Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-23
LOCAL COMMENT }

The interest and enthusiasm shown
by several thousand youngsters in the
inter school field meet furnishes tie
that will bind many boy TO his school
when parents would otherwise be un-
able 10 keep him at II. Athletics are
used by college arrangements not only
10 advertise their schools but to bind
the young people to their college with
ties of personal interest which mold
them tightly for the full course and
the same results can be obtained in the
public schools In fact the May festI-
val of yesterday the class publications
ana the like While seeming To ape the
college are Yet sell worth their place
since fever than one in four of the
night school students ever see a college
course.
Tax ferrets are never popular and
the dog catcher Is no exception to the
rule but ne has demonstrated what an
erornouse business an auto catcher
could do If ne we're sent abroad to
catch the auto owners who are trying
10 dodge their taxes by riding on deal
ers' NUN bers or last years license
plates The good roads committee OF
the Marshalltown Club could raise ST.
900 for road work in this county by
putting up 500 in fees for some auto
catcher who would go out after the
auto tax dodger.
The people of this county will ap-
prove the effort OF the merchants OF
this city 10 have the streets made wider
about the court house square for the
marking of autos in the business dis
rrict and the public trustees of both
CITY and county are to be comm ided
for their willingness to go ahead with
the work. The way people use TINS
public improv enent has demonstrated
IFS value There are more than loeo
rars owned Within this county now
and at least 1000 cars are in operation
tributary TO Marshalltown as a trading
/ ne provided except at the curb on Main
street which has become dangerous 70
an extreme now that the double tracks
have been laid for the street cars.
q
F. r. Benedict took census OF our
conzested auto district at 2:30 p. m.
Friday. which was only an ordinary
day. and ne found every inch OF space
on the First avenue boulevard occu-
MED with cars packed in SIDE by SIDE
with SO many that could not find
standing room that there were cars
lined alcng the curb next TO the court
house ward SO as to fill the avenue to
/ a very narrow passage way between
a11,os. On Center street from Church
stree. &c State he counted forty cars
| standing at the curb. On Second ave-
nue. from Main to Church there were
twelve. and on Main streat itself there
were fcrty-one cars standing within
I three blocks Of the business district
! In conversation a customer from Gil
/. man asserted that everybody was glad
4 70 see the Improvement made because
Iii gave the man from out Of town
/ safe place in which to put his car.
/ The Marshall county supervisors
! desire to anticipate their bridge rev.
enues for several years and get their
concrete bridges built finds sympathy
in many another Iowa county which
is going ahead on the same plan. Mar
ion county. with Knoxville as county
seat. let contracts for s5s,62s worth OF
bridges this spring and will contract
for ffty-one more bridges on June 4
which will consume at least two years
bridge tax. Story, next to US, has al
ready contracted for $4,000 worth OF
concrete bridges and may not stop
there Any man who looks into the
j subject will see the enormous waste OF
public money in temporizing with
/ wooden bridges. There is not SO much
excuse in building a bridge Of wood
nowadays as In building q wooden
sidewalk in town and that kind OF ex-
travagance- was barred by city ordi-
nances fully twenty years ago.
And all Of the new houses planned
have not made their appearance yet
Marshalltown Is getting things ready
this summer for about 1000 new peo-
pie. When they come they bring EN-
ployment with them, for the new in
dustries are not conspicuous for added
employment.
Iowa City is making success O.
: garbage collection by the municipal
: ity and the time has arrived for oul
own city to tackle the problem LIE
Iowa City's plan be adopted and pu
into operation. II Is cheap and effec
tive. Garbage like a f:y on ones nos
E | is small thing but extremely annoy
n ing when you can't get rid % 1t.
i Judging from the comments hear
8 dred visiting church men right thi
e week. II is the best kind of adver
Using for a town. At this time of yea
there is no town in Iowa that looks s.
r beautiful and homelike AZ docs Mar
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