Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-09
LOCAL COMMENT

! John Sieg's reclamation proJec'
/ looks like huge undertaking upon
first thought but over S2,O0O,Ooo nave
been spent in drainage ditches III
Pocahontas county, alone. CapltallSts
down east put UP the money at per
cent and the land owners pay IL PACK
on the ins tallment plan out d the III :
proved production of their land a
survey and estimate of benefits as Wen
as cost might be worth the gamble.
In planning public comfort station
the first provision should be for care
and supervision y public place OF
that kind without good supervision
promptly becomes nuisance instead
of a public comfort If built in the
court yard it should be half above
ground and the roof could be used Tor
a band stand. In that case the build
ing should be made ornamental. MINI
neapolis has rest room and pupllc
lavatory which looks like the orna-
mental entrance to some extensive
mark. 1t is practicable to build an ell
at the rear of the court house itsell
all above ground which would serve
the public without disfiguring the
court ward park. What is Mr.. Rubee's
idea about it"
The y NJ c. A. will now start Its
season with 1000 active members ana
and in this way will the new and en-
largei plant reach out TO serve the
public in general. While THIS i
large membership as compared TO oth-
er Y. NJ. c. AS, it is about half what
II ought to be. The people VINO 40
mated this 100000 plant to the city
contributed what would cost its MEM
hers $4,000 per annum on rental
basis In spite Of this gift IT costs
81 GOO per month 70 operate II ana
! nearly half of this is again donated
! hv contributing members VINO DO not
use the service. The active member
then gets the benefit OF $500 worth OF
service for every 500 he pays and it
is time four for one bargain had
takers standing in line for their
+ chance Any man can he memner
for % cents per week Where is the
young or, middle aged man who can
not afford that price for wholesome
fun"
Military training in the high school
/ may not prove enduring when the
present wave ii war sentiment sub
sides but while II does last il will be
GOOD thing for the young men whom
ii includes The great problem not
Vet solved IN our colleges IS FOR
physical training for the many. We
are forced 70 restrain ourselves in the
excuses which we practice for the few
but the many are not reached by our
college and high school athletics at
all. In order TO expand the chests OF
the naturally weak. to straish+en UP
their spines. broaden their shoulders
and develop their muscles we need
training which will reach them all,
! Military training will do this. While
! il is not the intention O. the school
board TO include rifle practice the
suggestion OF the T-R would be TO
go the limit Provide the guns, en-
ploy an officer of military experience
/ and go in for out door camps, marches
Z and rife practice we can't afford 20
make this drill so monotonous that
every young colt Will have 70 be roped
/ before he can be harnessed. We
/ should make the game pleasure
worth while and rife practice is good
/ sport.
The paving contractor obtained his
permission u lay paying next spring
which he car not conveniently put
down this fail and he was entitled to