Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-11
think state Official Should have the
responsibility and power.

X ~ y Y.
Small towns proposing to- put In =
water works system will do well to m
vestigate that Of Latimer1 In Franklin
county. 1t cost only $4,000. and with
compressed air attachment throws
stream over the grain elevator. Tney
use 500 feet Of hose and since the plaht
was installed have put two nres that
threatened the destruction or the ous-
mess part Of town. The voters ana
taxpayers do not expect their water
work system to be self sustaining lor
many years but do know their insur-
ance risks on business houses are much
lower than II they had no hre proeec-
ton. and Furthermore owners or resi-
dence property realize that their nolu-
ings would be much less in value II the
business part Of town was Destroyer
by fire.
The NJ. and St. L. railroad on lhe
Belmond branch now has gasoii"e
motor carrying six men 1o1 sec.'oi
work This crew takes care OF thirty
miles of trackage at this time OF year.
and for emergency work is much more
effective than the old plan OF hand carr
and one or two section men to run the
hand car, This motor loaded with men,
tools and repair supplies easily runs
ahead of the Cannon Ball express.
making daily trips over the hne'
sss
The United States government IAN
ing to esta blish school for the ihoAane
near Toledo. said failure occurring pe
cause the young Indians would not az
tend and their parents would not CON-
pei them to 60 to the Indian scnooi, no"
is fitting up the fine building LOT
! sanatorium, sort Of an old soidiefs
Indian home. 1t will be place "nere
aged bucks and squaws after spehoihs
a life Of idleness on the reserVae'o"'
, can in their old age still nave p'aee
OF rest and quiet and draw their liohes
regularly till they take the maj "Trip
10 the happy hunting GROUNDS ho
saws Uncle Sam forgets his waros
And in Toledo the writer met d
young man. who will graduate from the
high school this year. He also Is
freshman in the college al the Same
time and for fear time will hang heaVE
on his hands he works mornings ana
evenings in one of the grocery stores
In town incidentally earning money 10
paw his way thru college. Only rev
wears ago this young man. was boy
delivering the T.-R to the Tama read-
ers and Its unnecessary TO add was
ono of the best carriers on the pay
roll of the paper.
The writer thought he had given IN
a previous article the name OF the
Youngest county official in Iowa pul
now comes into court A l.. Hutchinson,
county clerk Of Tama county, ana al :
firms he is only 25 years of age. Next.
The other day a druggist was speak
ing Of the proposed pharmacy ieSlsla :
.ure talked Of in Des Moines this
! winter. This druggist is Of the opinion
there should be a law passed TO stop
the business of doctors putting up tnelr
own prescriptions. Would make our
present pharmacy laws much more
strict and compel all doctors TO SEM
| their prescriptions to the drug stores
Saws many doctors Offices where drugs
are kept are not sanitary. Perhaps all
! this would have not appeared in TINS
column # this druggist had not men
! toned the name of Doctor across the
street. who has lest the 4abels or the
jugs containing some eosa medicines
| has forgotten what's in TIE JUICE anc
when he has a case! for which he IS in
! doubt. takes soma stuff. oait of the an
! labeled Jugs and cures the sick ones
| Perhaps these statements are slightly
exaggerated. but it's fair inference
| that doctor does not send his prescTlp-
| .icn to that drug store. -