Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-03
LOCAL COMMENT.
Observation-Disclosures

Candidates for county offices before
the republican primaries, to be helo
March 10, are beginning with the new
year their struggles to capture favor
with the voters. The work has been
carried on in quiet way for some time,
but will begin in earnest now. The an
nouncements Of a number of the can
didates will appear officially in these
columns on Monday and from that time
on the battle will be merry one. The
primaries are earlier than usual this
year.
Now that the new year has dawned
the time for new resolutions naturally
presents itself. AS a usual thing New
Years resolutions are broken about as
soon as made, matter not how good the
intentions are when formed. With
Marshalltown, however, it's good reso-
lutions for new year give promise OF
being carried out. at least many of
them. Marshalltown has had very
prosperous year, even against odds In
the shape of adversities of more than
usual magnitude. Marshalltown has
shown an enviable spirit thru 1t all,
from the losing of the Central general
offices, early in the year, to the regret
able crash that enveloped the Rhoades-
Carmean Buggy Company. All were
sorry to see either happen, but while
the occurrences were still matter of
present-day history the business men
were looking up newer industries that
would more than make up the loss in
the end. AS a result the city has pros
pered above it all, has enjoyed steady
growth. and seen new industries spring
up. with more in sight for the new
year.
One New Years resolution that
Marshalltown should make is to I'LL up
an ugly looking gap on Its principal
business street, caused by the destruc-
ton by fire, nearly one year ago, OF the
fremont block. The simple fact that
a new building has not sprung up In It's
place. and was not erected at once, has
been a greater discredit to us to outsid-
ers than many people realize. In this
day of push and hustle the work OF re-
building is begun before the ruins
cease smoking, but in the instance OF
the fremont, when everything was Ia
yorable to rebuilding at once, compil-
cations of an unfortunate nature step
ned in to bar the progress. While new
building WILL, some day, stand In the
place of the old, that day should be
hurried along, If not for any other
PURPOSE than to keep up appearances
for the sake of other property inter-
.ests. The proper kind Of energy, ap-
piled in the right direction, will bring
the much sought-for result "a new
Marshalltown will be proud of.
The tragedy that was enacted IN this
city this week, whereby a young ana
beautiful woman took her own n1e'
could be made by the moralizer, the
subject of decidedly strong sermon.
The mother in the home. might also
use the incident as an object lesson TO
her daughter who, perhaps, is buddlns
into womanhood, and has arrived at the
age when some of the wtckedness IN the
world should be made known to her'
that she might not take the flrst raise
step that leads downward and ENDS, al
most inevitably, In tragic end. Re
morse will come to the worst of man
kind at some time or another, and the
sooner, usually, the better. With TINS
poor soul, few years ago, little was
realized to what an end the road she
was travelling was sure to lead.
The settlement Of the Iowa Central
switchmen's strike in way satisfac-
tory to both road and employe was
hailed with delight by Marshalltown,
and many other Iowa cities that were
affected. The behavior of the men
pending the settlement of the differen-
ces is to be commended, for never was
there the least intimation of violence or
an attempt to destroy property me
strike was conducted with determine
ion to win, but in gaining their point
naught can be complained of IN the
mems actions.