Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16
Local Comment

At this time Of year 1t would be well
for owners Of land near Marshalltowrl
to note that one farm sold this week
for $500 per acre because 1t was we'll
improved and contained a fruit or
chard well into bearing. Wealthy
farmers who wish to retire will find far
more pleasure in life on twelve acre
suburban home than on a sixty foot
lot. The easy chair on the front porch
looks nice but after one holds 1t down
from a. m. to 9 p. m. 1T becomes
monotonous. Investors, too, can we'll
profit by the example. Grape vines and
apple trees on a ten acre patch near
town even in the hands of tenants will
return large income on the invest
ment.
The fact that one double fiat is now
being erected and that plans are being
drawn for another and the added fact
that tenants have been applying for
both before they were built should as
sist several Of our citizens in making
UP their minds as to what to do with
their money. The houses in Marshall
town are full. More must he built or
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The pleasant days are here and the
time has arrived for the Retail Mer-
chants Association to take up that
suggestion of showing strangers about
town every Sunday afternoon. Several
of the travelling men have Indicated
that they want to help and some of the
real estate owners should contribute
money. The best plan Of organization
yet suggested is to obtain all the vol
unteers with conveyances possible, then
turn the whole thing over to some en-
terprising store clerk and pay him
fee for managing the business every
Sunday. He would see that the volun-
teers were notified during the week and
he would go personally to the hotels to
invite all Sunday visitors to ride about
town. Such campaign would adver-
tise Marshalltown from one ocean to
the other. 1t pays to advertise.
When such a plan is put into opera
ton it might be we'll for Marshalltown
people to improve their places with
paint and ornamental gardening. Let's
put up an appearance that we would
like to have strangers see.
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George Herman has submitted an
interesting communication upon the
local political situation in which he
insists that there is nothing connected
with the doings Of the present city
administration which need hiding from
the light and he thinks that If the men
who make wild criticisms would att
tend council meetings they would
know more than they do. To himi1t IS
ridiculous for any man to say that the
newspapers shield the mayor for Mr.
Herman observes that "our newspa-
pers will give you credit for what you
do right and give you hi for what you
do wrong, and they don't care whose
toes they step on"
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Travelling men and others whose
business takes them out of the city
on the morning trains Monday of cleo
ton day, the 25th, should remember
that the polls open at o'clock In the
morning. Votes for progress and
good business administration will
count full value from then until train
time.
The disposal of garbage and inspec-
ton Of a city's milk supply are two
very important functions for city
government to perform. At times to
residents of small lots, and their num-
Der is on the increase, the disposition
OF garbage is troublesome problem.
It is a work that can only be per-
formed by the cooperation of large
number of families and such co-opera-
ton is best managed by the munich
pal government. Let our street clean
ing department dispose OF garbage the