Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-17

sums in order to do business near their
properties. The council should be
careful, however, to distinguish be-
tween business and residence Districts
and not allow the saloons to get
foothold in quarters OF the oity where
residences predominate.
City Health Physician Lierle has fill
ed his first report since the new reser-
voir was completed, under the new
arrangement made between him and
the board of health, whereby he Is TO
furnish a monthly report OF the condl-
ton of the city water, wells In the
city and the milk supply. The exam
ination, on the day it was made, shows
that the water is pure and wholesome.
At the same time there Is more typhoid
fever in the city than should exist, al
tho, at this season Of the year -
change of season - moro or less As
always expected Whether the illness
is due to the stirring up Of the mains.
when flushing was in progress. has not
as yet been determined, but DIR. Lierle
is investigating. with an idea OF de-
terminng. 1t does not stand to reason
times, when it becomes roily and is the
color of the st. Louis beverage. uhtli
the mains are cleaned there are many
people who will not be satisfied with
the supply. Monday is always the
worst day in the week, as on that day
"a larger quantity of water is used.
The shallow wells about town should
be looked after, and the health COM
mittee OF the council should begin con-
demning. The sooner shallow wells are
put out Of business, the scorer the city
will be rid of one source of LANCER.
According to a story told by pas
tor of one of the city churches the
local democratic organ is in need or
some campaign literature. The pastor
In question recently visited the demo-
cratic newspaper to secure q copy Oh
the democratic national platform. The
paper did not have it, neither could
it recite the principal planks. To cap
the climax, the pastor was asked by
the official organ of town and county
IL he knew about what date the plat
form was adopted.
tain, with the aid of the law, whether
or not members Of the council can re.
receive pay for bills incurred by the
city, in which they are either directly
or Indirectly interested. II Mr.. Sies
succeeds in securing the information
the state at large will profit by it, as
it is a question that has arisen In ev-
cry city in the state. According to the
way the law is generally construed
the question to decide Is whether or
not the bill is on contract. The at
torney general has given an opinion to
the effect that councilmen can not be
interested in contracts, but, that in
the ordinary course of trade, when no
contract exists, they may profit in a
business way with the municipality as
a customer.
With three prisoners already sent to
the penitentiary at this term Of court,
two given Jail sentences, two others TO
sentence next week and no criminal as
signment as yet made, quick work is
being made Of evil-doers in this coun-
ty.
The fact that Marshalltown leads
the cities Of the Iowa State Base Ball
League in attendance during the sea-
son just brought to close, is very
gratifying to every one. It is a good
advertisement for the city, and creates
a good outside impression. 1t also
shows that perhaps the last census
was not it should have been, as has
always been maintained by many who
know Marshalltown pretty well. Mar
shalltown, according to the census pa
ports, is surpassed in population by
five Of the eight cities comprising the
league, and still Marshalltown leads all
others in base ball attendance. Fort
Dodge is shown to be larger than Mar
shalltown, in the census reports, yet
school population Is
twice as large, and her base ball at
tendance almost twice, an average OF
492 per day, as against 277 for the gyp-
sum city. Burlington, with it's more
than 10000 people, gave an average
daily attendance Of 41S, seventy-fou
each day under Marshalltown. Wa
terloo, also claiming to be larger, had
an average daily attendance Of 400,
and Ottumwa, known to be larger, was
348 For base ball business it would
seem the kind of town meant more
than the I We Of the town.