Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-30
LOCAL COMMENT

That automobiles are run too fast on
the streets of this city was clearly
proved in last weeks accident. Auto
drivers expressed a willingness to be
careful and keep within a certain speed
limit year or more ago, when Mayo:
Ingledue had them on the carpet. but
many have since become careless. LIZ
such recklessness is allowed to go un-
curbed serious accident will some day
pay the penalty. Only last Sunday.
night collision between an auto and
a street car was narrowly averted, and
it was only by the best Of good fortune
that the occupants of the touring car
were neither injured nor killed.
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The Indians of the Iowa Sac and
Fox reservation are in measure be-
coming civilized, as was shown in an
observation on show day A, youn&
buck, during the entire day on tile
streets, carried his pappoose while his
squaw walked behind evidently aware
that she was being treated in nature
similar to her white sisters Perhaps
the young bucks example might be fol-
lowed by some of his pale faced
friends.
The small boy feels that he Is abused
because Mayor Ingledue has given pub
lie notice of the enforcement of the or
dinance relating to the sale OF cannon
crackers and explosives commonly
used on the Fourth. 1t is true that
boys have been boys for many years
and have survived Fourth after
Fourth and used the dangerous expo
sives with telling effect At the same
time many homes are saddened every
year by the loss of dear little fellows,
victims of the cannon cracker. While
there is no state law prohibiting the
sale Of dynamite crackers and other
explosives, the city ordinances of Mar
shalltown contain a section that is
stated in very emphatic terms. 1t is
this section that the mayor will en-
force to the letter Cannon crackers,
canes and the dynamite caps that are
sold with them, in fact a,sy cracker
larger than what Is commonly known
as the salute" are prohibited. A fine
Of 500 is imposed on any dealer known
to sell such explosives to minor. The
ordinance is good one, and should be
enforced. Before the giant crackers
were known boys had just as good
times Celebrate as in the later
years. and fatalities were not very
common.
With the carnival on next week ac-
ton similar to that taken by mayors
Of other cities, regarding certain nuis-
ances, might we'll be enforced here.
There are carnival habitues who de-
light in throwing confetti, rubber re-
turn balls and indulging in other forms
of annoyances. They spoil an even
ing that might otherwise be enjoyable
to patrcD, who are there to witness
the attractions In Boone all such
nuisances were tabooed by Mayor
Goodykoontz, who instructed his police
to arrest any one violating the order.
II
Unless some Of the youngsters Of the
city are more careful In the railroad
districts, q shocking accident or two
will result from boarding moving
trains. People whose business calls
them to the depots are chilled to the
marrow almost every day by some mar
row escape of some lad who will risk
his life for a ride of a block or two on
freight train. Trainmen do all in
their power to prevent the nuisance,
but they do not always observe the lit
tie fellows. Officers might be able to
put a stop to the practice by making
an example in arrests.