Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-02
approaching our maximum efficiency
or earning capacity.

The promotion of Mr.. Gerhart to
the position of cashier of the First
National bank should be- a helpful
lesson to many a young man VINO
grows impatient at the work he is
doing because he can't see exactly
what Is before him. Mr.. Gerhart could
never know what the cashier ahead OF
him was going to do but he went right
on giving his bank all that was In
him and becomes cashier because he
has earned 1t and because the condi-
tons suddenly arose which made ms
promotion possible. Every young man
will get his opportunity il he VIII be
content to hold on.
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Mr.. Tletchers very possible remova'
from the city is matter or regret 10
q great many. AS was said at a din
ner given to him, he has been most
kind and valuable friend to nearly all
who knew him. TO do business WIN
him was to feel that one had maze
new friendship or renewed an OLD one.
He has not only been booster for
his town but has been willing TO lead
in the boosting" His wife, too, mas
filled place In the community anu
has done work here which few woin-
en- ever do or have the capacity TO DO.
Everyone of us will be pleased to see
them both enjoy rest and travel, put
II Mr.. Fletcher decides to enter bust
ness which will cause him to make ms
home elsewhere, Marshalltown VIII
have lost two of its most llkable ana
u ;,H,,arfia1 rifiZpnS
More OF our men could ma peas
ure and enjoyment In the Searcnhght
club. The lectures this year VIII pc
by the noted business men OF the ma
ton and the dinners bring men INTO
fellowship with other men which
makes both feel better, know more
and think more of his town than ever.
That eminent tragedian and Shakes
pearen scholar, Frederick Warde, VINO
has appeared before local theater goers
many times in different legltimats
roles. had good opportunity TINS
week to judge for himself OF the mer-
it's of the theatrical profession por-
traying Shakespeare, and the lyceum
bureaus handling of one-man at
traction in q similar line. Warde mas
given artistic productions costing many
thousands Of dollars before local au-
diences that We're not large ehoush ~
pay the travelling expenses OF MS
company. The reason usually assigned
is the lack of interest on tue part VI
the theater- going public In Snakes
pearean drama Now Warde comes 10
Marshalltown and appears before
large audience, and it matters not 10
him how large In the church and
lecture course Shakespeare pays pest.
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10 Miller.s old joke about the wit
ness in the case testifying that the
prisoner at the bar shot the defenoahl
between the pig pen and the WOOD
house is rivaled by a local paper TINS
week when it says that City Solicitor
Northup became entangled in a switch
wire and tore his trousers between
the coal chutes and the scrap lroi.
yard. Perhaps the item was intenaed
for the jungles and junk column.
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The Burlington Hawkeye. In COM
menting editorially on MarshalltoWn
enterprise In subscribing $5o,OVV io'
the interurban project, says: Mar :
shalltown is interesting herself In an
electric line to Melbourne, which IS
eventually to connect with a Des
Moines line. And Marshalltown ala
not hesitate minute. She recognized
the proposition as a good thing. she
was asked to take stock to the extent
of $50 900 and she did so at once, ana
now she is looking for the promoter TO
do his share of the work. Des MONIES
is displaying rare wisdom in this one
respect, She realizes what many other
Iowa cities have been slow to grasp,
that there Is nothing for building up
town and country alike, to compare
with the electric line. She has been
studying the maps, and she has come
to the conclusion that what Is gooe
thing for towns like indianapolis, muss
he a good thing for Des Moines. Ana
she seems intent upon becoming the
center Of a magnificent system OF cleo
trio lines. And instead Of railing at
her. other towns ought to initiate her
in this respect, at least"