Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-04
LOCAL COMMENT.

The county supervisors ought to pur-
chase spittoons for use as adjuncts to-
the benches that line the walks of the
court house park.
Residents of the south side rightfully
demand that they be given a policeman
In that quarter of the city. There has
been considerable carousng and riotng
lin that quarter recently, an element re-
sorting to that vicinity knowing there
are no officers nearer than the depot dis
ltrict, and since the disgraceful affair of
Thursday evening there is general dee
mand for police protection.
All the pretty sentiment and happy
t.cbservances of May day viii be elimi-
mated IN the future if the hoodlumism of
Hast Wednesday evening continues. Or
eanized gangs of boys, many OF whom
l.are old enough to know better and soma
lofswhom would better have been under
the watchful care Of their mothers
braided the May baskets being distib-
lluted by boys and girls whose home
training has taught them something
| above and beyond hoodlumism, and in
the vandalism they We're met with
/ showers OF dirt and abusive language.
III the boys persist in making a second
| Halloween out of May day, the usual
Halloween police protection will have,
/ to be provided.
/ With new cases of diphtheria and
/ scarlet fever OF so frequent an occur
rcncc and the thermometer at so de-
grees it would appear that quarantine
Regulations are not enforced as yigor-
ously as they should be or else these are
rot necessarily cold weather diseases.
4 IL a majority OF the residents of East
Il Church street and south Third avenue
desire paving, they should have it by
/ al means. The paving of Third avenue
4 would not be expensive, as the top Of
the old macadam could be taken off the
i balance leveled and one course of brick
i would suffice. AS the council has sapnro-
SLpriated 1000 for street Improvements
the coming year, and that sum is sure to
be spent. IT would be better Ia spend 1T
4 for the paving of street and alley inter
gee. .:ss;::.::.; .:...s;;i % wiste il.
+. Every sons mother In the city will
). approve of Mayor Jones' determination
q ito prevent the sale Of dynamite and can
non crackers FOR the Fourth Of july
The ordinary cracker makes noise
enough for all purposes. and are not SO
!, dangerous to fingers and eyesight.
While the T. r. is not prepared TO say
shat street sweeping machine is Just
1.-THE thing for Marshalltowi.. either that
or some improved system OF cleaning the
Fstrests during the summer months is
BADLY needed. During the past Two
weeks the conditions have been terrible.
q Sprinkllng of the paved streets did little
good. the work of the small force of
sweepers simply assisted the wind in
q scarrying the dust and filth into business
4 houses and residences and the eyes.
& ears and nostrls of pedestrians We're
filled with bacteria laden dirt Main
street under the present system is swept
twice Il week, and therefore is not kept
4 scrupulously clean. If investigation
i proves that machine is not an inn
Fl Irovement over the present methods.
4 the paved streets should be divided into
ldistricts and one or more men given the
task ~ keeping each district clean
4 Anything is better than the present sys-
tenn. The business men are protesting
vigorously that some relief should be
provided. so that their stocks will not
lie damaged and their customers driven
8 away in disgust, because of the dust
that blows in every time door is
I.epened.
Tho old residence of Alva Arson. in
the rear of the Bnford block ON North
& First street, which is being removed 10
4 the north line of the lot, has an inter-
4 csting history. The house was erected
IN 1856, and is one of the old landmarks
fcf Marshalltown. II was built on the
( Main street corner by Andy Davis. and
4 was later moved to the rear of the lot
to make way for the Rice block. NOW
owned by the Binford estate. The house
was built of native timber, which was
sawed in the old Henry Arson mill The
4 first sawmll operated in the county. MIR.
Iud Garfield. of this city. and Mr. John
Mccarthy, now of story county, worked
up the lumber. The timbers are of elm
and oak, and the siding is of black wal
nut, and the house is still in good CON
! dition.
i The T.-R. is in receipt Of a notice
/ signed "White-cappers. giving the
bcotleggers of Melbourne one week !;
i time in which to vacate their present
4 premises. If the senders mean business
we may expect to see some Carrie Ma
4 ton alizing" in Marshall county soon.
The Illinois &c ntral has gone the 9th
or roads one better in the formulation
4 of a pension system for old employees,
and has arranged very liberal distrl-
4 button of funds. AS the company an
rounces its intention of making the
4 system apply TO all lines it may acquire
in the future, and as II is persistently
reported that the Iowa Central and NJ
\ & st. l.. are to come under the control
OF the Illinois Central. many of the old
employees Of the Marshalltown road may
benefit from 1t some day.
Blliousness is condition character
lied by a disturbance of the digestive
organs. The stomach is debilltated, the
] liver torpid, the bowels constipated.
There lisa oathing OF food, pains in the
bowels. dizziness. coated tongue and
vomiting. first of the undigested or
partly digested food and then of bile.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
late o1lay tho al al ,,rha prao Of tt,., ,t,.,