Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09
LOCAL COMMENT.

With two candidates for congress,
| one for treasurer of state and one for
| railroad commissioner practically as
| sured, MarshaIltown will be pretty well
| represented en- state tickets during the
national campaign. MANI of us who
! think we are we'll posted on politics
may fall over when we hear of this
fact, but it is true, nevertheless.
July has started out we'll in an at
tempt to supply n much needed rain
fall. the first eight days having yteli-
ed returns of l.o1 inches. This is a
greater rainfall. by rs of an inch. thln
fell during the entire month of june.
Superintendent Sweeney, OF the iowa
Central, says he would pay well for a
receipt, claimed to be owned by a
Tama mar who says he las solved the
labor question. Mr.. Sweeney thinks he
could well afford to take h man into
his confidence. IL he could get the for
mula.
After having missed a week with
out a session next Monday nights
meeting of the city council should
prove a hummer. The councils SEES
sions last usually two and one-half
hours, after. an Interim OF only a week.
At the same ratio the passing of a
fortnight will mean a fiv.-hour session
Monday.
The death OF Oscar I,laney. at the
Soldiers Home this weelt, was mourn
ed at least by one man, aside from the
members OF the family OF. the decedent.
Judge Obei Caswell, who was MT.
Blaney's captain In Company d, of the
Fifth Iowa, was n of the chief
mourners at his funeral. There was
a time when Oscar Blaney's funeral
would have. been as largely attended as
that OF any one In Marsh alltown. but IN
recent years he has passed from the
lives of many who did axnow him, and
was unknown to the many who have
grown up with the city since he was
prominently identified with its in
terests. Judge Caswell pays a glowing
tribute to Oscar Blaney as a man
a soldier, and says he had no better
man under him during, h service.
HE could shoot with the bes; of
them" remarked the Judge In recalling
the old days, land there was nothing
In the line of duty that he feare'i, OF
was not anxious to do"
The Fourth has passed for another
year, and Marshalltown was one OF the
leading Iowa cities that escaped With
out a distressing accident to bring sad
ness in some home. Mayor Jones has
taken a firm stand against giant crack
ers. dynamite canes ami other perils OF
the Fourth, in restricting their sale,
and he's small accident lists, during his
administration, have testified to the
sound Judgment in placing the ban on
the %"rippers." 1t makes one shudde
to recall incidents OF only a few years
ago. when casualty after casualty was
chronicled in the newspapers on the day
following the Fourth.
A sub postal station, located In the
south part of the city, AT Mcbride q
wins Third avenue sore, did a busl-
ness OF 10000 2-cent stamps in June
and over $500 1-centa, besides money
orders and other postal business. Gus
in that busy part of the city
were saved many trips UP town, and
therefore much valuable time. The fact
that so much business is done by a
sub-postal station suggests that a
banking institution, fostered by
one Of the city banks. might be II pay
investment on South Third avenue,
in the new Kirby black. A bank on
the levse'' would give a tone to bust
ness that would, In a way. overcome
of the reputation street has
a saloon thoroue'hfare. 1t might
also do away with so much check CASH
Ing in saloons when laboring men are
paid off, for Oh h pay days there is
not a saloon but thai ms a small
bank. Every man 'Sho has a check
cashed feels honor bound to buy q
drink or a cigar for the accommodation,
and many of them have liquor bills
taken out because they know they
will get their checks cashed at a sa-
loon and run bills with that end In
view. A little bank, conducted by one
VI the banking institutions already do