Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-05

farm. The supervisors ask for an APP
preparation not to exceed $1,000, which
will mean that one mill will be LEVIED
for one year, an assessment that VIII
not prove at all burdensome to the tax
payers. The addition to the farm IS
very desirable, and especially so at
this time, because 1t can be purchased
at reasonable figure. The land In
view, which It is proposed the super
visors buy, adjoins the county's land,
and is the only adjoining land that is
available or probably will be 'or years
to come ut anything like reasonable
figure. The county Is badly In need
of more land for its farm, ana super
intendent Barber, in an interview, de-
cares that IL more land could be own
ed and cultivated by the county, the
farm could be made practically self
supporting. The small tax levy. FOR
the purchase of the land, should be
voted, and undoubtedly viii be.
Petty differences among the mem
bership Of the T'ifty-third infantry
band are assigned as responsible FOR
the mastering out of the band from the
service Of the state. Marshalltowh
may have as good a band organization
next year, and many of the same mem
bers OF the reglmental band may be In
cluded In the newer organization, bur
It Is doubtful If the band VIII have
the reputation or standing that 1t has
acquired as national guard organ'-
Zation. The band has been n good
one, TN fact rs good as there was IN
the state, and Its home city has re-
ceived a great deal of good advertis"
ing because of It's excellency and the
fact that 1T was military band.
AS the years roll by it appears as tho
the ancient customs of Halloween were
rapidly being forgotten and are being
supplanted by the young people with
entertainments of social nature that
tend to elevate rather than degrade.
Not many years ago 1t was an annual
custom for the mayor to put on large
force of extra police, plain clothes
men, who were stationed in the resi-
dence districts, to see that Il minimum
of mischief was done. 1t used to be
common thing for signs of business
men to be changed on Halloween. Ve-
hicles, and heavy ones, too, were NOV
gu lIIlGS anu lIiilCo, OtN~MSo AAAsN 49,"
river, and placed In all sorts of OUT
landish places. The overturning OF
small buildings, the tearing down OF
fences, and other similar acts OF dep
relations were common, and oftentimes
many fond mothers son was In po-
lice court the next morning. This yeiir
and in recent years, there was no ex-
ira police force, and but very few acts
Of vandalism were performed. Instead
the young people were indoors. attend
ing parties, and keeping the vigil CT
All Saints Day as was intended when
the ancient tradition was first cele-
brated.
The fact that no individual school III
the country received any higher rec
ognition than the public schools of
Marshalltown, in the awards made at
the st. Louis exposition, is a source or
much qualification to superintendent,
teachers, pupils and patrons In gener-,
all Iowa was awarded twelve medals
In ALL six OF gold and a like number
of silver OF these Marshalltown re-
ceived two, and Superintendent SEES
sons of the Iowa exhibit. declares that
there was none better at the EXPOSE
ton, than the exhibits shown by the
Marshalltown schools.
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Mayor Jones has decided to take
hand in school matters, and will make
1t easier to discipline pupils. The
interference of parents when their
children are reprimanded at school, has
been the source of much annoyance
to teachers, who have had to leave
classes, and have the work Of The
school room disrupted, while some
irate parent appeared to sass" the
teacher for using stick on willie"
1t is declared by the superintendent
that Willie" has been found to have
deserved all he got, and more too, in
the majority of cases, and that If the
parent had done his duty at home,
there would probably have been no oc-
casion to punish the child in school.
The mayors particular stunt will be to
try the parent on a charge of disor-
derby conduct when he interferes with
the duties of the school room, and 1t
is thought that fine or two will put a
stop to the trouble that has been borne
for many years.