Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-30
Local Comment

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Majority usually means the vote of
one candidate over "ol," but an the re-
cent city election the meaning was
changed.
The election is over. the campaign
q thing Of the past, and the even tenor
OF business pursuits takes the place OF
politics. Mayor Ingledues election sur
prlsed even some of his most ardent
admirers, and the business administra-
ton OF his first term will continue
thruout another two years. The peo-l
pies endorsement is one OF which ne
may well feel proud. and 1t is now up
to the mayor to show those whom he
has made as friends by his nrst
term in office that they voted right,
and that at the close of his second
term they have never had cause TO
regret their action in supporting him.
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The legislative act amending the
Iowa law relating to the purchase OF
land for county fair societies has been
given its official publication, and Is
now In force. Boards of supervisors
are authorized to purchase real estate
for county fair purposes In sums ex-
ceeding $1,000, providing that they first
submit to the voters of the county n
proposition therefor, and such PROPOSE
ton Is carried by a majority vote at
general or special election. The title
OF the land purchased ds vested In the
name Of the board, but the control and
management are placed in the hands of
the incorporated county fair associa-
tions, which have 1t In charge so long
as county fairs are conducted annual
w. When a fair is not held the pro-
perty reverts to the management OF
the board. Improvements to the
grounds are to be made by the fair as
sociations, and the county is not liable
therefor.
The county fair bill is of particular
interest to this county because OF the
fact that new fair association was
organized year ago, and held a sue
cessful fair last fall. the first in Mar
shall county in over twenty years.
With aid from the county, in the pur-
chase OF the grounds, an option on
which the fair association now holds.
the success OF a fair for, Marshall
county is assured. Marshall county is
one Of the wealthiest in the state, owes
nothing, and has between $4,000 and
$4,000 in Its treasury. The county is
well able to purchase the land for fair
purposes without levying any special
tax, and Marshall county, in a few
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to-date place for holding It's fairs, and
a helpful and educational institution.
second in Iowa only to the state fair.
According to the census bureau esti-
mate OF population gain during the
past year, Marshalltown has practic-
ally stood still, having made only a
slight increase. This may be all right
for an estimate" but Marshalltown
people will want to see an actual count
before they believe 1t. There are no
Indications Of slump in population,
either during the past year or at the
present time. Any one hunting a place
to live would refute such statement.
New houses are being built In large
numbers, ground is being broken for
..
are as yet only on paper, but which
will prove realities before the sum-
mer is over. One man who bought
home in the Second ward a few weeks
ago has as yet been unable to gain
possession because the tenant can not
find another place. Scarcely day
passes but what new family Is listed
as a resident, and the number moving
away Is much less than the known in
crease. Possibly Marshalltown should
not complain when other cities are
estimated to have gone backward
within the same period. yet when Mar
shalltown business men and residents
know that their .own is growing, they
like to have the benefit OF the adver-
Using.
Marshalltown club women have had
their dandelion days every spring for
a number of years, and they have
proved successes, creating a vide
spread interest in Kidding lawns and
parkings Of the pretty yellow pests.
wouldn't Cleanup Day" be a good
thing to feature this year, as we'll as
dandelion day. One day could be set
apart and advertised as a signal for
a general cleaning up Of yards, lawns.
and alleys, and nearly every one would
be surprised at the result. If the spirit
were properly entered into. April is
the time to do the spring cleaning, and
let's have one day q general Clean
UP Day..