Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24

placed in the position of caring for
more people than he is able to COM
fortably accommodate is a good judge
of character. 1t has been thirteen years
since MarshalltoWn entertained the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of the state,
and we all hope that it will not be SO
long before the grand lodge and as
sembly will again visit ns.
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Chief Kirby's appeal to the business
men of the city. concerning the accum-
ulation of refuse at the rears and in the
easements of store buildings. should
be received in the spirit of kindness
and thoughtfulness, as it was intended.
If the truth We're known as to the
origin of many fires in store buildings,
spontaneous combustion, due to waste
paper oily rags. and refuse of different
sorts, would tell the story. The fire
chief is soon to begin an inspection
of the easements Of business houses,
under an ordinance of the city govern
ing the same. 1t should not be nee
essary for him to find conditions any
thing but the most satisfactory. One
bad basement fire might result in wip-
ing out an entire business block. Clean
up, fellows; make your Easements
something to be as proud of as your
ground floor rooms
Troubles in the publishing business
as evidenced by the court records of
the week have simply demonstrated
what the public fails to realize In many
instances that the business of making
newspaper is not all income. The
men who get into the business soon
discover that there is an outgo which
must be supplied and unless the supply
is equal to the drain trouble ensues.
The people who read last evenings
T-R in an edition of sixteen pages
little realized that the publication of
this paper costs annually for expense
paid out in this city many thousands
Of dollars more than all of the income
it enjoys from its city patronage alone
The true figures would startle the most
observing business man on Main
street
An order placed with a landscape
gardner for trees and ornamental
shrubs with which to improve the
factory grounds of the Marshall Oil
company and the Western Grocer
company mills promises a precedent
which will make Marshalltown's fac
tory district unusual and creditable to
an extreme.
Another successful merchant on
Main street has invested in Marshall
town property. There is promised more
residence building next year than this
city has ever seen before
This year Marshalltown appears to
have the real thing in a high school
foot ball team The real thing in the
line of athletics is a team that can and
stands chance for championship
honors. The tricky, strong, and fast
bunch of high school boys who are
shedding dismay among high school
teams across the state have the look
OF champions. They should get strong
help and approval from foot ball en-
thusiasts and home people generally
for they are winning for Marshalltown
more than for themselves. Some of us
are opposed to foot ball because OF Its
exhibition of extreme physical force.
but 1t is a great game, and will be
played by game youngsters as long as
we raise that kind 1t does develop the
very qualities we admire mentally and
physically in men. It's fair game
when fairly played. it is physically
rough as physically inexorable as
competition in business is memorable.
"a fellow" does his best, and whether
h makes a touchdown or gets up
.imping and dirty after the rush has
passed over him, to give his best freely
is the highest thing a boy or man
can do in foot ball. business. citizen
ship and religion. Ours Is a great foot
ball team. 1t should be encouraged. II
1t needs a little financial sinew to
back up it's muscular development 1t
should have it. 1t ought to be assisted
to bring the state championship home
and hang it in the school house, If
such a thing is possible.