Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-23
LOCAL COMMENT

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The school children are getting ex-
cellent training In h~elpfulness this
week in their combined attack upon
the caterpillar pest. 1t is a lesson in
citizenship and also an example Of the
axiom that life is just one struggle
after another. Now that a big Ice
cream feed is to be the reward to the
winning school there should be some
excitement in the chase. In an early
day u grandfathers used to gather in
great crowds for a wolf hunt to rid
the herds Of these Wild beasts and then
there was great sport for the winning
team at a banquet. Life is not so diff
ferent nowadays except that the
wolves are gone and the insects have
come in their place. All owe the Unit
ed States school children are hunting
the caterpillar cocoons so as to save
our trees.
Everybody rejoices in the announce
ment that the c. & E. Company will
build a new factory. This is n of
the small and new enterprises started
within recent Years by two young men
who had the nerve to hazard their all
In h venture and they have deserv-
eddy earned success. This community
should take pride in their growth as it
is the men of their mettle who make a
town.
Everybody should have a fair under
standing of What a one mill tax for a
soldiers monument would cost the in
dividual. If a man pays axe on 100
acres it may cost him as much as
$3.50, but if he pays on a $4,000 resi-
dence assessed at $2,400 it will cost
him only sixty cents. A merchant with
a stock Of goods assessed at SIC, 900
will a 81. The tax proposed by the
old soldiers is for one year only and
will raise $1,000 for a soldiers mon
ument as a memorial to the men who
enlisted from this county to save the
union
The city council is to be commend
ed for utilizing the and and gravel de-
posits pom its public park land. If
there is no law to interfere the city
should buy and store immense quaint
ties of gravel thru the winter months
suitable for paving material so as to
have it available for paving contrac-
WIS III jig
would save money in the price of paw
ing if the contractors could see the ma
terial all above ground and available
when making their bids.
The county fair paid out all right
in a week of bad weather. Credit this
much to the increased admission
charge at the gate. 1t does not re-
quire an all day rain to cut down at
tendance. Going to the fair all day
with a family involves getting ready
and planning the trip the night be-
fore. If clouds are hanging dark and
low in the evening and the morning
opens with any uncertainty as to the
days weather it too often happens that
people in doubt stay at home. Further
more, if the roads were dry and smooth
and there were no uncertainty as to
getting back people would come to our
fair for forty miles around by auto.
Threatening weather. even tho it does
not rain, restricts our circle of attend
ance to nearby territory. Give us good
weather and good roads of one week
and the 50 cent admission will have a
fair trial. .eF
Announcement that private enter
prise is going to utilize the garbage
waste of our city for profit is welcome.
The city council can well afford to
adopt and enforce strict regulations as
to dumping of refuse hereafter. That
mess on North Third avenu has Ions
been a disgrace to this community. 1t
ought to be cleaned up and buried and
transfers arrested and fined for dump
ing on the public highway. There is
no more excuse for what we have toll
Grated at this dump than there would
be for an ash heap and manure pile at
the front entrance to one of our best
homes. YES
Those aides who solicited for the
visiting nurse association and fell
short of the amount needed should not
feel discouraged. Just select some new
committees and start them out next
week. That is the plan always adopt
ed with success in other charitable en-
terprises. The money can be d If
enough people can only be approached.
Repeat the lose until the patient has
recovered.
Mr.. Let's contribution of $50 to the
ladies Of the city federation for the
care of the toilets in the public rest
room or for any other public purpose
illustrates the importance n value