Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-11
LOCAL COMMENT.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

1 While the SOOQ WeaInef mas Deeu {.
little late in arriving it is appreciated
iljust the same and there would be no
serious objection it it would continue
| six weeks or more. Contractors nave
accomplished more during the pas.
i week than in any two weeks all sum-
mer and if the weather remains goou
/ building operations will be much far
Their along by the time cold weather sets
! in than was contemplated u month ago.
1 Librarian BATHS is responsible for a
suggestion to the book committee of the
public library that will be thoroughly
appreciated by the many club women OF
the city. The club season is now only
fairly begun and Mrs. BATHS has taken
| the pains to obtain from each organizd-
ton the different lines of work that are.
to be followed during the year. To the
book committee she has furnished the
list and what works OF reference not
already in the library, covering the
different clubs studies, will be pur-
chased. This will indeed be helpful to
1 the various societies, and as most of
4 the works required are standard the IL
brary will be benefited as we'll.
There Is difference of opinion
whether the silent fire alarm system is
going to be the best thing for Marshall
| town or not. The fire committee is go
! ing to give it trial. at any rate. and
| if it is not found perfectly satisfactory
the former method, public alarm, will
! again be put into use. A public alarm
i is often detriment because of the Curl
/ osity of many who have no particular
| interest further than to see what is go
/ ing on, and large crowd is detrimental
to efficient work on the part of the de-
/ partment. Another reason Tor reSOrtlng
to silent alarms at this particular time
! is that there is always an effort made TO
see the teams come out, and again peo-
pie are in the way. There are points,
however in favor of a public alarm at
! times, especially in cases of large con-
/ flagra tions, where the minute men IN
i the citys employ are needed 1t would
be impossible to summon them in any
| way but by q bell alarm, and delays
might be caused. 1t might be good
| plan to use a silent alarm in all in
stances excepting the larger fires when
| help from the minute men is wanted.
Marshalltown doesn't seem to be the
only city in the state that was dis
gusted with the so-called Wheeler
/ Brown debate on Prohibition VS.. Lii
cense," which was reported in the news
columns OF this paper as fiasco, pure
and simple. Waterloo had similar
experience and the debate was
branded as scheme to make one size
of the argument the more forcible thru
the lack of ability or rather inclination,
on the part of the honorable Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Browns experience in Waterloo
must have given him cue, or perhaps
he is in the habit of doing it everywhere
as "advance press stuff, for he wrote
| the T.-R. with desire to impress upon
the public the fact that the debate was
genuine, before any intimation was
made here, more than a private opinion,
that the debate was not logical ar
gument along respective party lines.
Chairman Towards def, which appears
to be open to the world, irrespective OIL
weights or holds, will not likely DC
looked upon very seriously by republic
ans.
The arrest Of a Marshalltown boy.
mere youth, for a crime that IS sup
posed to be only one OF a number IN
which he has been concerned WITHIN re-
cent months, should be lesson to the
young men of this or any other city VINO