Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-16
LOCAL COMMENT

Ike council evidently bei;ei,es III do
ing its advertising on a circulation
basis; at least such would be Inferred
from the action of Monday night. IN
letting the annual printing contract.
The council has decided ID let the
paper receiving the contract. take all
the responsibility in having as one of
its owners member of the body let
ting the contract, as long as there Is
no supreme court decision affecting
similar cases. The T-R. WIS not in
volved in the controversy for the reas-
on that its advertising space is too
valuable to permit IL to enter COM
petItive bidding at the prices estab-
iished.
Readers of newspapers will prob
ably again have an opportunity 10
become familiar with the LAMA case.
Tried three times. and sent lack for a
fourth hearing. the action gives prom
Use of hanging on as long asl the celia
hrated Jones county calf case or that
OF the Bonaparte dam.
1t is just as well that ii rained Mon
day, for the city and county officials
had their hands full without playing
ball. At least this holds good as con-
Germs the police department and sher-
IFS officers. Deputy Sheriff Cause
has figured II cut. however, that had It
not rained there would have been 10
murderous assault on Barney" Boyle.
as the man would have been at work.
Be that as it may. the Off GERS did a
fine piece of work. and did it quickly.
q q
1t is now up TO ]. G.. White & Co.
of New York, to begin the work of the
survey of the Marshalltown interur-
ban. contract has been closed, and
the work between here and Grundy
Center should be begun before long.
With a survey completed this sum-
mer. ready for work early next spring.
there should be no difficulty in having
the road in operation from a year from
the last day Of 1904.
II Uncle Sam does not get to work
pretty soon on the foundation for the
new government building. the chances
are that it will have to advertise for
weed cutting bids. The site which It IS
hoped will be adorned by a magnificent
postoffice within another year. Is now
certainly as unsightly as it ever has
been.
With special sales of dry goods. Of
one sort and another, the housewives
of Marshalltown and central Iowa. who
trade in Marshalltown. have enough
to keep them busy. The average wom-
an likes nothing better than shopping
and with loom ends" "renodelings,'
red tags" anniversaries" and "sev.
en- day specials" and what nots, she IL
in her element.
Councilman Webster went after
Ben" Parker with a SHARP, stick this
week, and before the gent aman from
the Fourth is thru with the 0es Moines
saloonist there promises to be some
thing doing" And all because saloor
didn't want to close up at 10. in com,
pliance with the law, in order that &
few more shekels might be garnered.
Mr.. Webster believes that as LONG
as the council has bona fide evidence
that a saloon has violated the law,
.wilfully" as he puts 1t. ii is a good
chance to begin retrenchment pol.
icy in the saloon business. A few sa-.
looms put out OF business mere anu
there will not be missed, It's true, and
II the council is anxious, rs many of
the members have expressed them
selves in public, to curtail the number,
now is good chance to BEGIN the pro-
cess. Final action has been postponed
In order that the members may have
an opportunity to more thoroughly in
vestigate.
If the members of the council are
looking for information concerning the
case In question, the T.-R. can furnish
probably all that is necessary. T.-R,.
man. looking after some baggage at the
Great Western station, happened to be
with Officer Lage when he ordered the
saloon closed, and the bartender to APP
pear before the mayor th,, next day.
The officer stated that this wasn't the
first time he had to notify the saloon
that it was past closing time. 1t was
exactly five minutes past 10 when the
officer saw a. man rushing down the
street with can, as Ii anxious to get
n before IL o'clock" .ehe officer