Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-21
Local Comment

Seooooooooe,ososeasseeeses
The band will play at the park Sun
day afternoon, the grass is green, the
foliage is out, the river is high and the
animals in the zoo are at their best.
Everybody should visit the city park
tomorrow as it is really beautiful
spot in summer time.
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Republicans OF the city have perfect
ed memorandum of agreement where
by the friends Of three different con-
tending candidates for judge and those
most interested in supporting the Unit
ed States Senator's Cummins and Dol
liver have united on a common list of
delegates to the county convention and
a two hour primary in each ward to
determine the choice of the ward for
judge. 1t is an excellent arrangement
for clean, orderly politics and it is
hoped that it can be carried out with
ont friction.
The trial of the remonstrance petit
ton is on and it may be depended upon
that the killing of time will be extended
over as protracted a period as possible.
The record of saloon litigation has been
one Of almost interminable delay con-
Stunning now more than year when
section 2406 provides that actions to
enjoin nuisances when brought shall
be triable at the first term Of court af-
ter due and timely service of notice of
the commencement thereof has been
given" Without any effort at this time
TO locate the responsibility for this de-
lay as each case seems to have been
procras tinated by some new form Of
circumlocution yet the above statute
plainly intended that these cases should
be dispatched to speedy justice for it
further provides that IF any such ac-
ton shall remain upon the docket for
TWO terms of court, without trial, 1t
shall be the duty of the judge of such
court TO order the plaintiff and his at
torney or attorneys of record to appear
in open court for examination as to the
reasons why such cause has not been
brought on for trial" Let US hope that
the whole question can be settled soon
as those who want to see wage earners
buying meat and shoes for their own
families instead of luxuries for saloon
keepers and for owners of saloon prop
erty are as weary of a continued fight
the existence of their business.
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1t was ray of hope extended by the
Marshalltown Club in its promise Of
luxurious davenports and easy rockers.
The dues of 800 members have made
very little noise up to the present time.
When the club rooms are open and a
Qualification banquet held the presence
of yNlo yn hnr CIV q
new start to the art of boosting.
Engineer Grub, of the Universal
Portland Cement Company, while in
the city Friday conferred with several
councilmen and the city engineer re-
sarding the construction of concrete
paving Mr.. Grubb has been studying
the use of concrete for paving purposes
for several years and is the author of
an instructive book on the subject
published by the company by which he
is employed. 1t is exceedingly diff
cult to mention any concrete pavement
in this country with which he is not
entirely familiar. He has seen it. ex-
amined it, knows it's defects if any,
and has observed the engineering err
rors which caused them. He is en-
thusiastic for concrete paving. He pre-
fers the Fond du Lac specifications
with only slight changes. He advises
In favor Of using stone for the aggre-
gate in the base instead Of gravel and
he favorS pavem ents not to succeed "a
feet wide in residence districts. With
the low price of concrete and the mar
row street he believes that street paw
ing will be made so cheap that every
body will want pavements on their
streets with the result that entire cit
les will be thus improved instead Of a
few special streets. Mr.. Grubb ex-
plains that concrete forms the base or
foundations of all good pavements.
Whether asphalt or brick or bithulithic,
or mineral rubber Or sarco is used for
the top the same concrete forms the
base and he knows from experience
that the right kind of concrete will
make the most durable and least ex-
pensive wearing surface as well.
It is to be hoped that over-enthus-
iasm on the part Of the youngsters in
the public schools, and some of older
students and outsiders who should and
do know better, will not result in the
management Of the schools taking any
future action that would do away with
the graded school meet. There is moth
ing in the school life of the children OF
Marshalitown that is looked forward to
with more interest than the annual
meets, the fifth one of which was held
yesterday. 1t is doubtless true that the
few weeks preparation for these an
nual athletic events proves demoraliz-
ing to school work, but the trials to
teachers and principals are over
Swallowed in the results of the field
meets. No better way of imbuing the
child with the school spirit could be
imagined than these graded meets. The
athletic work in the grades better fits
the boys for the same work of a higher
order in the high school, and once a
boy becomes interested in high school
athletics it is pretty we'll assured that
he is going to remain in school until
graduation. 1t is a great day when
these annual field and track meets roll
around, not only for the little folks, but
for parents. Many a proud father was
an interested spectator yesterday and
witnessed his boy win a first or second
to add to his schools total points. The
sport itself is clean, and there is only
one danger-that some OF the Older