness Of iii
I Igation, case recently appealed to tn
8 district court Of this county from tn
i court OF a justice OF the peace 10 !
E point. But SIS were originally involve
Z in the controversy, while the costs I
. date amount to t41.s5 BY the time tn
4 case gets thru the district court tn
9 costs will be Increased to ouch an exter
! that IN all probability the defeated par