Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
LOCAL COMMENT.

available so that the work may be COM
menced next year M the balance in
time to enable the completion Of the
structure the year following. When the
question of location comes VI a cen
trail site facing the cour house square
ought to be selected. A majority Of the
people of the city favor such a site,
and the hope is frequently expressed
that there will be no east end or west
end when this question comes up for
solution. The Boardman property on
the corner of Third avenue and Main
street has been suggested, but this is
too far away from the business district
to receive serious consideration, as is
also the DAILY lot on Second and Main.
$50
When will Marshalltown discard VIII
lage ways to the extent that overhang-
Ing signs will be prohibited? A fewhave
been blown down during recent wind
storms, and others hang as a to
the life and bones of passing pedes-
TRANS. Wall and window signs answer
all the legitimate purposes of the bust
ness men, and no growing town that
claims to be progressive and beautiful
permits ~signboards to- o%verhang the
sidewalks and thus mar the beauty Of
the street and endanger the safety of
pedestrians.
The Marshalltown plumber, at least,
will have to be counted out when the
professional joke maker springs his
semi-annual squib at his expense. A
half dozen plumbers of this city were
willing to accept the position of super
intendent of mains. which does not car
~ with it an exorbitant salary, a fact
that disputes the funny mans charge
that this class are legalized highway
robbers.
The library trustees and Mr.. Merritt
Greene did we'll in securing the increase
of $1,000 in the Carnegie gift. In fact
Mr.. Carnegie is in the habit Of reject
ing q second request for money, and
had it not beer for the circumstances
here and the aid given by Mr.. Greene,
who is a personal friend Of the philan-
thropist's library secretary, 1t is more
than probable a modification of the
building plans would have been neces-
sary or that some Of the rooms would
have remained uncompleted until such
time as the city or the citizens felt dis
posed to make a donation.
Owners of lots in Riverside cemetery
are talking up a dandelion crusade, as
the beautiful burying ground may be
overrun with this prolific weed. The
lots in the past We're sown with blue
been quite free of dandelions. but the
Cnn1S cnnr, RI har,A Haa, coo{{1NaI
broadcast last year. It is suggested
that If each lot owner would wage a
war of determination on them immedi-
ately, or before they bloom and seed, it
would be an Easy matter to rid the
cemetery of them. Unless there Is
general cooperation. however, the eff
forts of a few individuals is a waste of
time.
Other Aities with glucose works have
troubles as well as Marshalltown. 1t is
announced from Peoria that the plant
at that place has been closed down as
the result of a war between terminal
railway lines and 700 men have been
thrown out of employment. Peoria,
therefore, mourns. Marshalltown is
accustomed to s~hut-downs of his char
acter ana mas passed the mourning
period.
Tama is throwing bouquets at us at
the present time-an act that Is of un-
usual occurrence in recent years. They
are acceptable. just the same. Here is
the latest, from the Tama Herald:
"Marshalltown Is to get an $4,000 pub
lie building thru the efforts Of Con-
gresham Cousins. Tama is glad of it.
This town has always felt kindly
toward Marshalltown, altho at times it
has been u of patience with It's glu-
ccse plant. Tama would really feel
pretty good If Marshalltown could Sc
cure so many public buildings that 1t
would lack room for the glucose insti-
tuition. We are willing to throw occa-
sional bouquets toward Marshalltown
and we believe they are sweeter than
those Marshalltown has consigned to
The Iowa river for Tama cOnsumption."