Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14

| lie tananceS, but any further ac!OT
along those lines would be backward
step. The quicker every service in the
city is metered the sooner Will the eX-
pense of maintaining the pumping sta
| ton be reduced and the need of further
water extensions cease. With meters
there would be less grumbling on the
| part of the patrons of the city water
system because of rates and the pres
ent justifiable determination of the
water committee and the city clerk and
superintendent to enforce the rules OF
the department.
The once proud town of Marietta has
dwindled to little more than a siding
on branch railway line. The same
blow that killed Marietta and knocked
the county records and officials five
miles across the prairies. also put an
other hated rival of Marietta into a
long sleep, from which it is Just awak-
ening. Albion has been designated
Saints Rest" as much because of its
quietude as because of the quality OF
its citizenship. Now either new gen.
Grafton is springing UP or all its citi-
zens have undergone a rejuvenating
process of some kind. The village is in
reality putting on airs. Houses are in
demand and several new ones are in
course of erection: old residences are
being repaired and reprinted: lawns
are neatly kept and cows are no longer
allowed to browse in the streets and in
| the front door yards. Property is in
| fair demand and the town gives prom
Use of becoming popular residence
district in the near future. Some day
an electric line will connect Albion,
Grundy Center ard several OF the
lneighboring towns to the north, north
east and northwest.
The action of the board Of supervis-
ors in deciding not to appeal the SOL
diers' bounty cases is generally ap-
proved by the public and the taxpay-
ers The lower court has ruled that the
action of the board of years ago in
transferring the $4,000 in this fund was
wrong and that the veterans who Were
unaware of the tender of this bounty
are entitled to receive the money, and
the board has wisely concluded that
further litigation will only add to the
expense. Many of those entitled to the
benefits of this decision are in greater
need of the money at the present time
than they were during the civil war
and no patriotic citizen will begrudge
them the pittance that will be their
portion.
The school board was unanimous in
its conclusions not to seek cheap man
for superintendent. The new members
are measuring up to their positions to
degree exceeding the desires of some
of those elements who supported them,
and in cooperating with the other
members of the board in the choice Of
a superintendent but one object was in
view, and that was the securing of
person to actively oversee the work of
the schools whose experience, ability,
personality and talents would not only
maintain the schools at the present
standard, but would keep pace with the
advanced educational methods.
The First 2O-Hour Train Of the Penn
sylvania Lines, Chicago to New York.
VIII begin running next Sunday, June
18th, leaving Chicago Union station IL
noon, arriving at Pittsburg 1920 p. M
10 stop for passengers between Chicago
and Pittsburg-arrive Philadelphia
.6:56 a. m Twenty third street station,
New York City a. M, eastern, or s
a. M, central time. Returning leaves
New York 1:55 p. m. arrives Chicago
S:55 a. m. Particular information
about fares, etc, may be obtained by
addressing H. r. Dering. A. G. p. Agt.,
24s South Clark street. Chicago.
The man, woman or child who did not
visit the river some time during Friday
was sick. lazy, or leading a strenuous
business life.
Ringing Bros. are looking for winter
quarters for their circus and desire 200
acres of land near city with good
railway facilities. What's the matter
with Marshalltown? There would be
some profit to merchants and joibers
in the furnishing OF supplies to an ag-
gregation of this kind.
A bill approprating $4,000 for the
erection OF federal postoffice building
in Marshalltown has passed both
houses, received the signature of the
president and has become a law. The
T.-R. is in receipt of the official adver-
tisement for bids for the sale of a slit
able site. which will appear in this
newspaper on Tuesday next. The spe-
cfications require" corner site 140x
$50 it, vendor to remove all present i'm
provements and bear the expense of
furnishing valid title to the ground.
The matter of a site is now up to"
Marshalltown, and 1t is hoped by the
citizens at large that property owners
viii be reasonable in their demands. |
There are about twenty-five desirable
sites available, all of which VIII prob
ably be offered, so that it will behoove
the successful bidder to be careful of
his figures. The wish of the public is
that this federal building, which will
be an architectural ornament to the
town. be located or some site facing |
the court house square. There it
would appear to best advantage, and,
as the center of population is now To-