Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-22
LOCAL COMMENT.
Observation-Disclosures


| The councilnen opposing the electric
lower plant have concluded to accept
1.-The outcome of that lively controversy
/ as final, believing that further action
WOULD make it nece ssary TO go to court
end that this procedure might delay
| the work on the sewage plant. They
Ishave not been scared by the mayors
little threat to ii gain be Il candidate IT,
not allowed to have his own way. Thy
|know the mayor wen enough to also
| know that he would be candidate for
reelection If the notion seized him,
electric plant or no eleotaic plant Mr..
f Pierce seems TO be sincere in his state
4 ment tina he does not desire fourth
term. however.
The man who hasn't been urged to be
A candidate Tor ma yor feels that lie has
been sighted by his friends and per-
/ haps by his enemies. There are some
people Who do not seem to be exactly
tsatisfie,l With the hist as at present
/ made, and new names are being nisli-
toned almost daily Hon. George ~
4 TUNER mas been u fgeti To enter tfe field
and has been assured Of a vigorous sup
! port. as have Mir. !. sreeis and
1 councilman Peter lSretitzer Mr. j. ~.
IlgernaysIis name has also been men
toned ii connection With the illayoraEty
4 Mr.. Spesrs declined 10 allow I he use Of
4 His name. but whether o. not any of he
tgothers viii enter tho rate 4 s not definite
81 iy known. Dr.. t:etz has definitely de-
q cided 10 be a candidate and wil! make a
y itrniai announcement Ia due Time HIS
s enc, less politics IN tie office and that (
the people want 4 Shange III M. as. min
islration of city affairs Ii has til back
bone necessary TO make it.
Judge Burnhani refusal to sustain q
lsinptiall asking that John Gray, con-
Iviesed Of narsiaughter in spnreetion
81 wi,h che inuraer OF Joseph Nvilliainsl be
lallowsd TO carry his case TO the supreme
cour al the expense of his county viii
meet With genctal approval. Grey wai
Ia professional tramp and Without doubt
TX, crook, and NJ therefore has no just
!, claim on the public treasury after he
81 .yas given oiie fair and impartial trial.
THE case max BE carried up, bit u,llsss
u ifls high court revers,s Judge Esurfl-
i,aul's ruling tirayss attorneys will have
a;e lock eisss'S here for their pay A,iea1s
Fare usually 4 pers.ve that in tho St,valS
nurder ease costing Issnlon county ST.
go
Commandment Horton Of the Iowa
so9siiesr Home, say il Is for the pre-
5 vention OF lust SUCH unfortunate acfsil,-
I rencrs as the one that caused Veter-
= ii. spencers death from sure that
nc has held out against king ths
Is Home a ii a sy lum tor nseiss rom ea
i OK, soldiers For his r5ositisn b 1essafd
/ TO this class OF waisls h. has been crlti-
! csed by paopla who 90 mi step % con
ssjar the uses of the :ls,itutinn ard IL
. demands on the2oilicials n einlilg FOL
I tls 60o and more worthy wards. ~
Icing as insane persons are Kept at tn
9 Home similar happenitlgs 70 that o
: Thursdaynight Will occur.
8 The. annual directory Of tiie state
$ SUPERINTENDENT Of public iistriictian has
reen issued. and thu sliossfg made hS
4 Marshalltosvn IS AZ xcesssiit ne ~
! AZ port gives the school census Of tlljs
cI city as si17, and nf this number 2 ,, ~
were actually enrolled in TIN sehoqls q.
tie lst day OF October, u, about 10 spss
+ cent Waterloo which the fe,isral es,ssa.
~ N'f p}ttt
a tran thai Of Marshal TOWN. has only -
< &c s,ES6. and has fifty -seveil lass chill
i disn in school. l7asl Dodge, wl'osi
5 iIstelded census gave 81 position sight
& y il the lead Of Masshalitown, has
+ school population 81 2i.is 81 9g4 les
q t:tstn MarshalitoNn. and. but ls4t7s ef thil
d number attend sehopl. A DAY of ies;k
ohofsing wils come To Fort Dodsse some da.
as ii did 70 Sioux 'ify which Is nov
l, sorry it paddedsi ts eeisstis in lSaa. Ont,
& twelve eitias in tn state have a large
Z number Of school children thar Mar
shallsewn. andsonly a few Of TIE snaie
$ q ties show a larger percentage Of at
q tendance.
"a Some Of George shelters sound none.
S friends among tlle % 4 F'eIlaNs akee pic,
IL IA novel method of proving - him tha
e this country has al. the slvA, none.
~ required Cor ordinary purposes. aith
a politics was not mentionsi lie connec
81 lion with tbs incident. Mr. Shetler !
& Treasurer Of Tanner Lodge and com
y 1naittees We're out the other day naalsinl
$ tho annual collection Of dues harris.
: iLaPlant converted tho money thus col
i loctea into silve, dollars. ard when III
II treasurer appearad e the ladga room q
SO recert meeting nightsto tals5 Charge Q
a this fund Id found over Sfasef the whit
8 dollars on stable He apprsciatel Iii
+, joke secured coffee sack carried III
& issonss nSyas. fni. SAFE keeping during In
srafght and sile following slaN lusgesl it /
q bark and IS nov paying II out /,
y checks,
y DO you know that those old cannoi
II. ncunted IN the court hnus park wouli
i make a Very wicked noise when dis
i. icharged2" said an old citizen who va
& soldier IN the civil var. The orli
& rarv brass cannon used by field artilier
RI make u booming broad sound, bu; tn
{. long-toms IF the court holise squar
make a sharp, shrill, ear niercing NOS
tiat is peculiarly terrifying Artiller
eau do more u scare tighting Legion
than any other factor in war and thes
are Of the worst type one day severa
!. wears ago q stranger visiting in on
,-icity a veteran Of the war,s made care
= fin inspection Of these guns and after
i Yards declared that he ifientifisd enc b
i the number on il as having been use
No III the battle of Champion Hill. an en-
s. 5gagement by Cen Grants truons jus