Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
LOCAL COMMENT.

A glance at the obituary columns In
last Mondays T.-R. might lead care
less observer to conclude an epidemic
of some sort is prevailing in this city
A careful persual, however, would re-
veal the fact that of the nine deaths
recorded no two were from the same
cause.
Members of one of the prominent
women's clubs of the city recently par
ticipated in a lively discussion concern
ing yivisection. and the Marshalltown
high school came in for a general Scor-
ing because it was claimed by large
number of the ladies, including the
members of two rural clubs who were
guests of their city sisters. that vivi-
section was practiced by certain of the
classes. under instruction from the
teachers. The country club women
went so far as to declare that they
would not send their children to this
city to be educated because of the
practice. An investigation indicates
that some of the club women do not
know the difference between dissection
and vivisection. While toads, cats
and other small animals are dissected
occasionally by the classes. in the pur-
suit of their studies. the school officials
deny most emphatically that any live
animal is cut to pieces for scientific or
other purposes. Therefore the good
women have been unduly agitated.
The Marshalltown team should not
expect any other than expert bowlers
to come from Dubuque.
The school election is the first of the
three elections to be held this month.
and has attracted the least attention.
The date falls on Monday, March 10,
and two directors to succeed Mr.. j. F.
Atkinson and DR.. w. S. Devine, whose
terms expire, are to be chosen; also a
treasurer to succeed Mr.. ]. H. H. Fris-
bic. 1t is probable that both the retir-
ing directors will be elected to succeed
themselves, as no other candidates
have appeared and strong petitions
have been circulated and signed asking
Messrs. Devine and Atkinson to stand
for another term. While Mr.. Atkinson
is absent in California at the present
time, 1t is probable that he will accept
on the showing made in his behalf by
his friends and the friends of the
schools. The board has several hard
problems before 1t which must be
solved within the next year or two
and as these questions are well in hand
there is decided sentiment opposed to
making changes in the personnel of the
board at the present time. It Is prob
able that Mr. Frisbie will be a candi-
date for reelection, as he has served
only one term.
If the prices of lumber in the mar
kets of central Iowa are raised notch
or two in the near future, it will have
to be conceded that there is benefit to
the dealers to be derived from their as
ISOLATION, which held it's annual meet
ing in Marshalltown on Friday.
The ice company that accepted
contract one week ago to supply forty
carloads to neighboring town failed
to consult the weather man.
The order issued by Vice President
and General Manager Day to remove
the auditing department of the Iowa
Central to Minneapolis does not Gre
ate much surprise. Nothing in Cen
trail official transactions nowadays is
surprising. The removal is simply in
line with the policy of absorption by
the Minneapolis & ST Louis of the
Iowa Central. Much stock has been
changing hands Of late and the Central
is now completely under the control Of
the Nj. & ST. l.. A gradual consolida-
ton of the various departments has
been going on for some time. and any
effort on the part of Marshalltown bust
ness men to prevent the inevitable
would be nothing more than waste of
energy and would engender senti-
ment on both sides that might result
to the disadvantage of the city in the
future. Heretofore the efforts to move
the headquarters to Oskaloosa and
later to Peoria We're simply the whims
of officials temporarily in power. and
the business men succeeded, by APP
pealing to the New York officers, in
the countermanding of the
orders. Mr. Day is a different man
ner of man from at least two of his
predecessors, ana Wnat ne says is APP
parently law with not only the sub
ordinate officials, but with the New
York board as we'll. Therefore there
Is nothing left for Marshalltown to do
but accept the situation with the best
grace possible.
1t is not so much the loss of the
department that is to be re-
GREETED as what the removal of that
department presages. 1t is the begin
ming of the end of the Iowa Central
Offices in Marshalltown. First, many
Of the freight crews Were taken TO Os-
kaloosa. The train dispatcllers and
then the superintendent offices fol- /
lowed. The chief engineers Office has
gone and now the auditing depart
ment, employing larger force than
any other headquarters department, is
going to Minneapolis This leaves
the general freight and |
passenger departments, the purchasing
agent and Il few minor officials. aside |
from the shops. A max who is well
posted on railroad matters says the
freight department Is bound to fol- |
ow the auditing department, for the
reason that they are closely allied
More important than all these. how