Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-24

than. some members of the human FAM
lily. The animal is the property OF W.
S. Gile, who resides west of town. Two
months ago Mr.. Giles brother, MI.
Charles Gile, moved his family TO
northern Minnesota, near the Canadian
line, and was allowed to take the hound
with him. Friday noon the dog ap-
peared at the home of one of Mr.. Giles
relatives in this city, half starved and
greatly fatigued, but still able to eX-
home. The hound was with Mr. Gile
two weeks ago, and he made the dis
lance of between 700 and 500 miles in
less than fourteen days. with nothing
but dog instinct to guide him. Evil
IDENTIFY his dogship does not like the
country in northern Minnesota and did
what some people will not be able to do
after few years spent there-come
lack to the best country on earth.
For fear that some misunderstanding
as to Councilman Merritt Greene's OBJ
jections to the paving resolution should
be gained, in justice to Mr.. Greene
1T should be stated that the purpose of
lis amendments We're to secure bids on
both brick and asphalt that it might
be ascertained accurately what the diff
ference in cost would be. Most of those
Third street residents who signed the
petition for asphalt did so under the
impression that there was very little
difference In the cost. Mr. Greene who
has wide knowledge of the methods
Used by the asphalt trust, feared that
some Machiavelli might be at work and
he sought to have the contractors bid
on both kinds Of pavement. When told
by the city solicitor that this amendment
would annul the resolution, which must,
as provided by statute. state expressly
the kind of material to be used Mr..
Greene then proposed that the resolu-
ton omit to specify the brand Of as
phalt and let contractors state what
asphalt they would use. If Trinidad
Pitch lake asphalt or "Bermudez lake
asphalt as specified In the resolution.
should mean only the grade of asphalt
sold by the trust Mr.. Greene's amend-
nient would have protected the public's
interest. The city solicitor held that
the kind of asphalt must also be speci-
fled. OF this there might be some
doubt, since a brick paving resolution
would provide only for vitritied brick
and would hardly go so far as to state
specifically ''Des Moines vitrified
brick" However the resolution has
been passed and the only way to re-
cover would be to reject all bids. Coun-
Gilman Webster, when he understood
Mr.. Greene's position, promptly apollo
giZed for the use of the word trick in
discussing his fellow councilman's ac-
ton. Mr. Greene has feared that the
difference in cost between brick and
asphaltum will amount to $1,000 on the
city's share of the paving alone.
Col. Horizons boys" at the Soldiers
Home, who swear by their comman-
cause a crazy comrade had charged
that he compels the veterans to wear
the clothing of dead comrades There
is some doubt, however, as to whom
the joke is on, as the article in ques-
ton had been put in type two weeks
ago but had been held out when it was
understood that the veteran who placed
the uncomplimentary sign referred tc
was an insane member of the insti-
tuition who refused to obey the order:
of the commandant and who had re.
ceived his discharge after repeated
infractions of the rules Of the Home,
The article carelessly left on the make
UP stone in the haste of closing ur
the last pages Friday, was placed in
one of the pages, and the joke is really
on the editors of the T.-R for not
explaining at the time that the OLD
soldier was crazy.