Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-01
Utilities Measure Doomed to Defeat

the cost Of building sewers in cities
and towns, virtually adopting Il dis
trict system. so that property not I'M
mediately adjacent to the line OF the
sewer may be made to pay at least
part of the cost, according to possible
benefits 1t was desired in number
Of the cities of the state especially IN
the smaller cities.
A house bill which passed the senate
yesterday, hence is ready for signature,
provides that nomination of candidates
before the primary for township Off
GERS, may be made by the filing Of
petition signed by ten of the voters.
The present method is confined to fill
ing an affidavit by the candidate.
which is not always satisfactory.
The authority for offering a 10 cent
bounty on crows was given when the
senate passed the house bill to that eff
feet There was some good natured
sport over the bill in which Senator
Grow. of Monona, joined heartily, and
finally declared it was personal mat
ter with him whereupon the chair ex-
cused him Il om the necessity FOR "ot
The real reason for offering the boun-
ty is the belief that in these later
days the hitherto harmless black crow
has degenerated into carrier Of hog
cholera infection and other epidemics.
The senate reconsidered and
amended then passed again. the Farr
bill to forbid trespass on railroad
Il ,,,f tn
Clarkson and it provides that the in
hib.tion shall apply only where the
yards are fenced.
The passage of the bill to provide
for another code supplement has
started the gossip as to the possible
editor. The last two code editors were
Sioux City lawyers-Carter and Jep
son. 1t is understood that Charles
S. Wilcox, of this city, is likely to be
selected as the code editor this time.
The speaker Of the house and president
of the senate will each name three
members of the code commission to
supervise the work. The commission
will select the code editor and his sal
airy for the job will be $4,000.
When the bill by Senator White
came up in the senate to require the
posting of train bulletins at all stations
where telegraph operator is kept,
Senator Doran had it amended to in
clude stations where telephone oper-
ators are stationed also. and explained
that the majority Of the small stations
in Iowa now have no telegraph OPP
orators but do have telephone oper-
ators
A substitute bill in regard to pro-
lection of shade trees in cities has
been reported to the house. 1t pro-
vides that where there Is no park COM
mission a shade tree commission OF
three members may be appointed by
the members to have full control
over the trees in the parkings in cities
and towns, with power to protect the
same and to direct the trimming, etc.
Ice cream makers declare that the
bin to permit. during the summer
months, the making Of ice cream OF
comparatively low butter fat content
is one which ought to be passed in the
interest. Of health. They say it is all
right to have the very rich cream when
the weather is cool. but in the extreme
heat of summer it is better to have ice
cream with less Of fat and not SO apt
to cause heating of the person. Blu:
also it is true that there are times in
every summer when it is a physical
impossibility to secure sufficient cream
10 make all the cream desired by the
public. and this leads to temptation
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cold storage stuff or to resort to vari-
ous expedients much worse than the
use of skim milk.
Senator Ames, of Tama county, re-
ceived a bouquet yesterday from per-
sons who are not satisfied with the