Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29
LOCAL COMMENT.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Politics in Marshall county seems to
be one continual round OF pleasure.
No sooner does one election fairly be-
come a matter of history than work is
begun on another. The primaries are
set for March 10. and in rapid sue
cession will follow the city and school
eleetione Inen it will be time to begin
laying strings for the general election
in November, and SO on, like an endless
chain. There is already much active
work being done by republican candi-
dates who are to enter the races of the
primaries, and while it has been gen.
orally agreed that, among the county
Offices, the candidates will not formally
announce until after the first OF the
year, all are working quietly and max
ing every day count.
There will be four vacancies among
county offices on Jan. l, 1904, which Will
be practically decided at the primaries
in March of next year, and finally de-
termined at the November election. The
offices IF sheriff. treasurer, strperin-
tendent of public instruction and one
member of the board of supervisors
are to be filed, and contests will be
waged in all but one, that of county
superintendent, in which it is likely
Miss Hostettler will have no opposition
for second term. The race for the
shrievalty will, of course, be the most
Interesting, and already there are four
candidates in the field. Mr.. G. S. Hut
son, the outside deputy of Sheriff Shoe
maker during his two terms of service,
will enter the primaries, as will also
Messrs. w. f. Koontz Frank e. Barber
and W. A. Size, all of this city. City
Marshal Nicholson. who was seriously
considering the ACCESSIBILITY to run a
few weeks ago, has announced to
friends that he will not be candidate
His decision has been brought about
principally because of the candidacy of
Mayor L. B. Jones for reelection.
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In the contest for treasurer but two
candidates have already made known
to their friends that they are in the
field. The present deputy of Treasurer
Smith, Mr.. A. Fl. Welker will make
the run, and also Mr.. ]. P. Cooper, who
was mixed up in county politics before
the last primaries, and made most
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Mr.. C. E. Arney will be before the
voters for reelection as supervisor as
he will have completed his first term
Jan. 1, 1904 The only other candidate
for the office yet spoken of as posi-
bility is Mr.. w. N. Dickerson, OF Mel
bourne, a prominent Logan township
resident and at present mayor of Mel
bourne.
In the senatorial and representative
contests it is not likely that there will
be any other candidates than those al
ready announced-Hon. Merritt Greene
and Hon. Charles Eckles, for senator,
and Hon. B. F. Cummings, for re-elec-
ton as representative. Mr.. Cummings
will likely have no opposition whatever
in his candidacy.
The completion OF the new CLICK
school marks another era of progress
in the educational life of the city. A
school house that has done service for
more than thirty years has been sup
planted by a handsome structure that
is indeed a credit to Marshalltown
Even Will lhe tdi csi e>NSNAN' s'AiA 49,
additional facilities, added to the num-
Der of school buildings Marshalltown
schools are still crowded, showing that
every year there is steady growth in
the school population. and In another
year or two still another building will
have to be erected to accommodate the
increase in attendance. The next
building will probably be located in
the western part of the city, which is
growing rapidly, and which will soon
need added facilities for school child
rem because of the annexed portions
to the citys corporate limits. The dis
trict has a most handsome structure In
he Click school, and its cost has been
nominal when the high price of all
huilding material and labor is con-
sidered The individual efforts OF
Director Frank Nicholson, as superin-
tendent of construction for the board,
has curtailed the expenditure consid-
arably, as Mr.. Nicholson, practical
mechanic. has devoted much of HIS
avn time to looking after details. His
forts were rewarded by the board. on
Thursday, when the building was ac-
epted. in passing resolutions thanking
him for his good work.