Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-24
LOCAL COMMENT.


While the Great Western is making
extensive Improvements in this vicinity
the Commercial Club might do a little
curing new passenger and freight de-
pot to take the place of the present one
The old depot would not grace coun-
try village of 400 inhabitants, to say
nothing of a growing city of 1900 in
habltants. The company has the neces-
sary land and has been. contemplating
the erection of new building for sew
eral years past, and little urging and
argument might hasten the consumma
ton of the plans.
The local democratic machine has
been making an effort to inject politics
into the kruskopf defalcation, and will
probably have spasm over the APP
pointment of NJ. S. Mcfarland to the
deputy postmastership The claim made
that the deputyship is civil service
position is entirely wrong, and while
Postmaster Saint might have appointed
or promoted a good democrat to the
place, his decision will be entirely salts
factory to the public and his friends.
The selection of Mr.. Mcfarland for a
position of trust of this kind coming at
this time is particularly fortunate since
no man in Marshalltown could have
been found who had gained wider re-
putation for integrity and trustworthi-
ness than has Mr.. Mcfarland For
many years he acted as local collector
for the Times Republican handling
some $4,000 each year for which he al
ways gave an entirely satisfactory ac-
counting without the guarantee of a
bond or security other than his own
good name. He has met the customers
of this business institution with pleas
ant address and made friends of his ac-
quaintances. Being an expert bookkeep-
err it will be possible for him to maintain
perfect records in the Marshalltown
postoffice and Postmaster Saint can res
assured that no weakness of personal
habits will ever again demoralize an
otherwise honorable deputy.
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Another matter that has caused the
democratic machine to have night
mare is the selection of County Superin-
tendent Morrissey to the principalshir
of the Arnold building for the coming
year. Just why there is reason to claim
there's politics in his appointment when
the selection was made by a non-parti-
san school board is not apparent. Is a
man to be barred from teaching school
simply because he has held a county
office? The board had received one let
ter from the president of the Mitchell-
vile school board stating that Mr.
Morrlssey conducted the best school we
have had in ten years And Morrissey
himself not only did not apply fer the
position but had no knowledge what
ever that he was being considered The
attempt to inject politics into city school
affairs should receive everlasting CON
demnation.
So the Second ward is to have another
saloon, the second established in that
quarter of the city since the mulct law
was adopted There is little danger OF
the political complexion or the moral
tone of that ward being charged there
by, however.
1t passeth understanding how class
of people Ia go anxious to part with its
money and secure little or nothing in
return: A couple of Jewish merchants
came to town with stock OF shoddy
goods that had been placed on sale in
Monmouth, Ill. q town not halt as large
as this. The owners Of the stock failed