Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-17
Local Comment

The satisfaction to local attorneys
in the reversal of the lower court in
the Dannenbrink-N uese case seems to
be extraordinarily general. The won
der is as to whether there were any
local attorneys left on the losing side
to be omitted from the general rejoic-
ing.
The work the women are doing in
their Y. w. c. A. is one that should
appeal to every person as worthy OF a
boost of some kind. It. in fact, 10 the
practical application Of christianity
and deserves contributions from those
even who are inclined to scott at the
church. 1t certainly should receive the
support of church people as 1t is the
public performance Of the professions
of the christian. 1t constitutes real
works by which We shall be known. 1t
requires the self sacrifice and deter
mined devotion Of christian women to
keep Y. w. c. A. alive as 1t Is the
christian workers who have built Y. NJ.
C. A. buildings thruout our land. but it
is in this class Of work that our chris
tian associations are entitled to the
hearty support and aid of the indif-
ferent and the skeptics as WELL
1t has been a year and haH since
our city council undertook to Treduce
electric and gas rates by ordinance and
the trial OF the case in court has not
even started yet. 1t begins to look as
tho the right and duty OF the council
to fix rates provided in our statutes Is
mere sham or else something should
he done to convince our city's attorneys
that we want action before our citizens
SO to fighting again among themselves
over some inconsequential thing.
Drivers Of vehicles are clamoring for
the removal of the snow and ice from
Main street and the street is in bad
condition 1t is a difficult porblem to
solve, but about the only relief ever
obtained in the past has been to break
up the ice with picks and haul. 1t away.
1t is 20 be hoped that this year our
various local political factions will not
go to scrapping over the school election
merely Tor a demonstration OF power.
The liberals as liberals and the drys as
drys should not put up opposingstickets
as there can be no good to come from
involving our schools In the contfo-
versy as TO saloons. The labor unions.
TOO. which have been putting up candt-
dates in the past, should exercise dis
erection and pick not more than one
card man for the school board at
time and this man should have some
personal qualification for the place.
Labor as a class can get representation
on all of our public bodies and get 1t
by unanimous consent as is done IN
other cities by being content with what
is fair and by putting forward its best
men. 1t incites class prejudice to
arouse the voters Of a community to
antagonize labor tickets and results in
keeping alive apprehension as to labor
conditions in the town. 1t is appre-
hension that shuts off work and just
now we all want to see more work to be
done here Let reason reign this spring
among all factions. No one has as yet
appeared as candidate for school di-
rector SO that the general rule set forth
here can not be taken as having per-
sonal application anywhere.
The auditor Of the county has done
what he could to notify the township
trustees of their duty under the law
to meet and appoint superintendent OF
road dragging and most Of the town
ship trustees are complying with the
statutes in this respect. 1t is now up
to the good roads committee Of the
Marshalltown Club to demonstrate with
the delinquent trustees until all are
in line for road dragging
TEST FIRE TRUCK TO DAY.
Sample Fire Ejohtino Machine Taken