Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-05

MISUSE" It's only a month now un-
til circus time.
The biennial report of Commandant
Horton, Of the Soldiers Home, gives
something of an idea OF the magnitude
of the Marshalltown institution, little
realized by the average MarshalltoWn
citizen. What the management or such
an institution involves however, cannon
be realized even by figures, aitho
somewhat OF an idea can be gained
when it is known that in the compiling
of the report alone Adjutant Walker
has been kept busy since early In
March The commandment, together
with the board of managers of the ma
tional homes, estimates that not until
1915 will the high water mark in at
tendance be reached in the soldiers
homes In the country. If this proves
true the Home here, with it's 700 or
more members, is now only in the
prime Of its existence. The command
ant urges that the board of control
make every effort to provide for the
conveniences for the declining days OF
the defenders Of the country as soon
as possible, and asks an appropriation
of over $1,000 to be expended in new
buildings and Improvements during
the coming biennia. period. Next to the
State University or the Iowa State
Normal School, Marshalltown has the
! largest Of the numerous state institu-
| lions.
Mayor Ingledue has taken a keen.
/ personal interest in the advocation Of
a garbage disposal plant to take the
| place of city dump, and in company
with City Physician Getz and Chair
man Seg, Of the health and sanitation
committee of the council, visited the
town of Metz, Jasper county this week,
to investigate a plan for which Metz
man holds patent. Mayor Ingledue
Is highly pleased over the results OBJ
tainable from the system, which IS
simply a reduction Of the garbage to
| fuel, and demonstration of the
method will be made before the entire
| council at it's next regular meeting.
| If the system should proye a success
it can be installed at a very slight cost.
Mayor Ingledue is very enthusiastic
over the possibilities, altho he went
to Metz prepared to be disappointed.
Almost any system not involving any
more expense than the Metz method, is
wor. trial, and surely nothing could
| be worse than the method Of disposal
now in vogue.
On every hand, in talking with farm
ers Of the county, come reports Of the
great prospects for crops. Never before
| were the farmers of Marshall county
more encouraged than at the present
time. If we could have frost delayed
this year until September 20, as has
been the case in years past, prior to
would see the biggest corn crop in her
history.
The good people of Gilman could give
the people of many a large town val
liable pointers on how to entertain a
large crowd. Gilman had as guests
this week the county veterans, and
the manner in which she played the
part of h.. So is the talk of every old
soldier who answered mess call. The
secret of Gilman's success as an enter
tainer is that all her people worked to-
gether toward a common end-that of
showing the visitors the most cordial
hospitality imaginable. 1t Is an I'M
mense task for a small town to enter
tain large crowd, but Gilman is GER
| tainly equal to the occasion.
Whether or not the new state law
prevents city from enforcing a cur
few ordinance, the council Of Cedar
Falls has declared that it's curfew or
dinance must be obeyed. The city mar
shall has given orders that if fond par
ents do not want their darlings to
spend some night in the lookup, they
had better keep them at home after
shutdown.
Iowa farmers are not alone in OBJ
serving the good results from the King
road drag. Kansas is adopting the
drag in many counties, and roads that
for years have been practically impas-
sible at time have been transferred
| into smooth, substantial thorough
fares. In the town of Hiawatha a
prize of $50 is offered for the best kept
mile of dragged road. while the prizes
add much interest to the scheme AMI
undoubtedly spur the farmers on to
obtain better results, the money itself
is by no means what the people are
striving for" said Kansas business
man, who has been visiting in this
state. ut is we'll known fact that
some of the country roads. and even in
the cities of Kansas and Nebraska are
in a deplorable condition, and the adj
| vent of the King road drag came like
Godsend. The fact that it is SO
simple is what appeals to most of the
farmers, and further it requires so
| very little of their time.
| IAN example Of the good results OBJ
| tanned from the King drag is found
| in Brown county. Here there was a
! stretch of road that was almost i'm
| passable. 1t was in such bad shape
/ that there was talk Of closing it up to
travel. A King drag was put in opera
| ton over the road and the effects
/ were wonderful. After a months
| dragging it was as smooth as a race
| track. The newspapers have become
! enthused with the good roads idea and
much of their space is devoted to ex-
| tolling the merits of the King drag.
| The results far more than justify the
| labor and it shows what can be done
by little intelligent handling OF 9
: plain drag