Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-27
Local Comment

From the fine showing made In i'm
provements in Marshalltown. already
under way or completed, there is no
room left for the pessimist. With a
total OF sl45.55O worth OF building In
sight, and indications good for the
amount to exceed even this sum-, there
is no cause to complain. With over
$50, 900 worth Of new residences built,
present conditions will be somewhat re-
lieved. Let the good work go on We
can't have too many good houses so
long as there is a demand. such as Is
the case at the present time.
Plant garden. No matter whether.
one has plot of ground large or small.
nearly everyone can find a little place
to cultivate. A small garden on
rented place is an incentive to the ten
ant to work for a home Of his own,
where he can have a larger one, and
where he knows he will not have his
land sold from under him before he has
harvested his crop. Even II you only
have q little bed of onions radishes and
lettuce it will be "your garden" and
you will be surprised at the pride you
will take in it.
II the recent grand jury did prove to
have been illegally drawn, and was
discharged with its acts declared as
null and void, 1t accomplished one good
thing, and that was the new county
Jail annex for the care Of women and
Juvenile prisoners. Grand juries for
years past have called the supervisors
attention to the unsanitary conditions
OF the present quarters, and finally
some action is to be taken The new
Improvement will again place Marshall
in the front rank Of the progressive
counties Of the state,
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After July the small boy will have
another field to occupy in which he
may earn his circus money and still
have good time. He may trap, snare,
drown or shoot the pesky pocket go
pher, for which the county auditor will
pay him bounty Of 10 cents for each
scalp. Already the gophers are getting
in their work, as a drive along a coIn-
try road will testify. 1t might be well
for the auditor to study up on go
pliers, judging from experiences in the
counties, where boys have already Of
fered for bounty collections the scalps
of the little striped ground squirrel
and even the common barn yard rat.
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II Marshalltown had few more
bands it is more than likely that the
city council would have an opportunity
to invest a good sized sum for music
this season.
The city ordinance protecting squir-
rels has undoubtedly had a good ef-
feet, for now, instead Of the pretty pets
being confined to one or two neigh
borhoods, there is scarcely section, OF
the city but what the trees shelter
some of them. An especially brave and
very curious little fellow was seen to-
day on the court house lawn, and 1t is
believed to be the first instance known
when a, squirrel ventured so near to
the business center Of the city. In a
few more years every tree on the pub
lie square should be the home of one of
these pretty creatures.
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A chautauqua under the auspices of
an established lyceum bureau with the
resources to back it financially Is as
sured for Marshalltown if the people
will only come forward with a guar
antee to take tickets. Such talent as
Governor Hoch, of Kansas, who is
making remarkable record as re-
form governor; Judge Lindsey, the
judge of the boys court in Denver,
known thruout the nation for his Won
derful work; Senator Carmack, of
Tennessee, the literary light OF the
United States senate; Opie Reed, the
novelist; Alton Packer, the cartoonist;
De Molte and Professor Newens, of
Ames, the brilliant impersonator, who
has appeared by invitation before the
Twentieth Century club several times
with long list of others are avail
able for chautauqua week in MARSHALL
town. In small towns chautauquas are
made public enterprise but in Mar
shalltown the usual public boosters are
treating this indifferently and it is up
to the workers among churches, clubs
and other organizations to help guar
antee the tickets. The bureau asks
for guarantee of 1000 tickets at $1.50
for the entire course A chautauqua
will then be put on at an expense ex-
ceeding $4,000 and the bureau will take
its chance on the speculation. No cash
guarantee will be asked but the people
nrSt coma fAruard for tickets