Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-30
LOCAL COMMENT (;

Tonight Will be quite generally OBJ
served thruout the city as Halloween.
Let US see if this year can be made a
record for similar seasons by holding
To q minimum the damage 10 prope-t
Youngsters, if permitted to .un wild.
are going to be thoughtless. Their
elders can DO much toward curbing
thoughtless. and oftentimes lawicss,
when properly is damaged II is all
wrong.
The first indictment in this county
for the theft of an automobile should
be a warning to those who are in the
habit Of taking some ones car and
,.s:ns it Until they tire OF It. or taking
it with the intention Of mak'n, away
with it, Very likely the warning will
not be needed. any more than terrible
automobile accident causes other
drivers to be more careful. There has
been too much automobile .nieving
Gone in this city recently. ard it is time
those guilty Of running of with an
expensive -Sece Of properly like an
automobile are made to pay the pen
atty. If it dos not prove the warning
it should. conviction WI! .. le'si put
some thieves VIII. re they VIII not steal
for time.
The charity ass ocfation as planned
and launched by a number Of business
men, church men, and others interested
should be given the thoughtful atten-
ton of every citizen. 1t is the result
Of careful investigation OF different
systems and associations and in the
best understanding OF those who have
begun the work is we'll adapted to
Marshalltown's needs. II it Is to be
successful the public and those who
are able to devote certain sums and
a reasonable amount of time and in
terest must do their part. 1t is COM
munity proposition. Its purpose Is to
fill need severely felt during the win
ter months, and especially SO last win
ter. 1t is far beyond so-called count!
aid because it will be more help than
charity. The association is not insti-
tuted to care for those who are prop
erly charge upon the county or those
| who endeavcr to live without effort Of
their own but in every city. however
prosperous, many cases Of real mis-
| fortune present themselves. There are
women and children and aged persons
who deserve assistance; there are
cases where immediate relief is imper-
alive, and these the association pur-
poses to seek out and care for.
The purpose Of the association is
| sauna ritanism Its definition of charity
| includes visitation and comfort Of the
sick, the widow, and the fatherless.
It is part of the process OF making
Marshalltown the best town to live in
for the Industrious and unfortunate or
| helpless. The association should meet
a ready. helping hand from every per-
son in the community.
|
/ the travelling man who eats ali sorts
of meals in all kinds Of places at vary
ing prices from Boston to San Diego
made the assertion that nowhere can
a man get better food at lower prices
in more pleasant surroundings than III
Marshalltown. And when somebody
mentions 1t We know It fs so. Home
folks who lunch down town or come
down for Sunday meals fall to realize
the fact that the traveller stated. The
meals are good in Marshalltown. The
two leading cafes OF the city would be
hard to match at popular prices any
where They are bright, clean and
pleasant. Other good cafes less pre-
tentious OF smaller capacity are plenty
The European system Of meals, as con-
Quoted in Marshalltown cafes, offers as
Igood as the best to persons seeking
good meals at popular prices. And that
lis true Of the leading American plan
hotels Their meals win deserved COM
mendation. Marshalltown is on the
meal map OF the United States.