Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-22
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Is Marshall county to have another
unsolved murder mystery? IL history
to be repeated along with Anna Weise.
Andrew Hart, and the victims OF the
triple Hardy family murder? It Is to
be hoped such will not prove the case.
The shocking tragedy at Dillon, hap
pening only little over a year after
the double murder of Dennis Milan and
wife at Green Mountain, and but three
years following the murder of Mrs.
Clara Quick by her husband, serves to
impress one with the ra2idity with
which such events take place. 1t has
been the general rule in this county
that unless a murderer Is apprehended
at once he has made good his escape.
In the Dillon affair it will be hoped that
the rule will not hold good. It would
seem that with such marks Of identifi-
cation az deformed finger and facial
blemish, the one sought for this crime
could not go undetected The officers
have one thing in their favor in this
case that has not been apparent In the
Weise, Hart and Hardy cases, in that
there Is some definite person sought for
the crime. To be sure there was sup
position in the three unsolved cases.
and arrests in two, but with only cir
cumstantial evidence there were no
convictions, and the cases went into
history unsolved.
While the Improvement Of building
q wading and swimming pool in River
view park Is q most worthy undertake
-, r1pa To
children who seek the park as place
for recreation, the placing of city wa
ter in the park is Of much more benefit
t. the general public. Since the wells
were condemned last year, there has
been no place to get drinking water, If
one were at all particular about what
he drinks. The well at the caretaker's
home was never condemned, but there
is no reason to believe but that if the
water was not good in the other wells,
it would not be much different in the
one at the house. People who do not
care to take chances with water have
taken it with them on picnics this sea-
son. This Is often inconvenient, and If
there Is any one convenience in public
park it would should be q bountiful
supply Of good water.
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And in connection with the subject
of water. why not build something per-
manent, If it is possible, in an effort to
protect the water main leading from
the wells. on which the entire city is
dependent for its water supply. A brush
dam attempted last winter failed. Now
a makeshift dam is to be put in above
the pipe line, in an effort to turn more
Of the water from it's chosen course to
the Center street dam. But the chances
are this will not accomplish the desired
result, and that the work will have to
be done over again. It is like building
rods that are not permanent; the mon
s ,oes in every year. and there is
l.s,.Iing to show for it.
With the infantile paralysis scourge
unchecked in Greater New York, and
with sporadic outbursts of the disease
In different parts OF the west, including
Iowa, it behooves all municipalities
to safeguard the public in every way.
The carriers Of the disease are UNI
known. Flies have been suspected, as
has also dust. These two menaces,
for menaces they are, whether they
are responsible for infantile paralysis
or not, can be cur'bed to a great ex-
tent within the city. Dust can be
kept down by a careful and syste-
matte cleaning Of streets. The dan
ger of all kinds from flies can be min
imized by the enforcement Of common
sense sanitary measures. Manure
piles should not be tolerated within
the city, and places Of business where
foodstuffs are kept for sale should be
compelled to comply with the STAKE
law in keeping foods exposed for sale
covered.
The law compelling the covering Of
fruits, vegetables, meats, ETC., is not
the consumer can help a great deal If
he will insist that, before he buys
edibles, especially those not to be cook
ed. they be taken from containers
that are protected by glass. If your
meat dealer offers you cold meats
that have been lying on a counter open
to swarms Of flies refuse to buy Don't
let him tell you that the electric fan
keeps the flies away, or that he could
not sell his meats unless he keeps
them where patrons can see them.
Flies feed on the vilest kind Of
filth in the streets. They swarm in
the gutter over sputum, perhaps Of
some tubercular person. Their legs
covered with germs. they fly into
meat market, perhaps, and scatter filth
over what you buy to feed your
children. I. !sn't . very pleasant
subject to contemplate. And it is
one that need not exist. The law Is
plain-made to protect the public.
Why should 1t not be enforced?
The heated term Is hard on children.
Their vitality is lessened. Milk
should be watched and inspected. In
spection Of dairies and of farmers
herds from which dairies are supplied
is practically unknown in MARSHALL
town. It should not be so, for If any
one Is entitled to protection it is the
babe who is unable to protect itself
and must live on milk. If the milk is
good, all right; If it is not. all is
wrong.
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