Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-18

position as teacher in the Soldiers Or
phans' Home

pOSltlOn AS IeACuer IN tue SolOleT6 VI :
phans Home.
MI and Mrs Edward Walker, who
have been visiting at the home Of Mrs.
Addie G. Walker. in this city. for some
time, have returned to their home in
Pomona, Cal.
DR.. U. NJ. Hibbetts is on the program
Of the American Osteopathic Associa-
ton" at their meeting next week in
Chicago, for paper on Legislation"
he having been chairman Of the legis-
lative committee before the Iowa legis-
lature last winter.
Out Of what had all along seemed to
be the ashes of utter indifference there
sprang UP yesterday, when the voting
began. the fierce flame of opposition
that resulted in an overwhelming de:
feat of the proposition to levy lO-mlll
tax on the taxable valuation of the
city for the years 1911, 1912, 1913 and
1914, to pay off outstanding warrants
and put the city on a cash paying basis.
The total vote cast was 613. OF which
1S4 voted yes, and 429 voted 10. The
women cast eighty eight votes, nearly
Gil OF them against the proposition. The
wife OF one of the eX-mayors OF the city
is said TO have been personally active
With Il team thru the day in getting out
forty-two women of whom forty voted
against the levy. And this opposition
was not confined to any especial ward
of the city. In the First. or college
ward 80 voted for and 112 against; in
the Second. II for and los against;
Third ward. 23 for and 81 against: and
in the Fourth ward, 80 for and 14f
against The overwhelming defeat was
a surprise to many citizens as there
no ali SHnSSio0
that the opinion seemed to prevail that
there was not strong opposition. The
elements OF the opposition seem TO be
considerably varied. One eX-council-
Gil asserts and goes on to show by fig
ures that the council has within Itself.
without asking the people, the power to
increase the various levies to the extent
OF 10.5 mills. Many other citizens can
hardly understand how. with three good
attorneys, the mayor, the city attorney
and one OF the councilman. on the
board OF administration this fact
should not have been known to them if
it is really a fact. In listening to the
conversation to be heard on the streets
IN this connection one can hardly es-
cape thee onclusion that considerable
number Of the voters have a strong
spice Of the personal element in this
contest and are rather full of glee that
they nave succeeded in putting the
administration in q hole" All are
awaiting with keen interest, and some
with q good deal of anxiety, the next
move on the part of the city govern
ment. one councilman stated last eve
ming that the street cleaning would
cease at once, the police force be called
OFF, and other economics practiced that
would be greatly TO the discomfort of
the people and might even extend to
the shutting off of the city water, but
no one believes that the city is yet in
such straits. and all have faith that the
cooler Judgment OF the combined coun-
ell and the mayor will soon find some
way out of this financial difficulty
without being compelled to resort to
such extreme measures.
Scott MacEachron came back Sun
day evening from his vacation trip TO
New York and other eastern cities and
IS again at his post in the Merchants
National bank.
John Palmer was brought back from
Texas yesterday and taken to the old
Palmer place near Malcolm. suffering
from demen,ia He left here some three
years ago and has been engaged in
trailing bugges in Texas until this very
recent attack. Ed Farmer was near
him when the attack came on and
started to bring him home but had TO
call assistance on the road because Of
the violence Of his patient.
Sunday afternoon fire caugh, in the
dry stubble and grass on the Furber
farm about a mile directly north OF this
city, and along the Iowa Central track.
supposedly from a spark from the en-
CINE as the fire was discovered almost
Immediately after the passing of the
train. Mr.. Furber worked hard TO put
out the fire at the start and nearly
succeeded when the wind veered a little
and it got away from him and burned
about $1,000 worth OF stuff including
thirty tons OF hay for Paul G. Norris.
1t was also very close call for the
house as the fire crept up to within
few rods Of il. but by thai time all the
neighbors had turned out and automo
biles brought help from the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin P. Haven have
the heartfelt sympathy Of the commun-
ity in the loss OF their little daughter,
less than months old, on Saturday
last, from commissions. The little body
was taken by the parents TO their
former home in Scranton for burial.
MI. Haven Is yard man on the ROCK
Island at this point.
AIRS. Alice Godfrey Heacock met with
very serious accident recently which
will keep her from walking for some
time. In taking a kettle Of boiling wa
ter from the stove it was overturned
upon he, feet and scalded them very
severity She is reported as recovering
as we'll as could be expected.