Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-22
LOCAL COMMENT

There are only twenty six shopping
days from now until Christmas. Don't
let this winter resort weather deceive
you as to the approach OF the gift CIV
ing anniversary. Remem Der. too. those
of you who live in town that the people
from outside of town begin to arrive at
the stores about 1880 u. m. and require
the attention of clerks during the after
noon. Early shopping on the part OF
city residents, early In the day and
early in the week, viii bring better sat
isfaction to the shopper and 1t will
bring relief to the storekeepers. Let's
be reasonable this year for once.
Speaking of this weather, II we had
the same kind OF real estate agents
that they have in other so-called win
ter resorts we would have a photo
graph of Pod" Howig in his shirt
sleeves on Main street which would be
sent broadcast as an evidence Of our
balmy climate. Former Marshalltown
men in the real estate business In San
Diego, Cal, have been quoting govern
ment weather bureau records to their
friends back here to prove that cloudy
DAYS average only thirty per annum
and temperatures know no extremes
but the government observations for
yesterday showed temperatures OF So
for Iowa. as against "a for San Diego,
30 for Phoenix. Ariz., IS for Portland.
Ore, and 81 for Tampa, Fla. Thus we
have three Of the four famous winter
resorts beaten with warmer weather
and Tampa in the tropics has only a
few degrees the best of us. And we
had the only clear weather or tue
group. cloudy being the skies at all
these resort cities with rain at Port
land
An exceptionally good musical was
enjoyed at the Marshalltown Club Fri
day evening impressing everyone with
the fact that this department of the
clubs activities Is one OF it's valuable
works. There are several social or
sanizations in this town which coop
crate for the purpose Of bringing pro.
fessional talent here for our entertain
ment but not half Of the Marshalltown
Clubs membership happens to belong
to these other organiza tons and the
CUPS program for the season is going
to provide entertainment that would
not be enjoyed anywhere else.
The main county roads already show
the effects of the new plan of special
superintendent for the roads have been
dragged and are fine for travel Ben
Robinson now has charge Of the North
Third avenue road to the county line:
e. Il. Arney. ex-supervlsor has the AL
bion road northwest almost to Glenn
onS; w. II. C. Woodward has the Mar
ietta road and west thru Hartland for
eight miles from Marietta; ]. c.
koontz of the county farm, has the
State Center road and also the road
south to Melbourne, Herman Witt, of
Laurel, has the Laurel and Ferguson
road, j. t. Wylie of Gilman, has the
Gilman road from the Milwaukee south
and over to Laurel: ex-senator j. B.
Classen has the East Main street road
to Green Mountain and north to the
county line, f. G. WOOD. has the road
from Melbourne to Rhodes and from
Rhodes to State Center; John Brack-
ney has the road from State Center
north thru Clemens and ST. Anthony
to the county line: Sanford Collins
has the road from Albion to Liscomb
and northwest and also from Liscomb
east to Third avenue: ex-Mayor w. H.
Jones has the LeGrand road also to
Dunbar and Dillon, and Supervisor
Maytag will find a strong man to take
charge of the road thru Haverhill. Van
cleve and VI bourne. This means
that group of the biggest men in
Marshall county have volunteered to
look after her county roads for the
next twelve months. They are the kind
of men whom we send to the senate.
put on the county fair board. elect
to the board Of supervisors or as
mayor or place in charge of our pub
lie institutions. They nearly all live
upon and travel the road which has
been assigned to them. They are to be
given almost carte blanche authority
over the roads Of their division and If
we do not have roads In Marshall
county next year 1t Will be because
they can't be had.
The new bridge across Timber creek
on the South Center street road and
the hill cutting that has been done
gives us an idea Of what our roads can
be made eventually under system
attic plan Of building roads to an es-
tablished grade When this work Is
done one of the highest and steepest
hills in the county Will have been re-
duced to gradual grade and both the
cut thru the hill and the deep fill will
present a broad roadway twenty-four
feet wide where there need be no dam
ger of autos overturning or teams
shying off the grade to Kill people. The
same kind of a demonstration has been
made on the county road to State
Center. Had we been doing this kind
of work for the past fifty years there
would be nothing left to do today on
our roads but to apply the gravel and