Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-09

allow that hospital project to die a
bornin'.
The recent sevefe weather proved
that nothing Will make people let go of
their money quicker than a sudden
cold snap" unless it is a ridiculous err
ron in the quoted price of a bargain
counter advertisement.
Uncle Jimmy Walker, the stalwart re-
publican of Timber Creek township,
whose efforts in the past redeemed that
township to the republicans, was dis
couraged over the outlook this year, for
the simple reason that Marshalltown's
annexation proclivteS had deprived
Timber Creek of eighteen good repubii-
can voters at one stroke However,
Walkers good work is of the lasting
kind, and Timber Creek, which had up
to a few years ago been standing joke
as the democratic stronghold of the
county, stayed in the republican col
umn this year. regardless OF the loss of
eighteen votes.
If DAILY and Shipton and some more
OF the good democrats will come over
into the republican ranks they can be
elected to office after they have served
the usual period as probationers.
The city of Davenport is adopting
business methods for its water depart
ment and proposes to equip the services
of water consumers with meters. Day.
export has always measured it's beer,
a W nj ha a tar
nay and equity argue in favor of meters
in the sale of water. Economy is
brought about by the prevention of
waste on the part of careless consumers
and the consequent saving in fuel at
the pumping station, and equity is Sc
cured because the small consumer and
the careful one does rot have to pay as
much as the extravagant and large con-
sumer The present system of rates in
Marshalltown is unjust to the smaller
water patrons.
The list OF tax delinquents for the
year 1900 and preceding years has been
published by County Treasurer Smith, !
as provided by Jaw, and is OF the regu-
lation prosperity length established in
1896. The list OF delinquent paving and
sidewalk taxes make up about one
fifth of the entire amount OF property,
and much of this VIII be paid before the
time of the sale, which will begin on
Monday, Dec. 3.
The hope is general that there will be
cleaner politics among the republicans
OF Marshall county in the future and
q a. q a 1nr,Ny will
vail. This can not be. however, unless
political cliques keep in the back
ground and cease their efforts, to retail
ate against those who do not bow to
their dictates or who gain their enmity
thru exposing their schemes to the pub
lie gaze.
Some of the school teachers recently
under quarantine We're in the proper
mood to break away from the restric-
tons surrounding them and seek out
the publishers Of q weekly paper who
maligned them and who made vicious,
unjust untruthful and unmanly attack
upon them because Of their holiday
visit to the Tama reservation. This at
tack was by far the most disagreeable
and nerve-racking thing the quaran.
tined teachers had to undergo, and all
the other teachers of the city and their
friends shared In the righteous indig-
nation caused BY the publication of the
distorted statements of some bilious
enemy of the public school system.
$50
Tama county of late has been show
ing commendable spirit towards Mar
Shalltown and now that the authorities
and the people of that county are con-
WINGED that this city Is prosecuting the
work on the sewage disposal plant as
as possible under the exist
ing circumstances the city council has
been assured that the injunction suit
will not be pushed. At the present high
stage of the water In the river the sew
age is making little trouble. az the flow
of pure water is in such quantities that
the sewage loses itself and is not so Of
fensive to either the human nostrils or
the fish.
Fire alarm box No. 412, located near
the old Ketchum wagon works plant,
seems to have a monopoly of the alarm
business. Three Of the four recent
alarms We're sent in from that box /
The council has finally called the bluff
of the st. Louis Electrical Supply Com
pany and will now proceed to business (
ANOTHER LETTER /