Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-24
LOCAL COMMENT

There will be held in this city Mon
day the biennial meeting Of a 100000
corporation-the most important in-
corporation existing l~ocally-that or
the corporate body of Marshalltown.
The stockholders of this corporation
include all voters in Marshalltown, for
all are shareholders. These stock
holders are to elect a board OF direc-
gtors. In the persons of a mayor mi
Nswo members of the council, who will
administer the Affairs Of this corpora
ton for two years. Every s~tockholder
in any corporation has his money in
vested because he expects eturns on
his investment. He wants dividends
that will pay q good rate Of interest.
The ally way stockholders can get re-
turns on their money invested is to
have that money handled in a BUSH
nesslike manner, by business men.
II business Is mismanaged, and the
money %squandered there will be rs
dividends. Therefore It behooves
every stockholder in the corporation to
choose for his directors men who are
competent to handle a business and
make money for the stockholders.
The success Of the trial season Of q
community entertainment course has
proved that high class entertainments
can be produced for a very moderate
price, providing the different organi-
cations who might promote independ-
ent courses Join forces n lend their
energies to a combined effort. For the
most part the present seasons enter
tainments have been of a high order.
There have been q few that have been
quite ordinary, but for the most part
the talent secured was good. The pro-
moters of the course for next year have
taken on even more expensive talent
and it will be up to the patrons to ap-
prove the action by subscribing for
tickets With a single number Of next
years course costing $500, those con-
tracing for the course are banking on
the public taste for high class produce
tions, and this seasons audiences have
proved that It was the higher class at
fractions that have held the greatest
appeal.
The fair associations action in pro-
viding a baby beef contest open to boys
OF the county should command a great
deal OF interest among the youngsters
the farms. Similar contests nave
proved attractive in state fairs, and
should be equally so at county exhibi-
tons, and especially in a county like
Marshall, where a great many cattle
Are raised.
~ nr--A l-a-- - No r,1n t~uyn.
ship looking toward a consolidation OF
schools should not fail this time.
School consolidation has already
ceased to be al experiment in this
county, to which the successful con-
solidated districts now being operated
can testify. Green Mountain should be
the center of a consolidated school dis
trict, and the sooner progressive people
OF that section Of the county realize
the benefits of consolidation, the better
will be the les Of providing an edu-
cation to the youth OF the district.
The time 10 past when the boys and
girls in the country should not have
all the advantages afforded in the
larger towns and cities.
Y. 1<dSl 1dil q 6iCaS ASoA Va eooN
was done by school children OF this
city in Kidding shade trees of the tus-
sock moth. its ocoons and clusters OF
egg masses. Undertaken by children.
quite naturally the work was not done
thoroughly. On nan trees in all parts
OF town there are, still visible the
cocoons and egg masses. They should
he destroyed before the warm weather
OF the early summer matches the eggs
into caterpillars which will destroy the
foliage OF the trees. Ridden Of their
means Of breathing, the trees will be
seriously damaged, and perhaps ruined.
Each property wne or tenant who
delights in the shade trees some n
has planted for him. should see to 1t
that all shade trees are looked over
carefully this spring. and that all
cocoons and egg masses are removed
and burned. Most of those remaining
on the trees are so high that the chill
dren could not get them. but a little
time with a step ladder will result in
the trees being cleaned up before the
heat matches the eggs or produces the
destructive caterpillars.