Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-23
Local Comment

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The prospects Of having two presi-
dental possibilities az speakers with
In this county during this week and
next, go glimmefing with the absence
Of Senator LaFollette from the Rhodes
fair Friday. and the letters from the
Taft party to the effect that the presi-
Dental trainscan not make q stop here
Chairman n1vine. OF the county repub-
lican central committee. has let the
president know. however,, that Mar
shalltown is on the map, and has urged
that stop be made. Arrangements,
however, already made. will not permit
the stop, unless some unforeseen
change is made within the next few
days.
II the new council. under Ithe COM
mission form Of government. Will main
tain for few years its record esta5-
lished in the recent tax levy. in reduc-
ing the city levy mills. there will be
a general feeling Of content and a be-
lief that no mistake was made In
changing the form OF government.
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Judge Nichols action In parolins
several young men and mere boys upon
pleas OF guilty to penitentiary offenses
manifests fatherly spirit on the part
OF the court that ought to be appreci-
ated by the defendants in question and
their relatives and friends The Idea
must not prevail. however. that the
young men may continue to go about
doing as they please, and getting into
more trouble whenever the occasion
arises. for with sentences hanging over
them, ready to be executed whenever q
parole Is violated, there is likely to be
no leniency shown in the future. It is
up to all who have the interest Of
these and other boys at heart, TO keep
temptation away from them. and assist
in making them industrious and useful
citizens.
With the largest enrolment the pub
lie schools have ever known. and with
an increase of ninety three pupils In
the nrst two weeks Of school. the ques-
ton OF an additional school building
Is likely to arise II the same rate Of
increase continues. The census figures
Of some Iowa cities that are larger than
Marshalltown do not look so good when
the school figures are taken for COM
paTison.
That Marshall county farm land IL
still good investment has been DEM
onstrated forcibly on at least two oc-
casions this week While some in-
yestors are looking for cheaper land
in PARKWAY parts, one locAl business
man has expressed himself ~ satisfied
with Marshall county land 81 SITS Per
acre. A farmer Of the county shows
his faith in local land values by the
purchase Of 5000 land, which has yield
ed its recent owner profit of go IN
less than six years, or 4S7-6e per acre.
Fifteen per cent on an inveotment Of
e117.50 per acre. and have ones lfvins
of the land besides. IL better than SOC
Ing to Canada or Texas
The searchhght Club Vim, within =
few days. announces its proSsAm for
the winter session, and it y lilEoly tl,at
the cIass OF topic and speakerD this
season VIII equal or surpaso thsss -
any previous year. Il u tbe tsst3ss,
Of the committee to bring Iiva. men u
peculiar fitness to Speak np0n liye
topics and to make the coaang pro-
gram not alone interesting lnl Satset
tAtning. but valuable to the CIR sAenl.
beesEip ana it, guests Wnea Il = con.
s1des d that the program o. 1eoo-10 ex-
cseded IN quality ana interest q. a. g
any 1yceum course or chautAu4uo%e ever
oIers,: "a. ss,:. S:.y. me pronlis.sS sI,e
comnAittee ASSURES i great eeaG1 =
lt11-1z. The searcillteht cut 800 ~
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