Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-21
LOCAL COMMENT


The supervisors are doing wise
and needed thing in leveling the roads
which have become overcrowned thru
constant dragging from the outside.
SO long as we travel on dirt roads a
sharp crown will be essen
TALLY dangerous on a road rendered
greasy and slippery by rainfall or
melting snow. Our roads are auto
mobile roads. whatever filings may be
ways" OF the farm families
using the roads not one in twenty
rides in anything but a motor vehicle
Of greater or lesser cost. And any
automobile on high crowned and
slippery road is likely to carry even a
careful driver into the ditch or off an
embankment with serious results. AS
of convenience and safety first the
leveling Of high crowns is an excellent
piece of work and worth much more
than it costs.
Observers suggest that some ar
rangement should he made to see that
the steps of the viaduct are kept free
from snow and ice. The light snow
which is passing today made the via
duct steps a very dangerous pathway,
according to those who used or who
observed them. Those steps are suffi-
GENTLY burdensome and dangerous to
women, and elderly women especially,
as we'll as TO men loaded with grips
without adding labor and danger by
reason of ice and snow. The steps
should be kept clean of slush and ice
It all times thru the winter months.
This is a presidential year and those
expecting to vote must register, for
that is absolutely requisite in presi-
dental years. II is now less than
three weeks until election. Registry
boards will sit at convenient Intervals
and in convenient places all OF which
will be announced publicly. The voter
who finds himself disfranchised on
election day by the absence OF MS
name from the voting lists will have
only his own neglect and carelessness
to blame.
Saturday is a convenient day to
come to town TO do the trading, out
the congestion of purchases offsets any
advantage Of Saturday afternoon trad
ing The stores are consested with
buyers. to whom merchants and their
help are unable to give the, prompt
attention they deserve and demand
There are long waits for service, de-
spite the most strenuous efforts OF the
clerks to serve. With line OF wait
ing customers the service must be
more or less hurried. however much
the clerk may desire to give the
present customer time and selection.
This has induced many wise and care
full buyers 10 make their purchases on
other days of the week. when they can
receive greater attention and take
more time TO look over the goods III
these days of automobile transit, when
a twenty mile trip occupies an hour on
the road both ways. II is easy 10 run
into town on an afternoon, receive par
t!cular attention from the merchan-
Diners. and get back home long be-
fore chore time. Certain shreWd puy-
era make Monday their trading day
arerr:ng that il is much 10 their own
convenience and advantage to do so.
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Another new factory started. and one
added to MarshaAtown's growing ISL,
comprised interesting news in local
circles this week Small factories are
especially desirable. and the more we
have the better win our town be. Bet
ter, too, is the realization that no
bonuses were necessary TO attract the
new institutions to Marshalltown.
nF he
c. A. TO launch community Work
among the boys of the city is most
laudable enterprise Interesting small
boys in the y" means a larger repre-
sentation in the membership OF the in
stitution in few more years. Men oil
today who were boys twenty five years
ago had to be content with few small
rooms which were designated as the
20" in those days. To look back upon
the old Blacks music hall transformed
into a Y. NJ c. A. makes these "old
boys more appreciatiye OF the accom-
modations afforded them and their
sons today.
There is now nothing left OF the
outward appearance OF "the old Board
man corner at Third avenue ana
Main. What did remain Of the OLD
mansion" Of years ago has gone out OF
existence The walls have oeeh
veneered TO correspond with the new
Deaconess hospital, an institution OIL
which Marshalltown is proud. The i'm
provement is in keeping with the times
ard to the "old settler who returns
otter many years one more landmark,
so familiar in the old days, has passed
with the march OF progress.
Judge Cummings action in sen
fencing a defendant in criminal
case 10 the regular army instead OF
the state reformatory is not bad idea
The court considered that in this case
discipline had been lacking in the Ire
of this young man. In the army ne
will get discipline. It is to be hoped
that the life to be lived during the next
three years VIII make Z -ea! .-.an o.t
of this young fellow who was too weak
to resist the commission on a crime.