Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-10
Local Comment

! INV peHis llaOe Dy City GNSAHseA
Steiner and his assistant, recently form
the engineering school at Ames. An
engineers plat Of every block in the
city will be made showing six blocks
| to the sheet. On this plat will be re-
corded the location Of every sewer
MAN. water main, sidewalk curb, hS-
drant and, so far as the data is avail
able, every sewer and water connec-
ton with the grades, etc. AS fast as
plat is completed several blue prints
Will be made from it so that complete
files may be kept in the engineers Of
| flee, the city clerks office and the
mayors office. The original plat will
then be kept in the vault and when
changes are to be made it is a COM
paratively simple task to print a new
set Of blue prints for that particular
district Records of this kind are kept
by every we'll regulated city and should
have been on file years ago in Mar
shailtown.
Score one new factory to employ
seventy five men for the Marshalltown
Club. Ii comes as all permanent fac
tories must come with capital of its
own to operate seeking q business ad-
vantage which we have 10 offer and
asking only minor concessions OF
cheap water and low taxes. The old
pottery plant like the glucose factory
mas had many ups and downs but the
fact that the pile of brick is there in
the shape of buildings always attracts
rev enterprises to utilize them and
both are soon TO he cumming with ac-
tivity which promises permarency. 1t
recalls a. W. Head's famous epigram
when he was once elected president Of
proposed TO build railroad 70 the
one objected on the grounds that it
would not pay. Build IT," shouted
Heald. What if it does not pay?
Somebody will run It."
The fact that the largest entry of
harness horses ever booked for race
meet in Narshalltown has been booked
for the coming meet here is indicative
OF big time week after next. Con-
,empo-aneously with the general i'm
preston that the auto has driven the
horse out of business comes this evil
dence Of sustained and increased IN
te-est in horse racing Horse breeders
the country over who became panic
stricken a few years go and aban-
doneG many a breeding farm have now
discovered that the demand for fine
harness horses can not be supplied and
Vet at country club party given in
lIa-shalltonn few days ago when
viewed 10 tao grounds only one horse
vehicle was in evidence.
The Con gat!onaIists have selected
a beautiful site for their new church.
When they dispose OF the residence
building now on it they will. OF course,
have paid a big sum FOR the ground
but central sites like this come high
and there are only a few to be had.
Where will they get the money? Never
worry about that, A church can al
wavs get money with which to build
Men VIII give 1000 and more who
never gave 800 to any other public
cause in their lives. 1t is the way Of
the world.
The Barber Company has promised
to come TO Na~shalltown to repair its
defective asphalt paving but the city
has been com PEELED to endure street
full Of ru-s and holes for nearly year
while It waited for the company to
come. No small city should ever lay
a foot of asphalt or Of any other pat
-r.ca having rnr this very reason
Wherever 4 specially equipped plant
must needs be moved to a city to re-
pair paving there will ALWAYS be vex-
a.ious and ANNOYING delay in forcing
the having company to repair If ordi-
nary concrete, which Is go much
cheaper in first cost were laid the city
could send its own men a small ex-
perge to do the repair work the mo-
rnert a contra ctor had been given rea-
sonable notice and the contractor
would have to pay the bill. Traffic
would not be obstructed.
Gradually the saloon cases started
by County Attorney Egermayer are
being finally decided by the supreme
court in favor of bis contention. Being
a young man If he should outlive his
cxrectan nov ne nay vet see final vic
tory in this litigation
The real solution OF the saloon prob
lem has been accomplished this week
when after months Of determined and
persistent as we'll as organized effort 4
] petition OF consent has been defeated.
/ Al! saloons in Narshalltown must close
4 JULY ! and that IS not far distant now.
! The fight is not Yet over by any means
/ The booze interests will spend money
! in large sums to annoy the public with
! Illegal sales so IS &c discredit the new
conditions 1t viii be up to the sheriff
End County attorney to enforce the
! law. All eyes should be turned toward
! the sheriff and county attorney. II
grand juries have to act it Will be the
county attorney. whose advice as to
! what is evidence and what is not evil
! deuce will control, hence again lets
! vr,oathize for the troubles Of coun-
| " attorney.
Chaplain jesse Cole returned Mon
I dav evening from a hurried trip TO
! Winfield Kar.. and Arkansas CITY,
Ark where he went to deliver ad-
| dresses and as he walked the two
miles from railway station to his nome
| ne con7pleted AS remarkable journey
/ Of endurance for G.. A. r. veteran OF
| 20 years of age as has yet been re-
| corded In nineteen days OF travelling
he visited eight states, from Wiscon-
sin to Arkansas. drank the water and
ate the food of such a varied area
without injury. delivering five sermons
and five memorial addresses and
bounded into his home at midnight as
vigorously as a boy just home from
the old swimming hole.