Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-09
Looker-On In Iona

i Iowa Falls, April e.-The Commercial
Club of this place is an active body.
| trying To do things. An effor: is to
be made for the city to take over and
| improve small park. The paving
question is receiving attention. They
! have been the means OF a city adver-
Using scheme which required and re-
suited in contributions of about $500.
Another thing which other towns
ought to do and which adds much to
the better appearance OF the main
business street, is the removal Of all
telegraph. telephone and electric line
poles and wires. They have all got 10
go back into the alleys.
All along in Hardin county where
the Iowa river runs, they are con-
graduating themselves that ii did not
rain while the snow was melting and
the ice going out. An idea of what
might have happened was in evidence.
in the big cakes of ice now stranded
along the banks. Some as long and
wide as freigil; car stopped instead
OF striking bridges or helping to make
a big gorge. And what one may ex-
pect in Iowa was seen here last week,
when the street sprinkler was on the
streets before some OF the ice and
snow had all melted on Main street.
The King road drag has done better
work than ever in this vicinity. Per
haps better way 70 state ii is. the
drag was used sooner and oftene- than
Usual in the spring. Ten days ago
farmers were going to town in bob
sleds. Today they are travelling over
almost good roads with wagons. In
20 xii =
they came to town over the north
road because the drag was put on soon
after the snow melted, and it was in
much better shape than the river
road as soon as a sentiment is formed
the law on road drags viii be enforced
ard in many places muddy roads for
weeks in the spring vii! not be known.
There are several counties In Iowa
where the county seat town has per-
petual fight on hand. This with other
towns in the same county, but not
county seats In politics this feeling
comes 10 the front. The board OF su-
pervisors generally realizes something
is going on if too many new bridges
are or q big bridge is built near the
county seat Larger towns than Ell
dora have Some Of this experience. and
as rule the coonty seat weeklies
fight back With this mind what fol-
lows from an Eldora paper is very
creditable utterance:
The Ledger has no sort Of sym
pathy that could possibly lead II TO
take 50 contracted view OF its mis-
soin. hTe editor would feel contempt
for himself could his range Of syn
pa.hies or OF interests in men or
measures be so restricted Just as
in his personal friendships for men
he makes no inquiry-and cares not
a particle. what may be the rehs-
ion Of the politics or the peculiar
foil,Ies Of his associates, SO IN the
prosecution of his work he could not
restrict his interest 10 any community
within The sphere of this papers IL
auence That thing which redowns to
,ha good Of Union or Radcliffe or iowa
Falls or Alden or any othtr town OK
community Of this county is as lu!. Oh
nteres, to us as tho it happened mere
a; Eldora. Naturally the interest ar
affections Of all of us center in our own
homes in the immediate commun''!
where our interests lie. IN the source
which are most largely tr'putar! 10 o"'
snstenarce But who. on TINS accou''
vo,,ld want to build fence ABOUT ms
rrou. haiJiwick and burn out his
energies throwing stones at lnasliai,
onsno;as on the other sideo Who wouio
,-.n- ~ go thru life deluding himself
Nth -he doddering idea that MS
neiphhors were sitting up night con.
soir;ns against his peace ana secu';.!
Who of us would not be subjects lot
~. snre- Of scorn If we cherished the
belief that we alone were OF the erect
"E.verythin gtnat goes to buiid up
r,sora contributes just that much 10
the prosperity OF eevry part OF Ha'-
d;r county Everything that makes
snr the retirement of prosperity OF
.ctley or Hubbard or Garoen S'ty
or New Providence helps all the
NJ rs in some degree. Every progress
Give farmer who drains a swamp VI
nIan-s a field where was barren pe
fore is a contributor TO your proeps
nv and mine, whether he liver IN Ell
AGRA or in Concord or any other town.
ship.
An interested observer in the aus
cussion of the charity work IN man.
Iowa towns. says much OF the appa.en.
| increase now shown by the ofahn %
supervisors reports. is that no" 'ae
! county guarantees and pays ooc.oi"
hiue ana for medicines. formerly 1ur-
n;shed by the doctors. Now If the poor
can not pay the doctor the county doeI'
rs the same with supplies Of clothing.
coal. groceries and meat NO 80 .one
s.o dealers In all OF these necessities
/ took chances and charged them to ones
receiv,ne them. Now the bill 10 ~.
Kd." by the board Of supervisors pc
fore the supplies are sent out. In otner
words all Of the taxpayers foot the
bills instead of tine doctors ana deaAels
losing hundreds Of dollars in year.
other counties will follow the example
OF Powesr,iek and a public printed rec
ord will appear in the hoard OF super
! visurs r-pv1 10 y s.:Isi sc: chss
the cost Of county help. but who re-
ceived the aid from the county.
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