Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-08
LOCAL COMMENT

| The local news columns today an.
nounce the establishment Of new
| manufacturing industry for Marshall
town by MarshalNown men. The fact
| Will be Welcomed In industrial circles,
especially from the fact that the pro-
motors are local men who not only
have confidence In their products from
u commercial standpoint. but In Mar
shalltown as an industrial center.
That a few thought!css boys have
Threatened themselves with serious
trouble thru boyish hazing
prank. seems assured II the govern
ment authorities conduct an invest-
cation into the federal end OF this
weeks hazing case. Cutting ones hair,
clustering the spot with shellac and
red paint. and spelling the victims
/ clothes. set beyond the funny point
and bevond the limit of practical jokes.
If the hezcrs had been content with
that, the case would not be SO seri-
GUS from the viewpoint of law, but
sending u threatening epistle. thru the
mail is a serious oftense, hence the
| liability Of trouble. Youngsters prob
ably never will learn the dividing line
between fun and deviltry. but any boy
|
he can not monkey" with Uncle Sam
without getting the worst of 1t.
| Another illustration OF going too far
in boyish pranks came to notice on
Ha llo,we'en. when boys placed an obs
struction on q railway track and easily
might have caused the loss of human
! life. That was not funny. 1t was
criminal. Next year. for Halloween,
why would not 1t be good idea for
the police to enlist the aid Of the Boy
Scouts of the city in keeping down
i Halloween pranks within the !iniita-
! ton Of q legitimate observance? This
/ has been tried out successfully In 9TH
er cities. and has resulted in curbing
the acts Of lawlessness that result in
the destruction of property.
Twenty-Five years ago this time Mar
shall county had beekeepers organi-
cation. Why not have another? The
honey industry in this county Is a
much greater one than the laity gives
1t credit and the beekeepers could be-
come organized into a very helpful so
ciety that doubtless would result in
much good to them from a standpoint
OF efficiency in their work. One Mar
| shalltown man alone, who keeps bees
as a sideline. and Just for the pleasure
there Is in this most interesting
study. has realized clear far more than
enough to pay his rental for year on
a s35 per-month house. This is better
than cow or chickens.
do in new building, built along mod
wit 40 tons
| for study classes. can be surm@ed
! from a glimpse at what the associ
alton is now doing along educational
| lines. The work among the foreigners
Of the city. in teaching them the
| En- lish language and business methods
| as applied In this country is one of the
grand works undertaken this year with
prospects of great success. The asso-
citation is also cooperating with Iowa
State College in establishing a local
branch OF the extension department Of
| the state college, school of engineering.
This is also going to be fine thing
| for local mechanics. in enabling them
| to get better technical education. and
| better vocational training to supple
| ment their actual experience. The
| Searchlight Clubs activities have also
been announced, and n better array OF
talent mas never Deen secured LOT a
single season. These good things that
are given Marshalltown people at little
cost are only an idea Of the good work
that can be accomplished by Y. NJ.
c. A. under an aggressive management.
q
Yes. Marshalltown and Marshall
county are prosperous. The bankers
admit it. They have more money on
deposit now by many thousands than
year ago. and more loaned out to
manufacturers, farmers and home
builders. Then. too. the tax list sub
stimulates the statements Of the bank
ers. Fewer descriptions are published
in the delinquent list this year than
ever before. and many Of them now
would not appear were It not for land
being IN litigation.
If Marshall county farmers want a
hog cholera serum plant, 1t Is likely
Marshall county farmers may have one
There is nothing too good for Marshall
county farmers, and II the government
and state can not furnish tn" serum
when It is needed. a county plant could
save farmers much money and more
than pay for itself during a season
when the cholera 10 prevalent.