Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-01
Local Comment

On the night that the council ratified
the contract for settlement of the
paving controversy Mayor Ingledue
was so nervous he could not sleep. He
felt that a great burden had been lifted
at which he had been Juggling for
nearly two years of his administration,
What the mayor felt personally has
been felt by the public generally altho
the rest of us did not lie awake nights
about it. The settlement of all but
thirteen cases out of several hundred
is great cleaning up of trouble for
Marshalltown. Let the dam case be
compromised now and the lawyers can
all take a much needed rest.
Whether the interurban is built or
not it should be generally recognized
that retail trade in Marshalltown is
booming. A careful inquiry along
Main street will disclose that scarcely
merchant is not doing more business
than he ever did. The crops in Mar
shall county this season were enorm-
Gus. The factories have all been run
ming at high pressure with more men
than ever and constantly rising wage
scale Business has been good IN
Marshalltown, better than ever and the
holiday trade will be unprecedented
|, but the man who drifts will not get
as much out Of prosperity as the man
who hustles. The man who let's up
in the struggle and quits his advertis-
ing will see a younger generation OF
advertising merchants outstrip him
There is more business to be had IN
Marshalltown this year than ever be-
fore. hence every man should go
after it..
"wanted-Twenty teachers for rural
districts. Wages $35 to $40. Under re-
cent regulations from the state depart
ment, licenses held by teachers In other
counties can be made valid here with
out the entire examination. Apply to
County Superintendent, Council Bluffs.
Iowa.
The above advertisement, or one
similar. is q common occurrence these
days in the state papers, showing pc
yond a doubt that teachers for rural
schools are a scarce article IN iowa.
The same situation prevails in Marshall
county. Townships which are lacking
teachers for winter terms are offering
to pay more money than in PottaWat-
TAME county, and have held out an In
ducement in the shape OF monthly
stipend Of $45 to $50.
y
The directors of rural districts are
realizing more and more every year
the necessity of providing their schools
with more experienced teachers. The
girl Just out of high school, with no
teaching experience, is not desired, and
will only be taken when all other
sources of supply fail. On the other
hand the more experienced teachers are
hard to get for the country. A young
woman may draw in salary no more in
the city than she could in the country,
yet she prefers the graded schools,
even tho she knows that it costs her
more to- live in town. The point is
here. She is building for the future.
She is looking for advancement, and
with increased salary,
comes more easily after teaching ex-
perience in city schools than were the
same amount of experience confined to.
work in the country. The country
school ma'am situation threatens to
rival in Importance the servant girl
and farm help problems.
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In view of recent developments, per-
haps it is just as well that Marshall
towns large contribution to the San
Francisco sufferers was in the shape of
provisions rather than money. At any
rate, whether graft has been practiced,
or not, Marshalltown may feel more
sure of her donation of edibles hav-
ing reached the destination to which
it was intended, than had the money
been sent.
The Carroll Herald feels sure that